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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 12:38:28 (edited 2023-04-07 12:40:03)


At 4/7/23 12:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Thank you for the Supporter, what type of thumbnails would you like for me to do first?


Things are pretty free-form here but if you want to try something specific, we have a bunch of games in the 2015 range that had "slightly larger" thumbnails in the system, but not large enough for the current format. When switched to the larger format, these games had their thumbnails processed to fit the new site but they don't look ideal.


Here's an example from January 2015, using our custom date range sort:


https://www.newgrounds.com/games/popular?sort=views&genre=0&after=2015-01-01&before=2015-02-02


iu_942247_1.webp


Notice how Shop Empire 3, Strikeforce Kitty 2 and Tangerine Tycoon have awkward thumbnails. If you have NG Player (or if the games are running via Ruffle) you could try making new thumbnails for those.


Alternatively, most really old content already runs in Ruffle and a lot of it has missing or small thumbnails, if you'd want to try those! Here's January 2005 for an example:


https://www.newgrounds.com/games/popular?sort=views&genre=0&after=2005-01-01&before=2005-02-02


iu_942249_1.webp


The tank logo means there is no thumbnail on file and in the case of thumbnails that are slightly taller, these are the old 140x90 thumbnails being scaled up in-page - these could also get replaced with proper hi-res thumbnails and it would correct the aspect ratio.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 12:39:47


At 4/7/23 12:38 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Thank you for the Supporter, what type of thumbnails would you like for me to do first?

Things are pretty free-form here but if you want to try something specific, we have a bunch of games in the 2015 range that had "slightly larger" thumbnails in the system, but not large enough for the current format. When switched to the larger format, these games had their thumbnails processed to fit the new site but they don't look ideal.

Here's an example from January 2015, using our custom date range sort:

https://www.newgrounds.com/games/popular?sort=views&genre=0&after=2015-01-01&before=2015-02-02

Notice how Shop Empire 3, Strikeforce Kitty 2 and Tangerine Tycoon have awkward thumbnails. If you have NG Player (or if the games are running via Ruffle) you could try making new thumbnails for those.

Alternatively, most really old content already runs in Ruffle and a lot of it has missing or small thumbnails, if you'd want to try those! Here's January 2005 for an example:

https://www.newgrounds.com/games/popular?sort=views&genre=0&after=2005-01-01&before=2005-02-02


Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 12:40:12


At 4/7/23 12:38 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Thank you for the Supporter, what type of thumbnails would you like for me to do first?

Things are pretty free-form here but if you want to try something specific, we have a bunch of games in the 2015 range that had "slightly larger" thumbnails in the system, but not large enough for the current format. When switched to the larger format, these games had their thumbnails processed to fit the new site but they don't look ideal.

Here's an example from January 2015, using our custom date range sort:

https://www.newgrounds.com/games/popular?sort=views&genre=0&after=2015-01-01&before=2015-02-02

Notice how Shop Empire 3, Strikeforce Kitty 2 and Tangerine Tycoon have awkward thumbnails. If you have NG Player (or if the games are running via Ruffle) you could try making new thumbnails for those.

Alternatively, most really old content already runs in Ruffle and a lot of it has missing or small thumbnails, if you'd want to try those! Here's January 2005 for an example:

https://www.newgrounds.com/games/popular?sort=views&genre=0&after=2005-01-01&before=2005-02-02


It looks so much better than it did before!


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 13:11:06


At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.


Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 13:37:13


At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.


Submission: Coffee Break. (newgrounds.com)

Dump File: flash_417196 (1).jpg (newgrounds.com)


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 14:04:27


At 4/7/23 01:37 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Submission: Coffee Break. (newgrounds.com)
Dump File: flash_417196 (1).jpg (newgrounds.com)


good job!

a small bit of tweaking so that you can see how things work iu_942311_1892271.webp


the final work could even be pre-zoomed to look something like this... iu_942312_1892271.webp


pixels and sizes of things are weird


you got this, it took me a while to figure this out by myself


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 14:07:09


At 4/7/23 02:04 PM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:37 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Submission: Coffee Break. (newgrounds.com)
Dump File: flash_417196 (1).jpg (newgrounds.com)

good job!
a small bit of tweaking so that you can see how things work

the final work could even be pre-zoomed to look something like this...

pixels and sizes of things are weird

you got this, it took me a while to figure this out by myself


Thanks! I will try to take those tips into consideration for future ones! (I'll do a few more in a bit!) :D


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 15:25:59


At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.


Here's another!

Submission: ::battle of grim island:: (newgrounds.com)

Picture: flash_417690 (2).jpg (newgrounds.com)


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 15:42:30


At 4/7/23 03:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Here's another!
Submission: ::battle of grim island:: (newgrounds.com)
Picture: flash_417690 (2).jpg (newgrounds.com)


I have updated both of your suggestions,


Just as a question, are you sure about the 800x600 size format for this submission?


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-08 19:13:48


At 4/7/23 03:42 PM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 03:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Here's another!
Submission: ::battle of grim island:: (newgrounds.com)
Picture: flash_417690 (2).jpg (newgrounds.com)

I have updated both of your suggestions,

Just as a question, are you sure about the 800x600 size format for this submission?


I mean, I don't see any pixelization or loss of detail like it used to be, and the image comes up pretty large when I put it in Dumping Grounds or in a post, but if you would like I will attempt to size it up even more if you would like.


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-09 19:54:53


At 4/7/23 03:42 PM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 03:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Here's another!
Submission: ::battle of grim island:: (newgrounds.com)
Picture: flash_417690 (2).jpg (newgrounds.com)

I have updated both of your suggestions,

Just as a question, are you sure about the 800x600 size format for this submission?


Here's three more, btw.

Submission: Clown Show (newgrounds.com)

Thumbnail: flash_417693_card.jpg (newgrounds.com)


Submission: Santa borrows a Guitar (newgrounds.com)

Thumbnail: flash_417445.jpg (newgrounds.com)


Submission: TOFA Collection (newgrounds.com)

Thumbnail: flash_417266.jpg (newgrounds.com)


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-09 20:45:20


At 4/9/23 07:54 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 03:42 PM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 03:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Here's another!
Submission: ::battle of grim island:: (newgrounds.com)
Picture: flash_417690 (2).jpg (newgrounds.com)

I have updated both of your suggestions,

Just as a question, are you sure about the 800x600 size format for this submission?

Here's three more, btw.
Submission: Clown Show (newgrounds.com)
Thumbnail: flash_417693_card.jpg (newgrounds.com)

Submission: Santa borrows a Guitar (newgrounds.com)
Thumbnail: flash_417445.jpg (newgrounds.com)

Submission: TOFA Collection (newgrounds.com)
Thumbnail: flash_417266.jpg (newgrounds.com)


I have updated these for you

thanks :3


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-09 20:46:51


At 4/9/23 08:45 PM, tox wrote:
At 4/9/23 07:54 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 03:42 PM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 03:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 01:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/7/23 12:39 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Alright, thank you very much. I actually have finished one already and it's currently in my dumping grounds.

Once you have the thumbnail uploaded to Dumping Grounds, you can reply to this thread with a link to the game or movie with a link to your file on Dump below it.

Here's another!
Submission: ::battle of grim island:: (newgrounds.com)
Picture: flash_417690 (2).jpg (newgrounds.com)

I have updated both of your suggestions,

Just as a question, are you sure about the 800x600 size format for this submission?

Here's three more, btw.
Submission: Clown Show (newgrounds.com)
Thumbnail: flash_417693_card.jpg (newgrounds.com)

Submission: Santa borrows a Guitar (newgrounds.com)
Thumbnail: flash_417445.jpg (newgrounds.com)

Submission: TOFA Collection (newgrounds.com)
Thumbnail: flash_417266.jpg (newgrounds.com)

I have updated these for you
thanks :3


Np!


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-09 22:38:47


At 4/9/23 09:33 PM, SusieAUTTP wrote:https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/An-New-Thumbnail-For-Old-Flash-957114133
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10547
https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/An-New-Thumbnail-For-Old-Flash-957114553
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10553
https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/Bandicam-2023-04-07-22-11-31-351-957392680
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10559
https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/Bandicam-2023-02-05-11-36-50-574-957392879
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10687
https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/Bandicam-2023-02-05-11-38-28-243-957393397
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10707
https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/Bandicam-2023-02-05-11-38-46-072-957393535
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10720


I have updated these, thank you!


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-10 00:33:13 (edited 2023-04-10 00:33:30)


At 4/9/23 10:38 PM, SusieAUTTP wrote:

I updated all of these except these, the uploads that you put up I didn't really understand, and I am wondering if there is a better rendition of the artist's creation than what you posted

maybe something to look into


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-10 07:04:02


At 4/10/23 04:07 AM, SusieAUTTP wrote:https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/Bandicam-2023-03-13-15-37-59-915-957424675
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/4412
https://www.deviantart.com/spongebobfan2020/art/Bandicam-2023-03-13-15-38-30-331-957424724
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/4452


I updated all the thumbnails, but only used these two submissions. The others were too different or not really better than the thumbnails they were replacing, other than being higher resolution, such as the eye or the AFX logo (which is off-center and still had an interface for volume control visible). The thumbnail submission for Bill Clinton I couldn't access at all, because I have to be logged in on DeviantART to see it.


At 4/10/23 12:33 AM, tox wrote:https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10841
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/10911
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/11045
I updated all of these except these, the uploads that you put up I didn't really understand, and I am wondering if there is a better rendition of the artist's creation than what you posted
maybe something to look into


I updated these as well.

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-10 13:51:33 (edited 2023-04-10 13:51:40)


At 4/10/23 11:19 AM, SusieAUTTP wrote:


The thumbnails have been updated.

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-12 14:13:41 (edited 2023-04-12 14:35:57)


Small milestone celebration: I created & updated 150 thumbnails 🙂

(Still a ways to go before I catch up to tox, but I'm getting there :p)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-12 14:44:35


At 4/12/23 02:13 PM, Madmazel wrote:Small milestone celebration: I updated 150 thumbnails 🙂
(Still a ways to go before I catch up to tox, but I'm getting there :p)


Good on you!

That's so awesome to hear


It seems like an endless stream of incoming things that need a thumbnail some days but I'm sure that we can get it done


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-15 06:47:42


At 4/15/23 04:29 AM, tox wrote:https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/ec6f0b28038db779a3b81dfc462fb22a
https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e92d5cd21545c2b36748ef2bbe547882


Amazing!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-20 22:12:04


can anyone else get into this old animation or did the author delete their content


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-20 22:14:31


At 4/20/23 10:12 PM, tox wrote:can anyone else get into this old animation or did the author delete their content
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/69568


I tried running it in the traditional Flash player, appears to be blank. Unpublished!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 00:13:39 (edited 2023-04-21 00:41:08)


I'm just clicking through the years worth of required icons and I clicked into 2012-14...

WOW that was a mistake to venture into those forsaken years


The average number of required thumbnails from 2003 to 2011 is roughly 1200-1600/year

in 2012-14 it jumped to roughly 500/month because of icons getting shrunk


Then it piddles out to nearly nothing in 2015 and onward


*wheez*


iu_953286_1892271.webp


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 01:24:51



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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 03:37:35


here's one


[thumb]


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 03:37:45 (edited 2023-04-21 03:40:01)


At 4/21/23 01:24 AM, tox wrote:https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/fc70f3ba5c7bc206ccb63e52db64b996


You're crushing it, tox!


At 4/21/23 03:37 AM, olskoo wrote:here's one

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/632024
[thumb]


Updated!

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 08:51:04


At 4/21/23 03:37 AM, olskoo wrote:here's one

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/632024
[thumb]


Emabled Ruffle on this! It might work on mobile, too?


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 08:51:35


At 4/21/23 01:24 AM, tox wrote:https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/fc70f3ba5c7bc206ccb63e52db64b996


Kicking butt!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-21 09:13:18 (edited 2023-04-21 09:15:28)


At 4/21/23 08:51 AM, TomFulp wrote:
At 4/21/23 03:37 AM, olskoo wrote:here's one

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/632024
[thumb]

Emabled Ruffle on this! It might work on mobile, too?


No mobile, Actually there is a quiz section that requires keyboard input


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