Archived Launcher background: to blur or not to blur

[Vessalix]

I have been working to make the launcher window resizable. Therefore I had to replace the background with a higher-resolution image.

However the original background was blurred using Gaussian blur. My question to you folks is what do you prefer in the new image?

 

[Cervator]

Thanks for the comparison! That's helpful.

Looking at them I think I prefer the blurred version slightly. It leaves a bit of mystique as the game is still a little distant. This is "just" the launcher after all

I suspect it would also leave the image a little more "future proofed" in case of changes affecting the visuals slightly, but not enough to necessarily bother updating backgrounds and things all over.

 

[Skaldarnar]

The blurred version for the exact reasons @Cervator mentioned
I chose the forest screenshot some time ago because it does not have a distraction luminance/color changes in it. I think the image you currently have in use is a bit too vibrant (e.g., you can hardly see the ligth tabs in front of the sky in the background). Maybe we can find a better image with less "distraction"...

 

[Rostyslav Zatserkovnyi]

I would either use the non-blurred version of this screenshot or a blurred screenshot of a more "normal"-looking generated world.

(Mostly because the floating islands in the upper left look really odd when blurred)

 

[Vessalix]

Thanks for all the input! Personally I prefer the non-blurred version, but I realize the advantages of a blurred image as well. This means the blurred version it is! Soon I shall replace the current image with a more ''normal''-looking generated world, and add gaussian blur to it. I shall make a PR request soon. Once again thanks for discussing this topic.

 

[Skaldarnar]

@Vessalix thank you again for your work, I just merged the PR with some minor additions. In case you want continue working on the launcher there are quite a few contributor friendly/bite-sized issues You contributions are really appreciated!