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[Infernalmiko]

Out of curiousity, what resolution do people use? I'm thinking of a more graphics heavy diary and the most bandwidth efficient way to do this would be breaking up graphics for reuse, but small resolutions would really mess this up.

[20LEgend]

I'm wondering if any writer on here would take a look and give me some feedback on something I've been working on for a few days, it's fairly long but I'm just looking for what anyone thinks about first the concept and then the first bits I've been writing. It's early yet but I'm liking it so far and would like to get a 2nd opinion <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's CVerse

[Eidenhoek]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Concur. Although this is a family website the BSC diaries have continually managed to get away with being lewd, crude and generally downright entertaining - GDS would hardly sell the game with them in if they didn't expect diaries to pop up along the way.<p> </p><p> Just make sure Chuck is a delusional whacko who thinks he can compete in BSC, and who the girls allow to stay around because he's an easy mark in the win column.</p><p> </p><p> And feel free to interpret that how you will <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> *cough*</p><p> </p><p> Sort of >_></p>

[D-Lyrium]

Right, so I'm juggling around an insane number of ideas for dynasties, and keep half-starting to prepare for them and then skipping to a new idea. Hopefully having some people on here say "that's crap, forget it" or "actually I kinda like that one" will help focus my mind a bit...

 

The main one is an idea I've been banding around for a while...

 

TCW's money worries finally get the better of Tommy Cornell, and he causes himself harm in some way (an overdose is the obvious thing. Something that could've killed him, but didn't. He is however forced to take an extensive hiatus from the wrestling industry). Without him on-screen, and following the negative press associated with it's biggest star nearly topping himself, TCW tanks to mid-Cult, loses it's TV deal followed by many of it's top names and almost goes bankrupt entirely.

 

That's when a new syndicate of investors - headed by my user character (haven't quite decided yet between a new character with or without a close personal connection to Cornell... maybe even Jennifer, or Wolf Hawkins) and also including Joel Bryant, Wolf Hawkins, Sam Keith and some silent partners - step in to save the company. They get a new, much smaller one-hour TV deal (probably on the Pop! Network or something), and the dynasty (and edited database) begins in late 2011 as a much more low-key, RoH style TCW begins it's resurgence. It's a strange new world, where USPW with Rocky Golden as their champion flirt with National popularity, and the new TCW, with questions over how long Tommy will be out for - if he returns at all - are a distant third. Can the new generation of TCW stars reach, and maybe exceed, the heights of the old?

[Astil]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Right, so I'm juggling around an insane number of ideas for dynasties, and keep half-starting to prepare for them and then skipping to a new idea. Hopefully having some people on here say "that's crap, forget it" or "actually I kinda like that one" will help focus my mind a bit...<p> </p><p> The main one is an idea I've been banding around for a while...</p><p> </p><p> TCW's money worries finally get the better of Tommy Cornell, and he causes himself harm in some way (an overdose is the obvious thing. Something that could've killed him, but didn't. He is however forced to take an extensive hiatus from the wrestling industry). Without him on-screen, and following the negative press associated with it's biggest star nearly topping himself, TCW tanks to mid-Cult, loses it's TV deal followed by many of it's top names and almost goes bankrupt entirely. </p><p> </p><p> That's when a new syndicate of investors - headed by my user character (haven't quite decided yet between a new character with or without a close personal connection to Cornell... maybe even Jennifer, or Wolf Hawkins) and also including Joel Bryant, Wolf Hawkins, Sam Keith and some silent partners - step in to save the company. They get a new, much smaller one-hour TV deal (probably on the Pop! Network or something), and the dynasty (and edited database) begins in late 2011 as a much more low-key, RoH style TCW begins it's resurgence. It's a strange new world, where USPW with Rocky Golden as their champion flirt with National popularity, and the new TCW, with questions over how long Tommy will be out for - if he returns at all - are a distant third. Can the new generation of TCW stars reach, and maybe exceed, the heights of the old?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Love it. Want it as a mod.</p>

[crayon]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Infernalmiko" data-cite="Infernalmiko" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Out of curiousity, what resolution do people use? I'm thinking of a more graphics heavy diary and the most bandwidth efficient way to do this would be breaking up graphics for reuse, but small resolutions would really mess this up.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> What dimensions are you thinking of for your image sizes?</p><p> </p><p> Last survey I did on here about resolution, there was very, very few people who had a resolution of 800x600 or under. In fact, I think most were at 1280x720 or higher.</p>

[Jaded]

I'm wondering if any writer on here would take a look and give me some feedback on something I've been working on for a few days, it's fairly long but I'm just looking for what anyone thinks about first the concept and then the first bits I've been writing. It's early yet but I'm liking it so far and would like to get a 2nd opinion It's CVerse

 

Happy to take a look if you want to PM me.

[Jaded]

Right, so I'm juggling around an insane number of ideas for dynasties, and keep half-starting to prepare for them and then skipping to a new idea. Hopefully having some people on here say "that's crap, forget it" or "actually I kinda like that one" will help focus my mind a bit...

 

The main one is an idea I've been banding around for a while...

 

TCW's money worries finally get the better of Tommy Cornell, and he causes himself harm in some way (an overdose is the obvious thing. Something that could've killed him, but didn't. He is however forced to take an extensive hiatus from the wrestling industry). Without him on-screen, and following the negative press associated with it's biggest star nearly topping himself, TCW tanks to mid-Cult, loses it's TV deal followed by many of it's top names and almost goes bankrupt entirely.

 

That's when a new syndicate of investors - headed by my user character (haven't quite decided yet between a new character with or without a close personal connection to Cornell... maybe even Jennifer, or Wolf Hawkins) and also including Joel Bryant, Wolf Hawkins, Sam Keith and some silent partners - step in to save the company. They get a new, much smaller one-hour TV deal (probably on the Pop! Network or something), and the dynasty (and edited database) begins in late 2011 as a much more low-key, RoH style TCW begins it's resurgence. It's a strange new world, where USPW with Rocky Golden as their champion flirt with National popularity, and the new TCW, with questions over how long Tommy will be out for - if he returns at all - are a distant third. Can the new generation of TCW stars reach, and maybe exceed, the heights of the old?

 

I think that would be REALLY cool. Would be very interesting to see who'd left TCW and where they'd gone; I take it a fair few would end up in USPW to push them to the edge of National (as well as Golden, that is.)

[sebsplex]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Right, so I'm juggling around an insane number of ideas for dynasties, and keep half-starting to prepare for them and then skipping to a new idea. Hopefully having some people on here say "that's crap, forget it" or "actually I kinda like that one" will help focus my mind a bit...<p> </p><p> The main one is an idea I've been banding around for a while...</p><p> </p><p> TCW's money worries finally get the better of Tommy Cornell, and he causes himself harm in some way (an overdose is the obvious thing. Something that could've killed him, but didn't. He is however forced to take an extensive hiatus from the wrestling industry). Without him on-screen, and following the negative press associated with it's biggest star nearly topping himself, TCW tanks to mid-Cult, loses it's TV deal followed by many of it's top names and almost goes bankrupt entirely. </p><p> </p><p> That's when a new syndicate of investors - headed by my user character (haven't quite decided yet between a new character with or without a close personal connection to Cornell... maybe even Jennifer, or Wolf Hawkins) and also including Joel Bryant, Wolf Hawkins, Sam Keith and some silent partners - step in to save the company. They get a new, much smaller one-hour TV deal (probably on the Pop! Network or something), and the dynasty (and edited database) begins in late 2011 as a much more low-key, RoH style TCW begins it's resurgence. It's a strange new world, where USPW with Rocky Golden as their champion flirt with National popularity, and the new TCW, with questions over how long Tommy will be out for - if he returns at all - are a distant third. Can the new generation of TCW stars reach, and maybe exceed, the heights of the old?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm working on something verily similar to this (minus the personal Cornell downward spiral), although going in a different more HGC/wrestle-crappy direction when I pick up the pieces. Partly this is out of necessity because as much as I'd love to write a straight-up from Jan 2010 dynasty, my writing style and verbose-ness make it impossible to sustain write-ups for a promotion of that size.</p><p> </p><p> But yeah, it's a great idea. I particularly like the idea of creating a new generation and rebuilding from a RoH-like base. Loads of potential there.</p>

[Infernalmiko]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crayon" data-cite="crayon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What dimensions are you thinking of for your image sizes?<p> </p><p> Last survey I did on here about resolution, there was very, very few people who had a resolution of 800x600 or under. In fact, I think most were at 1280x720 or higher.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> My crappy laptop can do 1280x800, so I was figuring working with that would be enough. I so wish we could still use html in the entries.<img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Bigpapa42]

Okay, time for a question. Now I've said I'm probably out of the diary game for awhile and that is still the case. However, I am putting together a project on another site which will be very similar to my WCW "overview" project. I am considering re-posting it here again, but there is a catch. The catch is that its a full-fantasy project - not based on a game mod as the previous one was. There are reasons, but that's what it comes down to. So would it still be cool to post it in here or not?

[juggaloninjalee]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigpapa42" data-cite="Bigpapa42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Okay, time for a question. Now I've said I'm probably out of the diary game for awhile and that is still the case. However, I am putting together a project on another site which will be very similar to my WCW "overview" project. I am considering re-posting it here again, but there is a catch. The catch is that its a full-fantasy project - not based on a game mod as the previous one was. There are reasons, but that's what it comes down to. So would it still be cool to post it in here or not?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I say yes. I'd be a reader for it too.</p>

[NoNeck]

<p>Me too. As always.</p><p> </p><p>

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[Rathen4]

<p>I'd say post it, but I strongly believe it should be in the "Special Dynasty" folder, as this forum should only be for games run in TEW 2010, no matter who is writing it. There have been exceptions to this, sure, but I don't think that's right.</p><p> </p><p>

But as we've established before, I am the only person that thinks this <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Bigpapa42]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rathen4" data-cite="Rathen4" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'd say post it, but I strongly believe it should be in the "Special Dynasty" folder, as this forum should only be for games run in TEW 2010, no matter who is writing it. There have been exceptions to this, sure, but I don't think that's right.<p> </p><p> But as we've established before, I am the only person that thinks this <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> And therein is my concern - the exact reason I wanted to ask. It really does belong in the Special Dynasty section... but it seems like there is a definite lack of viewing activity there. To the point that I probably wouldn't bother re-posting if it has to go there. That's selfish, I know, but its basically what it comes down to - some modificaiton of each post to be reposted takes a bit of editing here, so it does take some time to do, so I want that to be "worthwhile". </p><p> </p><p> Part of the reason I'm not using the game as a base is that there is no mod that quite matches what I want to do with this. I did spend some time trying to alter existing mods, on both TEW10 and EWR, but gave up when I realized it would take a pretty intense amount of time to get it to work "right", if I even could.</p>

[BHK1978]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigpapa42" data-cite="Bigpapa42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>And therein is my concern - the exact reason I wanted to ask. It really does belong in the Special Dynasty section... but it seems like there is a definite lack of viewing activity there. To the point that I probably wouldn't bother re-posting if it has to go there. That's selfish, I know, but its basically what it comes down to - some modificaiton of each post to be reposted takes a bit of editing here, so it does take some time to do, so I want that to be "worthwhile". <p> </p><p> Part of the reason I'm not using the game as a base is that there is no mod that quite matches what I want to do with this. I did spend some time trying to alter existing mods, on both TEW10 and EWR, but gave up when I realized it would take a pretty intense amount of time to get it to work "right", if I even could.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I run a diary down there and the audience is there. You might not get the numbers you are used to but I think my diary averages about twenty to thirty readers per post and my diary has nothing to do with wrestling or sports at all. Your diary is still a wrestling diary so I don't see why people that would want to read it would not follow you down to the basement of the site so to speak.</p>

[James Casey]

<p>bp, if you make it, they will come.</p><p> </p><p>

Simply put, I think you have the name credibility to make people check the Special Dynasty forum. When weirdo_man did his diary down there, I followed it religiously. Just announce its launch here and maybe ask people to subscribe to the thread to keep up to date.</p>

[D-Lyrium]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="sebsplex" data-cite="sebsplex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm working on something verily similar to this (minus the personal Cornell downward spiral), although going in a different more HGC/wrestle-crappy direction when I pick up the pieces. Partly this is out of necessity because as much as I'd love to write a straight-up from Jan 2010 dynasty, my writing style and verbose-ness make it impossible to sustain write-ups for a promotion of that size.<p> </p><p> But yeah, it's a great idea. I particularly like the idea of creating a new generation and rebuilding from a RoH-like base. Loads of potential there.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaded" data-cite="Jaded" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think that would be REALLY cool. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Would be very interesting to see who'd left TCW and where they'd gone; I take it a fair few would end up in USPW to push them to the edge of National (as well as Golden, that is.)</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Astil" data-cite="Astil" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Love it. Want it as a mod.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Cheers for the encouragement. I've just done a few of the more "major" ship-jumpings, and I have to say... modding is a lot harder than the guys that do it make it out to be. And they make it out to be pretty damn hard! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> </p><p> I should have most of the "big three"-centric stuff done in a week or so, but then.. two years have passed in every other promotion in America too. And then there are all those promotions that I really don't give a crap about, stuff must've happened in those too... and then all the new debutants probably did something after they debuted...</p><p> </p><p> Wah. Don't expect this any time soon. ¬_¬ But I do intend to release it as a mod when it's done.</p><p> </p><p> What I might do, for all the stuff I don't care about, is mod all the interesting stuff with the date still at January 2010, then sim two years, and use that as a base for things like where all the debutants ended up, who won what titles, etc. Then go through promotion by promotion and bring D-Verse 2012 (catchy title, huh?) in line with the simmed C-verse 2012 to an extent that makes sense.</p>

[Rathen4]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>bp, if you make it, they will come.<p> </p><p> Simply put, I think you have the name credibility to make people check the Special Dynasty forum. When weirdo_man did his diary down there, I followed it religiously. Just announce its launch here and maybe ask people to subscribe to the thread to keep up to date.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yup, I'd read it even if it means hunting it down. Even though I know nothing about WCW.</p><p> </p><p> I appreciate what you mean about not doing it if it doesn't get seen. That's not selfish at all - that's just wanting to share your work.</p>

[Bigpapa42]

<p>Feedback appreciated, folks. Given the responses and the fact that I'm really not comfortable putting a non-TEW project in the TEW diary forum, I think the Special Dynasties section would be the best bet. And thanks to BHK for giving me some reassurance about that section. I guess the fact that I've rarely gone down there had me worried. I might use this thread to pimp it a bit, which I hope folks don't mind...</p><p> </p><p>

I have actually done quite a bit of writing ahead of time. I still want to try to slap together some of my crap-tastic graphic attempts and I have a trip to Vegas coming up soon, so probably get things rolling in the next week or two.</p>

[Jaded]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Cheers for the encouragement. I've just done a few of the more "major" ship-jumpings, and I have to say... modding is a lot harder than the guys that do it make it out to be. And they make it out to be pretty damn hard! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> I should have most of the "big three"-centric stuff done in a week or so, but then.. two years have passed in every other promotion in America too. And then there are all those promotions that I really don't give a crap about, stuff must've happened in those too... and then all the new debutants probably did something after they debuted...</p><p> </p><p> Wah. Don't expect this any time soon. ¬_¬ But I do intend to release it as a mod when it's done.</p><p> </p><p> What I might do, for all the stuff I don't care about, is mod all the interesting stuff with the date still at January 2010, then sim two years, and use that as a base for things like where all the debutants ended up, who won what titles, etc. Then go through promotion by promotion and bring D-Verse 2012 (catchy title, huh?) in line with the simmed C-verse 2012 to an extent that makes sense.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I love alt future scenarios so if you wanted someone to give you some ideas for the smaller feds just give me a shout. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Eidenhoek]

Going to be running a forum version of a "Let's Play TEW2010". Suggestions on the company to pick?

 

I'm doing this to help new guys with the game, so probably not Australia or WEXXV or something.

[Phantom Stranger]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Eidenhoek" data-cite="Eidenhoek" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Going to be running a forum version of a "Let's Play TEW2010". Suggestions on the company to pick?<p> </p><p> I'm doing this to help new guys with the game, so probably not Australia or WEXXV or something.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> NYCW. Angles, Regional Battles, tag teams, and still an emphasis on quality wrestling - it gets you all the lower-tier stuff, and smaller companies is a good recommend for starting out. Less to keep track of.</p>

[foolinc]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Phantom Stranger" data-cite="Phantom Stranger" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26069" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>NYCW. Angles, Regional Battles, tag teams, and still an emphasis on quality wrestling - it gets you all the lower-tier stuff, and smaller companies is a good recommend for starting out. Less to keep track of.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> In 2008 this was the case. Now? Not so much. You need to take a lot more care with your veteran roster to make sure you don't ruin your event's grade.</p><p> </p><p> I'd say FCW is much more newbie friendly. PPR isn't Steve Flash in the ring, but A popularity is A popularity!</p>

[Eidenhoek]

<p>Sigh. I hate NYCW and I'm not a <em>huge</em> fan of FCW. But NYCW it is. Stupid Stomper. STUPID STOMPERRRRRRRRRRR</p><p> </p><p>

*starts the intro post(s)*</p>