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Offline Latrobe

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« on: August 07, 2006, 04:52:46 PM »
this probly would never happen but i would like it if we had smiles to put w/ our messages in the MA and other arenas just type ": lol" or ": rofl" and u get the smiles for those would be fun to see

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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2006, 05:20:50 PM »
This is not aol;)
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2006, 06:12:13 PM »
Quick overview of graphics and characters.

This is the size of  colon right-parenthesis

Bytes: xxxx   1x char and 1x attribute byte per character. 2 chars = 4 bytes.

This is the size of :)

Bytes:  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx  .gif image, 170 bytes ( give or take.. depending on the graphic loaded ) Animated gif?  multiply x 3

Number crunching nightmare:  :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry


This is assuming AH uses something akin to ansi characters.. and also assuming I remember my old dos programming from 20 years ago.  

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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2006, 06:38:11 PM »
And its this reason I want to download my own skins versus have the server toss em to me while gaming.

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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2006, 07:19:02 PM »
Well, Le Paul, I doubt the whole graphic would be sent down the path. I would imagine there would be a character capture mechanism in place to translate the "colon lol"  to a laughing graphic. Sorta like recognizing the period as a precursor to a command.  I would think it's probably a performance hit on the FE to convert it... even if you could combine the graphic with the text box ( rememember, I'm assuming there's ansi character mode or similar in place ).

I understand your desire, though.  Not sure the what the steps are to build self-extracting skin files, but with the apparant proliferation of skins, they'd be updating it pretty frequently, I'd imagine.
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2006, 07:37:56 PM »
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this probly would never happen but i would like it if we had smiles to put w/ our messages in the MA and other arenas just type ": lol" or ": rofl" and u get the smiles for those would be fun to see


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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2006, 07:52:59 PM »
lol u want to smile at the boys homo.....jk

but we need one that blows kisses, so u can further pizz off the people u vulch
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2006, 08:16:32 PM »
I just give them the old clown hat curley hair winking smiley face


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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2006, 09:30:13 PM »
as i said this would probly never happen its just a thought

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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2006, 09:37:19 PM »
AND THEN CAN WE ADD UNICORNS AND PIXIE DUST?:huh

:lol :eek: :confused: :(

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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2006, 09:57:03 PM »
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AND THEN CAN WE ADD UNICORNS AND PIXIE DUST?

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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2006, 10:25:12 PM »
Not unless your superdud :D
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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2006, 10:30:12 PM »
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I just give them the old clown hat curley hair winking smiley face


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« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2006, 05:35:09 PM »
:rofl
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« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2006, 01:28:20 AM »
i want them to add smells in AH, like cordite or when u pull 5Gs while u have Bougainville dysentary.
:O :O :O
"smell of victory":cry :cry :rofl :rofl
:rofl :t :lol