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Offline 54x

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Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« on: July 01, 2013, 04:13:21 pm »
As requested, here are scaled versions of the geoscape backgrounds for 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions. It took a while as I did some manual smoothing of the button images, rotation graphics, and fonts.

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There may need to be localised versions of these but those can come later.

edit: Whoops, forgot to copy and paste a couple smoothed letters on the 3x version. Fixed.
« Last Edit: July 01, 2013, 04:21:44 pm by 54x »

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2013, 04:37:47 pm »
Nice.

I sense a hi-res version coming soon :)

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2013, 04:47:06 pm »
there a few issues with some of the screen, some people are working hard to get it done.

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2013, 04:55:46 pm »
I did not say "today" :)

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2013, 06:55:16 pm »
1. are then paletted 8bit?
2. panel to the right is not subject to scale.. how about that kind of pictures? There are lot of .geo files with localized buttons.

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2013, 08:24:02 am »
1. are then paletted 8bit?
2. panel to the right is not subject to scale.. how about that kind of pictures? There are lot of .geo files with localized buttons.

1. Yes, these are palletted images, or this would've been way easier to do.
2. It ought to be, other the interface will become way too small.

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2013, 09:07:28 am »
Interface must kept intact, since there are 15 geo files with custom panel. I don't think you'll scale them for every resolution as well.

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2013, 11:39:13 am »
Interface must kept intact, since there are 15 geo files with custom panel. I don't think you'll scale them for every resolution as well.

Sir, you may be underestimating me. ;)

Are we talking about the localised versions?

edit: huh, my quote tag got truncated.
« Last Edit: July 02, 2013, 01:05:29 pm by 54x »

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2013, 11:47:57 am »
By the way, this counts as derivative artwork, methinks. It could be included in the original package.

Small request, 54x, could you also make a version of this one? This is the Amiga version background one kind folk ripped under my request a while ago.

« Last Edit: July 02, 2013, 11:57:56 am by Hythlodaeus »

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2013, 01:07:37 pm »
By the way, this counts as derivative artwork, methinks. It could be included in the original package.

Small request, 54x, could you also make a version of this one? This is the Amiga version background one kind folk ripped under my request a while ago.



That looks like the same thing but smaller?

p.s.: work in progress attached. :)

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2013, 01:39:04 pm »
p.s.: work in progress attached. :)

Nice work :)

But you know we already have hd graphics for basebits? And for everything else?

https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,892.0.html

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2013, 02:17:09 pm »
So we have a Full set now? Lets activate HD then ::)

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2013, 02:34:09 pm »
That looks like the same thing but smaller?

The starfield has more colours and is more detailed.

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2013, 02:52:54 pm »
The starfield has more colours and is more detailed.

So it does, i just downloaded the amiga version but since i have no experience with amiga i had no idea what i am looking at, still i would like this image without the planet in front for a wallpaper. Last week i download the Amiga tactical music and noticed it was completely different to what i am use to hearing from DOS, so i put it as a underlay to my normal tactic music for more effect, it sounds awesome with my headphones  :P

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Re: Scaled geoscape backgrounds
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2013, 02:53:09 pm »
Small request, 54x, could you also make a version of this one? This is the Amiga version background one kind folk ripped under my request a while ago.



Doesn't that seem rather silly? It has a fixing light applied to it, but as you're rotating the world with the sun passing round, that white "light" will always bee there too.