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The Spawning Cluster - Icons, Abilities and more for your Zerg swarm

    #61 Apr 02, 2011 at 14:46 UTC - 1 like

    Thanks for your feedback.

    So i will start to make a mod out of it. I will see if i get the time to make a terran claw icons... Sadly i'm not very good at drawing mechanic stuff at the moment, but i will give it a try.

    As i seen my defiler ability icons on some of the Sc2 BW maps i was so happy that i started to remake the old metasynaptic node upgrade for it.

    Enjoy

    SC1 - Defiler: Metasynaptic Node => SC2 - Defiler: Metasynaptic Node

    SC1 - Garmeten Meiosis => SC2 - Queen: Garmeten Meiosis

    SC1 - Overlord: Antennae => SC2 - Overlord: Antennae

    Last edited Apr 07, 2011 by Demonette
    Name Size MD5
    btn-upgrade-zerg-metasynapticNode-color.dds 5.8 KiB c050c64242f1...
    btn-upgrade-zerg-garmetenSyntesis.dds 5.8 KiB 3a61a4644df1...
    btn-ability-zerg-chaydarialExposion.dds 7.0 KiB 64188ff530dd...
    btn-upgrade-zerg-antennae.dds 5.8 KiB 89295b8445ed...
    • btn-upgrade-zerg-metasynapticNode-color.png
    • WIP-DefilerUpgrade.png
    • btn-upgrade-zerg-garmetenSyntesis.png
    • WIP_KhaydarialExposion.png
      WIP - Cerebrate - Khydarial ...
    • btn-ability-zerg-chaydarialExposion.png
      Preview - Khaydarial Exposion
    • WIP_Antennae.png
      WIP - Antennae
    • btn-upgrade-zerg-antennae.png
      Preview - Antennae
    • btn-buff-zerg-parasite.png
      SC2 Preview - Buff - Queen: ...
    • WIP_QueenWeapon.png
      WIP - Queen Attack Icon
    • WIP_RandomMouth_demonic.png
      WIP - Random Mouth
    • btn-techupgrade-terran-juggernautplating-color.png
      Firebat: Upgrade - Juggernaut ...
    • btn-techupgrade-terran-replenishablemagazine.png
      Vulture: Upgrade - ...
    • btn-ability-zerg-parasiteEye.png
      WIP - Unknown...
    • WIP_-_Sporecrawler.png
      WIP - Sporecrawler Attack
    • ui_heroicons_frame_normalpressed_zerg.png
      ...

    Icons for the Swarm - Visit the spawning cluster! See you there! - Until time.

    Cause you want to be pwned by sweeter zerg!

    #62 Apr 11, 2011 at 16:47 UTC - 0 likes

    Hi guys.

    I messed around a lot with my infestation ability and i'm sorry that i'm not done yet but it became very difficult.

    At the moment it is and ability on the infestors that can be toggled to auto-cast with and has range of 8. Only terran building with lesser then 1/3 health can be targeted (so they have to burn). After that the infestor will start to channel its ability for 5 seconds (it were 10 seconds on an earlier version but it was too difficult to infest an building before it burns down and scv can still save building by repairing them).

    Anyways if the infestation has sucsess the building turn into an infested version of itself controlled by the owner of the infestor.

    Actually there are 3 different kinds of infested building and more are going to follow:

    TypeUnitsDescription
    Infested Command StructuresCommand Center, Orbital Command, Planetary FortressThese big structures start to produce a varity of different infested creature strains as infested terrans (look at the infested civilians), infested marines and abberation, a true monster.
    Infested Production FacilitiesBarracks, Factory, StarportThese infested structures have access to civil and militar ressources and are able to spawn infested marines beside the standard infested terrans.
    Infested Research FacilitiesMachinering Bay, Weaponry, (Refinery)These infested structures have corrupted everyone inside them and are able to breed big amounts of infested terrans.
    Other Infested StructuresBunker, Turrets, Supply DepotsThese structure are taken over by infesting hyper virus of the zerg. There original function are mostly taken out. For example supply depots can't lower anymore. If one of those structures is destroied a small swarm on infested terran pops out.

    Infested structure can only hold a limited amount of infested lifeform at a moment and to breed new unit they pay with there own health. An infested building with lesser then 1/2 life won't be able to spawn more infested lifeforms unless it is healed or regenerate it health. A infested building always starts with half of there units prebuilt. (Rounded down)

    TypeInfested TerransInfested MarinesInfested Monster(Abberation)
    Infested Command Strucutures1261
    Infested Production Facilities860
    Infested Research Facilities1200

    Please note that non of the infested lifeforms can be controlled by the player directly. They will just swarm around there starting building and try to kill what comes in there way. So they are pretty dump, but useful if you are able to take over one of the enemies building in an harasse. It distracts him and will deal serious damage if it is being ignored.

    Sadly the auto-cast for this ability didn't works to well at the moment, but i hope i will be able to make this ability easier to use.

    You can post any additional idea or comments here of cause.

    Oh and i will add some screenshots soon.


    If you want to be informed ievery time i got some updates, please send me a PM or just post in this thread that you want to be added to a PM list. Everytime i update i will send a PM to everyone in that list.


    Cheers!

    Last edited Apr 14, 2011 by Demonette: Just some gramma
    • btn-ability-zerg-infestate.png
      Preview: Infestation
    #63 Apr 25, 2011 at 15:24 UTC - 0 likes

    Hi Demonette

    are you still considering requests here? Provided they're are Zerg like icons.

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    #64 Apr 26, 2011 at 09:58 UTC - 0 likes

    Is still "take" requests.

    My kind of taking them is a little... different maybe as i can't promise to do them and i'm sometimes limited and time or mood.

    But as long as it sounds creative and cool i will do my best =)

    Thx for posting

    #65 May 01, 2011 at 08:38 UTC - 0 likes

    I don't have need of any of these right now, but I felt I should say that these are some of the best looking assets I've seen. Very good job.

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    #66 May 29, 2011 at 04:01 UTC - 0 likes

    Hey Demonette, you still alive??? You haven't updated since May 1st?

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    #67 Jun 01, 2011 at 20:50 UTC - 0 likes

    Oh... mmhh... yeah i'm kind a dead at the moment... i guess... there didn't seem to be much of a need for icon arts. Or people asked and then i didn't heard anything from them again. So i got bored after a while...

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    #68 Jun 04, 2011 at 21:50 UTC - 0 likes
    Quote from Snappybean: Go

    I don't have need of any of these right now, but I felt I should say that these are some of the best looking assets I've seen. Very good job.

    Ditto. Very good work, it's all quite impressive.

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    #69 Jul 26, 2011 at 11:08 UTC - 0 likes

    Really nice work, I've made a usable dds file of the zerg hero frame:
    http://www.sc2mapster.com/assets/zerg-hero-button-frame-border/

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    #70 Jul 26, 2011 at 23:28 UTC - 0 likes

    I see some really good work here :) Could I make a request for some .dds on a few of these?

    Vulture Upgrade, Dark Swarm, Plague, Zerg Parasite, Juggernaut Plating

    I'm sorry if I missed them somewhere, but I would love to use a few.

    Last edited Jul 26, 2011 by currydevil
    #71 Jul 27, 2011 at 07:16 UTC - 0 likes

    download aorta and convert them yourself :)

    http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/artist-tavern/19872-aorta-open-source-dds-converter/

    Last edited Jul 27, 2011 by b0ne123
    #72 Aug 14, 2011 at 15:51 UTC - 1 like

    @currydevil: Go Sry that i didn't uploaded the dark swarm dds as well as none for plague. I will try to fix this as soon as i can.

    I hope i can say that i'm back now! Here is some png progress for the zerg parasite ability. Hope someone likes it... if there is still someone here.

    Cheers!

    • WIP_Parasite.png
    • btn-ability-zerg-parasite.png
    • WIP-juggernaut_plating.png
    • btn-upgrade-zerg-juggernautPlating.png
    • WIP_RouchAttack.png
    • btn.-weapon-zerg-rouchrange1.png
    #73 Aug 14, 2011 at 16:50 UTC - 0 likes

    nice one! i realy like the juggernaut plate :D

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    #74 Aug 14, 2011 at 16:53 UTC - 0 likes

    @Domper: Go Wow! Didn't expected feedback that early =)

    Thanks for waiting for me. Added a rouch attack icon ;)

    Update:

    For Vailreth (IRC)

    Last edited Aug 14, 2011 by Demonette
    • WIP_BioSteelCarapace.png
    • btn-upgrade-zerg-BioSteelCarapace.png
    #75 Aug 18, 2011 at 19:01 UTC - 0 likes

    New Plague Icon

    I hope you like it!

    • WIP_Plague.png
    • btn-ability-zerg-plague2.png
    #76 Aug 18, 2011 at 20:05 UTC - 0 likes

    Looks disgusting. I like it :)

    http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4226/blaj.jpg

    #77 Aug 18, 2011 at 20:23 UTC - 1 like

    @Kueken531: Go

    Hehe thx XD

    Here is some WIP for the Ultralisk Melee!

    • WIP_UltraMelee0.png
    • WIP_UltraMelee1.png
    • WIP_UltraMelee2.png
    • WIP_UltraMelee3_v1.png
    #78 Aug 18, 2011 at 22:55 UTC - 0 likes

    Seriously, the buttons you call WIP others would describe as totally awesome and much better than they need it :D

    Last edited Aug 18, 2011 by Kueken531
    #79 Aug 18, 2011 at 23:00 UTC - 0 likes

    These icons make me wish SC2 could use higher quality icons and stuff

    If you need me to do something and I don't do it in the next 3 hours, PM me. I'm really forgetful.
    Also, because of school, I only work on weekends.
    My thread for requests:
    http://www.sc2mapster.com/media/attachments/24/949/Logo.jpeg

    #80 Aug 18, 2011 at 23:34 UTC - 0 likes

    @Kueken531: Go

    Yeah... i tend to almost finish them in one flow... else it happens that i don't finish them at all...

    The only think missing in those WIPs is the missing glow ;)

    @jaxter184: Go

    I'm not sure if i would ever have tried to do some icons for SC2 if they were higher resolution... But yeah... sometimes it's a big lose for some details.

    Update:

    Not sure if one can see what it is...

    Last edited Aug 19, 2011 by Demonette
    • WIP_Defiler_SporeGeneration.png
    • btn-ability-zerg-sporeGeneration.png

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