Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008

148 posts · 2008-10-01 13:22:22 to 2008-10-09 14:26:12

#36300505042 10/01/2008 13:22:22 Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
This thread is for discussing Image Retrieval, posted October 01, 2008 on Data Node One. 

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#36300505058 10/01/2008 13:59:13 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Hawt
#36300505061 10/01/2008 14:01:55 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Yay! I LOVE!!!
#36300505063 10/01/2008 14:05:33 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
thats 4 down, The Oracle is an interesting add. Gotta love the Seraph one.
#36300505065 10/01/2008 14:06:00 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Want.
#36300505066 10/01/2008 14:14:28 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Can't wait!
#36300505067 10/01/2008 14:16:30 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
more masks...yippie..never would of guessed
#36300505068 10/01/2008 14:21:00 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
meh... not to interested in these
#36300505072 10/01/2008 14:26:40 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Meh, Veil excites me more than Oracle or Dirty Seraph.
#36300505073 10/01/2008 14:34:19 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Personally I don't think I'd want to get a mask of one of the main characters. Generic NPC's (Succubus, Blood Drinker etc...) are fine but not main characters.

Thats my own personal preference though, I'm sure there will be plenty of people thrilled at being able to look like Veil, Cryptos, Seraph and The Oracle plus whoever else on the cards for a while, plus there will be opportunities for films.

It'll be interesting to see half a dozen Seraphs fighting each other in Mara C and a couple of Oracles healing. Any newcomer arriving at that time will just be wth?!
#36300505076 10/01/2008 14:43:01 Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Vinia wrote:
Personally I don't think I'd want to get a mask of one of the main characters. Generic NPC's (Succubus, Blood Drinker etc...) are fine but not main characters.

Thats my own personal preference though, I'm sure there will be plenty of people thrilled at being able to look like Veil, Cryptos, Seraph and The Oracle plus whoever else on the cards for a while, plus there will be opportunities for films.

It'll be interesting to see half a dozen Seraphs fighting each other in Mara C and a couple of Oracles healing. Any newcomer arriving at that time will just be wth?!
Goodbye Story and Exclusive RSI models.
#36300505077 10/01/2008 14:44:09 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Cool, kinda was hoping for other version of seraph but this will do.
#36300505078 10/01/2008 14:44:58 Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
privaronT wrote:
Goodbye Story and Exclusive RSI models.
It's only for about 2 weeks or so, I'm planning on grinning and bearing it.
#36300505079 10/01/2008 14:46:46 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Yes because the 2 week long event allowing players to access models they normally wouldnt is the cancer that kills mxo..

Please...
#36300505082 10/01/2008 14:49:52 Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Tranque101 wrote:
Yes because the 2 week long event allowing players to access models they normally wouldnt is the cancer that kills mxo..

Please...
Keep hope alive...
#36300505085 10/01/2008 14:54:18 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
I'm planning to have my usual kooky fun with the masks: case in point the flashmob of Headless I got together in Dannah Heights by the bridge last yeat. This year: donning the Oracle mask and giving out "candy" (probaby Health and/or RSI pills) trick or treat style.
#36300505087 10/01/2008 15:01:31 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
I've been wanting a Seraph costume for a long time, so that one's a great addition to me.  The Oracle?  Not so much.. but she could make for some cool pictures, so it's not a complete loss by any means.  I also find the choice of going with storyline characters to be a bit odd.. but then again, I'm not sure there were many non storyline characters left worth making masks of.
#36300505101 10/01/2008 15:40:03 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
I don't see the big deal about being a Main Character. I mean if you were a kid still, would you be so uptight about pretending to be your favorite cartoon character?
#36300505103 10/01/2008 15:47:31 Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Shinryu wrote:
I've been wanting a Seraph costume for a long time, so that one's a great addition to me.  The Oracle?  Not so much.. but she could make for some cool pictures, so it's not a complete loss by any means.  I also find the choice of going with storyline characters to be a bit odd.. but then again, I'm not sure there were many non storyline characters left worth making masks of.

Commando's.
Elite Commando's.
Wire frame dude and dudette.
Unlimits, male and female.

That are 6 costumes. We get 7 each year? ... General costume, old looks, not the condom'd version. There, that's 7.

I don't really mind these costumes and I do want to farm them all but I'd rather see non-unique looking costumes in game instead of the official characters. I'm sure they'll make up for some great screenshots though. Oracle kicking Seraph's butt with MA: "You do not truly know someone until you fight them." ^.^ I call dibs on the first Motivation picture of that. =P

#36300505105 10/01/2008 15:52:25 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008

OK we Merovingians need to feel the love....Please please Ookami ftw....Thats my top choice, then any others...Merv himself, Persey, Malphas, Twins, Beirn...its all good.  Although I know Effy won't allow any clones of him that aren't him in Mega City! 

#36300505111 10/01/2008 15:55:43 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Using main characters = lame.

Just like Syna said, there are plenty of other ones, why use these characters? Seems stupid imo, also a slap in the face for people who want to film with them.

"Oh yea you can film with the characters now! But only for 2 weeks of the year, and under crappy lighting conditions, and when the hardlines are covered with crap, and zombies spawn."

Lame.

Edit: Fix the bloody forums, took me 15 mins to post this.
#36300505112 10/01/2008 15:56:03 Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Cervacius wrote:
...or Dirty Seraph.
He didn't get that name from his costume either, know what I'm sayin'?
#36300505113 10/01/2008 15:57:06 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
I knew it!!!Woooooooot Seraph...
#36300505122 10/01/2008 16:21:56 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
It's prolly, Agent Gray and Pace or Ookami and Malphas or The Kid and Shimada.

I'm sticking with Morpheus Sim for the Rare.

However, I would not be surprised if it was The General, an Elite Commando or Beirn.
#36300505125 10/01/2008 16:42:53 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
I'm still sitting on the fence on whether I like having main character costumes or not.  It'll give me a great opportunity to take some screenshots for Arch's backstory (requiring The Oracle and others).

Unlimit costumes would've been cool though.
#36300505133 10/01/2008 17:19:50 Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Syna wrote:
Shinryu wrote:
I've been wanting a Seraph costume for a long time, so that one's a great addition to me.  The Oracle?  Not so much.. but she could make for some cool pictures, so it's not a complete loss by any means.  I also find the choice of going with storyline characters to be a bit odd.. but then again, I'm not sure there were many non storyline characters left worth making masks of.

Commando's.
Elite Commando's.
Wire frame dude and dudette.
Unlimits, male and female.

That are 6 costumes. We get 7 each year? ... General costume, old looks, not the condom'd version. There, that's 7.

Well, we haven't seen all of the costumes for this year yet, so I'd say it's a little early to write off Halborn.  We already have Elite Commando costumes.  The Unlimits, appearance wise, are very near normal players as is, so all you'd be adding is the code eye effect, which players can get anyway.

I can definitely see The General being made available.. but he's just another story character, so that's not really any different than putting Veil, Cryptos, etc. in.

That leaves the regular commando.  Not a terrible choice for a costume, and if you scrape things together, there's the Box 2 and 3 enemies.. the section 9 commandos, the club guards we don't have yet etc.  Sure you could come up with 7 costumes we don't have yet that are actually "new" but, like I said, the consideration needs to be whether or not they are worthy additions.

Oh, and I'm also begging for Ookami to be one of the Mero masks.  *pleads in Rarebit's general direction*
#36300505138 10/01/2008 17:35:18 Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
ArchDuke wrote:
I'm still sitting on the fence on whether I like having main character costumes or not.  It'll give me a great opportunity to take some screenshots for Arch's backstory (requiring The Oracle and others).

Unlimit costumes would've been cool though.

All you need for an Unlimit costume is code eyes and one of those crappy orange or green 1980's "Body Fuzion" leotards that everyone instantly recycles the second it comes into their inventory.

#36300505143 10/01/2008 18:04:12 Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Villemar_MxO wrote:
ArchDuke wrote:
I'm still sitting on the fence on whether I like having main character costumes or not.  It'll give me a great opportunity to take some screenshots for Arch's backstory (requiring The Oracle and others).

Unlimit costumes would've been cool though.

All you need for an Unlimit costume is code eyes and one of those crappy orange or green 1980's "Body Fuzion" leotards that everyone instantly recycles the second it comes into their inventory.

The pants are missing - they're NPC-only.

Trust me, I've been trying to dig up an Unlimit uniform ever since the Unlimit saga. All I've got is the jacket, a green/black bucklevest, and some Hosh Chaps that make me feel like a butt pirate (Though I confess cutting the arse out lets my tail breathe so it's not too bad).
#36300505146 10/01/2008 18:16:36 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Pants are only available in black and white for players. Unlimits wear orange and black and I've seen them in gray/black and some other colour I think.
Definitely on my list of clothing that I'd like to see in game; other colour hosh caps.
#36300505161 10/01/2008 19:21:59 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Very nice! I could go either way on the main character issue. Hopefully, the next group we'll see will make sure everyone gets what they want...
#36300505183 10/01/2008 20:04:46 Re:Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Shinryu wrote:
Syna wrote:
Shinryu wrote:
I've been wanting a Seraph costume for a long time, so that one's a great addition to me.  The Oracle?  Not so much.. but she could make for some cool pictures, so it's not a complete loss by any means.  I also find the choice of going with storyline characters to be a bit odd.. but then again, I'm not sure there were many non storyline characters left worth making masks of.

Commando's.
Elite Commando's.
Wire frame dude and dudette.
Unlimits, male and female.

That are 6 costumes. We get 7 each year? ... General costume, old looks, not the condom'd version. There, that's 7.

Well, we haven't seen all of the costumes for this year yet, so I'd say it's a little early to write off Halborn.  We already have Elite Commando costumes.  The Unlimits, appearance wise, are very near normal players as is, so all you'd be adding is the code eye effect, which players can get anyway.

I can definitely see The General being made available.. but he's just another story character, so that's not really any different than putting Veil, Cryptos, etc. in.

That leaves the regular commando.  Not a terrible choice for a costume, and if you scrape things together, there's the Box 2 and 3 enemies.. the section 9 commandos, the club guards we don't have yet etc.  Sure you could come up with 7 costumes we don't have yet that are actually "new" but, like I said, the consideration needs to be whether or not they are worthy additions.

Oh, and I'm also begging for Ookami to be one of the Mero masks.  *pleads in Rarebit's general direction*
We do? Do you mean holiday masks or the buffed clothing drops from the hallways?
#36300505187 10/01/2008 20:11:26 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Dirty Seraph without the eye effect?  I guess that makes him Seraph Scurge.  I'm crossing my fingers for a Pace mask.
#36300505191 10/01/2008 20:20:46 Re:Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Shinryu wrote:
Syna wrote:
Shinryu wrote:
I've been wanting a Seraph costume for a long time, so that one's a great addition to me.  The Oracle?  Not so much.. but she could make for some cool pictures, so it's not a complete loss by any means.  I also find the choice of going with storyline characters to be a bit odd.. but then again, I'm not sure there were many non storyline characters left worth making masks of.

Commando's.
Elite Commando's.
Wire frame dude and dudette.
Unlimits, male and female.

That are 6 costumes. We get 7 each year? ... General costume, old looks, not the condom'd version. There, that's 7.

Well, we haven't seen all of the costumes for this year yet, so I'd say it's a little early to write off Halborn.  We already have Elite Commando costumes.  The Unlimits, appearance wise, are very near normal players as is, so all you'd be adding is the code eye effect, which players can get anyway.

I can definitely see The General being made available.. but he's just another story character, so that's not really any different than putting Veil, Cryptos, etc. in.

That leaves the regular commando.  Not a terrible choice for a costume, and if you scrape things together, there's the Box 2 and 3 enemies.. the section 9 commandos, the club guards we don't have yet etc.  Sure you could come up with 7 costumes we don't have yet that are actually "new" but, like I said, the consideration needs to be whether or not they are worthy additions.

Oh, and I'm also begging for Ookami to be one of the Mero masks.  *pleads in Rarebit's general direction*

We don't have the same face-covering helmets like the commandos have. Unlimits don't look like players at all if you ask me. I mean, you can recognise them as an Unlimit. That must mean something =) It's all in the pants and shoes though... Like, the only difference with the Trainman is that we don't have the exact same coloured clothes...right? What about the Effectuator or the Architect? They both look like players as well. There are no costumes of either of them but they're all recognisable characters that people are familiar with. =)
The old look of the General is not in game anymore so I don't have much of a problem with that. It's more the fact that we can now play with characters that are part of today's story.
I also meant a wireframe model, not the actual Hallborn or Carlyne - all it requires is a different haircut, I guess. Same with the female model for Wright.
The rest of the Pandora Box should be available as a costume too. It only makes sense.

Monkeyman: This is about the drops in the hallways. There are no holiday masks of Elite Commando's.

#36300505198 10/01/2008 20:28:41 Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Villemar_MxO wrote:
ArchDuke wrote:
I'm still sitting on the fence on whether I like having main character costumes or not.  It'll give me a great opportunity to take some screenshots for Arch's backstory (requiring The Oracle and others).

Unlimit costumes would've been cool though.

All you need for an Unlimit costume is code eyes and one of those crappy orange or green 1980's "Body Fuzion" leotards that everyone instantly recycles the second it comes into their inventory.

Yeah, the female version of the collector item from the Historic District looks eeriely like the female Unlimit gear..
#36300505200 10/01/2008 20:30:21 Re:Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
MatrixRefugee wrote:
Villemar_MxO wrote:
ArchDuke wrote:
I'm still sitting on the fence on whether I like having main character costumes or not.  It'll give me a great opportunity to take some screenshots for Arch's backstory (requiring The Oracle and others).

Unlimit costumes would've been cool though.

All you need for an Unlimit costume is code eyes and one of those crappy orange or green 1980's "Body Fuzion" leotards that everyone instantly recycles the second it comes into their inventory.

Yeah, the female version of the collector item from the Historic District looks eeriely like the female Unlimit gear..
Those suits are in game in different colours. Don't know if the orange/black one is available to players. The one in Historic has different shades of green if I remember correctly.
#36300505205 10/01/2008 20:37:01 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Syna wrote:
MatrixRefugee wrote:
Villemar_MxO wrote:
ArchDuke wrote:
I'm still sitting on the fence on whether I like having main character costumes or not.  It'll give me a great opportunity to take some screenshots for Arch's backstory (requiring The Oracle and others).

Unlimit costumes would've been cool though.

All you need for an Unlimit costume is code eyes and one of those crappy orange or green 1980's "Body Fuzion" leotards that everyone instantly recycles the second it comes into their inventory.

Yeah, the female version of the collector item from the Historic District looks eeriely like the female Unlimit gear..
Those suits are in game in different colours. Don't know if the orange/black one is available to players. The one in Historic has different shades of green if I remember correctly.
I'm pretty sure it's the same freaky beige color: I used to have one for the buffs, but I hated the sight of it, but that was a while back. Hm... :: Goes rooting in old screenshots::
#36300505210 10/01/2008 20:41:39 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Hm, could be... I might be confusing it with another suit then. I thought it was green. =O
#36300505236 10/01/2008 22:16:27 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
ive had a change of heart. I feel more excited now, idk why but I just do especially to see which is rare more than anything.
#36300505252 10/01/2008 23:41:22 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
You know he's doing this so that Effy won't have such a hard time changing people into stuff this year, right? =P
#36300505275 10/02/2008 01:03:44 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008

Didn't Rarebit say something about probably not using a wireframe model of a body type 3 (Halborn) due to the issue body type 3 naked males have when sitting or something? 

Also, I know I've already said my piece about having main characters as masks so I won't repeat it, but if it's the only way I can get that hairstyle, I'd definately have to get an Ookami mask if it becomes available.

#36300505285 10/02/2008 02:31:15 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Cool.

If there's an Ookami mask, then awesome. Mmm. Veil and Ookami.

Throw Pace in the mix and you're sorted.
#36300505299 10/02/2008 03:46:02 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008


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#36300505387 10/02/2008 08:33:44 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008

Rare.. do you just select a portion of the character's face and shrink, shrink, shrink it to the right size or do you have to do other bits and pieces too like adjusting the colour palatte or something?

(Note I have almost zero knowledge of graphic design or photoshopping beyond cutting/pasting, blur and clone stamp!)

#36300505452 10/02/2008 13:24:48 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Just a smidge of sharpening and contrast (levels adjustment) after shrinking it.


#36300505458 10/02/2008 13:40:53 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
still waiting for the stretchy sati costume
#36300505467 10/02/2008 14:19:50 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008

Want: FM1500 costume.

I've always wanted to be an FM1500.

#36300505468 10/02/2008 14:21:07 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
I really hope this years halloween isnt a goodbye to the characters in those last few img retrievals.
Other than that... If you really wanna look like seraph or oracle, its cool for you...
#36300505606 10/03/2008 03:41:58 Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Hyperviolent wrote:
I really hope this years halloween isnt a goodbye to the characters in those last few img retrievals.
Other than that... If you really wanna look like seraph or oracle, its cool for you...
I really can't see both main characters for the Cyphs being killed off anytime soon, especially over halloween.
#36300505690 10/03/2008 08:16:14 Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008

cool masks! can't wait!

#36300505707 10/03/2008 08:50:55 Re:Re:Re:Image Retrieval - October 01, 2008
Vinia wrote:
Hyperviolent wrote:
I really hope this years halloween isnt a goodbye to the characters in those last few img retrievals.
Other than that... If you really wanna look like seraph or oracle, its cool for you...
I really can't see both main characters for the Cyphs being killed off anytime soon, especially over halloween.
Cryptos is dead for me, ever since he didn't do what was original planned in the old story-line script. Cryptos ain't no freaking Cypherite in my eyes. Like Endomorph keeps saying: DEAD TO ME.