User talk:Cheddar/Archive 1

Hello, Cheddar!

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-- WelcomeBOT (talk) 12:42, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

User file

Hi Cheddar,

Please add "User Cheddar" in front of any file you intend to use on your user space, for example "User Cheddar Profile Picture.png". No need to upload the image again, I already changed the file's name. Please also add Category:User images to the image summary.
GrampaSwood (talk) 14:17, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Demonic Dome images

Hi there,

Please note that cosmetic images can use the template {{classimg}} to automatically add the right license and category, note that every image is required to have the correct license and category. Please also see this page and this page on a guide for how to make cosmetic images, your current ones are not made in HLMV, not cropped at all, have weird quirks (such as weapon poses without a weapon, Medic's arm bending in a weird way, Demoman's hand is disconnected from his sleeve, etc.) that do not fit the current standard. Please also remember to name the files appropriately, several of the files don't have the cosmetic item's name capitalised as it should.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 16:49, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

HLMV images

Hi there. I saw you uploaded some cosmetic preview images to the wiki, but I just wanted to point some things out so if you upload in the future then it's all fine and dandy.
- Make sure to use the HWM models instead of the in-game models, the HWM models are used in the SFMs and look better than the in-game ones.
- You should have your Anti-Aliasing settings to the max, you can achieve this by using HLMV++ or by changing your dxsupport.cfg.
- For background removal, you can use HLMV++'s screenshot feature or use a black and white background, I'm noticing a blur/feather effect in your images.
- Zoom out the image and select a pose, cosmetic preview images are more zoomed out and have poses, you can see some examples here
- Make the facial flex less exaggerated, your Demoman Mean Captain image for example has a really big smile, again you can check for examples here
- Make sure your images aren't too wide, if you're images are too wide then they look too small on pages, I would not go above 1000px.

Those are the tips I have, I recommend taking a look at the Cosmetic Images help page and Gabrielwoj's HLMV guide as well. If you have any questions then feel free to leave a message on my talk page or add me on Steam or Discord.
Andrew360 21:10, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

#tfwiki_wikichievement_photobomb

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
Photo Bomb Continuously upload and add screenshots to articles.	Gabrielwoj	Wikichievement unlocked! For someone who just started contributing to the Wiki, you already got the hang of creating high quality images! Even map screenshots as well! On the few uploaded images that could be better, Cheddar made sure to go back and remade it again, following the feedback posted on his talk page and our chat via Discord. Not every new image creator starts by uploading new revisions of images that need improvement, so, this is a well achieved wikichievement.

- ▪ - 17:53, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much!
Cheddar (talk) 17:57, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks mate

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
Helping Hand Help other users to improve the Team Fortress Wiki with constant tips and coordination.	Profiteer	Wikichievement unlocked! Quick and useful response on IRC channel

Profiteer（奸商）the tryhard (talk) 10:11, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Always happy to help!
Cheddar (talk) 10:11, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

wikichievement gaming

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
It's the Little Things... Provide a large amount of edits whose primary goals are to correct grammar, punctuation, etc.	payn.	Wikichievement unlocked! Man, that's a LOT of edits of just changing the PNGs to those of higher quality. It might be boring and time consuming, but it's absolutely essential for the quality of the Wiki. Keep up the good work mate, it helps a lot.

Keep it up :D Payn (talk) 22:33, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Cheddar (talk) 14:18, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

3D Wizzaaaard

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
3D Wizard Create a 3D image for the 3D Models project.	Gabrielwoj	Wikichievement unlocked! Good Half-Zatoichi and Loose Cannon Projectile 3D views. Looking forward to more from you!

- ▪ - 16:23, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Cheddar (talk) 16:24, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello

Tarkchievement	Awarded by	Reason
Keep Trying Later Backend fetch failed	Tark	Wikichievement unlocked! Given to the brave souls (you!) who pour their hearts into surviving the great server hiccups of 2023.

— Tark 20:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Most kind, thank you! Cheddar (talk) 20:26, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Wikichievement unlocked

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
Videographer Create a video for the Weapon Demonstration project which gets added to the official YouTube channel.	GrampaSwood	Wikichievement unlocked! For getting an official demonstration uploaded.

| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 18:30, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Most kind! Cheddar (talk) 18:30, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Wanderer's Wool Backcountry style

There should be slight difference between the blu and red version of Backcountry style, if my memories were correct the blu version is a bit brighter than red version. I will (or won't, depend on if it rly have diffrence) make that image myself later (its midnight in my time zone while I left this message) if you don't wish to or can't make it for some reason

Profiteer（奸商）the tryhard (talk) 16:31, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Yeah I just double checked and the difference is there actually, I'll add it back.
Cheddar (talk) 16:36, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

well, that was a quick response, thank you!

Profiteer（奸商）the tryhard (talk) 16:37, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Images on Cozy Cover-Up

Hey Cheddar, I noticed that the 'Painted variants' section of Cozy Cover-Up seems to be showing a non-team-specific unpainted image (which doesn't exist). Could you please double-check your image names (or however that template works) to fix it? Darkid « Talk — Contribs » 09:34, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

I've just made a redirect, now gotta wait for the cache so I can do the blue redirect. Thanks for letting me know! Cheddar • Talk 09:52, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Stated in the IRC this redirect, Thanks! Cheddar • Talk 10:17, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Done. Darkid « Talk — Contribs » 17:50, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

{{update trans}}

Hello, Cheddar.

While I thank you for remembering articles have translations and for doing your part on updating them, I'd also like to remind you to add {{update trans}} at the top of translations that you're unable to fully update.

Cheers. - BrazilianNut (talk) 17:48, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I'll make sure to add the tag to them next time. Cheddar • Talk 17:55, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

"Cheddar (talk | contribs) uploaded a new version of File:..."

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
Photo Bomb Continuously upload and add screenshots to articles.	Gabrielwoj	Wikichievement unlocked! About time for you to receive another one. Thank you very much for your improvements on painted variants, as well a couple infobox / class gallery pictures here and there.

- ▪ - 14:16, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Cheddar • Talk 14:17, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

The unused syringe

Hey Cheddar! I greatly appreciate the revisions on the 3D images you've been uploading lately. How hard would it be to make ones for the unused weapons? We already have a few of them for the Nail Gun and Grenades, but what about the Syringe seen in the trailer? --ShadowMan44 (talk) 23:11, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Should be simple to do, if there is a model available, preferably the original model rather than a recreated one, I'm unaware if the Nail Gun and Dynamite Pack are the actual beta models though or remakes.
Cheddar • Talk 13:49, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

What do you mean 3478 file uploaded in February!?

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
Photo Bomb Continuously upload and add screenshots to articles.	Profiteer	Wikichievement unlocked! Literally!! Thanks for all the work! also those demonstrations are cool, keep it going!

Profiteer the tryhard (talk|contribute) 08:36, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

There are always things to update, and I can guarantee there are more images to be done! Thank you!
Cheddar • Talk 09:50, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

slimycheivment

Slimychievement	Date	Notes
Undo Edit by Cheddar Survive the great bot crisis of 2024.	March 5th, 2024	Slimychievement unlocked! Good job saving Paint Can!

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Slimyboi500 Talk Contribs Steam 19:36, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Most kind! Cheddar • Talk 19:52, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Unused painted variants

Hello, Cheddar.

The {{Painted variants unused/Notes}} template does not fully use automatic translation - it still requires editors to set it to "singular" or "plural" (which can change depending on the language; for example, the Medic Mech-Bag's name is singular in English, but it's plural in Russian) and the paintable element to be manually translated.

Cheers. - BrazilianNut (talk) 16:35, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

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Helping Hand Help other users to improve the Team Fortress Wiki with constant tips and coordination.	Mediarch	Wikichievement unlocked!

Mediarch ♥ Talk ♥ My Edits 20:47, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Most kind!
Cheddar • Talk 20:48, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

hello

Did I do good?
---- Talk Contribs Steam 19:55, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

It's a good start, however, I believe that the "Non-Green" should be renamed to "Merasmus alt" to match with the naming of most 3D views that have different skins, the pose itself is quite long, causing it to be rather zoomed out. I would advise playing around with the animation sliders in HLMV and seeing if you can get a more unique pose similar to how the class 3D views are.
Cheddar • Talk 20:01, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikichievement unlocked!

Wikichievement	Awarded by	Reason
The Practical Problems Address content issues for both English and other languages across the Wiki.	GrampaSwood	Wikichievement unlocked! For adding the many images to non-English pages, as well as changing images that were being deleted/moved/replaced.

| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 16:52, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Most kind!
Cheddar • Talk 17:36, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi, I'm Scorchshotgaming. If you don't know I tried to make a weapon demonstration for the Cleaner's Carbine earlier; it was a nightmare. It freezing and crashing, me trying to troubleshoot and fix it, only then to fail, was miserably difficult to deal with. I know it was a while ago, but I just want to say that you reserving right after I gave up was nice because that meant I didn’t have to continue with this nightmare. All I want to say is, thanks, and what you did really was apples mate!

Yours sincerely, Scorchshotgaming Scorchshotgaming (talk) 21:16, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

No worries!
Cheddar • Talk 12:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Cheddar shot first

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Quick Draw Moderate the Recent Changes queue and quickly revert vandalism and low-quality edits.	Profiteer	Wikichievement unlocked! For founding AA issues before I fix it, darn that was like... 1 minute? Also a good chance to play SW meme

Profiteer the tryhard (talk|contribute) 15:17, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Most kind!
Cheddar • Talk 15:19, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks!

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Credit to Team Collaborate with other users on a project.	Mediarch	Wikichievement unlocked! Removing all the jiggle bones from Botler 2000 multiple times, saved me hours!

Mediarch ♥ Talk ♥ My Edits 22:12, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Always happy to help!
Cheddar • Talk 06:48, 22 July 2024 (UTC)