The website redesign was originally scheduled to go live mid-January. I'm pushing that back to early February now in order to ensure I have plenty of time to get everything as perfect as possible. It will ideally coincide with the RPC's 3 year anniversary and a large advertising campaign as well. February will be a more ideal time anyway since beta will be starting then and interest in the game will begin to peak as a result, causing more attention to the fan sites from newcomers.
A lot of the more challenging things are complete coding-wise. There are just a few more tweaks and additions I need to work on and then I'll be working more on the colors and appearance of things. Realistically, I'll probably be done by mid-January, but waiting 3-4 extra weeks will give me more time to fine-tune things for a smoother launch.
The pre-database purge (deleting users and some posts) will take place mid-January. Please view the topic posted in the Lounge to see the proposed list of deleted users and speak up if you wish to make any alterations to the list.
Edit: A successful test database merge has been completed. All posts and users (not deleted in the upcoming cleanup) will be transferred with no problem. Passwords and private messages will remain in tact. Some user profile information, however, will be purged (such as titles, avatars, and linkshell listings). Emails, AIM, websites, and signatures will transfer. MOST attachments will transfer, though some were unable to in the test process for some reason.
A lot of the more challenging things are complete coding-wise. There are just a few more tweaks and additions I need to work on and then I'll be working more on the colors and appearance of things. Realistically, I'll probably be done by mid-January, but waiting 3-4 extra weeks will give me more time to fine-tune things for a smoother launch.
The pre-database purge (deleting users and some posts) will take place mid-January. Please view the topic posted in the Lounge to see the proposed list of deleted users and speak up if you wish to make any alterations to the list.
Edit: A successful test database merge has been completed. All posts and users (not deleted in the upcoming cleanup) will be transferred with no problem. Passwords and private messages will remain in tact. Some user profile information, however, will be purged (such as titles, avatars, and linkshell listings). Emails, AIM, websites, and signatures will transfer. MOST attachments will transfer, though some were unable to in the test process for some reason.
