Custom URL avatars

**R'as al Ghul** · 01-10-2006, 13:19

Hello Tosa.

Regardless of a custom avatar option I always found that the S:TW avatars are too few. I know that the amount of source images is limited but I created some (100+) new profile pictures for the Shogun mod of M:TW_VI and some epic event pictures. (mostly taken from japanese woodblock prints)
There're also the images by TomteofDoom who worked on DukeJohn's Sengoku mod and which are very popular.
Maybe we could add some of those pics (in avatar size) to the Shogun collection? (about a dozen)
I'd of course offer to upload them in the required format.
What do you think?

**Lentonius** · 01-15-2006, 13:06

I think the TW avatars are good, but in order to get the really good ones you have to have upwards of 150 posts...

I have one i like at the minute but i really like a 250post one...

i like the system of TW avatars, but maybe there should be more encouragement to make more and better avatars..

For instance, in TWcenter there is a screenshot of the month. We could do the similar, with people taking screenies of their fave units, or their own units from any TW games, except the winner's screenshot is made into an avatar for just him/herself. Also, maybe Mod team leaders should submit 3 or 4 avatars for the mod teams to use, if their mod has been completed...

and the ORG yearly awards should have a special avatar competition, with the best 30 for instance being able for the public to use...

My ideas are very 'competition orientated' but they would give someone with 1/2 an hour free to do, and would make a nice improvement to the forums, with people being able to do more than they can...

Although This has been said, custom avatars in my mind would be slightly tatty, and the competitions would be fun and help the avatar problem...

**Just A Girl** · 01-15-2006, 13:39

I dont know about the post limit avatars...
would give people a reason to spam.

**TosaInu** · 01-15-2006, 13:59

How large are they R'as al Ghul?

The URL avatar system could easily have some default pool to choose from, in case a user doesn't have another source. And anyone could submit avatars that match the theme/size (whatever they gonna be) to be stored in the pool for public use.

As there's always the issue of someone not going with the theme, or worse, posts something inappropriate and the endless

that brings, the system could be made so that only avatars hosted here can be used. One difference with the current system: anyone can submit avatars and anyone can use those after some community approval.