Borealis AI Status?

[SatinsPristOTD]

BYOND Key: Ben Aflek Is an Ok Actor

Discord Username: Roachette#2756

Character Name: Borealis

Item Name: AI Status: Borealis

Item Function(s): It's a custom hologram for Borealis

Item Description: This is an AI status that resembles a black screen with green and blue lines.

Why is your character bringing this item to work?: It is her status. All of our AI status's... are horrible.

How did your character obtain this item?: She created it.

What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: It's her. (I'm dying laughing with this process).

Sprites:

Additional Comments:

[MattAtlas]

Do you have sprites for this?

[SatinsPristOTD]

I can probably make some for the AI status's, and I'd be happy to have them for public use. We really... really need new ones.

Give me until tomorrow afternoon!

[SatinsPristOTD]

I... think this is the sprite files? I'm really not sure how to export them TO people. Here's 3 AI Status's for everyone to hate/love/ or be mildly annoyed by.

It's been like, 7 years since I've done it.

ai_borealis.dmi ai_colorful.dmi ai_emergency.dmi

[Pratepresidenten]

I like these. AI needs more luv

[ShesTrying]

@SatinsPristOTDthe sprite files hate my computer. Could you screenshot them and upload them? 

[SatinsPristOTD]

They're animated, so not successfully, No.

[MattAtlas]

I think my only concerns about these are:

a) whether implementing custom AI displays is even possible, which I don't think it is at the moment, but I may be wrong;

b) why this is a Borealis-specific thing and why these shouldn't just be added as AI displays for everyone.

[SatinsPristOTD]

I've spoke to ShesTrying and I have decided two of them should be AI displays for everyone.

As for why "these shouldn't be added for everyone".. Well, really, that's the argument for every custom item. I just want the one that's meant to mimic a neon "borealis light show" for the AI it's named after.

And even then, I'm still sorta okay with it being for everyone's use, just as long as it stays named "Borealis"... as it's a custom thing she spent time making. (When she's not holo-knitting horrible scarves)

[MattAtlas]

32 minutes ago, SatinsPristOTD said:

As for why "these shouldn't be added for everyone".. Well, really, that's the argument for every custom item.

See, here's the issue: normal custom items can and are often character-specific items, or items with a character-specific twist to it: at the very least, you can make a compelling enough argument to go "yeah, not many people would have this" and leave it at that. This isn't really applicable to AI displays is the problem: they're not really character-specific and can't really be.

33 minutes ago, SatinsPristOTD said:

And even then, I'm still sorta okay with it being for everyone's use, just as long as it stays named "Borealis"... as it's a custom thing she spent time making.

I guess this is fine.

[SatinsPristOTD]

1 hour ago, MattAtlas said:

See, here's the issue: normal custom items can and are often character-specific items, or items with a character-specific twist to it: at the very least, you can make a compelling enough argument to go "yeah, not many people would have this" and leave it at that. This isn't really applicable to AI displays is the problem: they're not really character-specific and can't really be.

I guess this is fine.

Yep ^_^ Compromises make the world go around. I'm pleased with it!

[MattAtlas]

Alrighty then! Am I good to move this into the archive?

Edited December 24, 2021 by MattAtlas

[SatinsPristOTD]

Absolutely! I look forward to seeing them in game!

I might practice spriting and do it for Aurora. I'm not terrible at it.

[MattAtlas]

24 minutes ago, SatinsPristOTD said:

might practice spriting and do it for Aurora. I'm not terrible at it.

Give it a try, the sprites aren't half bad.