This is what Titan Weapons brought me
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Angelxman81,
Posted on: 2011-12-16 08:47 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Why do I look hear tip-toe music when I look at this picture?
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
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This is a song about a super hero named Tony. Its called Tony's theme.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Which weapon did you pick? That's always the big question
 Also, could you try to crop your screenshot to show just the character instead of resizing it? When you size down a big screenshot, you end up with a very tiny person in the middle that's difficult to fully appreciate. |
I have trouble doing the basic things with anything technical so here it goes, my attempt!
Edit: Sorry about the low quality by the way!
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Heh, I hadn't thought about it like that, but you do have a point |
Originally Posted by Jagged
Why do I look hear tip-toe music when I look at this picture?
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Originally Posted by EU_Damz
I have trouble doing the basic things with anything technical so here it goes, my attempt!
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As for the screenshot, my suggestion is to zoom your camera in as far as you can without the character leaving the frame before taking your screenshot. That way, your character takes up more of your screen and so is drawn with more details. Then snag a programme like IrfanView and use that to crop out the background that you were nevertheless forced to include in the screenshot because of how high our camera focus is on our characters. IrfanView can save very high-quality jpg files that don't balloon in size. The ones I posted were around 150-300K each.
Also, your edited screenshot appears distorted and stretched sideways, making your character appear much thicker than he was in the original screenshot. If you can help it, NEVER stretch pictures for any reason whatsoever. Including your weapon in the pic would help, too
I apologise if this sounds preachy. I'm just trying to help
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Heh, I hadn't thought about it like that, but you do have a point
Well, I can see it better now and I can tell which pieces you used. That's not a bad design at all, but I'd suggest swapping out of the Celestian "undershirt" and going with something else just to break up the "factory" look of it. And possibly putting on a pair of larger boots to offset the larger gloves As for the screenshot, my suggestion is to zoom your camera in as far as you can without the character leaving the frame before taking your screenshot. That way, your character takes up more of your screen and so is drawn with more details. Then snag a programme like IrfanView and use that to crop out the background that you were nevertheless forced to include in the screenshot because of how high our camera focus is on our characters. IrfanView can save very high-quality jpg files that don't balloon in size. The ones I posted were around 150-300K each. Also, your edited screenshot appears distorted and stretched sideways, making your character appear much thicker than he was in the original screenshot. If you can help it, NEVER stretch pictures for any reason whatsoever. Including your weapon in the pic would help, too I apologise if this sounds preachy. I'm just trying to help |
Like i said im really amateur at anything like this so all advice is welcome!
Will be looking at IrfanView later when i have the time after i do some work but do see what you mean about the costume, its one of those that needs a bit of tweaking and think i might change the underskin as you said but also change the patterns for the leg so its not as factory looking as you correctly put
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Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
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I'll admit it. I'm a heathen. I have not purchased TW and had no plans to, as it just isn't my thing.
This screenshot may just inspire me to change that stance. OUTSTANDING look. Kudos, that is just full of win.
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I think what we should take away from this is the following: Paragon Studios, if you want to sell your sets to more people, feature our characters in your promos and include as many screenshots of as many different characters as you can. Chances are, one of these will really click with even the most uninterested in said set |
Originally Posted by Chyll
I'll admit it. I'm a heathen. I have not purchased TW and had no plans to, as it just isn't my thing.
This screenshot may just inspire me to change that stance. OUTSTANDING look. Kudos, that is just full of win. |
I can actually see this as a contest - post your best character using a specific new set and get featured in the official ad campaign
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Originally Posted by Chyll
I'll admit it. I'm a heathen. I have not purchased TW and had no plans to, as it just isn't my thing.
This screenshot may just inspire me to change that stance. OUTSTANDING look. Kudos, that is just full of win. |
I'll admit it too...nice looking toon
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I'm torn between two Titan Weapons characters at the moment, the first being "Titan Infernal", who I designed to be a sort of humongous demonic looking fire beastie, but then decided I like the idea of "Titan Infernal" being a sort of generic name, and deciding to make all the different looks for the character to be wildly different interpretations. I'll be doing more with that later.
The other, is called Mass Drive.
(This is a much more rp-attuned character)
The Mass Driver is a technological weapon designed by Drive Tech, notorious for their loose interpretations of ethical guidelines and their strict, totalitarian demands for results. Many volunteers have come forward to test and use the Mass Drive, as field operatives that are paid modestly for their cooperation and skill.
These volunteers are very tight-lipped about the project, presumably due to the dark and very scary rumors that the operatives who openly discuss the project disappear, never to be seen again. Credibility is given to this story, by the fact that many of its former operatives have not been seen since they last used the Mass Driver.
The character: each "costume" of Mass Drive is a different person that volunteered to test the Mass Driver, and to become operative "Mass Drive." Various methods of sealing shut the operative's mouth are used to ensure that the volunteer never talks openly about the project. The operative's gloves also act as an emergency countermeasure to written or typed words. Any attempt at unauthorized communication results in detonation and remote recovery of the Mass Driver.
That being said it's quite fun to play a character roleplaying as mute. Though I still help people out in Help channel of course, out of character. That, and if I slip up, I can always just selfdestruct and go over to the character costume editor and find a "new volunteer."
you could have it all
My empire of dirt
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And people say that TW doesn't fit thematically with a Stalker!
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
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Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
it has gone from unconscionable to downright appalling that we have no way of measuring our characters' wetness.
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Originally Posted by Brillig
It's hard to beat the entertainment value of Whackjob Wednesdays.
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I'll be the first to admit: Titan weapons on a stalker just sounds so broken, I want to see it in action just to break it.
you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you <3
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Wow! Just Wow, Organica!
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Originally Posted by Organica
The end!
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Which weapon did you pick? That's always the big question
Also, could you try to crop your screenshot to show just the character instead of resizing it? When you size down a big screenshot, you end up with a very tiny person in the middle that's difficult to fully appreciate.