Szczuku Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 In short: Klei doesn't make any new ones. What do I mean by that? For those who don't know, vignettes are images that, once bought and enabled, replace the loading screens. They range from pictures drawn specifically for the purpose of being a vignette to screenshots from the trailers and promotional art. And here's the problem. Lately Klei has been using vignettes as an archive of dst's promotional and main menu artwork. Nothing wrong with that, in fact, it's a clever move; why waste a good picture? However something like this should be an exception and not the rule. It's been almost 2 years since our last 'pure vignette' (not used as promotional art or a trailer screenshot) This isn't a case of 'then good, now bad'. Some of the promotional and main menu images are great loading screens Vignettes hold great potential as they allow the devs to not only show us dst's universe in a 'detailed artwork' style but also to write some lore for it. The first time world of dst was called 'Constant' was back during Forge, when it introduced custom loading screens, icons etc. It's really cool to learn something new about dst's world outside of character quotes and trailers Spoiler Some of the main menu and promotional artwork, however, is only describied with some common, vague one-liners. And recent trailer screenshots simply have the update's introduction copy-pasted. Spoiler Like I said, this isn't a bad thing. Not every promotional image has to reveal half of dst mystery. Another thing is the artwork's quality. This is just my subjective opinion, no offence meant to the artists. I believe that some images fit the purpose of being a loading screen better than others. Here's 5 pictures: pure vignette, trailer screenshot chosen by the devs, trailer screenshot chosen by the forumites and 2 main menu images Spoiler I believe that the Wendy one is the best and YotC is the worst. Main menu artwork in general seems to undergo an artstyle switch almost every update, which sometimes results in YotC or Wx-78 images. What does all of this mean? Why did I type and show all that? I want more pure vignettes in the game, they hold the most potential when it comes to lore and imagery. For example - Ruins shown to us how the Survivors see them. First person, ground view, details that are not shown in game etc. The description could reveal some new lore to us - 4 different vignettes all showing us a bird-eye view of the same place in the Constant but throughout the year. Each one describing the season it showcases - Spiders/Pearl. The description reveals to us some lore, same way the Pig/Merm vignettes do And I don't think that it should be a problem for Klei. I hope this doesn't sound insulting to the artists (or people who, unlike me, draw more than once a month) but vignettes are just drawings and Klei is a dev team that hires professional artists. I hope that 1 artist taking a week or so to create a vignette of Victorian Wendy-quality once every other content update shouldn't put too much strain on the team's resources. Another thing is the community vignette contest. What has happened to that? It was a fun way to connect the devs with the community and also let us choose a trailer screenshot to have as a loading screen. As far as I remember there hasn't been any frauds and the whole ordeal only required the devs to check the thread after a week and then later add the winning image. Like the title states- Vignettes hold some decent potential for dst's worldbuilding and community engagement. But as of now, they're kinda just Klei's storage space for artwork that'd otherwise be archived Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/144002-vignettes-unused-potential/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
minespatch Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Radical idea: They should finisn the unused concept art for the menus as well for potential loading screens. I love the potential in those thumbnails they've shown on the streams. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/144002-vignettes-unused-potential/#findComment-1604332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szczuku Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 6 hours ago, minespatch said: Radical idea: They should finisn the unused concept art for the menus as well for potential loading screens. I love the potential in those thumbnails they've shown on the streams. Could you show them? I didn't know about any concept art for loading screens from streams Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/144002-vignettes-unused-potential/#findComment-1604371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
minespatch Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, Szczuku said: Could you show them? I didn't know about any concept art for loading screens from streams On 7/6/2022 at 6:43 AM, Deerclops Mika said: Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/144002-vignettes-unused-potential/#findComment-1604375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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