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Kylin Kylin Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Relic of a Bygone Era Posts:1,437 Joined:Mar 2010 Server:Mateus/Balmung Reputation: 105 The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #1 03-15-2012, 03:29 PM It’s finally here~. The new site design is officially live with all its fancy goodness. More minor alterations (in coding and images) will continue to be made over time through ninja edits and the like. But for now, take a gander at the new shiny look! Be sure to refresh your browser a couple times for all of the graphical elements to reload properly. You may have to refresh multiple times on different pages for a short time until your browser fully updates cookies. I apologize for the delay and for how long the site was down today. There are some things I'm still tweaking as I write this (such as the linkshell section colors, sticky updates, etc). Domain name and web space has been renewed for another year! The forum color scheme and overall appearance has seen a drastic overhaul. Please refresh your browser in any circumstance that something seems ‘off.’ If refreshing doesn’t fix it, please report it. More than one refresh may be needed in some areas. For your reference, the site /should/ look like the below images (save for some minor tweaks since these are pics of the test forum) so long as your Internet browsers are up-to-date. Depending on feedback, tweaks may still be made. For instance, the use of two different borders depending on the page (brown borders for posts and content, and green/beige for tables) may be changed to only one type of border if people feel the use of both is out of place. Forum main page: Spoiler: show Post page: Spoiler: show Control panel: Spoiler: show New buttons have been added for new topics, replying, etc. In addition, numerous icons throughout the forum have been changed/updated. These may require refreshing the page to load properly. Forum categories can now be collapsed/expanded upon a single click. When logged in, these settings will be saved no matter what computer/ISP address you log in from. Zam tooltip support has been added. Simply add a link to an item in the Zam database and hovering over it will allow for the item to pop up on your screen. It should be noted that Yellow Gremlin tooltip support is also still usable. Hovering over links (image links included) have a much more visible effect now, including rainbow colors (for text) and slight movement (text and images). The sole exception for this are the banner images, which will remain in a static position. New navigation buttons have been added, along with fancy hover effects! Certain navigational items have been relocated for better visibility, such as searching active/unread posts, marking forums read, etc. The following users have been given moderator status: Rain, Sha. A recent events block has been added to the sidebar. As such, events will no longer display at the top of the forums. At this point in time, the calendar block on the main page differs from the one on the forum index due to coding complexities. The calendar on the home page is NOT in sync with the actual calendar itself and can only be edited by administration. However, I will keep it updated as soon as a new event is posted until it can be synced with the calendar itself. The recent events block on the forum index is in sync and will appear as normal when any user adds an event. The signature box in the user profile page has been merged into another box for a cleaner look. As a similar move, the "image description" box in the gallery's view image page has been merged with the "image details" box for a cleaner look. Users will now have an “online” icon show up when they are currently online. The icon can be found in the user’s posts, profile page, and in their private messages. The Users box has been merged into the Statistics box at the bottom of the forums. A “Like” mod has been added. You must be logged in to use it. You can find the like button in the row along with the “quote” post button, etc. I will hopefully ninja edit the icon in the near future to make it stand out more. Likes given and received will display in the following areas: User profile, post sidebar under the avatar, and under signatures if that particular post was liked. The current time (as recognized by the forum OR your user account) is now situated in the footer of the forums. In addition, the default date/time format for the forums has changed to: Abbreviated month Day Year, Time. You can change this in the user control panel to your own preference if it's not to your liking The Classifieds section has seen a slight overhaul in order to better match the rest of the site in terms of widget locations. The “author” column has been removed from the topics list page and is now fused with the post title/time/date. PayPal donation widget on the home page has been removed. It will be added only in the months leading to domain name/website renewal from here on out. The Necropolis section, along with the myriad of posts contained therein, has been deleted from the forum database entirely. The Pub section has been eliminated. Linkshell seeking should now be done in the Welcome Desk section, whereas linkshell specific discussions can now be held in the Assembly Room. Should the Assembly Room become too congested with threads in the future, I will consider sectioning it off into different sub forums (such as general RP discussions, story/event planning, linkshell discussions, etc). A new cursor has been implemented! For whatever reason, the cursor does not seem to work in Internet Explorer 9 (nor in some lesser used browsers). As such, the default cursor will still be displayed on this browser. The cursor is also somewhat buggy on Google Chrome, though the reason for this remains unclear. It is currently most optimized on Firefox. Home page’s portal has been updated from version 1.0.6 to 2.0.0. This will reduce the number of queries the site database makes, thus alleviating server lag issues slightly. In addition to this, certain parts of the site will now auto-redirect. For example: ffxiv-roleplayers.com/forum will now redirect to ffxiv-roleplayers.com/forum/index.php. This should not affect bookmarks or any other navigational issues. These redirects may be better optimized at a later time. A gallery block has been added to the sidebar of the home page and forum index to show recent images. New randomized banners have been added. A total of 10 images will randomly display upon each page load. Images can easily be added/replaced later down the line. The link to the "Info" page in the home page's welcome box has been removed. Some stickies have been updated. 186 users have been deleted from the forum database due to prolonged inactivity or duplicate accounts. More may be deleted gradually over time. Here's the full list: Spoiler: show Eva Mhirravi Oms Alasturey wimsical Hoshiko Nahaara Khetas Scaraphae Karalie Crownite maxxxrebo Shugo0160 Adam mikokami Marielle Crimson Bull chefZoltan atholonis sasuke63122 Corolie Quint Suteru Stygian Zarafin nightborne andie123 Eadric hiroaki Ashe Ephine xkis Halrath spectralhunter eatlyh Skijarama awitelintsta Alto mathias179 MaskedMage01 Sanosuke Nieik Thorbrand Stope marctmarty Lake Desire Precis benevolent darkblade98 Vultari Iztari Skylee Shayde Melorea Zeri Lucian Manes Annoccupt TinyKing tetrahedral Zwitterion TerraAdamine Aldarion Evalcie TronKoup Nica Blackstar Gio Maryss Higeki Kurotan Aneira Alte Inkspills Lazislacker Alyx Varian Panibago Erika Kif Metalzero Lunula Lythros Amelynne Kismet NeroShock erik90 Caergarr Neconamis FatalXIII cereale Eraziel Mr.Haze noko RynSidell Vantol Granis Cosette eclivale spazure panos3333 FelXaga Mitsouko Faedulin Al Azif chigo Reece camelye Monstrous onomat jpo Bronn Weltz TriColors Naught Mjollnir Ashlaylay Pallis Daythief Marinus zenespreso Akara Sanrio Noa ElPhantazmo RedTwin Prial islavuts Thilain Drefan Jathor Aidendale YoshikoAki Seapanduh Avryn Zirin Quijen Ironfungus Rothero Cerise Ashland Ereinion Caeylan Tizzychan Lifestream Enkidu Hyperion Amahra Kila Evanlysis Caira AlMcFly Devic rengylk Fen Doomshock Alaina Loial Yoyo Tyrianne xSoulSongx Nemryu Jasyn FalisHeartshatter Rufus Zelbringer xiuide Zazahi Cerise Bell fangu halis Bishop Desha Remedy MarikStormholder: Gizmo770 envy:chan Al'Kharaj Sojiro Suna nonpoly Evictus DivineMist18 Ketski Shasta fherendil Aleanse Ari_Greenthorne PlutoStardust KratosDiamon Tyrswind Mischa Ryusuke Wiggle SeirraLanzce lyriah karnelle Several bug fixes have been implemented. Further optimizations and ninja edits will occur as needed. Please point out any bugs, graphical or functional, should you find any. The wiki and forum databases have been refused together once again. Your login on the wiki will be identical to your login information on the forums. Those without a forum account cannot edit the wiki. This may be reversed again if any problems arise from the database merging. Known bugs: (to be fixed as soon as solutions are available) Spoiler: show *(Graphical only) When loading a saved draft into your post, the left border of the post extends a bit too far downward. *(Graphical only) The like button is not as prominent as it should be. *Welcome box not working properly (being worked on right this moment) *(Graphical only) The user panel in the header area looks rather tacky when you log in IF you don't have an avatar. This will be fixed later by giving all users without avatars a default avatar. *(Graphical only) Text in sub forum sections doesn’t line up properly with each column. Since there aren’t really any sub forums in use, this is an extremely low priority fix. *(Graphical only) Chocobo cursor does not work properly in all browsers. *Uploading images to attach to ads in the classifieds section sometimes fails and leaves behind a simple white box instead of the actual image. *Forum rules blocks lack any borders. Due to no forum rules blocks not being used anywhere on the forums at this time, this is also a very low priority item. *Some text colors/coding aspects in individual posts may no mesh very well with the new color scheme. Users are encouraged to go back to their Linkshell ads and character profiles/stories to make necessary edits. *The new calendar sidebar tool does not sync with the current calendar at this time. *(Graphical only) The sidebar on the forum index does not completely match the sidebar on the home page in terms of placement of text, styling, and sizes. This is because of the complex nature of the new upgrades for the home page coding which resulted in me having to manually code the forum sidebar as a temporary measure. This will gradually be tweaked over time until the portal dev team can create a proper necessary modification. *The scroll background does not continue down when the sidebar becomes longer than the forum list. *The site redirects are not set up properly, though you should be able to get to where you need either way. *Numerous images can stand to be better optimized with added shadows, buffed edges, etc. *IE8 and possibly other browsers may display the login box in the banner incorrectly by breaking up the guildleve borders. *Images aren't resizing properly on the home page's news section, causing the page to "break" when viewing said images. *Some text colors may continue to be tweaked slightly. Delayed/cancelled: Spoiler: show *Addition of Lodestone character profiles into the user profile. Due to the complexity of this addition (and the potential server load issues), this has been cancelled at this time. *News page with scrolling news items. This has been delayed, possibly cancelled, until further notice. Attempts were made to achieve this and they all failed at this time due to being incompatible with the home page’s portal. *Possible implementation of the Eorzean clock based around the Windows version. Thanks to Ocaelynth, I possess the basic code for this. However, I am still unsure exactly what to do with it and how to convert it into a proper widget. *Sound effects for hovering over the main buttons in the header. This has been cancelled to avoid server lag, security threats, and potential annoyance to users. *Colorized custom titles. This has been delayed due to low priority. I may go back and reexamine it at a later time (implementation won’t be difficult, just tedious). *Displaying the sidebar on all pages. This has been put on hold due to the complex coding of the home page. As soon as the portal dev team creates the necessary modification, this will be added in properly.

Kylin Kylin Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Relic of a Bygone Era Posts:1,437 Joined:Mar 2010 Server:Mateus/Balmung Reputation: 105 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #2 03-15-2012, 05:14 PM Please report any unlisted bugs you may see here, graphical or otherwise. About 85% of the site's files have been changed and as such, there's no doubt going to be some hiccups here and there. Other feedback is welcome as well, as some modifications can be made if enough demands are made. Just be nice about it . I slaved quite a bit over all of this xD A number of things will continue to be tweaked over time. The scroll background will likely have a shadow effect added to better flow with the background image. The background image itself will also be tweaked. I had planned to add a flier above the paladin's head to spruce up that part but it turned out badly so I'm waiting on that a bit. I also intended to add a black mage lalafell /behind/ the scroll for the times the site may load slowly in order to give the viewer something nice to look at. But the blm image turned out to not look too great on it so I'm holding off on that a bit longer too. Some text colors may need brightened a bit more as well.

Merri Merri Find all posts by this user The Adventurer Posts:1,041 Joined:Mar 2010 Character:Endemerrin Rosethorne Linkshell:Blue Skies Server:Balmung Reputation: 162 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #3 03-16-2012, 06:47 AM Going to take some getting used to after having the same exact site for, well, ever since we left the original RPC forums. Speaking of, this colour scheme actually reminds me a ton of the old, old RPC forums. ^^ Shaping up very nicely. Great work, Cas. Thank you (and everyone who assisted) for putting in the effort! Endemerrin Rosethorne Wiki & LS Guide â—¦ The Blue Skies Adventuring Linkpearl â—¦ 1.0 Story Sum-up

Gale Gale Find all posts by this user Junior Member Posts:3 Joined:Mar 2012 Reputation: 0 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #4 03-16-2012, 03:21 PM Being brand new to the forums I have to say I really like this set up and scheme, not really sure what it might have looked like before to compare it to though.

Eternal Darkness Eternal Darkness Find all posts by this user Member Posts:168 Joined:Oct 2010 Reputation: 0 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #5 03-17-2012, 12:31 AM Yeah! This theme is pretty boss! I especially like the Chocobo Cursor~!

Riik Riik Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Cuddle Master Posts:106 Joined:Mar 2012 Character:Riku Toiiku Server:Balmung Reputation: 0 Timezone:UTC Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #6 03-17-2012, 01:07 PM The theme is rather nice, but there is one issue: The colour for the name of registered users really hurts my eyes and is hard to look at... it's a little too light for the background, at least on my screen

Kylin Kylin Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Relic of a Bygone Era Posts:1,437 Joined:Mar 2010 Server:Mateus/Balmung Reputation: 105 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #7 03-17-2012, 06:43 PM I haven't been satisfied with the registered users color myself either. So I'll keep on playing around with that until I find a happy medium. Took me a bit to find a good blue hue for moderators that I'm content with (Admin color may still be a bit bright as well...). Other suggestions are of course welcome, though just don't get too crazy with anything

Alothia Alothia Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Baby Mama Posts:1,014 Joined:Feb 2011 Character:Alothia Starkwood Linkshell:Jutat De Server:Balmung Reputation: 150 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #8 03-18-2012, 02:52 PM On my browser, the two banner pictures are stacked on top of each other, so there's a huge empty space, which looks awkward. Some of the text is hard to read, at least on the scrolly bit. Chocobo cursor? I no has. >.< I like the new background image. Yay for Sylphs! Other than that, I don't have a whole lot else to say. I realize it's a work in progress. Just letting you know how things are working from my end. ^^ All Knowledge is Worth Having Wiki & LS Guide*RP Guide*My Wiki*Jutat De FC

Deirdre Deirdre Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Wiki Enthusiast Posts:425 Joined:Sep 2010 Character:Deirdre Ta'ea Linkshell:Freelance Reputation: 18 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #9 03-18-2012, 02:55 PM I personally do not like the websites redesign. Not trying to be a jerk at all, and I did take web design courses so I know how much effort goes in to this stuff, but I think as roleplayers, we need to present ourselves more professionally. -There needs to be some conception of how this could look, perhaps ideas from the whole community. -One colour scheme, and colours that compliment each other. -Graphics that give the website a kick, not distract the eye. -No rainbows, please. -The option to change the cursor. Some people do not like things on their computers changed for them, myself included. -High quality images, I don't want to see pixilation in this day and age. I have a few ideas in mind for concepts if you want me to throw together a mock-up and stick with the parchment-y feel. If you want to stick with this, that's fine, though it is not something I will be opening up at work at all.        Deirdre Ta'ea | Kohrae Crimsonscale Tumblr | Livestream If you have questions about the wiki, please send me a PM!~

Miyu Asuka Miyu Asuka Find all posts by this user Junior Member Posts:45 Joined:Oct 2010 Reputation: 1 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #10 03-18-2012, 02:59 PM Mouse Icon: Annoying. Also: the site is extremely slow on college computers, mobile phones and other non-home computers, too many things are loading, too many images, shiny thigns and basically bad coding. Miunih Evans

Kassandra Dawn Kassandra Dawn Find all posts by this user The Lady Posts:310 Joined:Jun 2011 Character:Kassandra Dawn Linkshell:FC: University of Aether Server:Balmung Reputation: 5 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #11 03-18-2012, 03:00 PM there is only one thing that I have a problem with...rainbow flashes on the font...no thanks they're just distracting

Kadika Kadika Find all posts by this user Junior Member Posts:20 Joined:Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #12 03-18-2012, 03:01 PM i Second Kass's feelings on the links. They're like vampires, they're not supposed to sparkle D: My Wiki Page

Renaise Renaise Find all posts by this user Senior Member Posts:352 Joined:Mar 2010 Character:Renaise Galwind Server:Balmung Reputation: 1 Timezone:UTC Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #13 03-20-2012, 05:34 AM I can see a lot of time went into this. And I like the cursor and havent had any issues with the site loading on any device so err... yeah

Riik Riik Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Cuddle Master Posts:106 Joined:Mar 2012 Character:Riku Toiiku Server:Balmung Reputation: 0 Timezone:UTC Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #14 03-20-2012, 07:35 AM My steam web browser is finally up to date... if it takes that long to refresh cookies, then I think at least a little optimisation needs to be done on the coding. That's my only concern thus far since my last post. Also, there seems to be some debate over the cursor, but I actually like it.

Kylin Kylin Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Relic of a Bygone Era Posts:1,437 Joined:Mar 2010 Server:Mateus/Balmung Reputation: 105 Re: The New Hydaelyn Role-Players! | #15 03-20-2012, 09:09 AM The coding has zero bearing over cookies refreshing. That's 100% web browsers. If you keep getting old images from the old site design (like I did for awhile), there's a way to delete all cookies related to this site manually (either by clicking the delete cookies link at the bottom of the home AND forum page or by going directly through your browser and deleting the ffxiv-roleplayers folder in the cookies list). Alothia, which browser do you use? Can you please provide a screenshot of how the banner looks? If the problem hasn't resolved itself yet, can you take a quick peek at this phpbb template? Do the three banner images line up correctly on it for you? <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.phpbb.com/styles/demo/3.0/?style_id=425">http://www.phpbb.com/styles/demo/3.0/?style_id=425</a><!-- m --> I'm a bit surprised at some of the 'hate' toward the color scheme/images, especially considering I asked for feedback/help multiple times over a month ago (along with an actual screenshot of the forum index page rough draft) in the Lounge and received very little feedback then. Text colors will continue to be tweaked as necessary, though I see no issue with any of the images or overall colors, and no "pixilation" on my end (unless you mean the sides of the scroll, which is designed that way to give a lighting effect until a shadow effect can be added). Cursor: Option to have/not have is not possible through a phpbb coding standpoint. It either has to be one way or another >.>. Rainbow text: I'll (reluctantly) remove it when I find a prominent means to display text while hovering over it. Loading: It's not really that much more image heavy than the old site design. The borders surrounding everything caused a lot of memory issues then too. The scroll and background /are/ a bit more heavy in loading than the previous backgrounds though. I don't know how much more I can optimize them but I'll try. On a final note, and I don't mean to sound defensive, but saying things like "I wouldn't open it up at work" or comparing the site to Twilight stuff are kinda rude ways to get a point across in my opinion. Yoshi-P put it best in one of his semi-recent posts on the Japenese forums--encouragement will cause me to move heaven and earth to satisfy the community. Insults, on the other hand, can cause one to stop caring. But thank you all for the feedback nonetheless.

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