The Energon Pub

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Hello!

I have no idea how altmodes are dealt with anymore but with like, 10 years since I've even made one I'm wondering if there is anyone who is interested in stepping into the altmode-making game. I've long-since lost the tutorial that I followed, but it shouldn't be too hard for me to recreate if there is anyone with interest.

When I started, I had nearly zero experience in photoshop so it's something anyone can do if they want to.

News Credits: 34 · Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:57 pm

nuqneH, Mkall! *waves*

Sounds cool - IDK if it's even possible to add alts currently, but that's never stopped us in the past. Faction logos aside, it looks like everything's still running on the 50px icon / 30px thumb with 2px stroke that it was way back in the day.

Heck, I think I even still have a copy of Photoshop 6.0 and the Actions I used to use, hanging around somewhere!

News Credits: 34 · Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:43 pm

OK, let's test this out and see if the magic still works...

(Windblade, from the TF:Heavy Metal concept art Alex Pelayre recently posted)

Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:05 pm

all down for new ALT modes. the last "new" ones were 5yrs ago with the introduction of the Smashing Pumpkin and Santa Claus (and i think Bun got a rabbit or two added)

Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:13 pm

And Seaquest
And a Kangaroo
And that Panda-hybrid-abomination

Actually quite a few changes happened for a while there... before we all give up on Ryan giving a **** and improving the game to the point we'd have the ability to make meaningful changes.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:18 am

Glyph wrote:nuqneH, Mkall! *waves*

Sounds cool - IDK if it's even possible to add alts currently, but that's never stopped us in the past. Faction logos aside, it looks like everything's still running on the 50px icon / 30px thumb with 2px stroke that it was way back in the day.

Heck, I think I even still have a copy of Photoshop 6.0 and the Actions I used to use, hanging around somewhere!

I still have the keys to the admin panel, if that helps?

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Glyph wrote:nuqneH, Mkall! *waves*

Sounds cool - IDK if it's even possible to add alts currently, but that's never stopped us in the past. Faction logos aside, it looks like everything's still running on the 50px icon / 30px thumb with 2px stroke that it was way back in the day.

Heck, I think I even still have a copy of Photoshop 6.0 and the Actions I used to use, hanging around somewhere!

Holy crap! Blast from the past! How the heck are ya??

News Credits: 34 · Wed Dec 07, 2022 1:28 pm

Going OK thanks, you good? Finally got my keycard to this place reinstated.

I should be working, but instead let's do some more alts! Random neat things I've seen recently:

TF:HM Windblade

TF:HM Chromia

TF:HM Hot Rod

TF:HM Hound

TF:HM Grimlock

TF:HM Shockwave (no idea what his folded-up-brick mode is supposed to be)

ROTB Bumblebee

As to what alt class they should all be, I leave that to someone else - for a game with only 5 tactics, there seem to be a hell of a lot of types these days! :shock:

Psychout wrote:I still have the keys to the admin panel, if that helps?

It might? TBH I've never seen the admin panel so I don't know what you can do!

(ED: ugh, gdrive image hotlink throttling, you let me down)

News Credits: 226 · Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:12 pm

Glyph wrote:
Psychout wrote:I still have the keys to the admin panel, if that helps?

It might? TBH I've never seen the admin panel so I don't know what you can do!

Very VERY little.

I'm sure something else has probably broken on it since I stepped down.