thinkr Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Is it just me or do the Dora & Sabre Icons look too ... well lets just call them lame and don't even look like they belong. For that matter I think the Mustang Icon, Mi-8 Icon, Dora, & Sabre Jet Icons need a rework. They look like they come from archi comic books and they don't do the DCS brand any justice! This is supposed to be a very well thought out simulator with tons of experience behind it. Thoes icons make the brand look like a toy or joke! Really! The Huey, Icon BS2, A-10C, & Combined Arms icons look like somone actually put work into them. Really the others don't look like they fit at all. They belong in a cartoon comic book :joystick: I know its just being picky but really the Icon is the brand and makes the sim look really !:doh:! Edited July 25, 2014 by thinkr Modded CapLoz HeliosV2.1_1280x1024.zip 2x 1080p 22"Monitors, Saitek X52, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals, Trackir5, Win7Pro Pro 64Bit, Intel Q9550 @3.8Ghz, EP45-UD3L, 8GB Ram, Nvidia 560Ti 2GB, 2x 500GB Velociraptor Flaming Cliffs 3 DCS:A10C,KA-50, Huey, Mi-8, WWII Euro 40+ Supporter, Mig21 Falcon 4 BMS IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 Take on Helicopters Arma 2 AO + PMC + BF All Addons Series Arma 3 EECH & EEAH Medivac & Search and Rescue 4 Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I like them. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkr Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I can tell by your avatar. They look dissimilar and make it look incongruent with the thought of being a realistic simulator. Dont get me wrong I love anime Tri-Gun,Samuri Champloo, Neon Genesis Evangelion! I just dont see a relavent point being made representing a simulator with a picture like that. Edited July 25, 2014 by thinkr Modded CapLoz HeliosV2.1_1280x1024.zip 2x 1080p 22"Monitors, Saitek X52, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals, Trackir5, Win7Pro Pro 64Bit, Intel Q9550 @3.8Ghz, EP45-UD3L, 8GB Ram, Nvidia 560Ti 2GB, 2x 500GB Velociraptor Flaming Cliffs 3 DCS:A10C,KA-50, Huey, Mi-8, WWII Euro 40+ Supporter, Mig21 Falcon 4 BMS IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 Take on Helicopters Arma 2 AO + PMC + BF All Addons Series Arma 3 EECH & EEAH Medivac & Search and Rescue 4 Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted July 25, 2014 ED Team Share Posted July 25, 2014 I can tell by your avatar. They look dissimilar. I like them as well, dissimilar to what? Each other? The others? I think the Dora and Mustang match pretty good... the Sabre suits the era it was flown in... I dunno... I like them.... Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9.JG27 DavidRed Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 i actually really like both of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I disagree. I don't care for either of the planes but the icons look good and I like the new style. And you see there's a pattern with the modern and warbirds? I like the distinction between the different lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkr Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 They look dissimilar to A10-C, Ka-50, Huey, Combined Arms. Modded CapLoz HeliosV2.1_1280x1024.zip 2x 1080p 22"Monitors, Saitek X52, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals, Trackir5, Win7Pro Pro 64Bit, Intel Q9550 @3.8Ghz, EP45-UD3L, 8GB Ram, Nvidia 560Ti 2GB, 2x 500GB Velociraptor Flaming Cliffs 3 DCS:A10C,KA-50, Huey, Mi-8, WWII Euro 40+ Supporter, Mig21 Falcon 4 BMS IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 Take on Helicopters Arma 2 AO + PMC + BF All Addons Series Arma 3 EECH & EEAH Medivac & Search and Rescue 4 Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karambiatos Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I like them, especially the sabre. A 1000 flights, a 1000 crashes, perfect record. =&arrFilter_pf[gameversion]=&arrFilter_pf[filelang]=&arrFilter_pf[aircraft]=&arrFilter_DATE_CREATE_1_DAYS_TO_BACK=&sort_by_order=TIMESTAMP_X_DESC"] Check out my random mods and things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven68 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 The Dora icon is fine. It does go along with the mustang as far as representing WWII era aircraft. The F-86 is more like a comic book cover to me though, but as long as it does not perform in game like a cartoon then I can live with that. Intel i5-9600K @ 3.7GHz Gigabyte Z370XP SLI Mobo G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6(Assume the latest driver version) Thermaltake Water 3.0 Certified Liquid Cooling System Windows 10 Professional Oculus Rift-S /TrackIR 5 in case VR dies Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog w/ Thrustmaster T-Flight Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAM77 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think the F 86 icon looks cheesy The Dora Manual cover pic doesn't do the plane justice The Mi 8 icon is terrible Everything else is A OK Intel i5 7600K @ 4.2GHz | 32GB G.Skill Trident RGB DDR4 @ 3200MHz | MSI RTX 4060 Gaming X 8G | WD Black NVMe 2TB | Sound Blaster Audigy RX | MSI Z270 Gaming M3 | Corsair H80i v2 | Corsair RM750x | Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Flight Pack | TrackIR 5 | Windows 10 Home 64-bit | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkr Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I think the F 86 icon looks cheesy The Dora Manual cover pic doesn't do the plane justice The Mi 8 icon is terrible Everything else is A OK Thank You. Cheesy is a better word for it. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the icons could use a little more consistency. I intend this as a benifit for ED. What are new customers to think when they see a image represeting the most realistic combat flight simulator experience avalible but a cartoon-esk icon/logo. Yes I strive to be a bit a perfectionist its just an icon but its also a brand. I care about its representation as much as the simulation experience itself. If you say you don't care, which I think you do too then how would you feel if Belsimtek put a man in a clown suit in the pilot seat in the icon instead, I prefer consistency. To me it looks meh~ again this is just chit-chat. Edited July 25, 2014 by thinkr Modded CapLoz HeliosV2.1_1280x1024.zip 2x 1080p 22"Monitors, Saitek X52, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals, Trackir5, Win7Pro Pro 64Bit, Intel Q9550 @3.8Ghz, EP45-UD3L, 8GB Ram, Nvidia 560Ti 2GB, 2x 500GB Velociraptor Flaming Cliffs 3 DCS:A10C,KA-50, Huey, Mi-8, WWII Euro 40+ Supporter, Mig21 Falcon 4 BMS IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 Take on Helicopters Arma 2 AO + PMC + BF All Addons Series Arma 3 EECH & EEAH Medivac & Search and Rescue 4 Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnwrx Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 The font on the "dora" icon kinda reminds me of Jägermeister (kinda makes sense). Maybe its the colors, maybe it's just because its Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucic Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think the F 86 icon looks cheesy It does match American aesthetics of the era. Just take a look at some American training videos and curriculum illustrations. Dora's icon contains gothic font. The font has actually been used in some original German technical documentation. The only culprit is the barely recognizable silhouette. Also the more symbolic content of the recent icons is both better and more consistent. Compared to e.g. the combined arms icon which looks like a scaled-down screenshot :) https://akaagar.github.io/briefing-room-for-dcs/ F-5E simpit project https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeLKMT Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm not a big fan of the Dora icon either, but the Sabre's one looks amazing imho. A little bit cheesy indeed, but fits 1950s era perfectly ;) ■ L-39C/ZA Czech cockpit mod ■ My DCS skins ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron886 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I like them, but they don't match the other icons very well. Some uniformity is important. It kind of reminds me of Andy Warhol's "Wham!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted July 25, 2014 ED Team Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think you guys should go fly the Sabre and not worry about icons ;) You can always replace them with your own as well. Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 The only time I'll see them is the .5 seconds it takes me to click on something on the menu. The Icons kinda represent Media Style/Color of the Era. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRG-Vampire Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thoes icons make the brand look like a toy or joke! im sadly say but i agree with you for me the old a-10c and ka-50 icons are the etalon especially the a-10c icon: simple and accurate id like to see the ka-50 icon (and all others) the same: without the big 2 (ka-50) and precisely positioned diagonally with a view from above :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted July 25, 2014 ED Team Share Posted July 25, 2014 Points noted. Locked. Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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