SC:L Animated StarCraft II Unit Avatars

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Originally Posted by Hawki

I'm pretty sure that the adjutant still does that in-game. As for the Ghost...um, is the lack of surprise a good thing or bad thing? My main reason for choosing it was because no-one else seemed to have. It hopefully doesn't scream "compensating for something.":confused:

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Ghosts and Spectres are probably my favorite Terran units.

As the lack of surprise would be the fact that, way back when I used to go on FanFiction.net, you had the Terran icon from Wings of Liberty and you had it here for a brief while. It's no surprise that you'd end up picking a Terran unit. Although the Ghost has always been my favorite of the original Terran units, I still like being the Queen Bitch of the Universe™.

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Originally Posted by KDraconis

No Lurker GRRRRRRR.

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Why don't you just ask Gradius to make you one? Lol.

Classic Protoss avatar exchanged for... Another classic Protoss avatar (or at least, the most SC 1 style Protoss avatar there was). :cool:

These are really very cool.

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Originally Posted by Sarov

Why don't you just ask Gradius to make you one? Lol.

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I'm deciding if I should ditch my current one. :p

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Originally Posted by KDraconis

I'm deciding if I should ditch my current one. :p

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Well, you could have an animated Lurker. Or you could be like me and switch between avatars every now and then. :p

Look, everyone, my face is a pulsating blob of flesh! It's like experiencing teenagehood all over agan.

*Nostalgy* :_)

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Originally Posted by deloctyte

Look, everyone, my face is a pulsating blob of flesh! It's like experiencing teenagehood all over agan.

*Nostalgy* :_)

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John Carpenter's The Thing, anyone? :eek:

I always wanted to watch that movie...

very awesome!
but I want other hero portrait, like selendis.

God bless you Gradius!

ah, fantastic work!
something worthy of SCL...

too bad the lenassa tribe Dt is so obssesed with showing of his blade...

@Pure.Wasted....

''The thing'' is one of my favorite movies of all time...
damn, that's an awesome movie

I remember suggesting this like 2 years ago. It's good you finally approved it lol =)

Thank you, thank you, err... Tank you, man.

cool, every avatar looks awesome, great job Gradius.

Are avatars unlocking depending on what forum posting-status you have? If not, might be good idea to implement.
Cant ditch my meowking cactus :(

Yah, I didn't really want to discard my avatar. But oh well.

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Originally Posted by Gradius

I've added the units from the StarCraft II multiplayer to our avatar selection. You guys can pick the unit and it will be animated like my current avatar. Check it out here: http://sclegacy.com/forums/profile.php?do=editavatar

Let me know if the compression on these is too low or too high.

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Man, this site looks quite great with this... yet I have noticed that most of them are above the 300 KB, and I had a higher res version of my own SC1 Zeratul which is just 248 KB.

http://sclegacy.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1289934333

In fact, I've been thinking...

how about adding some SC1 avatars there?

great job.

Thanks, I was wondering how some people had them.

this is nice

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Originally Posted by Hawki

As for the Ghost...um, is the lack of surprise a good thing or bad thing? My main reason for choosing it was because no-one else seemed to have. It hopefully doesn't scream "compensating for something.":confused:

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Ach, nein, it's a good thing. I remembered a convo we had about the most awesome unit in StarCraft after you posted a story in the StarCraft section. Grim Reaper, maybe?

I voted the Hydralisk, you said that the Ghost was clearly the most awesome.

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Originally Posted by Sarov

Ghosts and Spectres are probably my favorite Terran units.

As the lack of surprise would be the fact that, way back when I used to go on FanFiction.net, you had the Terran icon from Wings of Liberty and you had it here for a brief while. It's no surprise that you'd end up picking a Terran unit. Although the Ghost has always been my favorite of the original Terran units, I still like being the Queen Bitch of the Universe™.

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Ah, you used to visit that site? Did you stick mostly to the StarCraft section, or did you branch out?

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Originally Posted by evillesh

cool, every avatar looks awesome, great job Gradius.

Cant ditch my meowking cactus :(

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So... what's that from?

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Originally Posted by evillesh

Are avatars unlocking depending on what forum posting-status you have? If not, might be good idea to implement.

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No please, if I wanted another elitist forum I wouldn't be here. While at some degree it might be useful, it mostly promotes post spamming and elitism.

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Originally Posted by Quirel

Ah, you used to visit that site? Did you stick mostly to the StarCraft section, or did you branch out?

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I've been on it for a long time but I stopped a few years ago. My stories were generally either StarGate SC-1 or StarCraft. But as for reading, it depended on what I was reading/watching at the time to be honest.

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Originally Posted by Quirel

So... what's that from?

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I forgot the story he told me about it but I remember that he got it from a newspaper comic. I think it's a very cute avatar. :p

I facking love StarCraft Avatars... I can stare them forever~

If only gifs animated faster on my browsers.

Great work Gradius! Keep it up! ;D

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Originally Posted by Quirel

Ach, nein, it's a good thing. I remembered a convo we had about the most awesome unit in StarCraft after you posted a story in the StarCraft section. Grim Reaper, maybe?

I voted the Hydralisk, you said that the Ghost was clearly the most awesome.

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Ah, right. I vaguely remember that conversation, but don't remember if Grim Reaper was the catalyst.

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Originally Posted by Sarov

Ghosts and Spectres are probably my favorite Terran units.

As the lack of surprise would be the fact that, way back when I used to go on FanFiction.net, you had the Terran icon from Wings of Liberty and you had it here for a brief while. It's no surprise that you'd end up picking a Terran unit. Although the Ghost has always been my favorite of the original Terran units, I still like being the Queen Bitch of the Universe™.

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Remember that too vaguely. I'm on a different system now, where my avatar changes in accordance with the story I'm focussing on at the time. Right now it's the Forerunner Iris symbol from Halo, next up should be CABAL from Command and Conquer.

And yes, Queen Bitch of the Universe has been begging to be trademarked the last 12 years.:D

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Originally Posted by Hawki

Remember that too vaguely. I'm on a different system now, where my avatar changes in accordance with the story I'm focussing on at the time. Right now it's the Forerunner Iris symbol from Halo, next up should be CABAL from Command and Conquer.

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I can remember specific pictures on a specific part of the page in a specific search on Google from a year or so ago. :p

As for FanFiction, I've stopped doing stories because I don't have the motivation. I'm focusing more on art now. Not that anyone can tell because I don't use DeviantArt anymore and I haven't posted anything on here recently. But I plan on making a new art thread when I have enough to show (two or three should do).

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Originally Posted by Hawki

And yes, Queen Bitch of the Universe has been begging to be trademarked the last 12 years.:D

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Yeah. :p

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Originally Posted by Hawki

Ah, right. I vaguely remember that conversation, but don't remember if Grim Reaper was the catalyst.

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Quick search through my E-mail account confirmed that, yes, it was.

...What? So I'm a packrat who files away just about every piece of communication he receives. That's not TOO weird, is it?.

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Originally Posted by Hawki

Remember that too vaguely. I'm on a different system now, where my avatar changes in accordance with the story I'm focussing on at the time. Right now it's the Forerunner Iris symbol from Halo, next up should be CABAL from Command and Conquer.

And yes, Queen Bitch of the Universe has been begging to be trademarked the last 12 years.:D

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Twenty one years, actually, considering how it was first used in James Cameron's Abyss-mal (Gah! Pun!) 1989 movie.

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Originally Posted by Sarov

I've been on it for a long time but I stopped a few years ago. My stories were generally either StarGate SC-1 or StarCraft. But as for reading, it depended on what I was reading/watching at the time to be honest.

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Ah.

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Originally Posted by Sarov

I forgot the story he told me about it but I remember that he got it from a newspaper comic. I think it's a very cute avatar. :p

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Looks like Prickly City, but I could be mistaken.
And yes, it's cute.

Where's my Pokemon one damn it?! >_<

I was wondering where people were getting these from. Laggy at times, but awesome. :P

indeed Zabi. i got excited about changing avatar 'till i realized there isnt an animated version of batcat.

what would be seriously cool would be personalized alterations of tehse gifs.. not that i know exactly how to do that, but it shouldnt be too hard, right?

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Originally Posted by Todie

indeed Zabi. i got excited about changing avatar 'till i realized there isnt an animated version of batcat.

what would be seriously cool would be personalized alterations of tehse gifs.. not that i know exactly how to do that, but it shouldnt be too hard, right?

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Well in that case:

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Originally Posted by Josue

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yet I have noticed that most of them are above the 300 KB, and I had a higher res version of my own SC1 Zeratul which is just 248 KB.

http://sclegacy.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1289934333

In fact, I've been thinking...

how about adding some SC1 avatars there?

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Or how about increasing the custom avatar weight so I can use my HiRes Zeratul?
Even though these are lovely... I kinda... miss it.

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Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 125 by 125 pixels or 58.6 KB (whichever is smaller).

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Besides, being able to use the offered ones which are over 300 KB and not being able to use a 250 KB custom one... well, I don't know.

you must understand, hosting all these avatars of 300kb ONE time to allow every poster to use them at will is one thing. to allow everyone to upload and use their own 300kb avatar is something else, potentially much more draining on storage.

... isnt taht possible if you host it for yourself elsewhere though? and just use a link?

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Originally Posted by Quirel

Twenty one years, actually, considering how it was first used in James Cameron's Abyss-mal (Gah! Pun!) 1989 movie.

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The Abyss is a stellar classic and an amazing visual feat for its time, show some friggin respect son. Its what Avatar wishes it could have been. 80% on RT is nothing to scoff at.

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Originally Posted by Todie

you must understand, hosting all these avatars of 300kb ONE time to allow every poster to use them at will is one thing. to allow everyone to upload and use their own 300kb avatar is something else, potentially much more draining on storage.

... isnt taht possible if you host it for yourself elsewhere though? and just use a link?

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Sure thing. the problem is that even if I store it somewhere else, that rule will still apply so that's something I'd like to have changed.

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wait a second... maybe the place where I stored it was the problem all the time...

No... it's not

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The 56KB rule applies even for files stored anywhere else... *sigh*

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_9fXCxilDbDE/TO...5BHiRes%5D.gif

Where is the Kerrigan avatar?

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Originally Posted by dustinbrowder

Where is the Kerrigan avatar?

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Gradius only made a custom one for Sarov, so it's a one of a kind! :P

And avatars are suppose 2 be personal, Its boring if everyone has the same one! D:

But yeah more official heroes Plz! :O

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Originally Posted by DemolitionSquid

The Abyss is a stellar classic and an amazing visual feat for its time, show some friggin respect son. Its what Avatar wishes it could have been. 80% on RT is nothing to scoff at.

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An amazing visual feat for its time? Sure, I do not contradict that.

A classic?
>.>

"The aliens live underwater! They want us to quit using nukes! They mean us no harm!"

Would have been better, but with that craptastic ending...

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Originally Posted by Quirel

An amazing visual feat for its time? Sure, I do not contradict that.

A classic?
>.>

"The aliens live underwater! They want us to quit using nukes! They mean us no harm!"

Would have been better, but with that craptastic ending...

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May be starting something that shouldn't be started, but I can't help but wonder how that makes a bad movie. I've never seen The Abyss, so I can't comment from my own experience, but for the above points:

a) Very strange things live in the depths of the ocean-it's a poorly understood ecosystem. From wikipedia, I'm not sure whether the creatures are actually aliens or deep-sea life, but does that matter.

b) Um, The Day the Earth Stood Still, anyone (the original)? It's not exactly a strange message in the history of science fiction. It's not even strange in the real world. MAD is both a word and an acronymn.

c) Why is that bad? Are aliens automatically better aliens when they do mean us harm? I dunno, could be a personal taste thing-I can't help but roll my eyes at the trailers for Skyline and Battle for Los Angeles in recent times, how aliens seem to be invading Earth for the sake of it. Some could argue that faceless invaders make them more alien, but...meh. I prefer a motive. Lack of conflict isn't a bad thing either.

weeee..thanks grad man...i got me ass a muta!!! :D i dunno why... but i adore those things :D :D

p.s is it just me or am i the sole muta avatar here? :D

Hey Gradius, I'll S your D if your next project is to upload these as higher-quality animated PNGs [somewhere off-site, so you don't eat up bandwidth :) ]

Gradius got me the Nyon / Taldarim Executor avatar! :D