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Vampires...
...suck blood.
19%
 19%  [ 14 ]
...just plain suck.
11%
 11%  [ 8 ]
...sparkle in the sunlight.
25%
 25%  [ 18 ]
...eat PIE!
44%
 44%  [ 32 ]
Total Votes : 72


princevaliant



Joined: Nov 12, 2006

Post   Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 02:51 Reply with quote Back to top

I've always loved coaching Vampires, but I am somewhat less enthusiastic about the icons used to display them on the field. After recently getting my 100th match with my [R] Vampire team, Demons With A Righteous Fury, I decided to make some 'new' icons in celebration.

I never made icons before these and my artistic talents are quite limited, but I hope you enjoy them. I say 'new' icons because I mostly pieced them together from other icons (thanks for the inspiration DirtyBrian), all credit to whatever artists originally contributed the standard BB icons I raided.

[url=http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7753/vampire1.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1343/vampire1an.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9263/vampire1ban.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2039/vampire1b.gif]Image[/URL]

[url=http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/163/vampire2.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2811/vampire2an.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6924/vampire2ban.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/950/vampire2b.gif]Image[/URL]

[url=http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1262/vampire3.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5041/vampire3an.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/576/vampire3ban.gif]Image[/URL] [url=http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6900/vampire3b.gif]Image[/URL]

Just save the images into the /pics/icons folder of whatever your blood bowl directory is. The standard folder would be: c:/Bbowl8_8a/pics/icons

If you want to add them in addition to the standard Vampire icons so you have a different icon for all 6(!) Vampires, rename the .gifs from 1-3 to 4-6 after saving them to your computer. Then edit the icons.ini file (in the same folder as the java bbowl executable, by default c:/Bbowl8_8a) by double clicking and opening it in notepad, then add the following lines underneath the Vampire team roster:

VAMPIRE=vampire4.gif
VAMPIRE=vampire5.gif
VAMPIRE=vampire6.gif
Reisender



Joined: Sep 29, 2007

Post   Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 03:10 Reply with quote Back to top

nice 1

but silly poll question when the answer is so obvious.... or why do you think they are called Vam-PIE-rs
Catalyst32



Joined: Jul 14, 2008

Post   Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 04:15 Reply with quote Back to top

Also chose pie because those Vampires look kinda fat.
harvestmouse



Joined: May 13, 2007

Post   Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 13:07 Reply with quote Back to top

Sexeh.

Vampire 1 is a must. I'm too drunk to workout number 3 though. Number 2 looks to be a good alternative to various players. Vamp, CW, human/de blitzer, wight.....valuable icon.
f_alk



Joined: Sep 30, 2005

Post   Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 13:41 Reply with quote Back to top

I love teh first one ... any Nosferatu is great!
The third ... well .... women and dripping blood - is it that time again? Wink
(Really, in general I like that icon, it looks like a great start for the LRB6 star Roxanna Darknail(?), the DE Witchelf ... after changing the skin colour to the DE scheme it should look marvellous for that).
princevaliant



Joined: Nov 12, 2006

Post   Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 18:54 Reply with quote Back to top

f_alk wrote:
women and dripping blood - is it that time again? Wink


Laughing Yes it is a bit..extreme. But hey, they're supposed to be bloodthirsty right? heh heh

In all honesty the reason I chose to animate blood instead of turning her sideways is because I'm just such a terrible artist! xD Animating blood was *much* easier. Anyone is welcome to change these or borrow whatever they like, just share it!
svemole



Joined: Feb 09, 2006

Post   Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 19:45 Reply with quote Back to top

I also think the first one is very good.
maysrill



Joined: Dec 29, 2008

Post   Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 19:49 Reply with quote Back to top

All are fine. #1 is quite good.

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DonTomaso



Joined: Feb 20, 2005

Post   Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 19:59 Reply with quote Back to top

Love the vampires... they look like Mr Burns...

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Shraaaag



Joined: Feb 15, 2004

Post   Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 20:07 Reply with quote Back to top

I like the first icon. I don't have an opinion about the second (except I'm not used to seeing vampires with horned helmets). And the third one's shoulderpads and hair made it look like a hunchback. Have in mind, my eyesight is not very good.

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princevaliant



Joined: Nov 12, 2006

Post   Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 19:35 Reply with quote Back to top

Shraaaag wrote:
And the third one's shoulderpads and hair made it look like a hunchback.


heh heh! You're right though, she kinda does look odd. I had a little too much fun with that one, and she ended up looking like a freak. I was basically trying to make a vampire icon to fit this picture:

[url=http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8154/204359.jpg]Image[/URL]

I think I have a ways to go!

Thanks for the suggestions and thoughts everyone, going to keep them in mind as I work on vampire #3 a bit more and on other new icons.
WhatBall



Joined: Aug 21, 2008

Post   Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 16:13 Reply with quote Back to top

One of the icons seems to have vanished. Can you reload it?
MattDakka



Joined: Oct 09, 2007

Post   Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 20:53 Reply with quote Back to top

Amazing work! Thanks for uploading them!
On1



Joined: Jul 12, 2004

Post   Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 20:56 Reply with quote Back to top

What do you know, a dorf trained in the art of necromancy O_o
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