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Subject: Wallpaper Likes/Dislikes

I'm going to be making a wallpaper or two, but I wanted to hear what you guys had to say about them first.

I tend to like my personal wallpapers subdued and low contrast in the background, to not get in the way of things I'm working on. (More often than not I just keep it boring and black.) If I do have something back there, I like it to be in the rightside 2/3 of the page, so as to stay out of the way of my icons on the left side.

But what do you all like? A really wild wallpaper? Or a muted one? A firefight in old mombasa? Or a quiet mountain scene in delta halo? Where do you like there to be a quiet space so you can see your icons? Or do you hide all your icons just so you can see the awesome desktop in all it's glory?

I have some cool ideas, but I wanted to hear what people might like.

  • 11.30.2004 10:22 AM PDT
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I love the more static, artful images. I do prefer to keep my desktop totally icon-free, so go nuts.

Posted by: Recon Number 54
And that secret spot with the crashed Jjaro dreadnaught and the old Mjolnir Mark IV guarding it? Don't make that a wallpaper, it would spoil the secret.


Whoa, what?

O_o'

  • 11.30.2004 10:52 AM PDT
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Posted by: AGDTinMan
But what do you all like? A really wild wallpaper? Or a muted one? A firefight in old mombasa?


Wild firefight with lots of forrunner stuff on it. :P

  • 11.30.2004 10:53 AM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
I'm seeing if I can get a false rumor to spread as fast as the Feb 9th one. shhhhhhh!


Given the more...archaic nature of the subject matter, I doubt that will happen. That rumor doesn't give people false expectations of a speedy sequel, so I don't think many people will care.

¬_¬

  • 11.30.2004 11:07 AM PDT
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i'd like to see a wallpaper that depicts the struggle between the brutes and elites. power hungry ambition vs. steadfast piety. energy sword on brute shot. i want to look at my desktop and smell burning fur...

  • 11.30.2004 11:13 AM PDT
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How about a view of High Charity from outer space, with the rest of the Covenant fleet and Delta Halo in the background? Or, on a related note, you could possibly do a wallpaper showing the Covenant fleet fighting amongst itself. Another all-out wallpaper idea could also depict the battles the player encounters on the way to retrieving the icon.

  • 11.30.2004 11:15 AM PDT
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I would love a wallpaper of the Cortana. The detail put into her figure is just too amazing to ignore, the small translucent(I think that's the right word) symbols of code running along her body, the soft tones of blue making up her "skin". Whoever created her new form is quite talented.

Aside from that, I'd like to see something with the Arbiter. Perhaps his fight with Tartarus, or his search for the Heretic leader. (e.g. the banshee flights)

You know, I've always wanted to see a wallpaper based on the novels. Like the MC and the other Spartans first encounter with the Brutes aboard the Unyielding Hierophant, the glassing of Reach, the Spartans on their first mission in the asteroid colony. These are just ideas, but I think that it would be very interesting to see.

[Edited on 11/30/2004 11:24:40 AM]

  • 11.30.2004 11:16 AM PDT
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I don't really care as long as I can read what my icons say....I couldn't use zoe's wallpapers because the backgrounds made it too hard to read icon caption. It was either always too bright or too detailed. Also keep in mind that mac users put their icons on the right side. So you should probably make two versions of some of your best wallpapers.

I wanna see a soffish and definitely an arbiter wallpaper.

[Edited on 11/30/2004 11:40:55 AM]

  • 11.30.2004 11:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: stosh
I wanna see a soffish and...


Yeah, Soffish! More soffish!

  • 11.30.2004 12:04 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

I think it would be cool to show one of High Charity and the Covenant fleet, just so we can really feel how much power the Covenant have.

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i think we should c master chief tap dancing

  • 11.30.2004 4:13 PM PDT

A Webmaster Wallpaper would be brilliant.

  • 11.30.2004 4:28 PM PDT

I'd rather not take a photo (or even try to draw him) in the state he is in. Maybe after someone cleans the dried beer out of his hair and does something about the smell first...

  • 11.30.2004 5:03 PM PDT

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Didn't we put that in your job description?

Check the fineprint, and if I were you, check into a rubber suit and some fire hose.

  • 11.30.2004 5:33 PM PDT

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I would like to see a space battle theme, with Cairo Station as the main thing in the picture. And some space to put my icons...I was recently flooded with them...but I don't care if I don't have space to see them...that's why there's the start button.

  • 11.30.2004 5:54 PM PDT
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A rough, crappy sketch of my idea:
Warning, Carnage zone! Do not enter without explosives!

It may not be fancy or realistic, but Tru7h, Carnage , Bungie, right?

  • 11.30.2004 9:07 PM PDT
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I was pointed this way by a helpful chap, thanks goes out to him.

My ideal wallpaper is one featuring an honor guard elite and one of those white crested elites (you know, the ones that look suspiciously like aliens from the movie Aliens). I picture them back to back with a sword each as if they're surrounded and the last two left. Just the two elites with swords, no background or setting. Kudos to the design team in charge of the look of those two sets of armor. Oh oh, last second change of mind, make the honor guard elite's weapon a staff like they normally carry. Yeah!

So, with my scheme, I'd say center the elites, and leave the rest black 'cause let's face it, icons dock left and messenger docks right.

[Edited on 11/30/2004 9:47:49 PM]

  • 11.30.2004 9:38 PM PDT
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I wouldn't mind seeing a wallpaper with some of the scenery from the delta halo. Maybe also one of the sentienal/juggie. Some arbiter pics could be good too.

A "group photo" with all the characters in the game could be funny. Especially if it was made to look like a behind-the-scenes movie style photo (ie have one of the prophets wearing sunnies and a hat, some grunts are playing cards etc.)

I always laugh when I see the flood drive around in a hog like crazy hillbillies - a pic of that would be good :)

As I said in the other thread (underground), wallpapers that span multiple montitors are cool, and 3d screenshots are always good.

  • 11.30.2004 9:59 PM PDT
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perhaps a wallpaper of High Charity

  • 11.30.2004 10:02 PM PDT

- Mike

Abitier in Delta Halo...

  • 11.30.2004 11:35 PM PDT
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i feel something with master chief and an elite are battling. have them close with the master chief holding a plasma sword and the elite holding a smg. shows their ability to adapt to what's around them. have the background with a wide overlooking feel to it. i think that when there is a huge veiw of something huge like the earth from a distance it makes your monitor feel like it opens a window to what something just amazing.

  • 12.01.2004 12:07 AM PDT

Thanks guys, I got a bunch done. Hopefully they'll be up for you guys soon. I've got one gracing my own desktop right now.

  • 12.03.2004 9:44 AM PDT
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I've been checking this thread daily. Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us as far as desktop pizazz is concerned. Not that you care, but I'll send some feedback after they drop. Cheers!

  • 12.04.2004 3:49 PM PDT

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