Let's create a DVD case cover for Blockland!

[Demian]

For fun! Or if someone wants get real fancy and make a physical copy of the game as a gift or whatever.

Suggestions, discussions, critique on styles, images, and text please. Everything helps. I believe creating this as a community gives a more accurate view of the game than if I just made it all by myself.

The PSD is 8192x5489 @ 300 ppcm (273.07x182.97mm) fully vectorized. Once the cover is done I will provide high/original resolution versions of it for anyone who wants via PM. I will not provide the original PSD because the company logos are vectors and thus too high resolution to fall under (US?) fair use policy. (At least according to Wikipedia and I don't want lawyers after my ass)

This is just a low resolution sample to get things started. I can do an European PEGI version if requested after the American version is done.
Revision 1: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/206/sampley.png
Revision 2: http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3277/rev2d.png
Revision 3: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6070/rev3d.png


I used the PC CD labels because DVD's usually hold ~4GB of data and the Blockland installer is 2MB. Using a DVD would be just wasting space.

Blockland has not been rated by the ESRB or PEGI but I believe you need to be rated to release a physical copy. I put in the E rating since it fits.

I added in the Steam logo even though we haven't been Greenlit yet for future.

For those who are going "wtf sierra" now:

And also because the back cover will be so empty anyway.

I added the address of Blockland, LLC even though it should be the address of Step 1: Games, LLC because I believe both are Badspot's companies and the Blockland one is the newer one. They both had the same address except Blockland, LLC has a PO box number that is a few numbers larger than Step 1: Games, LLC. Baddy moved apartments I guess. Also his middle name is George.


Stuff we need

• lovey screenshots
• Promotional text
• System requirements
• Style ideas

Inspiration: https://www.google.com/images?q=game+cover+full

[Ad Bot]

[.:FancyPants:.]

i would use a face of badspot but there isn't any good ones

augh it's so low res i'm so sorry

[RagnaTheBroedge]

don't add anything that doesn't have good anti-aliasing and shaders
just a heads up

[Demian]

i would use a face of badspot but there isn't any good ones

augh it's so low res i'm so sorry

What?

[Cargøn]

i would use a face of badspot but there isn't any good ones

augh it's so low res i'm so sorry

that's not badspot you silly groose

[Ipquarx]

that's not badspot you silly groose

i would use a face of badspot but there isn't any good ones

[.:FancyPants:.]

it was just an image to store in case someone finds a use for it on the cover

• lovey screenshots

oh whoops

[Demian]

it was just an image to store in case someone finds a use for it on the cover

>Instant favourite

[Kalphiter]

[.:FancyPants:.]

why are you so mean to me :c

[Demian]

why are you so mean to me :c

Because what you suggested was a terrible idea. Player customization can be one thing added to the back of the cover but your image was terribad.

[.:FancyPants:.]

then put it on the back?
it was an idea, but you're really shooting me down hard here

this cover wont actually be used on a blockland disk because it doesn't exist, so using a reference or two to well know blockland-related things (people, builds, etc) wouldn't be a problem.

yes the image itself is terrible, the original image was 100x200 pixels and i wasn't about to spent time turning it into a vector.

you weren't getting many posts anyways, i was only trying to throw an idea out and keep the thread up there at the same time.

[Demian]

this cover wont actually be used on a blockland disk because it doesn't exist

I don't think drives that can't write discs exist at this day and age + printers that can print on discs are becoming more common and buying an empty DVD keep case costs about a dollar or less. But true, I'm doing this for fun.

[e-maxx]

it has windows live on it


it's a terrible cover

[RagnaTheBroedge]

I don't think drives that can't write discs exist at this day and age + printers that can print on discs are becoming more common and buying an empty DVD keep case costs about a dollar or less. But true, I'm doing this for fun.

discs are becoming so phased out that i didn't even buy a disc drive for my new rig and it has yet to have repercussions