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final revamp plan

Posted February 9, 2014 by Xhin

I *realllllllllllllllllllly* want to get the revamp going. After messing around with the old code today and running into issues at every turn, I think revamping the core site needs to be an absolute priority.

So here's a featurelist for the Earliest Revamp:

  • New database structure
  • Aesthetic Overhaul
  • Core functionality of the site (replying, posting, editing)
  • Permissions system overhaul (so the staff system isn't totally screwed up like it is now).
  • Way better speed
  • New Game (Mafia, Adventure) Engine.

    I've tried to strip this release down to the most absolutely essential. I can then add the newer revamp features on top of it over time.

    At launch, the earliest revamp might actually have *LESS* functionality than the current site does, but that will rapidly change over time since it'll be hundreds of times easier to add new features into the framework.

    It'll have a similar top header to now (I think the current quicklinks theme actually fits the revamp's color scheme). Will change all the top links to text.. somewhere..

    I have a bunch of plans for various areas of the site after that, which I'll add in piece by piece over time. Things like Familiar Faces and Nostalgic Mode will be a priority.

    I honestly don't know when I'll have time to even work on this; I've already got tomorrow and all of next week booked because I've got a massive number of things to do for work. We're getting close to the end of our current project. Next weekend should be possible though.

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    Sora looking upward....still want that at the top of the site.

    February 9, 2014
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    Laxan

    Sora looking upward....still want that at the top of the site.


    Aye. I'm sure we used to have it... or am I thinking of Daniel's site?

    Also, any chance we'll see forums structured in favour of recent replies rather than new threads? A lot of good topics tend to get lost when bumped off the first page.

    Anyway, looking forward to the revamp.

    February 9, 2014
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    Orion Nebula
     

    REVAMP 2020

    February 9, 2014
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    S.O.H.

    Is this the New Deal?

    February 9, 2014
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    weid man

    Sora looking upward has only ever been on Mike's Gametalk, I believe. We've never had it on Gtx0.

    February 9, 2014
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    Laxan

    Also, any chance we'll see forums structured in favour of recent replies rather than new threads? A lot of good topics tend to get lost when bumped off the first page.


    I tend to prefer the current view for most forums, but having this as an option for every forum, akin to the "Newest Replies" thing we have now, would be awesome.

    February 9, 2014
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    Black Yoshi

    Sora for SSB4. Please bring back those Zerda anti-Sora rants!

    February 9, 2014
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    weid man

    Sora looking upward....still want that at the top of the site.

    That's doable for nostalgic mode :) (PROVIDED WE CAN FIND THE IMAGE OF IT ARGHARGHA)

    Also, any chance we'll see forums structured in favour of recent replies rather than new threads?

    Yeah definitely. I tried doing that now but the database structure is so in need of a refactor that it took something crazy like 30 seconds.

    Is this the New Deal?

    No, this is more like Truman's Fair Deal.

    February 10, 2014
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    Xhin
    Sky's the limit

    "PROVIDED WE CAN FIND THE IMAGE OF IT ARGHARGHA"

    I'll provide a link to the wayback site:
    http://web.archive.org/web/20030623071403/http://www.gametalk.com/talk/complaints/59812500.htm
    Here's the image itself:



    You should actually use a fully-colored version to honor the revamp of shedding the old and introducing the new gtx0. Like this:



    February 10, 2014
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    Laxan

    HOLY SHIT I never realized that was sora. I always thought it was a star wars thing.

    February 10, 2014
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    Xhin
    Sky's the limit

    (crs)

    February 10, 2014
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    Kyon

    Aye. I'm sure we used to have it... or am I thinking of Daniel's site?

    No. Daniel hated Kingdom Hearts (if I remember right) and called Sora gay. So he replaced Sora with Master Chief.

    HOLY SHIT I never realized that was sora. I always thought it was a star wars thing.

    LOL! N00b.

    February 10, 2014
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    Trever Leingod



    If it was a star wars thing... it would be Admiral Ackbar, but... he's kind of hideous looking.

    February 10, 2014
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    Helius

    Admiral Fish-face is what I call him.

    February 10, 2014
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    Trever Leingod

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