Graphics Collection from CD's Ultra-Fine House of Style

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here's what I have so far for potential additional uniforms related to the Nashville Blue Sox, using colors mentioned above in post 530 of this thread. Of course, I still have a good deal of work to do for them, for sure. But hopefully, I'll still somehow be able to come up with some items of sufficient enough quality for you people to perhaps use when and if I ever get this proposed quickstart done well enough, Feel free to comment as you like and can, within reason and all, then, folks. That is all. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

EC, I have all the other NABA teams filled besides the Blue Sox, but it wasn't necessarily without at least some effort, because I couldn't mass-import some players with many other players for some likely unknown reason or reasons. I had to import a few of the chosen players one at a time, unfortunately, in truth.

I hope you still have the original data for at least the following players from the Blue Sox books by Duane Decker. If you don't, then I"ll probably have to find at least fifteen to twenty real-world players to fill out their roster with, it seems. The players I'm looking for in particular are as follows, at least:

Johnny Madigan
Eddie Lasky
Chip Fiske
Kennie Willard
Pete Gibbs
Bud Walker
Buster (Stretch) Stookey
Russ Woodward
Andy Pearson
Mike Jaffe
Vic Scalzi
Sam Sloat
Vic Valenti
Bix Hanson

If I've not listed others from the books, or forgotten their names, maybe you can help me fill out the roster at least a little, with other players, if you like and can, EC. As for Jug Slavin, I don't know what I should put for him, in terms of details for him, just yet, if I'm able to have him running the Blue Sox, of course.

Will write more later, I hope and expect, Lord willing. Thank you for your time and attention and all, you know, EC. CD out.

CD, give me a few days and I will try to supply ratings for each of the Blue Sox players... the ratings will be based on how they played in the books.

CD, I know it is your league and you can design it your way...

Question: Why did you not just use Blue and White for the Blue Sox?
You should have just used Dark Blue and Light Blue colors and the jerseys would really look nice... the Red and Orange colors just doesn't fit the name of the team.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Just doing a bit of experimenting, that's all. Not sure if I'll include the above uniforms in the planned quickstart, in truth, just yet. Probably won't, but wanted to experiment a little, to see how certain colors might look with each other, and certain colors for various teams might be quite commonly used in the NABA here. For instance, there may be quite a bit of navy present, I think, with certain teams. Might try to use Titans/Sounds colors at least a little for Nashville here, but not sure yet.

There's probably going to be quite a bit of dark blue in the NABA, for instance, so I'm going to try to mix things up a little bit, even if bluish colors are used in the league, either now or in the near future. I'm going to use as many already-made items as possible, in any case, for the various teams and all, but some teams do not have looks made up for them, such as the Chicago Winds, to name just one of them.

For many years, I've had notes related to the NABA, and possibly certain other sports leagues as well, or at least a few years, kept. Probably even at least a few years before I first found out about OOTP and/or FHM, I think. And I'd really like to use those colors as often as possible, where possible and all.

Thank you for your input, in any case, EC. Take whatever time you need, then. It's going to take a while, probably, for me to do some more graphics myself, and/or other things, anyway. Especially if I find myself writing more of my stories and other things more very soon, for sure. At the moment, I'm kind of stuck on the writing front, so I'm trying to get inspired a bit by trying to do some more graphics and other things in the meantime, in hopes that my writer's block will eventually clear and all, Lord willing.

Will write more later, I'm sure, as the Lord leads and all, either here or elsewhere, of course. Until then, please stay tuned and all, as you like and can, EC. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I'd like to have the players start as young as possible, but if they have to start their major league careers later than their mid-twenties here, then so be it, Eugene. At this point, I'm using my Baseball Heaven dynasty imported between versions 18 to 21 to work from here. I created a AAA-level minor league for the MLB, using the PCL and IL as subleagues with two divisions apiece for that minor league.

Then I believe I added the SRL, and its two minor leagues the Cirriddiqquan Kingdom Union and the Sartagaron Heritage Confederation. While I have not yet added the fictional nation of Slaabovia to the list of nations in that dynasty, I plan to do so at some point by the time I hopefully finish work on this potential quickstart here.

After that, I added the North American Baseball Association, with two subleagues of eight teams apiece. Those subleagues are the Union League and the Victory League. I'll do what I can for the still-missing graphics, but I may still need help periodically along the way, of course.

The next league I may add is my version of the IPA, or another foreign league, with that league most likely being based in a real nation, if it's not the IPA. Of course, I will have to include Hillsboro and Joliet and certain other teams I've probably done stuff for along the way, I'm sure, where and when I can and as appropriate and all, with certain team-related graphcs, whether made by me or not.

I don't know how much more work I can do on this potential quickstart along the way, in the next two or three weeks. But hopefully I can still do at least a good deal more to go with all the work I've already put in for some time now, whether this quickstart idea was started not long ago or not, in truth. Lord willing, and all, of course, that is. Talk more later, if and when I can, I'm sure, EC and the rest of you. CD out

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

If and when I include a version of the IPA, it should include the following teams in it, with most, if not all, of the related graphics probably done by me, at various times. The divisions will be named after certain players from at least one of my dynasties, if not more, for your information. The configuration of teams in my version of the IPA that I may include in this quickstart will be as follows, most likely:

Ruthlandia Union:

Ramsey Division (Named after Toad Ramsey, a 709-game winner in one dynasty, who has not yet been elected to the HOF for it, not yet being eligible):

Avalon Valiants
Gesnosir Oracles
Kadomasu Dynamos
Llandahachi Dreamers
Sevinares Defenders
Tiropene Carpenters

Miller Division (Named after Dusty Miller, who had over 3600 hits in his career, but is not yet elected to the HoF, not yet being eligible):

Caloundra Cardinals
Khemsi Jumblers
Newton Millers
Nogales-Tombstone Miners
San Diego Chefs
Toronto Aeros

Tycobbia Union:

Ferguson Division (Named after HOF'er Charlie Ferguson, a 461-game winner in the applicable dynasty):

California Lords
Fairfax Frogs
Meridian Explorers
Nassau Chillers
Sanboro Seadogs
Sipinroa Enigmas

Duffy Division (Named after HoF'er Hugh Duffy, currently sits 2nd all-time for hits in the applicable dynasty after Miller, who is not yet elected to the HoF):

Canguio Teamsters
Manigotagan Angels
Morgantown Electrics
Plano Navigators
Raleigh Ravens
Washington Senators (Different country, so will not be related to historical Washington Senators teams from the USA, etc.)

I should have uniforms and/or caps, at least, for them, if not also logos. But if I don't have logos for them, then I'll see what I can find and all that might work well for them, if I can't do logos for them myself, of course. I'll also try to make up some decent enough flags and all for both Ruthlandia and Tycobbia for people to use if they want, soon. But please do try and keep in mind that it may still be fairly difficult, just the same, for sure, in terms of such things for me, folks.

Thank you for your time and attention and all here, then, everyone. Time to eat and go back to work on certain things before I attend to a certain commitment that I normally attend to every Friday night, it seems. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here are some items for the Aungdon Sliders from my fictional nation of Zeelaca, which I may or may not have posted earlier, and which I may save for at least one other league, whether already existing or not, in any of my dynasties. They probably won't be in the proposed quickstart, however, just so you all know this. But maybe at least a few of you people might be able to find good uses for these items, just the same, I hope. That is all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

And please note, EC, that I said the above uniforms seen above for Nashville were potential additional uniforms. IF they'd be used, they'd probably be used as alternates, at best, in any case. But unfortunately, we do not have the ability to have alternate uniforms and/or caps in teams' rotations at present. I'm sure if we did have slots for alternate uniforms and/or caps, many would use them periodically. I know I would, if I could use alternate items every so often for various teams.

If I use any items made for existing other teams from your main leagues, I'll probably use them in other leagues, maybe even leagues that are under the IPA, I think. But that's yet to be determined here, of course.

I may include the Core States League and its affiliated minor leagues in this potential quickstart as well, but that's yet to be decided as well, to be completely honest with everyone here. The Core States League will have the Big Rivers Baseball Federation and the Flyover Country League under it, and most of the graphics for the related teams have already been made, if not all of them, it seems.

Other than what I've already thought of and/or decided in relation to this proposed quickstart, I don't know yet what else will happen for it, for sure. And I probably won't for a while yet, either, of course. But we'll have to see what happens for it, Lord willing, in any case, no doubt. Thank you for your time and all, EC. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, this is Hillsboro's second season with the items that I designed for them to use in your IPA, if memory serves. Just so you know. But it is still true that they're relatively new at this point, just the same, of course, if so.

I'll see if can include a version of the IPA in my planned quickstart, but it will probably still be at least a little while before I can finish work on it, you know, whether it's by my birthday or not. I will be 48 years old then, Lord willing, on February 11, in truth. It's not been an easy life, in many respects, for sure, but God has certainly watched over me and mine to a great degree, in various ways.

I don't know what the future holds exactly just yet, of course, but I still know that He who made the entire Universe and everything living in it holds it always in His perfect hands. And I KNOW He is infinitely worthy of praise and glory and all, for sure, too.

I'll write more later, as time permits and all, Lord willing, of course. Thanks for your kind comments and all, as well. And I'm extremely glad our Lord made you and blessed the world with you for as long as He has, most definitely, too, EC. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

EC, I think this will be Hillsboro's second season with the items that I designed for them to use in your IPA, if memory serves. Just so you know. But it is still true that they're relatively new at this point, just the same, of course, if so.

I'll see if i can include a version of the IPA in my planned quickstart, but it will probably still be at least a little while before I can finish work on it, you know, whether it's by my birthday or not. I will be 48 years old then, Lord willing, on February 11, in truth. It's not been an easy life, in many respects, for sure, but God has certainly watched over me and mine to a great degree, in various ways.

I don't know what the future holds exactly just yet, of course, but I still know that He who made the entire Universe and everything living in it holds it always in His perfect hands. And I KNOW He is infinitely worthy of praise and glory and all, for sure, too.

I'll write more later, as time permits and all, Lord willing, of course. Thanks for your kind comments and all, as well. And I'm extremely glad our Lord made you and blessed the world with you for as long as He has, most definitely, too, EC. CD out.

I'm glad He has made me and blessed me for as long as He has... and I hope He keeps me around a few more years or so, too.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

If I include the Core States League and its expected minor leagues in the quickstart, the CSL's minor leagues will most likely be the Mid-South League, the Big Rivers Baseball Federation, and the Flyover Country League, in that order. Although I'm thinking of making the CSL-related league structure a promotion-relegation one, at least a little at the present time, to be honest.

For the teams of the MSL, at least, I'll probably be using things already made, whether for uniforms, caps, and/or logos, just so you know. I'll let you know if I need some help related to the teams in it, but I know I'll definitely need at least league logos for each league and/or its subleagues/divisions/conferences/whatever, so please stay tuned for possible future related request threads, if the need arises and all, within reason.

I certainly am not going to include all my league and team-related ideas in the potential quickstart I'm working on, of course, but I still do hope to give you all as good a quickstart as I can, in any case, if and when I ever am able to get it done well enough to suit me here. It may not be as extensive, for instance, as TrapperJohn's CBL-related one, of course, and you may have to create or change parks for teams in it, et cetera.

I'll still see what I can do for you all, in order to do something nice for you all here, as best as I can, in thanks and all for all the help and all that you've given me so far on these forums. Even when I was being, shall I say, a brat of sorts, come to think of it. You may also need to make some logos as well for certain teams, if I can't find or make them myself somehow, of course, folks. But I'll still see what I can find or do for certain logos and all, just the same.

Well, it's probably just about time for me to close this, and see what the rest of today brings for me and those around me, at least, I think. Will write more later, when I can and all, Lord willing, of course. Thanks again for all your time and attention and all, folks. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, what would you say the baseball quality level likely would be if I were to add the nations of Ruthlandia and/or Tycobbia to any of my games, with appropriate national flags and all? I'll see if I can make the needed national flags up and all, and go from there, as needed, with any potential version of the IPA in this particular quickstart, if possible. I'm Just wondering, that's all. Please advise, if and when you like and can. Thank you. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

EC, what would you say the baseball quality level likely would be if I were to add the nations of Ruthlandia and/or Tycobbia to any of my games, with appropriate national flags and all? I'll see if I can make the needed national flags up and all, and go from there, as needed, with any potential version of the IPA in this particular quickstart, if possible. I'm Just wondering, that's all. Please advise, if and when you like and can. Thank you. CD out.

8 or 9 level... Triple A... not quite as good as the Major Leagues.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I meant in relation to real-world nations, in the last column you see when you go to Explore World from the main screens, EC, where it says Baseball Quality for each nation in the applicable game, not reputation in comparison to other major leagues. That's all. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

I meant in relation to real-world nations, in the last column you see when you go to Explore World from the main screens, EC, where it says Baseball Quality for each nation in the applicable game, not reputation in comparison to other major leagues. That's all. CD out.

The IPA would be excellent.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

So put both Ruthlandia and Tycobbia as nations with excellent baseball quality, if possible? What are the national colors and/or some national symbols for either nation? If I'm going to add the IPA and its affiliated leagues to this potential quickstart, or at least my version of the IPA, I'll probably need to know that information, I think.

I have added enough cities to my list of places for those leagues' teams, and together, the population of Islandia's nations will be about ten million people, I think. I still have to make a map to include them here, seeing as it will be a different version of the IPA, after all. I believe I can make at least a rudimentary map of some sort for this version of the IPA, as well. It may not be Sizeman21-level quality, at least, of course, but I believe I can still make a halfway decent map somehow here, for this IPA's version of Islandia and all.

I'll keep you posted as I can, EC. I'm currently thinking 96 teams all told, in four levels, 24 per level, playing perhaps 120-150 games apiece every season, with two subleagues that have two six-team divisions apiece per league, and maybe with a promotion-relegation setup. But I still haven't decided that yet, to be sure.

Hillsboro's team will be renamed in this IPA if I decide to include the Core States League and its affiliated minor leagues in the quickstart, in any case. Not sure yet what I'd call it, but I'll think of something different to call it, if so.

Once I've done all I can do with this quickstart, I'll try starting up a dynasty report related to it, most likely. I'll probably call the quickstart something along the lines of Baseball Heaven or something, in truth. But that's yet to be decided here as well.

Thank you for your assistance and all here, for sure, EC. It's very much appreciated, just so you know. Talk more later, when and if I can, I'm sure, Lord willing. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

CD, pick your own flag colors... it's your league... design it the way you want it and then play and enjoy it.

I hope you will begin playing this quickstart soon... in my opinion you make things too complex, spending far too much time on the setup and backstory and never get around to playing out the league... you seem to always be creating a league and never play it.

Keep it simple in the setup and get busy playing the game.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here's a rudimentary map, at least, for the region of Islandia, as I now envision it here. Tycobbia's islands will be the ones in yellow, the red ones will be for Ruthlandia, and the other colors will be for other nations not yet named in Ruthlandia's part of the applicable baseball world.

If you'd like to name islands or bodies of water or the other countries on this map, I'll create fictional players for the IPA to represent you all in it, if you like and want me to. Please let me know, if you're interested. Thank you for your time and attention then, folks, CD out.

[mso94]

I have been watching this for a while.
I have to say these are some oif the wildest color combos I have ever seen

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here are some possible items for a potential rebranded Hillsboro team, if I decide to have Hillsboro teams in both a version of the IPA and in a league called the Core States League, a team called the Hillsboro Historians, folks. Not quite sure yet what would perhaps be good for a logo concept yet, but I'll think of something later, if and when I can, I'm sure, Lord willing and all, of course. That is all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, could you please post a list of the screens that show the current and former names of your IPA teams in the IPA's history, if possible? I know several teams have renamed themselves over time in your IPA's history, so I'd appreciate it if you could do that here.

Most of the teams in my version of the IPA's framework will keep the names they have in it now, but for some teams, I might want to use some of those old names for them, if not new ones. I might need some help finding the already-made graphics for teams in it, as well, but hopefully not, of course. Do you still have the older graphics for teams that may have renamed themselves in the IPA's history, or were they perhaps lost due to a previous computer failure? Just wondering, that's all.

Thank you for your time and attention and all, and I think I should have the next league added to the quickstart very soon, if nothing delays it too long, somehow, EC. Although I'm having trouble importing various Japanese players into the game I'm basing this potential quickstart on. Think I'm going to ask around and see if anyone knows how to get certain major Japanese players into the game, in any case. Unfortunately, Spritze is no longer around to consult with, but there are probably still others I might be able to consult with here, of course.

Until next time, then, I'll continue working on things as the Lord leads and all, as best as I can, I"m sure. Whether they're writing-related or not, I'll still do so, no doubt. CD out.