[FF7PC] Coin Skill (2012-08-25)

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

Rare somebody uses the skill really but with the
major improvements already done
it too was begging to be redone
To something a little more coin like
After several hours hard work im proud to Share.
Metalic look Coins



Download

[Covarr]

The added detail is nice, but the uniform green of the original was done on purpose. It's a lot easier to read the text in front of it.

[ajthedj747]

Rare somebody uses the skill really but with the
major improvements already done
it too was begging to be redone
From:


To:

Something a litte more coin like
Preview at 1:20 of the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eknBfjBvdXE

Edit* New coins.
Original Green Background
Ver.1

Transparent
Ver.2

Gold
Ver.3

Package:
Download

Oh My Gosh, Thank you so much, @Zendar, I appreciate your work here. Can't wait to try it. Have you seen the Youtube.com videos that show the birth of the idea, "Coin?" They are pretty sweet.

[DLPB_]

I've been waiting for Felix to redo these also Good work btw

I'd prefer you have kept the original symbols, Luksy left the documentation on a thread of mine somewhere.

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

I've been waiting for Felix to redo these also Good work btw

I'd prefer you have kept the original symbols, Luksy left the documentation on a thread of mine somewhere.

i used the original file and applied some filters this was the result
if you look carefully you can see the original symbols still present.

and just for giggles a cyan colored timer 

[DLPB_]

The original symbols are Japanese Kanji (or chinese hanzi I cannot remember).  They are not squiggly lines   It would be cool if you could keep those as they are.  The coins in VII are real life coins from many many years ago.

[PitBrat]

I believe I found an image of the original coin-- Yuan You Tong Bao.

[DLPB_]

That's right.  There is a better one somewhere that Luksy put up..  complete with the symbols in text.

Here we go:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Chinese_coinage#The_Tang_Dynasty

I am not sure what symbols the ff7 coin uses but similar to this (there are tons of variants see wiki page).  Luksy would know.

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

well i wouldnt mind making a few different options for people to choose from
just like any other Avatar (the filename sugests it is one)

Edit:
As gil is gold coins it could be this one

or otherwise its this coin

at least thats my guess

[luksy]

It's 元祐通寶



Here's a "few" images of the same coin

http://tragan.lolipop.jp/hokusou/hokusou/genyuu.htm

Northern Song, minted around 1086~1093 for this dude.

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

It's 元祐通寶



Here's a "few" images of the same coin

http://tragan.lolipop.jp/hokusou/hokusou/genyuu.htm

Northern Song, minted around 1086~1093 for this dude.

thank you this will be of great help to me 

The added detail is nice, but the uniform green of the original was done on purpose. It's a lot easier to read the text in front of it.

The green hides the fact you can read the menu behind the skill window
i found i could still read the normal menu behind the coin animation when i used
the new transparent ones i made after getting the original coin picture for reference

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

Original Green Background
Ver.1

Transparent
Ver.2

Gold
Ver.3

Ver.4

Ver.5


for now i will leave it at these  unless people wish me to make more

[dkma841]

Wow Zendar nice work it definetly is an improvement over the originals

[DLPB_]

I am gonna go hunt Felix down and get him to make some more too.  I like the ones on first post more too!

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

I am gonna go hunt Felix down and get him to make some more too.  I like the ones on first post more too!

as always all i make is free to use for other projects and all original documents like the .psd
containing all layers and creations can be requested.

[DLPB_]

http://i46.tinypic.com/fw10cp.png

I like that, the only problem is the bottom hanzi is not meant to have a squiggle.  That is because the coin Luksy posted is worn away.  Have a look here at bottom symbol. 通

I suppose yours still looks really good but also be good if you could get the symbol closer.  Prob best waiting for Luksy too, cause he will know more about how it should look on coin. 

You've gone a good job btw!

[nfitc1]

I'm going to call them like I see them.

While I rarely use the coin command (mostly never) looking at that texture does kind of scream "redo me". I like where this re texting is going, but I have some issues with versions 4 and 5.

V4 has very defined ripples. Looks a little hypnotic. Maybe make them not go so far out from the coin and diffuse them a little so they look less like neon strings and more like waves.

V5 is very bright. The contrast of th characters makes them almost as illegible as the original texture especially because they'll be scrolling.

I like the pic DLPB posted, but that bg color is unflattering.

That's just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. I'm also terrible with graphics so I won't be offended if you shoot me down.

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

I like that, the only problem is the bottom hanzi is not meant to have a squiggle.  That is because the coin Luksy posted is worn away.  Have a look here at bottom symbol. 通

even if thats so the coin worn away looks nice enough and my last ones will be as realistic as i could make it look

I'm going to call them like I see them.

While I rarely use the coin command (mostly never) looking at that texture does kind of scream "redo me". I like where this re texting is going, but I have some issues with versions 4 and 5.

V4 has very defined ripples. Looks a little hypnotic. Maybe make them not go so far out from the coin and diffuse them a little so they look less like neon strings and more like waves.

V5 is very bright. The contrast of th characters makes them almost as illegible as the original texture especially because they'll be scrolling.

i agree but im making a bulk of options so people can choose their Favorite

Current Coin Development:

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

Hours of hard work payed off and i present you all with.
Metalic look Coins

[LeonhartGR]

Very beautiful!

[Mewsin (aka Zendar)]

Very beautiful!

Thank you
i worked hard to turn this

into this

[bjaxx87]

Sorry for necroposting, but I can't find the answer to this anywhere and I feel like this thread is the best place for my questions.

- zendar has uploaded a lot of different designs. I can only use one of them at a time, correct?
- My modpath is "mods/Avalanche". Should I place the file in "mods/Avalanche/menu"?

Maybe I managed to answer everything myself, but I just want to make sure I'm integrating this correctly .

[LeonhartGR]

As far as I remember that is the right path for the coins. You can look it up yourself too

[bjaxx87]

Thanks! Yeah, I could, but first I need to find a savegame containing a level 2 Throw Materia. I'll check it out!

[WolfMan]

These are really nice. The definition and rustic look are spectacular