Hi all,
What do you think of this loading screen?
I'm always crap at choosing how much shadow there should be, and how much the fonts should be outlined.
(http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/115/3/5/AGSH_loading_scren_by_monsieurouxx.png)
Note: the fruit that appear transparent are components that are not loaded yet.
The shadow of "AGShack" sign is not in the same font as the sign and is kind of a bit too wide perhaps.
Quote from: anian on Mon 26/04/2010 06:39:48
The shadow of "AGShack" sign is not in the same font as the sign and is kind of a bit too wide perhaps.
Yeah, I know. It's not
really a shadow, it's more one of those fancy effects with the same text repeated in the background, a bit like here : (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/images/title_whatisAGS.gif)
But I agree it might look a bit awkward. Any other opinions?
The thing is that you have made it in a way so it looks like a shadow. Consequently it becomes really strange when it looks completely different than the foreground text, and spreads in a very non-shadowy way.
Apart from that, I think the splash screen is excellent, very nice colour scheme and nice icons.
The name, though...I suppose it's meant to be read like AGS-shack, as in a garden shack? If it hadn't been for the graphics, I'd instantly read that as AGS-hack, as in hacking AGS. Just a thought.
Quote from: Andail on Mon 26/04/2010 08:54:58
The name, though...I suppose it's meant to be read like AGS-shack, as in a garden shack? If it hadn't been for the graphics, I'd instantly read that as AGS-hack, as in hacking AGS. Just a thought.
I can be read both ways ;-)
Look for "AGSH" in the forums and you'll know why! :-)
Well, I'll definitely change that "Shadow".
Yeah, you should change or delete the shadow/effect like the others said. I don't really like the font either but everything else is great. It's a clean, nice-to-look-at loading screen with a good colorchoice.
There you go people, I followed your advice.
(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/117/a/2/AGSH_loading_screen_v2_by_monsieurouxx.png)