Got any other new graphics sneaking up over the horizon? :)

Not much that we haven't already talked about in the newsletter :).

We have a young art-intern working on new mouse-pad designs for the merchandise store, so you can get a mousepad for any major/minor faction.

I also want to roll a poster eventually, using the above icon graphics (which we did at 8K, for that exact reason). Also, credit for making the icon goes to Curt, although the design/layout and concept were specified by me.

Inevitably someone is going to say something like "why are you spending time on an icon? blah blah anger!".. and the reason is: because the game's name sucks a lot (my fault), people on mobile can't figure out what the hell the product is. And the "icon" is really your only representation when you get featured by Apple and the like. So, Apple gave us this big feature-placement when the iPad version launched last year, and alll that was out there was this green blob that says "Vendetta Online", which really does not indicate anything about content. So, after that I started to allocate resources to put together a new icon that would hopefully convey.. "space-game awesomeness" more effectively to mobile people who only see that, in a list of other icons, and nothing else.

Heh, no complaints here.

The little wormhole icon looks fine on a browser address bar, but blown up to the size modern GUIs use it comes out looking pretty bland. This one's a lot more spectacular.

Glad you like it, I think it's pretty cool too :). I also adapted it to the Facebook page heading.

It actually gets more spectacular with more resolution, which was the idea. The 1k version is pretty nice.

Does that mean we can anticipate a name change in the future? I'd definately drop the 'online' at least.

I'm thinking something catchy like PIrates Whine or The Rasberrying Traders.

Er, no. "Vendetta Online" is a long-established brand at this point. But we will add a secondary name for expansions in the future, and major versions. "Vendetta Online: Teh Awesoem".

And there's not a HAC in the middle of this because...?

For us users using a trackball, can we get a faction branded mask to wear while we play the game? If it has a cape attached, that is even better.

Hahahaha Savet, yes that'd be brilliant :P

Vendetta Online: WGAF Version

And there's not a HAC in the middle of this because...?

I don't remember. I think the Constellation has more windows, and is a little more visually balanced.

For us users using a trackball, can we get a faction branded mask to wear while we play the game? If it has a cape attached, that is even better.

So, basically a factionally-themed mexican wrestling outfit?

Hmm. If you search for "mexican wrestling costume scifi", this is one of the first hits.

Damnit, Incarnate. My lunch. It tasted good the first time.

if you're going to keep featuring the connie in battle scenes (it's a transport remember? I hope you remember you probably named it) make those long things on the front shoot death rays and rename it the constellation class battle cruiser :P

It needs a better explosion effect too, since that's usually what they're doing being a transport in a battle scene. :P

Really though, there's nothing wrong with having them in a battle. They work better as a support/resupply ship than Tridents do.

Savet: Just cut eye holes out of the mouse pad and tie it to your face.

That looks like a herd of behemoths in the background as well. It must be TPG's battle fleet.

Looming ominously over an obviously terraformed world... Dun dun DUNNNN!