In my suggestion, this site need a preloader. and we can use it for our anims in other sites. maybe something thats fit the style. dark (I mean black) and red.

Yeah we're working on a preloader

Malfunction made a really nice one, I'll post some screenshots or a working SWF soon so you guys can check it out
Also I'm not totally sure under what conditions Malfunction wants to release this preloader, but he's in Africa atm so I can't ask him

However, do you have any suggestions for preloaders? any idea like some sort of interactive element you can 'play' with while loading?

Thanks for you input btw =]
-supperbas

Solar generator in broad daylight and the generator shows the loading bar and percentage. I could animate one for someone has do the rest of the coding.

First is there even a mascot or something like that?Like how SL has Duckkite and FA has Miner and newgrounds has like 50.But this is just a suggestion,anyway my preloader idea would be something like our mascot doing something or showing something about the site

maybe while it loads we can move a ragdoll around the screen to decrease boredom...

or, maybe we make a short fighting anim that will go over and over again, and put all the frames in one movie clip so it will play all along while it loads =)

yeah graphical, maybe if we all make a small fight scene that could play in the BG, but imo the ragdoll idea is the best.

I always like it, on old games, when wherever you moves your mouse, there was a bump like effect folowing you, which acted as a sort of mini-game to keep you occupied whilst it is loading.

@Kingsmash
Well we used to have one but how to put this, it came down to that I was the only one who actually liked it xD

But at the moment we've no real mascot for the site

@Zackie, if you need a programmer I could help you out I think =]

@Graphical I really like both of your ideas!
I remember there was some stick rag doll game on SPP quite some time ago I can't really remember the guy who made it but it was something like 'nazorg' or something like that if I'm not mistaken :P

I also really like the fight, sounds good :D (once again if you need a programmer I'm up to the job)

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Were you refering to this guy?

http://www.stickpageportal.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61233
http://dejeweled.blogspot.com/

If you could somehow get in contact with him, i'm sure he'll help.

I made a preloader design and Supperbas is coding. Hope it's good :D

No, I found the game the author is called "Namzorg"

Uploader id #22

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Yea, that guy is pretty awesome, you should definately implement it into the preloader somehow.

Wow! that would be fun. A mini animation with a mini-game!

If it was a FB ragdoll we could make it a voodoo doll, and that solves the mascot problem, A voodoo doll mascot anybody? :D

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I don't think it will fit in with the forum somehow :D

(apart from the blood red bg)

GASP WE COULD MAKE A SACKBOY.

I tried making a mascot earlier for Shiftlimits, I'll remake it for this...

Sackboy? I'm curious..

i curious to see what the other mascot was.The one supperbas metioned

I suggest a Scarecrow.

And as for a preloader, we could hold a contest to see who would make the best one?

How about some hot ass chick :P, I can't remember I've seen anything like this as a mascot for an animation community :P

I like the way you think Supperbas. No mascot can beat a chic with huge tits, it's perfect!

Hurr, thats amazing. Now you'll get a bonar all the way through an animation.

zurr, i second a chick. But unless its simply drawn it might be a bit complicated for people to rip of in homage anims etc.

Hotchicks.Violence.Animation. They are meant for each other

You all just went off topic, so I'm going to ban every single one of you bastards.

But seriously.
Stop talking about 'mascots', and start thinking on what the preloader should look like.
Since this is the preloader topic, not the mascot topic.