[QUOTE=Zero Hour;40300776]Should use this style of headcrab ;D
if HL2 was a horror game..
[IMG]http://www.thomasmahler.com/images/portfolio/headcrab_03.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I'm going to level with you, I look at that and all I see is a ballsack with fangs.
[QUOTE=Snood_1990;40295103]I'm doing the AR2 and definitely don't want the weapon to look like that reference. There's a lot of things wrong with it.[/QUOTE]
ohgod I'm so glad you said this
(not only because references should be the original work but because you're right, there is a shit ton of things wrong with it)
[QUOTE=Zero Hour;40300776]Should use this style of headcrab ;D
if HL2 was a horror game..
[IMG]http://www.thomasmahler.com/images/portfolio/headcrab_03.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
With a good texture, this would look fucking amazing. Remember, it might look like a scrotum that's taken one too many trips through a lawn mower, but the headcrabs are aliens. It would make sense for them to look drastically different from your average earth animals.
[QUOTE=99p;40301452]With a good texture, this would look fucking amazing. Remember, it might look like a scrotum that's taken one too many trips through a lawn mower, but the headcrabs are aliens. It would make sense for them to look drastically different from your average earth animals.[/QUOTE]
I literally looks like it's without skin, what evolutionary advantage would not having skin be
[B]Better now?[/B]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/wvSDApn.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/RbfBwVb.jpg[/t]
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And for those who want it simpler (which is pretty bland if you ask me):
[t]http://i.imgur.com/eSd4vA2.png[/t]
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301517][B]Better now?[/B]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/wvSDApn.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/RbfBwVb.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
It's the same design direction but toned down, that's like taking the wrong turn on the road but instead of going back you just drive slower
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301517]And for those who want it simpler (which is pretty bland if you ask me):
[t]http://i.imgur.com/eSd4vA2.png[/t][/QUOTE]
This is actually [I]better[/I], but can you see how without those fancy effects, the design itself is lacking?
[QUOTE=RaTcHeT302;40301386][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/U3LXo3J.png[/IMG]
Gave it a try. Never really did stuff like this.[/QUOTE]
Without the words there saying Half-Life 2, I don't think people'd know it's HL2. It just looks like a weird cityscape encased in a circle with an epsilon symbol on top. Fairly good attempt though.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301517][B]Better now?[/B]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/wvSDApn.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/RbfBwVb.jpg[/t]
[editline]16th April 2013[/editline]
And for those who want it simpler (which is pretty bland if you ask me):
[t]http://i.imgur.com/eSd4vA2.png[/t][/QUOTE]
So Half-Life 2 enhancement mod is actually Half Life 3.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301517][B]Better now?[/B]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/wvSDApn.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/RbfBwVb.jpg[/t]
[editline]16th April 2013[/editline]
And for those who want it simpler (which is pretty bland if you ask me):
[t]http://i.imgur.com/eSd4vA2.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Personally, I would put my vote in for the sigma version. It goes with the greek lettering style of the original logo.
[editline]16th April 2013[/editline]
Also those rounded edges look strange imo.
[QUOTE=miroki;40301612]So Half-Life 2 enhancement mod is actually Half Life 3.[/QUOTE]
See? That's why I chose the Sigma version, cause Epsilon looks too much like a backwards 3.
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[t]http://i.imgur.com/15raKxN.png[/t]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ObwWNnq.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2Q2508N.png[/IMG]
Citadel in background
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5ge42q2.png[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cbfrxCC.png[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ketcFfO.png[/IMG]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/orHW8l1.png[/t]
[QUOTE=Zero Hour;40300776]Should use this style of headcrab ;D
if HL2 was a horror game..
[IMG]http://www.thomasmahler.com/images/portfolio/headcrab_03.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
It looks like it was made out of expanding foam. o_0
[QUOTE=Snood_1990;40301692]It looks like it was made out of expanding foam. o_0[/QUOTE]
Or silly putty.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301635]See? That's why I chose the Sigma version, cause Epsilon looks too much like a backwards 3.
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[t]http://i.imgur.com/15raKxN.png[/t][/QUOTE]
good lord, stop the post processing, you can get away with changing a lot more in the original shape then you realize
here's just a small crappy example:
[t]http://i.cubeupload.com/J2JTBs.png[/t]
The sigma is behind but connected to the original lambda, showing how it is an addition to the original, but it breaks the circle (or "mold") symbolizing something more, or better [SUP]or enhanced[/SUP]
[QUOTE=wewt!;40301722][t]http://i.cubeupload.com/J2JTBs.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Look too MassEffect-like
Reminds me of Mirror's Edge, personally.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301744]Look too MassEffect-like[/QUOTE]
...pallette wise it kinda does actually
that's not the point anyway, the point is that you can change the form and shape instead of replacing a singular element and then dumping effects on it
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301744]Look too MassEffect-like[/QUOTE]
He does have a point though, it does look better without all the embossing and gradients and all that.
Half-Life 2: Enhancement Mod's Logo Enhancement Thread V1
Well there's a good reason to have a more professional looking logo. If you scrolled past a good logo on ModDB, you'd be more interested in what the mod had to offer, no?
jesus guys
he's letting everyone get involved with every single detail of the mod you'd think you could let him choose his own logo.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40301635]See? That's why I chose the Sigma version, cause Epsilon looks too much like a backwards 3.
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[t]http://i.imgur.com/15raKxN.png[/t][/QUOTE]
I think this one looks fine
like honestly, the logo is the least important part of this mod. to be honest, this looks appealing, other more 'plain' logos just look like generic logos for other generic source mods. this one stands out.
[QUOTE=Mech Bgum;40302216]Uhhhh. What can be more generic than just replacing lambda with something else?
Like, [I]everybody[/I] was doing it since 2005.[/QUOTE]
I have only seen 1 or 2 mods that actually replace the lambda logo, the rest just replace the little '2' at the top, or just color it differently. And I can assure you most people don't actually add depth to their mod logos, 99% of people's mod logos are flat, uninteresting shapes that a 4 year old could draw. I made mine to 'pop', if you're scrolling down a page, you're more likely to notice the one that's more interesting in color, and shading because it look more 3D and appealing.
well it's not like it would hurt the mod if a couple of uninvolved people made some logos in their spare time. i mean, it's not like everyone here has a task of monumental importance that they need to fulfill and we can't wast any time on thinking up a half-decent logo. surely if you really can't provide anything other than graphic design, it wouldn't hurt to make a decent mock-up or two?
Can't say I found the "3D" logo so appealing. As Mech Bgum said, it's a cheap effect. Just play around with the layer effects for a second and bam, you got the effect. The plain ones look much more interesting and more appealing, even if it doesn't stand out. If you want to stand out, then you should try to create a logo which isn't [I]only[/I] made out of cheap effects you used on the layer.
[QUOTE=RaTcHeT302;40301386][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/U3LXo3J.png[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
I found this one to look rather nice. It maintains the nice logo shape, which people associate with HL2. The city on the inside was a nice touch, in my opinion. HL2 plays out in City 17, it could remind people of that. It did for me for instance.
[QUOTE=Mech Bgum;40302325]its a cheap photoshop effect.
and replacing lambda is nothing special, really.[/QUOTE]
And making it look like a MassEffect or Mirror's Edge rip off is?
[QUOTE=Zero Hour;40300776]Should use this style of headcrab ;D
if HL2 was a horror game..
[IMG]http://www.thomasmahler.com/images/portfolio/headcrab_03.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
To be honest this would look great as a variant of the regular headcrab, mutated by all the toxic/radioactive waste in C17.
Then again, that's Fallout/STALKER logic, Half-Life's sci-fi is of the harder variety.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;40302347]And making it look like a MassEffect or Mirror's Edge rip off is?[/QUOTE]
He's not implying that the logo should be a rip off. He's only saying that your logo isn't incredibly appealing.
I quite like the skyline version. Why not add the Citadel, though? Easily the most iconic building in HL2.
[QUOTE=Mech Bgum;40302402]I don't see striking similarities. And oh my gosh, you have no clue about visual design.
The guy's got the point. Just accept it.[/QUOTE]
Oh my, and insulting me is going to accomplish what?
We're making this mod in our free time, this is not some big-budget AAA game. The team and I are all doing this for free, show some respect.
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