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 Sep 11 2004, 02:18 PM
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Is there any way to upload an avatar? Am I just not seeing it? All I seem to be able to find is the gallery of pregenerated ones.
Thanks! Sillara -------------------- ___________________________________________
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, Who art as black as hell, as dark as night. Can you accept a necromancer? Can you trust a murderer? Can you love Tsujatha? If you like Tsujatha, you should read his novels. Natha ssin'urn lu' dwalc ilythiiri noamuth wund l' rivven: Yasraena zhah ghil! Saerileth's bounty is as boundless as the sea; the more she gives to you, the more she has, for her love is infinite. |
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Sep 11 2004, 02:28 PM
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 Master of energies  Council Member Posts: 3319 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Magyarország |
No, only the pre-generated ones can be used, or the portraits (to get a portrait, you need to submit something, here are details).
-------------------- Mental harmony dispels the darkness.
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Jun 21 2005, 05:56 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 13 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Clarendon Hills IL |
hmm, why not? its quite simply to get avatars working on just about any forum. It must be for a diffrent reason then... (no space *cough*)
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Jun 21 2005, 06:35 PM
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 consiglieri  Member of Graphics Dept. Posts: 2343 Joined: 13-August 04 From: Michigan, U.S.A. |
It is as Baronius said in his link, the Dragonshoard download center is big and the community assets page is big, the comming up of WoRm's animations will be big. and there is even more space than that. No the avarars are for people that help out blackwyrm. It is just how it is done here.
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Jun 21 2005, 08:11 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 13 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Clarendon Hills IL |
ah, I see..
nevermind then my point is moot. |
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Jun 22 2005, 11:38 AM
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IESDP Guardian Forum Member Posts: 175 Joined: 22-July 04 |
Although, if you help out BWL, you are not forced to choose an avatar.
:-) I think the scheme is a good idea, it (hopefully) encourages people to do something helpful
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Jun 22 2005, 04:00 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 35 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
I like the portiait policy here at BWL, but why do they have to be so darn small?
As was pointed out, it can't be for want of space. |
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Jun 22 2005, 04:49 PM
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IESDP Guardian Forum Member Posts: 175 Joined: 22-July 04 |
I like the smaller avatars. Larger avatars are often distracting, and take up far too much room. The size here is nice, you can tell what they are, recognise people, and yet they are still nice and small :-)
NB. 100 posts! 
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Jun 22 2005, 07:20 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 35 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
I still think they could be a *little* larger.
I have a 20" monitor at 1600×1200 resolution so the avatar is actually smaller than my actual thumbnail. But on a smaller screen at a lower resolution, a big-ass avatar could be a distraction. By the way igi, help me out by turning this thread into a massive debate. I only need 470 more posts before I get *my* avatar! Woohoo! -------------------- Mod in Progress: Valen Expansion
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Jun 24 2005, 03:24 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 13 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Clarendon Hills IL |
Yes... massive indeed
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Jun 24 2005, 07:05 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 35 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
QUOTE(Bazuttu @ Jun 24 2005, 11:24 AM) Yes... massive indeed Yes, I hear that a lot... Hmmm, what were we talking about, again? -------------------- Mod in Progress: Valen Expansion
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Jun 24 2005, 07:10 PM
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Master of energies Council Member Posts: 3319 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Magyarország |
*cough* *cough*
Do you want to be in the place of the smilie hmm? 
-------------------- Mental harmony dispels the darkness.
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Jun 24 2005, 09:01 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 59 Joined: 22-July 04 |
QUOTE(igi @ Jun 22 2005, 07:38 AM) Although, if you help out BWL, you are not forced to choose an avatar. I liked that as well. -------------------- The Gibberlings Three - Home of IE Mods
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Jun 24 2005, 09:10 PM
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Master of energies Council Member Posts: 3319 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Magyarország |
I fail to understand why you assumed such a thing at all. Why would anyone be *forced* to choose an avatar?... It's logical that those who help can get one, but be forced to choose one... that would be ridiculous.
-------------------- Mental harmony dispels the darkness.
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Jun 24 2005, 09:54 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 1366 Joined: 22-August 04 From: Germany |
Exactly. Because if we would force helpers to take on an avatar, nobody could distinguish them from those avatar people who got theirs by spamming their post count to over 500. Right?!
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Jun 28 2005, 03:53 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 13 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Clarendon Hills IL |
I would love to help you guys out but I'm afraid my expertise dosen't extend very far into Baldur's Gate. But I love BG and am more than willing to learn. I could probably make spells or items, I read the tutorial and ive been there done that, though it is a tad diffrent. Just the wording...
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Jun 28 2005, 03:55 PM
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Master of energies Council Member Posts: 3319 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Magyarország |
According to the BWL rules, you can also write a Walkthrough for an IE game, which needs no modding skills.
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Dec 10 2005, 11:10 AM
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 Contributor Posts: 115 Joined: 20-December 04 From: Czech Republic, Prague |
I don't think, that this "portrait policy" is wise. Modders, admins have their ranks (and that's OK). But portrait is just for a good feeling.
There is a question, what's your "target group". If this forum is just for discussion between modders, than it's all right. I like BWL, but your forum is the worst (compare to other modding communities). Graphic is really nice but also chaotic. Maybe you should work on nicer atmosphere, which will attract new users. Not everybody has a time (and interest) for "competitors fight" because of one forum (and portrait ).P.S. We had a discussion on this topic with Vlasák yesterday. Maybe he "stored" more of my arguments.
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Dec 10 2005, 12:00 PM
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self-employed modder Contributor Posts: 41 Joined: 8-May 05 From: Jihlava, Czech Republic |
QUOTE(Jab @ Dec 10 2005, 01:10 PM) I don't think, that this "portrait policy" is wise. Modders, admins have their ranks (and that's OK). But portrait is just for a good feeling. There is a question, what's your "target group". If this forum is just for discussion between modders, than it's all right. I like BWL, but your forum is the worst (compare to other modding communities). Graphic is really nice but also chaotic. Maybe you should work on nicer atmosphere, which will attract new users. Not everybody has a time (and interest) for "competitors fight" because of one forum (and portrait ).P.S. We had a discussion on this topic with Vlasák yesterday. Maybe he "stored" more of my arguments. Do not envy me
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Dec 10 2005, 12:10 PM
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 Supremacy of the Metal Kingdom  Mod Developer Posts: 223 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Bulgaria |
QUOTE(Jab @ Dec 10 2005, 02:10 PM) I don't think, that this "portrait policy" is wise. Modders, admins have their ranks (and that's OK). But portrait is just for a good feeling. There is a question, what's your "target group". If this forum is just for discussion between modders, than it's all right. I like BWL, but your forum is the worst (compare to other modding communities). Graphic is really nice but also chaotic. Maybe you should work on nicer atmosphere, which will attract new users. Not everybody has a time (and interest) for "competitors fight" because of one forum (and portrait ).P.S. We had a discussion on this topic with Vlasák yesterday. Maybe he "stored" more of my arguments. I have to agree that the logic of the "portrait policy" evades me. If it serves the purpose to destiguish forum members from BWL council, modders and other contributors, it may well be acomplished using the stars system. Council members have red stars, modders blue(or purple depending on the monitor) and so forth... If it is done for saving space, I really don't think it can be an issue, since portrait of that size, especially if they are jpegs can be obout 4-6 kb. Even if we had 1000 forum members, that makes in the worst scenario 6kb*1000=6000kb which is very small space. Portrait size can also be limited to let's say 10 kb top preserve server space. But about the atmosphere - I think BWL is the cleanest and warmest server on RPGing that I've seen. Just look at the colour scheme - the colours make you feel comfortable and at home. Take the g3 fro example - all white, as if you are in a snowstorm. PPG - white, gray and a little blue. Other forums - varying from brown to complete black. Shall i go on? Chaotic graphics? Where exactly did you see them? Perhaps the BWL logo? Which is one of the few graphical elements on the forum, except for the avatars and the smilies. -------------------- Blessed be the one who has nothing to say, and yet remains silent.
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