Feral Heart

It constantly says timed out even though I'm logged in and haven't walked away from the screen. I have to keep copying my message and logging out, then logging back in. If I log in where it normally says "Show unread posts since last visit" and "Show new replies to your posts", it still says timed out. But if I sign in where it says "User Details", "user panel", and "registration open/closed", it works.

Oh, and the private messaging?? Why is it sending messages to other users!! That's OBSERD. Someone fix it, it's really annoying!!

So there's an FH radio!

When is it online? (I live on the West Coast, USA, if someone could convert times from where FH is hosted - which I image is the UK - that'd be great.) I'd love to listen to it and request songs like all the time x3

Is it against the FH rules to ask someone to do your terrain mask for you? I can't do it in Pixlr very well, and after that last episode with downloading GIMP I'm not gonna do it.

If it's not, can someone help me do it? I'll PM you all the details; it's a fairly simple height map.

Thank you!

Oh and do you HAVE to have 3 different terrains, or can you go with 2?

Welcome to The BBC Coding Guide!

Welcome! I see you've come looking for some information, or a guide, to learning about and learning how to use BBC coding. Well you've found the right place!

What is BBC Coding?

So we've mostly all heard of BCC coding before. But what exactly is it? Well, let's start with coding. We know what HTML coding is; this is what programs, computers, and everything based on our computers and laptops are run off of. HTML controls what your computer does, how it runs, etc. BBC coding is kind of similar to that. BBC coding consists of simply commands that allow us to change font colors, font sizes, font, bold, italics, underlining text, crossing out text, and more! Some of it is easy, some of it's harder. Not everyone uses BBC coding, but the ones who do value it. I use it constantly and I enjoy using it, and so I've made this thread to teach those who want to learn how to do it! Let's get started with some simple examples.

Simple BBC Coding

Simple BBC coding is the most commonly used examples of it. Underlining, italics, crossing out text, bold, and a few more are mostly used. Some sites use [] for their "base" of BBC coding. Others use <>. The FeralHeart website uses [], so I will use <> to show you the examples. Make sure to learn which your site uses when using BBC coding.

To Make Text Bold:
<b>Text</b> Makes text bold.

To Make Text Italics:
<i>Text</i> Makes test italics.
Note: Automatically, most sites make the "i" capitalized. It can be upper-case or lower-case, but just to make sure I always make it lower-case.

To Make Text Underlined:
<u>Text</u> Makes text underlined.

To Make Text Crossed Out:
<s>Text</s> Makes text crossed out.

These are the most commonly used BBC coding types, but there are plenty more!

Different Sites and BBC Coding

Every site uses different "bases" for BBC coding. Some use [], others use <>, as I explained above. Make sure to know which your site uses! If you do not know, try with both. If neither work, you might want to contact someone such as a moderator, administrator, or the owner of the website.

So Where Is BBC Coding Used?

Now we know a bit about BBC coding. But where is it used at exactly? I mostly see BBC coding used in sites with forums, such as FeralHeart and Chicken Smoothie. But it can also be used in sites you can "reply" to, like deviantART. Anywhere they you can really submit text-related things at, BBC coding should be able to be used there.

This post is a work in progress (WIP)! Please don't post on this topic until it's finished.
Thank you!

Okay, so I tried downloading GIMP and it ENTIRELY messed up my laptop, so I refuse to do it. Like the Manual says, it needs to be exactly RBG. But I had more questions. (Wow like they ever stop!)

So if you can only have RBG, can you only have 3 different terrains in your map?

Can someone supply me with-

Wait.

I just found an RBG setting on Pixlr! (Wow I need to explore before I ask.)

I still need that first question answered though. And this one:

Do I copy over my grayscale map or no (save as another file)?

If so, what do I call my new terrain mask file?

And how exactly do I color over my grayscale (whether I save it as another file or copy over it or not)?

Can I use different layers?

Thanks! I really want this map and it's costing me a lot (mostly off my own stupidity though). And my conclusion is coloring is HARD.

(And my Norton is still finding threats in my computer .-.)