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The picture i used for the loading screen was originally 5317 x 3048. My image is 2656 x 1520. TX Converter makes it 2048 x 2048 (Squished) then PotC stretches it back to widescreen, for me, 1680 x 1050. So, the images aspect ratio is 16:10, and widescreen. Don't know about the rest of you, but all the computers/laptops in my house are widescreen. As far as i know, most flat screens are widescreen/16:10.


I'll stick some text on that image, only problem i can see is the fact that the loading text is mostly white, i wonder if we can change that...


I'll upload a new version of both things soon, got my good old "Henry Morgan's Hand" font back :p.

Update:

<img src="http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h99/CSHM-PiratesAhoy/Startup2-1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<a href="http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h99/CSHM-PiratesAhoy/Loading-B4-3.jpg" target="_blank">http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h99/CSHM...oading-B4-3.jpg</a>
 
Thanks. I am just a bit worried that if you use an image intended for widescreen and put it on a normal screen, it's going to appear horizontally squashed. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" />
 
I hope you like it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/poet.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":hmm" border="0" alt="poet.gif" />
<a href="http://g.imagehost.org/view/0595/Pirate_Lord" target="_blank"><img src="http://g.imagehost.org/t/0595/Pirate_Lord.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
 
<!--quoteo(post=300960:date=Feb 12 2009, 03:55 PM:name=Captain Sir Henry Morgan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Captain Sir Henry Morgan @ Feb 12 2009, 03:55 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=300960"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Update:

<img src="http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h99/CSHM-PiratesAhoy/Startup2-1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Oooh... that looks nice. Can you also add a "PiratesAhoy! Community" note of some kind on there? Somewhere at the bottom or so?
 
Ahh, you women are never happy....

<img src="http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h99/CSHM-PiratesAhoy/Startup2-2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />


If that's not perfect (try loading the game with it), you can call me Susie for the rest of the week.



What were your thoughts on the loading screens new font?


Edit: Oh, btw. You might want to try do something like what i did <a href="http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-final-frontier" target="_blank">here</a> for your Moddb site. Plus changes its name to New Horizons, instead of Build 14.
 

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<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/PirateLord.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/pirates.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
I made a new banner to replace the multiple "Pirates Ahoy! Chasing booty since 2003" images:
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/PiratesAhoyjollyroger.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
and version 2:
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/PiratesAhoyjollyrogerv2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
This should be the PiratesAhoy jolly roger <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=300980:date=Feb 12 2009, 05:56 PM:name=Captain Sir Henry Morgan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Captain Sir Henry Morgan @ Feb 12 2009, 05:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=300980"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ahh, you women are never happy....
<img src="http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h99/CSHM-PiratesAhoy/Startup2-2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->*Girly voice*: "Ooohhh.... I like that...."

<!--quoteo(post=300980:date=Feb 12 2009, 05:56 PM:name=Captain Sir Henry Morgan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Captain Sir Henry Morgan @ Feb 12 2009, 05:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=300980"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What were your thoughts on the loading screens new font?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Looks like a good font to me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />

<!--quoteo(post=300980:date=Feb 12 2009, 05:56 PM:name=Captain Sir Henry Morgan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Captain Sir Henry Morgan @ Feb 12 2009, 05:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=300980"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Edit: Oh, btw. You might want to try do something like what i did <a href="http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-final-frontier" target="_blank">here</a> for your Moddb site. Plus changes its name to New Horizons, instead of Build 14.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I'm going to be making anew Build 14: New Horizons profile; it's just too confusing right now with Build 13 and Build 14 on the same page.
Your "The Final Frontier" profile looks good; I'll see what I can use of the layout. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

<!--quoteo(post=301025:date=Feb 12 2009, 11:00 PM:name=SilverSparrow)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SilverSparrow @ Feb 12 2009, 11:00 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=301025"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I made a new banner to replace the multiple "Pirates Ahoy! Chasing booty since 2003" images
This should be the PiratesAhoy jolly roger <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Looks good! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />
Is there any chance you can make it in the size required for the ModDB though? <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net//index.php?s=&showtopic=12627&view=findpost&p=300602" target="_blank">See here.</a> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

Your other images are nice as well; I especially like the "Jack Sparrow" one. Not entirely sure where we could use it though. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />
 
What do you think? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" />
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/TeamBanner.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
Looks a bit full, really. The additional text would probably interfere with the text on the PiratesAhoy! ModDB page.
<a href="http://www.moddb.com/groups/piratesahoy-community" target="_blank">See here.</a> As you can see, I already made use of your previous work. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
Here's a banner I started on before I knew it was to be called "New Horizons". So I was still coming up with a Build Logo.

<img src="http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn364/captarbie/banner_fixed.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
LOL! Crossed hammers! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rofl" border="0" alt="24.gif" />
That's quite a good idea for a PiratesAhoy! logo, actually. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=301298:date=Feb 13 2009, 03:36 PM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pieter Boelen @ Feb 13 2009, 03:36 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=301298"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->LOL! Crossed hammers! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rofl" border="0" alt="24.gif" />
That's quite a good idea, actually. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It seemed the logical place to go with a mod called "Build Mod".
Here's one with a background.

<img src="http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn364/captarbie/banner_bg.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
Hmm, that image seems very stretched.
I like the idea of skull and hammers, but is it just me or are the two hammers at different angles to each other?
Simply mirroring one of them should make the other perfect, i think the problem might just be the skulls isn't placed in the centre.
 
That does look pretty good, but that background image needs updating; it just doesn't look right the way it's stretched. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />
Also I find the text a bit hard to read on the many-coloured background; any chance you can another font that's a bit better to see?
 
Not to take away from all your hard work, I tried to make a Build 14 splash screen as well.
So now we already have a grand total of <i>four</i> options:

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_splash_screen_v1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_splash_screen_v2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_splash_screen_v3.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_splash_screen_v4.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
Can' t pick one from the others. Really, they are great all four!

Inspired by the first image by Captain Winters, i have an idea for a another one, but dont have the skills:
A photo shot down in the waves rollling in on a beach, with the shadow of Jack Sparrow (or just a guy with a unicorn hat) cast in the water from behind. The text written in the shadow area, with the water as an overlay texture so the text follows the wave-shapes.
 
I vote 3 of course :p.

2 is good, and the work of two people, but like you had said before, is the art from another game, so, not too sure.

I like 1 as a splash screen and art wise, but not really as a splash screen for PotC, as it lacks the action and adventure i think is needed.

4 is cool, i like the picture, and the logo. Problem though is the logo will get written over the loading stuff, also slightly takes away from the action due to its size and location (on top of a third of each ship). The text/font is cool (also based on an earlier time period than the ones others used), only problem is PiratesAhoy, is gold on gold background. Maybe a white glow (faint and stretched out) around/behind the text?



Btw, sry if I'm at all harsh, but i recently wrote an 8 page critical essay on three forms of packaging for my standard grade Art, so I'm a bit of a critic, don't mean to be a bitch.
 
I'd rather have critisism than silence. With critisism, at least I can address it and improve it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
How's this one?
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_splash_screen_v5.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
I simply swapped the logo and the "PiratesAhoy!" text.
At least the logo is no longer over the masts and hopefully the loading texts would't interfere with it anymore either.
 
That's a large improvement, and a simple change. Should test it out, but I'm thinking maybe pushing the logo to the right might be better.
 
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