Bad news regarding Colorwerx's site!

ArcAngel · 05-11-2015, 03:03 AM

He's pulled the plug (seemingly for good), ostensibly from some "pressure" from a few, plus other "personal" reasons.

See the reply here - ColorWerx.NET Site Launch - 02/11/2015 - Page 3 - Sports Logos - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Community - SportsLogos.Net Forums

This is a blow for us OOTP modders, IMHO. I only saved a few of his color patches, but now glad I did!

cephasjames · 05-11-2015, 06:16 AM

I never used the site because, at least from what I remember, he simply had the correct hexcode for real teams. Since I don't created real team the site never interested me. Is that all the site was about? Hexcodes for real teams?

eriqjaffe · 05-11-2015, 08:59 AM

Basically, yeah. Except that it had color information for pretty much every team that ever existed, and even gave color information over time. Need to see exactly what colors the White Sox were using in 1937? That was your place.

I used it pretty frequently, and it will be missed.

ArcAngel · 05-11-2015, 12:01 PM

Some good news regarding the color charts - they can still be accessed through a Google image search, but only in a "preview" mode - at least enough to see what the colors are, anyway.

kq76 · 05-12-2015, 12:39 AM

Noooo! I loved that site!

EDIT: You know, I can only imagine the ridiculous amount of work he put into this work of his, but some things should simply be publicly available, just like baseball-reference.com. How many of us have spent hours upon hours working on something only to make it available for free just because we knew others would get something out of it too? Yeah, you're not obligated, but come on. Maybe he should consider b-ref's sponsor system.

Lucas718 · 05-13-2015, 07:04 PM

Looks like he's coming back in some form...

"This website will be coming back in a much different format in the near future."

Hockey13Playa · 05-13-2015, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcAngel

Some good news regarding the color charts - they can still be accessed through a Google image search, but only in a "preview" mode - at least enough to see what the colors are, anyway.

Thats what I've been doing for my 2015 and beyond MiLB thread... just copy the preview and paste it into a program that lets you use the eye dropper, you can then get the codes/correct colors that way.

Has worked like a charm thus far for me

Hockey13Playa · 05-13-2015, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas718

Looks like he's coming back in some form...

"This website will be coming back in a much different format in the near future."

From what I've read across a few numerous sites is its going to be some type of "paid subscription"... not sure how that really makes sense or how that would work but I guess we'll see!

ezpkns34 · 05-13-2015, 11:49 PM

Seems like some people in this thread could make use of Pixie

Pixie / Nattyware

ra7c7er · 05-14-2015, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hockey13Playa

From what I've read across a few numerous sites is its going to be some type of "paid subscription"... not sure how that really makes sense or how that would work but I guess we'll see!

Yeah sounds to me like he decided he wants money for his work. Which by all means is fine but from what little I used his site compared to color pickers in the few programs I've used. The color pickers were close enough that it isn't worth paying for.

Personally I think he's shooting himself in the foot. He doesn't want his work distributed without his permission which i get but I don't think their is any real money in it. It's one of those things that's a great resource BUT it's not worth paying for.

JamesMowery · 05-14-2015, 05:02 PM

That's a shame. I've never seen the site before, but this seems like the type of thing that should be made open source ( like I did with my OOTP Utilities: https://github.com/JamesMowery/OOTP-Utilities ), and should enable the community to add contributions to the database.

Of course,I'm all for making money for your work; however, I think he should have possibly setup a Patreon page instead, and he could have asked for contributions there instead. I'm sure there are people who would have donated to show their support if the things he was doing was valuable.

05-11-2015, 03:03 AM	#1
ArcAngel All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bremen OH USA Posts: 1,019	Bad news regarding Colorwerx's site! He's pulled the plug (seemingly for good), ostensibly from some "pressure" from a few, plus other "personal" reasons. See the reply here - ColorWerx.NET Site Launch - 02/11/2015 - Page 3 - Sports Logos - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Community - SportsLogos.Net Forums This is a blow for us OOTP modders, IMHO. I only saved a few of his color patches, but now glad I did!

05-11-2015, 06:16 AM	#2
cephasjames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,736	I never used the site because, at least from what I remember, he simply had the correct hexcode for real teams. Since I don't created real team the site never interested me. Is that all the site was about? Hexcodes for real teams? __________________ 5000+ Generic Logos Free for the Taking FREE: Uniforms and logos for 500+ teams spanning 1871-present Great Lakes League: 10 Conferences, 100 Teams Pre-OOTP 23 Custom Cap & Jersey Template v3.0 by Deft and NoPepper (with layers from other various artists) that I use: Caps, Jerseys

05-11-2015, 08:59 AM	#3
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,731	Basically, yeah. Except that it had color information for pretty much every team that ever existed, and even gave color information over time. Need to see exactly what colors the White Sox were using in 1937? That was your place. I used it pretty frequently, and it will be missed. __________________

05-12-2015, 12:39 AM	#5
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,006	Noooo! I loved that site! EDIT: You know, I can only imagine the ridiculous amount of work he put into this work of his, but some things should simply be publicly available, just like baseball-reference.com. How many of us have spent hours upon hours working on something only to make it available for free just because we knew others would get something out of it too? Yeah, you're not obligated, but come on. Maybe he should consider b-ref's sponsor system. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project) For Beta/Devs: Full screen (1920x1080) Last edited by kq76; 05-12-2015 at 12:52 AM.

05-11-2015, 12:01 PM	#4
ArcAngel All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bremen OH USA Posts: 1,019	Some good news regarding the color charts - they can still be accessed through a Google image search, but only in a "preview" mode - at least enough to see what the colors are, anyway.

05-13-2015, 07:04 PM	#6
Lucas718 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 402	Looks like he's coming back in some form... "This website will be coming back in a much different format in the near future."

05-13-2015, 11:49 PM	#9
ezpkns34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 753	Seems like some people in this thread could make use of Pixie Pixie / Nattyware

05-14-2015, 05:02 PM	#11
JamesMowery Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Norfolk, Virginia Posts: 85	That's a shame. I've never seen the site before, but this seems like the type of thing that should be made open source ( like I did with my OOTP Utilities: https://github.com/JamesMowery/OOTP-Utilities ), and should enable the community to add contributions to the database. Of course,I'm all for making money for your work; however, I think he should have possibly setup a Patreon page instead, and he could have asked for contributions there instead. I'm sure there are people who would have donated to show their support if the things he was doing was valuable.