Graphics Collection from CD's Ultra-Fine House of Style

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Braves won the NL by four over the Dodgers, Indians the AL by 15 over the Senators and 19 over the Tigers, Butchers the FL by 7 over the Aeros, and Rangers the CL by 18 over the Diamondbacks. I'm favoring the Indians in six over the Braves and Rangers in six over the Butchers, in truth.

I brought the Cardinals home in third, ten games behind the Braves, but the Dodgers and Braves were still too far ahead for me to catch them in time by the end of the season from where we all were at the All-Star Break seen above, standings-wise. If we'd have done better in April and May, we might have won. Of course, we made some trades along the way, but it's still too early to see how well they'll ultimately play out in the next few seasons, folks, seeing as this is only year two of the relevant dynasty here.

My other human manager brought the Angels home tied for sixth in the CL with the Padres, ten games under .500 at 72-82. I made some moves with them as well, but what will happen to the relevant players for the applicable transactions made here, it remains to be seen just how successful my attempts to improve the Angels enough without me potentially taking sufficiently unfair advantage over the AI-run teams will be, just as it does for my attempts to somehow improve the Cardinals's chances of fairly winning titles here as well in like manner.

As for the Giants and Yankees in MLB, and the Rogues and Pilots in the AFBU, the Giants finished in fourth place seventeen games behind the Braves in the NL, the Yankees in sixth place 28 games behind the Indians in the AL, the Rogues in sixth place 23 games behind the Butchers in the FL, and the Pilots in fourth place 23 games behind the Rangers in the CL. Of those four teams, I think the Giants are the most likely serious contender for at least another subleague pennant in the near future. Although, depending on how they continue to build their respective franchises, I suppose the Pilots may be the next most likely here, if not the most likely, to be a serious contender for a pennant, if not a title, of the four.

It's too late as of this writing, for sure, to run the relevant title series in both overall leagues here, for at least the next twelve hours, but I still expect to have them both run and/or managed out by no later than the end of this week, if not within the next couple of days here, for sure. If they are anything like the ones for 1871 were, we could see some really hard-fought games, so to speak, I think.

The present teams and leagues in this dynasty will definitely not change for the 1873 season, nor will any new teams or leagues be added to this particular dynasty's setup just yet, for sure. It's still too early in the dynasty to add new teams or leagues to it, in any case. The earliest that certain new leagues and/or teams will be added to this dynasty will definitely be in a year or two from now, at the very least, Although I might start to add certain fictional nations of mine, so that I can then start having any number of various players appear from those nations before there are leagues in those relevant fictional countries for that dynasty.

Known historical players will not be added either to this dynasty before the 1875 first-year player draft pool is announced, I believe, at the earliest, at least for MLB and/or AFBU. In the meantime, though, I will try to get as many seasons done by my birthday three weeks from now, in any case, on February 11th. I'm hoping to get to at least 1880 by that time, but that may not be possible, of course, just yet.

I think if I can somehow actually get at least the first five seasons of this "Where Legends Are Born" dynasty completed sufficiently well without too much difficulty by the time my birthday ultimately rolls around again for me in three weeks, then maybe I might just have enough potentially useful material collected for a sufficiently good dynasty report here. Please stay tuned, and watch for it soon, if and whenever possible in the future, then, folks. Thank you all for your time and attention and all here, as well. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Braves won in five games against the Indians in the 1872 World Series, while the Federal-Continental Showdown went in favor of the Rangers over the Butchers in the maximum seven games. I was expecting the Indians to do better against the Braves than they did, but as I said earlier, Boston was a very strong team in the NL this year. So I'm not too surprised that they beat the Indians in five, although I was expecting the World Series to go at least to six games, if not to the full maximum of seven here, in any case.

As for the Angels and Cardinals, in order to top the CL and NL, respectively, there's still probably a good deal more work I'll need to do to get them into serious playoff contention here, I think. The Angels will have a better draft position, no doubt, in the AFBU draft than the Cardinals will have in the MLB draft, due to their placements in their overall leagues for 1872, so maybe the Angels can find some good players to help build their club up with easier than the Cardinals might be able to this time around. CD out.

[jbird669]

This is the logos forum, my friend, not the dynasty recap one.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by jbird669

This is the logos forum, my friend, not the dynasty recap one.

Yes, I agree. CD, if you can point me to where your dynasty thread is, I'll be happy to read it. I'd like to see more graphics creations in this thread and less of other topics.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

The new link for Where Legends Are Born dynasty report thread is here, for your information, folks. Please feel free to comment as you like and all, within fair and just reason and all, of course, you know, as time permits and all.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=351800

Talk more later, I'm sure, as well, in any case. Until later, then, I'll close this post here. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

If you want to propose potential prospects for possible inclusion in that dynasty, you can certainly go to that thread and propose them based on the set guidelines for them, if you want, folks. I have given an example of a player profile that would basically follow the aforementioned guidelines, as well. I'm hoping that many of you will gladly follow that dynasty, and suggest possible created players for it periodically, in truth. Hope to see you all there periodically, of course. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Need some graphics help from people here, it seems, folks, for various teams. Hoping someone can help me out at least a bit here, if possible, at least once by sometime on Sunday, which is my birthday. The next few posts should show certain logos, at least, at least partly, if not entirely, through the use of at least one AI art generator site, for your information. Please try to stay as close as possible to the colors used for the logos seen in each relevant post with each related team's yet-needed items, but you can choose to use whatever fonts and looks as you each might want to use where possible, of course, while working on them.

Yes, each of these teams is currently active in at least one of my dynasties, if not more, for sure.

We'll start with what I have for Lubbock and their Ranchers. Now there may be some weird-looking areas on a number of things for them here, due to certain limitations for most, if not all, AI art generator sites, but here we go anyway with what I have for them. Perhaps you can hybridize at least two suitable enough logos for them to somehow go well with certain OOTP 22-compatible caps and/or uniforms made for them as well, then, folks.

I will need at least two posts here, however, to show you all six or so logos I currently have for them, no doubt. The sizes most preferred for new logos made related to them are the standard 300x300 and 150x150 sizes, of course, in any case.

I used a text prompt similar to this, if not identical to this, at least once on a certain site, when wanting at least one usable enough logo for them here. Just so you all know this well enough.

Lubbock Ranchers baseball logo, stylized adult rancher in 1900's-style cowboy attire wearing 1900's-style baseball cap with short black hair & long baseball bat mostly in brown & white & medium tan & red on logo, insanely detailed, ultrarealistic, close waist-up view

Perhaps you can even base the uniforms and/or caps on ones seen in the related images here, as well, of course. Please feel free to take whatever time you may want or need to work on things for this team, if you decide to help me out with it at least a lot, then, people.

Thank you for your time and attention and all here, for sure, in any case. Anyway, here's what I currently have for them here, at least logos-wise, but not for caps and/or uniforms just yet. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here are more prospective logos generated by a certain AI art generator site, but hopefully you can use these later on to help you figure out how to come up with some better logos for them, at least, if not also uniforms and/or caps appropriate enough for the 1871 to 1920 time frame, folks. Thank you all for your time and attention and all here, then, of course. If it might still somehow take you at least some time to do so well enough, supposing you'd want to try to help me out here with this team, that's just fine with me, in truth. I'll post more related logos once Lubbock's taken care of here well enough, most likely. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Come on, you talented and gifted graphics gurus... give CD a good birthday present... sure would be nice if a couple of you would create CD a logo and uniforms to go with them.

CD, I will give it my best shot, which as you know is just a little bit above average..

Happy Birthday to you, my friend.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Thank you, Eugene. You're a real blessing to those who know you, I'm quite sure, given to us all by our glorious Creator, the Creator of all things and all people in this Universe of ours. I am so grateful for you and for the friendship we share, to be completely honest with you here, most definitely. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Meanwhile, I'll probably try to do at least some more work on Lighting Up the Darkness for at least part of this weekend, while also not likely watching the Super Bowl on my birthday, for various reasons. Still have much to do for it, if I want to hopefully be able to somehow actually complete it in its final-draft form before November, after all, from where it is now in its currently-uncompleted first-draft state, folks. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

On a graphics-related front, I've finally been able to get some at least halfway decent-looking logos for at least a few leagues, or subleagues, through AI-generated art images, which I haven't been able to get here. Of course, some images may not look perfect, in such cases, but at least some of them, if not all of them, might be usable enough in most circumstances for those leagues or subleagues, folks. For instance, I was looking for at least one usable enough logo for the American Federal Baseball Union, and now I have several, it seems.

While they may not look at least as good, on average, as many high-quality images done by certain people like txranger here on these boards, for instance, at least some of those AI-generated logos are at least somewhat usable enough for certain leagues and/or subleagues, if not teams, I think. AI still hasn't often figured out how to do hands and/or feet, for instance, very well, it seems to me. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Am currently posting in this thread here, but haven't yet gotten to the league that the Lubbock Rangers are currently in for the relevant dynasty. They're in the lowest overall league in that dynasty for the relevant association in it, but maybe they'll be able to move up soon in it, if enough things go their way in it well enough sometime soon enough, somehow.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=352100

For much more information about the relevant dynasty, please go there, as you like and can, of course. That is all. CD out.

[Ty Cobb]

Took a stab at this. Hope you'll enjoy, or at least get some cool inspiration. Snagged the text color from your AI images.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Thank you, Ty Cobb. Hope things go well for you and yours as well, and have tried to remember to pray for you and many others as often as I can, whether they're members of these forums or not, for sure, in any case, Lord willing and all. Unfortunately, AI art generators don't always handle hands and feet, among other things, well at times, to be sure. By the way, what does the zip file contain here? Just curious, that's all. CD out.

[Ty Cobb]

The zip is the font in that image. It's a truetype font.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Suppose I should watch at least one or two All-Star Games for my Where Legends Are Born dynasty before I head to bed tonight, most likely. If I do, I will likely post the box scores for them soon after each of them are done in the relevant dynasty thread, of course. If not tonight, then perhaps sometime tomorrow I might post the relevant screenshots for them, if and when I can and all, folks.

As for the ten All-Star Games in my Total Baseball Scramble 001 dynasty, it might be at least Monday or Tuesday before I can do so easily enough for all of them, I think. Just so you all know this here well enough. Depending on how much game playing I do, or how much writing for Lighting Up the Darkness I can do, for instance, in the meantime here. I'll still have to do quite a bit more hard work on that story by November, though, if I want to somehow get it hopefully in a sufficiently good final-draft state by then, no doubt. CD out.

[jbird669]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Suppose I should watch at least one or two All-Star Games for my Where Legends Are Born dynasty before I head to bed tonight, most likely. If I do, I will likely post the box scores for them soon after each of them are done in the relevant dynasty thread, of course. If not tonight, then perhaps sometime tomorrow I might post the relevant screenshots for them, if and when I can and all, folks.

As for the ten All-Star Games in my Total Baseball Scramble 001 dynasty, it might be at least Monday or Tuesday before I can do so easily enough for all of them, I think. Just so you all know this here well enough. Depending on how much game playing I do, or how much writing for Lighting Up the Darkness I can do, for instance, in the meantime here. I'll still have to do quite a bit more hard work on that story by November, though, if I want to somehow get it hopefully in a sufficiently good final-draft state by then, no doubt. CD out.

Can't wait to see more logos!

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Original logos I can't do without help, but others might be able to, for sure. Spent much of my birthday doing OOTP-related things, mainly by finishing the 1873 regular season and the related postseason series for my WLAB dynasty, if memory serves me correctly. If I can get good enough logos for Lubbock's Ranchers for me and/or others around here to perhaps use where appropriate and all in relevant games, sometime later, then maybe I can make some suitable enough uniforms and/or caps to go with them, if someone else doesn't do so instead, first. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

A belated Happy Birthday, CD.

Hope it was the best you ever had!