New Icons In Beta 5?

KompressorKompressor Join Date: 2004-09-04 Member: 31323Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
in NS General Discussion
I've noticed there are allot of new and different icons next to peoples names since beta 5.
Anyone have any information on this and how it’s being done?
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  • ReD1ReD1 Join Date: 2004-03-18 Member: 27406Members, Constellation
    The alien icons generally mean admins, if they are the new ones you are talking about.
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  • laggerlagger Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1805Members
    People can make their own icons given the correct settings.
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  • sawcesawce Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10787Members
    <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads//post-1-1094655827.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    These are standard icons. Any other icon you see is custom and is assigned by server operators.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    There's an AMX (and for the glorious <a href='http://www.amxmodx.org/' target='_blank'>AMXX</a>) plugin to allow your own custom icons. The only problem I have with it is I've seen a few that are worryingly close to the 'official' ones, almost as though they're trying to confuse the matter....

    - Shockwave
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  • Lt.RealnessLt.Realness Join Date: 2004-03-17 Member: 27379Members
    how can you choose an icon?? I've only seen a few "Veterans" on some servers.
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  • sawcesawce Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10787Members
    The only icon in the list that you can easily obtain would be the constellation icon: donate $20 to NS and you get it.

    All others require being either part of the NS team, Guide group, PT team, or the (defunct) Veteran program.
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  • TheAdjTheAdj He demanded a cool forum title of some type. Join Date: 2004-05-03 Member: 28436Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    The only "new" official icon is the current purple gorge icon for the Guides, all other official icons are unchanged. Any icon besides the ones listed is not an official icon, and exists solely to denote someone's position on that particular server(s) you saw it on.
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  • TOmekkiTOmekki Join Date: 2003-11-25 Member: 23524Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Shockwave+Oct 22 2004, 03:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shockwave @ Oct 22 2004, 03:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The only problem I have with it is I've seen a few that are worryingly close to the 'official' ones, almost as though they're trying to confuse the matter....

    - Shockwave <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    people are sad <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • TheAdjTheAdj He demanded a cool forum title of some type. Join Date: 2004-05-03 Member: 28436Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I've went to a few sites using the new guide icon and got them to stop using it, not much flak from the owners/admins thus far. I'm going to start doing the same for certain other icons as well.
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  • sawcesawce Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10787Members
    Eh, for the publically available custom icon plugin (AMX, AMXx and Metamod version), I tried my best to make it so they couldn't assign standard icons, outside of Server op. I even tried making some custom icons with the plugin to help deter people from getting around my block for standard icons...

    However, considering its open source there's not much else I was able to do. A determined server op can get around the block without too much trouble.

    I've also only ran into one server that assigned standard icons since beta 5 came out...
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-sawce+Oct 22 2004, 12:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (sawce @ Oct 22 2004, 12:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh, for the publically available custom icon plugin (AMX, AMXx and Metamod version), I tried my best to make it so they couldn't assign standard icons, outside of Server op. I even tried making some custom icons with the plugin to help deter people from getting around my block for standard icons...

    However, considering its open source there's not much else I was able to do. A determined server op can get around the block without too much trouble.

    I've also only ran into one server that assigned standard icons since beta 5 came out... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Don't worry sawce, no dig aimed at you, it's a great plugin, I know I use it.

    It's just a shame <b>some</b> are starting to show this tendancy to keep their plugins entirely inhouse, which surely can't help the community creating them.
    (The auto-team balance one I've seen on a few being one of them, moves a player from team A-B to even the players if no-one does after x seconds, and warns it's going to do it after y)
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  • PetcoPetco Join Date: 2003-07-27 Member: 18478Members, Constellation
    Hate it when admins use dev icons or so icons for so. Use your own custom icons <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
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  • DrummerDrummer Join Date: 2004-02-18 Member: 26654Members
    edited October 2004
    im glad to say i use a custom icon that cant be confused for a dev or anything else <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    its a drum! <img src='http://www.rit.edu/~jlh4550/drummer.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    /edit w00t, my 200th post!
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  • AlkillerAlkiller Join Date: 2004-05-23 Member: 28847Members
    I really like this plug in. Before people would use developer icons and NSGuide icons (generally) to represent people with reserved slots. Now, alot of people have created nifty custom icons and there is no more confusion. However I'm sure there would be some servers that haven't changed and continue to use official icons. A pox on them!
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  • RueRue Join Date: 2002-10-21 Member: 1564Members
    Yeh its great that custom icons can now be used with beta5, one of the better things to come out of the beta.

    just a quick example of them on my server

    <img src='http://xweb.marineeater.co.uk/customIcons.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    most of the server regs get there nations flag and special peeps get there own ones <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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