Space Empires Websites

[Captain Kwok]

Greetings.

As an operator of a Space Empires website, I'm curious to see what the web browsing habits of the community are. So I've put together this informal poll to see what you guys like.

If you haven't really browsed any SE:IV community sites, then Atrocities has compiled a list of starter sites to look at here: Some SE:IV Websites (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=195632&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=1)

Feel free to post comments about sites you like and the poll questions, or even plug your own SE:IV website.

[Captain Kwok]

Just a minor clarification, don't count Shrapnel in your responses - that's a given. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

I visit Malfador every once and a while...Does that count? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[bearclaw]

Other than this one, I'm over at se.net all the time. I have Malfador's news page sync'd to my palm so I can check for updates there anytime.

[Kevin Arisa]

I check at least one SE site every day. Se.net, Kwok Depot, NASY, Malfador, SOTA Yards, etc. I am always on the lookout for new content and information. That is pretty ironic seeing how I haven't found the time to update my own site in months. Not that I have anything to put up for that matter. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/redface.gif

[Atrocities]

A complete list of available sites would be nice, but mainly I visit SE.net, SpaceFood, NASY, and tesco's site once or twice every three days or so.

[Fyron]

Captain Kwok said:
If you haven't really browsed any SE:IV community sites, then Atrocities has compiled a list of starter sites to look at here: Some SE:IV Websites (http://www.spaceempires.net/home/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=337)

Umm... that link points to your FQM thread over on SE.net...


Atrocities said:
A complete list of available sites would be nice, but mainly I visit SE.net, SpaceFood, NASY, and tesco's site once or twice every three days or so.

The Web Links section of SE.net lists most of the sites out there... anyone can submit a new site link to it at any time.

[Captain Kwok]

Bumpity bump bump.

Fixed the link too. It was a case of bad cut and paste.

[Captain Kwok]

Fyron, you should excise the broken links from your directory at SE.net. I even reported a bunch of them for you to help you get started. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Fyron]

As I have told you many times, several of those are in there for historical purposes, and their descriptions state as such...

[Kamog]

Every so often, about two or three times a month, I check Malfador's site, Fyron's site, Tesco's site, and Trooper's site. Occasionally, I look at some other sites too.

[Captain Kwok]

Thanks to all the members who responded in the poll. I'm going to take some of your suggestions and apply them to my own Space Empires website as soon as this semester is over. I'll likely start with adding some Mod summaries and reviews, plus a few modding tutorials.

I'm also hoping to get my own domain space, so I'll be able to host downloads as well. This is espeically important since a certain Space Food Empires mod is almost ready for some beta testing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Slynky]

Sigh...my Ratings site never gets mentioned... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

Guess it isn't a "mainstream" sort of site.

[Captain Kwok]

Sure it does. I even made a specific news item at my site to plug both your Ratings site and KOTH. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

[Slynky]

Captain Kwok said:
Sure it does. I even made a specific news item at my site to plug both your Ratings site and KOTH. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif


I guess I was referring to the link at the beginning which listed all the sites associated with SE4 (that Atrocities listed).

[Slynky]

Wow! Your site is loaded, Kwok!

The navigation works very well (except for clicking the PBW games you are in). I should have a "steady" link bar of sorts on my site(s) as I don't like people to have to scroll to get to the buttons (but I'm too lazy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/yawn.gif).

Your "graveyard" ships look quite nice! I (also) don't have the patience for shipsets (nor, possibly, the imagination).

[Slynky]

Oh, and I submitted a news item to see how well it worked ( http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/redface.gif ).

[Fyron]

Might I suggest a fancy navigation menu instead? Side panels are so 1994... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif just kidding. But anyways...

http://www.brainjar.com/dhtml/menubar/

It is really easy to configure, and you get fancy menus like I have on SpaceEmpires.net... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Slynky]

I see that's not a trivial piece of coding there, Fyron. Thanks for the site.

[Fyron]

Complicated indeed. The easiest method is to copy the source of one of the demos. Just modify the divs and such defining the menu's parts as needed. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif It is available under the GNU GPL, so it is free to use (as long as you don't remove the copyright and licensing info):

http://www.brainjar.com/terms.asp

[Captain Kwok]

You're news item has been posted Slynky. In fact, it's just the second time that someone has used my news submission forum in the Last year and a half! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

Adding the game links in my pbw section is a good idea. I don't know why I never thought of that. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

[Emperor Fritsch the Dense]

I like to scan around and find threads of you guys discussing your tactics. Some of the things in game that you guys take for granted are gems of knowledge for part time players like myself.
Emperor Fritsch the Asnine