Suggestion talk:20090302 Basic Character Visuals

RE Link

Linkthewindow said:

Kill - UD's a browser, text-based game. So, no graphics, this is the area for a Firefox extension.

You realise there are already graphics in UD? The logo, the street background in the mini-map. This would be lower-resolution than either of those --Explodey 23:34, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

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Basic character visuals in profiles

Timestamp:	--Topgun 18:03, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Type:	improvement
Scope:	interface
Description:	I know Urban Dead is a browser based game, but it would be pretty nifty if your profile contained a visual representation of your character, for example clothes, and their various stages of detiriation, could be displayed on a small character, illustrated by a simple pixel drawing. As a optional extra for those who want it of course. I genuinely believe this would be a worthwhile aesthetic touch for Urban Dead and as a graphic artist with nothing better to do I would happily illustrate said pixel drawings.Although anyone could do it.Obviously EDIT- this is a simple example of how it could look: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3305706939_639173f871_b.jpg --Topgun 12:41, 24 February 2009 (UTC) It would also flesh out those unimaginative characters who have no description what so ever.

Discussion (Basic character visuals in profiles)

I'd like to keep it. I've thought the same thing before, but I think that this would be more for the UD toolbar than for Kevan to do.--Waytouy

Agreed. A neat idea, to be sure, but one better served by a third-party add-on like UDToolbar than directly implemented into UD by Kevan. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 11:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

it's better than allowing just any picture. As long as it's enabled by the character, but also possible for other people to disable the pixely pictures.--  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 00:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Repeat after me: Low. Tech. Browser. Game. This means you do not need the desktop equivalent of SkyNet to play it. Want pretty pictures for your character? Utilise the link option and link your profile to the wiki or a MySpazz page for said character. -- . . <== DDR Approved Editor 18:13, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Are you joking me? small .gif files are not exactly "skynet" technology. Even if you were backward enough to be playing urban dead on a 56k dial-up it'd run just the same. And the point is it would be OPTIONAL. I don't understand how someone can be so cynical negative about something so small. --Topgun 18:57, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm with Waytouy and Iscariot here. While I do like the idea of graphics for the game, the main page pretty clearly refers to the game as being entirely text based. This would DEFINITELY be something cool to have as a Firefox addon or maybe just a part of udtoolbar. --Johnny Bass 19:25, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Okay, Johnny Bass, fair point, i will accept that it would probably end up as an add on- that's what would make it optional i suppose. In fact if i could write script I would actually do it all myself.. I can't though :(. Still, i do not understand how the game being embellished with a few optional graphics would really hurt Urban Dead or why you would be bothered to oppose it. I often check other people's profiles to read their description, but then see they didn't write one, especially people who are Level 41 or so. There are major role playing elements to urban dead and although you don't have to bothered partaking if you don't want, it would still be better for other players who want to, to at least be able to see what your character looks like. --Topgun 21:55, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm not really opposing it, I genuinely like the idea. Just, in my opinion, all of the graphical modifications to UD occur as independently developed add ons and should remain in such a fashion. I'd recommend contacting whoever scripts Udtoolbar with that idea as it seems like they are already working towards something like that. --Johnny Bass 22:06, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

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