Where is Everyone??

[mibi]

I'm jumping from one vacation to the next, and trying to get ahead / caught-up at work. Summer months are way too fun to be hanging out in the foundry.

A men. The summer passes a lot quicker than anything in the foundry. I got a big water fun and use it on a daily basis. I am also going on the vacation for 10 days tomorrow.

Cya!

[AndyDufresne]

The Northern hemisphere summer always seems to be a bit of a drag. More people want to spend their time either outside enjoying free time, or working longer hours to gain a little more bananas.

Right around the time school and college starts up, and the colder seasons impose themselves on us...activity starts to pick up. The Foundry is just a micro CC...it experiences the general activity fluctuation noticeably.

A few things you can do:

• Stop by chat, and see if people are willing to post in a few Map Topics
• If you see a random user posting in the Foundry, perhaps send them a PM and welcome them, and encourage them to come back again. If you seem friendly, perhaps they'll believe the rest of us are?
• If you see random users commenting about maps in the rest of the forum, similarly, perhaps PM them and encourage them to drop by the Foundry.
• The same goes for users in your active games.

Sometimes we can't just hope for people to stop by, we've got to encourage them!

In regards to topic about making the Foundry (and other areas of CC) more noticeable to those outside the Forum, is indeed in works. Hopefully sooner than later (depending on Lack's busy schedule of going to the dentist and napping), it will be out!

In the next few weeks, I know personally the Foundry will be changing a little...a mini REVAMP if you will. We've got some things planned--one of the recently mentioned is Yeti and Lack's "Map Inspect," which will hopefully provide less buggy maps to the users of CC, and less afterthefact work for the Foundry!

Anyways, as you all know...Cartography is a game of give and take. If you receive feedback, try to balance the Cosmic Banana and give some back.


--Andy

[whitestazn88]

Busy with work. Just had a bay. Summer months mean more outside work to do. Just had a baby. SO that my story.

Oh Yeah. Just had a baby.

WM

lol, wives are supposed to take care of the kids... duh

[ZeakCytho]

Well, I've been on vacation this past week. But now I'm back, and ready to start commenting on maps

[sam_levi_11]

not many maps interest me, three kingdoms, eastern hemisphere, iceland (quenched but still not up) and euro revolution are the only ones that come to mind. Im bored of america/states of said country, most objective maps i steer clear of because they either dont work properly, suck or are too confusing, and all good ideas are never worked on.

ie:
the Crusades, a brilliant idea, and assasins creed made me really want this map, a map was started, then the maker suddenly disapeared.
Ancient Japan, needed work, but i want an ancient japan map, but he gives up due to too much critism and not enough constructive critism.
Scandinavia, on hold for a few months

plus when they are quenched we wait half a year for them to be loaded.


Also it has come to me attention that maps are becoming series, so a map maker makes dozens of one type opf map, the rail series, we have had american rail, now european rail, soon aussie rail. Then theres the "Age Of ?" series whoch is the same map just jigged around, what next, europe 0AD, europe 500AD, europe 1000AD? When you find a new idea its great, but they are few and far between.

In short: a lack of good supportive feedback, a way of creating maps- which though look awesome- with which there seems to not be enough support to allow others in recently, and not enough new ideas.

not so much the support as if they are really interested, they will learn themselves.

The unt of times iv seen good/great/brilliant ideas in the ideas thread, going, "can someone help me create the map or do it for me?" is criminal.

I think there needs to be more support and people that pick out top ideas and show them to map makers with spare time.

[max is gr8]

I completely disagree with you on the "too many classic style maps" comment. Right now the last thing we need is a bunch more maps that everyone "niches" into and never plays anything else. It makes my life as a TD a pain in the rear. We need far more maps that everyone can transition between without needing to spend days figuring them out first.

As for the traffic in the Foundry, I am guilty of following only specific projects that I find appealing. Right now that would be Charleston, Iceland, the small maps by Ruben (although they don't seem to need much commenting), and the USA 6 Pack.

Now I also agree, we still need lots of high quality classic style, but from my TO position I want maps that you can learn quickly but take a long time to master. Classic is not one of those, I think nearly all maps on here follow classics lead, you can learn quickly but after 2 or 3 games you know how to win and how to lose. At the end of the day Geographical maps should be able to go through the foundry far quicker than they do. South Africa, should have been finished long ago, nothing wrong with graphics. We have gone over the top with bureaucracies. We need action, very good original ideas. Nothing too fancy, but something simple. Tamriel was very imaginative with it's embassy system for the day that was amazing, but what about now? We need new inventions enacted simply on a simple map.

[wcaclimbing]

I'm back from a long vacation, looking to do some comments after I figure out why everyone's freaking out in GD right now

We are right in the middle of Summer break for most of the USA, and I'd expect its the same for most of the rest of the northern hemisphere also. So everyone is taking long vacations and the foundry is slowing down. Same thing happens every year around Christmas also. Things will speed up in a few weeks, I expect.

[bryguy]

I'm back from a long vacation, looking to do some comments after I figure out why everyone's freaking out in GD right now

thats easy


wicked got fired


and i agree with most people here. Since its summer, cc is going slower. same for winter. fall and spring are cc's fast times

[gimil]

I'm back from a long vacation, looking to do some comments after I figure out why everyone's freaking out in GD right now

We are right in the middle of Summer break for most of the USA, and I'd expect its the same for most of the rest of the northern hemisphere also. So everyone is taking long vacations and the foundry is slowing down. Same thing happens every year around Christmas also. Things will speed up in a few weeks, I expect.

you back for good? Or do you have other crazy camps to attend?

[wcaclimbing]

I'm back from a long vacation, looking to do some comments after I figure out why everyone's freaking out in GD right now

We are right in the middle of Summer break for most of the USA, and I'd expect its the same for most of the rest of the northern hemisphere also. So everyone is taking long vacations and the foundry is slowing down. Same thing happens every year around Christmas also. Things will speed up in a few weeks, I expect.

you back for good? Or do you have other crazy camps to attend?

If Band Camp is "crazy camp", then yes

I'll still be able to comment some, though. I'll just be kinda quiet.

[Quicksigns]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

[cairnswk]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

we used to do crazy things like that way back when...like holding down the the lead singer and rubbin" his "precise parts" with toothpaste in high school musical camp.

[gimil]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

we used to do crazy things like that way back when...like holding down the the lead singer and rubbin" his "precise parts" with toothpaste in high school musical camp.

Thats a little bit weird.

[InkL0sed]

Just a tad.

[Quicksigns]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

Has no one seen American Pie. The famous line about band camp?

[sam_levi_11]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

Has no one seen American Pie. The famous line about band camp?

jumps up and down shouting "here" and waving his arms.

[Kaplowitz]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

Has no one seen American Pie. The famous line about band camp?

jumps up and down shouting "here" and waving his arms.

Not to start spamming or anything, but the American Pie movies are pretty bad...they have no plot and they're all the same stupid jokes.

and yes, I did recognize the joke

[gimil]

wanna talk about american pie? Off topic can be found here:

Chatter Box

[InkL0sed]

wanna talk about american pie? Off topic can be found here:

Chatter Box

We can't even talk about an American Pie map... that would be in the Map ideas forum

[sam_levi_11]

"This one time, in Band Camp, I stuck a flute up my nose"

Has no one seen American Pie. The famous line about band camp?

jumps up and down shouting "here" and waving his arms.

Not to start spamming or anything, but the American Pie movies are pretty bad...they have no plot and they're all the same stupid jokes.

and yes, I did recognize the joke

They sucked after 3