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On the subject of SKINs

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Joe Risalo
State War Academy
Caldari State
#21 - 2015-07-15 22:33:06 UTC
Rex Mikakka wrote:
I dont know about you all, but I want to be able to custom paint my ships and buy schemes from other players, think Forza Horizon paint shop. Nyan Cat Abaddon plz


I want a pure chrome Golem... Perhaps even black racing stripes, but that all depends on how it looks.
CCP Terminus
C C P
C C P Alliance
#22 - 2015-07-16 11:12:04 UTC
Wylde Kardde wrote:

Yea apparently they pulled an ol'switcheroo on the CoreComplexion/Seibestor SKINs going to a dark green from that sweet black version. I feel bad for all that bought the SKINs for that reason and then logged in to find they've been robbed. I was very very close to buying it for my Talwar when it was still black, soo glad I didn't. When it comes to microtransaction money I'm especially picky on what I'm getting, even more so now after that happening.


So with the V5++ art release which went out in Carnyx the Minmatar changed the most. You can see some examples of that here: http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-many-additions-of-v5plusplus/

The primary reason a lot of the Minmatar hulls changed is the rust, and there are some instances where it doesn't look quite the way art wants it to. In the next release some of these factions will be getting changes to bring them closer to their original colour scheme. Those should include Sebiestor, and also Nefantar (which got a lot darker with Carnyx).

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Wylde Kardde
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#23 - 2015-07-16 14:27:16 UTC
CCP Terminus wrote:
Wylde Kardde wrote:

Yea apparently they pulled an ol'switcheroo on the CoreComplexion/Seibestor SKINs going to a dark green from that sweet black version. I feel bad for all that bought the SKINs for that reason and then logged in to find they've been robbed. I was very very close to buying it for my Talwar when it was still black, soo glad I didn't. When it comes to microtransaction money I'm especially picky on what I'm getting, even more so now after that happening.


So with the V5++ art release which went out in Carnyx the Minmatar changed the most. You can see some examples of that here: http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-many-additions-of-v5plusplus/

The primary reason a lot of the Minmatar hulls changed is the rust, and there are some instances where it doesn't look quite the way art wants it to. In the next release some of these factions will be getting changes to bring them closer to their original colour scheme. Those should include Sebiestor, and also Nefantar (which got a lot darker with Carnyx).

Thanks for the reply, this is promising news. I was hoping it was something like this that caused the change instead of someone in art dep. with bias against all things Minmatar, I mean that thrasher concept is like kick between the legs #250 for minmatar pilots considering the colossal awesomeness of the new Dominix.

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Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#24 - 2015-07-17 09:54:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Reaver Glitterstim
Kenrailae wrote:
Top hat pls?

Reaver also needs his top hat.


If it's not too much to ask, I'd also like to see a Kaalakiota Cyclone and a Thukker Mix Scorpion. If you swap the two I won't be mad.

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Poranius Fisc
State War Academy
Caldari State
#25 - 2015-07-18 02:00:15 UTC
CCP Terminus wrote:
We recognize that Caldari and Minmatar are short on SKIN options. Therefore they will be the first races to get new SKINs in the future.

The logo changing inconsistencies are related, I believe, to how the ships were authored originally, and should be fixed over time. Art knows about it and they're looking in to it.


None of the Caldari T1 ECM ships have any skins, yet :(
Maldiro Selkurk
Radiation Sickness
#26 - 2015-07-18 06:12:59 UTC
Minmatar are getting screwed. Nefantar are ugly, the rest the differences are so slight that in minmatar space you would have to change your corp name to [RSKIN] and hope people realized you are telling them you spent a billion on a RESKIN they would otherwise not notice even at a 1k distance.

Apparently, it is okay for the gallente to go from gross pale green to cool stuff like a quafe skin but minmatar are stuck with 'stealth' reskins that probably could only be noticed in caldari space, if there.

Speaking of the caldari, while the are far above the minmatar they are lightyears behind the cool skins the amarr and gallente are getting.

Yawn,  I'm right as usual. The predictability kinda gets boring really.
Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#27 - 2015-07-18 09:36:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Reaver Glitterstim
Yes, Quafe looks strikingly unique whether or not a person likes it specifically, while Nefantar looks like the rust is spread more evenly, which really just serves to remove detail rather than add any variety. Krusual is even worse in the same way, it looks like extra rust was painted on top of everything else.

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Owen Levanth
Sagittarius Unlimited Exploration
#28 - 2015-07-18 12:31:49 UTC
Lugh Crow-Slave wrote:
all i know is that everyone buying this skins has all but killed the idea of individual ship skins for player corp/alliances


It's me, I'm the murderer.

(Proud owner of new SKINs for my Pilgrim, Stratios, Sacrilege, Caracal, Sentinel and Punisher. Some of them for multiple characters. P)
Teinyhr
Ourumur
#29 - 2015-07-18 16:35:06 UTC
Wait, what. There is actually, actual rust on Minmatar ships? Pardon my french, but why in the ****? I know it is a running joke, but before Minmatar ships were rust coloured due to the material they were built of, but they were not actually rusted. But now, they apparently are, for real?
Can I ask, honestly why would anyone do that or think that it would look cool? Sorry, I think it looks stupid. Not only that it looks stupid, but storywise it also makes no lick of sense that Minmatar could not develop spaceships that dont rust, and capsuleers of all people would afford easily proper maintenance and care for their ships.

Again, I know it is a running joke, but are you perhaps going to start adding duct tape and metal wire to hold the ships together as well then?

/rant
Catherine Laartii
Doomheim
#30 - 2015-07-18 17:34:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Catherine Laartii
CCP Terminus wrote:
We recognize that Caldari and Minmatar are short on SKIN options. Therefore they will be the first races to get new SKINs in the future.

The logo changing inconsistencies are related, I believe, to how the ships were authored originally, and should be fixed over time. Art knows about it and they're looking in to it.

Is there anyway you can change the Wyrkomi skin to something...even mildly interesting? Green is cool and all, but it looks disgusting to have caldari ships be wannabe gallente ships. I would personally suggest something purple, since the only things you have in the game that are purple are LITERALLY just scorch and rail shot, and some wisps of it in gas clouds. You're literally neglecting an entire color of the rainbow in your ships and just about anything else in this game.

Please refer to this thread for more about making things purple in the game: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=433431
Poranius Fisc
State War Academy
Caldari State
#31 - 2015-07-18 18:38:36 UTC
Catherine Laartii wrote:
CCP Terminus wrote:
We recognize that Caldari and Minmatar are short on SKIN options. Therefore they will be the first races to get new SKINs in the future.

The logo changing inconsistencies are related, I believe, to how the ships were authored originally, and should be fixed over time. Art knows about it and they're looking in to it.

Is there anyway you can change the Wyrkomi skin to something...even mildly interesting? Green is cool and all, but it looks disgusting to have caldari ships be wannabe gallente ships. I would personally suggest something purple, since the only things you have in the game that are purple are LITERALLY just scorch and rail shot, and some wisps of it in gas clouds. You're literally neglecting an entire color of the rainbow in your ships and just about anything else in this game.

Please refer to this thread for more about making things purple in the game: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=433431


Perkone looks purple.
Poranius Fisc
State War Academy
Caldari State
#32 - 2015-07-18 20:11:02 UTC
Joe Risalo wrote:
CCP Terminus wrote:
We recognize that Caldari and Minmatar are short on SKIN options. Therefore they will be the first races to get new SKINs in the future.

The logo changing inconsistencies are related, I believe, to how the ships were authored originally, and should be fixed over time. Art knows about it and they're looking in to it.


Is there any way we can get the Golem and Vargur skins a bit more "pronounced"?
I think they're decent skins, just the color needs to stand out a good bit more.


I don't know what your talking about. That golem skin looks damn sexy!
Joe Risalo
State War Academy
Caldari State
#33 - 2015-07-18 21:45:33 UTC
Poranius Fisc wrote:
Joe Risalo wrote:
CCP Terminus wrote:
We recognize that Caldari and Minmatar are short on SKIN options. Therefore they will be the first races to get new SKINs in the future.

The logo changing inconsistencies are related, I believe, to how the ships were authored originally, and should be fixed over time. Art knows about it and they're looking in to it.


Is there any way we can get the Golem and Vargur skins a bit more "pronounced"?
I think they're decent skins, just the color needs to stand out a good bit more.


I don't know what your talking about. That golem skin looks damn sexy!


Meh... It looks almost good...

Make the black, blacker, and the red, redder, and we're good.
Maldiro Selkurk
Radiation Sickness
#34 - 2015-07-18 23:46:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Maldiro Selkurk
Joe Risalo wrote:
Poranius Fisc wrote:
Joe Risalo wrote:
CCP Terminus wrote:
We recognize that Caldari and Minmatar are short on SKIN options. Therefore they will be the first races to get new SKINs in the future.

The logo changing inconsistencies are related, I believe, to how the ships were authored originally, and should be fixed over time. Art knows about it and they're looking in to it.


Is there any way we can get the Golem and Vargur skins a bit more "pronounced"?
I think they're decent skins, just the color needs to stand out a good bit more.


I don't know what your talking about. That golem skin looks damn sexy!


Meh... It looks almost good...

Make the black, blacker, and the red, redder, and we're good.


In minmatar space the darker colors dont show well, it is why the minmatar skins dont work and why i would agree that a brighter red on the golem would be nice.

Ive come up with a theory as to why the minmatar let their ships rust, its so dark here they didnt notice the ship was rusting out.

Yawn,  I'm right as usual. The predictability kinda gets boring really.
Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#35 - 2015-07-19 05:04:09 UTC
Teinyhr wrote:
Wait, what. There is actually, actual rust on Minmatar ships?

Most likely there's a running joke in which Minmatar ships are said to be rusted, and the Minmatar engineers may view this as a badge of pride, in that it references their seat-of-the-pants way of accomplishing things. Therefore, they may apply coats of paint that cause the ship to appear rusted, even more so than the original hull plating. It's not going to be real rust because tritanium does not contain iron, and iron doesn't rust in space.

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Algarion Getz
Aideron Corp
#36 - 2015-07-25 17:08:16 UTC
Reaver Glitterstim wrote:
Teinyhr wrote:
Wait, what. There is actually, actual rust on Minmatar ships?

Most likely there's a running joke in which Minmatar ships are said to be rusted, and the Minmatar engineers may view this as a badge of pride, in that it references their seat-of-the-pants way of accomplishing things. Therefore, they may apply coats of paint that cause the ship to appear rusted, even more so than the original hull plating. It's not going to be real rust because tritanium does not contain iron, and iron doesn't rust in space.

Is there an official explaination why Minmatar ships are "rusty"? *looking at CCP Falcon* Like you said, metal can't rust in space. (you need oxygen)
Jennifer Maxwell
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
#37 - 2015-07-26 20:51:26 UTC
Teinyhr wrote:
Wait, what. There is actually, actual rust on Minmatar ships? Pardon my french, but why in the ****? I know it is a running joke, but before Minmatar ships were rust coloured due to the material they were built of, but they were not actually rusted. But now, they apparently are, for real?
Can I ask, honestly why would anyone do that or think that it would look cool? Sorry, I think it looks stupid. Not only that it looks stupid, but storywise it also makes no lick of sense that Minmatar could not develop spaceships that dont rust, and capsuleers of all people would afford easily proper maintenance and care for their ships.

Again, I know it is a running joke, but are you perhaps going to start adding duct tape and metal wire to hold the ships together as well then?

/rant

Do you know what Minmatar ships are made out of?
M1k3y Koontz
House of Musashi
Stay Feral
#38 - 2015-07-26 21:04:10 UTC  |  Edited by: M1k3y Koontz
FireFrenzy wrote:
quite frankly i rather like the white on the new vargur skin, i have much bigger issues that you still cant readily distingquish between viziam and t1 amarr stuff...

V5++ made it better but its still hardly "obvious"



Justice skins are boring, it takes dark paint and makes it darker. Plus it's nearly impossible to see with the minmatar nebula in the background.

Thukker skins are amazing though, WTB Loki Thukker skin.

How much herp could a herp derp derp if a herp derp could herp derp.
Maldiro Selkurk
Radiation Sickness
#39 - 2015-07-27 15:09:11 UTC
M1k3y Koontz wrote:
FireFrenzy wrote:
quite frankly i rather like the white on the new vargur skin, i have much bigger issues that you still cant readily distingquish between viziam and t1 amarr stuff...

V5++ made it better but its still hardly "obvious"



Justice skins are boring, it takes dark paint and makes it darker. Plus it's nearly impossible to see with the minmatar nebula in the background.

Thukker skins are amazing though, WTB Loki Thukker skin.

While hard to see in space i really like the justice skins, basically it is rust removal and a fresh coat of paint.

Yawn,  I'm right as usual. The predictability kinda gets boring really.
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#40 - 2015-07-29 00:22:18 UTC
Can we do something with the Wiyrkomi corporation? Maybe give them some black and grey along with the green to give these SKINs a bit more appeal.

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