Personal Avatars Please!!!

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I'm just afraid Tosa will be offended because the Dutch flag on its side looks like the French tricolor.

[TosaInu]

I'm not offended Alexander the Pretty Good.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Meh, in my opinion the flags will destroy the uniformity, despite the conservative nature of such a modest proposal. I would rather not see any changes, but that is just me... Perhaps Prussian Iron can be the only one presented with such avatar for now, as others do not seem to be clamouring too vociferously for the institution of flag-avatars.

[Olaf The Great]

Meh, in my opinion the flags will destroy the uniformity, despite the conservative nature of such a modest proposal. I would rather not see any changes, but that is just me... Perhaps Prussian Iron can be the only one presented with such avatar for now, as others do not seem to be clamouring too vociferously for the institution of flag-avatars.

I like the uniformity of this site too, but faction symbols and flags would be a great addition.

We -do- have a few notable units used as avatars rather than just Leaderheads, why not faction symbols?

EDIT:And maybe some avatar additions from notable mods.

[Prussian to the Iron]

yeah, isn't like the default avatar a barbarian unit from RTW? admittedly it is just his face, but still.

[A1_Unit]

That default is ugly though - could it be changed to something else (I don't mean User CP but the default that everyone gets)...? Also, how are the ETW avatars coming along? I saw some good ones at TWC that would work well here.

[Beskar]

The default reminds me of a gimp mask.

[pevergreen]

I see it and it embodies Tribes.

[Megas Methuselah]

- Always wanted this avatar. Common Tosa, give a pimp a break!

[Meneldil]

The French Republic flag ought to be added to the other flags. No way I'd use the Bourbons Fleur de Lys flag. Royalist scums won't rule over the org.

Joke aside, yes, a bit more variety for the avatars would be nice. Obviously, allowing custom avatars would be a bad idea (just have a look at TWC if you think otherwise). But more choice would be a sound decision. You just have to take them from the TW games and well-known mods (I'm thinking of EB here, if the team is fine with the idea). I'm not even sure ETW portraits are available at the moment.

[Prussian to the Iron]

no etw stuff is available ATM.

and i think this site can handle custom/personal avatars. havent been at TWC in a while, but last i checked they didnt really have any offensive or innapropriate avatars.

plus, how many users on this site would be prone to using an offensive/innapropriate avatar? maybe a few who would be banned?

[pevergreen]

A lot.

Its been debated many times I believe. personal avatars are rare, and I believe it should stay that way. Theres hundreds and hundreds to choose from. I picked this one when I signed up and have not changed ever.

[Monk]

Adding the ETW faction flags as avatars would be a great idea. IMO. The three examples shown in this thread are some great work all around.

[Andres]

I already have a personal avatar

[Sigurd]

Custom avatars used to be an award on these boards

[Aemilius Paulus]

Who is that bloke, a mod I believe, who had that eye that would sparkle and shine every few seconds? That was an animated image, which is even more impressive than Andres' custom avatar. I think Meth should have his avatar though. Just like Andres, it is an edit of a regular TW portrait. Unlike Andres, Methuselah's wish-avatar is more conservative in its nature of modification. Also, unlike Andres, Methuselah is erhm, well, you know who... - which is why he is not going to get the avatar most likely.

I understand, though, that others may follow the suit and demand custom avatars as well, even the conservatively modded one like Meth has. But you short-sighted admins allowed Andres to have his thing, so now the precedent for rebellion has been set!!!

Unless, of course, we follow Sigurd's suggestion. And those custom avatars better conform to the TW standards. I wish none of the TWC-style avatar-rubbish on these boards . Especially not those boob-and-arse avatar-photos that I so often see on other sites .

[Userprobe]

Unfortunately, one of my biggest disappointments about this site was the fact that we had to use pre-selected avatars.

I've also started a thread about that some month ago. And i fully agree with Prussian Iron about it.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I've also started a thread about that some month ago. And i fully agree with Prussian Iron about it.

Believe me, as you (if you) spend more time on this site, you will come to appreciate its uniformity above the benefits of custom avatars. Who gives a crap what avatar you or I have? No one. Who wants uniform, non-rubbish/boobs/arse/flashing avatars? everyone. The good of the many supersedes the need of the few. In other words - For the Greater Good!

Did I tell you were a Communist Dictatorship here?

[Prussian to the Iron]

lol man, youre gonna scare him away.....


Stalin

[Userprobe]

Who gives a crap what avatar I or you have? No one.

I think without those pers.avatars the individualism and facility of the first distinguishability suffers a lot!

lol man, youre gonna scare him away.....

Will not be so easy ...

[Aemilius Paulus]

lol man, youre gonna scare him away.....


Stalin

This site has never been for the faint-hearted...

[pevergreen]

I think without those pers.avatars the individualism and facility of the first distinguishability suffers a lot!

When reading a thread, I often ignore who posted it. I can tell via their avatar and how the post is written.

When I see the default avatar, I think Tribesman. When I see x I know that is y.

So when people change their avatars it throws me off. When Sigurd became a mod, I kept mistaking him for other mods.

[Megas Methuselah]

This site has never been for the faint-hearted...

Deus Vult.

[Peasant Phill]

Are the ETW portraits accesable via the gamefiles? If so, I won't mind making some ETW avatars. Besides wasn't there an avatar-making contest a while back?

In short: I'll take a look in the ETW game files tonight, to see if I can make some ETW portrait avatars.

[Prussian to the Iron]

When reading a thread, I often ignore who posted it. I can tell via their avatar and how the post is written.

When I see the default avatar, I think Tribesman. When I see x I know that is y.

So when people change their avatars it throws me off. When Sigurd became a mod, I kept mistaking him for other mods.

that may honestly change my mind on the matter; i too use portraits to identify most of the people i frequently see. i can always identify you pevergreen

[pevergreen]

I am unchanging as the winds. Except for other stuff.

Yes, PP, you can extract them from the game files. I have done so.

[Prussian to the Iron]

thats how i got the theatre maps, but i couldnt find the portraits. what directory are they in?

[Peasant Phill]

thats how i got the theatre maps, but i couldnt find the portraits. what directory are they in?

I've got the exact same question. I can't seem to find them.

[pevergreen]

I might have a look tonight.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I think without those pers.avatars the individualism and facility of the first distinguishability suffers a lot!

I dunno - I think I'm the only one here with this specific barbarian.