Image Designer Archive
Thread: Idea: IDs processing...Images
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padren
Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:07 am
#1
I am a total newb when it comes to this stuff so if A) tis been said or B) tis been done appologies in advance..
What about Image Designers being able to process in-game 'screenshots' from camera objects of some kind for custom paintings? Is there any chance of that? Signs for the outside of houses would be great too. The way I'd see it working is like this...
Paintable surface objects (blank canvas, hanging sign, etc) can be placed used as crafting item input, when combined with a picture can be used make a version with that image applied to the surface.
An interface for text print on signs would help too, perhaps signs could have a text layer so image designers could change the text at a later time instead of making a single merged texture.
The ability to copy an image from one item to another would be important, or to make multiple items from the same saved data. I am thinking, many guilds and corporations would like to do this to have consistent logos and such in game, and its the sort of thing I think people would seek out image designers for.
One note, is that the taking of ingame pictures would have to be something players could do without needing an image designer to take the shot, since people will want to get paintings for their houses that show off the inside of their luxury yatchs and whatnot or to take combat shots in space and such.
On the downside, I know it would require rendering a screenshot to the server instead of client (unless you can actually store a secure untamperable format on the clients computer) but if it took up datapad space that would keep the count down.
What about Image Designers being able to process in-game 'screenshots' from camera objects of some kind for custom paintings? Is there any chance of that? Signs for the outside of houses would be great too. The way I'd see it working is like this...
Paintable surface objects (blank canvas, hanging sign, etc) can be placed used as crafting item input, when combined with a picture can be used make a version with that image applied to the surface.
An interface for text print on signs would help too, perhaps signs could have a text layer so image designers could change the text at a later time instead of making a single merged texture.
The ability to copy an image from one item to another would be important, or to make multiple items from the same saved data. I am thinking, many guilds and corporations would like to do this to have consistent logos and such in game, and its the sort of thing I think people would seek out image designers for.
One note, is that the taking of ingame pictures would have to be something players could do without needing an image designer to take the shot, since people will want to get paintings for their houses that show off the inside of their luxury yatchs and whatnot or to take combat shots in space and such.
On the downside, I know it would require rendering a screenshot to the server instead of client (unless you can actually store a secure untamperable format on the clients computer) but if it took up datapad space that would keep the count down.
LaurnaRose
Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:15 am
#2
well if they could save screenshots to the dpad with the option to save them to client's harddrive in the SWG folder that could work. that way images couldnt be loaded into the system from outside (explicit pics ext).
However, i believe this would be more of a skill to give to architects or master artisans.
make the images tradeable. allow archs or m.arts to have the ability to /learn schematic off the image just like the bestine paintings. then they can either make 2 individual paintings, or they can run a schematic of the painting.
Just to keep it interesting, you can /save the image from your datapad to your harddrive before trading it to your arch/m.art. however, once the image is learned as a schematic by the arch/m.art, it will disappear. This will help to keep these images rare. this way, you can ask the arch to only make a certain number of them for you so that only you and your friends have them, or they can make as many as they want, give you what you need, and sell the rest. this would be a good way for arch/m.art to be saught after specifically by name, not jsut profession.
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