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Suggest sprites for the revamping of wiki buttons!
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I've made some drafts of the new menu with the sprites used in this spread. I'll first take a moment to explain what I changed or kept the same and why.

Getting Started: I like the current assistant image, but the image of Dr. Floorpills in the assistant setup looks just as great. Couldn't decide, so some of the following drafts use the old image, some use Sartorious's.

Rules: Couldn't decide on whether to use Bologna's beret HoS or the old peaked cap HoS, so half of the drafts use the former while the other uses the latter. Keep in mind, there is a HoS with a beret on the Rules and main HoS page, and the Jobs page uses a gif that alternates between the two hats. Personally, I think the gif looks pretty weird on the main menu, but how many of you think otherwise?

Guides: Is "roboticist with skunk stripe" one of the things you think of when you think of "guides"? Me neither. Should be no surprise Bologna's sagely wiz with the wiseman beard made the cut.

Maps: The old version's "George Melons griefing up yo' station/map" schtick was kinda clever, but if you were a newbie with no idea who they were, you'd most likely think they were just some psychotic murderer who's on the maps button because he hunts the maps for more victims. As a bus driver, Warcrimes's John Bill actually looks like they've seen and been to plenty of places, or at least less like someone who just drained all the blood out of someone with a glass shard.

Game Modes: The old scuba-diver-esque nuke op will always have a place in my heart, but I recognize it's out of date and has to be let go. Both versions of Flab's op are good, and the drafts use both.

Items: The blue toolbox is beautiful and absolutely iconic, but I really fell in love with's Bologna's maniac of a collector. The color palette is all over the place, but that's absolutely perfect for a collector of the strange.

Fun, Changelog, Wikistation, Construction, Jobs, FAQ: Nobody's offered any images for these guys, so they stay. I personally think they're fine as is, though I think a new picture wouldn't hurt for FAQ. "Guy with a clipboard" does indeed look like someone who knows a lot of answers to things, and that goes with page all about answering common questions, but I can't help but feel that there could be something better.

In addition, I've resized the images to 64x64. Not only do they look less blurry and overall better, but since they function as links, that also means the buttons are bigger so, which I think is a plus. The images can't quite fit on the forum, but it works better on the imgur gallery, where you can click on the images to see their true size.

Without much further ado, the draft images, sorted by which image they use. Do tell which one(s) look(s) best. 

Nuclear Operative with Bomb for Game Modes
Dr. Floorpills for Getting Started, Beret HoS for Rules
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Dr. Floorpills for Getting Started, Cap HoS for Rules
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Old Assistant for Getting Started, Beret HoS for Rules
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Old Assistant for Getting Started, Cap HoS for Rules
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Nuclear Operative without Bomb for Game Modes
Dr. Floorpills for Getting Started, Beret HoS for Rules
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Dr. Floorpills for Getting Started, Cap HoS for Rules
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Old Assistant for Getting Started, Beret HoS for Rules
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Old Assistant for Getting Started, Cap HoS for Rules
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RE: Suggest sprites for the revamping of wiki buttons! - by Studenterhue - 09-08-2019, 04:52 PM

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