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djmatt2
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[2007-10-08 00:45:17 +0000 UTC]
"David 2"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 1694; Deviations: 352; Watchers: 55
Watching: 62; Pageviews: 28419; Comments Made: 3507; Friends: 62
# Interests
Favorite TV shows: Superman and LoisFavorite bands / musical artists: Nightwish, Nemesea, Rush, Ameranthe, Within Temptation, Epica, Exit Eden, Peyton Parish, Shinedown
Favorite books: comic books (including the ones I make)
Favorite writers: myself, H.L. Mencken
Favorite games: City of Heroes Homecoming, Champions Online, Star Trek Online, DC Universe Online
Tools of the Trade: computers (of course!)
Other Interests: Beautiful women (of course!)
# Comments
Comments: 549
Say, did you see the PG pic I colored (with She Hulk):
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Yep. Β Saw and commented. Β Nicely done! Β Although hair could be a little darker for She-Hulk. Β Otherwise it's really good!
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Ok, thanks for telling me. Maybe I can fix that.
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Amazing! How did you manage the take screencaps in "Champions Online" the way you do? Because when I want to make my own scenes (for comic covers etc.), I either need to get very far away from my OC with the camera in order to get a full picture of her. Not to mention that there are also other disturbing factors in the scene.
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I've had to mess with the camera settings a bit, not to mention take multiple tries.Β I'm sure the other players think my alts are drunk.Β It takes a bit of practice.
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I think your screens look great, and I used to play CO a lot in the past.
So there is no "real" free look mode without "targeting" the player character? Is it possible to remove the menus and other texts in order to get a "clean" screen?
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That's interesting because I was just in CO yesterday and was able to pull up a screen of my character John Battle without the menus and other items.Β Basically you use PRTSCN or "Print Screen" button on the keyboard.Β If you use a service like STEAM, their print screen will keep all the menu stuff, so use the keyboard key instead.Β Keeping the screen in the same place while moving or flying is sort of tricky because the camera will want to snap back to default.Β I would basically have to keep the mouse button pressed to force the camera to stay where it is and then take the shot.
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Yep. I used Steam's print screen function. I didn't know that the "regular" print screen would remove all of the menus and extra windows.
But my biggest problem is how I can get a "full body shot" closely. Because I can only take those shots when I've zoomed out a lot, but then my character becomes too small. And if I get too close, I only get the upper half of her body. But I need the zoomed in-shots for better quality.
djmatt2, since most of the heroes' and NPC:s' animations exist as in-game "social e-motes" - is there a manual animation where the hero/heroine is holding his/her arms to the back? Perhaps also crouching at the same time? I need that particular pose/animation for a (possible) future comic.
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Sounds like you're looking for a "captured" or "hostage" style emote. Β I'm trying to remember if there is one in CO...
Full-body images are tricky because of the POV of the camera. Β It's an old problem that I've been trying to deal with myself. Β And if you get too close you snap into first-person POV mode or you butcher the image. Β Straight-on images are not easy to do no matter the MMO. Β You may actually need another account to help... if you happen to have more than one computer that can play the MMO. Β That's been one of my little secrets going back to my COH days.
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That is quite correct. I believe this kind of emote doesn't exist in CO, but I can be wrong.
I see. Do you use this tactic when you play with Tequila? Does COH have the emotes I'm looking for?
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If you mean Paragon Chat and Titan Icon, then the closest thing to that emote would be the "at ease" pose, but it's not a crouched stance.Β And the downside would be if you get too close it butchers the image of the body.
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I see. Thanks!
djmatt2, do you happen to be familiar with a CoH-player called Catreena? I've run stumbled upon the player's CoH-fanpage where he/she creates his/her own fan comics based on the his/her superheroine Catreena: a pink feline heroine.
In this fan comic issue #3 , Catreena is restrained and blindfolded. Was the player using the "at ease pose"? I also guess the player used another pose to show Catreena's legs "bound together"? And how did he/she create the Catreena's restraining suit?
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First, nice find on that one.
Second, from what I can see, the images use two different poses.Β From the waist-up, it's "at ease".Β From the waist-down, it's "attention".
As for the restraining suit, that's a combination of costume pieces, most notably the chains, which are chest detail, shoulder detail, gloves, belt, and boots, and they're tintable, which is why they can be green.Β These are all accessible through Paragon Chat or Titan Icon.
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Thanks.
Ah... So that's how the player did it!
So everything, including the white "cloth gag", is from Paragon Chat or Titan icon? No part is "photoshopped"?
But what's the difference between Paragon Chat and Titan icon: I thought they are the same program. I think I tried Paragon Chat before... Through Tequila. And my AV flagged it as a trojan.
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Paragon Chat is basically Titan Icon with a chat element added to it. Β You get to interact with other players but there are no missions. Β That's where the demorecording stuff comes in.
Looking at some of the other comics, there are some photoshopped elements.
You can check the folks at the Titan Network about the security issue with your AV program.
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So although the lack of missions and interactions with the NPC:s, Titan Icon is a "single player"-only experience while Paragon Chat is for "multiplayer"?
So there are photoshopped elements! Catreena's comics are so well done that I thought everything was made within CoH, including the restraints and gags.
Maybe I should, I once asked the admin of one of the CoH-groups (on dA) and she has never heard of the trojan-problem. She was going to look it up, but never got back to me.
Thanks again for all of your help!
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djmatt2, sorry to disturb you again. But can Titan Icon use emotes? Or only Paragon Chat can do that?
I've installed Tequila and I'm running Titan Icon (the single player experience).
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An early happy b-day wish to u, my good man
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An early happy b-day wish to u, my good man
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I'm sorry it's very late, but thanks for the fav!
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No problem.Β You're quite welcome.
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Thanx for the faves!Β Good luck on your series!
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Thanks for the additional fav.
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an early happy b-day wish to u, my good man
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And an early thank you for that.Β
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Love your City of Heroes and Champions Online stories. Question are some of your CoH pictures recent like you've been getting into the game even though it's closed
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I know that drives some people crazy, but the secret is that I've been using a program called "Titan Icon", which allows you to use the game itself without any network interaction.Β And because I'm using the Issue 23 Beta version of the game, there's a whole bunch of content that wasn't "officially released".Β The rest comes from demorecording files, which I've been fortunate to have some friends help me with.Β It's not easy, but it gives me the opportunity to keep the memory of "the city" going.
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Okay, cool, I tried that to no success 
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I read your new rant. It's another good reason why I don't really go to McDonalds anymore.
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