So After my recent interview with Jay Treat I've been thinking a lot more about ways to improve the communities that creates custom cards.
One idea I've had is to setup an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel which would allow for real time discussion and easier communication for quick questions and on the fly discussions.
My other hope is that this would allow for greater ease of playtesting especially when combined with some projects I have in the works to hopefully make online testing a little more user friendly.
I've moved to the custommagic reddit IRC as it is better maintained as has some people there already.
I'll keep trying to drum up support for this kinda think but I definitely don't think it will explode overnight
Awesome! I've had similar thoughts in this regard and I think this is great.
Since I'm basically a dinosaur when it comes to computer-related technology, do you mind providing me and my fellow sauropods with a short (about a paragraph or two at most) guide to how to use this thing to connect/chat with our fellow custom card designers?
Since I'm basically a dinosaur when it comes to computer-related technology, do you mind providing me and my fellow sauropods with a short (about a paragraph or two at most) guide to how to use this thing to connect/chat with our fellow custom card designers?
Sure
A guide to joining the IRC channel
Step 1: Click this Link
Step 2: Select a nickname
Step 3: chat and profit?
Otherwise if you don't want to rejoin whenever you turn off your computer/lose internet connect then I recommend using an IRC client like Hydra IRC or Pidgin.
Since I'm basically a dinosaur when it comes to computer-related technology, do you mind providing me and my fellow sauropods with a short (about a paragraph or two at most) guide to how to use this thing to connect/chat with our fellow custom card designers?
Sure
A guide to joining the IRC channel
Step 1: Click this Link
Step 2: Select a nickname
Step 3: chat and profit?
Otherwise if you don't want to rejoin whenever you turn off your computer/lose internet connect then I recommend using an IRC client like Hydra IRC or Pidgin.
So it's just one big, combined chat room, right? There's no real way (as things are currently set up) to have separate "rooms" going on, correct? (Personally, I think one big room would be fine for right now, I'm just trying to get a better idea of how this is going to work.)
Since I'm basically a dinosaur when it comes to computer-related technology, do you mind providing me and my fellow sauropods with a short (about a paragraph or two at most) guide to how to use this thing to connect/chat with our fellow custom card designers?
Sure
A guide to joining the IRC channel
Step 1: Click this Link
Step 2: Select a nickname
Step 3: chat and profit?
Otherwise if you don't want to rejoin whenever you turn off your computer/lose internet connect then I recommend using an IRC client like Hydra IRC or Pidgin.
So it's just one big, combined chat room, right? There's no real way (as things are currently set up) to have separate "rooms" going on, correct? (Personally, I think one big room would be fine for right now, I'm just trying to get a better idea of how this is going to work.)
temporary private chats etc are not too hard t setup but until we get more people in the channel they usually won't be necessary.
You can make any number of rooms you want in IRC - I'm not sure how Mibbit handles it but with most clients you can simply type "/join #channelname" and it will open up a new tab or whatever with the new room.
Does anyone reading this happen to know if my username will be "saved" if I log out/leave the chat program and then come back? Or did Reuben already answer this somehow and, with my tiny dinosaur brain, I didn't realize that?
EDIT- I found an answer to my own question. Once you sign into the service for the first time, you can create a permanent username/login by clicking the appropriate link in the upper right corner of the screen (I think it said "create an account" or something like that.). Creating a non-premium account was free and super quick and easy. (Apparently this dinosaur is slowly evolving. Perhaps he'll be among the tech-savy creatures one day? A lot can happen in 231 million years, after all. )
Does anyone reading this happen to know if my username will be "saved" if I log out/leave the chat program and then come back? Or did Reuben already answer this somehow and, with my tiny dinosaur brain, I didn't realize that?
EDIT- I found an answer to my own question. Once you sign into the service for the first time, you can create a permanent username/login by clicking the appropriate link in the upper right corner of the screen (I think it said "create an account" or something like that.). Creating a non-premium account was free and super quick and easy. (Apparently this dinosaur is slowly evolving. Perhaps he'll be among the tech-savy creatures one day? A lot can happen in 231 million years, after all. )
231 million years? Why 231? There wasn't many dinosaurs that long back. Since Eoraptor?
Does anyone reading this happen to know if my username will be "saved" if I log out/leave the chat program and then come back? Or did Reuben already answer this somehow and, with my tiny dinosaur brain, I didn't realize that?
EDIT- I found an answer to my own question. Once you sign into the service for the first time, you can create a permanent username/login by clicking the appropriate link in the upper right corner of the screen (I think it said "create an account" or something like that.). Creating a non-premium account was free and super quick and easy. (Apparently this dinosaur is slowly evolving. Perhaps he'll be among the tech-savy creatures one day? A lot can happen in 231 million years, after all. )
231 million years? Why 231? There wasn't many dinosaurs that long back. Since Eoraptor?
Whoops. I made a mistake with my joke. I actually should have said 165 million years ago, the amount of time dinosaurs were around (which was my original intent), not 231 million years ago, which is when dinosaurs first appeared. My bad. Thanks for catching that.
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One idea I've had is to setup an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel which would allow for real time discussion and easier communication for quick questions and on the fly discussions.
My other hope is that this would allow for greater ease of playtesting especially when combined with some projects I have in the works to hopefully make online testing a little more user friendly.
So my questions is:
EDIT: Well that was stupid easy to setup.
http://chat.mibbit.com/?channel=%23custommagic&server=irc.mibbit.netEDIT2: Apparently the custommagic subreddit has an IRC channel
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
I've moved to the custommagic reddit IRC as it is better maintained as has some people there already.
I'll keep trying to drum up support for this kinda think but I definitely don't think it will explode overnight
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
It's so wierd that just earlier today I was wondering about something like this and then I stumbled upon it.
Since I'm basically a dinosaur when it comes to computer-related technology, do you mind providing me and my fellow sauropods with a short (about a paragraph or two at most) guide to how to use this thing to connect/chat with our fellow custom card designers?
Sure
A guide to joining the IRC channel
Step 1: Click this Link
Step 2: Select a nickname
Step 3: chat and profit?
Otherwise if you don't want to rejoin whenever you turn off your computer/lose internet connect then I recommend using an IRC client like Hydra IRC or Pidgin.
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
So it's just one big, combined chat room, right? There's no real way (as things are currently set up) to have separate "rooms" going on, correct? (Personally, I think one big room would be fine for right now, I'm just trying to get a better idea of how this is going to work.)
temporary private chats etc are not too hard t setup but until we get more people in the channel they usually won't be necessary.
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
I'm there! (as barbecube)
Ah, I was wondering who that was! Cool!
Does anyone reading this happen to know if my username will be "saved" if I log out/leave the chat program and then come back? Or did Reuben already answer this somehow and, with my tiny dinosaur brain, I didn't realize that?
EDIT- I found an answer to my own question. Once you sign into the service for the first time, you can create a permanent username/login by clicking the appropriate link in the upper right corner of the screen (I think it said "create an account" or something like that.). Creating a non-premium account was free and super quick and easy. (Apparently this dinosaur is slowly evolving. Perhaps he'll be among the tech-savy creatures one day? A lot can happen in 231 million years, after all.
231 million years? Why 231? There wasn't many dinosaurs that long back. Since Eoraptor?
RUNIN: Norse mythology set (awaiting further playtesting)
FATE of ALARA: Multicolour factions (currently on hiatus)
Contibutor to the Pyrulea community set
I'm here to tell you that all your set mechanics are bad
#Defundthepolice
Whoops. I made a mistake with my joke. I actually should have said 165 million years ago, the amount of time dinosaurs were around (which was my original intent), not 231 million years ago, which is when dinosaurs first appeared. My bad. Thanks for catching that.