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Mythonian
03-13-2013, 03:02 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczGNJKMPVE

FC Update 7.5

The Warmap and Ribbons


Map Selection Process

If you don't care about how we chose the maps, go ahead and skip to the next section.

For those that are still reading and paid attention earlier today, we had a long livestream for most of the day at our official Twitch.tv account http://www.twitch.tv/ForerunnerConflict where we ended up livestreaming the official map selection process. (For the record I plan on streaming a lot more in the future, both at the official Twitch.tv account above and my personal one, linked in my sig)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Is3UDfEy7s


Basically, the High Commands from each side get together in a game and we start placing down maps in different areas, and then after that begin placing Brigades down.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Is3UDfEy7s (embedded above)
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbA7Z5hruM
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUPSiEGDp4M

It's definitely not the most exciting stuff, but for those interested in seeing just a little bit of what getting a war started entails, feel free to check it out. Some of you guys may end up getting involved in that later on.


Map of the War

Only a few short hours ago, myself and various High Command and Officers from both armies met together and finalized the maps that will be used in the upcoming war.

Just a reminder: the war begins on Sunday, March 24th, 2013, at 6:00 PM EST. Be there.

Here is the full list of maps, divided by size:




4v4


6v6


8v8




Adrift
Lotus
Haven
Marauder
Sanctuary
Dispatch
Simplex
Monolith
Skyline
Guardian
Construct
The Pit


Moonbase
Titan
Settler
Deuterium
Landfall
Schism
Wedge
Harvest


Ragnarok
Mithrane
Baptism
Strongside
Vortex
Ortelius
Longbow
Exile
Meltdown
Wreckage





And to make things even better, MedeDust almost has the Warmap mostly done:http://fcwars.net/forums/showthread.php?9931-Official-War-Map-Rec2(It's still a work in progress, not totally finished yet)

NOTE: The maps won't be on my fileshare for a bit. Now that the maps are finalized, the Forge Department will begin meeting again to work on the maps.



New Ribbons

Ever since we installed a new method to give out awards and ribbons, we've been working on these. And now Mededust has finished the hard work and you guys now have some more goals to work toward!


Image

Ribbon
Description



http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/FieldMarshal.png
Field Marshal

Become the leader of a faction. Includes Field Marshal and the previous 5-Star General positions.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/HighCommand.png
High Command
Earn a place in the High Command of a faction.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/DistinguishedService.png
Distinguished Service
Remain active in the same faction for three consecutive wars.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/UndyingLoyalty.png
Undying Loyalty
Remain active in the same faction for five consecutive wars. Replaces Distinguished Service award.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/DecoratedSoldier.png
Decorated Soldier
Actively participate in factions while your side wins three wars.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/WarVeteran.png
War Veteran
Actively participate in factions while your side wins five wars. Replaces Decorated Soldier award.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/WarHero.png
War Hero
Actively participate in factions while your side wins seven wars. Replaces War Veteran award.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/StatbookIntern.png
Statbook Intern
Actively participate in the Statbook throughout an entire war.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/StatbookVolunteer.png
Statbook Volunteer
Actively participate in the Statbook throughout three entire wars.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/StatbookVeteran.png
Statbook Veteran
Actively participate in the Statbook throughout five entire wars.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/Forger.png
Forger
Actively participate in the Forge Department activities throughout an entire war.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/GraphicsArtist.png
Graphics Artist
Awarded to individuals who have consistantly created many graphics used for the website. Replaces Graphics award.


http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/Videographer.png
Videographer
Awarded to individuals who have consistantly created many videos to promote the community. Replaced Machinima award.


Coming Soon

Turncoat
Switch to the opposing faction during a peacetime after serving for a full war in the original faction.


Coming Soon

Mercenary
After serving for a full war in both factions, switch again to the other faction. Replaces Turncoat.


Coming Soon

Double Agent
After serving for two full wars in both factions, switch again to the other faction. Replaces Mercenary.


You can apply for all of the new ribbons here: http://fcwars.net/forums/awards.php

In addition to the new ribbons above, a few of the older ones have been given a bit of a face lift by Mededust:


Old Image

Ribbon

New Image


http://fcwars.net/images/ribbons/ribbonvet.png
Veteran

http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/Veteran.png


http://fcwars.net/images/ribbons/Trophy1.jpg
MVP
http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/MVP.png


http://fcwars.net/images/ribbons/ribboncreator.png
Creator
http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/Creator.png


http://fcwars.net/images/ribbons/ribbon1year.png
1 Year of Service
http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/1YService.png


http://fcwars.net/images/ribbons/ribbon2year.png
2 Years of Service
http://www.fcwars.net/node/ribbons/2YService.png



HaloUnity

So I know a few of you are already involved in this, but here's the formal announcement.

http://www.halounity.com/ is a collection for a huge variety of Halo communities, ranging from large to small, such as HBO, ForgeHub, Halo Tracker, /r/Halo, and many more.

It acts as a hub between all these communities, a way to spread news and events, and can end up being a fantastic way to spread the FC name and find some interested recruits.

However, new or small communities can't simply add their name to the list, there are some prerequisites. We need at least 50 members of our community to register on HaloUnity representing FC. We then can apply to be an official community and our leaders will be granted special privileges.

So head on over to http://www.halounity.com/ and register an account. Then go to their Forums' "Welcome Wagon" area and post an introduction thread. It's something that will only take a minute or two, and it'd be directly helping out the entire community.

Let's go swarm their forums for a bit, shall we? :)



~Mythonian

Platinum
03-13-2013, 03:19 AM
SIGN up for Unity if you love me.

UNLUCKY NUM13ER
03-13-2013, 03:59 AM
So I made a haloUnity account...still don't know how to edit my profile :P

P.S. Cool update Myth.

Platinum
03-13-2013, 04:07 AM
So I made a haloUnity account...still don't know how to edit my profile :P

P.S. Cool update Myth.

On the very left side of your home screen, there is a navigator.

Silko
03-13-2013, 04:07 AM
Glad we can see the war map this war. Good update myth

Platinum
03-13-2013, 04:08 AM
Myth, awards link doesn't work.

Xenocide
03-13-2013, 04:27 AM
looking forward to the new maps for the war

MedeDust
03-13-2013, 04:31 AM
The post war Warmap is ready to go some features are disable though.

Also join the Forerunner Conflict Group on Halo Unity (http://halounity.com/index.php?section=clanvie w&guid={4FA18487-7B4E-06AB-5E97-C32EA78B021B})

MDMYAY
03-13-2013, 04:38 AM
Myth im 100% down to help forge these maps

Nicholas Sapien
03-13-2013, 04:48 AM
yay
more stuff!

Maxdoggy
03-13-2013, 08:53 AM
Apply for ALL THE AWARDS!!

ItsGettingMessi
03-13-2013, 09:54 AM
There should be a ribbon for someone who wrote a story that has a certain amount of views -_-

RaZ Vader
03-13-2013, 10:51 AM
mededust. go on and create a new patriot ribbon. It looks disgusting lol

Guzzie
03-13-2013, 11:49 AM
Great update. Glad to see more ribbons thrown into the mix.

Coda
03-13-2013, 01:46 PM
For the warmap, some of the words are hard to see for me. The blue text kind of blends into the background, and I had to tilt my screen to read it. Also, the system names are really difficult to read. Maybe darken the background a bit? That way the brighter text would be easier to see.

VerbotenDonkey
03-13-2013, 01:59 PM
For the warmap, some of the words are hard to see for me. The blue text kind of blends into the background, and I had to tilt my screen to read it. Also, the system names are really difficult to read. Maybe darken the background a bit? That way the brighter text would be easier to see.

Perhaps each System Name/Planet name + Map name have its own background + border to make it easier to read?

This WarMap is fucking amazing though, Mede. Props to Mede and Ghosthammer for the tag team. If you didn't notice, you can click on System names to read about the system. :)

Coda
03-13-2013, 02:10 PM
Perhaps each System Name/Planet name + Map name have its own background + border to make it easier to read?

This WarMap is fucking amazing though, Mede. Props to Mede and Ghosthammer for the tag team. If you didn't notice, you can click on System names to read about the system. :)

Yeah, the warmap is really cool. I even helped with it :D well, I think so. Mede sent me stuff to help him with something. For all I know I made a bomb. But I think it was the warmap haha

MedeDust
03-13-2013, 02:31 PM
Perhaps each System Name/Planet name + Map name have its own background + border to make it easier to read?

This WarMap is fucking amazing though, Mede. Props to Mede and Ghosthammer for the tag team. If you didn't notice, you can click on System names to read about the system. :)

Coda made the clicky possible for the sectors ;)

Also, for the readability, I'm trying to figure out a way to make everything readable without screwing up the feel of the design, you know, a realistic view with a blob of text on top = retarded.

- - - Updated - - -

And for those who don't know, MAJOR credit to Ghost who provided all the lore featured in the WarMap.

Expect more ribbons soon as well along with an updated war map.

silversleek
03-13-2013, 03:13 PM
There should be a ribbon for someone who wrote a story that has a certain amount of views -_-

Fuzzy
03-13-2013, 03:37 PM
Shoutout to Nicholas Sapien who stepped up in Phoenix's absence and choose the maps for BLUE.

Great cast of maps this time around, it is looking to be a great war.

RaZ Vader
03-13-2013, 03:42 PM
Phoenix's Abscense.... -_-

Changing the subject a tad. Sign up on HaloUnity guys and I'll add you to our group on there!

JamiDJ
03-13-2013, 03:47 PM
Phoenix's Abscense.... -_-

Changing the subject a tad. Sign up on HaloUnity guys and I'll add you to our group on there!

i will tonight as soon as i get home!!

Anarchy
03-13-2013, 04:24 PM
Had fun helping with picking maps, as well as being the man on point for picking brigade placements.

Should be a good war.

Now where are my damn high command and FM ribbons...

KazuhLLL
03-13-2013, 04:27 PM
Also, for the readability, I'm trying to figure out a way to make everything readable without screwing up the feel of the design, you know, a realistic view with a blob of text on top = retarded.


Would a simple black (or white) outline on the lettering do the trick?

Fuzzy
03-13-2013, 04:29 PM
Now where are my damn high command and FM ribbons...

Request the ribbon on the ribbon page and I will process it in admin.

Anarchy
03-13-2013, 05:43 PM
Request the ribbon on the ribbon page and I will process it in admin.
Good, good
Get to work xD

Zeta Crossfire
03-13-2013, 05:53 PM
Nice update. I wish the voice quality was better on the video but I appreciate the openness FC has when it comes to map selection.

Also signed up for Halo Unity, Can't find this tool bar on the left. Kind of frustrating.

RaZ Vader
03-13-2013, 06:02 PM
Yeah I think you need to be active to have it show. Or have an admin help you.

Fuzzy
03-13-2013, 08:13 PM
We have 29 people signed up on HaloUNITY, we need 50 so only 21 more to go!

RENGADE 0F FUNK
03-13-2013, 09:31 PM
Why isn't Trident on that list

Silko
03-14-2013, 12:11 AM
Why isn't Trident on that list

Most likely hasn't been remade yet

VerbotenDonkey
03-14-2013, 12:22 AM
Most likely will never be remade

Fix'd.

RENGADE 0F FUNK
03-14-2013, 12:38 AM
yet.

Corrected.

bazongaman502
03-16-2013, 03:03 PM
Hate HaloUnity already... everytime i try to type an introduction thread, about after typing 2 words, it immediatly kicks me to the home page. Have tried it atleast 3 times now, and now im giving up.

joined the group... had to do it hella fast, but i got the request in

RaZ Vader
03-16-2013, 04:20 PM
Hate HaloUnity already... everytime i try to type an introduction thread, about after typing 2 words, it immediatly kicks me to the home page. Have tried it atleast 3 times now, and now im giving up.

joined the group... had to do it hella fast, but i got the request in

Make sure you Join a Community. That usually fixes a lot of the problems.

RENGADE 0F FUNK
03-16-2013, 04:30 PM
Make sure you Join a Community. That usually fixes a lot of the problems.

I don't trust you raz. Sounds like The ALMIGHTY Construct to me.

RaZ Vader
03-16-2013, 04:48 PM
I don't trust you raz. Sounds like The ALMIGHTY Construct to me.

lol. not the construct, i can promise you that.

Silko
03-16-2013, 07:50 PM
lol. not the construct, i can promise you that.

http://gnnaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Its-A-Trap.jpg