IcewindDale spell Icons??
 

Could someone make Spell icons based on these?

BUMP .... These are cool :D :nana:

I agree these would make awesome spell icons!!!



is there a faq detailing how one makes custom Spell icons any where? I'm tempted to try to create this myself. :0

I usually fon't like unike spell icons but these look like something i'd use. their verty cool looking yest simple so you tell what spell is waht on the fly like the current ones.

Does anyone know where I can get a complete image list of the Icewind Dale II Spell Icons? I've looked and looked around the internet, as I would like to give this a try, but can't find much other than what is posted here, which is only a small portion of the actual icons.

Work Begun
 

I've begun work on creating Icewind Dale II spell icons. I'll post a preview when I get a little more done. Wish me luck.

I hate to say this... Those icons would be covered by the copyright of the company who owns Icewind Dale. As such the posting of their icons would be illegal and this site should not allow that.

so were the warcraft 3 icons that are used by me and many others. If they really want to pitch a bitch let them bit I really dont think any thing bad would come form it.

I was worried about that too, but then I figured that since the Warcraft 3 stuff is all over the place, it should be ok to use Icewind Dale stuff too. Same type of use, and no one has had any problems with the warcraft 3 stuff, or various other images used in the UI's that were undoubtedly not created by the UI poster.

My thoughts exactly:cool:

So under that thought ... I can come to your house after someone else breaks in and robs you and then take whatever I want

Please post your address... Thank you :)

ok that is true with that though. I like my first though. I think these fall under the title of fan art. And with fan art the ideas of the original are protected, but the use of them on a free fanart idea they are allowed to.


I think what I am really trying to point out is that fan art is not infringing on copyrights of the original. If it was you could never draw a picture of lets say Goku from Dragon Ball series with out paying money to the people who own him (dont remember the spelling of the guy's name and not even going to try :) )

Why do I bring this up... My sister does art works and have found her whole web site design "borrowed" by a number of people and even sites that sell items that she sells in her store.

Copyright is just that, a RIGHT... Fair use is one thing and the mods here do provide function and look and feel that people like in other games. But, this MUST be balanced with "fair use" and that means if the it belongs to someone else or a company then you need to follow the rules.

Tobin,

here is what EQI, and EQGUI is using for its rule of thumb on this..

1. If Blizzard, Interplay, or any other company contacts us about something they see here then we will look into it further

2. As long as no one is trying to charge for "WC3 Icons" or "ID2 Icons" there is really no benifit to big companies to complain much, its free advertising..

3. We ask everyone to credit artwork that is not orginal by them. This falls under rull 1, that if we find out that someone is using these images and did not give credit, again we will look into it further..

Please do not start a debate over copywrite laws, Its not good for the board and useless for the purposes of this thread. If someone releases a nice set of Icewind Dale Icons, I am all for it.. its creative and could look very good.

Thanks for your concern...

be safe!

Thanks for the info
 

Thanks for the info Kudane, I was starting to feel a little singed. I would, of course, give credit to the original artist for anything that wasn't mine, and would always discontinue use if an issue arose.

its amaizing how simple an admin can make things, and how smart they seem to sound =)

I am not saying your not smart, because I know you are, you run a very nice site, just saying you ended a debate very quick and simply

I agree and step down... I saw a trend of "borrowed" art and that was my thought. As long as the site keeps its eyes open, this is all great. :)

you can not even guess the number of "complete mods" i have deleted and contacted the submitter telling the that 1. they didnt credit the original author and 2. was uploading to the wrong sections since it wasnt original work..

I am sure there have been a couple that have slipped through. but so far no one has emailed me any direct complaints.

thank you for understanding and I am curious if the icons are availble on the CD the way the WC3 icons are.. I dont have ID2 soo i can not even look..

<thinking to self>
hhhmmmmm who do i know that has it.......

hehehehe

be safe and again, thanks for understanding.

I was one of the few that preordered the IWD2 collectors edition. (game plug- awesome single player rpg) So I just reloaded my save games and started hitting the print screen. I was unaware that the WC3 icons were available on the disk.

i understand that the images are stored in some file or files that others have extracted out.. (from the dialog I have seen)

I could be totally off.. but who knows..

Ok, this is a very tiny preview of the spell gems and icons. I assume you know which ones are the regular. I would appreciate some feedback on the ones that have been done. This still might take me quite some time to finish since my free time is somewhat limited. All of the artwork for these icons is from the Game Icewind Dale II (awesome RPG.) I have made some color changes where I felt it was appropriate.

2nd ss

final (for the moment) ss

Looking very good, cant wait to see how they turn out..

Editted by Kudane.. THIS debate was ended by Admin!!

Sorry Thomus,

But I stated how we handle this above. I appreciate your input, but the debate is over. I am not letting this turn into a flame war over copywrite laws.

-Kudane

Ok, nevermind, called off. Just trying to fill a request here, I will leave the board free of Icewind Dale material even when it is littered with WC3 rips. I am discontinuing work from here. I don't want anyone else ticked at me.

/rant on
Bogus! If Blizz requests a cease and desist, then follow thru otherwise...

Do they have a media pack for ID? Does it include Icons for your website? Would they be psyched to see that someone might like their icons enough to investigate the game becuase they saw the icons in a UI mod?

... Give Copywrite Notation to Blizzard - Lame kudos to whoever, not looking to infringe on rights or make profit, just praising the work of some artiste - and then post the gems.
/rant off

*** Please note. The above views are not intended to endorse copywrite infringement or the 'stealing' of intellectual property for profit. I believe in copywrite and intellectual property. I also believe that 'extended use' of some portions of copywrited material only make the original more valuable or interesting to others. ***


just my 2 cp

EDIT: God Kudane...I'm sorry for diggin this up again....

I have removed Thomus' post of the EULA, while it was not offensive or deroggatory.. It was restarting a debate that
I clearly stated was over

I am sorry that it came back up and I am one that would like to see the ID-2 icons completed.

I have said clearly that if someone from Blizzard or Bioware contacts me or Dolby we will look into it further.. as of right now as long as propper credit is given, its free advertising for them.

Completed v1
 

I have just completed putting together the entire set of icons. I just uploaded them to the Miscellaneous board so it might take a few hours before they will be available, but for those of you that are interested, they are now complete. That was more of an undertaking than I anticipated. I am also looking for feedback and constructive criticism on these icons. I did the best I could with what I had available. If you find anything that just doesn't fit right, let me know. There were several icons that after hours of internet research, I still couldn't find what they were for. Hope you all enjoy them. All of the artwork is from Icewind Dale II, I did color changes as appropriate. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.