[IC] GMK Protostar

[NaturalPack]

GMK Protostar

Hi everybody,
I've become a bit too busy to continue designing in the mech community. Janglad will be taking over my projects. Follow him at his website  qoda.studio or here on GH for future updates. Please don't hound him to work on every single set, he's already got a lot on his plate. I will be finishing Astral Light and then signing out. Thanks so much. -NP

"Inspired by over the top space battles with lots of hypers, vulcans and beams."



Starslayer Base Kit (Price & Vendors TBD)

• 7 Modifier Legend Colors
• Support For Most Layouts 60%-1800
• Alice Support

Warpspeed Overdrive Kit (Price & Vendors TBD)

• Alternate Modifier Legend Colors (1.1 Crew Style)
• Novelties With F Row Coverage and R2-R4 Options

Any suggestions and feedback is welcome. Thanks for everyone's input thus far.

Thanks,
NP





































Concept image is rendered using RALs, Pantones and/or GMK stocks. More coming soon.





Development Log

March 26, 2021
- New set of renders

March 20, 2021
- Warpspeed Overdrive Kit 1.0 Concept
- New kit includes novelties and additional color sequencing mods.

More

March 17, 2021
- Misc artwork.
- Starslayer Base Kit 1.0 concept.
- Working on additional kitting.

March 16, 2021
- Working on the kits.
- Working on something for the 1.1 crowd.

March 15, 2021
- Version 2.0 (Adjustments to legend colors and new key colors)
- New alpha and modifier key colors to compliment cooler color sequence.
- Increased range of modifier legend colors.
- Chose new modifier legend colors that stand out more, while being mindful of balance across the set and practicality in color matching.

March 11, 2021
- Working on a v2 based on collective feedback.
- New content coming soon.

March 10, 2021
- Version 1.4A and 1.4B (changes to color sequencing)

March 9, 2021
- Experimenting with legend color combos, including the dually suggested gradient look across entire rows.
- Version 1.2 concept (color sequencing and muting)
- Version 1.3 (More saturated color selection. Same color sequence as 1.2)

March 8, 2021
- We established that the version 1.0 early concept drew too much similarity to sets such as Oblivion and Colorchrome (great sets).
- Version 1.1 concept with different legend colors on the modifiers.

[huey]

yes

[of_sam]

It’s Oblivion

[Alejo1707]

Count me in...for whatever tf this is  )

[hali]

zeitgeist

[Ustinj]

Looks fine, but IMO brings nothing new or exciting to the table. I am sure many would be dandy to put this on their board.

[HoodrowThrillson]

It’s Oblivion

I was gonna say that

[Oggi]

oblivious

[baccaan]

"Mom can we have Oblivion R3?"

"No, we have Oblivion R3 at home"

*Oblivion R3 at home*

[frostykoala]

hot take: tbh this is more of a check of interest than some other posts on here

[hali]

oblivious

underrated

[iinko_mk]

i like the idea, but please flesh it out a bit more. Also, oblotzky wants to know your location

[NaturalPack]

Yeah I also thought of Oblivion so I ran the set by Oblotzky and got an okay from him.

I think it's different enough and a good starting point.

Let me know what you guys think.

[NaturalPack]

Looks fine, but IMO brings nothing new or exciting to the table. I am sure many would be dandy to put this on their board.

I feel the same way at this stage so I thought it would be good to see if everyone's ideas could develop it.

[7empest]

Looks like Colorchrome (in GB right now) but with different legend colors

[Bub]

It’s Oblivion

This

Looks like Colorchrome (in GB right now) but with different legend colors

And this.

I think this set needs further differentiation from these two sets... its just too similar in its current state.

[NaturalPack]

It’s Oblivion

This

Looks like Colorchrome (in GB right now) but with different legend colors

Noted

And this.

I think this set needs further differentiation from these two sets... its just too similar in its current state.

[finalarcadia]

I always thought oblivion would be cool with the mods background/legends inverse (so more colorful). Perhaps this can be explored here?

[HappyB0T]

If the inspiration for this set is space - where are the pew pews?

[Rob27shred]

Yeah I also thought of Oblivion so I ran the set by Oblotzky and got an okay from him.

I think it's different enough and a good starting point.

Let me know what you guys think.

Honestly, if I wasn't told otherwise I would think this is Oblivion with Hagoromo alphas. Then like others have said it also is super close to Colorchrome. I would definitely work on the colors to differentiate it from those two sets.

[NaturalPack]

If the inspiration for this set is space - where are the pew pews?

I think that would be a topic for novelties haha

[NaturalPack]

Yeah I also thought of Oblivion so I ran the set by Oblotzky and got an okay from him.

I think it's different enough and a good starting point.

Let me know what you guys think.

Honestly, if I wasn't told otherwise I would think this is Oblivion with Hagoromo alphas. Then like others have said it also is super close to Colorchrome. I would definitely work on the colors to differentiate it from those two sets.

Noted. Thanks for the input

[Protato]

Is there an estimated GB date?

[NaturalPack]

Is there an estimated GB date?

Too early to say at this point. I'd like to get everyone's feedback, work on it and then we'll be able to see if it's fit or a GB

[Grandfunk]

1.1 looking very nice

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[NaturalPack]

1.1 looking very nice

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Beautiful

[kurple]

Perhaps the alpha legends can match the color band of the mod legends. That would definitely differentiate it from obliv.

I do get a diff vibe than obliv tho and it think it looks good.

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[NaturalPack]

Perhaps the alpha legends can match the color band of the mod legends. That would definitely differentiate it from obliv.

I do get a diff vibe than obliv tho and it think it looks good.

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Will definitely experiment.

Sounds like we're going in the right direction.

[Owl]

I think it looks good. Yeah it does have Oblivion vibes but I like the differences and colors chosen, especially in the first render.

I do have address the fact that, like all the other IC's that get trashed on in this forum, this also lacks all of the "staples" that the community has come to expect from an IC. I am by no means the IC police or trying to incite anything, but I think it would be unfair to not at least address the fact that this IC is literally 2 renders without any colors, kitting suggestions, or direction. Being that you have been on Geekhack for awhile now and designed sets in the past, I would have expected a better example for our community. I don't mean this to be inflamatory

[Qwertle]

Love the Concept 1.1 render!

[NaturalPack]

I think it looks good. Yeah it does have Oblivion vibes but I like the differences and colors chosen, especially in the first render.

I do have address the fact that, like all the other IC's that get trashed on in this forum, this also lacks all of the "staples" that the community has come to expect from an IC. I am by no means the IC police or trying to incite anything, but I think it would be unfair to not at least address the fact that this IC is literally 2 renders without any colors, kitting suggestions, or direction. Being that you have been on Geekhack for awhile now and designed sets in the past, I would have expected a better example for our community. I don't mean this to be inflamatory

Not inflammatory. I get what where you're coming from.

[NaturalPack]

Love the Concept 1.1 render!

Awesome

[$W4GK!NG]

new mods color look real nice, im eager to see the kitting and some other stuff, hopefully you will come up with someone nice with the colorway youve chosen.

[santela]

I like 1.1 better

[HappyB0T]

I like 1.1 better

+1

[sup3r170va]

Agree 1.1 colours are nicer.

As a far out idea, would this look nicer if the alphas are the same colour as the text in the mods? You may need to tone/fade the colours down a notch.

[Kajoler]

1.1 for me. Excited to see kits.

[baccaan]

Ok now 1.1 got my attention. Like the direction you're going with this.

[pdlif]

Wow. Loving the 1.1!

[Alejo1707]

oblivious

underrated

*unrated

[krzank]

Icon mods?

[directheatedtriode]

I like both but I'm not really one for extreme contrast alphas/mods, and why I prefer Oblivion with the stock alphas in base.

[Rob27shred]

1.1 is a big improvement to differentiate your set for sure. I also really like the direction you've taken it!

[NaturalPack]

new mods color look real nice, im eager to see the kitting and some other stuff, hopefully you will come up with someone nice with the colorway youve chosen.

Will do my best.

[NaturalPack]

I like 1.1 better

Fantastic

[NaturalPack]

Icon mods?

Icon mods are definitely in the conversation.

Since we're at such an early stage we just have the simple render with text mods.

[NaturalPack]

Agree 1.1 colours are nicer.

As a far out idea, would this look nicer if the alphas are the same colour as the text in the mods? You may need to tone/fade the colours down a notch.

Definitely will experiment.

Truth be told, I've never really been into the "gradient" look across the majority of the keys (if that's what you're referring to).

But will for sure try it out. Don't want to exclude any ideas right off the bat.

[NaturalPack]

I like both but I'm not really one for extreme contrast alphas/mods, and why I prefer Oblivion with the stock alphas in base.

Noted.

Thanks for the input.

[NaturalPack]

1.1 is a big improvement to differentiate your set for sure. I also really like the direction you've taken it!

Awesome, hopefully we'll have a proper set that people are happy to cap their boards with.

[SMOKEY]

hot take: tbh this is more of a check of interest than some other posts on here

100% agree

I really like this.
For me, it differs enough from Oblivion.