Valve World icon pack!

o_silent · 08-19-2005, 01:41 PM

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21846342/

o_frenchtoast · 08-19-2005, 01:49 PM

Seen it. I don't like the FF one. I think we should wait until we have a better logo, because, to be perfectly honest, a collapsed version of the old one is pretty lame.

Maybe we could incorporate some f's.

o_travis dane · 08-19-2005, 01:52 PM

The Natural-Selection icon is pretty ugly as well. The author should've directely copied the fade eye instead.

Circuitous · 08-19-2005, 01:56 PM

None of them are especially good or interesting.

Cool to give the popular third-party mods proper icons though.

o_fresh · 08-19-2005, 02:45 PM

i think its nice, fair play to the chap.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-19-2005, 03:47 PM

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i think its nice, fair play to the chap.

Agreed. Critic's frequently criticize those who's talent they cannot match. If you can't rise to their level...drag them down to yours. Kudos for the attempt.

o_vampiricus · 08-19-2005, 04:54 PM

They arent that bad, coming from some exp in PS I give the guy kudos for at least the attempt also. The glass effect isnt too hard to do. I would have gone for the rough stainless look personally. then again, i dont use icons when it comes to HL or HL2.

o_frenchtoast · 08-19-2005, 05:13 PM

I like the Digital Paintball one. I hope that mod gets released soon, the original one was a big LAN party hit

mirvin_monkey · 08-19-2005, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by |404|Innoc-TPF-

Agreed. Critic's frequently criticize those who's talent they cannot match. If you can't rise to their level...drag them down to yours. Kudos for the attempt.

ah good, that limits the number of criticisms of ff that we have to listen to!

o_darknight · 08-19-2005, 07:02 PM

Bah! A likely story mirvin.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-19-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by |404|Innoc-TPF-

Agreed. Critic's frequently criticize those who's talent they cannot match. If you can't rise to their level...drag them down to yours. Kudos for the attempt.

ah good, that limits the number of criticisms of ff that we have to listen to!

I wish I had a fraction of the ability and talent your team has. Instead I will wait to enjoy the fruits of your labors. I salute your efforts.

o_etzell · 08-19-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by |404|Innoc-TPF-

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Originally Posted by Fresh

i think its nice, fair play to the chap.

Agreed. Critic's frequently criticize those who's talent they cannot match. If you can't rise to their level...drag them down to yours. Kudos for the attempt.

Then I suppose that the only people who can criticize a game are game developers, and the only people who can criticize a film are flim producers. Heaven forbid people have an opinion.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-19-2005, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by |404|Innoc-TPF-

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Originally Posted by Fresh

i think its nice, fair play to the chap.

Agreed. Critic's frequently criticize those who's talent they cannot match. If you can't rise to their level...drag them down to yours. Kudos for the attempt.

Then I suppose that the only people who can criticize a game are game developers, and the only people who can criticize a film are flim producers. Heaven forbid people have an opinion.

I find film critics to be wrong more often than they're right. There's a difference between constructive criticism that is intended to sincerely point out bugs or mistakes and that which is merely an insult with nothing helpful offered. The latter group can sod off for all I care.

In the case of something simple like this I think that the people who think that it sucks should do better or move on.

o_etzell · 08-19-2005, 08:42 PM

The point I'm trying to make is that people are always going to have views on something. People are going to want to express those views, especially when it the thing that they like/dislike is marketed to them.

If people say: "Oh, this is good" how is that any more helpful than "Oh, this is bad"? Shouldn't you be forced to back up your opinion in both cases, such as: "Oh, this is good because of the easily-identifiable traits and because you've given icons to 3rd party mods"?

Mulchman MM · 08-19-2005, 08:45 PM

Those icons look pretty cool... at least to me.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-19-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Etzell

The point I'm trying to make is that people are always going to have views on something. People are going to want to express those views, especially when it the thing that they like/dislike is marketed to them.

If people say: "Oh, this is good" how is that any more helpful than "Oh, this is bad"? Shouldn't you be forced to back up your opinion in both cases, such as: "Oh, this is good because of the easily-identifiable traits and because you've given icons to 3rd party mods"?

I get your point but disagree. I think it's the difference between a pat on the back and a smack on the back of the head. One encourages the results a particular act or direction. The other communicates nothing other than displeasure with no constructive advice offered.

To whit.... I like the icon pack.

o_bokko · 08-19-2005, 08:55 PM

It's hardly like someone tracked the author down and told him how much his icon pack sucks. This whole can't-critise-unless-you-can-do-better-yourself attitude is just silly. Come on, this is a message board afterall!

To me it looks like he spent a lot of time on some icons, which look nice. The others just look rushed through and not very appealing.

Circuitous · 08-19-2005, 11:57 PM

They're not BAD icons. Some of them are pretty good.

The problem is, none of them are particularly imaginative. (How much room for imagination do you have in icons like these, though?) Some of them are just silly.

Blue Shift, Combine Assault, Garry's Mod, Border Patrol, Natural Selection, Perfect Dark, Plan of Attack, The Battlegrounds, Sven Co-Op, and Half-Life Rally have strange/nondescript/unrelated/overly simple icons that, well, aren't that great.

The overall look is good, and I'm sure a great deal of time was spent on the icons (or at least, the general look. I'm sure once you get one set up right, porting the styles over is easy), but a fair number of them are just... bleh.

Maybe I'm looking at it wrong. You can't put much detail into icons in the first place. It'd just be better if they were more... relevant, I guess.

o_storm · 08-20-2005, 11:10 AM

They are definitely well done! Kudos ++ to the guy!

o_loader · 08-20-2005, 11:13 AM

I like them tbh. Nice and smooth.

08-19-2005, 01:41 PM	#1
o_silent Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Valve World icon pack! http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21846342/

08-19-2005, 01:56 PM	#4
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	None of them are especially good or interesting. Cool to give the popular third-party mods proper icons though. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

08-19-2005, 08:45 PM	#15
Mulchman MM Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lacey, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Those icons look pretty cool... at least to me. __________________ Head of the Orca Revolution (TM)

08-19-2005, 11:57 PM	#18
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	They're not BAD icons. Some of them are pretty good. The problem is, none of them are particularly imaginative. (How much room for imagination do you have in icons like these, though?) Some of them are just silly. Blue Shift, Combine Assault, Garry's Mod, Border Patrol, Natural Selection, Perfect Dark, Plan of Attack, The Battlegrounds, Sven Co-Op, and Half-Life Rally have strange/nondescript/unrelated/overly simple icons that, well, aren't that great. The overall look is good, and I'm sure a great deal of time was spent on the icons (or at least, the general look. I'm sure once you get one set up right, porting the styles over is easy), but a fair number of them are just... bleh. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong. You can't put much detail into icons in the first place. It'd just be better if they were more... relevant, I guess. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

08-19-2005, 01:49 PM	#2
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Seen it. I don't like the FF one. I think we should wait until we have a better logo, because, to be perfectly honest, a collapsed version of the old one is pretty lame. Maybe we could incorporate some f's.

08-19-2005, 01:52 PM	#3
o_travis dane Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Down here Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The Natural-Selection icon is pretty ugly as well. The author should've directely copied the fade eye instead.

08-19-2005, 02:45 PM	#5
o_fresh Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brum. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i think its nice, fair play to the chap.

08-19-2005, 04:54 PM	#7
o_vampiricus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	They arent that bad, coming from some exp in PS I give the guy kudos for at least the attempt also. The glass effect isnt too hard to do. I would have gone for the rough stainless look personally. then again, i dont use icons when it comes to HL or HL2.

08-19-2005, 05:13 PM	#8
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I like the Digital Paintball one. I hope that mod gets released soon, the original one was a big LAN party hit

08-19-2005, 07:02 PM	#10
o_darknight Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yorkshire Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Bah! A likely story mirvin.

08-19-2005, 08:42 PM	#14
o_etzell Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The point I'm trying to make is that people are always going to have views on something. People are going to want to express those views, especially when it the thing that they like/dislike is marketed to them. If people say: "Oh, this is good" how is that any more helpful than "Oh, this is bad"? Shouldn't you be forced to back up your opinion in both cases, such as: "Oh, this is good because of the easily-identifiable traits and because you've given icons to 3rd party mods"?

08-19-2005, 08:55 PM	#17
o_bokko Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's hardly like someone tracked the author down and told him how much his icon pack sucks. This whole can't-critise-unless-you-can-do-better-yourself attitude is just silly. Come on, this is a message board afterall! To me it looks like he spent a lot of time on some icons, which look nice. The others just look rushed through and not very appealing.

08-20-2005, 11:10 AM	#19
o_storm Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SCOTLAND (above England) Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	They are definitely well done! Kudos ++ to the guy!

08-20-2005, 11:13 AM	#20
o_loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I like them tbh. Nice and smooth.

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