I'd be interested to see what you come up with. The little template development group at the MSE2 forums actually generated blank images for a Space template, and I coded it (with a little help from ComicBookGuy) and made it complete with Magic -> Space text replacement effects, such as "Creature" becoming "Unit" when you type it, and a Space keyword set translated from the Magic keyword set.
The problem is the templates came out slightly ugly I think, which I blame on the rough-hewn nature of the cards WotC shared.
For the fonts we used Venus Rising (which happens to be free) as the Name and P/T font, and Times New Roman for the rest.
lol... While I can't really speak for other people who work on templates and who are more skilled with images than I, I atleast tend to work in pngs, then switch to jpegs when I'm done. Working in png is to avoid the compression, and jpeg at the end is to save on size, which could quickly get out of control for MSE, since there are 76 styles across 14 games; 52 are Magic styles.
Eventually, it might be nice for MSE to switch to pngs, and using them for certain portions isn't unheard of, especially when we need transparency.
Anyway, I'd be interested to see what you create. I might even release the MSE version in png.
Edit: Some things we've had requests for that were beyond my skill were space flips, space planeswalkers, and splits, although I could probably accomplish a space split template on my own. A better group of mana symbols would be awesome as well, cause what I took off the cards really sucks, to be honest.
We could use your help, a third person is much better. I'll PM you my IM. We have decided to convert the 10th ED precons to STC (but i want to tinker with them too.)
I'll be making new frames.
As for the contest idea, i'm pretty sure there's been a LOT of "What If?" variant themed contests, but it wouldn't hurt to PM PBG with a specific idea, i'm always up for it at least...
Edit: Some things we've had requests for that were beyond my skill were space flips, space planeswalkers, and splits, although I could probably accomplish a space split template on my own. A better group of mana symbols would be awesome as well, cause what I took off the cards really sucks, to be honest.
Well use them, beleive me, i have some tricks. If you make the symbols in 3D they'll be geometrically correct. We can then transfer it to 2D (easy in shop) and i'll turn that into a font.
STC, but if you want, i can do them, it's no biggie; lmk
*EDIT*
I am almost done the 2 main frames, all that is left is the symbols which i'll do tomorrow and then i'll hopefully blow you guys away. Even i have to admit...it looks sweet.
....oh yeah, the one i'm showing you tomorrow is like the 5th design i came up with, being the 1st that i didn't trash after 2 hrs trying to make it work...so that's why it's taking a bit...
This would be so cool to have in MWS... If you want to ship me the PSD, I can render cards in that format with sci-fi artwork. I have tons of the stuff on my computer lol.
I was just reading about the whole Space: the Convergence thing, and this certainly looks like an interesting project. F_K_I_H, that card looks amazing.
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*my fav frame* + *I kept it nearly the same as ~ for nostalgia*
First person to post all the original MTG cards that i modelled the STC cards above from & the (almost) prevalent theme throughout the 7 cards total. gets to choose the next card made! (for kicks)
Ancestral Recall
Blaze of Glory
Dark Ritual
Lightning Bolt
Giant Growth
Black Lotus
Glimpse the Unthinkable
The theme is the original cycle of 1cc instants in First Edition, or at the very least have 1cc in general.
P.S. Has anybody else noticed how well the card type symbols match this frame? It's almost like they were designed to go together. And having the colour symbol in the corner would be useful in some kind of "landless" format where cards become lands.
Ancestral Recall
Blaze of Glory
Black Lotus
Giant Growth
Dark Ritual
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Lightning Bolt
'Tis all good 1CC cards! (Except you-know-who)
2nd 'Tis: They almost all contain the number 3.
3rd 'Tis: The original magic cards they're based off of were all printed within three years. Except for Glimpse/Utter Defeat
4th 'Tis: The Majority of the cards are Instants.
Very nice, very nice. They look so professional grade too! The art tends to match allot more then not with the borders. Was it hard to find art that matched or no?
These look really awesome and the project as a whole is cool too. The one critique I would have is that I don't really like the font used in the name and type lines. It seems way too rigid. I think you could find something else that would still feel futuristic, but would have better readability and might also harmonize more with some of the other elements of the frame, i.e. finding something with more curvature or variation in stroke width.
Very nice, very nice. They look so professional grade too! The art tends to match allot more then not with the borders. Was it hard to find art that matched or no?
Yes...it was very hard. Mainly cuz it had to be tech-ish. (lot of people had good art that fit the theme, but most of them weren't colored...)
The one critique I would have is that I don't really like the font used in the name and type lines. It seems way too rigid.
Best i could find. The rest were too futuristic that some symbols were not very clear and/or the font was missing symbols. (you'd be surprised by how many fonts don't have something like / or "....)
Oh and Cabalwannabe is the winner as he included the 'almost 3 of' flavor to the cards. I would have done healing salve to complete it, but it's not really that great...Blazing Glory was i thought, a better card. Alright, so Cabalwannabe gets to choose the next card made whether it be planeswalker, token, flip or dual...
If anyone is interested in helping me design a frame and perhaps some starter decks for this WOTC game, lmk.
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I think we should do the standard MTG thing and simply create 5 species to use for this.
I'll PM you with stuff. Be ready
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The problem is the templates came out slightly ugly I think, which I blame on the rough-hewn nature of the cards WotC shared.
For the fonts we used Venus Rising (which happens to be free) as the Name and P/T font, and Times New Roman for the rest.
The MSE2 template for this can be found here.
There was also a thread of card ideas in the Custom Cards forum here at mtgsalvation, but it fizzled out.
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....No jpegs!
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lol... While I can't really speak for other people who work on templates and who are more skilled with images than I, I atleast tend to work in pngs, then switch to jpegs when I'm done. Working in png is to avoid the compression, and jpeg at the end is to save on size, which could quickly get out of control for MSE, since there are 76 styles across 14 games; 52 are Magic styles.
Eventually, it might be nice for MSE to switch to pngs, and using them for certain portions isn't unheard of, especially when we need transparency.
Anyway, I'd be interested to see what you create. I might even release the MSE version in png.
Edit: Some things we've had requests for that were beyond my skill were space flips, space planeswalkers, and splits, although I could probably accomplish a space split template on my own. A better group of mana symbols would be awesome as well, cause what I took off the cards really sucks, to be honest.
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I'll be making new frames.
As for the contest idea, i'm pretty sure there's been a LOT of "What If?" variant themed contests, but it wouldn't hurt to PM PBG with a specific idea, i'm always up for it at least...
I'll be watching out for it.
Lol, consider it done.
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I really think we should consider adding a line for artist credit and copywrite info because there isn't one.
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@ 3D know-how: Glad to have you on board! Perhaps then you can make the mana symbols....:D
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3D mana symbols? Where are we putting those? oO
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STC, but if you want, i can do them, it's no biggie; lmk
*EDIT*
I am almost done the 2 main frames, all that is left is the symbols which i'll do tomorrow and then i'll hopefully blow you guys away. Even i have to admit...it looks sweet.
....oh yeah, the one i'm showing you tomorrow is like the 5th design i came up with, being the 1st that i didn't trash after 2 hrs trying to make it work...so that's why it's taking a bit...
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Only one card for now as i had to create a new VM and re-install my scanner/photoshop as the grace period expired.
Comments are very welcome. btw: the symbol for Cyro is my worst...couldn't think of anything whatsoever.
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Thanks to spiderboy4 for the banner and avatar!
Gotta love High Counsel, though.
This would be so cool to have in MWS... If you want to ship me the PSD, I can render cards in that format with sci-fi artwork. I have tons of the stuff on my computer lol.
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Sorry for not doing the symbols as I said I would do. I got myself a handful of personal projects :/
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WUB Sharuum Solar Flare
UBR Thraximundar Zombie Beatdown
Here are the rest:
*my fav frame* + *I kept it nearly the same as ~ for nostalgia*
First person to post all the original MTG cards that i modelled the STC cards above from & the (almost) prevalent theme throughout the 7 cards total. gets to choose the next card made! (for kicks)
~Center of the Gaming Universe~
Microsuck
Blaze of Glory
Dark Ritual
Lightning Bolt
Giant Growth
Black Lotus
Glimpse the Unthinkable
The theme is the original cycle of 1cc instants in First Edition, or at the very least have 1cc in general.
P.S. Has anybody else noticed how well the card type symbols match this frame? It's almost like they were designed to go together. And having the colour symbol in the corner would be useful in some kind of "landless" format where cards become lands.
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Blaze of Glory
Black Lotus
Giant Growth
Dark Ritual
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Lightning Bolt
'Tis all good 1CC cards! (Except you-know-who)
2nd 'Tis: They almost all contain the number 3.
3rd 'Tis: The original magic cards they're based off of were all printed within three years. Except for Glimpse/Utter Defeat
4th 'Tis: The Majority of the cards are Instants.
Very nice, very nice. They look so professional grade too! The art tends to match allot more then not with the borders. Was it hard to find art that matched or no?
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Yes...it was very hard. Mainly cuz it had to be tech-ish. (lot of people had good art that fit the theme, but most of them weren't colored...)
Best i could find. The rest were too futuristic that some symbols were not very clear and/or the font was missing symbols. (you'd be surprised by how many fonts don't have something like / or "....)
Oh and Cabalwannabe is the winner as he included the 'almost 3 of' flavor to the cards. I would have done healing salve to complete it, but it's not really that great...Blazing Glory was i thought, a better card. Alright, so Cabalwannabe gets to choose the next card made whether it be planeswalker, token, flip or dual...
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