SHS forum upgrade, new features and new look!
#21
Posted 02 January 2010 - 03:24 AM
- Liam
Modding Projects
Complete:
Arath NPC - Nephele NPC - Xulaye NPC - Iylos NPC - Ninde NPC - Darian NPC - Yeslick NPC - Adrian NPC - Dace NPC - Valerie NPC - Isra NPC
Viconia Friendship - Mazzy Friendship - Imoen Friendship - Yoshimo Friendship - Sarevok Friendship - Neera Expansion
IEP Extended Banter
Sarevok Romance
Haer'Dalis Romance
In Progress:
Khadion NPC - Delainy NPC - Sarine NPC
#22
Posted 02 January 2010 - 03:47 AM
"Imagination is given to man to console him for what he is not; a sense of humor, for what he is." - Oscar Wilde
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#23
Posted 02 January 2010 - 03:50 AM
'K'aeloree', on 02 January 2010 - 08:54 PM, said:
Just a quick note: the reason the forums are slow is because the database is being rebuilt, fixing the code/quote tags from the past > now.
- Liam
Modding Projects
Complete:
Arath NPC - Nephele NPC - Xulaye NPC - Iylos NPC - Ninde NPC - Darian NPC - Yeslick NPC - Adrian NPC - Dace NPC - Valerie NPC - Isra NPC
Viconia Friendship - Mazzy Friendship - Imoen Friendship - Yoshimo Friendship - Sarevok Friendship - Neera Expansion
IEP Extended Banter
Sarevok Romance
Haer'Dalis Romance
In Progress:
Khadion NPC - Delainy NPC - Sarine NPC
#24
Posted 02 January 2010 - 03:58 AM
"Imagination is given to man to console him for what he is not; a sense of humor, for what he is." - Oscar Wilde
berelinde's mods
TolkienAcrossTheWater website
TolkienAcrossTheWater Forum
#25
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:06 AM
- Liam
Modding Projects
Complete:
Arath NPC - Nephele NPC - Xulaye NPC - Iylos NPC - Ninde NPC - Darian NPC - Yeslick NPC - Adrian NPC - Dace NPC - Valerie NPC - Isra NPC
Viconia Friendship - Mazzy Friendship - Imoen Friendship - Yoshimo Friendship - Sarevok Friendship - Neera Expansion
IEP Extended Banter
Sarevok Romance
Haer'Dalis Romance
In Progress:
Khadion NPC - Delainy NPC - Sarine NPC
#26
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:11 AM
Thanks for the comments everyone. It might take another couple of days to iron all the kinks out, so please bear with us in the meantime. For one, we have to rebuild post, message and signature content to make sure all the bbcode and quotes work properly. We're doing that right now, which is causing the slowdown you're experiencing.
I see that some like the look, while others don't. Unfortunately, that's how it's going to be with any graphics. There were very mixed reviews about the old skin(s) as well, as I recall.
As for the forum software, I personally love it. Personal conversations rock, the new file uploader is cool (remember, you have to enable it yourself!) and the additional anti-spam measures will be a welcome relief for the staff.
'Archmage Silver', on 02 January 2010 - 07:27 PM, said:
Nah. The skin system has been completely rebuilt, which means that we'd have to redo the skins from scratch. Instead of doing that, we decided to go with a "fresher" look, which is what you're looking at now. As the software evolves, the look and feel of it should too, in my opinion.The looks are generally OK, but I liked the old skin better, it had kind of grown on me. Any chance of either you or Seb looking into creating a version of it for the new board software in the future?
This one will grow on you too.
'ghostdog', on 02 January 2010 - 08:40 PM, said:
I'm not going to say no, but I don't think it's going to be a priority anytime soon. We discovered with Slayer (the dark alternative to Asylum) that very few of our members actually used it. With regards to that, it's not really worth the time and effort it takes to create a new skin. It's also a pain to maintain several skin versions with updates.A secondary, slightly darker skin would be nice.
We will add a mobile-only skin at some point, however, which will make it much easier for mobile users to read the forums. Seeing how I personally spend 3-4 hours a day on my iPhone currently, I definitely see it as a welcome addition.
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#27
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:22 AM
#28
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:41 AM
'berelinde', on 02 January 2010 - 06:58 AM, said:
Currently the green icon is showing whether there are new posts in a forum or not. Since all viewed topics have been reset, all forums are showing as green unless you select to have topics marked as read in a forum(at which point it goes black).Is there a way to differentiate between In-Progress mods and completed ones? All NPC mods have green buttons now, but I'm pretty sure Faren hasn't been released, as an example.
#29
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:43 AM
Hope I'm not posting inane questions. I'm just trying to learn to work the new features.
As an aside, the load times are much better now.
"Imagination is given to man to console him for what he is not; a sense of humor, for what he is." - Oscar Wilde
berelinde's mods
TolkienAcrossTheWater website
TolkienAcrossTheWater Forum
#30
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:44 AM
'Pandæmonium', on 02 January 2010 - 02:22 PM, said:
Well, I wouldn't say it looks that much different than the G3 forums, when you replace the red with blue... but I like the outlook too.Very clean and clear, and it certainly looks different to any other forum I visit.
Hmm, you could add a few lines here: * Website * Forums * Members * Donate
Like the mod 'browsers' the G3 has.
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#31
Posted 02 January 2010 - 04:47 AM
With this comes the ability to add people to the conversation (which replaces forwarding/carbon copying etc), which you can do on the left-hand column.
It takes a few minutes to orient yourself, but in my experience on other forums with IPB v3 it's far more streamlined and makes PMing a lot simpler!
'Jarno Mikkola', on 02 January 2010 - 10:14 PM, said:
Personally, I don't think it looks like G3 at all. It's an entirely different design, with a completely different theme and look.'Pandæmonium', on 02 January 2010 - 02:22 PM, said:
Well, I wouldn't say it looks that much different than the G3 forums, when you replace the red with blue... but I like the outlook too.Very clean and clear, and it certainly looks different to any other forum I visit.
Hmm, you could add a few lines here: * Website * Forums * Members * Donate
Like the mod 'browsers' the G3 has.
As for G3-style browsers, while the concept is a good one the implementation tends to be clunky and ugly, and wouldn't fit SHS' look--add that to the number of mods available and you get something that's not really worth the trouble. If someone came up with a more streamlined way to do it that fits with the design I'd be more than happy to look into it!
- Liam
Modding Projects
Complete:
Arath NPC - Nephele NPC - Xulaye NPC - Iylos NPC - Ninde NPC - Darian NPC - Yeslick NPC - Adrian NPC - Dace NPC - Valerie NPC - Isra NPC
Viconia Friendship - Mazzy Friendship - Imoen Friendship - Yoshimo Friendship - Sarevok Friendship - Neera Expansion
IEP Extended Banter
Sarevok Romance
Haer'Dalis Romance
In Progress:
Khadion NPC - Delainy NPC - Sarine NPC
#32
Posted 02 January 2010 - 05:20 AM
#33
Posted 02 January 2010 - 05:46 AM
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#34
Posted 02 January 2010 - 07:43 AM
'K'aeloree', on 02 January 2010 - 12:28 AM, said:
Can anyone verify if this does or doesn't seem to be working at the moment? I tried turning some forums off earlier, and I still appear to be getting updates from them."View New Posts" forum filter
A feature that people have been requesting for some time, View New Posts can now be filtered! Simply click on the drop-down box in the top right-hand corner, and go to My Settings > Forum > Block Forums.
#35
Posted 02 January 2010 - 09:03 AM
(the skin takes a li'l getting used to, I agree, but the layout absolutely pwns everything )
Cheers,
Lol
Edited by Lollorian, 02 January 2010 - 09:05 AM.
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#36 -Telephasic-
Posted 02 January 2010 - 10:18 AM
Man, what bad timing for me personally! Taking advantage of the break to play a new BGT campaign (last one was so mod-heavy I got frustrated halfway through with NPC management). Got hit by the Beregost crash, came here to download it, and...oops.
Ahh well.
#37 -Telephasic-
Posted 02 January 2010 - 10:18 AM
'Telephasic', on 02 January 2010 - 10:18 AM, said:
Coming in as a guest...
Man, what bad timing for me personally! Taking advantage of the break to play a new BGT campaign (last one was so mod-heavy I got frustrated halfway through with NPC management). Got hit by the Beregost crash, came here to download it, and...oops.
Ahh well.
I mean download the crash fixer of course. Is it mirrored anywhere?
#38
Posted 02 January 2010 - 10:23 AM
Edited by Helborn, 02 January 2010 - 10:24 AM.
#39
Posted 02 January 2010 - 10:35 AM
Great job!
#40
Posted 02 January 2010 - 10:49 AM
Cheers,
Lol
"I am the smiley addict, yellow and round, this is my grin when I'm usually around .
When there's trouble brewing, see me post, cuz it's usually a wall o' yellow and your eyes are toast!!!"
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GitHub Links : BWP Fixpack | Lolfixer | BWP Trimpack | RezMod