The Sea Snipers® 10th Anniversary / Historical Item 5: The Tactical Whiteboard

[[SS]Rator]

In 2003 we worked with our friend Chenzo (http://chenzorama.com) to create the Tactical Whiteboard. This was a flash-based, web-based drawing app that let you load up our maps and draw your tactics on it.

You could drop icons, draw lines freehand or straight, type text messages and more, then when you were finished, you could save it and send it to your clan mates who could then watch it play back like a movie exactly how you drew it.

This was super handy for us clans competing in matches. We had actually charged $5 a year for the TWB and made a few hundred bucks in beer money off of it (thank you fans!) but we just didn't have the time to update it.

Here's the link to the only working version of it, the demo...
http://www.tacticalwhiteboard.com/demo

In February 2003, we were written up in Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine as a "Must hit Website". I think this was our first "press".

Proof!


Lots of peeps got lots of use out of this app and we haven't forgotten about it over the years, its just life and family that have been delaying a new release on possibly on a new platform/s.

Hopefully we become able to work on the next version soon and you'll be able to use it anywhere. Thanks to everyone for their support over the years, we couldn't have pounded all those beers without you!

And the recruit sig of the day is...

[[SS]Midnight]

I remember shortly after recruitment (actually I think it was one of my "taskers" as a recruit) being told I had to make a battle plan or two using the TW. I REALLY liked it. VERY well done. I know that I am not alone in wishing for the return of the TW. There is a thread or two with folks asking for it back.

[[SS]Rator]

i forgot the sig of the day, updated!

[[SS]CJ]

I loved TWB.

Before every clan battle that we had I would draw up several battle plans. I remember doing DG the most. Was very spawn point dependent though.

Yea, that demo version wasn't the full version. The spawn points were more detailed and there were more details.

[kotaco]

Originally Posted by [SS]Midnight

I remember shortly after recruitment (actually I think it was one of my "taskers" as a recruit) being told I had to make a battle plan or two using the TW. I REALLY liked it. VERY well done. I know that I am not alone in wishing for the return of the TW. There is a thread or two with folks asking for it back.

Really? Sounds pretty mild for a tasker compared to everything else we "civs" here about lol

[[SS]Sabotage]

Originally Posted by kotaco

Really? Sounds pretty mild for a tasker compared to everything else we "civs" here about lol

Well there are also these things that are called Mini-Taskers, that could come up at any time and can be whatever. Those aren't part of the regular Taskers.

[RIPCLAW]

Hihi, Tactical white board. I remember this, but I thought you had a other one as well right?