New Units: Woodsman and Warder May 25th 2005

[Blaatand]

Thank you Ares and Wyrmshadow for your kind and helpful comments. You are a credit to the Civfanatic Community.

 

[Cimbri]

Just ignore the resident mafia, dude.


When you say right handed instead, what do you mean? Would it be enough to "mirror" the unit? You could probably do that in Flixter.

 

[Blaatand]

Thanks Cimbri. Yes I think mirroring would probably do it. I did download a version of Flixter, but it looks very basic. All it does is allow you to run the flc files. I'll go hunting for a more advanced version.

 

[Cimbri]

Try opening the flixter version you have. It should have a button called export or some dang thing. The unit frames will then be exported as a pcx image and you can "mirror" the frames individually using paintshop. Then reimport them. I used flixter to make simple civ3 units from Panzer General II a few years back.

 

[Blaatand]

AHA, yes that seemed to do it!! Struggling getting the images imported, but I am sure playing around will Flixter will sort that out. Thanks Mate!

 

[againsttheflow]

Just so you know Blaatand everybody reads the "old posts" when one submits a new post because the thread goes to the top of the forum (the threads are sorted by latest post by default). This makes it look like their might be a new unit which is why people sometimes aren't happy it turns out its not.

 

[Blaatand]

Well, that makes sense. I shall keep that in mind for the future and stop posting here. See, now that was a usewful comment. Thank you.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

Just ignore the resident mafia, dude.

They have every right not to tolerate it. Remember: Tolerance & apathy are the last virtues of a dying society. Aristotle

By the way, I've known this quote long before seeing that "Thomas Paine" Youtube video.

 

[utahjazz7]

I don't normally post in these sorts of disputes, but I think I would like to say something here.

I can understand that some people might not like it if a thread is bumped after a couple years, especially just to say nice unit or something similar. But, in this case, I think that Blaatand brought up a legitimate issue: he would like to see this unit altered a bit. It is commonplace in a unit thread for people to request or ask how to make alterations or variations of the posted unit.

Why is this thread not an appropriate location to bring up this issue?


Second, I think Wyrmshadow's comments are out of line. I find his comments here rude and insulting. Members here do not have to act or post according to Wyrmshadow's desires, and posts are not dumb because Wyrmshadow does not approve of them.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Blaatand made an entirely legitimate post, asking a question about how the unit might be modified. He was even apologetic for bumping an old thread. It's legitimate to be disgruntled at a bump, but there is no call for vituperation.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

I disagree with that assesment.
He made 2 mistakes:
1. He resurrected a dead thread.
2. He posted a creation question in the wrong forum. Something so many countless dummies have done so in the past much to the annoyance of poeple with more than 2 neurons to rub together. Why? Because we know how to read and see all the directions NOT to do so.

Utah, how would you like it if I went around and dug up all of your old unit threads and asked that they all be redone with a different hat? You wouldn't like that, the moderators wouldn't like that, and neither would all the dozens of other regular forum members who would for just an instant be lead to believe that there was an update to these old units.

I'm not Zulu in that I don't jump on every one of these WRONG FORUM posts (and I don't kiss up to the moderators like he did) but dammit sometimes they just annoy me. And even as a lurker he should have known better.

As for Blaatand.. or should I say Blatant Disregard for Forum Rules........there's only 2 ways of doing what you ask:
1. Get Kinboat to remake the whole unit.
2. Export the storyboards and then flip all the animations. I doubt that would even be realisticaly possible because all the perspectives would be wrong.

That's it.

Although it's much easier and to the point to use the FAIL BOAT.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

I can understand that some people might not like it if a thread is bumped after a couple years, especially just to say nice unit or something similar. But, in this case, I think that Blaatand brought up a legitimate issue: he would like to see this unit altered a bit. It is commonplace in a unit thread for people to request or ask how to make alterations or variations of the posted unit.

I was under the impression it was only legit to bump a long dead thread to announce some form of error with it (i.e. can't download, some bug, etc).

Why is this thread not an appropriate location to bring up this issue?

I merely think it would be better to take it up with the creator (though I don't know if Kinboat is active anymore) or post it in the main C&C forum rather than resurrect a dead thread.

Second, I think Wyrmshadow's comments are out of line. I find his comments here rude and insulting. Members here do not have to act or post according to Wyrmshadow's desires, and posts are not dumb because Wyrmshadow does not approve of them.

A. A bit extreme perhaps, but a poster does quickly learn that resurrecting dead threads is not looked upon very highly at all.

B. I'm not posting according to his desires. I was merely agreeing with the overall premise of his post: thread-necroing = bad.

Blaatand made an entirely legitimate post, asking a question about how the unit might be modified. He was even apologetic for bumping an old thread. It's legitimate to be disgruntled at a bump, but there is no call for vituperation.

An appropriate request and legitimate post yes, but there is a time and place for everything and I don't believe that this thread was right for it (due to the length of time it has been dead). It would have been better to either PM Kinboat or perhaps another unit maker to ask how to remake the unit to his liking or, as I have already stated, post the question in the main C&C forum for others to weigh in on.

Yes, a bit harsh, but given the length of time he has been a member, he must have at least stumbled across a similar incident and saw the fallout that ensued.

I'll leave this topic be now, as it is beginning to become a threadjack.

 

[Blue Monkey]

I posted as a moderator and tried to be as diplomatic and neutral / impersonal as possible. Since most of you are probably not used to my posting as a moderator I'll make it explicit
Moderator Action: There is no rule against bumping old threads. It is considered impolite by many people. This bump began with an apology for the bump. Suggestions about where better to post are welcome. Insults of the poster and other members are not, and are an explicit violation of the forum rules. Appropriate infractions have been handed out. I will consider any further comments to be "public discussion of moderator action" and appropriate action will be taken. If you disagree with what I have done pm an adminstrator.

 

[egroen]

I posted as a moderator and tried to be as diplomatic and neutral / impersonal as possible. Since most of you are probably not used to my posting as a moderator I'll make it explicit
Moderator Action: There is no rule against bumping old threads. It is considered impolite by many people. This bump began with an apology for the bump. Suggestions about where better to post are welcome. Insults of the poster and other members are not, and are an explicit violation of the forum rules. Appropriate infractions have been handed out. I will consider any further comments to be "public discussion of moderator action" and appropriate action will be taken. If you disagree with what I have done pm an adminstrator.

Every post should be PMed to Wyrmshadow so that he can give his approval or disapproval.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Every post should be PMed to Wyrmshadow so that he can give his approval or disapproval.

I'll assume that was some PoMo irony at work. Otherwise it makes no sense at all. It certainly indicates that my post immediately above was not read.