"whats That Icon Mean?"

JojoshuaJojoshua NS Guide Professor Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5233Members
edited September 2004 in New Player Forum
<div class="IPBDescription">Find out here.</div> Recently I have been doing quite a bit of pubbing and just about every server I visit, I will get the same question at least once, if not more. "Whats that icon beside your name mean Jojo?" I have also seen people mistake the constellation icon many times for a dev icon. Here are the icons you might run into and what they mean.

Icon - Meaning

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads//post-1-1094655827.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Hope this helps <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<span style='color:white'>Updated with titanium's new picture. Thanks.</span>
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  • SimonSSimonS Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20263Members
    Cheers thats Helpful.
  • EplekongenEplekongen Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8915Members
    I know the icons, and I have seen them around, but this would work a whole lot better if you actually had pictures of the icons. People will never remember what they have read here when they see the actual icons, they would have to see the icons first then go here for referance, and chances are they have already asked by that time.

    Kudos for trying to do this though. If anyone would try and take this post to a higher level.

    So I will try and be helpfull and say: If anyone sees andy of these icons try and take a snap of them and post them here, yeah, Jojoshua could then just update his post and link the images (after all, they are still only hosting within the forum <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)

    I will go online on a server I know and I know I will find some good icons soon. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Gotta catch em all!! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> Lets see who gets the most first!!! And yeah ... please don't post huge ingame screen, crop them down to only the icon, yeah <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> hehe
  • EteanEtean Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17612Members
    I tell them it means I am a GOD.

    Which I am, hope this helps.
  • Iced_EagleIced_Eagle Borg Engineer Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14218Members
    advice... be nice to all of those special icons excpet CD cause everyone has to have those if enabled <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> whats the server command to turn on icons?
  • VampMasterVampMaster Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14585Members
    Veteran: What is a Veteran???

    Developper: What developpers? Like Flayra?
  • HAMBoneHAMBone Probably the best Commander Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15139Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    The yellow medal is an award for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence
  • JojoshuaJojoshua NS Guide Professor Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5233Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--VampMaster+Aug 27 2003, 09:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (VampMaster @ Aug 27 2003, 09:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Veteran: What is a Veteran???

    Developper: What developpers? Like Flayra? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Veterans are players from the top 10 clans of 1.04 that tested on 2.0
    Yes, developers are like Flay,Max,Mons.
  • p4Samwisep4Samwise Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10831Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--briguy992+Aug 27 2003, 01:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (briguy992 @ Aug 27 2003, 01:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> whats the server command to turn on icons? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Supposedly "mp_uplink 1". (I say supposedly because our server has trouble with the Constellation icons even with that on, but not sure yet whose fault that is.)
  • EplekongenEplekongen Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8915Members
    I got these three:

    <img src='http://eplekongen.ironcell.com/ns/icon1.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    <img src='http://eplekongen.ironcell.com/ns/icon2.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    <img src='http://eplekongen.ironcell.com/ns/icon3.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
  • PathPath Join Date: 2003-06-28 Member: 17745Members
    I found the dev icon. Yay for Free SunnyD & The Linuxmonster! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • JojoshuaJojoshua NS Guide Professor Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5233Members
    edited September 2004
    Ok, I collected the icons you guys got and added the rest.

    Note: The Beta Server OP icon is grey.

    <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads//post-1-1094655827.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    Perhaps we should sticky this in the 'New Players Forum' ?
  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    <!--QuoteBegin--Javert+Aug 27 2003, 08:48 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Javert @ Aug 27 2003, 08:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Perhaps we should sticky this in the 'New Players Forum' ? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm with you on that, can an admin or mod sticky this?
  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    I was thinking "nah, we've got way too many stickied threads there already," but then I remembered I'm getting confused with Tech Support. Yeah, this is info newbies could find useful. <span style='color:orange'>*Phased*</span> and <span style='color:orange'>*Webbed*</span>
  • J_D_WJ_D_W Join Date: 2003-05-22 Member: 16598Members
    Hey how do you become a Veteran then? Is it like a smaller admin with just the power to slap and all that or something
  • MaxMax Technical Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment Join Date: 2002-03-15 Member: 318Super Administrators, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin--J D W+Aug 30 2003, 08:34 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (J D W @ Aug 30 2003, 08:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hey how do you become a Veteran then? Is it like a smaller admin with just the power to slap and all that or something<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, veterans are playtesters who were drawn from the competitive NS community for the purpose of testing the balance of 2.0 in clan play. None of these groups (except server ops) have special privileges on servers.

    Max
  • WitherWither A Bugged Life Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11513Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Max+Aug 30 2003, 01:21 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Max @ Aug 30 2003, 01:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--J D W+Aug 30 2003, 08:34 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (J D W @ Aug 30 2003, 08:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hey how do you become a Veteran then? Is it like a smaller admin with just the power to slap and all that or something<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, veterans are playtesters who were drawn from the competitive NS community for the purpose of testing the balance of 2.0 in clan play. None of these groups (except server ops) have special privileges on servers.

    Max <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You're saying the rumours of a built in aimbot for Monse aren't true, eh...? Curious indeed....
  • MikkoMikko Join Date: 2003-07-27 Member: 18462Members
    edited September 2003
    When Valve releases the next version of HL, and Steam is needed for online play, all the Won IDs are gone. So, even if you donated, you will not have the icon anymore.
  • ElderwyrmElderwyrm Join Date: 2003-04-07 Member: 15296Members
    Whats the purple icon mean?
  • CaLFiNCaLFiN Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6909Members
    Are there ever going to be any more playtesters/veterans needed or is it at max? <i>This is not a beg for a position</i>. I just feel there is a lack of European playtesters/veterans etc. Most of the UK servers I play on have no "special" people on.

    I sometimes play with fwd who are veterans and I've saw Nem once... But that's about it.
  • ElvenThiefElvenThief aka Elven Thief (ex. NS Programmer) Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8754Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I believe the purple icon is playtest lead, which is Grendel's icon.
  • HKKHKK Join Date: 2003-05-19 Member: 16489Members
    I have yet to see the Gold sulk for play testers.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Hmm... I'm going to start running CD each time I play just to have an Icon! ^_^
  • ElderwyrmElderwyrm Join Date: 2003-04-07 Member: 15296Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--E-Th33ph+Sep 11 2003, 12:45 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (E-Th33ph @ Sep 11 2003, 12:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I believe the purple icon is playtest lead, which is Grendel's icon. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah I guessed that after seeing that was Grendel on the roster at Ham's website.
  • Flame4uFlame4u Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20895Members
  • eliotmateliotmat Join Date: 2002-12-01 Member: 10350Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    How do I get rid of those icons from my server?
  • JaneJane Seriously&#33;? Join Date: 2003-07-01 Member: 17835Members, Constellation
    The people with the icons can turn them on/ off. I don't think you can, at least I hope you can't anyway, those people earned their icons, they should be able to keep them up when they want to, not when you want to.

    Side note: I guess the purple thing is new? A few weeks ago when I played with Grendal he just had the regular playtester icon, the yellow gorge.
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    Its auth to turn on and off your own icon..
    its mp_uplink 0/1 to turn on and off the icons completely from a server. But its really not all that nice to do so. As Jane pointed out, they earned (or bought, as it is with the Constellation members) their icons. Be nice and just let them have their icons.
  • eliotmateliotmat Join Date: 2002-12-01 Member: 10350Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Thank you for the help.
  • JojoshuaJojoshua NS Guide Professor Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5233Members
    Yea, the purple one which does look like the old NS GUIDE icon is a new one for Grendel (PT lead).
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