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David

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Portrait Hegemonization
« on: October 16, 2018, 10:25:05 AM »

Blog post here.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2018, 10:50:13 AM »

And then the Discord server exploded. Too much speculation overload. "Is it close to release?" "Is it not?" "Why not a game mechanic blogpost?" "But where is my changelog?" "Does David likes potatoes?" Those where the confused question flooding the general chat.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2018, 10:52:02 AM »

I do like potatoes.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2018, 11:00:18 AM »

Cool, this will be great for immersion
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2018, 11:01:59 AM »

Glad to see faction portraits are getting "Hegemonized". I like the new portraits.

I do like potatoes.

Next thing you know it will be Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Potatoes around here.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2018, 11:13:10 AM »

There any space potato mixing and matching for full helmeted portraits or is it just not worth the effort at that point?
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2018, 11:34:45 AM »

I love that shiny helmet on portrait_hegemony11, just gorgeous.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2018, 11:52:42 AM »

I do like potatoes.

Space potatoes confirmed!
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2018, 11:55:46 AM »

portrait_hegemony11.png Looks amazing!  Such emotion and intensity, and solid "last person you want to mess with" vibe.

Thanks for the post!

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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2018, 12:14:34 PM »

Why this skull has a autocannon or tactical laser?(The Banner of this blog)
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Else, i love these new portraits!
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2018, 12:16:50 PM »

Will we also be seeing versions of these portraits overhauled for Sindrian, Persean, Tri-tach, and other factions?
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2018, 12:37:40 PM »

There any space potato mixing and matching for full helmeted portraits or is it just not worth the effort at that point?

I hadn't really thought of it. One exists already of course - the pirate helmet portrait based on the Hegemony helmet (which I imagine came from pirates stealing some Hegemony equipment).
I suppose a few of these could make sense if the space suit in question makes sense to have civilian or faction-branded versions.

I love that shiny helmet on portrait_hegemony11, just gorgeous.
portrait_hegemony11.png Looks amazing!  Such emotion and intensity, and solid "last person you want to mess with" vibe.

Thanks! What's crazy is how quick that helmet sheen drawing came together, just a few touches with an airbrush and then scratches with a small brush. Sometimes the art just flows.

Why this skull has a autocannon or tactical laser?(The Banner of this blog)
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Else, i love these new portraits!

Just so Hegemony COMSEC doesn't redact me, all I will say is that the pixels you refer to were not in any way derived from the autocannon sprite.
- And thanks!

Will we also be seeing versions of these portraits overhauled for Sindrian, Persean, Tri-tach, and other factions?

The Sindrian Diktat has received a unique portrait set for 0.9, though I believe it has some generics to pad it out, and I don't think I will fully factionify anyone but the Hegemony for 0.9. (There are also some minor details about how factions use portrait sets that need to get sorted out a bit, because there are both military and civilian characters in factions... )
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2018, 02:30:19 PM »

I hadn't really thought of it. One exists already of course - the pirate helmet portrait based on the Hegemony helmet (which I imagine came from pirates stealing some Hegemony equipment).
I suppose a few of these could make sense if the space suit in question makes sense to have civilian or faction-branded versions.
Shredder with spikey helmet resembles Doomguy's evil twin.  I like Doomguy best.  Doomguy appears rather generic compared to other Hegemony portraits, unlike Ryu (guy at the upper left) or Adama (or Q3A's Sarge).  If I did not see Doomguy next to other Hegemony portraits and used by Hegemony, he could easily pass as a generic mercenary, unlike Blue TriTach power ranger helmet boy.  I would not mind seeing an evil red power ranger pirate guy to compliment Shredder.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2018, 03:23:22 PM »

Will there be specific portrait variants for different ranks within a faction? For example, the admiral of a huge fleet probably has a ton of medals and a fancier uniform compared to a patrol commander.
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Re: Portrait Hegemonization
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2018, 07:12:54 PM »

Flipping the new portrait horizontally has got to be the fake moustache and glasses of portrait edits

(...Not sure what I meant by that. Nothing bad, honest!)
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