YOUR AD HERE!!! 300 ads (sets A, B, C, D, E, F & G)

[Cody]

A Rednecks Guide to the Galaxy... I like that idea, it would make entertaining reading.

[Disembodied]

Readin'? It ain't just pickytures?

[PhantorGorth]

How about this for a reverse/alternative of the Gravity Waves billboard:



I like the idea of throwing in a QR code

[ClymAngus]

How about this for a reverse/alternative of the Gravity Waves billboard:



I like the idea of throwing in a QR code

I know it could be said that I dicked you around in relation to the entire map thing. Although you may not believe me I am truly sorry. Mainly because I wasted your time, and your not the kind of person that needs their time wasted especially when you come up with stuff as cool as this!

This is a fantastic idea sir! I would say that maybe you could get away with it being a bit smaller (you know making it a challenge for commanders getting close enough for a accurate snapshot). Still, Very Very cool.

A repentant; CA

[PhantorGorth]

How about this for a reverse/alternative of the Gravity Waves billboard:



I like the idea of throwing in a QR code

I know it could be said that I dicked you around in relation to the entire map thing. Although you may not believe me I am truly sorry. Mainly because I wasted your time, and your not the kind of person that needs their time wasted especially when you come up with stuff as cool as this!

This is a fantastic idea sir! I would say that maybe you could get away with it being a bit smaller (you know making it a challenge for commanders getting close enough for a accurate snapshot). Still, Very Very cool.

A repentant; CA

Apologies accepted, mind, it could also be argued I was taking over your baby, so I don't think it was totally a one person's fault and I am sorry for that. Anyway what's past is past I would rather we moved on to better things. Thanks for the vote of confidence with this.

I have done a 1/2 size version below. I can't do it any other size as each bit square is now a single pixel (previously 2x2 pixels) any other size (other than multiples) will cause scanning issues:



PhantorGorth

[ADCK]

especially since the ads are stretched to fit the billboards, there would be some noticeable blurring on it.

However, the ads don't technically need to be 256 x 128 they are just that way to keep the oxps file size down, you could make it 512 x 256 for use on your own PC by replacing one of the other pics with it...

[PhantorGorth]

especially since the ads are stretched to fit the billboards, there would be some noticeable blurring on it.

However, the ads don't technically need to be 256 x 128 they are just that way to keep the oxps file size down, you could make it 512 x 256 for use on your own PC by replacing one of the other pics with it...

I should probably test it by replacing an existing one(s) in YAH and see how it looks. I will see of there is an easy way to make a test billboard or a way to set a particular billboard. The worse case would be to use only one set and change all the images to the test image.

[DaddyHoggy]

especially since the ads are stretched to fit the billboards, there would be some noticeable blurring on it.

However, the ads don't technically need to be 256 x 128 they are just that way to keep the oxps file size down, you could make it 512 x 256 for use on your own PC by replacing one of the other pics with it...

Well they're not stretched - they just are 256x128, they look perfect from about 2-3km away and then they start to look blurry as you move closer.

[ADCK]

Well they're not stretched - they just are 256x128, they look perfect from about 2-3km away and then they start to look blurry as you move closer.

Guess I should of said "take on all the attributes of being stretched without actually being stretched" hehe...

But you know what I mean.

As for testing higher res billboards, It could get tricky just trying to randomly stumble upon one, would probably be easier to create a custom billboard by copying the standard ones and spawning it or having it start at a set location. But it should work, Oolite handles texture replacers well.

[DaddyHoggy]

Most of my more recent Billboards (last 2 years or so) I've kept a 1024x512 copy of them - I've wondered about a Hi-Res version of YAH for those who want it - but then you see the lo-res ones in game and most of them (those without text) look fine.

If anybody is interested I'll make my 1024x512s available.

[JensAyton]

You can replace blurry magnification with pixely magnification as follows:

Code: Select all

materials =
{
    "original.png" =
    {
        diffuse_map = { name = "replacement.png"; mag_filter = "nearest"; };
    };
};

Of course, this applies to the whole texture, not just the QR code.

[Staer9]

how about this one:

[DaddyHoggy]

Nice one.

We don't have many ship manufacturing ads - either "canon" ones from Dark Wheel/Trader's Guide or parodies of Earthly ones. (Foord is the only one that springs instantly to mind)

[Smivs]

Suggestions:-
ToyOota
VOoxhall
DaihatsOo
HOonda
General MOotors
ChevrOolet
HOolden
SOobaru (possibly done already?)
DatsOon
POogeot
CitrOon


more to follow

[DaddyHoggy]

Problem with most of the names on that list is that they don't work - either visually, or pronunciation - and yes SOobaru (or was it SOobaroo?) has been done.

I don't like ones where you just misspell a proper word eg. General Motoors (what's the reasoning for the word Motors to be incorrectly spelt?)

I've fallen foul of this myself - my HD is full of abandoned ads where I started and realised it just looked rubbish and/or made no sense.