The Furious Angels
FA Discussion => General => Topic started by: Tbone on December 25, 2008, 08:18:01 pm
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So The Agency is probably at least a year away, so in the interest of gaming again together as a group and possibly recruiting more hardcore members into the group, I think we should focus some of our resources on Darkfall Online. It seems to be the one game that a majority of you seem to be interested in.
Now we haven't been able to test the game yet, and we aren't going to go 100% all out - at least not at this stage - but we could have some form of recruitment. We should at least be able to do the interview and at least a page with a form to fill out to apply. Lithium is working on a small Darkfall portal as well.
Do any of you have any ideas on recruitment? A way to get into testing? Backstory that ties into the game? Post em!
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I'm actually in a Darkfall chapter in Legend-Gaming (http://www.legend-gaming.net) (I made the splash page -- go me!) You guys are more than welcome to join to pass the time. At least this way we can still game together and you don't have to worry about making a temp "portal" for it.
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FYI I'll probably be joining in on this as well. =)
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I'm actually in a Darkfall chapter in Legend-Gaming (http://www.legend-gaming.net) (I made the splash page -- go me!) You guys are more than welcome to join to pass the time. At least this way we can still game together and you don't have to worry about making a temp "portal" for it.
LOL... Wood if you want to play Darkfall with us that's all cool, but seriously don't promote some other guild/group/whatever on our own boards. I mean I know we are all kind of searching for a new game, but let's keep it in faction and not try to pull people to another outside faction/group/guild whatever.
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I'm actually in a Darkfall chapter in Legend-Gaming (http://www.legend-gaming.net) (I made the splash page -- go me!) You guys are more than welcome to join to pass the time. At least this way we can still game together and you don't have to worry about making a temp "portal" for it.
No
We can be friends but...
FA 4 life mofo!!!111
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I think a majority of our current members are actually very interested in this game and have been for quite some time. Just browsing through the Beta topic indicates over 3/4 of our members have signed up for it by joining the FA group on the forums. It just isn't in our best interests to have our members join Legend Gaming for a game where we could see some serious growth for our faction if we indeed do stick with this game.
For some reason, I just have a really good feeling about this game.
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For some reason, I just have a really good feeling about this game.
Maybe it's indigestion? =P
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I wasn't trying to pull "whatever". I didn't think we were going to officially "open" a chapter/section of FA here so I mentioned it, since I didn't think we were opening a chapter or what-not there, that it might be a good "keeping us together" factor or something. I meant nothing negative about it. Which I hope you all know. :)
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I wasn't trying to pull "whatever". I didn't think we were going to officially "open" a chapter/section of FA here so I mentioned it, since I didn't think we were opening a chapter or what-not there, that it might be a good "keeping us together" factor or something. I meant nothing negative about it. Which I hope you all know. :)
HERTIC! BURN HIM! ;) hehe....I kid.
I would also play this game....as long as the monthly cost isn't more than Eve Online. ;)
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might be up for this; big might however as I do not like the look of the graphics. am prepared to be convinced however so might give it a whirl. On the recruitment front would be good to have more EU citizens in as the dead times for me in MXO were when you lot were sleeping.
tally ho.
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Ok, so I came up with a simple idea for recruitment. Simple yet a little flashy at the same time. A little roleplay, a little straight forwardness.
If we want to recruit pre-game, I suggest a limited invite. So I would make a post that read something like this:
Subject: The light to help you on your dark fall...
"Our world is full of chaos. I imagine someone like you feels like they are taking a dark fall into a pit of despair. It's alright...you don't have to be alone. We can be your light. But be warned: this offer (http://www.thefuriousangels.com/darkfall) ends in exactly one week. The choice is yours."
Clicking "this offer" leads to a simple flash page with an image of a man/creature in shadow maybe in a hut or some other backdrop. This audio then plays:
http://followtheangel.org/tbone/darkfall3.mp3
At the end of the audio, the flash page pops up two choices: "Become my own furious angel" ... "Continue falling alone".
Clicking the first will bring up a scroll-looking page with a form to fill out in typical fashion (alias, email, do you have TS?, best interview time). "Continue falling alone" will bring them to www.darkfallonline.com.
Let me know what ya think! If you guys are up for it, I'd like to have it done by the end of the week! We could have an open recruitment like that maybe for the week leading up to the release. I don't imagine we'll get many takers, but maybe just enough to have a few more people to game with. I think it still maintains our integrity without sacrificing availability since we aren't well-established in this game community.
I need someone who could do the simple flash (I made it simple - pic and audio and form page!). Lith? Yotogi?
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Sounds like a plan.
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Sure. I don't have flash yet. Yotogi will have to handle the flash. I can do the form/parse the form if it is embedding in flash. I can make all sign ups go into the interview database.
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just quickly guys; looking through the forums the other FA clan is there. How are we going to differentiate in game? "The Furious Angels"?
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No that is us. We are registered as Furious Angels there and I do not see another one. If they are there I guess they will have to change their name cuz we have been there since 05
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FAnG - Furious Angels
http://forums.darkfallonline.com/search.php?searchid=2250892
hope this link works; you know me and computers!
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Ah, those guys.
1. Their post was made in 2006 and has not been updated.
2. They never registered their clan within the community or on any list that I have seen.
3. They state themselves that it is just one of many games they have "set on their list".
I think it's safe to say we won't have much to worry about in terms of a naminig issue. 5 months from now when those guys remember about Darkfall, they can try to be "THE Furious Angels" and have people yell at them for trying to copy one of the "greatest clans in Darkfall". Haha.
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sounds like a plan boss man. just wanted to raise it in case it became an issue. hope this game is good;)
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New version of the recruitment audio, with b/g music. Leave your feedback!
http://followtheangel.org/tbone/darkfallintro.mp3
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So Adad came up with a good idea for what you see while listening to the recording. This is a rough rough storyboard of what it might look like:
It starts off with an animation of falling in an endless tunnel:
(http://www.followtheangel.org/tbone/story1.jpg)
About midway through a light appears at the end of the tunnel
(http://www.followtheangel.org/tbone/story2.jpg)
The light continues to grow as we get close to the end.
(http://www.followtheangel.org/tbone/story3.jpg)
Finally you fall into the light and it engulfs the entire screen.
(http://www.followtheangel.org/tbone/story4.jpg)
Once the white envelops you, the FA emblem appears as well as your two options
(http://www.followtheangel.org/tbone/story5.jpg)
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The application form:
http://darkfall.thefuriousangels.com/apply.html
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Just dabbled with it a bit tonight. VERRRRRY early stages but you can check it out here:
http://jwnettesheim.startlogic.com//tunnel.swf
Obviously, it will be much longer, include the audio, not be circles for the moving design, not be grey, better light effect etc etc, but suggestions other than that could be helpful.
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nice, very nice.
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It feels like the opening of a 007 movie, hah, pretty cool.
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That was awesome.
But, I did feel that maybe tbone should come in as you're 'falling' and when he says something about 'you have a choice' thats when the FA logo and two options should appear. Just an idea :)
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Just dabbled with it a bit tonight. VERRRRRY early stages but you can check it out here:
http://jwnettesheim.startlogic.com//tunnel.swf
Obviously, it will be much longer, include the audio, not be circles for the moving design, not be grey, better light effect etc etc, but suggestions other than that could be helpful.
That is gonna be really nice when finished. I like.
This may be just me, but our original FA logo is a little too modern and slick to fit into Darkfall. That is just my opinion. I'm not suggesting to change the logo, just to alter the design so that it fits into the era more accurately.
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If someone wants to attempt to roughen up the logo a bit, feel free to. Ya know, put it on a crest or make it seem like it is made from wood or just a little more beaten up. We can fool around with that.
I like that so far Adad! The trick is going to be making it last for the two minutes of the audio. I don't think the white should completely engulf the screen until after I'm done talking - or maybe as I say "become your own furious angel".
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O I know the timing is way off, don't worry. The light is going to come VERRRRYYYY slowly, larger and larger and then fill the screen in the end, and the tunnel will keep going until the end of the audio. But as TBone said, I could use a cooler version of the logo, preferably in PNG format if someone wants to help out.
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I'll give a shot at a variation on our logo. I'm thinking a weathered iron look incorporated into a crest type of thing. Does anyone have a good sized copy of the FA logo they can send to me?
phienyx@comcast.net
Thanx
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Ill send u what I have, but they are not crisp. If you could do me a huge favor and take the Large black one with the transparent background (the one that's 4500 pixels wide) and make the edges crisp, I will love you forever. I need it for the tunnel thing and I don't know how to do it.
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Ill send u what I have, but they are not crisp. If you could do me a huge favor and take the Large black one with the transparent background (the one that's 4500 pixels wide) and make the edges crisp, I will love you forever. I need it for the tunnel thing and I don't know how to do it.
For sure. I'll do my best on that one. I haven't touched photoshop in about a year and I'm hoping my "bike" doesn't have a broken chain....lol
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Might have stuff you need here:
http://liquiware.net/furiousangels/sigs/
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Ok, this is roughly the idea I am going for as far as the actual logo: http://home.comcast.net/~phienyx/FA_Rusty1.jpg
I'm going to continue playing around with it.
Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions.
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Here's the most updated Tunnel video. Some work to go, planning to slow down the tunnel effect, still smoothing the growing black angel, and looking up syncing solutions. Otherwise, more feedback?? It's getting there...
http://jwnettesheim.startlogic.com//Tunnel.html
PS, really like the logo so far Phienyx, very nice wow. I kinda want to see it with a dent or 2 in the metal parts.
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.....kiinda want to see it with a dent or 2 in the metal parts.
Great idea. I'll give that a shot. I have also discovered another process for creating what might be a better looking rusted Iron look. I'll try it out tonight.
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Sweet, can't wait to see it. Love it so far.
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Ok, people. This is the second version, which I like MUCH better: http://home.comcast.net/~phienyx/FA_Rusty2.jpg
I think I'm gonna go with this for the actual logo. Now I'm going to be knocking around some crest design ideas.
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Wow, that's really nice Phienyx!
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Thats badass Phienyx, wow. Very nice. I'm afraid I'll cut myself with it.
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Any chance you could make text for the buttons at the end of the flash file that go along with that look??? I'd just need one that says
"Become your own Furious Angel."
and one that says
"Continue falling into darkness, alone."
Let me know. Font size about between 18 and 20. Thanks.
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Yes sir. I'll try to get that done tomorrow (today).
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And it could say "Continue falling into the darkness, alone"
..whichever...heh
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What will be our "Official" clan colors for Darkfall? Keep in mind that usually white and black are difficult colors to obtain in most fantasy based MMO's I've played. Can't vouch for Darkfall though.
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I'm not sure, just make that font tho, lol.
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As for the tunnel progress, here's the latest. I just tossed in a couple pics, I'm thinkin they may be way more trouble than they're worth, so give me some feedback before I continue tweaking and adding them, I only tossed in 3.
http://jwnettesheim.startlogic.com//Tunnel2.html
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i think it is really very smart guys.
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I still working on the FA crest. I have an idea I'm working on. I would have probably had most of it done last night, but I just couldnt' keep my eyes open anymore to concentrate. Hopefully I'll be on tonight hanging out in TS and working on it.
Right now, I'm back at work.....again.
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Ok, here is an update of the crest/logo. This is not finished, but this is the progress:
http://home.comcast.net/~phienyx/FAShield.jpg
Thoughts?
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Yay! Now if we can just get the design in the game! Haha! Looking great!
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Ok, I think I'm coming up on a semi (if not fully) finished crest. I am open to suggestions and ideas so do not hold back: http://home.comcast.net/~phienyx/FACrest.jpg
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Nice!
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Ok. Unless someone has any other suggestions, this is most likely the final design: (http://home.comcast.net/~phienyx/FACrest1.jpg)
I hope you all find it worthy of FA.
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Dear Phienyx,
You will be making all of my cool graphical things from now on. You should have never shared your talent, for now you will never get any rest. That is all!
Haha. Awesome man!
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Love it!!!!
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nice one, really very good work.
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Thank you. I'm glad you all like it. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy playing around in Photoshop.
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Wow. Quite the awesomeness. I wish I had cool talents I could share.... You guys want me to play euphonium for some FA theme music? lol
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Hahaha :p
Is everyone keeping their MxO Handles for Darkfall? I'm 99.9% deffo going to change mine... 'Subb' doesn't sound like an Elf... but I'm working on a background story that weaves in that name - somehow, hehe.