Congrats with new look forum [Archive]

Thermodyne

September 27th, 2003, 11:58 PM

Originally posted by primitive:
The Green is dead. Long live the Grey http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Wow, I thought my Cache server was on the fritz.

Rollo

September 27th, 2003, 11:59 PM

yeah, looking good.
too bad the Posts are still in the wrong order http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Richard

September 28th, 2003, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by Rollo:
yeah, looking good.
too bad the Posts are still in the wrong order http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

General Woundwort

September 28th, 2003, 12:50 AM

As Q2 said to Q...

"What a dreadful color." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Asmala

September 28th, 2003, 12:51 AM

Yep this new look is nice http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Azselendor

September 28th, 2003, 01:09 AM

I actually don't mind the Posts being in the wrong order, but I do mind it when I go hunting for a post or something made like a year ago and the search engine thinks the Posts are in the right order - thus linking me to the wrong post!
ARGH!!!!

Anyways! Looks great!

Originally posted by Rollo:
yeah, looking good.
too bad the Posts are still in the wrong order http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Kamog

September 28th, 2003, 02:39 AM

I like the backwards order of the Posts because I'm used to it now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Slynky

September 28th, 2003, 02:46 AM

I guess we've gone to desert colors now...hehe.

DavidG

September 28th, 2003, 04:15 AM

Originally posted by Kamog:
I like the backwards order of the Posts because I'm used to it now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

What happened to the sticky topics?4 duplicate Posts! Is that a record? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

PS Change sucks. It looks different. So what? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[ September 28, 2003, 03:16: Message edited by: DavidG ]

Baron Grazic

September 28th, 2003, 05:46 AM

A much slicker look. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Baron Grazic

September 28th, 2003, 05:48 AM

Its taken me 2+ years but I've hit Second Lieutenant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Perhaps I'll become Ruler of the World in another 20 years. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Grandpa Kim

September 28th, 2003, 07:02 AM

Originally posted by DavidG:
PS Change sucks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Must be an easterner! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I think it's great! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

September 28th, 2003, 07:13 AM

The size of the writing is smaller and narrower (at least on my computer), which makes it harder for me to read.
Anyway I can change this myself?
For the colour I liked the green one, but the new desert look is o.k. for me.

Edit: Found the option to increase the size of the writing in the IE. However this is the only internet site, where I want to change from "medium" to "larger" size and it was not necessary in the old forum

[ September 28, 2003, 06:32: Message edited by: Q ]

SpaceBadger

September 28th, 2003, 05:33 PM

Err, the "sticky" topics seem to have come unstuck...

SpaceBadger

Richard

September 28th, 2003, 05:47 PM

And will probably remain that way for awhile. It's a mod and I want to hold off on adding anything new until we upgrade to the newest Version of UBB. We wanted to do that before the server move but it didn't happen.

mottlee

September 28th, 2003, 06:03 PM

I too will get used to the change (we All will) I think it looks cleaner http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Kamog

September 28th, 2003, 06:58 PM

Oh, it works now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Yesterday I was getting a lot of errors trying to post here.

Will

September 28th, 2003, 08:47 PM

Whoa. Shrapnel forums seem a little... different.

Fyron

September 28th, 2003, 08:54 PM

I for one do not like the new look... this color scheme does not look good to me at all (esp. the combination of browns and greys...). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Richard

September 28th, 2003, 11:54 PM

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 12:07 AM

mac5732

September 29th, 2003, 01:07 AM

just bring back the stickies http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Loser

September 29th, 2003, 01:09 AM

Well that's.... different.

I'm not too keen, but it's not a bad thing.

I'm sure it's something I'll get used to.

minipol

September 29th, 2003, 01:51 AM

I like the new board look. Kewlness

David E. Gervais

September 29th, 2003, 01:54 AM

Nice, color scheme... and did y'all notice my avatars seem to look better in this color scheme too?

LOL

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

P.S. What order change are you talking about I haven't noticed any change in the order. (new Posts are still at the top, just the way I like it.) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Kamog

September 29th, 2003, 02:36 AM

Slynky, you might need a new background color for your avatar... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Taera

September 29th, 2003, 02:59 AM

yes, the new look is good indeed

General Woundwort

September 29th, 2003, 03:13 AM

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I for one do not like the new look... this color scheme does not look good to me at all (esp. the combination of browns and greys...). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif I agree. It just strikes me as... bleagh.

Originally posted by Richard:
It's desert camo, we are a war and strategy game company after all http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .So, aren't wars fought in jungles? Or the arctic? Why does the desert get top billing? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Or, hey, aren't your best selling games Space Empires, after all? How about a space theme? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 03:32 AM

Originally posted by Kamog:
Slynky, you might need a new background color for your avatar... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Yeah, for REAL! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 04:03 AM

Let's see if this works... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif

PvK

September 29th, 2003, 04:34 AM

Looks... different-ish.

Captain Kwok

September 29th, 2003, 05:18 AM

I like the new forum look. And Fyron's comment finally allows me to exercise what I've believe all along: Fyron has no taste. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Slynky - why not use a .gif with transparency?

deccan

September 29th, 2003, 06:14 AM

dogscoff

September 29th, 2003, 09:34 AM

I definitely prefer the new look. Cleaner, cooler, a bit more discrete (important for work browsing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ).

Also, I notice the bullet logo disappeared a while ago without comment. I remember the debate when it first appeared as to whether it was appropriate or tasteful.

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Why live with 50% when 99% is available? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

1064839011.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif)

Compare if you dare,
Transparent/Original
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064804432.jpgWell, that's only slightly jaggy. How'd you get it so close to being smooth?

Yes, the slight jagginess now wins the "race". Thanks, David!

PS: Also, looking at the new color scheme, I think my "Trithian Revenge" looks better with it.

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Slynky, it looks like we're Online at the same time.. I guess you didn't notice I edited my Posts to include a transparent Version of your original logo..
No, I didn't. Actually, I was "wrestling" with the profile stuff. When you add an email reference in your profile, it converts it to HTML tag...then, if you edit again, the HTML tag gets "tossed" for some reason. SO, I was having other fun and didn't notice.

Thanks mucho again!

David E. Gervais

September 29th, 2003, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Slynky:
How'd you get it so close to being smooth?
I took a snapshot of the forum page to get a copy of the two alternating colors and then nibbled away the (offending) pixels.

If your logo was created with a background color that is 'between' the to alternating colors I could probably make it look even smoother.

But I did what I could with what I had. I'm glad you like the latest 'Transparent' Version.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

EDIT: here is an example of what I mean by a midtone background color..
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064841443.gif

[ September 29, 2003, 13:18: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

Richard

September 29th, 2003, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by dogscoff:
I definitely prefer the new look. Cleaner, cooler, a bit more discrete (important for work browsing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ).

Also, I notice the bullet logo disappeared a while ago without comment. I remember the debate when it first appeared as to whether it was appropriate or tasteful.Actually it had nothing to do with that, it just didn't fit the new design.

David E. Gervais

September 29th, 2003, 04:41 PM

Don't mind me, I'm just testing out a camoflage tile pattern... (it might look good as a backdrop to the shrapnel pages.)

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064849887.gif

What do you think?

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Edit: Just did a test and if used as the backdrop it looks too busy. but it is a nice fill. I'll file it with all my other unused stuff. you never know when it will come in handy.

[ September 29, 2003, 15:55: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 06:02 PM

There is still a message "in front of" this forum saying the forum will be taken offline Wed or Thu. Is that message old?

tesco samoa

September 29th, 2003, 07:26 PM

Well if noone is going to openly disagree with Fryon on this topic I will step up to the plate.

Fyron I disagree.

Why.

Because.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

narf poit chez BOOM

September 29th, 2003, 08:54 PM

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! MY EYES!

just kidding.

the new look look's like there's more to look at, for some reason.

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
Well if noone is going to openly disagree with Fryon on this topic I will step up to the plate.

Fyron I disagree.

Why.

Because.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Too late, Tesco, I already disagreed.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

Fyron

September 29th, 2003, 11:19 PM

Yes, several people already disagreed with me (and several agreed, what do you know). Do pay attention Tesco. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Richard, perhaps a mod that allows several different themes to be available, and the user can choose which they want to use?

Slynky

September 29th, 2003, 11:38 PM

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Yes, several people already disagreed with me (and several agreed, what do you know). Do pay attention Tesco. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Richard, perhaps a mod that allows several different themes to be available, and the user can choose which they want to use?I've not seen a BB/Forum that allows that much leeway. Perhaps, though.

Fyron

September 29th, 2003, 11:42 PM

Umm... I know of several forum scripts that allow that. phpBB, XMB, etc. There are 100s if not 1000s of forums using such scripts. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Check out the forums on http://www.tescosamoa.com/seiv/ , which allow that. I'd point you to SE.net, but that is... dead... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

Atrocities

September 30th, 2003, 12:04 AM

Greet look, but what happened to the Sticky topics?

Puke

September 30th, 2003, 12:17 AM

whats the deal with the red tacks? i used to get Xs and checks for read and unread topics, now everything has those ugly red tacks, and i dont know what topics have been updated since my Last visit / refresh.

Fyron

September 30th, 2003, 12:26 AM

You get ugly grey tacks for old Posts. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Puke

September 30th, 2003, 01:01 AM

ah, i was not scrolling down enough.

Slynky

September 30th, 2003, 01:12 AM

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
Slynky - why not use a .gif with transparency?Been there, tried that. Aliasing on the GIF makes it look "ghosted" around the edges if I just use the symbol. SO, I settled for having it look the way I want it to 50% of the time. After all, being right 50% of the time is just about my average IRL... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ September 29, 2003, 12:13: Message edited by: Slynky ]

David E. Gervais

September 30th, 2003, 01:25 AM

Slynky, I made a transparent Version of your avatar (framed of course. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )..

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064838166.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064838166.gif)

Feel free to use it if you wish. (it should be oblivious to any underlying color.)

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

EDIT: Here's a transparent Version of your original..

1064839011.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif)
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif

[ September 29, 2003, 12:43: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

David E. Gervais

September 30th, 2003, 01:26 AM

..and here is a fake double post so that you can see it in both colors...

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064838166.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064838166.gif)

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

EDIT: Here's a transparent Version of your original..

1064839011.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif)
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif

[ September 29, 2003, 12:43: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

Loser

September 30th, 2003, 01:30 AM

Originally posted by dogscoff:
I notice the bullet logo disappeared a while ago without comment.There was comment, I'm fairly sure of it.

Durned if I can find the thread though...

Oh, and the bullet is no long on the Search page either.

Slynky

September 30th, 2003, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Slynky, I made a transparent Version of your avatar (framed of course. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )..

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064838166.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064838166.gif)

Feel free to use it if you wish. (it should be oblivious to any underlying color.)

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Thanks David. Seems like we got into this discussion several months back when I tried it and gave up. As I recall, there was ghosting on the edges because of anti-aliasing...then if I got rid of all of the "bad" edging, it looked a bit jagged (as seen in the one you did for me).

So, I had a choice of which I'd rather live with. I decided looking the way I wanted it to 50% of the time (and not being too bad the remaining part of the time) was better than looking at "jaggies" all the time. (I think Abraham Lincoln said that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ).

David E. Gervais

September 30th, 2003, 01:45 AM

Slynky, it looks like we're Online at the same time.. I guess you didn't notice I edited my Posts to include a transparent Version of your original logo..

It looks like this now..

1064839011.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif)

Compare if you dare,
Transparent/Original
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064804432.jpg

[ September 29, 2003, 12:57: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

David E. Gervais

September 30th, 2003, 01:46 AM

Why live with 50% when 99% is available? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

1064839011.gif (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif)

Compare if you dare,
Transparent/Original
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064839011.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1064804432.jpg

[ September 29, 2003, 12:56: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

henk brouwer

September 30th, 2003, 08:51 AM

The new forum looks great..

And while we're on this topic.. Anyone remember the colorscheme they had before the green one that they had for the Last 2 years or so? ( The fluorescent toxic green one that made your eyes hurt, and that made it impossible to check the forums at work http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif ) the forum has come a long way... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Richard

September 30th, 2003, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Greet look, but what happened to the Sticky topics?Will be fixed once we upgrade the forum software.

David E. Gervais

September 30th, 2003, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by Tim Brooks:
BTW, alot of Posts on the new forum looks, but no comments on the new ShrapnelGames.com look?What? the main site changed too? (god I haven't been there in ages)....brb...

hmmm, not bad,.. simple, well ordered, easy to navigate. Yup I like it, and I'm sure I'll get used to the color scheme eventually. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mottlee

September 30th, 2003, 03:17 PM

Katchoo

September 30th, 2003, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by Tim Brooks:
[QUOTE]BTW, alot of Posts on the new forum looks, but no comments on the new ShrapnelGames.com look?All the new updates look excellent! The Main Page to the site looks much tighter aswell (smaller overall interface) which I always prefer to a longer scrolling page of information.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Plus, and I don't know why, but I love the little keyboard icons used to represent the software titles under the Games Menu. That little dice icon next to Lock & Load looks lonely though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Rollo

October 1st, 2003, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by Richard:
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif I must sincerely object to the way that Shapnel staff treats complaints from customers and members of this board. I will consider legal action... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Fyron

October 1st, 2003, 12:13 AM

Uh oh... Viking lawyers... I do not even want to think of what legal methods they use. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Rollo

October 1st, 2003, 12:17 AM

ever heard of the Shovel of Lawmaking? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Tim Brooks

October 1st, 2003, 01:43 AM

Anyone remember the colorscheme they had before the green one that they had for the Last 2 years or so?Okay henk brouwer:

Rub our inexperience in our face. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif You shouldn't even remember that!

BTW, alot of Posts on the new forum looks, but no comments on the new ShrapnelGames.com look?

Fyron

October 1st, 2003, 04:07 AM

Nope, never. Still have not heard of it.

Fyron

October 4th, 2003, 10:26 PM

Ok, who deleted a post here? This thread should not have been in the middle of the threads with Last post on Oct 4, as the Last post in here dates Oct 1. What did I miss here? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif