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[evictedSaint]

Revision: Regenerative crystals [3]

Previously, crystals have been limited by cumulative microfractures.  This resulted in a need for periodic maintenance, defeating the point of "permanent" crystals.

Tweaks to the nature of machine-summoned crystals has resulted in a variant of our standard crystalline substances.  By feeding on the (very minute amount) of magic naturally present in the air, our crystals can repair the minor fractures they sustain through standard use.  The crystals are still mildly brittle, and they can't repair catastrophic cracks or missing portions, but now they should be usable for most mundane things - like the crystal mounting for the steam engines on the Crystalclad or Restless.  Our soldiers also no longer require magely assistance to keep their cheap crystal axes in working order.


Please vote on an emblem.

[Andres]

Cool. It's exactly what I was hoping for, and with just a 3 to boot.

Right, the emblem. Before I couldn't do it because I didn't have enough time to do it, then with the discussions about what to do I forgot about it. I'll work on it now.

[Andres]

I have finished the emblem! Glory to Arstotzka! Glory to Arstotzka.
Glory to Arstotzka.

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Glory to Arstotzka.

1 - Glory to Arstotzka: Andres

Glory to Arstotzka.
Glory to Arstotzka.

[FallacyofUrist]

You know, we kinda don't have electricity magic at all. Those lightning bolts don't make sense...

replace them with fireballs and I'm game. Maybe replace the angels with cannons, we're not a religious people.

[Andres]

((There is only so much I can do with Paint, Google Images, and my level of artistic skill.))

[RAM]

Andres, I annot vote for angels in robes with horns. Please replace with armoured valkyries with murder-pole-axes.

0 - Avert your eyes:
1 - Glory to Arstotzka: Andres

[Kadzar]

((There is only so much I can do with Paint, Google Images, and my level of artistic skill.))

Give me some time, I can probably put something together.

[RAM]

Something cold and fire themed might be nice. Especially the cold.

[Kadzar]

Alright, how does this work for people?

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Any requests for changes? I don't know what font Andres used for his flag, otherwise I would have included an "ARSTOTZKA" underneath.

[RAM]

I am pretty sure that our cannons look nothing like cannons. Well, vaguely like cannons, but with big boilers on them that leaves them being really very different.
But ehh, we go where the clipart takes us I suppose.

[Chiefwaffles]

There's something about the frost towers there that seems to detract from the overall emblem.

Maybe move the cannons up a bit and have it so there's just one frost tower in the center, starting at the bottom and going up to the falcon? It'd be behind everything else.
Also something to consider is a bit like what Andres did. In addition to adding a prominent "ARSTOTZKA" label (if you ever find the font) you could add a repeated slightly-faded "GLORY" to the entire background to make it look more interesting?


@RAM:
I think the HC1 looks like a Bombard, the HC1-E looks similar-ish to a more modern cannon, and the HA1 looks vaguely similar to WW1 artillery. Of course, none of them will look exactly like their counterparts, but they should be similar.

[FallacyofUrist]

0 - Avert your eyes:
1 - Glory to Arstotzka: Andres
2 - Kadzar's Emblem: Kadzar, FallacyofUrist

[Chiefwaffles]

I don't know if this is the one Andres used, but this font should be the one used for the title in Papers Please, the origin of Arstotzka.

[Kadzar]

Alright, I've now made a second version:

Spoiler: Version 2 (click to show/hide)

[helmacon]

The whole flaming thing doesn't make sense for us.

I propose a blue background with icicles hanging off of a grey sphere in the center. The snowflake faded into the background at various places around the flag, and the tower omitted completely.