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They will go in when the rest of the updates do. Also, since the server generates these on the fly, I think I need to create a caching system for them or I'm worried it will add a bunch of load for the server during busy times like drafts.
Chris
May 23, 2014 at 04:54PM View BBCode
Originally posted by mr1313
Wow big improvement. Well done. I want that Patriot helmet. Chris when will these be added to the leagues?
They will go in when the rest of the updates do. Also, since the server generates these on the fly, I think I need to create a caching system for them or I'm worried it will add a bunch of load for the server during busy times like drafts.
Chris
Admin
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Chris
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May 23, 2014 at 05:28PM View BBCode
Okay, I tried re-drawing the bull from scratch:Old:
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Chris
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jbzomal75
May 23, 2014 at 07:00PM View BBCode
I'm glad you changed that bull. The old one looked like it had the measles.
Admin
The bad old days of poor dithering.
When I first started kicking around the idea of creating a football sim, it was just a lot of handwritten notes, because I was nowhere near ready to start writing code, but I did start creating logo images (I had just created the first logo set for the baseball sim at the time). That was back in 2003, so there's been 11 years in improvement in both skills, software tools, and Web standards (things were still being dithered into "web-safe colors" back then).
Chris
May 23, 2014 at 07:56PM View BBCode
Originally posted by jbzomal75
I'm glad you changed that bull. The old one looked like it had the measles.
The bad old days of poor dithering.
When I first started kicking around the idea of creating a football sim, it was just a lot of handwritten notes, because I was nowhere near ready to start writing code, but I did start creating logo images (I had just created the first logo set for the baseball sim at the time). That was back in 2003, so there's been 11 years in improvement in both skills, software tools, and Web standards (things were still being dithered into "web-safe colors" back then).
Chris
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Chris
May 23, 2014 at 10:01PM View BBCode
Hodor has graciously permitted me to steal some of the designs from leagues he has created custom helmets for so you may see some familiar logos turn up.Chris
Admin
The first time you see a particular logo on a particular color helmet in a particular size, it generates that image on the fly. After that, it saves the image on the server and from then on loads the already-created image rather than regenerating it every time. This required changes to every single page that displayed a logo anywhere on it. It should mean a huge improvement in speed, though; once one person in your league looks at the standings page, everyone after that will be seeing pre-generated images rather than the server having to build every image again every time they are shown.
Please keep an eye out for errors like logos missing, or refusing to change after you change them, etc.
Chris
May 24, 2014 at 03:10AM View BBCode
I have completely overhauled the logo system to improve performance.The first time you see a particular logo on a particular color helmet in a particular size, it generates that image on the fly. After that, it saves the image on the server and from then on loads the already-created image rather than regenerating it every time. This required changes to every single page that displayed a logo anywhere on it. It should mean a huge improvement in speed, though; once one person in your league looks at the standings page, everyone after that will be seeing pre-generated images rather than the server having to build every image again every time they are shown.
Please keep an eye out for errors like logos missing, or refusing to change after you change them, etc.
Chris
Admin
Chris
June 13, 2014 at 05:56PM View BBCode
I think I am done messing with the helmet page. Logo colors, stripes, masks and logos are all handled on a single page now, with logos sorted into categories. It is all Javascript heavy but it should work with JavaScript disabled (you'll just lose the preview and the logo category breakdown). Please tinker with it.Chris
JoeyMac08
June 16, 2014 at 01:25AM View BBCode
The logos look fantastic. 2 questions. When will this be available on premium site? Any chance of getting numbers, like a 0-9?
dirtdevil
so if I change the colour of the stripe, nothing happens to the 'new' helmet. but if I then change the facemask colour, the new helmet shows the change in stripe colour. if I change the helmet colour it then shows the facemask change, and so on.
June 16, 2014 at 02:14AM View BBCode
every time I try to play with the new helmet page (which looks great!), I always have the same issue. any change I make appears only after I make a second change.so if I change the colour of the stripe, nothing happens to the 'new' helmet. but if I then change the facemask colour, the new helmet shows the change in stripe colour. if I change the helmet colour it then shows the facemask change, and so on.
Admin
What browser are you using?
Chris
June 17, 2014 at 05:16AM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
every time I try to play with the new helmet page (which looks great!), I always have the same issue. any change I make appears only after I make a second change.
so if I change the colour of the stripe, nothing happens to the 'new' helmet. but if I then change the facemask colour, the new helmet shows the change in stripe colour. if I change the helmet colour it then shows the facemask change, and so on.
What browser are you using?
Chris
Admin
They will go to the main site when all of the other changes do, as changes had to be made to many pages to accept the new logo structure.
Numbers would seem to be an unusual choice for a helmet logo.
Chris
June 17, 2014 at 07:56AM View BBCode
Originally posted by JoeyMac08
The logos look fantastic. 2 questions. When will this be available on premium site? Any chance of getting numbers, like a 0-9?
They will go to the main site when all of the other changes do, as changes had to be made to many pages to accept the new logo structure.
Numbers would seem to be an unusual choice for a helmet logo.
Chris
dirtdevil
IE. 11, I think.
June 17, 2014 at 01:27PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Admin
Originally posted by dirtdevil
every time I try to play with the new helmet page (which looks great!), I always have the same issue. any change I make appears only after I make a second change.
so if I change the colour of the stripe, nothing happens to the 'new' helmet. but if I then change the facemask colour, the new helmet shows the change in stripe colour. if I change the helmet colour it then shows the facemask change, and so on.
What browser are you using?
Chris
IE. 11, I think.
Admin
Chris
June 18, 2014 at 06:06PM View BBCode
I see the exact same thing in IE 11, I am looking into it. Thanks!Chris
Admin
Chris
June 18, 2014 at 06:13PM View BBCode
What's weird is it is using techniques I use throughout Dynasty Vision in both baseball and football to swap images around. Do you have similar issues in either Dynasty Vision where things lag one update behind where they should?Chris
dirtdevil
June 18, 2014 at 06:31PM View BBCode
that's good, because I never watch dynasty vision so I can't say about it happening there. :lol:
Admin
Chris
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June 18, 2014 at 06:47PM View BBCode
This is fixed. Dynasty Vision won't be affected.Chris
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