yeah, I drew it by hand. :)

Only one person (Starfisher) comes out against ads? That is sad.

Nice "coke" logo, "ctishman" ... seriously.

Thanks, RattMann!

This is a pretty old suggestion that the devs have seen and considered before.

Also, it IS a suggestion.

[moved]

If it's done well it can be OK, but I don't think Coca Cola Company would conform to GTS.
What if we find an ad in Vendetta for DooM3? Of HalfLife2?
That would break the whole "future in space" thing for me.

I do, however, want the billboards back for "Earthly summers" and whatnot. That adds to the space-commerce-feal.

Oh well... nice work either way ctishman.

I couldn't agree more, Demonen.

And very nice work, ctishman... that's some impressive GTS-looking script.

Coke has been translated into half a billion languages. I think it could make the transition to GTS, though I demand equal time for Pepsi. I do echo others' comments on your interpretation of the coke emblem ctishman. Looks real enough.

In my own opinion, I really don't want to see billboards attached to every 'roid I fly by. It really will detract from the game, though having them placed strategically throughout the largest trade zones might be okay if done correctly (I guess). Not something that I would personally look forward to. Do we really want or need the game to look like Times Square?

http://www.bluejake.com/archives/2004/03/25/times_square_1.php

Umm... yes?

That would be pretty cool, honestly. Remember the old s9 with those flashy neon GTS billboards floating in space? A few sectors like that would be cool. Just not with real ads from outside companies.

i think the point of having the ads is for the extra investments that would stem from having such, if have ads but not from outside companies that kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it. celkan, i dont remember if i came before or after because i never learnt GTS, was it around at 3.1? or a bit before that? either way, can u tell me what the format for those ads were?

paedric: tho coke has been translated in many languages, they are not all placed in the US, they are placed in their respective contries where they would have the same effect as having english ads in the US, it is my assumption that everyone in vendetta will not be fluent in GTS, but however if it was modeled as ctishman made it, then i dont think that coke would mind seeing as u can tell it is their product, as a side note they may not want all of it to be in GTS for all we could be saying is "dont buy coke" and ppl at coke are pretty paranoid about the race btw them and pepsi... also they may not want pepsi also advert in the same game, notice that if u go to a restruant and it has coke, it will never have a drink made by pepsi and vice a versa... i think supermarkets are the only place i have seen both and only because the grocery stores cannot be controlled totally by Coke. :/

ppl remember that vendetta does not have the bargining power to go against coke and have their logo and ads transformed into another language that, lets face it, is made up. so i suppose if the devs can convince coke that half will be in english and u can get the general ad from the english portion and the nature of the sign like ctishman made it, the devs may be able to get coke to invest.

maybe the devs should go for something smaller than coke or pepsi who will undoubtetlly make the ad their own way in the end and may end up ruining the game for us as may said(if all in english)

yes i am being the devils advocate and kinda a pessimist >:D

darth out

As a digression, I did a blind test at work today, flashed the image for a second and asked what they saw. All 30 or so polled said 'a Coke sign'.

hmmm visual recognition at work i see, like i said, if we were to use ur(ctishman) drawing i see no problem with it, and with the evidence that u have given i dont see a problem with,(and hope neither will coke or the like) if it is that recognizable sure. Now all that is left is for the devs to propose this to coke and such....
O.o
~ darth out

How about no.

hey no one said it would be on every roid u fly by... probably on one loading screen every 1/2 hour or so

darth out

No to any ads whatsoever. I don't even like the signs on the stations.

I think a few ads here and there to offset some costs and bring down the monthly fee would be nice. But it would only work if it was stuff that's already easily recognisable like the Coke sign. You couldn't exactly advertize for something obscure, it wouldn't make sense in GTS. So it would only work for clients with really good brand recognition like Coke, Pepsi, Taco Bell, or Pizza Hut. However, convincing those companies to advertize into a game by a company as small as Guild might be more trouble than it is worth.

I don't understand why people say ads would ruin the ambiance of the game either. When mankind conquers the stars you can bet your life that there will be space billboards all over the major trade routes and space stations. It's bound to happen. It's not like you would find them on the uninhabited sectors. Just near big important stations. I'm sure even the most notorious space pirate likes to sit back and have a Coke every now and then.

"I'm sure even the most notorious space pirate likes to sit back and have a Coke every now and then."

"Coca-Cola: the pirate's smart choice!"

Hey, they could even have a promotion for free Sunflares if you pick the right can... :P

You can win a special "Coca-Cola edition Prometheus."
And a "Pepsi-Valkyrie."
And the "Corona edition Marauder."

It will be glorious!

hehe...nice work!
The only sign I do like is the one that looks like the top half of a Foster's Lager logo.

The reason I haven't become enamored by the signs in Vendetta so far is that they read like a caveman was talking.

BIG FAST SHIP
POWERFUL WEAPONS

Get that Waylonics (Galactic Standard) working...we're educated and could stand to have a paragraph reduced to a symbol!

Hehe ... my ad filter sooo blocked that .. cracks me up :)