Is the foundry officially dead?

by **lostatlimbo** on Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:15 pm

I thought things were bad when I was involved here, but its like a wasteland now.

by **isaiah40** on Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:28 pm

Yep it is officially dead. No new maps are being made, no one is commenting on any maps, maps haven't been released out of Beta because the powers that be want to make sure all maps are super perfect when they actually are released from beta. There aren't a lot of players that are testing maps on the beta site and coming in here to make comments as to what changes need to be made. thenobodies80 and myself knew this would happen if a testing site was opened up along with other things. It isn't worth making a map for CC any more with the active players declining at a decent rate.

Website · by **blackdragon1661** on Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:52 am

Or do you just need more map-makers?

by **Oneyed** on Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:09 am

blackdragon1661 wrote:Or do you just need more map-makers?

no. and maybe yes. much mapmakers (some of them were realy artists) leave CC. but what CC needs more as mapmakers is interest.
interest of people who are behind. there are maybe 3-5 guys who realy care (from my view).
CC also needs more new maps. maybe new policy for making maps.

maybe also new design, new software could help.

Oneyed

by **Serbia** on Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:23 pm

The last thing this site needs is more maps. They need to come up with a competent sorting tool for the maps they already have. Which has been suggested time and time again, but is further down the list of priorities, behind such important things as adding Chess to a RISK style gaming site, linking victories to facebook, and coding dancing geckos to appear on the screen of a player waiting to take their next turn during a speed game.

Bollocks.

by **AndyDufresne** on Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:14 pm

It was nice while it lasted. This was my favorite place on CC.

--Andy

by **Oneyed** on Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:29 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:It was nice while it lasted. This was my favorite place on CC.

--Andy

I remember this Andy. but how much posts you have in foundry during last month?

Oneyed

by **AndyDufresne** on Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:28 am

Oneyed wrote:
AndyDufresne wrote:It was nice while it lasted. This was my favorite place on CC.

--Andy

I remember this Andy. but how much posts you have in foundry during last month?

Oneyed

None. I carried and then championed the place as long as I could then. Don't look at me.

--Andy

by **danfrank666** on Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:50 pm

Serbia wrote:The last thing this site needs is more maps. They need to come up with a competent sorting tool for the maps they already have. Which has been suggested time and time again, but is further down the list of priorities, behind such important things as adding Chess to a RISK style gaming site, linking victories to facebook, and coding dancing geckos to appear on the screen of a player waiting to take their next turn during a speed game.

Bollocks.

Chess with an engine that no one can beat...

by **owenshooter** on Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:00 am

danfrank666 wrote:
Serbia wrote:The last thing this site needs is more maps. They need to come up with a competent sorting tool for the maps they already have. Which has been suggested time and time again, but is further down the list of priorities, behind such important things as adding Chess to a RISK style gaming site, linking victories to facebook, and coding dancing geckos to appear on the screen of a player waiting to take their next turn during a speed game.

Bollocks.

Chess with an engine that no one can beat...

wait... there are dancing geckos? how did i miss this announcement?!-Jn

by **Balsiefen** on Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:34 am

Wait,so no-one actually knows what's going on? That's kind of saddening.

by **owenshooter** on Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:04 am

Balsiefen wrote:Wait,so no-one actually knows what's going on? That's kind of saddening.

i think it was clearly stated what is going on... you have to read the thread...-Jésus noir

by **Elijah S** on Sun Mar 29, 2015 5:44 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:
Oneyed wrote:
AndyDufresne wrote:It was nice while it lasted. This was my favorite place on CC.

--Andy

I remember this Andy. but how much posts you have in foundry during last month?

Oneyed

None. I carried and then championed the place as long as I could then. Don't look at me.

--Andy

I've been on hiatus from CC for a couple years and have just started playing again over the past few weeks.
While it's sad that the Foundry is kind of like a ghost town, it was always just a matter of time, wasn't it? With so many maps now - some that are so confusing that their difficult to figure out - I think it reached a point of overkill.
Nonetheless, it was fun in the early days, and Andy was always a good administrator.
Wonder what happened to Oaktown, and some of the others who have fallen to the wayside?

by **Conchobar** on Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:23 am

It is a pity, I've always enjoyed playing BETA maps and a couple of more recent ones (Gallipoli & Spanish Armada) have become amongst my favorites. Generally though, the quantity of maps is fine for the moment and there are still some old maps that need to be fixed. My number one pet hate is maps that allow a bonus to be dropped and ruin any chance of a competitive game.

by **Dukasaur** on Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:45 am

Conchobar wrote:It is a pity, I've always enjoyed playing BETA maps and a couple of more recent ones (Gallipoli & Spanish Armada) have become amongst my favorites. Generally though, the quantity of maps is fine for the moment and there are still some old maps that need to be fixed. My number one pet hate is maps that allow a bonus to be dropped and ruin any chance of a competitive game.

Many, many times I've seen someone drop a bonus and not win. Dropping a bonus is an advantage, of course, but I'd rank it fourth behind dice, cards, and skill. It by no means eliminates a chance of a close game. In fact, twice recently I've dropped a bonus and then failed to win a single attack in the next three turns and gotten wiped out by turn 4.

by **blakebowling** on Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:38 pm

We're currently having a discussion in Foundry Private. Hopefully we'll have some news shortly.

by **owenshooter** on Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:53 am

blakebowling wrote:We're currently having a discussion in Foundry Private. Hopefully we'll have some news shortly.

nice to know the foundry has finally founds it's privates... that was one of the biggest issues with the foundry... no cajones...-Jésus noir

by **Army of GOD** on Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:27 am

instead of designing new maps, foundry people should design a new site

by **Armandolas** on Sun May 24, 2015 11:04 am

blakebowling wrote:We're currently having a discussion in Foundry Private. Hopefully we'll have some news shortly.

So what did you achieve in that super meeting?

A dancing gecko map»?

by **GoranZ** on Mon May 25, 2015 4:33 am

blakebowling wrote:We're currently having a discussion in Foundry Private. Hopefully we'll have some news shortly.

I presume the discussions are also dead, not just the foundry :lol:

by **waauw** on Mon May 25, 2015 11:23 am

Even if it's bad news, it would be appreciated to at least have some information

by **blakebowling** on Mon May 25, 2015 12:06 pm

I've made my decision, I'm just waiting on a few details to be finalized. I should have a post ready within the next week or so.

by **IcePack** on Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:38 pm

Armandolas wrote:
blakebowling wrote:We're currently having a discussion in Foundry Private. Hopefully we'll have some news shortly.

So what did you achieve in that super meeting?

A dancing gecko map»?

deleting maps like halloween hallows, world cups 2011, world cups 2014...