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Post by Dragon » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:29 pm

Just noticed something, the background of the "Reply" and the "Quick Reply" window isn't transperant like the rest of the forum. Maybe this could be harmonized?
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Post by Forceflow » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:49 pm

Dragon wrote:Just noticed something, the background of the "Reply" and the "Quick Reply" window isn't transperant like the rest of the forum. Maybe this could be harmonized?
Okay, the Reply and Quickreply should fit better into the overall look now.

There are plenty of areas that I haven't touched yet and some I probably wont touch at all, but I'll keep checking what I can update with a reasonable amount of effort.
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Post by n8weigel » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:48 pm

Everything looks wonderful! Thanks again Force!
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Post by Vince T » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:33 pm

Great job, Force! The new look is fresh and modern!

Now we only need to get some more people back here... :)
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Post by Forceflow » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:12 pm

General_Trageton wrote:Great job, Force! The new look is fresh and modern!

Now we only need to get some more people back here... :)
True, that would be nice.

Also, made some more minor adjustments, fixed a small display bug and changed the hover effect in the forum views. Next stop will be the User Control Panel, though I kind of dread this one, tons of stuff that needs fixing there :( Sometimes I do wonder if it really is worth all the trouble...
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Post by FunkyFreshMan » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:36 pm

I say go for it! There might not be a bunch of us left who still come around, but I think we all appreciate what you're doing. You're doing a fine job. Keep up the good work! :)
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Post by Forceflow » Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:55 am

Well, I updated the UCP, though that part is really hard to do. It fits better into the overall look now, though it's far from finished. I did take another look at the Progress Page and made some minor adjustments and fixes there. Nothing huge, but it should fit the new look much better now.
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Post by Drake26 » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:05 am

Forceflow wrote:Well, I updated the UCP...
For a second I thought you meant Ultimate Craft Pack, and got all excited. Then I figured out what you really meant, and was slightly less excited.
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Post by Forceflow » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:28 am

Hehe, true, didn't think of that. No, sadly it's just the User Control Panel

Also, made a minor adjustment to the screenshot page.

Question, if I could change the page appearance depending on the which group the user joined (Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire or Bounty Hunters) Should I do it? (Not sure if I can, but I might be able to pull it off...)
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Post by Vince T » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:41 pm

Sounds interesting, can you make it all gold and shiny for the team members?

J/K :D
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Post by Forceflow » Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:41 pm

General_Trageton wrote:Sounds interesting, can you make it all gold and shiny for the team members?

J/K :D

Mhm... interesting idea, could make it all sparkly if you want ;)
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Post by FunkyFreshMan » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:47 pm

Hey Force, I don't know if you were aware of this, but on the Progress Page, it seems as if the numbers for the Finished OPTs have been moved over to the Free column. And the Progress Bar says "So far OPTs have been completed, another 156 to go! (19 in work or planned)"

Just figured I'd let you know. :)
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Post by Forceflow » Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:19 pm

FunkyFreshMan wrote:Hey Force, I don't know if you were aware of this, but on the Progress Page, it seems as if the numbers for the Finished OPTs have been moved over to the Free column. And the Progress Bar says "So far OPTs have been completed, another 156 to go! (19 in work or planned)"

Just figured I'd let you know. :)
Thanks for the heads up, I had changed some stuff around there but I missed that one. Should be correct now!
Did you see the changing background when selecting the different sections? What do you think of those?
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Post by FunkyFreshMan » Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:45 pm

I did notice that, actually. I think it's a nice little touch. You're doing a great job with the site; keep it up!
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Post by Seagulls » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:05 am

Woah! If you refresh the screenshots page enough, it cycles through the different images for each craft!

Did it always do that?

Very nice work :)
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Post by Vince T » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:37 am

Not always but for a few years anyway :)
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Post by Forceflow » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:44 am

Seagulls wrote:Woah! If you refresh the screenshots page enough, it cycles through the different images for each craft!

Did it always do that?

Very nice work :)
Thanks, yeah the 'new' screenshot page is based on a php MySQL combination, so it was rather easy to make the preview pic randomly rotate through. I am still planning to redesign the whole page to work with php some day. (Right now I just can't think of a cool feature that I want to add that would need this though ;) )
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Post by Seagulls » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:42 pm

General_Trageton wrote: Not always but for a few years anyway :)
Aww :D
Just the same I'll keep looking for changes :D
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Post by Forceflow » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:41 am

Minor adjustments done to the Progress Page, I added screenshots and fixed two minor bugs in it. Also fixed the problem with the screenshot popup being misaligned and having scrollbars.
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Post by n8weigel » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:14 pm

Speaking of screenshots, what happened to the shots of the Interdictor model that compared it side to side with the original one? I really liked seeing the comparison there. I thought it showed just how much of a step up you take when you upgrade.
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Post by Forceflow » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:56 pm

n8weigel wrote:Speaking of screenshots, what happened to the shots of the Interdictor model that compared it side to side with the original one? I really liked seeing the comparison there. I thought it showed just how much of a step up you take when you upgrade.

When I made the new screenshots I underestimated the amount of work it takes. I always wanted to do some real comparison shots, but I never got around to it and I didn't want to keep the old screenies since they really lacked the clarity and detail the new ones have.
These days I no longer have the 3D program I used for the screenies. I absolutely hate Blender and simply don't understand how it works. So while I can do easy things like the Escape Pod, comparison shots wont really work because I have no clue how to make the canopies of the fighters transparent. Maybe if I ever find out how to get this done in Blender I'll go back and do the comparisons. (But I really would not hold my breath for this...)
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Post by Ace Antilles » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:23 am

Couple of problems with the site menu:

Chat - Doesn't do anything
Every menu link except Forum and Tutorial show the Falcon in the top left corner of the frame. Not the bottom right

Same happens with every Screenshot or Progress page
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Post by Ace Antilles » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:06 am

Also I can't seem to post images? It says can't determine the dimensions.
Any idea why not?
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Post by FunkyFreshMan » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:14 am

I had that problem, too. I think what you have to do is:



At least, that's what worked for me.

And Chat has never done anything for as long as I've been a member. I haven't been around all that long, but I assumed it was an older function that wasn't used anymore.
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Post by Ace Antilles » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:30 am

Cheers for the code Funky
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