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Let's make a new avatar for TASVideoAgent.
This has been there a long time. The image is from Star Control III. It is compressed heavily to fit into the avatar slot. I think TASVideoAgent should have a unique avatar, not something directly from a game. Clever edits of existing game sprites might work well, though.
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Masterjun wrote:
I like the current avatars.
I second this statement.
I understand Aqfaq's points, but I have not seen a better suggestion than the current avatar set so far. The current avatar set looks good and fits pretty well for TASVideoAgent as it is now.
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa
<dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects.
<Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits
<adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
I also like the current avatars, though I also wouldn't be surprised if it's now possible to get better image quality at the same filesize. Does anyone have examples of the original animations that the avatars were generated from?
Pyrel - an open-source rewrite of the Angband roguelike game in Python.
I think TASVideoAgent should have a unique avatar, not something directly from a game. Clever edits of existing game sprites might work well, though.
I disagree. We should obviously use this as TASVideoAgent's avatar to get with the times and attract fresh (female) blood.
Aqfaq wrote:
I think TASVideoAgent should have a unique avatar, not something directly from a game. Clever edits of existing game sprites might work well, though.
I agree. People are reluctant to change, though, so we are hopeless.
AzumaK wrote: I swear my 1 year old daughter's favorite TASVideo is your R4MI run :3
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While I would be okay with the idea of changing it... Until a solid consensus and a better suggestion for avatars is pitched, it is best to keep as is.
TAS i'm interested:
Megaman series, specially the RPGs! Where is the mmbn1 all chips TAS we deserve? Where is the Command Mission TAS?
i'm slowly moving away from TASing fighting games for speed, maybe it's time to start finding some entertainment value in TASing.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
What if we change Grue Monster's avatar instead?
Meanwhile on IRC a couple of hours ago.
[2015-04-11 01:49:52] <Spikestuff_> Let's be honest
[2015-04-11 01:49:53] <Spikestuff_> http://tasvideos.org/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3788
[2015-04-11 01:50:03] <Spikestuff_> needs an upgrade
Note: It's 11th April and almost 4am my timezone, Kura's message came through at 3:51am
The thought process was like a delayed connection (very delayed) between us, thinking of the same thing.
WebNations/Sabih wrote:
+fsvgm777 never censoring anything.
Disables Comments and Ratings for the YouTube account.Something better for yourself and also others.
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Nothing wrong with the idea, I suppose, but aren't there more important matters to worry about first?
TASvideos Admin and acting Senior Judge 💙 Currently unable to dedicate a lot of time to the site, taking care of family.
Now infrequently posting on BlueskywarmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Yes, they do.
[img_left]https://files.tasvideos.org/common/UserAvatars/tva/TVA1.gif[/img_left] This is his normal mood: Business as usual. The picture is actually an animation. The Chmmr is hovering slowly.
[img_left]http://files.tasvideos.org/common/UserAvatars/tva/TVA4.gif[/img_left] This is his relaxed mood. He uses this avatar when posting a notification about a published submission.
TASVideoAgent is based on Chmmr indeed. Chmmr is a fictional composite race, made of a crystalline Chenjesu and a mechanical Mmrnmhrm. The Chenjesu feeds on electric energy, manifested by these multicolored lights that the mechanical components are smothering the crystals with. In this state, the Chmmr is letting the audience see his vulnerable side, while he's doing something that deeply soothes him. It is equivalent to a cat stretching and lying on a sunspot on carpet belly exposed.
[img_left]http://files.tasvideos.org/common/UserAvatars/tva/TVA3.gif[/img_left] This is his agitated mood. It is used for rejected submissions.
[img_left]http://files.tasvideos.org/common/UserAvatars/tva/TVA9.gif[/img_left] This is his deeply troubled mood. You don't often see TVA in this state. In this avatar, the Chmmr is very shielded and protective, with fast and erratic motions indicating an upset mood.
TASVideoAgent is not the first robot of mine to be based on the Chmmr. If you check http://bisqbot.stc.cx/ with my IP (88.193.84.194) (because the DNS of stc.cx has been terminated and I haven't bothered to assign a new address to that site yet), you'll see who else uses a Chmmr avatar. (Screenshot here: http://bisqwit.iki.fi/kala/snap/bisqbot_page.png) Obviously I couldn't use the same picture for TASVideoAgent, hence the animation set from Star Control III.
I also have animations for transitions to all those moods from the default and back to the default, but I couldn't think of a use for them, so they're not uploaded.
The animations have been scaled, quantized, and dithered heavily to make them as small as possible, to at least show an effort to comply with TASVideos avatar size guidelines. Considering that TVA is part of the site's maintenance and internal operation, he can bend a few rules.
"This page was rewritten in 2003. The previous version from 2001 was way too outdated..."
Oh man.
Also: to make normal webbrowsers fetch Bisqwit's website you need to add this line to the end of your /etc/hosts file or C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file (depending on OS)
This has been there a long time. The image is from Star Control III. It is compressed heavily to fit into the avatar slot. I think TASVideoAgent should have a unique avatar, not something directly from a game. Clever edits of existing game sprites might work well, though.
Show us your creations!
You like what I've done with the place?
No.
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