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Re: Main menu background

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WTrawi wrote: if Rodick's idea makes it into a new release then his new background as well (I prefer the current one, but if the menu bar and the logo would be placed so there wouldn't be such a big gap in the middle then it would be cool).
I don't know where those images came from, and unless someone can confirm that they are really OK to use in GPL or CC, they shouldn't be considered "Rodick's backgrounds" or in any way "fair game" for Wesnoth or add-ons.
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Re: Main menu background

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The first one seems to be from here. I'm not sure how to tell what license it'd under though.
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Re: Main menu background

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Pentarctagon wrote:The first one seems to be from here. I'm not sure how to tell what license it'd under though.
"All original works found in the DeviantArt galleries are the copyrighted property of the submitting artist. If you want to use a work you will need to ask permission from the artist, who is free to set whatever terms and conditions they wish. You should always ask permission before using any work which was created by another artist." D.A. FAQ 94

So, not available.

In the past, there was a background of Konrad looking out over a clifftop, IIRC. But it didn't look great.

At first, I didn't like the map background, but it has grown on me. The map we have now is very nice, IMO. Many thanks to zookeeper and others who worked on that.
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Re: Main menu background

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The curremt image works fine, although looking at it on a smaller scale I think the Wesnoth logo could be bigger. :whistle:
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Re: Main menu background

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I didn't mean exactly the ones he posted, just the idea that there should be a painting instead of the map. I see I caused a lot of misunderstanding here, really sorry for that :lol:
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Re: Main menu background

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WTrawi wrote:I didn't mean exactly the ones he posted, just the idea that there should be a painting instead of the map. I see I caused a lot of misunderstanding here, really sorry for that :lol:
Yup, I didnt mean exactly those :D. It was just samples. And we have nice images in game alredy that we could use.
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Re: Main menu background

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Moved to the Users' forum, since this is really a discussion about the main menu background image, rather than anyone actually creating a replacement.

Also, though this is not (yet) a rule, please provide sources for where you find art that is not your own.
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Re: Main menu background

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For the record, while both the images Rodick posted are quite nice, I don't think either of them fit Wesnoth very well. The first feels far too "rugged" while the second appears to have a Japanese Shinto shrine gate.
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Re: Main menu background

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I think it is indispensable to the Wesnoth's background to have the world map of Wesnoth. Some ideas can be:

Two travellers looking at the map: (Lord Bob's image)
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Some kind of underground temple with a gate, and the map on this gate:
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Note: the images aren't the "official" images of the idea, they are only descriptive.
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