[EVENT] PSNP Kaleidoscope Challenge! 2023 [ENDED]

[dark_moon689]

Why not, I'll sign up

[NerdRage04]

I am not a picture editor expert. What program should I use that is free to make a pretty chart? I am using paint, and boy howdy it is a mess.

[zmastruz]

Count me in. 

I'm not doing this only because i need it for Bingo Bonanza 2023 ?

 

But maybe I can stack both events into one for me ??

[DrBloodmoney]

13 hours ago, NerdRage04 said:

I am not a picture editor expert. What program should I use that is free to make a pretty chart? I am using paint, and boy howdy it is a mess.

 

I use Pixelmator myself - the free version for mac, but TBH, any program that has layers will do.

 

My method is to use the chart / tracker template as the background, and for each game, right-click on the "clean version" (the one you get if you click on the game image a few times on this site), select "download picture", then just drag each one onto the template file, and resize if necessary. 

 

Then just use "export" to export the file as a jpeg, to be posted.

 

 

Edited December 18, 2022 by DrBloodmoney

[DrBloodmoney]

11 hours ago, zmastruz said:

 

I'm not doing this only because i need it for Bingo Bonanza 2023

 

But maybe I can stack both events into one for me

 

That's my plan too! ?

 

[JungleCat20]

Sounds fun. I'd be honored if you add me to the list. 

 

 

[Keen_Chriss]

Would a peasant like me be able to join, masta? I swear I won’t be that of a nuisance and I’ll even clean up after myself 

Edited December 18, 2022 by Keen_Chriss

[zizimonster]

I'm not big, and I'm not that sexy

 

 

 

 

...can I still jump in?

 

[Vivamp]

I'm definately in! ?

i'll do my best dodge the filler games 

[stuthesheep]

Big Sexy you say? Can't say no to that. Count me in please.

 

 

 

 

 

[Varhur]

Sounds like a lot of fun, I'm in! Idk in how many events I'll participate, but this one seems like a nice, relaxing one, especially with no strict rarity requirements (not that they bad, sometimes I kinda wanna relax with smth easier).

Edited December 19, 2022 by Varhur

[Phoenixgaming1]

Alright, this sounds fun, I'm in, Although I'm going to be playing on PC and not PlayStation since I've kinda moved away since my PS Plus has ended but I might finish RDR2 on PS4. And I'll be counting games by completing the main story. But I'll try to go for the 100%. I have a few games in mind that I'm excited to play.

 

Spoiler

 

[RBSPgaming]

Why not I'll give this one a shot, looking forward to something a little different for the new year. 

[DoctorDrPepper]

Count me in. This is a great theme.

[Vivamp]

Officially in the participants list ?

Question, to keep things nice and uniform looking, is it valid to use the ps4 trophy image for a ps5 platinum? (Don't think i'll ever be a fan of the switch to square icons)

[DrBloodmoney]

Just now, Vivamp said:

Officially in the participants list 

Question, to keep things nice and uniform looking, is it valid to use the ps4 trophy image for a ps5 platinum? (Don't think i'll ever be a fan of the switch to square icons)

oh, you mean just in terms of putting it in the template? ?

 

Sure, I don’t see why not - if it’s the same basic image for both.

 

There are a couple of games I can think of (Stray, I think is one?) where the PS5 and PS4 versions are totally different - and different colours - so in those cases, I’d say probably not, as that would be a bit confusing…

 

…but for the 95% of games where they are just the same image cropped differently, I don’t see why that would be a problem - after all, it’s not changing the rules, it’s just massaging the output to ease graphic-design-OCD a little! ?

[Vivamp]

1 minute ago, DrBloodmoney said:

oh, you mean just in terms of putting it in the template? 

 

Sure, I don’t see why not - if it’s the same basic image for both.

 

There are a couple of games I can think of (Stray, I think is one?) where the PS5 and PS4 versions are totally different - and different colours - so in those cases, I’d say probably not, as that would be a bit confusing…

 

…but for the 95% of games where they are just the same image cropped differently, I don’t see why that would be a problem - after all, it’s not changing the rules, it’s just massaging the output to ease graphic-design-OCD a little! 

Yeah exactly that, cool understood, I suppose worst case when the images are completely different I could just give the ps5 tiles a little squishy like it does on the Trophy card

[gruffiiti]

@DrBloodmoney

 

Are we able to use the official cover art photo in place of the "Game Image" used on PSNP?

I really want to include Hades in my list but the game image they chose to use here instead of the great cover art is so butt ugly.

[DrBloodmoney]

5 minutes ago, gruffiiti said:

@DrBloodmoney

 

Are we able to use the official cover art photo in place of the "Game Image" used on PSNP?

I really want to include Hades in my list but the game image they chose to use here instead of the great cover art is so butt ugly.

 

Afraid not - I like to be as accommodating as possible, (and I know the art you mean - the much nicer orange one from the PS App!)  but I reckon that if we extend it out to include those, it all gets a bit lost, and so much harder to keep focussed on the core idea.

 

Really, I think it has to be the specific image that appears in your actual profile page - that way, everyone is working to same common pool, so to speak.

 

Sorry! ?

[gruffiiti]

5 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

 

Afraid not - I like to be as accommodating as possible, (and I know the art you mean - the much nicer orange one from the PS App!)  but I reckon that if we extend it out to include those, it all gets a bit lost, and so much harder to keep focussed on the core idea.

 

Really, I think it has to be the specific image that appears in your actual profile page - that way, everyone is working to same common pool, so to speak.

 

Sorry! 

Thats fair. Thanks for the response doc!

[GunfighterHefty]

Count me in! I have plans for this year...not sure if they'll be executed but this would be a fun inclusion either way! Great concept ? 

[Yen-Pop]

This is a really cool, fun idea! I'm definitely in!

 

Edit: As anyone who works a desk job this time of year will tell you, things are quite slow so I've already made some determinations.

 

 

Spoiler

 

White: 

Yellow

Tan: 12 Minutes

Orange: LA Noir (PS3)

Red: Feudal Alloy

Pink:

Maroon: Pyre

Purple

Deep Purple:

Blue: 

Light Blue: Spiritfarer

Green:

Light Green: 

Brown: Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Grey: Life is Strange 2

Black:

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by Yen-Pop

[Sylvanticore]

I am wondering, would you like us to wait till we have all the games we want done for the event to post when we have completed a game for the event? or just do it when we do a game and say the colour we did? *Also I haven't started yet, just wondering!*

Edited December 21, 2022 by Sylvanticore

[BeesTrophies]

count me in!

[DrBloodmoney]

3 hours ago, Sylvanticore said:

I am wondering, would you like us to wait till we have all the games we want done for the event to post when we have completed a game for the event? or just do it when we do a game and say the colour we did? *Also I haven't started yet, just wondering!*

 

There's no right way and wrong way really - my template is the Bingo Event, as that one has a similar sensibility, and it is fairly loose in terms of individuals "update schedules". Some folks like to update each time they finish a game (that's what I generally do!), others prefer to update every now and then, maybe once a month, or every couple of months, with how ever many they have done in the mean time - and that's cool too!

 

I'd rather folks didn't wait too long between updates, but that's not a rule or anything - it's just because seeing the games other folks are completing is a great way for other participants to get ideas for some colours they might be struggling to find a game for!

 

Also, no one needs to "pre-load" a game, or declare what game they are doing ahead of time, but obviously if anyone is having difficulty finding a game, and wants to give the whole group a shout, asking "hey, what's a good game of X colour, in Y genre?" or something, that's great...

...and of course, anyone with any colour issues, (colourblindness or any kind of protanopia /deuteranomaly or anything,) feel free to ask for a group weigh in on a colour check you're not sure about!