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[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Possible error in post 8325 for your IPA thread. Who is running the Sundowners, EC? CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Possible error in post 8325 for your IPA thread. Who is running the Sundowners, EC? CD out.

Thank you, CD... I'll look at it.

[Eugene Church]

Appreciate it, CD... there was a manager change a few years ago and I did not update it.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

You're quite welcome, EC. I was glad to help you out there as best as I possibly could then.

By the way, here are two pictures of fake people sort of how I'd perhaps imagine Gordon and another male relative, probably either a brother or a cousin of his, no matter what era or eras I'd put them each in for playing careers, to each look sort of like by their late twenties to early thirties. Starting out, however, both wouldn't likely have any significant facial hair for them, as I'd probably imagine their looks right now, in their respective lives. Unfortunately, the pictures the site makes aren't always the best quality. As evidenced by the incomplete nature for the framing of Gordon's glasses here, for instance. But the picture is mostly accurate to how I'd probably visualize Gordon's face when he'd be in the aforementioned age range, more or less.

The first will be for Gordon, the other for Arthyr, although I haven't decided whether Arthyr would be Gordon's brother or a possible cousin yet, to be sure. Again, these people do not exist in actual reality, in truth. Just so you know, EC and jg2977.

It will be quite interesting to see how their careers might ever play out for the three of us in our various games, I think. As for my problem with Freeman Dynasty 001, Lukas suggested I submit a support ticket. Won't be able to do it today, but will try to do it by Monday, if possible. Please stay tuned. Thank you for your time and all here, then. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

It's not very good, but here is a new primary and secondary logo for the Turon Typhoons... also included screenshots of how they look in the game... last one is the old logo, stolen from the Tulane Green Wave.

Neither one looks very good... but it's better than what OOTP would use as a default set.

It is just too basic in font and style... has no pzazz like txranger and others could do... the primary show up well at 150 x 150 pixels on the team's home screen... but the secondary gets lost at 50 x 50... the wave image is too dark on the game screens at the small size.

However, I cannot change colors on the images... just have to use them as they are in justafan logo software.

Lighter colors on the waves would make the contrast better, I think.

[Eugene Church]

Would be nice if some talented graphics designer would just jump right in and show your stuff... EC sho 'nuff wouldn't mind, a'tall.

Just in case I get lucky... here are the colors knuckler used for the jerseys.

Do it anyway you feel inspired with a complete new set, if you so desire.

However, I would be overjoyed with just a new primary logo and a new secondary logo that would show up well in the game and match knuckler's beautiful work on the jerseys.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Thanks for trying, EC. Maybe someone else can do better, at least once or twice, if you might request some updates for your next season of the IPA.

As for color changes, you could try working with them in Paint3D or some other program or image modification site, and see what happens, I think. If you can change color codes, perhaps you can also change the colors in certain areas of logos easier. You may have to tinker with the opacity tolerance, or something, in whatever program or whatever image maker you're working with at any time. But maybe someone who's much better at such things can help you out by walking you through such a process.

For me, at least, Southport will be called the Gold Sox in the relevant dynasties, but I'll probably need someone to make logos for them, if I can't find suitable enough ones for them to actually use as the Gold Sox that are much better than the usual generic ones. I think I should be able to make some uniforms and at least one cap, if I can find a decent enough font or two or three for them to use on such items. But not sure yet, of course.

Will write more later, as time allows and all, Lord willing, you know. Thank you for your time and attention and all, as always. I can't wait to see what actually happens for Gordon Clyde Freeman and Arthyr, his potential brother or cousin or something later, as well, for sure, in his or their career(s) in your and/or jg2977's various games along with whatever dynasties I include them in, just so you know, EC. CD out.

[jg2977]

I love the Turon circular logo. I like everything about it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it

[jg2977]

Why not just use Sun Sox for Southport. They already have decent uniforms and a logo. In my opinion it's easier not to complicate things. Install what's available and start playing a dynasty.

If you can get someone to do a Southport Gold Sox logo, great. If not, that's ok too. The real fun is starting a league, getting invested and creating a new history and storylines.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Because in my non-public version of the IPA/public version(s) of the Eudageron Baseball Federation, Southport will be represented by the Gold Sox, for various reasons, jg2977. Simple as that. I haven't really worked out all the needed town histories yet, for the various teams and places in the relevant league framework, but I'll work them out as time permits and all, Lord willing, I'm sure, if possible.

I have done a good deal of work for a number of additional teams in that framework, using my own items where and when possible and all. Although I may not have logos yet for certain teams, as I might want to have them, I have certainly made a good number of uniforms and a decent number of caps, and I still plan to do various items for the additional teams which may still lack caps and/or uniforms for themselves, if and when I can and all. Supposing, of course, that I can't actually find any suitable enough items for them which other people on these forums haven't already made, you know.

Will write more later, as time allows and all, Lord willing, no doubt. Thank you for your input, as always, and I can't wait to see how Freeman did in 1953 for your IPA, whether as a batter, pitcher, and/or fielder. I'm somewhat surprised you're apparently not using him at first base, though, to be honest, at present, jg2977. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here are two uniforms and two caps I've made so far for possible use by those aboard the U.S.S. Campanula, a ship I haven't yet put into my Star Trek-related fanfiction story or stories mentioned earlier. I don't know if I'll need to make more for them later on yet, but I do know that various teams will still need logos for them, for sure.

I don't know how many teams I will make items for in this thought-vein, just yet, of course. But I'm expecting to do at least eight team sets, if not more, for potential teams in this thought-vein, in any case, not counting potential All-Star Game-related ones, folks.

So now we've got sets for at least the Covenant and Dragonstar and Campanula, with a yet-undetermined number of other teams to be decided later in a potential league-related setup. I don't know if I could actually set the relevant game's starting year to sometime in, say, 2150 or so, for instance. Or if I could start the scenario later, either. The events of that story and/or its potential sequels would begin in 2380, in a Universe where Romulus and Remus never get destroyed at all, for that matter.

I won't say more about that particular story in this post, but I will say that it took me a few days, at least, to figure out how I might want to do uniforms and/or caps for this prospective team here, to be sure. Please feel free to comment as you like and can within reason here, of course, everyone. Thank you for your time and all, then. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Because in my non-public version of the IPA/public version(s) of the Eudageron Baseball Federation, Southport will be represented by the Gold Sox, for various reasons, jg2977. Simple as that. I haven't really worked out all the needed town histories yet, for the various teams and places in the relevant league framework, but I'll work them out as time permits and all, Lord willing, I'm sure, if possible.

I have done a good deal of work for a number of additional teams in that framework, using my own items where and when possible and all. Although I may not have logos yet for certain teams, as I might want to have them, I have certainly made a good number of uniforms and a decent number of caps, and I still plan to do various items for the additional teams which may still lack caps and/or uniforms for themselves, if and when I can and all. Supposing, of course, that I can't actually find any suitable enough items for them which other people on these forums haven't already made, you know.

Will write more later, as time allows and all, Lord willing, no doubt. Thank you for your input, as always, and I can't wait to see how Freeman did in 1953 for your IPA, whether as a batter, pitcher, and/or fielder. I'm somewhat surprised you're apparently not using him at first base, though, to be honest, at present, jg2977. CD out.

I made him more of a first baseman than a center fielder, it looks like his team needs to fill a hole at CF and that's why he's there. Call him a versatile player.

A lot of my created players are like Jose Oquendo, they are capable of playing all positions.

I am the commissioner of my league and once a player is on a team they are out of my control, and the AI management can do what they want with them. I choose to stay out of it and just prefer to watch everything play out as is.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

So can I see his batting, pitching, and fielding statistics so far, perhaps, please, jg2977? Just curious, that's all. My game with him crashed in 1902, and I don't know yet if I'll be able to recover it easily enough, or whether I'll have to go back to the backup at the very beginning of things in 1901 instead. I sent Lukas a PM regarding the matter, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet with a response.

I was about a year and a half into Freeman Dynasty 001 when the game unfortunately crashed without warning in the middle of a game I was partly managing. So if I can't actually recover the game's current position at the time of the crash, I'll then have to go back to the backup, and try to replay/re-simulate/whatever the appropriate amount of time in question, of course, as best as possible and all, of course. I won't like it, obviously, but if I have to do so, then I'll do so, for sure.

Will write more later as time allows and all, I'm sure, Lord willing and all. But I don't really know just when that may be here, you know, jg2977. Thank you for the information about him that you've so far provided and will periodically provide, for sure. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Of course, you do try to correct errors and all, when needed and appropriate enough, don't you? Like if things get too out of whack with teams or players or your leagues, somehow, at any time, right?

Do you typically use the amateur draft or drafts, or do you create most players as free agents before either assigning them to teams or letting the teams sign them and all, as they wish and all? Or does the game create most of the present players in the game automatically for your dynasties? I'm just curious about things like those things here for your various leagues, that's all, jg2977. CD out.

[jg2977]

I just let the game create players and the teams sign them as they wish. I don't remember if I have a draft. I don't pay attention to the offseason. As soon as I finish a postseason I sim to the start of the next regular season. I am going to start creating players with better ratings on teams that have been notoriously bad throughout their entire histories (like LaGrange, Beechwood, Fairfax, Kenwood, etc.) to help them be more competitive.

I mostly pay attention to the playoffs. If there is an exciting race for a division title I'll keep an eye on that, and I definitely watch the tiebreaker game if there is one.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

You may perhaps want to change certain things up in your various leagues so that only teams with winning percentages at or above .500 actually can qualify for the relevant playoffs. You often seem to have a lot of sub-.500 playoff teams in your NHL-themed dynasty, for instance. I would recommend that you try to adjust your playoffs so that doesn't happen, in the appropriate league or leagues, but you can do as you wish, of course, with them.

Thank you for your time and attention here, then, jg2977. I'll write more later, as time allows and all, I'm quite sure, Lord willing and all, of course. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

You may perhaps want to change certain things up in your various leagues so that only teams with winning percentages at or above .500 actually can qualify for the relevant playoffs. You often seem to have a lot of sub-.500 playoff teams in your NHL-themed dynasty, for instance. I would recommend that you try to adjust your playoffs so that doesn't happen, in the appropriate league or leagues, but you can do as you wish, of course, with them.

Thank you for your time and attention here, then, jg2977. I'll write more later, as time allows and all, I'm quite sure, Lord willing and all, of course. CD out.

I set it up that way on purpose. I hope one day I see a sub .500 team win the Stanley Cup. It almost happened in 1991 when the Minnesota North Stars (27-39-14) took the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-33-6) to six games in the Stanley Cup Final.

In my IPA I'll add two wild card teams to the playoffs in 1969. Top two division winners get byes, 3rd best division winner plays lower wild card. 4th best division winner plays higher wild card. I'll have to see if I can do this, but I'll make it a best-of-3 with the division winner already up 1-0.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

No, I don't think that would be a good idea, personally, when it comes to playoff series starting the higher seeds with a game advantage in each round. But it IS your game to run as you wish, of course. I don't really agree with giving the higher seeds a game headstart in a typical playoff round against their opponents, but that's me, at least, who thinks that way.

Others can disagree here, of course, but that's just what I think here about something like that, no matter where a league is based. Even if they've actually done it in reality, which they probably have in places like Japan, for instance, if I remember correctly.

As far as losing teams making the playoffs, I am generally against it, whenever possible, because I don't think they'd normally have proven their abilities or skills sufficiently well to merit being in the playoffs at all. Especially when seasons are of normal enough lengths, that is. Meaning at least 100 games, if not more, of seasonal play in the regular season, depending on level of play, jg2977.

Feel free to take these thoughts as you will, or not, and do as you wish with your leagues. Again, seeing as I don't control them, I don't have a real say in how they are run and all, of course. Only YOU do. Thank you for your time and all, and I hope to find out just how Freeman did in 1953 for your IPA, obviously, jg2977. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by jg2977

I set it up that way on purpose. I hope one day I see a sub .500 team win the Stanley Cup. It almost happened in 1991 when the Minnesota North Stars (27-39-14) took the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-33-6) to six games in the Stanley Cup Final.

In my IPA I'll add two wild card teams to the playoffs in 1969. Top two division winners get byes, 3rd best division winner plays lower wild card. 4th best division winner plays higher wild card. I'll have to see if I can do this, but I'll make it a best-of-3 with the division winner already up 1-0.

Nice, interesting concept.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Nice, interesting concept.

Maybe I'll start doing that sooner. I'm just about to begin the 1954 season. I'll try it in 1955.

This way I get 4 more teams into the playoffs, so 12 will make it out of 80, but the division winners will still get a major advantage.

If I can do the wild card round the way I want, with the wild card team needing to win two games in the other team's park, while the division winner needs just one - the home team wins about 55% of the time. So for the wild card team to advance, 0.45 * 0.45 = they should advance about 20% of the time.