_Castle_ Needs an Avatar!

Retrogression · 03-04-2006 11:30 AM

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So Castle likes chess, and Castle works on Game Development.

DEEP BLUE ANYONE?
Castle 3

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This picture looks amazingly like one of the Items of Power you can get for your base. One of the unique ones even, I think.

Altoholic_Monkey · 03-04-2006 11:34 AM

Ooops I didn't see someone else had re-done the Assassin Strike with the transparency...well here's another one for the taking

Transparent & Red background on AS
Assassin Strike

Retrogression · 03-04-2006 11:35 AM

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..Is that supposed to blend in with the background?

A great deal of people use the red side too..

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grrr...forgot about the dual board views. I'm not versed enough with avatars to make one that senses which board is viewed and switches

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To make it really switch from one avatar to another when it's from a different board, you'd have to make it a cgi that checked the page name it was being loaded from, or set the webserver to serve a different image depending on that parameter.

Easy to do if you have a scripting host or your own webserver, but I don't think that it's possible at any free pic hosting site.

Cantatus · 03-04-2006 11:36 AM

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I have eleven wonderful avatars he is free to use...

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Where are they?

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They have to load.

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Stuff loaded on that site, just nothing "wonderful."

RoyalCrown · 03-04-2006 01:19 PM

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I have eleven wonderful avatars he is free to use...

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Oh dear god it BURNS!!!

LiquidX · 03-04-2006 02:02 PM

I totally say he should use this.

Or this

Or this

_Shenku_ · 03-04-2006 02:18 PM

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give him an animated gif of "castling"

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O.o

This one I like! Now where do we find a gif of someone actually castling...

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How about using a digital camera, a tripod, and a chessboard, and make a form of stop motion video, similar to what is done to create claymation.

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Knox's Korner FTW.

A while ago a few friends and I made some Claymations - my favorite was one where this stupid guy punched this guy for calling him dimb. Then he tackled him and punched him again, and blood shot out everywhere. Then a KNEX peice came down from the heavens and stabbled them both, as "Happy Birthday" flashed across the screen. It was pure magic, I tell you.

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heh, go figure.
i also did a claymation movie a long time ago(1999?) as part of a school project for junior high, was a short movie about racism, and Martin Luther King jr. it was only about 5 or so mins. long, and the other kids were rushing through the animation part of it, but it turned out pretty good, and it even won an award on Kid Witness News, i think...

well, enough of my rambling,
i like the idea of getting _castle_ an avatar, in part because he needs one, and in part cause i like chess too

~Shenku

Altoholic_Monkey · 03-04-2006 05:53 PM

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This may or may not be my only entry, if the muse deems it so.
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Avatar for _Castle_

Three different versions same image Colors can be altered/Logos can be added or removed.

Castel 1 Avatar size
Castle 1 Larger format

Castle 2 Avatar
Castle 2 Larger

Castle 3 Avatar
Castle 3 Larger

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I revamped my previous entry and went with black and white having only the CoH/V logos in color. Also swapped their places with the Cyptic logo.

Castle CoH Large format
Castle CoH Avatar size

Castle CoV Large
Castle CoV Avatar

Solos · 03-04-2006 05:57 PM

Somebody do a Rook thwomping the avatars of the Forum Cartel.

Burning_Brawler_NA · 03-04-2006 09:08 PM

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I've asked him in PM what kind of imagery (super-hero partciularly) he prefers, but he never answered. Perhaps he just thinks of himself as very Linear minded, one step up from a pawn so to speak. (Oof, bad Chess pun) ...and doesn't want an Icon.

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Think in terms of Castling in Chess.

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*IDEA*

Anyone who can animate an avatar might wanna do this: Little Blaster sees a large Brute approach (obvious cause of villain suit and size). Blaster whistles *help me emote* and Babbage steps in front of him. Brute holds up protest sign.

Thats like castling right? Switching the king out with a better piece so he doesn't get checked i mean checkmated?

Arc ID: 475246, "Bringing a Lord to Power"

"I'm only a simple man trying to cling to my tomorrow. Every day. By any means necessary."
-Caldwell B. Cladwell

Masta_Mind · 03-04-2006 09:13 PM

Well the king is the best peice out there.
And I used to be so good at chess.

Altoholic_Monkey · 03-04-2006 10:43 PM

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This may or may not be my only entry, if the muse deems it so.
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Avatar for _Castle_

Three different versions same image Colors can be altered/Logos can be added or removed.

Castel 1 Avatar size
Castle 1 Larger format

Castle 2 Avatar
Castle 2 Larger

Castle 3 Avatar
Castle 3 Larger

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I revamped my previous entry and went with black and white having only the CoH/V logos in color. Also swapped their places with the Cyptic logo.

Castle CoH Large format
Castle CoH Avatar size

Castle CoV Large
Castle CoV Avatar

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I got a suggrestion from someone asking me to animated the entries so. Here's the same image with the CoH & CoV logos

Here's the animated version of my entries switching COH & COV logos.

Castle entry animated - avatar size
Castle entry animated - large size

Whew! I'll try and come up with another different one but I can't make any promises I have some graphic design homework to catch up on

BackFire · 03-04-2006 11:12 PM

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Here's my attempt at it. I kinda ignored the chess theme, but whatever.

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You get 1000 forum points for concept alone!! I dig the way you think!
good jeorb!!

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PosiBot · 03-05-2006 01:31 PM

Threw some ideas I liked together.

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BigDemonicBunny · 03-05-2006 04:55 PM

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Here's my attempt at it. I kinda ignored the chess theme, but whatever.

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I like this one. Though personally I'd have it animated with first a blank screen, then *Assassin Strike* then the _Castle_ followed by *Placate* and back to blank.

Blarg · 03-05-2006 07:47 PM

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Threw some ideas I liked together.

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Ravenbane · 03-06-2006 02:50 AM

Ooh, I want to size up a few photos of the castle at my college and put them up for submission!

Castle · 03-06-2006 01:22 PM

Thanks, folks!

Original_Mr_Samoa · 03-06-2006 01:24 PM

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Thanks, folks!

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Pff! I liked some of those 3-D Castle ones. Those were sweet. This makes you look liek a dork.

err.. don't kill me.
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Castle · 03-06-2006 02:08 PM

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Thanks, folks!

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Pff! I liked some of those 3-D Castle ones. Those were sweet. This makes you look liek a dork.

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I do math for a living. I think I qualify...

And, yeah, I liked 'em to, but this was closest to what was kicking around in the back of my head...and it's 56k modem friendly.

Miss_Kitty · 03-06-2006 02:11 PM

Huh?

I have dial up and all the ones in this thread are dial up friendly.

Zen_Concern · 03-06-2006 02:30 PM

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Thanks, folks!

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Pff! I liked some of those 3-D Castle ones. Those were sweet. This makes you look liek a dork.

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I do math for a living. I think I qualify...

And, yeah, I liked 'em to, but this was closest to what was kicking around in the back of my head...and it's 56k modem friendly.

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Your name is apt for all the flack you take from us players. I haven't PMed Statesman in weeks due to you.

Squirrel_Mark1 · 03-06-2006 02:38 PM

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Thanks, folks!

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Pff! I liked some of those 3-D Castle ones. Those were sweet. This makes you look liek a dork.

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I do math for a living. I think I qualify...

And, yeah, I liked 'em to, but this was closest to what was kicking around in the back of my head...and it's 56k modem friendly.

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Funny random story...

I got into a debate with someone in Mercy Island a couple weeks back; not even sure what it was about exactly (it was a point of minutea (sp?)) but... this third person suddenly says.

"shut up i hate nerds"

<,< You can imagine what that did... My response...

"You're playing a computer game about superheroes, and you're complaining about nerds?" >.>;

>.> In other words! Take pride in your dorkiness, your geekdom, your granted powers of nerd! <o.O>m

(Nice choice <,< thats what I meant to say!)

Daitenchu · 03-06-2006 02:50 PM

Zomg.

O_o

I can die now.

Stealth_Bomber · 03-06-2006 02:50 PM

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Thanks, folks!

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Pff! I liked some of those 3-D Castle ones. Those were sweet. This makes you look liek a dork.

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I do math for a living. I think I qualify...

And, yeah, I liked 'em to, but this was closest to what was kicking around in the back of my head...and it's 56k modem friendly.

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Funny random story...

I got into a debate with someone in Mercy Island a couple weeks back; not even sure what it was about exactly (it was a point of minutea (sp?)) but... this third person suddenly says.

"shut up i hate nerds"

<,< You can imagine what that did... My response...

"You're playing a computer game about superheroes, and you're complaining about nerds?" >.>;

>.> In other words! Take pride in your dorkiness, your geekdom, your granted powers of nerd! <o.O>m

(Nice choice <,< thats what I meant to say!)

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HA! Have you seen the replays of Triumph The Insult Dog on G4 recently? His Conan O'Brien "interview" with the Star Wars fans is part of it, and when he talks to the guy dressed like Darth Vader, it's priceless:

"M-m-my n-n-name is T-T-Triumph, oh scary nerd!"

Oh, and nice avatar--"Queen to Queen's level three" (exceptionally nerdy ST reference).

Ideally, the tank will die precisely as everyone else starts fighting, allowing aggro to be spread evenly among the blaster. -seebs, "How to Suck at CoH/CoV" Guide