Hi all,
As suggested, I'm opening up this Redscape thread so people can post problems they're experiencing, as well as other questions/comments/criticisms/witticisms.
A couple remarks to start with:
* Medals WILL be returning later this month; the scripting is already in place, just need to think about the styling some more before it's ready for release.
* There are places where the font sizes are too small or text is difficult to read due to overlaying/positioning problems. I'm still working on resolving these issues, but I have to address them one page at a time.
* All (or almost all) avatars will be threading their way back into the Redscape galleries. In between website updates, I'll be recreating a suite of avatars at least once a week.
* The old forums will be up until ??? I won't deliberately pull the plug on them without warning, but if anything goes terminally wrong with the server or the old account is disconnected, any data there will be permanently lost.
* Edit/Quote/Alert etc. buttons for posts are missing. I'll be restoring those either tonight or tomorrow. Lots of little details like those will be resolved this week. ***Done***
* I haven't tested the site in Internet Explorer yet (ran out of time). I'll be looking into IE fixes this week as well. Most likely there will be no more support for IE6. ***Done***
* People can change their usernames at their leisure. Please notify me though if you are transferring over from the old website and have a new nickname in this forum.
* I will be adding a redirect for "www.redscape.com/forum" to this page "www.redscape/forums" for anyone who has the old link bookmarked tonight. Thanks for the reminder! ***Done***
* I DID make this site graphic-heavy. If it was a commercial website, I would have restrained somewhat. But since the game/website is about ambiance, I went with favoring high-speed connections only. That said, you may experience having to download some of the same graphics over again as I'm not done with them (like the background, forum posting section, etc) and I will need to clear the board cache in order for people to see the changes. So, just be patient if you have to wait a little for a graphic re-population into your browser's cache. ***Background graphic weight reduced 50%***
* I DO like the suggestion that the new mascot be referred to as "Ares". It's fitting. ***Nickname adopted***
So far the comments on the new look have been positive! :D :D :D ...and yes, I did take a dark turn for this new site. Maybe I've been watching too much Dexter; either way, my "dark passenger" has been unleashed. As for Diplomacy and other games, I will be leaning towards a "Steampunk"-ed, alternate history interpretation of events instead of a strictly historical theme. Perhaps there was no trench warfare stalemate, or Central Powers alliance (there aren't - or lasting - in the games of Diplomacy anyways). Maybe H.G. Well's Martians don't actually invade Earth, but there might be mechanized, three-legged machines rampaging through city streets and naval fleets of giant airships that sail the skies instead of patrol from the oceans. It's a new Redscape steered by imaginative and improbable dreams...hope you enjoy!
As suggested, I'm opening up this Redscape thread so people can post problems they're experiencing, as well as other questions/comments/criticisms/witticisms.
A couple remarks to start with:
* Medals WILL be returning later this month; the scripting is already in place, just need to think about the styling some more before it's ready for release.
* There are places where the font sizes are too small or text is difficult to read due to overlaying/positioning problems. I'm still working on resolving these issues, but I have to address them one page at a time.
* All (or almost all) avatars will be threading their way back into the Redscape galleries. In between website updates, I'll be recreating a suite of avatars at least once a week.
* The old forums will be up until ??? I won't deliberately pull the plug on them without warning, but if anything goes terminally wrong with the server or the old account is disconnected, any data there will be permanently lost.
* Edit/Quote/Alert etc. buttons for posts are missing. I'll be restoring those either tonight or tomorrow. Lots of little details like those will be resolved this week. ***Done***
* I haven't tested the site in Internet Explorer yet (ran out of time). I'll be looking into IE fixes this week as well. Most likely there will be no more support for IE6. ***Done***
* People can change their usernames at their leisure. Please notify me though if you are transferring over from the old website and have a new nickname in this forum.
* I will be adding a redirect for "www.redscape.com/forum" to this page "www.redscape/forums" for anyone who has the old link bookmarked tonight. Thanks for the reminder! ***Done***
* I DID make this site graphic-heavy. If it was a commercial website, I would have restrained somewhat. But since the game/website is about ambiance, I went with favoring high-speed connections only. That said, you may experience having to download some of the same graphics over again as I'm not done with them (like the background, forum posting section, etc) and I will need to clear the board cache in order for people to see the changes. So, just be patient if you have to wait a little for a graphic re-population into your browser's cache. ***Background graphic weight reduced 50%***
* I DO like the suggestion that the new mascot be referred to as "Ares". It's fitting. ***Nickname adopted***
So far the comments on the new look have been positive! :D :D :D ...and yes, I did take a dark turn for this new site. Maybe I've been watching too much Dexter; either way, my "dark passenger" has been unleashed. As for Diplomacy and other games, I will be leaning towards a "Steampunk"-ed, alternate history interpretation of events instead of a strictly historical theme. Perhaps there was no trench warfare stalemate, or Central Powers alliance (there aren't - or lasting - in the games of Diplomacy anyways). Maybe H.G. Well's Martians don't actually invade Earth, but there might be mechanized, three-legged machines rampaging through city streets and naval fleets of giant airships that sail the skies instead of patrol from the oceans. It's a new Redscape steered by imaginative and improbable dreams...hope you enjoy!