Coins - Gold/silver

[Darkness_Falls]

Testing out my new Wacom tablet... made some coins (loot):

 

 

Click here for slightly larger version

[Renzatic]

It's got my vote. I especially like the 10 cent piece...and and moody.

[Springheel]

Why don't we use actual historical coins, to keep the feel of the time period? I found several victorian coins that are ready for use, including this one:

 

http://www.btinternet.com/~petercoins/images/pc41.jpg

 

Edit: a few more:

 

http://www.coinimages.co.uk/images/1871sov...hieldrev240.JPG

 

http://www.coinmag.com/article/20STGAUDENT.gif

 

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/oe...ethelred2-r.gif

Edited November 6, 2004 by Springheel

[god_is_my_goldfish]

I think either way would work, darkness's are pretty good though.

[sparhawk]

Why don't we use actual historical coins, to keep the feel of the time period? I found several victorian coins that are ready for use, including this one:

I think they look really good! We should go for these.

[BlackThief]

darkness's coins look good though, but I'd prefer historical coins like springheel's examples.

Edited November 6, 2004 by BlackThief

[Springheel]

Here's another cool batch of Egyptian coins...might be neat to include the bottom two for some variety. Perhaps to put in ancient ruin missions.

 

http://www.geocities.com/fareastwonders/CO...ns/egyptian.jpg

Edited November 6, 2004 by Springheel

[Domarius]

Darkness has well and truley proved his artistic ability there.

 

I also agree on using real historical ones as a reference. I hope you don't mind drawing some new ones based on them, even though your original designs look good! Can't fault the actual artwork style at the moment though.

 

(edit)Although... Darkness' ones have a more fanciful look about them - the world of Thief is very fantastic (fantasy-like), and it could suit.

 

Maybe a blend of both Darkness' first ones, and the realistic ones?

Edited November 7, 2004 by Domarius

[Springheel]

The historical ones are perfectly centered and just waiting to be run through a normalmap filter. There's no point in redrawing them...we just have to choose which ones we like the best.

[BlackThief]

The historical ones are perfectly centered and just waiting to be run through a normalmap filter.  There's no point in redrawing them...we just have to choose which ones we like the best.

well actually no. they still have to be tweaked a bit, cauze auf the reflections. not much work though. I could do that pretty quick.

 

These two are my favorites:

 

 

Edited November 7, 2004 by BlackThief

[Springheel]

Agreed. One could be silver and one gold. And then there is that funky egyptian one we could always include for foreign coins, if it matters.

 

On second thought, that might be silly...chances are you won't make out any of the details anyway.

Edited November 7, 2004 by Springheel

[BlackThief]

here's another nice one, I found, with not so extremly fine detail, like the gold one.

 

Edited November 7, 2004 by BlackThief

[Springheel]

Ooo, I like this one even better! Let's make that our gold one.

[BlackThief]

I just had an idea - we could write instead of "In Memory of the Good Old Days - 1788"

 

"In Memory of the Good Old Days - LGS" Little easteregg

[Springheel]

Lol. Be my guest. I don't think anyone will be able to read it in-game though. Too small.

[BlackThief]

yes, it'll be really small ingame, but there're always some crazy guys, who find such eastereggs

 

here we go - reduced the relections and added LGS:

 

[Domarius]

...There's no point in redrawing them...

Well I wouldn't say that...

 

Re-drawing them can give us our own style. And avoid some person playing, going "hey, they ripped off that image from blah", and ruin immersion for them. I remember someone complaining about how the Finnish military (lion) logo appeared in Thief 3.

 

It makes you think these people are just searching the net and using any image that looks "cool". Because that's what it is. It ruins the atmosphere, you stop beleiving as much.

 

It's not super-important, but I wouldn't say there's "no point" in re-drawing them...

[Springheel]

Re-drawing them can give us our own style. And avoid some person playing, going "hey, they ripped off that image from blah", and ruin immersion for them

 

Well, keep in mind that these coins will be slightly bigger than a thumbprint. Not exactly something that's going to be that noticeable, even if there are history students playing. (the only people liable to recognize coins from the 18th century....)

[god_is_my_goldfish]

yes, it'll be really small ingame, but there're always some crazy guys, who find such eastereggs

 

here we go - reduced the relections and added LGS:

 

That's awsome! :lol: that would be perfect for the coins.

 

And in a side tangent-i'm making progress. (shameless self-plug)

Edited November 8, 2004 by god_is_my_goldfish

[BlackThief]

here's my suggestion for the silver coin:

 

I combined one of springheel's coins with mine and added a gear, to make it more thiefy

[Darkness_Falls]

Of the ones posted, I preferred this one most:

 

Was thinking a Hammer symbol could replace the lady.

 

EDIT: On 2nd viewing, maybe it's not a lady. LOL.

Edited November 8, 2004 by Darkness_Falls

[Springheel]

Looks good BT.

[BlackThief]

Of the ones posted, I preferred this one most:

 

Was thinking a Hammer symbol could replace the lady.

 

EDIT: On 2nd viewing, maybe it's not a lady. LOL.

that'd look cool, too. maybe we can use that for the copper coins. (remember there were always 3 types of coin stacks in T1/2: gold, silver and copper )

[Darkness_Falls]

Yep! I was thinking the same, that we should have gold/silver/coppper.