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Do you like the new layout for the main site?

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Offline Gagagigo3

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« on: October 06, 2007, 11:03:43 AM »
I dont like it, that white stuff shouldnt be there anyway...
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Offline Savant 231-A

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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2007, 05:09:36 PM »
Um, what? Please explain.

Oh, that. It looks nice   but none of my pictures are there :P
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Offline Hidiot

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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2007, 05:38:21 PM »
hmmm... I will agree that it's too bright, otherwise it's good enough.
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« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2007, 06:02:03 PM »
You do know it's not done yet right? That's just an outline.
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« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2007, 08:07:47 PM »
The reason we are using a new design, is because the old one currently doesn't work. (For some reason, after the server switch the old website stopped showing the contents of each page. It probably has to do with a new version of PHP and so on).

Galactic mentioned he could create a new design, so he started doing that and put it up on the website. If you do have any suggestions on how it can be improved, let us know.

edit -- was a bit unclear that the new design is the one we are currently using on the website. Thanks Arklon
« Last Edit: October 06, 2007, 08:18:34 PM by BlackBox »
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Offline Gagagigo3

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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2007, 10:22:01 PM »
So if i understand, this site lay-out is some sort of Pre-Alpha?
So u mean its gonna be maked more...'looking good'?
Okay...i think i can live with it when its done. Thanks for the info, clears up a bit. Now its waiting for the new skin
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2007, 11:52:19 AM »
Thanks for the work BlackBox.
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2007, 06:14:26 PM »
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Thanks for the work BlackBox.
Thank Galactic, not me, since he created the new layout :)
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Offline Sl0vi

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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2007, 03:46:14 AM »
I actually really like the new layout. The white background is easier on my eyes than the other one.

-edit Talking about the new layout, the link to the wiki on the main page is incorrect, and the website editor isn't working so I can't fix it. :/
« Last Edit: October 20, 2007, 03:55:10 AM by Sl0vi »
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2007, 12:12:12 PM »
Personaly I liked my old orange design. I allways liked sites with white for the background color.

I think the previous design we had (the black one) and now this one are steps down from the one we had when we launched this domain (pic below)

Yes I understand we need the site's content to be easy to manage and it should be ran by some CMS so many users can add/edit and I agree with this. But I am intrested to see what people think.

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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2007, 12:52:03 PM »
uh... I just don't like bright backgrounds, so just ignore me :)
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« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2007, 08:44:16 PM »
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Personaly I liked my old orange design. I allways liked sites with white for the background color.

I think the previous design we had (the black one) and now this one are steps down from the one we had when we launched this domain (pic below)
So you're saying you liked the old design better because you made it...?
In my opinion, that theme was bad because it had absolutely nothing to do with OP2.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2007, 10:36:52 PM »
No I was not saying I like it just because I made it.

I agree that it had nothing to do with Outpost and didnt look very Outposty but then do the new ones?
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« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2007, 10:50:28 PM »
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No I was not saying I like it just because I made it.

I agree that it had nothing to do with Outpost and didnt look very Outposty but then do the new ones?
At least the new one has a planet that looks like New Terra on it... that one had EARTH on it. Twice. Which makes me think that you didn't actually make that design.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2007, 12:46:49 AM »
Because OPU is a global community is why earth was on there.
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Offline Arklon

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« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2007, 01:27:19 AM »
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Because OPU is a global community is why earth was on there.
OP2 isn't on Earth. Nor is it on an Earth-like planet. And it doesn't have landforms that look like Earth's continents.
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« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2007, 01:30:12 AM »
Arklon, what about Axen's Home?
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« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2007, 02:59:22 AM »
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Arklon, what about Axen's Home?
That's almost like saying the "DIE! BUT HAVE A NICE DAY" map is part of New Terra. Or the map used in Bore Hole with Satan's head in the middle of it.
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« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2007, 03:33:26 AM »
Shhhh, don't talk about those maps. They're secret.
I wasn't serious anyways.
Hopefully you knew that...
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« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2007, 06:00:16 PM »
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Because OPU is a global community is why earth was on there.
OP2 isn't on Earth. Nor is it on an Earth-like planet. And it doesn't have landforms that look like Earth's continents.
yeah well putting mars on the cover doesnt work well either, because that huge scar across the surface clearly indicates that its mars :P

i liked the old layout, but if it must change, perhaps there is a talented artist here that could come up with an idea of how New Terra looks on a whole (piecing together each map maybe?) and that would be put on the front

regardless both lay-outs seem fine to me :)  
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Offline Sirbomber

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« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2007, 10:45:23 PM »
New Terra looks something like this:

No need for graphics artists.
There are plenty of pictures of New Terra in the game. Just play the campaigns, read the briefings, and watch the movies.
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« Reply #21 on: October 23, 2007, 07:41:04 AM »
Actually, I kind of liked Lev's orange design, too. It felt more æsthetic and smooth. Besides, only really really serious players would really mind that it's actually Earth rather than New Terra. I thought that the idea of the blue planet with Outpost Universe over it was pretty attractive.
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« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2008, 05:45:39 PM »
I think that the first one looks best, but the current one looks pretty good.  I think there may be other problems though.  Has anyone explored the site recently?  There are a lot of broken links, and the OP1 download is corrupted.  It would be a good idea to fix these if/when there is a graphical update.
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« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2008, 06:18:03 PM »
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Actually, I kind of liked Lev's orange design, too. It felt more æsthetic and smooth. Besides, only really really serious players would really mind that it's actually Earth rather than New Terra. I thought that the idea of the blue planet with Outpost Universe over it was pretty attractive.
The theme had pretty much nothing to do with outpost. In fact I believe the skin was a modified premade template made by someone else.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #24 on: June 22, 2008, 08:43:22 AM »
So are we gonna use a CMS and make a template for it and get the new site going??
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