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BattleMaster => Helpline => Topic started by: Eirikr on March 17, 2013, 08:07:42 AM
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So a new realm just formed on Atamara and I happened to be bored and tried to make a banner. Before I finish, however, I need to know what the hard rules are for banners.
I've followed the Dwilight Contest guidelines (http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Dwilight_Realm_Banner_Contest) so far:
Technical Details
Icon:
24x24 pixels
8bit indexed .png with alpha channel
Banner:
Any size, within reason. Not too small, not too large. The rogue example banner is a good size.
.jpg or (only if jpg looks horrible) .png
black background
Are there any other things I should be doing? I remember seeing in a thread something about transparent pixels?
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I believe transparent pixels was for when the image was too small or something like that.
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Both icon and banner are now supposed to be PNGs with transparency. If the banner or icon takes up the entire image (ie, it is completely rectangular or square), then there is no need for transparency; however, if there is any part of the image itself that one ought to be able to see through to a background, it needs to be transparent.
The banner should not be larger than 200 pixels in either dimension.
The banner and icon must have different file names.
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Both icon and banner are now supposed to be PNGs with transparency. If the banner or icon takes up the entire image (ie, it is completely rectangular or square), then there is no need for transparency; however, if there is any part of the image itself that one ought to be able to see through to a background, it needs to be transparent.
The banner should not be larger than 200 pixels in either dimension.
The banner and icon must have different file names.
The icon must still be 24x24, yes?
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/File:Heorot.png
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/File:HeorotIcon.png
Those are the current versions.
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The icon must still be 24x24, yes?
Yes.
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/File:Heorot.png
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/File:HeorotIcon.png
Those are the current versions.
Those look good to me.
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Well, Ender uploaded a banner for Heorot, and I had to reject it, because it used a JPG with a black background that was over twice the size of that banner.
If I've said that this particular image file is fine, why the devil would you upload a different one?
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Well, Ender uploaded a banner for Heorot, and I had to reject it, because it used a JPG with a black background that was over twice the size of that banner.
You didn't reject it because it's a giant badger head?
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You didn't reject it because it's a giant badger head?
The technical heraldic term is a "brock head". It's not even particularly giant, it's well proportioned to the shield.
(PS: not joking! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heraldic_charges#Predatory_Beasts)
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My joke failed...
It was a reference to the Giant Badgers that inhabit Atamara and invade tournaments.
You whippersnappers. Get off my lawn!
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My joke failed...
It was a reference to the Giant Badgers that inhabit Atamara and invade tournaments.
You whippersnappers. Get off my lawn!
And this is why it's on the shield! To identify whippersnappers!
I think Ender just got confused with the many versions up on the Wiki (I didn't take the old versions down). I'll send him the new ones IG.
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I did pull the wrong ones by accident. I thought they looked off from the last I'd scene, but I was in a hurry when I did it.
I'm going to put the .png's up now.
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I did pull the wrong ones by accident. I thought they looked off from the last I'd scene, but I was in a hurry when I did it.
I'm going to put the .png's up now.
Yay! I've contributed to the game in a highly visible fashion!