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[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I am now beginning to make a map. I am going to put New Yerby on an isthmus much like that for Panama. But how do you want the countries to basically be oriented to each other? North to south, or west to east, or what? Please advise, jg2977, as you like and can, and I'll go from there, as best as I can and as quickly as I can. Thank you. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

CD, please don't use Islandian Pro Alliance as the name of your league on the OOTP Forums... just refer to it as Eudageron Baseball Federation.

Two IPA's are enough.

Another IPA might make it too confusing for forum viewers... it might hamper the identity of my IPA and jg2977's IPA.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

I am now beginning to make a map. I am going to put New Yerby on an isthmus much like that for Panama. But how do you want the countries to basically be oriented to each other? North to south, or west to east, or what? Please advise, jg2977, as you like and can, and I'll go from there, as best as I can and as quickly as I can. Thank you. CD out.

North to South would be really good. I can envision it as being kind of like Westeros in Game of Thrones.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I am not at all that familiar with Game of Thrones, so I have no idea what you mean by that. What kinds of geographical features do you want to have on the map or maps in question. Do you want multiple islands, for instance? Or just one single overall landmass? Please advise. It will probably take me a while to create the map in full, though, jg2977, just so you know. Thank you. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Do you want non-IPA cities and/or towns on the map or maps as well? Any ideas for names of geographical features you want on the map(s)? Any ideas for town histories related to the various locations as well? Please advise. Thank you. CD out.

[jg2977]

Here's an example of the Game of Thrones map. Notice how the continent Westeros goes North-South. and there are a few various little islands off of the main continent. It would be neat to have names of mountain ranges, rivers and lakes on the map. Some of the major highway routes would be great too, as it would really improve the immersion for me.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/384565255654179408/

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Do you want non-IPA cities and/or towns on the map or maps as well? Any ideas for names of geographical features you want on the map(s)? Any ideas for town histories related to the various locations as well? Please advise. Thank you. CD out.

No need for non-IPA cities/towns. A history of New Yerby would be great. Since New Yerby has two franchises, I'd imagine it's a big city. It's probably Islandia's version of New York City.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, we both already agreed that I wouldn't be using the IPA designation for my public version(s) of it, at least when it came to any and all potentially-related dynasty report threads I might create and post for, but that I'd be using the Eudageron Baseball Federation designation instead. And that I could actually use the IPA designation for my private version(s) of it, as well. Remember us discussing that sort of thing quite a while ago? I don't intend to go against that agreement we made earlier, either. Just so you know, of course.

I have graphics for many of the teams listed on the previous page, and I just downloaded quite a few items for Red Bluff's Red Sox. So that's yet another team I won't likely need to find more graphics for here, or at least not any time soon, it seems to me.

As for the Glasco Foxhounds from your IPA, I don't really know just how I might somehow do any items for them, if I actually choose to try and see just what I can do for them later. And I haven't really been all that able to find much for them on the forums just yet, if I ultimately will, either.

Bayview's Vikings could perhaps use an upgrade, and I was thinking of using the red from Norway's flag, the yellow from Sweden's flag, the blue from Finland's flag, and a shade of purple that is sort of a blend of the various purple shades the Minnesota Vikings have used in their history to date. I'm thinking that a primarily Nordic-looking font might look best for the Vikings, if they were to have their items updated later on, but I don't know if I have a better font or better fonts already on my computer than what Bayview is currently using on their various items here.

Several of the teams that you recently requested potential updates for have not yet been completely done, so I may try and see what I can come up with for them. For instance, you requested new items for Chicopee and Ranford, it seems. While knuckler and txranger's items are always quite good, and have been for a very long time, they've probably been busier than usual of late with various things, I think. Or at least it seems they have been, at least to a degree, to me, anyway.

For Chicopee, I was thinking a blue sort of like what the Boston Braves used to wear, along with a yellow reminiscent of the Boston Bruins and burgundy reminiscent of the Washington Redskins, perhaps. At least in terms of non-white, non-gray, and non-black colors for them, that is. What do you think?

The teams from your IPA that I was thinking could perhaps use some updates, if they haven't exactly been updated for a while are as follows:

Kenwood Wildcats
Crystal Lake Skippers
Bayview Vikings
Arlon Champions (Yes, I know others have updated this team within the last year or so, most likely, but maybe a third color might help make their items look even better than they are now)
Chicopee Braves (Was mentioned in one of your recent threads)
Ranford Bulls (See Chicopee Braves)
Mahaska Haymakers
San Dimas Rancheros
East Point Panthers
Cold Creek Raccoons

I think Beechwood's Jackrabbits has been updated within the last year or two, but don't remember for sure at the moment. If it hasn't, then perhaps it might be a good idea to consider having it updated at some point fairly soon, if possible and all.

I have some ideas already for at least a few of the above teams, and I may indeed try and do some new items for Sugar Valley here as I've already said here, at the very least. If not work for other teams as well, whether from either your IPA or jg2977's IPA or not, in truth. Just so you know, EC. But I haven't likely done any real work for them yet, if I will, to be sure.

Thank you yet again for your time and attention and friendship and all here, and for letting the Freemans play in your IPA, EC. I'd gladly put some of your proposed players into any of my leagues/dynasties, if you'd be willing to suggest them for possible consideration here for inclusion in them, in any case, for sure. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I may also want to see what I can come up with for the Dutton Coyotes, the Decatur Locos, and the Claiborne Cardinals, at least. I know you have had teams called those names in your leagues, and I know that jg2977 is using Dutton in his IPA. So maybe I may just try and see what I can come up with for them all, as well.

I don't think you posted any non-logo items for the Decatur Locos, but that's still a very cool and interesting name, I think. And it would probably even be a very good potential team name to use in one of my leagues for one fictional nation or another of mine, if not more than one, as well. Your IPA had the LaGrange Sports in it before you changed that team's nickname to the Gators, so I was thinking perhaps creating a set for a team possibly named the Sportsmen, whether as a pre-IPA/pre-EBF team or not, come to think of it. Just so you know, EC.

Talk more later, as time permits and all, if and when possible and all. Lord willing, of course, that is. Thanks again for your time and attention and all here, as always, then. CD out.

[jg2977]

For the Cold Creek Raccoons I installed Low's generic caps and jerseys, and they look fantastic.

[Eugene Church]

CD, I am aware of our agreement that you wouldn't use the IPA on the OOTP Forums...all I ask is when that you use the Eudageron Baseball Federation in reference to your league where you will use my IPA teams, do not use the name Islandian Pro Alliance.

You are welcome to use any of my teams from any of my leagues in your Eudageron Baseball Federation.
Just don't use Islandian Pro Alliance in connection with your Eudageron Federation here on the OOTP Forums.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Can you please give me at least a rough estimation of just how much land you may want to see on one or more maps for your version of the IPA, in comparison to one or more areas of the real world, perhaps, jg2977? And just how populated you may want the towns and cities on the map to be, on average, and all, at least? Please advise. Thank you. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Apparently, low hasn't actually done any Raccoons-related sets yet, for I can't find any such things from him on these forums. Or at least I don't know where such items of his might be just yet, if he actually has made any by now, anyway. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Apparently, low hasn't actually done any Raccoons-related sets yet, for I can't find any such things from him on these forums. Or at least I don't know where such items of his might be just yet, if he actually has made any by now, anyway. CD out.

I guess it wasn’t Low. It must have been someone else. Oh well.

Update… I found it in post #240 of silvam’s stock logos and uniforms/caps thread. I’m just using the two jerseys, but am still using the original Cold Creek cap

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Can you please give me at least a rough estimation of just how much land you may want to see on one or more maps for your version of the IPA, in comparison to one or more areas of the real world, perhaps, jg2977? And just how populated you may want the towns and cities on the map to be, on average, and all, at least? Please advise. Thank you. CD out.

It would be a very large continent, around the size of the entirety of Africa. I think of all the teams as being in large cities, spanning in size from Hartford to New York City. Each city should have at least 125,000 people. New Yerby would be the largest, having around 8 million people, and 16 million in the entire surrounding metro area.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Okay, so you want a lot of land on the map, or maps, then, evidently. In that case, it would be very difficult to place every city on the largest map for the entire IPA, I think.

If you want the IPA to cover so much distance from north to south, then I'll need to make several maps, at the very least, and break it up into regions. When I asked the relevant question regarding the amount of land coverage desired on the relevant map or maps, I meant in terms of approximate comparison to one or more real-world nations' sizes and all.

For instance, I would envision my fictional nation of Slaabovia to more or less cover about a million square miles of land-based territory, at least for its main landmass, and a certain amount of water-based territory. Which would probably put it at about the size of Argentina, if memory serves me correctly, in terms of size-based comparison.

Africa covers about 11 million square miles of land-based territory, and a certain amount of water-based territory. Certainly that would be quite a lot of land-based area to cover for the IPA, and your many cities would evidently have to use at least two or three different time zones, most likely, for them all here, in that case. Also, the league-related logistics and all would potentially be rather complicated as well, I think.

However, if you're thinking of a much smaller scale of sizing, in terms of area on the map or maps in question, it might be easier to make the relevant maps here, in my view. So let's put our heads together here more.

I'll have to make a list of all the IPA cities in question here, if you don't, and I'll also need to know what kinds of geographical features you want on the relevant map or maps, and where they should be. Also, I'll need you to give me names for things that are on the map besides the city names, most likely. Seriously, though, I do recommend you have at least some, if not many, other towns and cities besides the ones for your IPA teams, so that there is more variety of birthplaces that your people can come from in your IPA and/or other dynasties, jg2977. That's unless your nation's territory, both in terms of land area and water area, if not both, is very small, of course, much like Greece or Malta, for example.

Let me know what you would prefer to see on the relevant map or maps, and where certain things should be, and I'll see what I can do for you. We might have to break up the two nations into various regions, and create x number of different jurisdictional types for either or both of them, as well. You'll probably want to come up with flags for both countries too, I think, for potential use in your games, with one being for Ruthlandia or its replacement, and one for Tycobbia or its replacement, jg2977.

While you decide these things, I'll continue working on graphics and other things, such as the profiles for the new players I'll be proposing for use here. I'll try to keep them fairly realistic in terms of ratings and all, and I hope you input their details exactly as proposed, or at least as close to them as possible here, for sure, with your IPA, once they're in the game. You may have to stagger their appearances in the game, however, so that they don't all come in at the same time, of course, just so you know.

There will be some age-related differences for a number of them, so you'll want to try to keep that sort of thing in mind here, as you plan their eventual entrances into your IPA. AG should have been about a year younger than GC, but somehow ended up about four years younger than GC, in your IPA. Duncan James Freeman would have been almost four years younger than GC, and Elijah Moses Freeman would have been about six or so years younger than GC.

When I propose the players to you that I will propose to you for possible inclusion, I will let you know their birthdays and the general differences in their ages in direct relation to GC. You can decide their respective birth years on that basis, after you know that information, and go from there as you like for any approved player, of course. I will also inform you of how the second-generation Freemans will relate to GC and/or AG, as well, when I propose the relevant players to you here, for your potential approval. I will say this, at least, though. Gordon will have one son among those proposed players, and Arthyr will have two. Duncan and Elijah will have two sons each among them, as well, if I decide to include them in the list of proposed players I'll send you.

GC and AG's sons will need to start on Glasco, if approved. Duncan and Elijah's sons, if approved, can start on any team for which you're using any of my graphics for except for the Mets, in either subleague. All approved rivals for the Freemans should each be assigned to any team other than those which any of the related approved Freemans end up on, whether I've created items you're using for them or not, as you choose to assign them, ideally, at least to start.

Okay, it will take a good while longer, perhaps, to do what I need to do for your IPA, then, I think. But I'll try to have everything that needs to be done for you as soon and as best as I can, in any case, for sure, no matter what it is. Please stay tuned and keep me posted on your wishes and all here, of course, jg2977. Thank you. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Also, when it is finally AG and GC's last year, and their eventual successors have all played with them for at least a season, if at all possible, I do want to see GC pitching and AG catching as often as possible, or at least a few times together, during their last year in your IPA as players. Especially when it comes to the last potential game or games of their careers.

When we definitely know they are most likely going to play their very last game as IPA players, whether it's in the regular season or in the postseason, they should definitely play at least part of one game with GC pitching and AG catching, if not the whole game in question. For I believe they should both end their respective playing careers exactly where they began them on the field, for sure.

AG was proposed to primarily be a catcher when I proposed him for your IPA, while GC was proposed to primarily be a pitcher. I'd really love to see them both end up in their primary proposed positions on the field for their likely last game or games, for sure. I hope that can be made possible here, of course. But we'll have to see what happens for them both in due time, just the same, you know.

Maybe one of AG's sons may not be able to play with GC, or maybe he can. We'll just have to see what we can do to make that possible, if we can, though. I'll keep you posted in regards to him, but it will possibly be a little while yet before I can come up with a good profile for him, I think, jg2977. But if we can get at least Grover and Shelby in to play for Glasco, if not also Carl, then that would be fine with me, for sure.

Talk more later, as time permits and all, then, I'm sure. Please take care, and I hope to pleasantly surprise you with more good work, whatever it may be, in the very near future, if at all possible. Lord willing and all, of course, that is. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Of course, if you still want to see that much land on an overall map, then perhaps we can fill some of it up with other countries, whether they have real countries' names or not, you know. I'd be willing to add at least several, if not many, more countries to the relevant map or maps in that particular case, then, if that's quite all right with you.

However, any other nation included on the relevant map or maps would then have to at least have a list of cities and regions and flags collected for it, no doubt. Which probably would mean a good deal more work for us both in the very near future, I think. But if you're willing to put in the work with me, then I think we might be able to do at least some of what you may want to see done in your relevant dynasty here, somehow. It may be rather difficult work in certain places, and rather easy work in certain other places. But I often do relish a great deal various kinds of challenges at various times in my life, just so you know, jg2977.

Talk more later, as time permits and all. Lord willing and all, of course, that is. CD out.

[jg2977]

Well, you can make the country around the size of the continental USA, that should work, correct?

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

That might work better, then, I think. How many state-like areas do you want, if possible? Please advise. Thank you. CD out.