Baron von Lector Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 This promises to be my biggest, most ambitious project to date. Here's a preview: DFM, Knobbe and TimBone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinFN Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Good luck. Your previous projects have rocked. So I look forward to this one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecmonster Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Yeah, this would be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) One of the largest obstacles is trying to figure out what teams will be included, and which will be left out. My initial list had 60 teams, but due to the game's limitations, I had to remove 33 of them. I can make an argument for all 27 teams that are included just as easily for those that were left out. There will be some disappointments, I'm sure. Edited October 2, 2015 by Baron von Lector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim_jimmy7 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Excited for this, awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 DFM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecmonster Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I think it's crazy that most of the media thinks Indiana is going to be better than Purdue this year. We swept the Hoosiers last year (including a total dismantling of them on our home floor), finished with a much better conference record, better overall record, only lose 1 starter (our least talented starter), and we actually add a McD's All-American in power forward Caleb Swanigan (as well as the national 3-point contest champion in shooting guard Ryan Cline). Hoosiers lose 1 starter and their talent influx isn't as substantial, in my opinion. So the math on IU > Purdue this season just doesn't add up. Leonard Fournette 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thank you for your input. I've been eyeballing a few teams on my list that are open to being replaced. I may add Purdue in place of UNLV. Purdue was on my original list of 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinFN Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Even though I know it won't happen, I'd love Wake Forest to be in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COA Elway Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 list looks pretty solid to me! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knobbe Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 One of the largest obstacles is trying to figure out what teams will be included, and which will be left out. My initial list had 60 teams, but due to the game's limitations, I had to remove 33 of them. I can make an argument for all 27 teams that are included just as easily for those that were left out. There will be some disappointments, I'm sure. Sounds like you've made a compelling argument for 2 roms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Fournette Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) I know we are not a basketball power.but LSU made the ncaa tournamnet last year and we have ben simmons who was number 1 basketball recruit..we geaux 25/7! (Ben simmons. LF numbers)and we kicked florida's ass in florida lst year and beat arkansas on the road last year..just my $.02..thanks for all u do! Edited October 3, 2015 by Leonard Fournette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Not too far-fetched of a single-season simulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecmonster Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Maryland in the "Pacific" Division? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Maryland in the "Pacific" Division? Yeah, I'm going to have to come up with some clever naming scheme for the divisions. Atlantic was okay, as far as it being primarily Big East/ACC teams. I did change the Central division to read Southern, and I left Midwest alone. Pacific, turns out, is a hodgepodge of everybody else, inadvertently. Maryland is almost as non-Pacific as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecmonster Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 My thought is that maybe you silently seed each team and then fill divisions not by geography, but by an even distribution of talent. So, the four 1-seeds would all be separated, as well as the four 2-seeds, and so on. Then, you could just name the divisions something arbitrary like Red, White, Blue, and Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Without shuffling teams around, I may just go with a simple "Region 1-4." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) The first logo edits are complete. So tedious. Is there an easier way to use TileLayer Pro other than pixel-by-pixel? In the bottom picture, Syracuse goes on the road to play Villanova at The Pavilion. (Ignore the NBA logo at midcourt) Edited October 5, 2015 by Baron von Lector TimBone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFM Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The first logo edits are complete. So tedious. Is there an easier way to use TileLayer Pro other than pixel-by-pixel? In the bottom picture, Syracuse goes on the road to play Villanova at The Pavilion. (Ignore the NBA logo at midcourt) IMO Tile Layer Pro is whack and obsolete although many on this site are too old school to change. Tile Molester lets you edit things on a clipboard. Check this video. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHNiZSnVxT8 Download TM here: http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/ai/spriterip/#tilemolester Knobbe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knobbe Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 IMO Tile Layer Pro is whack and obsolete although many on this site are too old school to change. Tile Molester lets you edit things on a clipboard. Check this video. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHNiZSnVxT8 Download TM here: http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/ai/spriterip/#tilemolester I'll have to check this out. Just off a 30 second view Tile Layer Pro is a much simpler from the start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFM Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'll have to check this out. Just off a 30 second view Tile Layer Pro is a much simpler from the start except when doing large sprites and in bulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Just did the Georgetown Hoyas' logo. Thought I'd share my method of converting picture files to Tile Layer Pro sprites. Aside from it sharing the same color palette with North Carolina, Duke, and Villanova, I think it came out nicely. First, I use the Tile Arranger in Tile Layer Pro to lay out the sprites I want to change. After finding a picture that I want to turn into 8-bit art, I open it up in Paint. While open in Paint, I resize it to the size (or just smaller) than the original ROM's sprite. For Georgetown's, I believe it was 36x36. After shrinking it, I zoom in as far as Paint allows. I then "trace" over the image using three colors. The end result is a 3-color pixel-art. These three colors will directly correspond with the colors in Tile Layer Pro. After setting Paint right next to Tile Layer Pro on my desktop, I cut and drag individual 8x8 tiles to the side in Paint and directly copy the design in Tile Layer Pro. You don't have to drag the 8x8 tile to the side, but I find it makes it easier to work with. Once you copy the tile, delete it so there is no accidental redundant tiles. TimBone, DFM, kamphuna8 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecmonster Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Here are the top 27 teams on the Vegas futures board to win the national title: Maryland 8/1 North Carolina 8/1 Duke 9/1 Kentucky 9/1 Kansas 12/1 Virginia 18/1 Michigan State 22/1 Villanova 22/1 Gonzaga 24/1 Iowa State 24/1 Wichita State 25/1 Arizona 28/1 California 30/1 Indiana 35/1 Michigan 35/1 UConn 40/1 Oklahoma 45/1 Purdue 45/1 LSU 50/1 Louisville 55/1 Texas 55/1 Florida State 65/1 Notre Dame 65/1 Syracuse 75/1 Baylor 80/1 Butler 80/1 Utah 80/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 More fun with logo sprite editing. Wheee... ... ...! Leonard Fournette and Knobbe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron von Lector Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 The first batch of logo edits is complete. I may or may not go back and re-do Villanova and Virginia. Likely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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