Bfahome Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) 1: Background | Re-hosted Time: Evening Forecast: "Clear and Hot" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Emergency! Emergency! Alert level fuchsia! Oops, my bad, never mind." 2: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Clear and Warm" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: 110% efficiency. Paging Robby to the Lobby, you have a visitor." Reference: Robby the Robot (?) 3: Background | Re-hosted Time: Evening Forecast: "Cold with a few clouds" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. It's always Nominal. I'm bored of Nominal." 4: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Mostly clear" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Maintenance bots to the Assembly Tower. Danger. Danger!" Reference: Lost In Space - "Danger. Danger!" (?) 5: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: ???? Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Tap tap - hey is this thing on?" 6: Background | Re-hosted Time: Evening Forecast: "Cloudy and chilly" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Abby Normal. Paging Abby Normal to the Lobby, you have a visitor." Reference: Young Frankenstein - "Abby Normal" 7: Background | Re-hosted Time: Dusk Forecast: "Cloudy and humid" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal + 1%. Hey, that's my Quaza - get your own." 8: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Cloudy with a 50% chance of meteor storms" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal + 5%. Caution: Don't cross the streams!" Reference: Ghostbusters - "Don't cross the streams!" 9: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day (?) Forecast: "Rain off and on throughout the day and into the night" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Heightened alert - Stormer's in a bad mood." 10: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Chance of light rain" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Paging Karel Čapek to the lobby, you have a visitor." Reference: Karel Čapek 11: Background | Re-hosted TIme: Evening Forecast: "Rain turning to showers in the afternoon" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal - 2%. I can see my house from here." 12: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day (?) Forecast: "Rain, heavy at times" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Lawful. Paging Issac Asimov to the lobby, you have a visitor." Reference: Isaac Asimov 13: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Stormy and windy" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Anyone fancy a curry?" 14: Background |Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Light meteor shower" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal." 15: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Expect heavy meteor shower activity in the next 24 hours" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Weather outlook: heavy Mindstorms approaching." Reference: LEGO Mindstorms 16: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Clear and Cold" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Maintenance required. Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level." Reference: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - "garbage mashers" 17: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Meteor showers expected in the evening, light to moderate" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Beauty is in the optical sensor of the beholder." 18: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Cloudy with Light Rain" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal - 2%. Don't scratch that, it'll peel." 19: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Thunderstorms in the morning, clearing up in the evening." Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: FIRST challenge has been announced." Reference: FIRST 20: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Occasional thunderstorms and rain." Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: : Nominal + 3%. Is it hot in here, or is my thermosensor malfunctioning?" 21: Background | Re-hosted Time: Night Forecast: "Heavy meteor shower, expect moderate damage." Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Weather outlook: heavy Mindstorms approaching." Reference: LEGO Mindstorms 22: Background | Re-hosted Time: Night Forecast: "Cold with some few clouds." Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal +5%. Caution: Don't cross the streams!" Reference: Ghostbusters - "Don't cross the streams!" 23: Background | Re-hosted Time: Night Forecast: "Cloudy and chilly." Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Anyone fancy a curry?" 24: Background | Re-hosted Time: Night Forecast: "Rain off and on throughout the day and into the night" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Maintenance to Section 5. Don't stick out your tungsten at ME." 25: Background | Re-hosted Time: Night Forecast: "Clear but windy" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Maintenance required. Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level." Reference: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - "garbage mashers" 26: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Rain turning to showers in the afternoon" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Beauty is in the optical sensor of the beholder." ----- TEMPLATE: [b]#:[/b] [url="URL HERE"]Background[/url] | [url="URL HERE"]Re-hosted[/url] Time: <time> Forecast: "<forecast>" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: <message>" ----- Full gallery. With help from: Redidax (BZP) 3D Brickthing (EB) The Dor (EB) Tazakk (BZP) Monasti (EB) Gatanui (BZP) Fugazi (EB) Edited October 29, 2010 by Bfahome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain M Posted June 23, 2010 This topic is very helpful. Thanks for the backgrounds, I didn't know they changed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dor Posted June 24, 2010 Cloudy and chilly, evening Hero Factory Operational Status: Abby Normal. Paging Abby Normal to the Lobby, you have a visitor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
---Vertea--- Posted June 24, 2010 Cloudy and chilly, evening Hero Factory Operational Status: Abby Normal. Paging Abby Normal to the Lobby, you have a visitor. ha! Young Frankenstein reference! Bink is amazing.... where do you guys find these, anyway? I'm having some trouble navigating the HF site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dor Posted June 24, 2010 ha! Young Frankenstein reference! Bink is amazing.... where do you guys find these, anyway? I'm having some trouble navigating the HF site. Just the background image on the home page. Right click the background image and click "View background image" and there you go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickthing Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) ha! Young Frankenstein reference! Bink is amazing.... where do you guys find these, anyway? I'm having some trouble navigating the HF site. When you go to the website, it's the background image, which you can check by right-clicking and selecting "View Background Image". The accompaning weather condition is in the bottom of the real-time statistics box at the bottom-right of the HF homepage. I'll periodically re-visit the site whenever I can, to find new ones. The one I've currently got is: 7: Background | Re-hosted Time: Dusk (I think) Forecast: "Cloudy and humid" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal + 1%. Hey, that's my Quaza - get your own." EDIT: And another: 8: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Cloudy with a 50% chance of meteor storms" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal + 5%. Caution: Don't cross the streams!" Edited June 24, 2010 by 3D Brickthing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfahome Posted June 24, 2010 8: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Cloudy with a 50% chance of meteor storms" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal + 5%. Caution: Don't cross the streams!" That's the same link as the one right above it. :| Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dor Posted June 25, 2010 It's raining now! :D Hero Factory Operational Status: Heightened alert- Stormer's in a bad mood. Dusk Rain off and on throughout the day and into the night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickthing Posted June 25, 2010 That's the same link as the one right above it. :| I'd better stop copy and pasting the template...And it's no longer in my browser's history. Here's one (that does have all the details): Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. Paging Karel Capek to the lobby, you have a visitor. Weather - Chance of light rain Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfahome Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) I'd better stop copy and pasting the template...And it's no longer in my browser's history. Well that's a bummer. Hopefully it'll come around again. Also, you could just copy the template as it appears in the post and not the raw coding. It won't mess with the URL and it'll make sure you cover all the sections. Also, I added a new section to applicable backgrounds; there are bound to be more references to other stuff and it won't hurt to keep track of them. Edited June 25, 2010 by Bfahome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain M Posted June 25, 2010 9: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day(?) Forecast: "Rain off and on throughout the day and into the night" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Heightened alert - Stormer's in a bad mood." That background makes me feel at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bundalings Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) http://cache.lego.com/upload/contentTemplating/HeroFactoryWeatherForecast/images/pic212C1372EC23274F531A933449133324.jpg "Chance of light rain" Edit: Oops, didn't see Brickthing already posted it. Nice that you're collecting these. Pretty cool pictures... Edited June 25, 2010 by Bundalings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickthing Posted June 26, 2010 "Rain, heavy at times" Background Hero Factory Operational Status: Lawful. Paging Issac Asimov to the lobby, you have a visitor. Reference: Issac Asimov, one of history's great Science Fiction writers Considering that Hero Factory is set in the future of the real universe with time-travel capabilities, it could be possible that these people have been taken from the past to work at Hero Factory in the HF canon. (Although it's most likely that the references are just shout-outs to the writers' inspiration.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfahome Posted June 26, 2010 Considering that Hero Factory is set in the future of the real universe with time-travel capabilities, it could be possible that these people have been taken from the past to work at Hero Factory in the HF canon. (Although it's most likely that the references are just shout-outs to the writers' inspiration.) It's probably non-canon. Bink said they're easter eggs, and they're not even visible when viewing the Hero Factor website, so I imagine they're just extras he threw in for highly intelligent (;D) people to find. Though I guess anything's possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickthing Posted June 26, 2010 It's probably non-canon. Bink said they're easter eggs, and they're not even visible when viewing the Hero Factor website, so I imagine they're just extras he threw in for highly intelligent (;D) people to find. Though I guess anything's possible. They're not meant to be visible? I can see them at the edge of the screen when I look at the main page (although I guess not everybody uses screen dimensions of 1600x1200). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain M Posted June 26, 2010 They're not meant to be visible? I can see them at the edge of the screen when I look at the main page (although I guess not everybody uses screen dimensions of 1600x1200). Where the hell did you get a monitor that big? .-. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfahome Posted June 26, 2010 They're not meant to be visible? I can see them at the edge of the screen when I look at the main page (although I guess not everybody uses screen dimensions of 1600x1200). Well, they're right along the edge so you'd have to be either zoomed out or using a really high resolution like you apparently are. But I guess it depends on screen/window size, so never mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dor Posted June 27, 2010 14 Time: Evening Forecast: Light meteor shower Message: Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monasti Posted July 6, 2010 Another one. operational status: Nominal Beauty is in the optical sensor of the beholder. Today's Weather in Makuhero City:Meteor showers expected in the evening, light to moderate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickthing Posted July 12, 2010 They only seem to be cycling through ones we've already seen now, but I found the Stormy and Windy background: Anyone fancy a curry? How many backgrounds do you suppose there are? I'd guess 20 because it's a nice rounded number, leaving only 2 more to find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dor Posted October 24, 2010 23 Background Time: Night Forecast: "Cloudy and chilly" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Anyone fancy a curry?" (a repeat message??) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simonjedi Posted October 24, 2010 2: Background | Re-hosted Time: Day Forecast: "Clear and Warm" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: 110% efficiency. Paging Robby to the Lobby, you have a visitor." This is a reference to Robby the Robot, from Forbidden planet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fugazi Posted October 29, 2010 24 Background Time: Night Forecast: "Clear but windy" Message: "Hero Factory Operational Status: Maintenance required. Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level." (a repeat message again) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
