Welcome Comrades to the 70th edition of the Dispatch
Conquer Club seems to have hit some turbulence - particularly in the Foundry! Long time Cartographer,
Industrial Helix recently stepped down and two Foundry Assistants,
nolefan5311 (replacing
TaCktiX as a gameplay Foundry mod) and our very own Foundry Reporter,
koontz1973 (replacing
Industrial Helix as drafts Foundry mod) have stepped up to help out! Kudos and good luck to the newbies! Perhaps we'll see them in blue soon? Only time will tell! In addition, the Map Foundry Gallery was introduced at
thenobodies80 's site,
http://www.wcforums.org . Take a look around and rate your favorite (and/or least favorite) maps! But I think it goes without saying that the biggest news in the Foundry is the news that's spread into General Discussion regarding a debacle with long time Foundry contributor and mapmaker,
natty dread , who recently went on strike from the Foundry after the administrators informed him that a map similar to his new map, World XL, was being made behind the scenes, and likely to be finished before his would be. But is this the full story? Is natty's bitterness as expressed in his recent General Discussion topic,
Did you know... , and elsewhere due to this recent event, or the long-felt neglect and oppression of the "second-class" mapmakers, or is it something else? Perhaps we'll find out in next issue's edition of the CC Dispatch when none other than
natty dread answers your questions! Head on over to the interrogation thread
here and ask your questions for natty!
In other news, Viceroy63 has for us the rundown on what Trench Warfare is like and the strategies that go with it. Now that the setting has settled in a bit, what do you think of it? Let us know by posting in the issue thread! Oh, and don't forget to get that bronze Trench Warfare medal by May 1st to get a spot in the lottery for that Conquer Cup III entry!
Now it's time for the Subscriber of the Issue! It seems to me we've got two to make up for the last issue! Our winners are (drum roll, please)...............
orangenitrox (for Issue #69) and
silverking8 (for Issue #70)! Just PM me your favorite quote from Andy's interview and the medal is yours!
Oh, yes, did I forget to mention we have an interrogation of our very own Community Manager,
AndyDufresne ? Take a look-see! Also, our Newsletter Team could use a little beefing up! We give medals out every three months to our solid contributors, so consider joining the team today! You can PM me or the Executive of the team you want to be on
Lots of great stuff all around this issue - go explore!
Enjoy the fruits of our laboring fingers!
Victor Sullivan Chief Executive If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details... The Clan Team is looking for a Clan Reporter to join the Clan News Team! PM Clan Executive Leehar if you're interested: Our Section is also interested in resurrecting the Clan Spotlight feature, so if you're already an active Participant in the Active Challenges Sub-Forum, how about taking the opportunity to get a medal for reporting on the different Clan Wars in Progress?Leehar Clan Executive The Strategy Team is also looking rather sparse! PM Strategy Executive Viceroy63 if you would like to report on the SoC Training Grounds, the Strategy forum, or just game strategies in general as a Strategy Reporter! Do You enjoy learning about strategies and game play?Viceroy63 Strategy Executive Welcome back to the Freestyle Section readers. We have another Scum Insider, and our very own AndyDufresne talks about stuffy noses, bananas, and awkward humor.
You Stay Classy, CC.
safariguy5 Freestyle Executive The Scum Insider by safariguy5 show
The Scum Insider Newbie Help Mafia Information , Mafia and You , and Rules and Terms of Mafia .What is "Mafia"? Mafia News Hectic Eclectic Mafia , culminating in lynching the godfather on Day 5. They were no doubt helped by the fact that the SKer won due to an alternate win condition, leaving only one nightkill each night.Fire and Ice Mafia , town eventually managed to pull out the win in a LYLO position with only 3 players remaining. A very well played game all around, especially since the last townies were able to kill the last Ice Goon.Mafia Callouts Replacement Thread to see what games are in need of reserves/replacements.viewforum.php?f=213 Advanced Roles and Strategy by safariguy5 The Priest What is It? Example How to Use this Role Town . The main difference between the Priest and a Vanilla Townie is that the Priest has a way of proving his ability. If cast as the lynch vote, the Priest's vote should not show up on the vote count. This is generally more useful when the person under lynch pressure is most probably mafia, it would be a huge risk to town if the claimed Priest was actually a mafia player fakeclaiming to seal a mafia win in a LYLO scenario.
show: Interrogation of AndyDufresne
Hey Andy! A: Ahoy. Q. Are you an ass or breast man? A: Who says I am a man? Oh wait, I did somewhere. Hm, I think when it comes to what I find physically attractive about women ...I'd probably have to say nice legs. Q. Are you mad that he's making you choose? A: Luckily, I skirted the question! Q. Do you still make your own chess pieces? A: Alabaster and soapstone, yes. Q. Where do you see the site headed in the next few years? A: I think we'll see more Premium content, to give all our loyal Premium members some extra added value to their purchase, since it was been a while since we've had an update that had something new for Premiums. Q. How long do you see yourself being an admin here at CC? A: I've asked myself this question off and on since I first became an Admin, and the answer I keep returning to is...is that as long as I am having fun, feel that I am contributing something worthwhile to website, and being an Admin fits into real life, I don't see myself going anywhere! Q. Why Curious George instead of a picture of the Andy Dufresne? A: I've always been interested in monkeys and great apes, so I have a bit of affection for Curious George. And I think I also just have liked the idea of 'being curious,' since I am always curious about something in real life---I always find myself wanting to know "more." Q. If forced to toss a man's salad, would you prefer to use syrup, or jelly? A: Serendipity. A couple of months ago I was bowling with some friends of mine, and one of them mentioned this since one of his co-workers recently got out of jail. I had never heard of the term, but evidently if it is here it must be more common than I thought! I guess, is the jelly jelly, or when you say jelly do you mean jam? I like grape jam, but I am not sure I would continue to like it afterwards. Q. Does this song frequent your nightmares?VIDEO A: I've never seen or heard of this before now. Geez, thanks for this. Q. If you could rule one of the world's great empires of yesteryear, which one would it be? A: Hm, tough question. The Ming Dynasty in China would've been interesting, since the height of some great classical Chinese poetry was occurring around that time. We'll go with that for now, but if you ask me this again sometime, it'll probably change. Haha. Q. Chiquita or Dole? A: I think all I can find around here is Dole, so I'll to go with that. Q. Why in CC we multiply the score by 20 and not 10 or 3,14159265? A: That's more a question for Lackattack probably, since he devised the scoring formula, and I stink at math. Learning factor trees in 6th grade was the last thing I really understood. Haha. I am still fascinated by math and all its glory, I just can't do it. Q. What percentage of recieved criticism do you believe to be merited? A: Hm, I am not sure I can put a number or percentage on it, since any value I put feels a bit arbitrary. Let's say, the average normal percent for any job or position. Q. Is VIDEO the best rendition of this song, or is there a more worthy interpretation? A: I've heard this frequently before...I think in films and tv shows, but I've never known who it was by or thought to look it up. So I think I'm going to go with this one, since I like it, and I've always had an affinity for female vocalists and musicians. Q. What is your favorite AC/DC song? A: When I was younger I liked AC/DC quite a lot, but I've moved away from that era mostly now I think. I am not sure what my favorite is, bought here is a good top 5 in no particular order: Back in Black, Highway to Hell, Thunderstruck, Can't Stand Still, Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap. Q. Nirvana song? A: I never got into Nirvana or grunge, or really that much music of '80 and '90's in general. Q. STD? No thanks, I'll pass! Q. Do you keep yourself so anonymous to everyone on CC (mods ands users at least, not sure if you're more open to admin) because you are a very private person, or do you feel that you do your job better by not sharing/showing any of your true self? A: I think the personality I have on CC is pretty close to the personality I have in real life, though through a strange banana-colored filter. I suppose I am private when it comes to my vital statistics or other things which I think are only my business. In general, whenever I fully disconnect from CC and move onto other things, I see myself becoming a hermit. And growing a beard. In that order. Q. How can you be so obtuse? A: What did you call me? Get 'em out, get 'em outta here! Q. In all honesty though, why the obsession with bananas? A: I am not sure how or why it started. I think I was looking for a way to end a post one day back in 2006, and it just stuck with me ever since! In general, absurd humor is what makes me laugh the most (next is probably awkward humor). There is something absurd about keeping it up, and I love that and it makes me chuckle. Other bits of random absurd humor I am currently engaged in, or have engaged in:VIDEO Q. Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just "happy 2 see me"? A: Correct answer, D - All of the Above. Q. Do you ever wake up at night and think of all of the militant dictators that are being created on CC? A: I wake up at night with stuffy noses. Q. Have you ever come close to quitting cc? What pushed you to the brink and what pulled you back? A: There have definitely been times that I have felt frustrated, but I don't think ever come that close, at least because of any CC reasons. A few years ago during a more turbulent time in my real life, I had to re-evaluate what I was putting my energy into, and CC was on that list. Q. Are you a man, or a Muppet? Man. No, wait. Muppet. No, wait. Man-muppet? Q. So you like Diddy or Donkey Kong better? A: Donkey Kong, but only because I've played more games with Donkey Kong probably. Q. Do you ever wake up at night and wonder, "Why the heck am I an Admin for CC?" A: I wake up at night with stuffy noses, only. Q. Are you one of those people who agree with Douglas Adams, "In the beginning, God created the universe. This made a lot of people very angry and was generally regarded as a bad idea." ? A: Ha, maybe the first part, but not the second. I think I am pretty strongly in the Pro-Universe camp. Q. Do you believe Darwin in that man is an ape evolved? A: Ever since I first stumbled onto Evolution and a plethora of other sciences in grade school, I've always felt like they've described the life and universe, at least according to my narrow world-view. Q. Ever watched the Sherlocke Holmes episode where a man injected himself with hormones and behaved like an ape? A: No. Is it on Youtube? Q. Do you appreciate English history? A: I am a fan of history of in general. It was my minor when I was at the University...and really it was a minor that I stumbled into since I was just taking so many history courses that I found interesting. So, yes. Q. Do you like Kiwi fruit? A: Up until, lets say 2008, I had never had a Kiwi fruit. Then one of my friends made me try it, and I did. It was alright. I think I've maybe eaten one more since then. So, let's say 2 fruits in 4 years. Q. On another board I frequent, moderators post "official" comments in color, while they post in black if they are just commenting as a user. Do you think there would be less complaints about people on TeamCC posting in forums (especially OT) if there was a rule like that here? A: Something like that could help, yeah. I like the idea. I wonder if it would be a burden to our Volunteers to do something like this, or if it would give them a little more freedom so they could hop outside of their mod-boots? Hm, maybe I'll bring it up and get their feedback. Q. How often do you Skype with Lack and King A? Does lack show off his baby? His wife? A: We have weekly meetings where we get a run-down of what is going on, what is coming up, etc. As for Lack's personal life, that is probably better left to an interview with him! Q. Is there a chance that one day, you will actually remember that you logged into Live Chat? A: I've logged into Live Chat? **Forgets he's logged into Live Chat.** Q. What makes you lose your temper? A: Not very many things, I have pretty even keel. I sometimes get mad at sports, but it is isn't a real serious mad. Hm, the only times I seriously lose my temper is when I come across discourtesy in real life. Q. Do you think you would be better at playing if you didn't post so much in the forums? A: I think I would be better at playing if I stopped joining larger multi-player games, but it is hard to turn down invites sometimes! Q. Name one thing Lack lacks A: Hm, a tail. Q. Rowan Atkinson or John Cleese? A: John Cleese. Q. Tesla or Edison? A: Electricity for the win! Q. What do you drive? A: Currently, a 1988 Honda Accord Manual/Stick-shift. I've always enjoyed manual cars. Q. What would be your dream car? A: I've never been a car aficionado, so I don't think I have any idea what my ideal dream car would be. In fact, I really don't like driving, at least, when I have a particular destination or time I have to get somewhere. I like driving when I am just driving, but I don't get to do that too much. In fact, I've been thinking about not owning a car. I think I'd rather rely on public transport, walking around like Charlie Chaplin's the Tramp, or riding the rails like W.H. Davies Q. Are you secretly a my little pony addict? A: Wait, aren't we all? Q. Would you say you know lackattack and king achilles better than anyone else on CC? Would you say lackattack and king achilles know you better than anyone else on CC? A: Probably yes, since they've been my co-workers since 2006/2007! Q. Has there ever been a time when you had to intimidate someone? Has there ever been a time when you just got pissed off at someone? If yes to either, describe these instances. A: When I was younger, I use to love to get into physical fights (yeah, who knew?). Most of the fights I would get into were with older kids on the school yard, usually because I felt they were harassing one of my friends. I was a pretty scrawny kid though, but I don't think I ever backed down from any instance. Q. What is the hardest part of your job? The easiest? What is your favorite part of your job? Least favorite? A: Hm, the hardest and least favorite part of my job is when I felt I've let someone down, such as promising an update and then having Lack's priorities shift. That stinks a lot. As for easiest and favorite, hm, I think just keeping up in the forums probably! Q. How did the jump from Foundry Foreman to administrator occur? A: Twill, our first Community Manager, was stepping down to pursue some job opportunities and study, and that is when I first hopped in as Alpha Monkey I recall (though technically I think I was Admin and Foundry Foreman for a while before switching over to Admin fully). I think by this point, I was one of the longer tenured Volunteers, and after some discussions Lack convinced me I would be a good fit, since I wasn't so sure at beginning. Q. If you were to take the reigns of a TeamCC department as department head instead of admin, which department would you choose and why? Would you change anything about how it's run? If so, what would you change? A: I can only see myself really fitting into 2 Depts....the Foundry obviously since that was my first passion, but I think it is running today much better than it was running my day, so I think it is best for me not to mess with it! The other Dept. I could see myself retiring into would be the Entertainment area, since I like creating and organizing events for the Community. Q. Have you played Bloons Tower Defense 5? If not, why not?!? If it's because you've never heard of it before, try it. It's all about monkeys popping b(al)loons. It's pretty sweet. A: I have never heard of it. Is it an internet game? I don't think there any internet games, outside of CC, that I play. I've mostly always been an offline PC gamer, though I did play on an mmorpg server earlier in the 2000's. Q. If you were Support Admin instead of Community Manager, how do you think you would run things? If king achilles were Community Manager instead of Support Admin, how do you think he would run things? A: For a while, I technically was Support Admin! I remember answering e-mails (before we had E-tickets), and then e-tickets for a long time. I don't envy King Achille's job, haha. I think King Achilles would be an interesting change of pace as a Community Manager, but I know he doesn't envy my job, haha. I suppose it's a mutual thing. Q. What makes you saddest about Conquer Club? Angriest? A: Negativity in general, whether on Conquer Club or not. I remember I was having a conversation with my mother a few weeks ago, and she was telling me how she got frustrated while she was shopping, and then we started to talk about how if you are patient with life and don't get all stressed, things are just smoother. Q. If you were a Mario Bros. character, which would you be? (Donkey Kong characters not allowed.) A: Whenever I played Super Smash Brothers, I was always Kirby. Does that count? If not, when I played SNES Mario Kart, I was always Toad. Or when I played on the N64, I was Wario. Q. Why are some maps being made outside the foundry process, without community feedback? Are you planning on making the foundry irrelevant? A: I think we've mostly learned the lesson that if we do make behind-the-scenes maps, they should have a public phase of the development, a la the Classic Cities Map. I think it is safe to say the Foundry won't ever be irrelevant. Q. What do you think Freud would say about your banana obsession? A: Let's dream-analyze it. Q. Have you admins ever met each other in RL or video chatted? If so, what was that like? If not, what would you expect if you did? A: I have not met Lackattack or King Achilles, or any of our past Admins either. We'll see what the future holds! Q. What's your favourite book? A: Catch 22 has always been the top of my list since I've read it. But it's so good, it kind of ruined fiction for me. For years, I've been afraid to read something else, since I enjoyed that book so much and laughed out loud at the pages.Heather Christle's "The Difficult Farm" Thanks for your time Andy! A: Thanks, it's been fun! Toodles!**Hands out bananas**
Issue 70 of the Strategy Section of the news letter can be considered the Trench Warfare issue of this Section. It was just two week ago that the "Trench" setting has become a reality on Conquer Club, and so while the iron is still hot, we strike.
In CC in History, we take a closer look at the sneaky, psychological and consistent mechanics of trench warfare and what we can learn from that for our own use in other games as well. It's also a very interesting history lesson. Don't miss CC in History #3, Trench Warfare by Crazy Milkshake5.
I have also been putting some thoughts to the Strategy's required and obsolete to this new setting and have committed those thoughts to writing. I may be wrong but I believe that I am the first to coin the phrase, "Slow, Gradual, Expansionism." While it has just recently been brought to my attention by one of the proponents of TW, that there are many strategies (depending on the settings) mines is an accurate one as well. Read about my ideas in, "Trench Warfare, A New Way of Thinking." By me, Viceroy63.
And of course the updated list to the SoC Academy Basic Training Games for the dates of April 1st. to the 15th. is out. Be sure to see Whom's name are there. Be there or be squared! And congratulations to all of our students for being winners.
CC in History #3 by crazymilkshake5 show
CC in History #3 by Crazymilkshake5---------------------------Trench Warfare--------------------------- Trench Warfare ?Click image to enlarge. Curious Noob wrote: So what is the strategy for trench warfare? if both sides are in the ground 12 feet, how can you shoot the enemy?
So how would you destroy the enemy's trench? Clueless Noob wrote: But how would you get close to their trench when there is no mans land in between you and the enemy?
Getting The Enemy Out of the Trench n00b wrote: How do you get the enemy out of the trench?
--------------What You Can Take Away From This-------------- First: When someone foes you, you cannot join any games that they are in, the only thing that can change that is if they remove you as a foe. ) but if you hit your targets last stack and do not auto Second: They would dig into no-mans land, place dynamite, and collapse the tunnel that they built, usually it would take 450 men 6 hours at night to complete 250 m (275yd) of front-line trench system, then lob accordingly.
Trench Warfare, A New Way of Thinking. by Viceroy63 show
Trench Warfare, A New Way of Thinking. http://youtu.be/SXtsiqrhqsU http://herolettersww1.blogspot.com/2010 ... m-wwi.html viewtopic.php?f=6&t=169380&p=3699270#p3699270
Current SoC Training Fields Winners List By Viceroy63 show
Current SoC Training Fields Winners List Academy Basic Training Field 01 Academy Basic Training Field 02 Academy Basic Training Field 03 Academy Basic Training Field 06 Academy Basic Training Field 07 Academy Basic Training Field 08 Academy Basic Training Field 09 Academy Basic Training Field 01 Academy Basic Training Field 02 Academy Basis Training Field 03 Academy Basic Training Field 04 Academy Basic Training Field 11 Academy Basic Training Field 12
Hello again my friends, and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments!
In this issue, DaveH brings us another installment of his Tournament Tips, WorldCup4James interviews
dtellis , and I have written Join This? Or Not! to cover for that absent-minded scallywag NoSurvivors. Meanwhile,
Fuzzy316 has been putting in some overtime at work, but in lieu of an article he leaves us with a chuckle:
show: fuzzys joke
After many years, Cinderella finally reached the ripe age of 95 years old.
Happy conquering, everyone!
Dukasaur Tournament Executive Tournament Tips by DaveH show: Inviting Teams
When you want to invite your players to participate in your tournament games, the tournament handbook,https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2141708#p2141708 Code: Select all [to]1000000 Password[/to]Game 1000000 (Auto-Join Game )Code: Select all ="[to]"&D4&" "&$D$2&"[/to]"Game 1234567 (Auto-Join Game )Code: Select all [tot]1000000 password team#[/tot]Game 1000000 (Auto-Join Game on Team 1) Code: Select all ="[tot]"&R5&" "&$R$3&" 1[/tot]"Game 9551851 (Auto-Join Game on Team 1)
Meet the Tournament Winners: dtellis by WorldCup4James show
dtellis has managed to claim victory in Bart's 100th Tourney , an arduous 30-month ordeal and test of extreme consistency. The tournament challenges competitors in 1v1, Standard, and Doubles games across nine strenuous rounds.Generation One clan .Bart's 100th Tourney was a massive tournament with over 200 players, and it continued for...my goodness...over two years! What enabled you to claim victory in such a long tournament? What game mode do you most enjoy? After more than four years at CC, do you think all the new maps and features available are beneficial (like the new Trench setting)? Or do you enjoy traditional Classic games? If you were stranded on an island and were forced to win one game to escape and avoid sacrifice by the native tribe, what map and settings would you take your chances with? Do you play any sports? Ouch! must be defacto enemies! Glad that you're not the type getting ejected from every match! What's your favorite music to jam to? You're a member of the Generation One clan. Enlighten those who aren't in a clan on what it's like. How did you find Conquer Club? barterer2002 . He's my brother.Woah, brother winning a brother's tournament! I dare say there's some nepotism there? Thanks for taking the time to speak with myself and the community. All the best!
Join This? Or Not! by Dukasaur show
And now for our regular look at a selection of the tournaments in sign-ups:greenoaks is over the century mark now now! The latest batch includes 106 Madagascar , 107 Charleston , and 108 Haiti .merch313 's Double Elims is passing the 130 mark, and also back with three more tourneys in signups: 130 8 Thoughts , 131 Austerlitz and 132 Charleston .fuzzy316 's American Odyssey is up! This time Devastation results, better known as the USApocalypse.robcolbie is back with is second. Colbie Cup 2 is bigger and better than the first; a mixed tournament with both solo and team games.WKRP in Cincinnati tournament. There are only 4 spots left, but I only have 3 more days to fill then, so come on and join up!Create/Join a Tournament or Tournaments Tab and take a look at the many others waiting to be filled.Requests for Immediate Players section of the tournament forum. You can be playing very quickly after signing up as a reserve.
Hello folks. Don't listen to anyone else, this is the reason you read the newsletter! Lots happening in the foundry at the moment and our diligent and beloved
koontz1973 brings us the
News and
What's Where . And congrats
koontz1973 for stepping up as a Foundry Assistant in the Drafting Room. You've hit CC like a storm!
Flapcake interviews
Oneyed and I write about the "Oh" in Hippo (we'll I'd know wouldn't I!!) And for all you literary buffs, this by Lord John E. E. Dalberg-Acton:
For every complex problem, there is a simple solution. . . and it is wrong.
thehippo8 Foundry News koontz1973 show
A few tit bits for you this week.Maps. Click image to enlarge. natty is back Bye bye Industrial Helix. Welcome nolefan5311 & koontz1973 The best thing since slice bread. http://wcforums.org/ http://wcforums.org/mapsgallery/CCGallery.html Map sizes Some fun for the end. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge.
What's where in the foundry koontz1973 show
Drafting Room Gillipig is having a second go at map making. Lets hope this proves a better subject than math and he stays around long enough to finish this one.Main Foundry RedBaron0 is fighting away to get Philadelphia done. We could al do with some more unique maps like this.oneyed is in the main foundry now.DiM is looking for game play nuances to be ironed out in what looks like to be the first true 1v1 map for the site.Final Forge With xml stamps. koontz1973 .Waiting for the xml. DiM .Flapcake
Interview - Oneyed. 3 in a row. by Flapcake show
Oneyed entered the foundry at 100 MPH - he has 3 maps currently in the foundry: Fragmentation of CSFR , Gentle Revolution and Punic Wars. Click---> "Fragmentation of CSFR" Click---> Gentle Revolution Click---> Punic Wars Flapcake: Was it purely spontaneous that you came up with the idea to make this map, or does it have a deeper meaning for you? I am thinking about Fragmentation of CSFR and Gentle Revolution. Oneyed: Its about history- and then become others things - area, time period. Flapcake: You Joined CC on Sat Dec 10, 2011 and already on Tue Dec 27, 2011 you posted your first map draft! Did you find it more your, let's say, your "calling" to try to make a map rather than just play on them ? Or, to put it another way, what was the main reason that you joined CC in the first place? Oneyed: I got to know CC from my cousin. when I look around I found CC as an interesting site and I thought that I could bring something new here.. Flapcake: Can you describe how the foundry received your first draft ? Oneyed: uf. a little bespoke? but I did not knew the "atmosphere" here, so maybe I waited more zealous...? Flapcake: Your map Fragmentation of CSFR is in a stage where you are, lets' say, half way there. Do you think it has been to hard to reach this point? Oneyed: no. It takes only too much times... Flapcake: A lot has happened with your map Fragmentation of CSFR from it's first draft to your current verision. What changes do you think have been the biggest? Oneyed: To learn everything about graphics, gameplay, bonuses... Flapcake: What has been the most difficult part? Oneyed: Graphics. Flapcake: Getting the graphics to fit the gameplay or? Oneyed: I mean to learn new things in GIMP, to understand what are CC standarts... Flapcake: Can you currently say that you have the courage to do more maps in the future? Oneyed: Yes, But there must be more interest and help from blue guys or skilled members... Flapcake: Do you think there is a lack of interest in general to the foundry ? Oneyed: Sometimes yes. I understand that everybody has its own life, but I am stunned that it was no reaction on Punic Wars for long time, as example... Flapcake: What advice would you give to new gamers with thoughts of making a map? Oneyed: I am too new here for giving any advices. maybe believe to your idea... Oneyed: By the way this month I will become a father (the first time), so progress with my maps will be a little slow, Thanks to Oneyed for this insight in his work so far and his honest answers as well! I would like to encourage you all to visit not only his map threads, but the foundry in general and let's hear your comments.
The “Oh” in Hippo – Verisimilitude and getting realby thehippo8 show
The overall effect of a map, whether it just works or not, is dependent on the graphical elements matching its theme. We all know what that means, but try and boil that down to an easy workable formula? Not on your Nelly! But when you see it – you feel it and you know it. There’s been much bleating about the need for quality maps. Well, my grateful audience, put this issue at the top of your list. Is it a deal breaker? Probably not but, IMHO, it does make the maps more enjoyable. So here’s my subjective observations:Maps that glow Treasures of the Galapogas :Click image to enlarge. Conquer Man :Click image to enlarge. Circvs Maximvs :Click image to enlarge. Canada :Click image to enlarge. Maps that make you go, whoa! Malta :Click image to enlarge. few pictures on Google ). But where is any of this represented on the map? Where are the points of interest? Why the garish colours? It’s a great map to play, but it’s not Malta! My next example is Age of Steam: Transsib 1914: Tran-Siberian Rail :Click image to enlarge. The Northwest Passage :Click image to enlarge. real Northwestern Passage is evocative of adventure and mystery. Of ships and storms. Crashing waves and hunger and the odd bear thrown in for good measure. The map maker hits the basics stuff like water and a passage. But really? There’s too much land, too little sea and frankly where are the interesting bits? My last example is Ireland :Click image to enlarge. Get it right or don’t get a fright when the punter’s don’t bite Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge.
The Dispatch is glad to announce the success of it's callout for
CC3 Bracket Predictions as we achieved over 120 predictions. IcePack breaks them down for us to see the stats on the major predictions for the top 8 onward. Check them out to see if you were one of those with personal Clan Bias or really did have an Objective Viewpoint, at
http://challonge.com/concup3/predictions First up however is an exciting Feature as
alt1978 takes time from his CD duties to document the Rise and Fall of the Elite Thota!
It seems that Tofu are looking to emulate their ascent by collecting an All-Star Line-up themselves. If you haven't been demolished by at least someone in their
Roster just yet, you really haven't been playing CC long!
We also take a quick look at the Draw for the
CL4 Divisional Cups , Sign-ups for the
ICL and the submissions of the aforementioned CC3 Bracket Predictions!
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Leehar Clan Executive THOTA Retire! by Alt1978 (PR) show
The Horseman of the Apocalypse Retire from Clan Wars towards more Social Pasturesdominance that would redefine the game of basketball. The Celtics rolled off 8 straight titles and in the process, elevated the level of play in the league and set the stage for the modern era of basketball to sweep in. THOTA is CC’s Boston Celtics! Blitzaholic , David_Wain , AndrewB and THOTA spent the early days drumming up dubs and trips tournaments to take place between clans to develop a kind of torch that could be held until the next set of games was created. Games and results were posted in the recruiting thread, along with flames that would fill up pages of modern day C&A reports. Incandenza (mild in comparison to a lot of the posts…but interesting because Inca would later come to join the “pony-boys” as he refers to them here)Incandenza wrote: David_Wain wrote: :lol:
Oh u girls kill me u really do... U wait till I am back from Prague.
Kyle u look ur age imo. Most people say I look 25 and I'm 42 shows people don't have a clue.
So before you go to prague, could you tell johnny not to be such a fucking pussy and at least respond to my challenge? Sultan and I have been damn patient, but your pony-boy brethren have been very slow in getting back to us.
Fircoal wrote: David_Wain wrote: WAKE UP ALL IN CC LAND, some new horsemen are in town and we gathered together for 1 purpose:
to squeeze the pathetic life right out of you! ALL you dead beat clans and wanna-bees listen the f*ck up-it is time we bring the terror down into your little world and riddle your gutless spines with FEAR.
Prepare for you eyes to be cut out, your flesh to be eaten, for us to piss in your dead skulls,
steal your souls and bankrupt your spirits.
That's right-welcome to -
"THE HORSEMEN of the APOCALYPSE" Introducing: David Wain, Blitzaholic, Khazalid, Osujacket, Johnnyrocket, Andrewb, Genghis Khan CA, ManiacMath17, Comic Boy, Risktycoon, Casper, and Nickfoxx.
We are accepting some applications for a select few if you want to pm one of us, do so, if not say your goodbyes, meet your DOOM and become worm food.
We will not accept any challenges from maggots under 1600, however all other challenges welcome. We will also be featuring CLAN TOURNAMENTS, 1 per month. Stay tuned for more info.
IF you win you will be CC World Champions and will remain that way until someone can debunk whoever wins!
You're a pathetic clan. If you think you're so good. Then why resist challenges from people under 1600. Afraid to lose your points.
Blitzaholic wrote: also as far as clan tourneys, hopefully this can work out somehow, I am sure
ak_iceman can create something fair with a variety of diversity of maps and game styles so the horsemen can play the bushwackers sometime in august.
my thoughts were 21 different maps of trips all sequential this is just to be in good fun and have strong competition.
we all have a lot of respect for the bush wackers skill in team games, i know i do, so we just want some fight and fun, lol, friendly banter
we are all open to ideas or suggestions of these tourneys, this is just my idea in blue of what i was thinking, you all open to this some time in august? please post comments in here so we can make this happen. I thought this was the fairest way to do it, and that there is 42 maps and 21 trips and 21 dubs, with all the different variety to demonstrate and show skill in all game styles and thought this would be the most impartial, and we can all learn form each other to enhance our gaming experiences.
note: the BW's have a ton of more team play experience with playing with one another as partners, most of our clan is still new to each other, so we may have our hands full here, but should be fun.
Clan League and knock off challenger after challenger, until the finals of the 1st CC Cup. The magical run of undefeated greatness ended in a hard fought loss to the Knights of the Round Table. In the final four of the 2nd CC Cup, THOTA and The Spanking Monkeys squared off in a rematch of their epic battle for a shot at KORT in the finals. In a tiebreaker, the Monkeys prevailed bringing an end to an era. KORT would go on to win the 2nd CC Cup and plant the seeds of a claim to herald the start of a new dynasty.
Clan League Divisional Cups by WPBRJ (DYN) show
Live Chat with the VIP representatives available at the time (Razorvich , Leehar , Swifte and Chariot Of Fire drawing the lots to decide the competing teams. DJ Teflon was able to solve the issue speedily with the assistance of the Chat logs, to ensure that VDLL was correctly placed against TFFS.
International Clan League by MNDuke (FOED) show
30 teams Official ICL Thread !
CC3 Bracket Predictions by IcePack (KoA) show
If overall mentions / votes are semi-indicative of how well people think clans will place, are there any surprises? Some to high? Some to low? Any specific catagories hold any surprises for anyone?Winners Choice KoRT – 36 Runner Up Choice TSM – 32 Quarter Finalists Empire – 39 Most Mentions Overall KoRT – 90 Participating Clans Not Mentioned in Top 8s
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