(06-08-2019, 11:23 AM)Auzari Wrote: Taking screenshots with graphic mods is honestly misrepresentation. Screenshots shouldn't have it.
That, and the unmodded Freelancer has great visual aesthetics on its own. With the right composition and framing, even unmodded screenshots can look great.
Hopefully, these look at least somewhat good: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rluyxl1u5j6s8...PLySa?dl=0
Sorry if I will offend someone, but Disco looks good for us only. That's mostly because we see a lot more behind 16-years old game. Nice looking pictures are not that appealing like we crazy Discophiles think.
My suggestion would be: less nice pictures, more illustrations covering a message. Message about what game really offers (and nice graphic is not part of it, let's face it, sorry again).
Main features show very good short text that really nicely and shortly explains why we play. New player that needs more than that we don't need to stay. Let them get the picture by looking at illustrations.
My humble suggestions:
Live: that's grinding actually. Players like to grind. Show that sparkling moment of buying a new ship. From freighter to transport, maybe.
Fight: any pew. Simpler the better. Maybe a BS shooting a snub. All new players like it obviously.
Trade: sell something for a nice price. Let them feel belly tickles of making first pixel money.
Roleplay: no roleplay like Disco. Put some funny talks from space. There are many all around forum. Also forum RP. No forum RP like Disco.
Build: that moment: Build new base? Yes. No. (sorry I'm personally for no and know little about PoBs, but PoBs are appealing)
Explore: only feature that needs some nice panorama, like Kokopelli posted some - for example.
They should feel like trying after looking at those illustrations. And some of them might even read a text.
Some of the rp posts in the communication part of the forum are real gems too, something I think this community can be really proud off.
No idea how that could be incorporated in a gif while looking cool though, perhaps some fading between a particular faction's RP post and one or some of their ships actually flying in space... I dunno, to me it seems to be a unique aspect that deserves praise.
-edit: I remember seeing a particulary badass gif going around in the baf discord showing the invasion of Gran Canaria.. though the multitude of ships in that gif might be misleading (if i remember correctly there seemed to be hundreds of them) the style was really great.
Tried looking for it but couldn't find it back, but I am sure people know the one I mean.
Whoever made that gif, that's the person you should look for!
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