[Tweak Request] Chat Log

[Micah]

i'd like much transparency , so i can still have a bit of battle awareness while reading log ...
what i dislike is the overlaying "new" chat lines on the bottom screen , which annoyes me much more than the background color
i find the chatter still readable (as in "sufficient") even in transparent mode

[cmp]

When I say there's nothing under, I mean when the log window is open the battle window is not.
Hiding "new" chat is probably a good idea.

[Byrdi]

Elio's darker version looks somewhat more pleasant and fits the theme of the general UI.

[Thomek]

I'm a making you a few textures so you can choose..

I'll make dds later. Does it need to be to some kind specification other than big enough, say 1920x1080?

btw.. totally no rights over these ones.. pulled straight off google images. But I changed them enough..so probably wont be recognized.

beware i just did some quick tweaks with exposure and contrast.. Will of course make proper quality from whatever is chosen. Also send me an image if you have something in mind. I think its important that its not to sharp and contrasty, so text will stand out well.. Probably it shouldn't be super-black either.

Woody
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Black Leather
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Black Leather 2
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Wood 2, free texture
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Wood 3
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[Leshma]

Good job, Thomek. I had something like that on my mind as well.

[Micah]

When I say there's nothing under, I mean when the log window is open the battle window is not.

guess it can't be bypassed like in zeh movies  ? 
like using the scoreboard screen instead of the chatlog window =X

[cmp]

It can be done, but it requires the entire log screen to be recoded. I don't plan to do that for now.

[Elio]

I'll make dds later. Does it need to be to some kind specification other than big enough, say 1920x1080?

1024 × 1024 only but with high quality. (without JPEG artefacts)

File to modify : note_window.dds
 

I vote for Wood 3.

[karasu]

Love the new changes cmp, thanks.

[cmp]

Wood 3

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I like this one, because it's darker on the left side (where 99% of the chat is) and has some detail on the right.

[Thomek]

ok here you go!:

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.dds
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/486399/ChatLogBgTexture.dds
.psd  (in case you want to edit it yourself)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/486399/crpgchathistoryTexture.psd

on a second thought, should maybe have made a fullquality tiff or tga and made the texture from that in stead of the jpg.. but tomorrow..

let me know. Might produce less banding.

[Thomek]

well it is mostly a list of dead rite?

[[ptx]]

well it is mostly a list of braindead rite?

FTFY.
Ingame chat FTW.

[Dach]

The blood is kinda freaky, or is it just me?

What?! you play a game where you slash people with sword but seeing blood freak you out?!??!? 

[Thomek]

That's because it IS real. I slashed my wrist over my scanner to create the effect.