MIITW Desktop Background competition (now closed)

Myrddraal · 07-22-2006, 14:16

UPDATE: The competition winner and full results can be seen here:

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=68669

********************

The aim of the competition:
Make a desktop background for MIITW!

The prize:

Direct from CA, a copy of Total War Era's pack.

This pack contains all the games released so far and their expansion packs, from Shogun and Mongol invasion, through MTW and Viking invasion and ending with RTW and Barbarian Invasion.

It also contains postcards, posters, documentaries on the making of the game, MIITW stuff and more bonus material...

It's a great pack for those of you who've only played Rome, time to discover some of the earlier classics!

You know what you must do now :- Get hold of some MIITW screenshots, and get making those desktops!

Many thanks to *The Shogun* of CA for offering the prize

To help you get started, barocca has compiled some useful borders and logo's into a kit here

To kickstart this:

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5199/1highqi4.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/113...600highxd3.jpg

barocca · 07-22-2006, 15:06

^i'm kinda intimidated by the quality of that one!!!^
excellent work!

here's my lame attempt
click the thumb for full size (full size is 250k - filesize reduction courtesy of kekvitirae)

770K version

B.

barocca · 07-22-2006, 15:08

and we did this for Rome,
maybe reviewing them will give you all some ideas

Fan Created Rome Pre-Release Wallpapers

barocca · 07-23-2006, 01:37

Here's my base collection of usefull files,
frames similar to the one above, a CA.gif (transparent), a mix of M2TW logo's both black BG and transparent - not the worlds cleanest, but more than suitable for this,
and a mix of TW badge's - i do HAVE the burning one here, somewhere, on one of my CD or DVD archive discs, but i cannot locate it today.

M2TW_WP-helper-KIT.zip

samples of logo and badge (larger and smaller versions in the kit)

you do not have to put wallpapers in frames, i just like to with most of mine

edit about half these files are photoshops - if thats not suitable give me a holler and i'll translate them to bmp and gif

Cheers
B.

barocca · 07-23-2006, 02:41

click the thumb for full size
B.

barocca · 07-23-2006, 03:20

- 800x600
or
1024x768
B.

x-dANGEr · 07-23-2006, 14:27

Give us a break.. I'm busy with some DVD editing right now. So.. What is the dead time?

x-dANGEr · 07-23-2006, 14:27

Oh, and can the wallpaper be GIF?

The Spartan (Returns) · 07-23-2006, 15:48

i choose the first a long time ago (RTW wallpapers) now i feel like changin!

PROMETHEUS · 07-23-2006, 18:45

Here Is My Version Of The Wallpaper....
....

TB666 · 07-23-2006, 19:23

Well here comes one from a newbie

barocca · 07-24-2006, 12:59

PROMETHEUS and TB666 - cool!!

files types - gif's, jpeg, bmp - all fine

Myrddraal · 07-24-2006, 16:21

Quote:

Well here comes one from a newbie

The quality is great. And @PROM, you've proved your desktop skills elsewhere, I'm not surprised you can pull out stuff like that - I just hope nobody is put off for fear it theirs isn't as good as yours.

PROMETHEUS · 07-24-2006, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myrddraal

The quality is great. And @PROM, you've proved your desktop skills elsewhere, I'm not surprised you can pull out stuff like that - I just hope nobody is put off for fear it theirs isn't as good as yours.

Thanks , btw I posted a preview of the unit you long ago requested me , if you are still interested let me know or otherwise I could place on for the ones wo would like it to have .....

barocca · 07-25-2006, 23:15

click the thumb for full size

B.

The Shogun · 07-27-2006, 15:35

Guys these are great I have a copy of the Eras pack on my desk that I just wrestled from another member of staff. When you have picked the winner let me know and I'll get it in the post.

Myrddraal · 07-27-2006, 16:26

Cheers Shogun

So the winner gets a prize from CA. Great stuff. Back to work...

EDIT: econ, could you add the prize to the thread title?

Tamur · 07-27-2006, 17:24

wow, some great work already here...

barocca, that's the best help kit I've seen, thanks! Fun fun... *off to plan*

Tamur · 07-28-2006, 09:01

I think I got the click-on-for-full-size thingy figured out. I think.

Here's mine, not quite what I was supposed to do I guess but it's the first thing that came to mind.

Duke John · 07-28-2006, 12:41

Thanks for the pack, Barocca!

I went a bit over the top with putting bits and pieces together, but it's hard to stop once you get going

Higher resolutions:
800x600
1024x768

Sub-competition:
The person who can say which screenshots I used gets a cookie!

tibilicus · 07-28-2006, 14:45

Duke John thas amazing! Time for a new wall paper on my pc. :P

PROMETHEUS · 07-28-2006, 14:56

Hey I didn't thought there where prizes and was a true competition , must have changed now .... need to change my submission then...

PROMETHEUS · 07-28-2006, 15:10

In that case thats my true contribution ..... here ....sorry but there wan't the prize in game befoure ^^ ....

The Spartan (Returns) · 07-28-2006, 15:44

gotta get a prize! planning..

The Spartan (Returns) · 07-28-2006, 16:10

hm... where did you get those M2TW Pics?

Duke John · 07-28-2006, 16:19

I guess that you mean the English Knight Prometheus used. It is a new, not entirely, official wallpaper:
http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?im...80x1050mc9.jpg
http://www.gamewallpapers.com/wallpa...2%3A+Total+War

The Spartan (Returns) · 07-28-2006, 17:00

no i mean all of you. i wanna download some M2TW pics so i can edit them.

Duke John · 07-28-2006, 17:17

Look here: http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=66534
The GameSpot gallery has the most.

Myrddraal · 07-28-2006, 17:20

Very nice DJ and Prom... Very nice indeed.

The more contributions, the better. It's not all about the prize

I'm working on another now. I'm not in the competition, since myself and barocca are judging we can't win it (besides we both have the games anyway)

Duke John · 07-28-2006, 17:36

I'm not competing for the price either (I don't need it), but if mine wallpaper is actually used as a desktop wallpaper by someone than I'm happy enough

07-22-2006, 14:16	#1
Myrddraal Shaidar Haran Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 4,705 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	MIITW Desktop Background competition (now closed) UPDATE: The competition winner and full results can be seen here: http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=68669 ****************** The aim of the competition: Make a desktop background for MIITW! The prize*: Direct from CA, a copy of Total War Era's pack. This pack contains all the games released so far and their expansion packs, from Shogun and Mongol invasion, through MTW and Viking invasion and ending with RTW and Barbarian Invasion. It also contains postcards, posters, documentaries on the making of the game, MIITW stuff and more bonus material... It's a great pack for those of you who've only played Rome, time to discover some of the earlier classics! You know what you must do now :- Get hold of some MIITW screenshots, and get making those desktops! Many thanks to The Shogun* of CA for offering the prize To help you get started, barocca has compiled some useful borders and logo's into a kit here To kickstart this: http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5199/1highqi4.jpg http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/113...600highxd3.jpg __________________ The Modding Questions Forum is for asking Modding Questions The Mod Discussion Forum is for Discussions on mods and modding The Forge is for Mods in Development The Scriptorium is for Guides, Tutorials and Tools . Wheel of Time mod forum Wheel of Time mod team leader __________________ Thought for the day: When exactly does a lie-in become a coma? ----------------------------- Last edited by econ21; 09-01-2006 at 20:17.

07-22-2006, 15:06	#2
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. ^i'm kinda intimidated by the quality of that one!!!^ excellent work! here's my lame attempt click the thumb for full size (full size is 250k - filesize reduction courtesy of kekvitirae) 770K version B. Last edited by barocca; 07-27-2006 at 14:39.

07-22-2006, 15:08	#3
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. and we did this for Rome, maybe reviewing them will give you all some ideas Fan Created Rome Pre-Release Wallpapers

07-23-2006, 01:37	#4
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. Here's my base collection of usefull files, frames similar to the one above, a CA.gif (transparent), a mix of M2TW logo's both black BG and transparent - not the worlds cleanest, but more than suitable for this, and a mix of TW badge's - i do HAVE the burning one here, somewhere, on one of my CD or DVD archive discs, but i cannot locate it today. M2TW_WP-helper-KIT.zip samples of logo and badge (larger and smaller versions in the kit) you do not have to put wallpapers in frames, i just like to with most of mine edit about half these files are photoshops - if thats not suitable give me a holler and i'll translate them to bmp and gif Cheers B. Last edited by barocca; 07-23-2006 at 01:42.

07-23-2006, 02:41	#5
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. click the thumb for full size B.

07-23-2006, 03:20	#6
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. - 800x600 or 1024x768 B.

07-23-2006, 14:27	#7
x-dANGEr Unknown Destiny Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,472 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. Give us a break.. I'm busy with some DVD editing right now. So.. What is the dead time? __________________ "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much." Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.

07-23-2006, 15:48	#9
The Spartan (Returns) SorBlade15, God's Grace Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wishes to be in Cebu City Posts: 2,283 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. i choose the first a long time ago (RTW wallpapers) now i feel like changin! __________________ *The Spartan, temporarily for the Swords in the Moon game.

07-23-2006, 18:45	#10
PROMETHEUS The One Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: La Città Eterna Posts: 2,841 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. Here Is My Version Of The Wallpaper.... .... __________________ RESGESTAE creator, Jidai No Ran creator,EB Member-ORG Runner Up of the Modder Awards 2005 - Best Skinner ORG Editor Award 2006 -TWC Winner of the Modder Awards 2005 - Best Skinner TWC Winner of the Modder Awards 2006 Q.1- best Skinner-TWC Winner of the competition of five : RTW best Unit Italian site English site Last edited by PROMETHEUS; 07-28-2006 at 15:08.

07-23-2006, 19:23	#11
TB666 Member Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 1,516	Sv: MIITW Desktop Background competition. Well here comes one from a newbie Last edited by TB666; 07-23-2006 at 19:26.

07-24-2006, 12:59	#12
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: Sv: MIITW Desktop Background competition. PROMETHEUS and TB666 - cool!! files types - gif's, jpeg, bmp - all fine

07-25-2006, 23:15	#15
barocca warning- plot loss in progress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: (disclaimer - reality may or may not exist, in some societies reality is a crime, punishable by life) Posts: 5,341 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: Sv: MIITW Desktop Background competition. click the thumb for full size B. __________________ The winds that blows - ask them, which leaf on the tree will be next to go.

07-27-2006, 15:35	#16
The Shogun CA CA Join Date: Nov 1983 Posts: 152 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. Guys these are great I have a copy of the Eras pack on my desk that I just wrestled from another member of staff. When you have picked the winner let me know and I'll get it in the post. __________________ The Shogun :Bringing wisdom in an unwise world. And tea. Sometimes I bring tea.

07-27-2006, 16:26	#17
Myrddraal Shaidar Haran Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 4,705 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. Cheers Shogun So the winner gets a prize from CA. Great stuff. Back to work... EDIT: econ, could you add the prize to the thread title? __________________ The Modding Questions Forum is for asking Modding Questions The Mod Discussion Forum is for Discussions on mods and modding The Forge is for Mods in Development The Scriptorium is for Guides, Tutorials and Tools . Wheel of Time mod forum Wheel of Time mod team leader __________________ Thought for the day: When exactly does a lie-in become a coma? -----------------------------

07-27-2006, 17:24	#18
Tamur Barthelemy de Soissons Assistant Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: #2 Bagshot Row Posts: 2,582	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition. wow, some great work already here... barocca, that's the best help kit I've seen, thanks! Fun fun... off to plan __________________ "In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular." Laurence J. Peter Last edited by Tamur; 07-27-2006 at 17:25.

07-28-2006, 09:01	#19
Tamur Barthelemy de Soissons Assistant Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: #2 Bagshot Row Posts: 2,582	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) I think I got the click-on-for-full-size thingy figured out. I think. Here's mine, not quite what I was supposed to do I guess but it's the first thing that came to mind. __________________ "In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular." Laurence J. Peter

07-28-2006, 12:41	#20
Duke John Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,852 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) Thanks for the pack, Barocca! I went a bit over the top with putting bits and pieces together, but it's hard to stop once you get going Higher resolutions: 800x600 1024x768 Sub-competition: The person who can say which screenshots I used gets a cookie!

07-28-2006, 14:45	#21
tibilicus Ultimate Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 2,021 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) Duke John thas amazing! Time for a new wall paper on my pc. :P __________________ "A lamb goes to the slaughter but a man, he knows when to walk away."

07-28-2006, 14:56	#22
PROMETHEUS The One Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: La Città Eterna Posts: 2,841 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) Hey I didn't thought there where prizes and was a true competition , must have changed now .... need to change my submission then... __________________ RESGESTAE creator, Jidai No Ran creator,EB Member-ORG Runner Up of the Modder Awards 2005 - Best Skinner ORG Editor Award 2006 -TWC Winner of the Modder Awards 2005 - Best Skinner TWC Winner of the Modder Awards 2006 Q.1- best Skinner-TWC Winner of the competition of five : RTW best Unit Italian site English site

07-28-2006, 15:10	#23
PROMETHEUS The One Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: La Città Eterna Posts: 2,841 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) In that case thats my true contribution ..... here ....sorry but there wan't the prize in game befoure ^^ .... __________________ RESGESTAE creator, Jidai No Ran creator,EB Member-ORG Runner Up of the Modder Awards 2005 - Best Skinner ORG Editor Award 2006 -TWC Winner of the Modder Awards 2005 - Best Skinner TWC Winner of the Modder Awards 2006 Q.1- best Skinner-TWC Winner of the competition of five : RTW best Unit Italian site English site Last edited by PROMETHEUS; 07-28-2006 at 16:05.

07-28-2006, 15:44	#24
The Spartan (Returns) SorBlade15, God's Grace Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wishes to be in Cebu City Posts: 2,283 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) gotta get a prize! planning.. __________________ *The Spartan, temporarily for the Swords in the Moon game.

07-28-2006, 16:10	#25
The Spartan (Returns) SorBlade15, God's Grace Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wishes to be in Cebu City Posts: 2,283 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) hm... where did you get those M2TW Pics? __________________ *The Spartan, temporarily for the Swords in the Moon game.

07-28-2006, 16:19	#26
Duke John Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,852 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) I guess that you mean the English Knight Prometheus used. It is a new, not entirely, official wallpaper: http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?im...80x1050mc9.jpg http://www.gamewallpapers.com/wallpa...2%3A+Total+War Last edited by Duke John; 07-28-2006 at 16:22.

07-28-2006, 17:00	#27
The Spartan (Returns) SorBlade15, God's Grace Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wishes to be in Cebu City Posts: 2,283 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) no i mean all of you. i wanna download some M2TW pics so i can edit them. __________________ *The Spartan, temporarily for the Swords in the Moon game.

07-28-2006, 17:17	#28
Duke John Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,852 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) Look here: http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=66534 The GameSpot gallery has the most.

07-28-2006, 17:20	#29
Myrddraal Shaidar Haran Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 4,705 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) Very nice DJ and Prom... Very nice indeed. The more contributions, the better. It's not all about the prize I'm working on another now. I'm not in the competition, since myself and barocca are judging we can't win it (besides we both have the games anyway) __________________ The Modding Questions Forum is for asking Modding Questions The Mod Discussion Forum is for Discussions on mods and modding The Forge is for Mods in Development The Scriptorium is for Guides, Tutorials and Tools . Wheel of Time mod forum Wheel of Time mod team leader __________________ Thought for the day: When exactly does a lie-in become a coma? -----------------------------

07-28-2006, 17:36	#30
Duke John Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,852 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: MIITW Desktop Background competition (inc. Eras prize from CA) I'm not competing for the price either (I don't need it), but if mine wallpaper is actually used as a desktop wallpaper by someone than I'm happy enough Last edited by Duke John; 07-28-2006 at 17:40.

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