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(From "Captain Battle" number 2, 1941.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
My web provider sprang a server change on me this evening, which may mean that at some point in the next 24 hours you won't be able to resolve HeroMachine.com if your internet provider's DNS tables get updated before the DNS servers at UGO get set to the proper new domain address. Or something, I don't really know what all is involved.
In any event, something needs to change at UGO thanks to this surprise move, and of course they're all in bed by now. So it'll have to wait until the morning. There's some slack time necessary for the host changes to make it out into the wild, so there's an unpredictable overlap where you might see no difference, or you might not be able to get here at all, depending.
In other words, if you can't read this, don't worry, we'll be back on air asap.
If you CAN read this, immediately head to shelter in a low area away from windows. No, wait, that's a tornado. Head for high ground, that's it. Um ... punch the shark in the nose? Run around with your hair on fire? Read a book?
You're smart, figure it out, hopefully all will be well tomorrow. Tomorrow. There's always tomorrow. It's only a day away ...
Also, I'll still be up on Facebook search for "HeroMachine" -- clever, ain't it?! so if you're desperate for the flavor of the Bald Avenger, that's your spot. And let's be honest, who isn't desperate for the flavor of the Bald Avenger?
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Posted in Meta
(If you've ever wondered if you can use HeroMachine to create an animation, you can! Thanks to frequent commenter Nite Rider and an assist from a movie making program, that is. Take it away, Nite Rider!)
With HeroMachine 3, you can create animations of your favorite heroes and villains and post them on sites such as YouTube. But, I must caution you not to violate any copyrights in the process.
You will need programs like Windows Movie Maker and Sound Recorder, a little patience, and a huge imagination.
First, create and copy multiple images of your character in each position of your animation sequence from HM3 to your pic file. Note the sample pics below:
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Posted in HeroMachine 3, Recipes, Tips & Tricks
So with the benefit now of however long it's been, and at the prompting of some of the comments in the last thread, I opened up the "FootRightStandard" set this morning just for a quick look-see. And I realized it's a bit of a mess.
Back in the day when I was first putting these sets together, I had a pretty hard-core attitude about it. I felt like I was going to just present pieces that you the user would then assemble into whatever item you wanted. So rather than having ten boots with the same foot part and just different designs along the top (Superman's boot top versus Batman's versus Captain America's floppy top, etc.), I thought I would just provide the foot part (which stayed the same) and then separate tops, so you could make your own.
But as time has gone on and we've gotten more sets and more feedback, I'm rethinking that position.
It seems to me now that the best way to do these sets is the way I did the most recent Legwear release, where you've got the complete item, then a breakdown into pieces of that item in whatever configuration. That way the people who want one click items can have it, while the more advanced users who want the pieces to mix and match can do that, too.
Given that, I wanted to solicit your feedback on whether I ought to redo the FootRight sets, or at least do a couple of sub-sets (like BootTops and Foot or something), with a more orderly breakdown of items.
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Posted in HeroMachine 3
(From "Captain Battle" number 2, 1941.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
If you don't see it, clear your browser's cache, but I've just updated the Headgear-Fantasy set with the following ten items from the suggestions you made after the last update:
With this release we're at a turning point in the HeroMachine 3 development process -- I have the sense that we're pretty much done with adding new items, with the exception of female bustiers. Barring any huge item set that I've overlooked, and which I count on you to remind me of in the comments, I think the next steps are as follows:
The key takeaway is that this will be the end of "new" item releases for quite a while as I concentrate on converting over the stuff that already exists. I know that's not super exciting for you (or for me, frankly), but it clearly needs doing.
So, let me know what you think of this proposed plan!
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Posted in HeroMachine 3, News & Updates, Previews
Apparently Hydra is going to play a significant villain role in the upcoming "Captain America" movie, but I hope they hire a new costume designer rather than going with this:
On the one hand, I'm glad they clearly feel confident, confident, dry and secure.
On the other hand, suspenders that look like overalls almost never make a good fashion statement. At least, they certainly don't inspire fear, unless you're on a canoe trip in the Appalachians with Ned Beatty*. And if actual overall suspenders look dorky, how much worse are fake ones that are just stitched into your blouse? Let's call them faux-veralls, because this is my blog and you can't stop me. And maybe they're tunics and not blouses but let's face it, no faux-verall-wearing lady-boy in a blouse is going to make me stop saying it.
Which is why this is not only a bad super-villain costume but a blight on the fashion world overall. Clearly, this is a mission for Captain America ... hey wait, maybe they should use this design in the movie after all!
(Image and characters ©Marvel Comics, Inc.)
* "Dueling Banjos" totally came up in iTunes as I was typing this. Karma, baby!
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Posted in Bad Super Costumes
(From "Slam-Bang Comics" number 1, 1940.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
I am super pumped to announce the release of the "Headgear-Fantasy" set of items for the HeroMachine 3 Alpha. I've included most of your suggestions over the past few months for various other things (full suits of armor when I was working on chest pieces, etc.), and also gone frame by frame to import (and update, for the most part) the items from the same set in HeroMachine 2.
Here's a quick sample showing some of the all-new items, and then at the end a couple of conversions:
Hope you like them! I've got room for a few more at the end, although at 78 items it's getting close to the ceiling. But let me know if there's some key bit missing you were really hoping for and I'll see what I can do.
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Posted in HeroMachine 3, News & Updates, Previews
We've talked about making fantasy worlds real before, but this week I wanted to focus on the popular "Young Adult" series that seem to be all the rage. I'm leaving this one open for you to add your own responses, but I'm counting on you to use your discretion -- keep in mind this isn't "My favorite all time cartoon series", it's material that started as young adult printed fiction.
With that, let's take a look at the options so far!
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Posted in Versus
Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
Nerdmudgeon.com