[req] dude icons

hey ill have you know i passed the turning test 7 times out of 9!!

Just use a border around the icon for self, make skin invisible for "normal" people, use blue skin as a punishment for smurfing and give donators a hallow-like halo.

Oh and friends can have pink skin! I've always wanted pink friends.

+ 1 for Balls.

ok, I finish them in the coming week.

Those heads use more pixels and the progression isnt clear.

Imo only clear way to give progression is by adding more things or when displaying something familiar that just looks better/stronger.

Ok, so more seriously, lets think about what requirements might considered:

1) Distinct visual progression
2) Space efficiency (16x16)
3) Immersion/stylistic consistency (i.e. army men might be out of style)
4) Humanized (i.e. little heads instead of insignia icon)
5) Information density and clarity (friend, admin, developer, combination, etc.)

Ah, well, so I had been working on a path similar to Sak, with a stylized spherebot design. Unfortuntely it doesn't work well at 16x16.



What I had in mind was to use this as the base. Ranking would be determined by a league icon set in the background. Obviously there are no leagues yet, much less league insignia, but here is a sample:



Spherebot color would then represent other things, like community status (admin, dev, contributor).

The reverse could also be done, with spherebot colors for rankings and background icons for community status.

Friend status is kind of a special status, so it could have a different symbol floating around there:



So if I make any progress on this it will be to try to make 16x16 usable, work out league designs, and set up my source file so that icons can be automatically generated for easy maintenance.

quote: I fear they would just see it as a pipe assembly or some generic machinery.

Should I be taking you seriously on this?

Naw, my suggestion! Invisible skin color, pink for friends, blue for smurfs!