Am I crazy? >_<

vales · #1 07-13-2009, 09:02 AM

First, let me say I really hate the loading screen artwork in Secrets of Faydwer. It looks like Firiona Vie is trying to pinch a turd or something while holding on to dear life while pirates are having a skirmish behind her. So I decided to do something about it.

I just spend all night making loading screens for my client. How many?

120, ROFL.

I don't know what the take is on distributing loading screens since it's part of the client, so how's that work? If there's no problems with the guys higher up here, I'll start posting them away.

Right now, I'm in need of much sleep. But I don't think it's going to bring back any of my sanity.

vales · #2 07-13-2009, 09:09 AM

I knew I was tired. Forgot to post a screenshot.

Shendare · #3 07-13-2009, 09:31 AM

Holy...

I doubt there's any legal problem if they are merely images. SOE have given out their EQ artwork for use on fansites and such in the past, and nobody has ever had problems with distributing screenshots from a game (not including pre-release leaks, of course), so I don't see any chance of an "SOE copyrighted works" issue.

That said, you may be crazy, but I'd say in a... highly motivated sense.

I'd love to take a look at these!

pfyon · #4 07-13-2009, 10:03 AM

I think it falls under the category of fan art.

Yeormom · #5 07-13-2009, 10:59 AM

When a company distributes a fansite kit which has official artwork, it normally comes with an explicit agreement and sometimes even has conditions for use, like "corporate web site name, address, and copyright should be visible on all pages where creative work is present" so reusing any of their official art work has a very high risk of violating an agreement. End of story, I doubt you'll ever draw the least bit attention even so.

However, screenshots have been ruled as fair use as you are rendering them on your on equipment and the EULA for software drawing your screen has no exclusion for capturing the output in this case.

ChaosSlayerZ · #6 07-13-2009, 11:45 AM

umm Vales, I think you confusing expansions.

The loading screen you describing comes from Buried Sea

The loading screen for SoF is the one with a mecha-dragon in the center and Firiona eyes looking at you throw the clouds. IMHO best loading screen ever. I am still running T-client, but that is what I have for the loading screen =P

collection of original loading screens

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/gallery/loading.html

Shendare · #7 07-13-2009, 11:50 AM

My off-disc install of SoF shows the Buried Sea loading image as well, which struck me as odd. Most likely another SOE "just push what we have to disc and fix it with the patch" situation.

vales · #8 07-13-2009, 02:56 PM

Hmm. Well seeing how it can fall in the UI Mod category, I think it may be fine to distribute them.

Guess I'll post like, handful a day because I'd kill myself if I uploaded all of them, lol. I realized that I didn't leave the borders in, but rather just left the whole image. Meh. Guess that'll be on my "to-do" list.

Some of you might recognize the art, some of you may not. If you want something specific, just let me know.

Directions
1.)Download the loading screen that you want. Then rename the file from loadingscreenXX.jpg to loadingscreen.jpg.

2.) Back up your original file usually found in:
C:\Program Files\Sony\your installation directory\Resources

3.) Copy the new loading screen there, and you should be good to go.

Loading Screens
Don't mind the numbering scheme. This is so it's easier to re-upload or fix one that's broken. So if there's an issue with Batch 01 #3, then it's easier to find and fix.

I'll try to upload them by category. There's a 4 image per-post limit, so I'll try to do 8 per day or something.

Batch 01, 01-04