SciFly II - First logo draft

[jshmrsn]

Edit: for most recent discussion topics, view later pages of this thread...

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Edit: New: (more recent draft)

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/NewSmall.png

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Edit:
Pretty much all the info in this first post is WAY out of date, so I'm starting over again with the drafts we have now.

http://i43.tinypic.com/14kdt9u.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/20utmvn.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2zid0fo.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/260egcz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/5pr6h3.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/29kujc3.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmt3qe.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg



Previous SciFly II discussion: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=8593


Here's a video of the game play from a Touch Arcade article:

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And here's the article:
http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/04/e3-early-gameplay-video-of-scifly-2/

[Maythius]

I dunno why but it looks like a baseball :confused:

[yourofl10]

I dunno why but it looks like a baseball :confused:

lol.

[indyraider4]

I don't see it. Maybe I am a just being blind, but I can't find it.

EDIT: ok I see it. It does look like a baseball. You should make the "fly" part Red.

[jshmrsn]

I dunno why but it looks like a baseball :confused:

Heheh yeah, I suppose it has the shape in the background.

http://www.isteroids.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/urine-test-baseball2.jpg


Well baseballs fly too I suppose haha :-P

[yourofl10]

hm.... looks ok.
I dont have anything

[Maythius]

Perhaps if you made the "II" a bit thicker it wouldn't looks so much like that? I feel like there is way too much open space in the logo. I'm not trying to be a clown I'm seriously trying to give some input;)

[inferi22]

I like it but I no u can do better

[jshmrsn]

Hm I sorta like this draft. It looks like it could fly like an aircraft. It might even work as a hidden unlockable plane o.O



http://www.jshmrsn.com/d3.png

[Vester]

DANG im pumped for Scifly, i love the original too!

[superbad]

Nope. Don't like either of them.

It'd probably be better if you add a background to it so I can orient myself better.

[indyraider4]

Hm I sorta like this draft. It looks like it could fly like an aircraft. It might even work as a hidden unlockable plane o.O



http://www.jshmrsn.com/d3.png
maybe try curving the inside of the II as well.

[Vester]

Nope. Don't like either of them.

It'd probably be better if you add a background to it so I can orient myself better.
do u EVER have anything good to say? Scifly is cool, its the first app i spent money on and scifly II will be a must on my list.

[superbad]

do u EVER have anything good to say? Scifly is cool, its the first app i spent money on and scifly II will be a must on my list.

Ask Josh himself if I have anything good to say when I met him personally last week.

Know who you're talking to kid before you acuse such things. Did I say Sci Fly is bad? Did I say Sci Fly 2 is bad?

I'm just saying what I think of it. Harsh love is the greatest.

[Vester]

Ask Josh himself if I have anything good to say when I met him personally last week.

Know who you're talking to kid before you acuse such things. Did I say Sci Fly is bad? Did I say Sci Fly 2 is bad?

I'm just saying what I think of it. Harsh love is the greatest.
ok point proven but still >:l

[Mattman]

Pretty good, like others have said looks a little "empty" but cool design and color scheme it just needs some "POP". :)

[Vester]

Pretty good, like others have said looks a little "empty" but cool design and color scheme it just needs some "POP". :)
true, it needs that little something that makes a game different and replayable (ill admit that scifly 1 had horroble replay value)

['Jeep]

Didn't like the game, don't like the logo!:o

That said, I quite like how SciFlyII is shaping up!;)

The logo doesn't really tell me anything about the game, and my first reaction was "baseball"! It leaves too much guess work. And it is not "unique" enough.

Good luck though (with both!), a logo IS hard work. I've tried it several times, and always ended up asking help from a pro graphic designer (my bro'! ;)).

[InsertWittyName]

Didn't like the game, don't like the logo!:o

That said, I quite like how SciFlyII is shaping up!;)

The logo doesn't really tell me anything about the game, and my first reaction was "baseball"! It leaves too much guess work. And it is not "unique" enough.

Good luck though (with both!), a logo IS hard work. I've tried it several times, and always ended up asking help from a pro graphic designer (my bro'! ;)).

Best post in this thread ^^^

Step away from the logo design and get a true designer in to do the work.

This is one of the most important things you can do, your icon will attract people to look at your app instead of just browsing by.

[Vester]

Best post in this thread ^^^

Step away from the logo design and get a true designer in to do the work.

This is one of the most important things you can do, your icon will attract people to look at your app instead of just browsing by.
true

[superbad]

So is Bugz icon designed by a pro?

['Jeep]

So is Bugz icon designed by a pro?

And a quite talented too. It tells a complete story, is very distinctive, works small, large, B/W... (maybe a bit too much white in terms of white/black/grey balance) The game is not really my cup of tea, but I've been attracted by the visual style of the game and icon since the moment it came out!

[jshmrsn]

Ask Josh himself if I have anything good to say when I met him personally last week.

Know who you're talking to kid before you acuse such things. Did I say Sci Fly is bad? Did I say Sci Fly 2 is bad?

I'm just saying what I think of it. Harsh love is the greatest.

Oh Hi, haha. Didn't realize that was you from your username :D
GDC was crazy... I probably said this then, but when that party started, I had already been up for 26 hours trying to organize my flight and get a stable build of SF2. The whole thing is kinda a blur now, and I didn't even drink! :-P

I'm going to post a video of something interesting with the logo in just a sec. It's going to be TOTALLY work-in-progress, though. It involves both graphic design and programming...

Thanks for all the critiquing and support so far! Like James said, tough love is the best :D

[spacecowgoesmoo]

I think it kinda looks like the Diablo 2 logo; it has the game in big letters with the 'II' centered behind it. Also, yes it does look like a baseball :)

[jshmrsn]

Okay so again, this is TOTALLY work-in-progress. My idea is to have the logo fly like an aircraft from behind the camera. Then, take the position of the main menu. Then, fade out to the actual menu. This will happen when the game starts up (a tap to skip).

So it has to blend from an animated 3D logo to the 2D logo - all in real time. ...Which is really complicated! :D

I've only worked on it for a little bit, so the logo and main menu look really junky. But the technical challenge is mostly proven, just needs better artwork and animation.

Improved Version:
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Old Version
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[jshmrsn]

I think it kinda looks like the Diablo 2 logo; it has the game in big letters with the 'II' centered behind it. Also, yes it does look like a baseball :)
Heheh, yeah it does. Actually, I couldn't help being influenced by the StarCraft II logo (also from Blizzard). I think the black inside part sets it apart though.

[indyraider4]

Okay so again, this is TOTALLY work-in-progress. My idea is to have the logo fly like an aircraft from behind the camera. Then, take the position of the main menu. Then, fade out to the actual menu. This will happen when the game starts up (a tap to skip).

So it has to blend from an animated 3D logo to the 2D logo - all in real time. ...Which is really complicated! :D

I've only worked on it for a little bit, so the logo and main menu look really junky. But the technical challenge is mostly proven, just needs better artwork and animation.

Improved Version:
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(play and press HQ for higher quality. Is there a way to embed this?)



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It needs to bounce back a little bit faster and it would be cool if you had a plane fly through in the bottom and, when the logo is animated, have the first ship fly through the I I in the logo. That would be really cool.

[inferi22]

Game looks great but current icon needs to be trashed and started again

[The Bat Outta Hell]

I'm not diggin the icon. Too much blue, and It doesn't stand out as much for me to click on it if I saw it.

[jshmrsn]

Hmm okay...
It looks I have to reconsider the icon...

I'm wondering what direction I should take this time. With the original SciFly, I simply used a picture of one of SciFly's ships against a planet. It was barely even an icon, but people could certainly recognize what it is in the store. With my other App, Chalkboard Calculator, I did a similar thing, but with numbers on chalkboard.

Is this what I should do for SciFly II also? If so, what? Just another ship?
Or, is it just that I need a better design for an icon? I don't think any quality of design will tell people its a flying game...

I did an image search for "xbox box art" and basically everything is a styalized title again an action packed background.

http://images.google.com/images?q=xbox%20box%20art&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

[inferi22]

I think you should maybe try sometimg completely new and unlike other icons, I might draw one free hand and you could edit as a real official looking icon.
P.S. Maybe if doesn't work try something like quake 3

[inferi22]

really,really quick mock up this does not resemblem my final design at all, i just wanted to do a quick design in paint. like i said really really quick and made in ms paint

[iFonePhanatic]

I really like the second, improved logo. That's really cool because it looks like a spaceship (as you said). It kind of reminds me of the Roman numeral 'II', which makes sense because this is the sequel

[crimson.]

The logo isn't working for me. Just thought I'd mention that.

[romulus]

Maybe if the blue bits were thicker... It feels a bit... fragile?

[Vester]

Maybe if the blue bits were thicker... It feels a bit... fragile?
its fine guys just let him be >:l

[jshmrsn]

Maybe if the blue bits were thicker... It feels a bit... fragile?

Good point. I still don't think I'm sticking with this logo, probably just going with a picture of action, but no hurt in drafting good ideas. And you are right, I think I do like it more than before this way.

http://www.jshmrsn.com/SFIIText.png

[jshmrsn]

really,really quick mock up this does not resemblem my final design at all, i just wanted to do a quick design in paint. like i said really really quick and made in ms paint

Dude, thanks for taking the time to do that! :D
I'm not sure about using SF, though... Those two letters are sorta taken by Street Fighter, especially Street Fighter 2...

[Vester]

hmmmm, i kinda like the last one, it looks more like roman numeral 2 (II)

[inferi22]

Dude, thanks for taking the time to do that! :D
I'm not sure about using SF, though... Those two letters are sorta taken by Street Fighter, especially Street Fighter 2...

ill probably make a better one tommorow(maybe drawn by hand then scanned into comuter)

[The Game Reaper]

What about this: One of the ships fly in from the corner of the screen and makes a slow curve towards the centre, then does a cool flip and out comes the text SCI FLY. Then a big shine covers the text and when it fades the II is behind the text.

btw is have you got any thoughts on online multiplayer?

[Paulio]

sometimes a cool font can make simple text look pretty cool.
Here's a mock-up that I think would work as a simple text logo.
A couple of quick effects later, and your left with an image that should appeal and stick in your mind.
If you want a picture to go with it, a simple outline monocolour vector would probably work well with it..


click on it to see it full res. looks a bit dodgy low res..

[jshmrsn]

sometimes a cool font can make simple text look pretty cool.
Here's a mock-up that I think would work as a simple text logo.
A couple of quick effects later, and your left with an image that should appeal and stick in your mind.
If you want a picture to go with it, a simple outline monocolour vector would probably work well with it..


click on it to see it full res. looks a bit dodgy low res..

That's is a very good point which I admit I haven't given that much attention to since the start of SciFly. For some reason I really like the Bank Gothic font (what I use for SciFly), but just about everyone else hates it. And for good reason, it's entirely boring...

The Unreal Tournament font (what you are using, I think) is definitely awesome. In fact, UT has a very distinctive logo from it:
http://www.calshop.biz/giochi/giochi1/Extra/imgBig/Unreal%20Tournament%20Theme.jpg

Edit: Yikes, sorry for the huge image.

[Paulio]

haha good eye ;P

yes that is a rather decent sized image :p.

I actually think the font really suits SciFly, pity you can't just keep it..
Tho, the font I have used is not official either, so this may by-pass certain rules? (implausible to the max tho..)
Eitherway, as it's a shooting game, see if you can make/track down a font similar that has spiky bits all over it. makes it look aggressive, as shooting is.
If you want, I could make up another, even add a vector outling of a ship? I'm sure your capable of such things tho, but it would give me something to do :)

[jshmrsn]

haha good eye ;P

yes that is a rather decent sized image :p.

I actually think the font really suits SciFly, pity you can't just keep it..
Tho, the font I have used is not official either, so this may by-pass certain rules? (implausible to the max tho..)
Eitherway, as it's a shooting game, see if you can make/track down a font similar that has spiky bits all over it. makes it look aggressive, as shooting is.
If you want, I could make up another, even add a vector outling of a ship? I'm sure your capable of such things tho, but it would give me something to do :)

I'm a big UT fan, so it was just luck :D
(actually, when I release more info on SciFly II, you'll see there are parts which are highly inspired by the 2004 edition :cool: )

My brother had an idea that I'm starting to kick around now...
What if I constructed the II out of an aircraft's wings? It would be great if this could be done in such a way that clearly showed that the icon represents a flying game.

Still, I'm really not sure what direction to go with the logo... So I can't guarantee I'll even use this concept at all, but if you or anyone else wants to play around with this idea, that would be cool with me.

I've got to get back to work on the actual game, the logo issue is starting to become a huge time drag. I've learned a lot from all this discussion though, so I'm glad I took the time. But a logo is useless without a feature complete game behind it! :p

Edit: One issue with this is that the design of wings has to fit the theme of SciFly's aircraft... which I haven't given out many screen shots of. But, many of the aircraft have a similar look sorta similar to the F-22 and F-18.
also: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=8851

[Paulio]

Yeah I was thinking that when I was doing that mock up. I actually flipped the second I around cos it looked more shipish. I'll have a go at the wings if you send me a screenie of a top down ship. Also send me one on an angle and I'll try and make it a vector outline..

Have to do it int like 15 hours or so though. Sleep and school first -__-

[inferi22]

I'll have my real epic one soon ps are you still using dogfight in title

[jshmrsn]

Yeah I was thinking that when I was doing that mock up. I actually flipped the second I around cos it looked more shipish. I'll have a go at the wings if you send me a screenie of a top down ship. Also send me one on an angle and I'll try and make it a vector outline..

Have to do it int like 15 hours or so though. Sleep and school first -__-

Definitely, school first. I don't know if you've seen some of my other posts, but I happen to be 17 myself. So, that's still an issue for me :-P

I'll PM you some screens or outlines a bit, I had somewhere, but I think I deleted them in frustration of that logo attempt :mad:... :p

[inferi22]

Definitely, school first. I don't know if you've seen some of my other posts, but I happen to be 17 myself. So, that's still an issue for me :-P

I'll PM you some screens or outlines a bit, I had somewhere, but I think I deleted them in frustration of that logo attempt :mad:... :p

could you please send me some to me also, i'm doing mine on photoshop and will be done in about an hour if i can get some screens or any thing else) if so thx

[jshmrsn]

could you please send me some to me also, i'm doing mine on photoshop and will be done in about an hour if i can get some screens or any thing else) if so thx

Absolutely.


Edit: Just saw your earlier post. No, I don't have any plans for a subtitle for SciFly II. It's just SciFly II.

[Paulio]

Absolutely.


Edit: Just saw your earlier post. No, I don't have any plans for a subtitle for SciFly II. It's just SciFly II.

Cheers for the sceens.
Damn, your game's a mad effort for someone still at school :O! Well done!
I wish I had the effort to learn how to code.. How much money have you made? Might influence me :P.
I've got a few ideas for the logo, if I can execute them well, it should be good.

So your not having Dogfight in the title? Depending, I think it would look good in the logo/splash screen. Your choice tho :P

[inferi22]

Cheers for the sceens.
Damn, your game's a mad effort for someone still at school :O! Well done!
I wish I had the effort to learn how to code.. How much money have you made? Might influence me :P.
I've got a few ideas for the logo, if I can execute them well, it should be good.

So your not having Dogfight in the title? Depending, I think it would look good in the logo/splash screen. Your choice tho :P

same^^^

[The Game Reaper]

That's is a very good point which I admit I haven't given that much attention to since the start of SciFly. For some reason I really like the Bank Gothic font (what I use for SciFly), but just about everyone else hates it. And for good reason, it's entirely boring...

The Unreal Tournament font (what you are using, I think) is definitely awesome. In fact, UT has a very distinctive logo from it:

While I like the font, I do not see how it is pertinent to your game as the font seems very old and medieval whereas something like this would suit your game better as it's more modern.

http://www.antonw.com/images_highres/marines-game-logo.JPG

[inferi22]

here is a slight mixture of the icons (not my epic one yet)

[lazypeon]

I second Game Reaper's suggestion. Don't underestimate the value a good font can add. Check out http://1001freefonts.com/.

[The Game Reaper]

Thanks for the link. There are some awesome sci fi fonts there

[Palfince]

I second Game Reaper's suggestion. Don't underestimate the value a good font can add. Check out http://1001freefonts.com/.

Also check out http://www.dafont.com/.

Here are all the Sci-Fi fonts that are free to use:
http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=303&page=1&l[]=10&l[]=1
Although I would still contact the maker to see if it's OK to use them for your game.

[inferi22]

at data font i got unreal font but wasnt sure if i could use it

[jshmrsn]

Wow, thanks again to everyone for putting so much thought into this!

I looked at those sites and most of fonts are definitely not usable (e.g. Starcraft, Unreal Tournament). But, I did find one that looks pretty cool at the bottom of the bucket. It appears to be usable, but I'll have to contact the creator as mentioned.
http://www.dafont.com/phantom.font?l[]=10&l[]=1

It's certainly not as iconic as Starcraft or anything, but has more SciFi feel than Bank Gothic does.

Do you think I should try switching to that font?

[inferi22]

I like the bank gothic actually and I don't think the font is the problem at all I think it's the Icon maybe you could send me some overall planet concept art. Because I think a planet would do well behind the bslck curved banner

[jshmrsn]

SciFly: Dogfight had more to do with flying from planet to planet, so that was cool for the logo. SciFly II is actually entirely island based. Flying from island to island, so I don't know if a planet is really a good symbol for SciFly II, but I'll certainly give you the planet art I used for SciFly: Dogfight if you have an idea in mind.

http://www.jshmrsn.com/Planet.png

[jshmrsn]

Possible new icon
http://scifly2.com/icon2.png

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Looks pretty cool, but less grey =/

An icon means everything to me, it determines whether I click the link on it in the app store or not =P

[Fletch]

I really like the blue background, and the design of the icon, but I think I have to agree with bat, by saying the grayness of the ship is a little dull.

[BrettArchibald]

Possible new icon
http://scifly2.com/icon2.png

Now THAT is a groovy icon... :)

I disagree with the comments to make it "less grey", if by that they mean to add colours to it — but I would perhaps increase the contrast ever so slightly...

[Marioman619]

:eek: I would buy this just for the icon! Just curious to see how the ship on it would look like if it was red.

[Der-Kleine]

hmm. I tried to make my own icon...

http://scifly2.com/icon2.png

vs.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2501i4l.jpg
(transparent background!) :)

Tell me if you like it :cool:

[Marioman619]

Transparent background icons look the best. Just look at icons like SnakeGalaxy. I think I'm obsessed with icons...

[romulus]

new icon looks much much better... I think the grey is fine too

[Palfince]

I just wanted to say thank you for the promo code for SciFly: Dogfight, it's really hyped me up for SciFly 2. It's actually a pretty good game and I couldn't stop playing until I had unlocked everything. I can't wait for SciFly 2 are you still doing the beta testing using people from this forum (since I signed up :D)?

:eek: I would buy this just for the icon! Just curious to see how the ship on it would look like if it was red.

Yeah I'd like to see the icon with a red ship on it, I think it would look better than the grey.

[jshmrsn]

Thanks for the feedback on the icons again. I'm still having a hard time deciding which direction to go in :-P The gray/blue icon looks interesting, but it's very far away from complete because, like you guys are saying, the gray ship is way too dull. I actually tried red on the icon once, it looked really bad, but I should try again. The problem is that I really want that blue in the background because SciFly 2 is all over the ocean, but I can't think of any colors for the ship that wont clash with the ocean.

Also, I think the blue glowing ship concept is pretty slick looking (like http://scifly2.com and Der-Kleine derivative), but it just makes for a really weird iPhone icon.

So hard to decide :confused::confused::confused:

[Prab]

If you can find a very good ship illustration, you can try to make the ship bigger by making it protrude out, just like how the burger in sky burger is made to look bigger by having a slight black background at the top and the burger nudge out on top.

[bware218]

I don't see it. Maybe I am a just being blind, but I can't find it.

EDIT: ok I see it. It does look like a baseball. You should make the "fly" part Red.
Something you may want to consider is the rule/notion of complementary colors . . . you have blues and whites over blues and whites making it a little hard to distinguish between the background and the actual logo. Don't be afraid to throw in a color that's a little further from blue in the spectrum to make it stand out more to the eye.

[Palfince]

Thanks for the feedback on the icons again. I'm still having a hard time deciding which direction to go in :-P The gray/blue icon looks interesting, but it's very far away from complete because, like you guys are saying, the gray ship is way too dull. I actually tried red on the icon once, it looked really bad, but I should try again. The problem is that I really want that blue in the background because SciFly 2 is all over the ocean, but I can't think of any colors for the ship that wont clash with the ocean.

Also, I think the blue glowing ship concept is pretty slick looking (like http://scifly2.com and Der-Kleine derivative), but it just makes for a really weird iPhone icon.

So hard to decide :confused::confused::confused:

Yeah, I didn't think the red looked that good but I thought it was probably due to my bad photoshop skills:

http://i42.tinypic.com/30wbfoh.jpg

I like the blue glowing silhouette of a ship it does look really slick, although I'm also not sure how well it will work as an icon. Perhaps you could just have an image of a ship coming towards you with a blue background. The ship could look like it was straight from the game and is a close up of it. I'm thinking kind of like Castle of Magic's icon but with more background (and a ship instead of a wizard).

http://images.appshopper.com/icons/319/384204.png

[jshmrsn]

Well we sorta had an icon like that a while ago before moving to the blue glow thing. How does this look?
http://scifly2.com/Icon3.png

Also, I really should give you guys my source images since you've been so kind as to make drafts yourself.
I'm having a hard time digging everything up, but here's a big image of the aircraft (non rendered in-game):
http://scifly2.com/material1.png


And here's a link to the raw PSD file behind the gray icon.
http://scifly2.com/material2.psd

[Palfince]

Well we sorta had an icon like that a while ago before moving to the blue glow thing. How does this look?
http://scifly2.com/Icon3.png

Yeah I was thinking about something like that, but more like this:

http://i39.tinypic.com/555rax.jpg...http://i43.tinypic.com/2irq2if_th.jpg

I just colourised the ship red (on Paint Shop Pro) and then put the sea background behind it (which I stole from one of SciFly 2's screenshots). I think it would also look better with thrust flames coming out of the back of the ship. It would make the icon look more exciting.

The main reason why I think the ship should be red, not grey, is because grey seems to tell me that it is work in progress since colours haven't been put in yet. Also red seems to be the main colour of SciFly 2's ships (even though there are 8000 different colour combinations).

[Der-Kleine]

Yeah I was thinking about something like that, but more like this:

http://i39.tinypic.com/555rax.jpg...http://i43.tinypic.com/2irq2if_th.jpg

I just colourised the ship red (on Paint Shop Pro) and then put the sea background behind it (which I stole from one of SciFly 2's screenshots). I think it would also look better with thrust flames coming out of the back of the ship. It would make the icon look more exciting.

The main reason why I think the ship should be red, not grey, is because grey seems to tell me that it is work in progress since colours haven't been put in yet. Also red seems to be the main colour of SciFly 2's ships (even though there are 8000 different colour combinations).

If you make the red abit darker and more shiny it wuld look great. But I think the background of the original icon was better. ;)

[Der-Kleine]

And here's a link to the raw PSD file behind the gray icon.
http://scifly2.com/material2.psd

With abit more Red...

http://i39.tinypic.com/wss1u8.jpg

(Oops, I forgot to make the grey stuff around the plane invisable :eek:)

[Palfince]

If you make the red abit darker and more shiny it wuld look great. But I think the background of the original icon was better. ;)

I tried to make the ship darker but with more shine, doesn't look that much different:

http://i40.tinypic.com/29kujc3.jpg...http://i39.tinypic.com/15wnz1f.jpg

I also tried it with the other background (merged slightly with the ocean background):

http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmt3qe.jpg...http://i40.tinypic.com/2yycrh4.jpg

I still think that the icon (and Der-Kleine's) would look better with some flames coming out of the back. :D

[Der-Kleine]

Red:

http://i42.tinypic.com/121qtdx.jpg

Blue:

http://i43.tinypic.com/2u4k4y9.jpg

:)

[Palfince]

Red:

IMG (http://i42.tinypic.com/121qtdx.jpg)

Blue:

IMG (http://i43.tinypic.com/2u4k4y9.jpg)

:)

Thanks, but can you make it so the ships are on a transparent background like the first image that was posted? Save the image first and then open it, because at the moment it's hard to put the image with a black background over the top of the background. Of course I could be doing something wrong or you could just put it on top of the blue background instead...

[Der-Kleine]

Thanks, but can you make it so the ships are on a transparent background like the first image that was posted? Save the image first and then open it, because at the moment it's hard to put the image with a black background over the top of the background. Of course I could be doing something wrong or you could just put it on top of the blue background instead...

OK. I hope you can open .xcf

here's the download link. (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5Y699ZKT)

[Palfince]

OK. I hope you can open .xcf

here's the download link. (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5Y699ZKT)

Turns out I can't open .xcf... :(

[Der-Kleine]

Turns out I can't open .xcf... :(

Well what can you open?

[Palfince]

Well what can you open?

I only have Paint Shop Pro XI not Photo Shop so I can open .jpg, .gif, .pspimage, .png, .psd, .svg and some more...

[Der-Kleine]

I only have Paint Shop Pro XI not Photo Shop so I can open .jpg, .gif, .pspimage, .png, .psd, .svg and some more...

Here as .psd (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KUDS7DKB)

[Palfince]

Here as .psd (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KUDS7DKB)

Thanks! I really like the look of this one:

http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2uj1hd0.jpg

I basically just put the image you gave me on top of the background jshmrsn gave. It looks pretty good and I think with a bit of tweaking could actually be used as the icon. I'll have to see what jshmrsn thinks about it.-

[Der-Kleine]

Thanks! I really like the look of this one:

http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2uj1hd0.jpg

I basically just put the image you gave me on top of the background jshmrsn gave. It looks pretty good and I think with a bit of tweaking could actually be used as the icon. I'll have to see what jshmrsn thinks about it.-

Yep! looks really Good! :)

[Palfince]

Ok this is just a round up of all the icons that have been posted so far to make things easier to see:

http://i43.tinypic.com/14kdt9u.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/20utmvn.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2zid0fo.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/260egcz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/5pr6h3.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/29kujc3.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmt3qe.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

The first icon with the blue glow actually looks pretty good now I've looked at it again!

[The Game Reaper]

Personally I hate icons that aren't a rounded square. They mess up the screen's composition. I really like the borders around icons, like Lock n' Roll, Tumblr, etc. Simple but colourful icons work too, such as Scoops and my favourite, FlickIt. As for SciFly's icon I would suggest putting a border around the second icon in the above post.

[tunawrap]

Ok this is just a round up of all the icons that have been posted so far to make things easier to see:

http://i43.tinypic.com/14kdt9u.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/20utmvn.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2zid0fo.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/260egcz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/5pr6h3.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/29kujc3.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmt3qe.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

The first icon with the blue glow actually looks pretty good now I've looked at it again!

I think the third one in this list looks fantastic :)

[Fletch]

Ok this is just a round up of all the icons that have been posted so far to make things easier to see:

http://i43.tinypic.com/14kdt9u.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/20utmvn.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2zid0fo.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/260egcz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/5pr6h3.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/29kujc3.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmt3qe.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

The first icon with the blue glow actually looks pretty good now I've looked at it again!

I'm liking icon #2, but possibly with a red ship, and with flames coming out the back.

[SoCal_Sponger]

I like the first one the best, the one with the transparent background except for the blue glow outline of the jet. That just catches my attention.

[jshmrsn]

Wow, thanks to all you guys for the great feedback. But, special UBER thank you to Palfince and Der-Kleine for your work. I'm very impressed!

I've gotta run, meeting with a friend to discuss some stuff.

It's still so confusing since eventually it comes down to a matter of personal opinion on a per-user basis. A lot of people like the first blue-glow icon, but it doesn't fallow conventions, so many people wont like for that valid reason. I think your are definitely going in a good new direction. I hope we can get them to work for real. My only issue right now is that red and blue have a hard time mixing, although your attempts look better than what I've done. Hopefully there will be some trick that will make them go together well.

Anyway, g2g for now.

Thanks again!

[Der-Kleine]

Thanks! I really like the look of this one:

http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2uj1hd0.jpg

I basically just put the image you gave me on top of the background jshmrsn gave. It looks pretty good and I think with a bit of tweaking could actually be used as the icon. I'll have to see what jshmrsn thinks about it.-

As a Small Icon I think it wuld be better without the red glow.

[Palfince]

As a Small Icon I think it wuld be better without the red glow.

Like this?

http://i39.tinypic.com/2n1hxn5.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2hxyflx.jpg

I still think it would look loads better with boost flames coming out of the back of the ship. I can't really add them though...

[jshmrsn]

I'll try to come up with a 2D graphic of the thrusters soon. It's definitely needed.

Meanwhile... look what I found :(
http://scifly2.com/glow.png

Doesn't look similar to http://scifly2.com at all... :confused:


Also, I was just thinking maybe the icon's background should be a green island below the horizon, and then blue sky above the horizon.

The red ship would go well over the green island and the yellow thrusters would go well over the blue.

I'll try to draft that up today, but I'm off to breakfast for now.

Thanks again everyone :)

[Palfince]

I'll try to come up with a 2D graphic of the thrusters soon. It's definitely needed.

Meanwhile... look what I found :(

http://scifly2.com/glow.png

Doesn't look similar to http://scifly2.com at all... :confused:

:mad: That's annoying.

Also, I was just thinking maybe the icon's background should be a green island below the horizon, and then blue sky above the horizon.

The red ship would go well over the green island and the yellow thrusters would go well over the blue.

I'll try to draft that up today, but I'm off to breakfast for now.

Thanks again everyone :)

Yeah, I think that the icon would look much better with a green island in the background and thruster flames will make everything more exciting. :D

I'm always a fan of games with a good icon.

[Der-Kleine]

Like this?

http://i39.tinypic.com/2n1hxn5.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2hxyflx.jpg

I still think it would look loads better with boost flames coming out of the back of the ship. I can't really add them though...

Yes, that's alot better! :)

maybe look on the internet for a picture of a boost flame that you can edit into thisone.

Anyway now without the glow the plane looks alot sharper (and faster :D).

[Coral]

I was just looking through some of the icons on my phone and thinking about trends. It seems to me that blue is a very popular color, almost over used. I really like the contrast that yellow has with the black background. Real Racing and the little bit on Star Defense really pop out at me. I think green would be a nice color to have as well. One thing is to make sure the colors are bright and not washed out.

There has been some great work in this thread. I hope you find one you like, and one that really makes people want to buy your game when it comes out.

Here are some drafts I came up with using some different colors. I left the backgrounds transparent so others could add to them and do whatever they wanted.
http://www.quicksnapper.com/files/8310/14855022104A4190F4CF92D_m.png

http://www.quicksnapper.com/files/8310/2520932484A419105A93F0_m.png

http://www.quicksnapper.com/files/8310/7347252544A419116259C2_m.png

Edits made using Pixelmator.

[weedeatinflyincougar]

Ok this is just a round up of all the icons that have been posted so far to make things easier to see:

http://i43.tinypic.com/14kdt9u.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/20utmvn.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2zid0fo.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/260egcz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/5pr6h3.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/29kujc3.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmt3qe.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14szmf9.jpg

The first icon with the blue glow actually looks pretty good now I've looked at it again!

i like #6 best but can whoever made that one put booster flames out of the back and a green island on it?

[Fletch]

Also, I was just thinking maybe the icon's background should be a green island below the horizon, and then blue sky above the horizon.

The red ship would go well over the green island and the yellow thrusters would go well over the blue.

That sounds perfect

[jshmrsn]

Hey everyone! So, in order to get that green/blue background I decided to write some code for the game so I can manually control the camera without flying a plane and all that complexity :)

It's been fun exploring the islands and taking screenshots. And, more importantly, I created a very quick draft of the icon and I'm super excited about it! :)

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/icon.pnghttp://jshmrsn.com/sc/icon.png


The thruster flames in the icon are really really bad so far, so I'm still looking for a way to get some really cool fire (can't really take a screenshot of the in-game fire).


And here's the source image for the background if you guys would to play around with it.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/1.png



Here are some other screenshots I took just for fun if you want to take a look.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/2.png

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/4.png

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/5.png




Here's the full size graphic:
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon.png


And here's a link to the PSD
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon.psd

Let me know what you think!

-Josh

http://jshmrsn.com/1.png

[Der-Kleine]

Hey everyone! So, in order to get that green/blue background I decided to write some code for the game so I can manually control the camera without flying a plane and all that complexity :)

It's been fun exploring the islands and taking screenshots. And, more importantly, I created a very quick draft of the icon and I'm super excited about it! :)

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/icon.pnghttp://jshmrsn.com/sc/icon.png


The thruster flames in the icon are really really bad so far, so I'm still looking for a way to get some really cool fire (can't really take a screenshot of the in-game fire).


And here's the source image for the background if you guys would to play around with it.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/1.png



Here are some other screenshots I took just for fun if you want to take a look.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/2.png

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/4.png

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/5.png




Here's the full size graphic:
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon.png


And here's a link to the PSD
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon.psd

Let me know what you think!

-Josh

http://jshmrsn.com/1.png

It looks great, but the flame is going abit in the wrong direction (too far up). I'll try to change that! :)

The other Pictures of the game look really nice.

[jshmrsn]

It looks great, but the flame is going abit in the wrong direction (too far up). I'll try to change that! :)

The other Pictures of the game look really nice.

Yeah, the flame was just a totally temporary thing to show the general colors. I'm going to make something better in my 3D application or something. (In fact, the whole thing is very temporary, I just got excited so I posted an early draft :p )

[Der-Kleine]

I changed the direction of the flame abit! :)

I hope this looks better:

http://i44.tinypic.com/ek3u69.jpg
(this is a .png!)

the flame looks pretty good now i'd say :)

The background looks abit pixelish. :(

Download as .psd:
SF2_BG.psd (1022 KB) (http://g.imagehost.org/download/0916/SF2_BG)

(I use Gimp)

[jshmrsn]

Hi, well I worked on the fire in my 3D application and I think it looks pretty cool.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/NewSmall.png

So my concern with the icon now is just that it looks kinda flat. Maybe I should add a border or some such.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/NewBig.png

[Der-Kleine]

Hi, well I worked on the fire in my 3D application and I think it looks pretty cool.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/NewSmall.png

So my concern with the icon now is just that it looks kinda flat. Maybe I should add a border or some such.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/NewBig.png

That must be a fast plane! :D

can you post a download link? (I just want to try some things...)

[jshmrsn]

Sure,
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon2.psd

Also, I'm working on adding a border. Not sure I like it yet, but I think it needs something like this.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/newBorder.png

[Der-Kleine]

Sure,
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon2.psd

Also, I'm working on adding a border. Not sure I like it yet, but I think it needs something like this.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/newBorder.png

Thanks.

I made the boostflame glow abit. :)

http://i40.tinypic.com/2emzxch.jpg

Tell me what you think of it ;).

Download:

SciFly_Glow.psd (2.5 MB) (http://g.imagehost.org/download/0513/SciFly_Glow)

[Palfince]

Sure,
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/ColorIcon2.psd

Also, I'm working on adding a border. Not sure I like it yet, but I think it needs something like this.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/newBorder.png

Wow, that looks awesome! The thruster flame looks really good and the colours look like they work well together. I think adding a border is a good idea and it looks great with it.

[Fletch]

The latest icon looks pretty darn good. I would keep it as is, with just a few finishing touches.

[jshmrsn]

Possible border style. Subtle, matches the theme of the in game menus.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/blackBorder.png


Also, screenshot showing new ice island and improved thruster graphics http://jshmrsn.com/ice.png

Edit: Also shows new in-game health/boost bar :)

[Der-Kleine]

Also, screenshot showing new ice island and improved thruster graphics http://jshmrsn.com/ice.png

Edit: Also shows new in-game health/boost bar :)

I know this fromm somewhere... Isn't that from Half Life 2?

I think it still needs abit of improvement.

[Palfince]

Possible border style. Subtle, matches the theme of the in game menus.

http://jshmrsn.com/sc/blackBorder.png


Also, screenshot showing new ice island and improved thruster graphics http://jshmrsn.com/ice.png

Edit: Also shows new in-game health/boost bar :)

I think I prefer this border to the other one, it looks better and kind of has a "glow" to it.

The ice island looks pretty good but I kind of agree with Der-Kleine it needs a little bit of improvement since it looks a bit too jagged at the moment.

[Coral]

I prefer the totally solid border to the one in the most recent post. The icon is coming along really well, it won't be long until you have it perfect.

[Theta-Omega]

I know this fromm somewhere... Isn't that from Half Life 2?

I think it still needs abit of improvement.

Not HL2, but it does resemble it i guess.

[Rocketman919]

Not HL2, but it does resemble it i guess.

I think he meant Portal. It does kinda look like the two little bar things.

[jshmrsn]

Haha, yes it's definitely from HL2/Portal. Hope they don't mind ;)
It's very ugly right now, but it's functional...


About the ice island, it's inspired by stuff like this:
http://www.frost-mirror.com.ar/img/iceberg.jpg

Which is why it's so jagged. Let me know if that convinces you it's cool, or still not your taste (I can't guarantee I can change it since the iPhone hardware limits what I can do).

[Der-Kleine]

I think he meant Portal. It does kinda look like the two little bar things.

this is how it looks like in HL2 (http://nomoregoatsoup.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/hl2_deathmatch.jpg)!

[jshmrsn]

this is how it looks like in HL2 (http://nomoregoatsoup.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/hl2_deathmatch.jpg)!

Any ideas on how I could innovate/deviate from HL2 in an interesting way? I've always loved it in HL2, but I suppose I shouldn't totally rip them off :o

I guess it doesn't matter, all games "copy" each other to some extent. I'm sure there was a first game to use the normal crosshair, and it's hard to say all games since are "ripping that off".

[Der-Kleine]

Any ideas on how I could innovate/deviate from HL2 in an interesting way? I've always loved it in HL2, but I suppose I shouldn't totally rip them off :o

I guess it doesn't matter, all games "copy" each other to some extent. I'm sure there was a first game to use the normal crosshair, and it's hard to say all games since are "ripping that off".

Here's how you culd make it (not round):

http://i39.tinypic.com/2zzqaa8.jpg

I know it's abit small :o

[jshmrsn]

Here's how you culd make it (not round):

http://i39.tinypic.com/2zzqaa8.jpg

I know it's abit small :o

Well that's certainly not a bad idea, although usually everything in SciFly 2 is round and shiny :rolleyes:

[Der-Kleine]

Well that's certainly not a bad idea, although usually everything in SciFly 2 is round and shiny :rolleyes:

OK. You are right there. I'll try again! :p

[Der-Kleine]

I hope this is better!

http://i41.tinypic.com/f5ugz.jpg

:o (Rounder and Glowing!) :)

[Der-Kleine]

Anything new with the Life/boost bar?

[jshmrsn]

Anything new with the Life/boost bar?

Not yet :)

Today I've been working on in-game iPod integration, creating some more advanced camera behaviors (a mode that puts your target in view, and a intro transition when you first start flying) and adding roll-control mode.

I know... I'm a very A.D.D. developer :D

[Der-Kleine]

Are you going to add bluetooth multiplayer (maybe in an update) :p?

[Vester]

Wow, that icon is great! (way better than the first one) Keep up the good work!

[Der-Kleine]

I think it's cool that when I turn off my coputer my wallpaper looks like this:

http://i39.tinypic.com/2rc6gr6.jpg

Maybe you could add a "quit" button to the game where you see something like this!

Soory, that the Quality isn't great :(

[jshmrsn]

I hope this is better!

http://i41.tinypic.com/f5ugz.jpg

:o (Rounder and Glowing!) :)


Just a small update: I think I'm going with something like this:
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/statRing.png

[Der-Kleine]

Just a small update: I think I'm going with something like this:
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/statRing.png

Yes, that looks quite good, but why is there this line in the middle of both bars?
And maybe make it abit smaller!

[Der-Kleine]

Just for Fun...

http://i30.tinypic.com/b5s9on.jpg

:D

[Fletch]

Just a small update: I think I'm going with something like this:
http://jshmrsn.com/sc/statRing.png
Yeah, that looks great. But I think DerKleine is right, it could be a bit smaller

[Twazzock]

I prefer Der Kleine's rounded design. Looks more polished.

[Der-Kleine]

I prefer Der Kleine's rounded design. Looks more polished.

Thanks. :)

If someone wants to download it, then here's (http://h.imagehost.org/download/0121/Crosshair_2) the Link!

[jshmrsn]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely keep working on it then.
I opened your PSD file and was fun to read all the layer names in Deutsch :)

What city do you live in? I've been to Munich for a few days, but that's it.

[Der-Kleine]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely keep working on it then.
I opened your PSD file and was fun to read all the layer names in Deutsch :)

What city do you live in? I've been to Munich for a few days, but that's it.

Yes, I do live in Munich. ;)

If you want, I could make the picture with more layers and some more info (wich colors where used)

[Der-Kleine]

Ok, here's the new version: Link. (http://h.imagehost.org/download/0042/Crosshair_2_new)

It has got more information (wich colors where used) and alot more layers (Now in english! :D). :)

Edit: OoOpS! It still says "Hintergrund" I think :(. But the other layers are in English!

[jshmrsn]

Ok, here's the new version: Link. (http://h.imagehost.org/download/0042/Crosshair_2_new)

It has got more information (wich colors where used) and alot more layers (Now in english! :D). :)

Edit: OoOpS! It still says "Hintergrund" I think :(. But the other layers are in English!

Heheh, Hinterground is fine, Deutsch/German is my favorite language :)
(not that I can actually speak it)

Based on your design, I created this:
http://jshmrsn.com/batch2/1.png

I'm still not 100% about the colors, but I decided not to use blue because it blends in with the sky way too much.

I changed the cross hairs as well. Considering making it spin :p

Let me know what you think...

Also, here's a bunch of screenshots I thought I'd share for the heck of it.

http://jshmrsn.com/batch2/2.pnghttp://jshmrsn.com/batch2/3.pnghttp://jshmrsn.com/batch2/4.png


And here's a whole bunch more that are actually pretty cool

http://scifly2.com/batch/ (http://scifly2.com/batch/)



Edit: Would be nice if we could change name of this thread to "SciFly 2 design feedback/progress thread".
Do we need a moderator to do that?

[Der-Kleine]

Heheh, Hinterground is fine, Deutsch/German is my favorite language :)
(not that I can actually speak it)

Based on your design, I created this:
http://jshmrsn.com/batch2/1.png

I'm still not 100% about the colors, but I decided not to use blue because it blends in with the sky way too much.

I changed the cross hairs as well. Considering making it spin :p

Let me know what you think...

Also, here's a bunch of screenshots I thought I'd share for the heck of it.

http://jshmrsn.com/batch2/2.pnghttp://jshmrsn.com/batch2/3.pnghttp://jshmrsn.com/batch2/4.png


And here's a whole bunch more that are actually pretty cool

http://scifly2.com/batch/ (http://scifly2.com/batch/)







Looks really good, but the (Healt & Boost)bars aren't quite straight.

Do you need any Beta testers? :D (I hope that says alot about how the game looks like :p) (I hope I wouldn't need a mac for that :()

[The Game Reaper]

I don't like those two straight bars. What you had before that was much better.

[Palfince]

I agree with The Game Reaper; I think that the previous design looked much better. Although I think that if you brought the two bars closer together and made then slightly shorter and wider this design would look pretty good.

Those screenshots are also looking really good and you'll be happy to know that I've changed my mind about the ice islands and I think they look pretty good. I can't wait for this game, I'm more excited about it than about Gangstar and Touch KO. :D

[Der-Kleine]

You could make an option to change between the old and the new boost/healt bar & Cross hair. ;)

[Twazzock]

I think the menus/interface look a bit tacky. Changing the font and the design of the menus would help make it look like a more polished, professional game.

[jshmrsn]

I think the menus/interface look a bit tacky. Changing the font and the design of the menus would help make it look like a more polished, professional game.

Which one of these two fonts look better? (not counting missing numbers and such)

http://jshmrsn.com/old.png
(old)

http://jshmrsn.com/new.png
(new)

Also, let me know if you have general ideas on the look of the menus.

[Der-Kleine]

Which one of these two fonts look better? (not counting missing numbers and such)

http://jshmrsn.com/old.png
(old)

http://jshmrsn.com/new.png
(new)

Also, let me know if you have general ideas on the look of the menus.

I like the old one more!

Just a small tip with the menus:
Do it like Origin8 does it: Make the menus smooth (so when you press a button you aren't at an other place in the menu straight away)

[Genius]

This is what u should use.

http://i42.tinypic.com/20utmvn.jpg

[The Game Reaper]

The new font looks very slick and polished... prefer it to the original.

[ultimo]

I like the 3rd iCon

[Fletch]

here's another vote for the old font

[Der-Kleine]

I like the 3rd iCon

The icon discussion is old!

There should be a thread with a pole where we can vote for the old or new font!

[jshmrsn]

Haha, thanks for all the feedback guys.

I'm pretty settled on the current icon, but thanks for commenting :)

As for the font, guess it's tied on that. I think I'll stick with the old font though since it's less generic than the newer one, but I'll try to cleanup the old one so it's more readable.

Today I've been working on the promo video, but can't show you guys that :D

Here's another random screenshot, this time just of the islands again.
http://scifly2.com/tropica.png