The Official TF2B (Shugo) Icon Thread • "It's here!"

[Ceiling Man]

Robotic Boogaloo icon update will be here in due time, I'm just having a difficult time adjusting to the new system. (The keyword here being "difficult")

[Ceiling Man]

V9 will be released tomorrow.

[NassimO]

[QUOTE=Ceiling Man;40762149]V9 will be released tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

Already? Damn, that was fast!

[sp]That's what she said, yeyeye.[/sp]

[ECS]

[QUOTE=NassimO PotatO;40762290]Already? Damn, that was fast!

[sp]That's what she said, yeyeye.[/sp][/QUOTE]

Sorry NassimO, but I'm the one who makes the bad jokes around here.

[Ceiling Man]

[url=http://tf2b.com/downloads/TF2BIcons_V9.zip][img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32066954/v9_promo.png[/img][/url]

Changelog:

-Officially converted to .VPK format.
-Added The Cave promotional items.
-Added Don't Starve promotional items.
-Added Brutal Legend promotional items.
-Added Bit.Trip Runner promotional items.
-Added Bioshock Infinite promotional items.
-Added Tomb Raider promotional items.
-Added Poker Night 2 promotional items.
-Added TF2VRH.
-Added Reddit promotional items.
-Added Robotic Boogaloo items.
-Updated [I]Bat, Pistol, Sniper Rifle, Bonesaw, and Grenade Launcher[/I] icons, with higher quality models.

[B]Installation:[/B]
-Extract file from .ZIP
-Locate your "tf/custom" folder
(-Delete previous TF2B icon VPK)
-Copy tf2b-icons-version-9.vpk to "tf/custom"
-Load up TF2.

Please let me know if you find any bugs/missing items, and we'll try to include it in the next update.

(Special thanks to NeoDement for making various Robotic Boogaloo icons.)

[Tom4ick]

[QUOTE=Ceiling Man;40766599][url=http://tf2b.com/downloads/TF2BIcons_V9.zip][img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32066954/v9_promo.png[/img][/url]

Changelog:

-Officially converted to .VPK format.
-Added The Cave promotional items.
-Added Don't Starve promotional items.
-Added Brutal Legend promotional items.
-Added Bit.Trip Runner promotional items.
-Added Bioshock Infinite promotional items.
-Added Tomb Raider promotional items.
-Added Poker Night 2 promotional items.
-Added TF2VRH.
-Added Reddit promotional items.
-Added Robotic Boogaloo items.
-Updated [I]Bat, Pistol, Sniper Rifle, Bonesaw, and Grenade Launcher[/I] icons, with higher quality models.

[B]Installation:[/B]
-Extract file from .ZIP
-Locate your "tf/custom" folder
(-Delete previous TF2B icon VPK)
-Copy tf2b-icons-version-9.vpk to "tf/custom"
-Load up TF2.

Please let me know if you find any bugs/missing items, and we'll try to include it in the next update.

(Special thanks to NeoDement for making various Robotic Boogaloo icons.)[/QUOTE]

I LOVE YOU!!!

[BY]

Seems you're still missing the Gear Grinder and Oil Spill MvM badges, and since either this update or the previous one the small version of the War Pig icon has had a bit cut off the top.

[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38202962/warpig.png[/img]

[.Omo]

It looks like the Zombie Medic and the Tux don't have icons as well. And the top of the Area 451 has the same issue BY posted with the War Pig.

[The_Broker]

Greetings, I was curious as to what paint program the Shugo team uses? (I know Mr. Shugo used GIMP/Paint.net (which is what I'm currently using.)

Reason I'm asking is because removing the background color (lime green) with the color selector isn't working well for me. It always leaves an outline around the model which I've had to remove manually twice now. I'd really like to know your methods on avoiding said outline and I thought maybe it had to do with the version of GIMP I'm using (2.0.)

[Ceiling Man]

[QUOTE=The_Broker;40767947]Greetings, I was curious as to what paint program the Shugo team uses? (I know Mr. Shugo used GIMP/Paint.net (which is what I'm currently using.)

Reason I'm asking is because removing the background color (lime green) with the color selector isn't working well for me. It always leaves an outline around the model which I've had to remove manually twice now. I'd really like to know your methods on avoiding said outline and I thought maybe it had to do with the version of GIMP I'm using (2.0.)[/QUOTE]

(Please note that in the future I will be redoing Shugo's tutorial on how to make icons)

Ragnar and I both use Photoshop CS5, as it's much more simple, and it has certain things that we use that GIMP could not offer.

One of the reasons I need to update Shugo's tutorial is because we no longer use the green method, we now use a "Alpha method".

[The_Broker]

[QUOTE=Ceiling Man;40768201](Please note that in the future I will be redoing Shugo's tutorial on how to make icons)

Ragnar and I both use Photoshop CS5, as it's much more simple, and it has certain things that we use that GIMP could not offer.

One of the reasons I need to update Shugo's tutorial is because we no longer use the green method, we now use a "Alpha method".[/QUOTE]

Sir, two more questions:

Is Photoshop CS5 a free download or a purchase, do you JUST use Photoshop CS5 or it and Paint.net.

Thank you sir.

[.Omo]

Also, I have no idea how relevant this is for here, but is there any timescale for when the icons in backpacks on TF2B will be updated?

[Ragnar Homsar]

[QUOTE=The_Broker;40768531]Sir, two more questions:

Is Photoshop CS5 a free download or a purchase, do you JUST use Photoshop CS5 or it and Paint.net.

Thank you sir.[/QUOTE]
I'm unsure about Ceiling Man's workflow, but I pretty much exclusively use three programs: HLMV for model viewing (duh), Notepad++ for VMT editing (adjusting phong and rim lighting, setting mannequin textures, etc.), and Photoshop CS6 for the actual image editing.

When it's time to pack up the icons, I batch convert the TGAs to VTF using VTFEdit.

Also yes Photoshop costs money. There's a 30 day trial, after that you can either buy it for ~$600 for regular or ~$1000 for Extended or pay monthly for Adobe's weird Creative Cloud thing.

[The_Broker]

[QUOTE=Ragnar Homsar;40773297]I'm unsure about Ceiling Man's workflow, but I pretty much exclusively use three programs: HLMV for model viewing (duh), Notepad++ for VMT editing (adjusting phong and rim lighting, setting mannequin textures, etc.), and Photoshop CS6 for the actual image editing.

When it's time to pack up the icons, I batch convert the TGAs to VTF using VTFEdit.

Also yes Photoshop costs money. There's a 30 day trial, after that you can either buy it for ~$600 for regular or ~$1000 for Extended or pay monthly for Adobe's weird Creative Cloud thing.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for all your help sir! I'll hold off on making anymore of my custom icons until the tutorial is revamped.

[Tom4ick]

[QUOTE=Ceiling Man;40768201](Please note that in the future I will be redoing Shugo's tutorial on how to make icons)

Ragnar and I both use Photoshop CS5, as it's much more simple, and it has certain things that we use that GIMP could not offer.

One of the reasons I need to update Shugo's tutorial is because we no longer use the green method, we now use a "Alpha method".[/QUOTE]

When you will finish the tutorial? :3

[Smashman]

I discussed the method above, so take a look there!

[Smashman]

Any ETA on a Rome promo icon release?

[Ceiling Man]

[QUOTE=Smashman;41204413]Any ETA on a Rome promo icon release?[/QUOTE]

TBA.

I got a little sidetracked after getting a job, recently, but I should have them done within the week.

[R.M.T.B.]

Thought I'd post this

The icon for the stocking stuffer looks like this
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/902127097132001667/89FDB762852C05ED41B01EE3D74E4794DE36C0CF/[/t]
But the in-game item looks like this
[t]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/902127097132003649/97DBE2867D2E0BD131B9219C730AAA995F2091AF/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/902127097132005086/1FB6DFF11701E1844E37DF9710DD34F7B758A940/[/t]

[Smashman]

[QUOTE=R.M.T.B.;41348264]Thought I'd post this

The icon for the stocking stuffer looks like this
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/902127097132001667/89FDB762852C05ED41B01EE3D74E4794DE36C0CF/[/t]
But the in-game item looks like this
[t]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/902127097132003649/97DBE2867D2E0BD131B9219C730AAA995F2091AF/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/902127097132005086/1FB6DFF11701E1844E37DF9710DD34F7B758A940/[/t][/QUOTE]

ok

[.Omo]

To make it clear, that guy is pointing out the differences in the candy cane. It'd be helpful if that was said.

And to follow it up, I noticed that the Virus Doctor doesn't really look like the item ingame. The texture looks like it's covered in yellow/orange, which was fixed a few updates ago.

[Ceiling Man]

[url=http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=11063]"Thanks to this verification system, we've been able to select a whopping 64 Gold Star items for this coming update."[/url]

:suicide:

[R.M.T.B.]

[QUOTE=Ceiling Man;41387620][url=http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=11063]"Thanks to this verification system, we've been able to select a whopping 64 Gold Star items for this coming update."[/url]

:suicide:[/QUOTE]

Good luck with that

[Tooie]

Maybe I'm just crazy, but would it be possible for someone who knows what they are doing to program something that does at least most of this automatically? Like load it up in hlmv at the right angles, background. bobloblaw...

[Psyke]

I wish there was something that did that for paint galleries/paint images

i hear the officialwiki has some automated method for it

But with icons it's a different kettle of fish. most of the time they require manual tweaking i believe.

[.Omo]

[QUOTE=psyke;41393140]I wish there was something that did that for paint galleries/paint imagesi hear the officialwiki has some automated method for itBut with icons it's a different kettle of fish. most of the time they require manual tweaking i believe.[/QUOTE]Nah, there's not an automated method. There's an automated method for the 3D model things that are on weapon pages, but all there is for paint images is a tutorial. All the rotations and stuff to get good images are stored on a page, though sometimes you have to wait until someone creates the icons for the rotations to be decided on. The only automated bits are saving the images, if you use Photoshop and can get the thing to work, and changing the paint, if you use TFMV.

[R.M.T.B.]

And another thing, shouldn't the icon for the Builder's Blueprints be red? Its currently blue

[Ceiling Man]

I apologize for this delay, everyone, I hurt my arm in a work-related incident. Nothing too bad, I'm better now.

[R.M.T.B.]

[QUOTE=Ceiling Man;41607839]I apologize for this delay, everyone, I hurt my arm in a work-related incident. Nothing too bad, I'm better now.[/QUOTE]

Can't wait to see the next update and please fix what I mentioned above

Also, the Idea Tubes color should be red

[dolphin]

[QUOTE=R.M.T.B.;41607884]Can't wait to see the next update and please fix what I mentioned above

Also, the Idea Tubes color should be red[/QUOTE]

Probably because they were "blueprints" he made them blue. It makes more sense for the icon but probably doesn't look as nice on a loadout screen as a whole. But I am not stressing it.