Variations of the original seven faction logos.

[Dio]

I was wondering if anyone has made or found a complete set of the unused logos for the original seven factions?

[Buster's Uncle]

All that comes to my mind offhand is the wrench logo for the proto-University and a different version of the Hive logo.  There's a LOT of pre-release art collected in a stickied art thread here in Theory of Everything, http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=2199.0 if you want to look for yourself...

[Dio]

I was wondering if someone would be willing to take a look and perhaps improve the designs that I have created of these logos? I have found and made completely different logos for the hive, morganites, university and peacekeepers based from various reliable sources. In addition, I have found slightly different rough versions of the Believers and Spartan Logos. If anyone is interested, I can post them.

[Buster's Uncle]

Do, please.  I'm sure a lot of people will be interested, and we've got multiple accomplished artists working the Modding folder...

[Dio]

Some of the files are attached to this post and rest will be on the next post.

[Dio]

The rest of them are here. Unfortunately I have not finished making the logos for either the second or third pcx files. If you need some reference for these designs, I can suggest that you look in the newicons.pcx file that comes with the game.

[Buster's Uncle]

Hey these are pretty neat.  You have made yourself useful, sir.

[Geo]

The Archon, Morgan, and Labyrinth logo's are definitely worth pursuing (and expanding upon). Although, on the Morgan file, I'd change the three yellow squares/'dots' on the top of the log into those ingame energy diamond-style icons if the size of the logo permits it.

The rest resemble the existing SMAC logo's enough as not to bother too much with it, except perhaps for a close-clone faction set.

[Dio]

Is this closer to what you were thinking for the Morgan logo? Also, I have re-made the Peacekeepers logo because it was taken directly from the council_sm.pcx file.

[Geo]

Is this closer to what you were thinking for the Morgan logo? Also, I have re-made the Peacekeepers logo because it was taken directly from the council_sm.pcx file.

On the Morgan logo, a resounding "Yes". 

Personally, I never minded both the council -and peacekeeper logo's were the same. It is after all the most important purpose of good ol' to go with it.
Other factions are never forced to comply if they really don't want to...

[Dio]

Does anyone have a good method for applying new logos to the second and third .pcx faction files without it looking odd?

[Buster's Uncle]

Looking odd?  Tell me more about the sort of problems you're encountering...

[Dio]

The reason they would look odd is because the second and parts of the third faction files have a special color/effect layer that was applied to them during their creation. This is important when putting a new logo over the old one, because you have to remove any parts of the old logo that are showing while still duplicating this effect. Otherwise it looks very odd when playing the game. In other words, I am having difficulty replicating that effect after applying the new logo.

[Buster's Uncle]

That's more Kilkakon's line than mine.  I'll send him a heads-up.

I wonder if this thread wouldn't do better in Modding...

[Buster's Uncle]

Are you saying that you could really use logo-less blanks of .pcxs 2 & 3 to work with?  Let me see if I can find those...