Question Dump: Post Your Questions Here.

[Heroscaper 101]

You might need to start a learning thread for the Heroscapers site. It can cover basic & advanced mechanics for those new to the site. This might be to ask, but there are things I wish about this site. I been a member for almost a year or so and I still know nothing.

[superfrog]

This thread is for questions about the site.

I personally think you've figured a whole bunch of things out. I definitely wouldn't say you know nothing!

[Heroscaper 101]

Originally Posted by superfrog

This thread is for questions about the site.

I personally think you've figured a whole bunch of things out. I definitely wouldn't say you know nothing!

Q: What do I need to know so I can be more than surprisingly tart? There are things I do know and things I don't know yet? How can I better myself at Heroscape and this site?
A:

[superfrog]

It takes a LONG time to get a high amount of rep. I was surprisingly tart for a long time myself.

Most of the people you see with high rep are also involved in community projects, where others find their contributions valuable.

This site isn't a competition, so you shouldn't necessarily try to be "better". Just be you. Listen to suggestions you get, sure. But I'd hate to tell you exactly how to structure every post you make.

Just find some place on this site that you like (custom units, for example), and become good at making those. It just takes time.

The best way to get better at Heroscape is to play more. You're always welcome to play online. There are people who'd gladly walk you through a game on that platform.

Below I've copied and pasted a good post from @Dad_Scaper from his "Guide to Posting for Young Persons". I'm not sure if you're young or not, but you are kinda new to this site, and this advice seems pertinent.

Spoiler Alert!

You are in the same position that many other young guys have been in before on this forum. You love the game and you want to be involved on the message board but you don't know how to do it. Every time you feel like you try something different you end up getting kicked in the teeth by some old fart like me.

Is that about right?

Trust me, you aren't the first. comes to mind as a guy who was in your shoes not too long ago.

Here's what you do: Read the board. Every now and then ask a question or contribute a thought, when you have a *real* question, or something that adds to a conversation.

Take care to craft your post carefully and edit it. Make sure your spelling and grammar are as good as you can make them. They don't have to be perfect, but they do have to respect the reader. You've seen how some people recently have really gotten hammered for writing gibberish - which you don't do - so you're on the right track there.

The most important thing, and maybe the hardest thing, is not to press. I hope you know what I mean. You know [name redacted], right? He was in the same position as you awhile ago. He was posting in every thread & getting nagged by old farts.

Then he settled down, found his niche, and stopped posting outside his comfort zone.

There's no rush, see. This forum isn't going anywhere. Take your time.

I hope this was helpful.

Take care & happy Scaping.

[Dad_Scaper]

Yup.

What you don't see, Heroscaper 101, is that you're already here. You're already one of us. Keep doing your own customs; keep asking questions. You've got this. The rep will take care of itself.

I might tailor this comment particularly to *you*, though; take it for what it's worth. I see you producing a mountain of customs. That's excellent! You want feedback; you want helpful comments; you want a sense that you're going in the right direction. Or, at least, you want a sense of what the right direction is.

Consider offering to other customs creators the same type of feedback you would like for yourself. "I like the way you did this bit; I think the theme might be more fully developed if you tried this other thing." Try offering to others what you seek for yourself. Be engaged in the conversations as a partner.

Also, keep asking questions. Which I know I already wrote in this same post, but I wanted to write it again. Don't get frustrated. You're here already; you're one of us. The little green boxes will take care of themselves.

[Heroscaper 101]

Originally Posted by superfrog

This thread is for questions about the site.

I personally think you've figured a whole bunch of things out. I definitely wouldn't say you know nothing!

Originally Posted by superfrog

It takes a LONG time to get a high amount of rep. I was surprisingly tart for a long time myself.

Most of the people you see with high rep are also involved in community projects, where others find their contributions valuable.

This site isn't a competition, so you shouldn't necessarily try to be "better". Just be you. Listen to suggestions you get, sure. But I'd hate to tell you exactly how to structure every post you make.

Just find some place on this site that you like (custom units, for example), and become good at making those. It just takes time.

The best way to get better at Heroscape is to play more. You're always welcome to play online. There are people who'd gladly walk you through a game on that platform.

Below I've copied and pasted a good post from @Dad_Scaper from his "Guide to Posting for Young Persons". I'm not sure if you're young or not, but you are kinda new to this site, and this advice seems pertinent.

Spoiler Alert!

You are in the same position that many other young guys have been in before on this forum. You love the game and you want to be involved on the message board but you don't know how to do it. Every time you feel like you try something different you end up getting kicked in the teeth by some old fart like me.

Is that about right?

Trust me, you aren't the first. comes to mind as a guy who was in your shoes not too long ago.

Here's what you do: Read the board. Every now and then ask a question or contribute a thought, when you have a *real* question, or something that adds to a conversation.

Take care to craft your post carefully and edit it. Make sure your spelling and grammar are as good as you can make them. They don't have to be perfect, but they do have to respect the reader. You've seen how some people recently have really gotten hammered for writing gibberish - which you don't do - so you're on the right track there.

The most important thing, and maybe the hardest thing, is not to press. I hope you know what I mean. You know [name redacted], right? He was in the same position as you awhile ago. He was posting in every thread & getting nagged by old farts.

Then he settled down, found his niche, and stopped posting outside his comfort zone.

There's no rush, see. This forum isn't going anywhere. Take your time.

I hope this was helpful.

Take care & happy Scaping.

I just turned 30 this year and I only found out about Heroscape after I graduated high school in 2006. Watched your online battle with Sir Heroscape and others. You may want to ask experienced members what they know, so you do not make any critical mistakes. It is no contest to see who is "better" on the Heroscapers site, but it is fine that I'm "Suprisingly Tart" it is better than being a "Puppet of Ne-Gok-Sa"

[superfrog]

@Dad_Scaper

It was my memory of your signature box, and the search function. Occasionally my memory works okay

@Heroscaper 101

I wish I had gotten into Heroscape so early! But I'm confused as to the middle part of your post. Are you saying I should ask experienced members for advice? At 6+ years and counting, I'm becoming one of those old fogeys myself .

And the only critical mistake on this site is habitually deceiving or abusing others. Thankfully, that doesn't happen often.

[Heroscaper 101]

Originally Posted by superfrog

@Dad_Scaper

It was my memory of your signature box, and the search function. Occasionally my memory works okay

@Heroscaper 101

I wish I had gotten into Heroscape so early! But I'm confused as to the middle part of your post. Are you saying I should ask experienced members for advice? At 6+ years and counting, I'm becoming one of those old fogeys myself .

And the only critical mistake on this site is habitually deceiving or abusing others. Thankfully, that doesn't happen often.

It is good to from others, before going on your off. You helped me with the Xorlof Card Creator, to make cards for my custom units and thanks for help again. It is difficult to learn on your own, that is why you have others to help you along the way.

[happyjosiah]

Originally Posted by superfrog

It takes a LONG time to get a high amount of rep. I was surprisingly tart for a long time myself.

Most of the people you see with high rep are also involved in community projects, where others find their contributions valuable.

This site isn't a competition, so you shouldn't necessarily try to be "better". Just be you. Listen to suggestions you get, sure. But I'd hate to tell you exactly how to structure every post you make.

Just find some place on this site that you like (custom units, for example), and become good at making those. It just takes time.

The best way to get better at Heroscape is to play more. You're always welcome to play online. There are people who'd gladly walk you through a game on that platform.

Below I've copied and pasted a good post from @Dad_Scaper from his "Guide to Posting for Young Persons". I'm not sure if you're young or not, but you are kinda new to this site, and this advice seems pertinent.

Spoiler Alert!

You are in the same position that many other young guys have been in before on this forum. You love the game and you want to be involved on the message board but you don't know how to do it. Every time you feel like you try something different you end up getting kicked in the teeth by some old fart like me.

Is that about right?

Trust me, you aren't the first. comes to mind as a guy who was in your shoes not too long ago.

Here's what you do: Read the board. Every now and then ask a question or contribute a thought, when you have a *real* question, or something that adds to a conversation.

Take care to craft your post carefully and edit it. Make sure your spelling and grammar are as good as you can make them. They don't have to be perfect, but they do have to respect the reader. You've seen how some people recently have really gotten hammered for writing gibberish - which you don't do - so you're on the right track there.

The most important thing, and maybe the hardest thing, is not to press. I hope you know what I mean. You know [name redacted], right? He was in the same position as you awhile ago. He was posting in every thread & getting nagged by old farts.

Then he settled down, found his niche, and stopped posting outside his comfort zone.

There's no rush, see. This forum isn't going anywhere. Take your time.

I hope this was helpful.

Take care & happy Scaping.

As an "old fart", I can say with confidence that I've long been disappointed with how the veterans treat newcomers to the site. There is a ridiculous amount of gatekeeping that goes on, and this thread is a prime example.

There is literally a question forum and yet all questions must be confined to one single thread. That's not the way it works on any other forum I've been a part of. (As a side note, it makes searching for answered questions a real pain as well as one question's discussion gets mingled with discussion from the prior question.) What's worse, people with a post count of 1 or 2 are heartily castigated for not following these "rules".

Look guys, the game has been dead for years. Can we really not foster a more welcoming environment for those precious few new people who decide to dip their toes in?

[Heroscaper 101]

I'm not sure when I knew about Heroscape, I think it was in 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010. I could have joined the Heroscapers site earlier, but I trusted my family instead so that is why I joined the Heroscapers site in 2018. It took a long time for me to realize I am only in my family that finally did something with Heroscape. This is new to me, so I do not mind criticism and I can deal with it also.

[Dad_Scaper]

Originally Posted by happyjosiah

As an "old fart", I can say with confidence that I've long been disappointed with how the veterans treat newcomers to the site. There is a ridiculous amount of gatekeeping that goes on, and this thread is a prime example.

There is literally a question forum and yet all questions must be confined to one single thread. That's not the way it works on any other forum I've been a part of. (As a side note, it makes searching for answered questions a real pain as well as one question's discussion gets mingled with discussion from the prior question.) What's worse, people with a post count of 1 or 2 are heartily castigated for not following these "rules".

Look guys, the game has been dead for years. Can we really not foster a more welcoming environment for those precious few new people who decide to dip their toes in?

Good to see you post again, HJ!

If I had to write that PM again today (that's what it was: a PM copied into a post) I would write it differently. At the time, I was writing to explain the response of a community that was more aggressive about "gatekeeping" than I think it is now. I no longer feel like we need to give that explanation.

I'd like to think we are more welcoming than we used to be, though I suppose I could be mistaken about that. I know that I deliberately wrote that PM in order to help people feel better about what they perceived to be rejection, even if the offending posts of others were never intended that way. I was just trying to bridge the gap, so to speak.

[Heroscaper 101]

There are things that I do not how to do on this site? For starters, I need to know how to post my Heroscape maps to the Heroscapers site?