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Post by Caesar » 14 Mar 2021, 06:23

Going to list all the resources I can think of to help folks create 'chises easier or if you want to do a little more. This list isn't exhaustive and I'm sure all of you have other tips and tricks so feel free to add. I just wanted to get this on the board since I was thinking about it.

Graphics

Photopea - Don't have Photoshop to create your own graphics? No worries. Pop your way on over to photopea.com for a FREE, web-based clone of Photoshop that you can use to make whatever you need. Sure, it doesn't have all of the bells and whistles of Photoshop, but it's free so what's to complain about?
Behance - Now that you know where you can go to get a free version of a graphic design tool, you're going to need some inspo to start churning out layouts, banners and the like, right? We got you covered. Behance is a platform where designers put up essentially mood boards of things they are trying to create. Don't be a dick and just steal their stuff even if they'll never see it, but you know, get some inspo. You can also search for inspiration on YouTube
Fonts - Gonna need you some fonts for those graphics, too. Fonts are fucking expensive. Free we can do, though. 1001fonts, dafont, fontspace are at the top of the list for me.
Stocks - You can just google stocks for your graphics, but if you don't want to do that then check out sites like Pixabay.

Images

Getty Images - I know what you're thinking. Getty slaps a watermark on their images and that won't look good in a chise update. Yes, you're right. BUT Getty has a wide variety of images and you can typically find images where the watermark is somewhere that you can chop off with photopea.
Wikipedia -If you need a transparent background version of a team's logo, it's on Wikipedia. Save yourself some time and just go to that team's wiki and save it. I personally suggest saving the small versions of them because it's easier to work with.

Image Hosting
Imgur - This site has fuctionality where you can upload directly to imgur through the post interface. I personally like Imgur anyway because you don't have a file limit and it doesn't compress the files but feel free to use something else.

Organization
Google Suite - If you're the type that wants to keep all of your chise updates somewhere to keep track of stats and things, and for whatever reason you don't have Excel or Word, just use Google's suite of programs.

Code Converter
HTML to BBCode - Some folks like to use HTML in their chise posts. This is a BBCode board. Here you go: https://www.seabreezecomputers.com/html2bbcode/

Creative Extra
Name Generators - Whenever I'm playing games (where I can edit a player's name), I sometimes think that the names that are auto-generated are frankly trash. Maybe you feel that way, too. Here (https://www.behindthename.com/random/), here (http://www.generatorland.com/usergenerator.aspx?id=3433), and here (https://bit.ly/3cvuo0l) are three name generators that I have used. One of them is geared toward NCAA 14 (https://bit.ly/3rN9mku) so if anyone has the editor for that, I believe you can just upload it directly to the game.
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Post by djp73 » 14 Mar 2021, 08:57

Thanks. I'd like to up my GFX game. If you had a transparent logo that you needed to resize could you do that in photopea? Download it then upload it at photopea? What file type do you save it as?

Can you download fonts and use them at photopea?

If you upload to imgur through the site does it go to your imgur account or just into the general population?

I use Flickr. The free version has a limit but it generates BBcode for several different sizes of pictures and you can keep things organized with folders.

A few resources I use:

gameclips.io has all your XB1 screen shots. Caesar uses a different one too.

sports-reference.com has extremely in depth stats and season summaries etc for all kinds of sports

ourlads has a ton of depth charts

https://dynasties.operationsports.com/index.php has a ton of table generators and team logos

sbnation has pages for most sports teams and colleges. good source for a header if you want to do an article

I use rivals.com when I'm doing ncaa14 stuff to get an idea of where a RTG player could rank etc
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Post by Caesar » 15 Mar 2021, 07:55

Yes, you can. You have to save as a png for transparent backgrounds.

Yes, you can. There is an option to upload a font when you are selecting them.

I have no clue. I don't use the board's imgur functionality. I go on the standard imgur website. I just know it's there and easy to use if someone wants.

I don't use any website for my screenshots. I play with Stream to PC. Whenever I take a screenshot, it's saved to my computer.
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Post by djp73 » 15 Mar 2021, 07:59

I'll play around with some logos, thanks.

yeah you told me about the xboxdvr one i think it is
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Post by James » 15 Mar 2021, 19:19

I'm glad to see Photopea getting some love. I like to push it.
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Post by Chillcavern » 17 Mar 2021, 10:41

I’ve got a few things that I can add here as well:

If you’re looking for an alternative to things like photoshop and photopea, GIMP is always an option - I’ve used it for years, at this point it’s my preferred GFX tool suite. Even use it for work!

https://www.gimp.org/

Now, as I play WAY too much football manager and see too many people relying only on the Steam workshop for custom databases / editor data - there’s some good on there, but it isn’t the only place. The official SI forums have a LOT of good stuff that goes beyond just graphical mods (including well done continental expansions, which is huge for trying a globe hopping career)

https://community.sigames.com/forums/fo ... orum-fm21/


This is more of a tip than a resource, but when doing a chise in a foreign country that speaks a different language, native language wiki pages will often have a lot more information, to help make it that much more in-depth. So in-browser translation can really help.
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Post by djp73 » 17 Mar 2021, 10:58

https://gamerhuddle.com/

you can upload your madden chise there and get stats, standings etc

https://mymadden.com/

similar from what I can tell, haven't used it though
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Post by djp73 » 25 Mar 2021, 14:04

fotojet.com
good spot to make collages etc
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