Sneak Peek at retro SciFi
By
Agent White,
Posted on: 2012-02-27 17:02 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
As long as the gals get that sweet space suit as well as the dress this time, then you are doing super fine.
Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.
First after Dink!
Edit: Haha... no. Ok.
This is awesome! But the Jetpack looks a little big, to me. Am I alone in this thinking?
Right now, I think my favorite parts ae the belts, but the spacesuit in Pic #1 is a close second. VERY nice texturing.
Goodbye. Not to the game, but the players. Goodbye. Everyone, remember to have fun. That's all I can say.
You had me at jetpack. Literally my most desired ANYTHING in this game since I started playing in 2005.
Global name: @k26dp
Haven't seen any complaints about guys not getting the female dress for kilt option, so I think it's really good. I like how the male helmet allows you to pick what hairstyle you want on top of face you want. That's really awesome. But I know some hairstyles might clip, so remember to check that out when testing. :3
Double backpacks - lovely. I thought you were going with just one? But I'm not complaining! 
I love the glowy effects on both the male and female parts. Trying to think of some concepts now, haha.
Ideon's Paragonwiki page
Member of Paragon/Rogue Knights
Arc: 60092 - Supa Rumble in the Park
"Keep living the dream, and never let any jerk tell you what to do."
-- High-Roller
Dink, yet again you continue to prove just how awesome of a dev you are. All the pieces are turning out nicely, and I know I will at least be buying those backpacks and the bubble helmet first possible chance I get.
My only critique is for the Rocket Pack. Perhaps make the fins and the tip on it use the secondary color choice, as well, so that it's more customizable and something more noticeable can have a second color on it? Most people won't notice the butt of the rocket, so having only it use the secondary color would be a waste.
The shoulders on the first female picture are amazing, as is the star belt.
Everything else is firmly in the awesome category.
The shoulders on the male costume, are those shoulders pieces (the blue part) or is that part of the top and the blue is from the pattern?
Bravo, Dink and Co.
It all looks wonderful. I can't wait to see the full, finished version of the set.
Writer of In-Game fiction: Just Completed: My Summer Vacation. My older things are now being archived at Fanfiction.net http://www.fanfiction.net/~jwbullfrog until I come up with a better solution.
Quote:
I think that's precolored that way.
|
Originally Posted by Xzero45
Most people won't notice the butt of the rocket, so having only it use the secondary color would be a waste. |
le woot
City of Heroes was my first MMO, & my favorite computer game.
R.I.P.
Chyll - Bydand - Violynce - Enyrgos - Rylle - Nephryte - Solyd - Fettyr - Hyposhock - Styrling - Beryllos - Rosyc
Horryd - Myriam - Dysquiet - Ghyr
Vanysh - Eldrytch
Inflyct - Mysron - Orphyn - Dysmay - Reapyr - - Wyldeman - Hydeous
Quote:
Iunno. Might be. Hope not. Have to wait and see.|
Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
I think that's precolored that way.
|
Also, the more I look at those gloves, the more I want them. I think I'll be buying those, too. They are simple, large, mesh well with other costumes, and are all around awesome. Screw it. When this pack comes out, I'm buying the whole thing.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
I think that's precolored that way.
|
Nothing in this set is pre-colored ^_^
Xzero45: I will take a look at that, thank you.
Glad you guys like it so far ^_^
Pretty cool... liking the female rings helmet, shoulder and arm bands and the whole go-go girl in space type thing.
Male - cool helm; give the fish tank a run for its money.
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
Quote:
I agree: the backpacks feel about 5% to 10% too big, to me. The single-engine rocket feels like it's a little too high up, too, although shrinking it may make that problem go away; in either case, I think it would look better with the tip of the nose cone being just a little shorter than the pilot's head, not a little taller than.|
Originally Posted by Bullet Barrage
This is awesome! But the Jetpack looks a little big, to me. Am I alone in this thinking?
|
During last week's Coffee Talk, it was mentioned that the jetpack's thrusters will light up when Fly is activated, like the existing Rocket Boots do. Any chance of having that happen when Super Jump is active, too?
I hope this isn't too much to ask: will the bubble helmet be available for "alien" heads? (Monstrous, the various cat heads, the various dog heads, the bird head, the fish head from the Halloween pack, etc.?)
I see that the top of the female dress is implemented as a Shirt -- will there be matching sleeves? Otherwise, those shoulder rings don't look like they're actually connected to the dress, at least not solidly enough.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dink
Nothing in this set is pre-colored ^_^
|
You.
i love.
<3
Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.
Oh the alt ideas are flowing. Nice!
I wonder what copycat clone characters this will spawn....
Running City of Heroes Panel - Dragon*Con 2012 MMORPG track
Quote:
We'll look into the possibility.|
Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
During last week's Coffee Talk, it was mentioned that the jetpack's thrusters will light up when Fly is activated, like the existing Rocket Boots do. Any chance of having that happen when Super Jump is active, too?
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
I hope this isn't too much to ask: will the bubble helmet be available for "alien" heads? (Monstrous, the various cat heads, the various dog heads, the bird head, the fish head from the Halloween pack, etc.?)
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
I see that the top of the female dress is implemented as a Shirt -- will there be matching sleeves? Otherwise, those shoulder rings don't look like they're actually connected to the dress, at least not solidly enough.
|
Hope that answers your questions, thanks!
Wow, great work, Dink, I'm really excited for this set to come out!
Please try my custom mission arcs!
Legacy of a Rogue (ID 459586, Entry for Dr. Aeon's Third Challenge)
Death for Dollars! (ID 1050)
Dr. Duplicate's Dastardly Dare (ID 1218)
Win the Past, Own the Future (ID 1429)
I have to say, this set looks awesome Dink. I especially love how you're giving us glowing and non-glowing options for the pieces. Definitely gonna be dropping the points for this as soon as this comes out.
SOLD!!!
I have a couple of characters who will be making extensive use of this costume pack. I love retro, golden and silver age stuff.
Just curious, are the glowing helm details in the female pic exclusive to that hat option or can they be used with other helms/hats?
I have a robot character and those details would be excellent for him but Im not so sure the hat part would work. Depends on how metallic I can make it.
Mind you, its not a big deal. Im sold no matter what 
Yay Dink!
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
Nifty! Looks like a definite sale for me, I already have various characters who could use that stuff.
Arc #40529 : The Furies of the Earth
this set is looking sweet so far, will definitely be getting this on day 1 lol
I hope guys at least get the shoulder rings too ;p
Hey Guys!
Just wanted to share the progress of the Retro Sci Fi pack I have been working on since it is a "Community Project" the pics are "Works in Progress" so please keep that in mind ^_^
I have made plenty of choices for you to choose from and hopefully the pics will show that. The main costume is shiny fabric but I also made it to where you can pick the standard version that will go with all the other costume pieces. There are glowing and non glowing pieces that you can choose from.
I hope you will like it thus far and this is one of the funnest packs I have worked on ^_^
1. First up is the Male (yes this will be ported over to Female) and the bubble helm is working as it is a Detail 2 under Standard so you can pick whatever hairstyle, face or glasses you like.
2. One of the back details
3. The other back detail.
4. The female outfit. The hats, belts and Shoulders will be ported to Male and Huge.
5. Please take note the gloves are the Standard version and not the glow version.
6. This is to show a couple of the standard pieces and how they match the other pieces in the creator. There is also a version of the skirt without the bands/rings.
I really do hope you like it so far and I do hope we are going in the right direction.
Thank you for your help and support ^_^
Dink