Questions from someone new to base editing

Hi all,

I just recently got into base editing and have fallen in love with the process, as it allows yet another outlet for my creative urges. I've got two bases that I'm working on, one is blueside which is created for myself, my wife, and a couple of good in game friends (with lots of our alts for that prestige bonus). My other base has only one of my toons as it is intended as her personal home/lab.

I've spent hours reading over these forums, looking at tips (yay stacking!) and all the really amazing stuff people have made (I saw a trophy room that took my breath away, and a bowling alley that was simply amazing). I have seen a couple of things that I'm not sure how it was pulled off and wanted to check how you could do it.

I've seen people with what look like customized graphics....for example pictures that aren't in the wall decorations (and aren't the vet comic covers), and plaques (commemorating fallen comrades). How is this done? The closest I can figure is somehow putting a graphic over the modern art frame (the blank white picture) Is this so, and if so, how is this done?

I've also noticed that under some of the lighting options there is a semi transparent yellow 'star', which I assume is indicating something to do with the light provided by that fixture. Is this some form of control on how intense or what color the light from that fixture is? If so, how do you manipulate? I've figured out how to change the lighting of the room in general from the controls, but not how to change it from the specific fixtures.

I'm also fairly new to the game in general. I came in right at I13, so I never partook of base raids, or had to put up with raid pathing or anything. Personally I love having a base as just a home/workshop/Roleplay center for my toons, so I likely wouldn't use the raid options. I would however love to see some major additions to the options for items and editing. From those of you who have been playing the game longer, how likely is that to happen? Do you think the bases will get any love in the near future (maybe after Going Rogue?))

Welcome to the bases forum!

The little transparent star, from what I can tell, is just to show where the greatest intensity of light is generated for those lamps. There's no way that I know of to manipulate the color or intensity of the lamps themselves.

Bases are an area that has been waiting for real help from the devs for a long time now. Most of the people who frequent this forum have far more experience than I when it comes to the attempts at getting attention for this from the devs, but for the most part I think it's safe to say we've been waiting a while and without any communication from the devs, we really don't have much to go by for any kind of timetable on the "base love" that has been promised.

The new graphics that were added by people was done by use of an outside program, but to be completely honest, I've never used it and its only then viewable on computers that have that graphic added to their own system. Others here might be able to help you with that though.

Looking forward to seeing pics of whatever you come up with for your own bases!

Hey Demon Hunter! Thanks for the response. Good to know that there's not something I'm missing with that little 'star'. I was going nuts trying to figure out if it was another control *chuckles*

Also good to know about the outside program for the graphics. I dunno if I'd use it. I might though since so far my SG are primarily for my wife and I (so we could get the graphics on our computers pretty easily). Might be incentive to break out my sketch pad and scanner and make some 'comic covers' of my own characters to use *chuckles*

I'd love to see some more decorative options in the wall details, some of the paintings and such that we see in game in the offices.

I'll post some pictures at some point, but right now my stuff is still really basic, mainly due to me still learning how everything works.