Franchise Resources
Posted: 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.
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.