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Offline Chris

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Gold and tax icons
« on: October 14, 2010, 03:59:03 PM »
This is for medieval strategy game.

[ICON]Gold: 1600 [ICON]Tax: +730

Icons are next to text and are small, around 12-14 pixels. Gold icon would be a shiny golden coin, no problem here. But how to draw "tax"?

I also have a problem with "turns" icon. It is used for attacking so it should be red, but what shape should it have?
Score could be a podium, unless you can propose something more medievalish that is connected with rank.
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2010, 04:27:25 PM »
Hmm, that's pretty small.

For taxes, maybe an abacus, set of scales, a piece of parchment representing a bill, or a coin with a piece broken off.

For turns, maybe a finger pointing forward, if not the traditional circling arrow.

For score, something medievalish connected with rank?  A crown, a scepter, a coat-of-arms, a castle, so many possibilities. :)
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2010, 04:32:05 PM »
"Turn" icon is often hourglass... Maybe it could be a red flag, which is also used often for "campaign", but 'm not sure 'd understand it as "turn", hourglass is a more certain choice imho
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2010, 05:00:08 PM »
I have also "time till next tick" so hourglass is probably reserved...
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2010, 06:02:17 PM »
Wait, are we talking tax that players are charged or receiving?  If receiving, maybe a few coins dropping into a pouch, or a chest on a wagon.
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2010, 08:18:58 PM »
How about a red dollar sign for taxes.  Green is typically associated with having money, so red could be what you owe?
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2010, 12:39:44 AM »
It's supposed to be medieval game, not sure about $$$ ...

So in case of attack turn probably something like flag, flag+sword, sword, flag+arrow, fist, sword+hourglass or flag+hourglass...
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2010, 03:56:24 AM »
Quote from: Topazan on October 14, 2010, 06:02:17 PM
Wait, are we talking tax that players are charged or receiving?  If receiving, maybe a few coins dropping into a pouch, or a chest on a wagon.
Receiving. I don't see players being delighted by a feature that makes them have less gold, only more gold features are cool and fun and praised :)

Maybe a pile of tiny coins and an arrow pointing upwards?
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2010, 07:20:03 AM »
Ah, I thought it was outgoing taxes.  I like the idea of a small bag of coins with a green arrow up. 
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2010, 01:43:00 PM »
I will also need Popluation, quite obvious it would be "a people"  (more than one won't fit I think... althrough I'm limited only by height, width can be much bigger), but what colour?

More Score icon suggestions please.
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2010, 01:59:44 PM »
A chalice, a laurel wreath, a feathered roundlet.
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2010, 02:22:07 PM »
A trophy.
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2010, 03:24:16 PM »
For score icons you could have - velvet cloth, crowns,
Population - huts instead of people could work too...
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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2010, 03:32:32 AM »
taxes: put a flag of italy (they will be high, but noone will pay them)

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Re: Gold and tax icons
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2010, 04:43:06 PM »
OK, I made everything except "attack turns" icon. More ideas?


For message notice icon should I make envelope or scroll? First is more obvious and looks excellent any size, the second is more medievalish...
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