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Post by TheDavii on Feb 28, 2008 20:04:06 GMT -5
I modified the image (see above--no need to keep old versions cluttering up things are there?) and put as many digits of Pi as I could fit into a large Pi character, with some extra strawberries to boot. How's that?
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Post by fifisdead on Feb 29, 2008 0:21:06 GMT -5
looks pretty good, what's weird is there's a google ad for "Pi day" on March 14th at the top of this page right now...
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Post by TheDavii on Feb 29, 2008 7:10:56 GMT -5
I added more strawberries (updated image above) and changed the colors of the backgrounds to a light red, so red is the dominant color instead of black. Let me know if you'd like any enhancements to this card.
I'd also like to hear from the card idea's submitter, maelic001!
I don't see the Google ad, as I'm running Adblock on Firefox, but that makes sense, as March = 3 and 14 results in 3.14... I wonder if they also have a "Pi time" at 1:59 am?
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Post by maelic001 on Feb 29, 2008 10:22:04 GMT -5
Nice job. When I was attempting to make my own artwork for it, I concentrated more on the actual pie aspect... At one point I had even considered changing the name to Strawberry Rhubarb Pi(e). I think having zeroes in pi is just fine. Makes someone sweat a little more if it's gonna stay in front of them for more than one turn.
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Post by TheDavii on Feb 29, 2008 11:33:00 GMT -5
But it is a Level 12 weapon, which cannot be beat, except via Defense Cards or Lucky Clovers [or the like--not meant to be an exhaustive list], so when it kills the bunny, and the next digit is zero, does it sit on an empty space, or does it move to another bunny?
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Post by mjb on Feb 29, 2008 12:56:37 GMT -5
But it is a Level 12 weapon, which cannot be beat, except via Defense Cards or Lucky Clovers [or the like--not meant to be an exhaustive list], so when it kills the bunny, and the next digit is zero, does it sit on an empty space, or does it move to another bunny? Personally i would say it would not move and stay on the same bunny since it does not say on the card that it only affects a bunny once. I don't know if you have posted this on another thread but what software do you use to create the cards
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Post by TheDavii on Feb 29, 2008 14:18:01 GMT -5
I don't know if you have posted this on another thread but what software do you use to create the cards I use Inkscape. Inkscape is a free (not "freeware", "shareware" or "nag-ware") vector-editor (not a bitmap editor like so many here are trying to use) that runs on Windows, Mac, or Linux. Its native file format is SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics, a W3C standard), which can be displayed natively in some web browsers (Firefox and Opera, but not Microsoft Internet Explorer without a plugin from Adobe). It is somewhat similar to Adobe Illustrator, but not quite as feature-complete, nor as costly! (If you draw cards for a living like Jonathan Young [bunnies artist], then by all means, get Adobe Illustrator. But for the majority of Killer Bunnies fans, $500 is too much money for a casual-use program). I purchased EnviroCom (commercial version of the font with all of the characters one might want to use, including Pi, which I used on "Strawberry Pi") for the majority of text. I use the Liberation family of fonts (also free), which don't have the license restrictions that the Microsoft fonts do, but are font-metrics-compatible and similar in appearance. (Has anybody found out which font is used for the labels on the Specialty and Celebrity Bunny cards, like Marilyn Bunroe? I spent several hours looking this week and I can't find a match). I export the Inkscape drawings as PNG (Portable Network Graphics, which all web browsers understand--it doesn't munge up images like JPG or GIF). Then I resize the images in the free GNU Image Manipulation Program to make them suitable for display in the forums. Let me know if you want more info! I'd love it if more game-ready cards were created and posted!
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Post by mjb on Feb 29, 2008 18:05:53 GMT -5
Will do and thanks for the reply
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Post by fifisdead on Mar 9, 2008 12:19:25 GMT -5
I do like the idea of it looking more like a piece of pie...
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Post by OMFGitsVico on Mar 12, 2008 21:00:50 GMT -5
As do I.
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Post by TheDavii on Mar 12, 2008 22:25:18 GMT -5
I do like the idea of it looking more like a piece of pie... Good feedback. Pie is good. How do we incorporate the digits of Pi into the figure of Pi or the Pie? Is the Pi the pattern of the lattice top? (But where do the digits go... other than move them into the Bunny Bits?)
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Post by Jescor on Mar 18, 2008 10:57:13 GMT -5
You could always leave it out of incorporating it into the picture and put the 3.14159(etc) across the bottom of the picture box area... like the way Cruise Missile Prime is done... but longer... it wouldn't fit as many numbers obviously, but probably enough, and you could always just repeat the sequence.
and as for the picture, I like the idea of a pie with a pi symbol on it (google image search "pi pie" to get what I mean)
(at least I think CMP is done that way... not at home so I can't check right now)
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Post by TheDavii on Mar 22, 2008 10:12:08 GMT -5
I do like the idea of it looking more like a piece of pie... I modified the "Strawberry Pi" image (above, on page 1 of this thread) to include a pie and a red-colored Pi glyph. I put the number string in the background. Better, or did you envision a single piece of pie?
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Post by legalbetter on Mar 22, 2008 19:15:44 GMT -5
I actually like the original image better.
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Post by TheDavii on Mar 22, 2008 19:35:38 GMT -5
I actually like the original image better. But seriously, I appreciate the feedback! I have struggled with this one, partly because I think this card is too powerful (a Level 4 would be more appropriate, so it is an continuous annoyance rather than a death sentence for unprotected bunnies). I still have the original artwork, so I can repost it. I'll wait until I hear from some others.
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