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Re: V2 Layout Soft Launch

TheBigOne wrote:

I also dont like when you mass build,  before it would show "not enough cash to build bla bla"
Now it shows that for EACH planet...

Can we please make this, if its not enough for all planets. Show just one image not all? I mean it isnt bad now, but if you have 100-300 planets.. EWW

This is fixed now.  Success/Error messages are rolled up into a single message if you're mass building.  Funny enough, it looks like the old interface did the multiple messages as well in certain cases.

The downside of this change is, of course, that you won't be able to know which specific planets succeeded and which failed.  I don't know how useful that would have been for 100s of planets anyway though.

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Ok, i lied.. I completly HATE the planet page,  not seeing lasers per planet, with portals, with ob cost is bad in my opinion.

This has been improved for screens that have enough width.  Rotating your device on mobile may or may not work depending on its screen size, but using your computer should for the most part show the wide view with all the info on the page.

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Small bug, not really important, when sending aid after hitting the send aid button it doesn't update the amount of resources you have in the aid boxes so it looks like it failed.  I do really like that I can just click the amount tho and send all of it! Better than scrolling and of course that scrolling never worked on phone!

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I like pie wrote:

Great point, I hadn't considered error messages for 100s of planets haha.

Regarding the new planet view, I'm working on expanding the amount of visible data depending on your screen's width.  So the new sort thing would be the "skinny version" page, and rotating your device into landscape or using desktop would give you more info at a glance.  This already happens to some degree on the existing mobile design: it doesn't show your OB%/max pop/resource bonuses for example.

Hoping to have a fix up soon.


Wonderful news. Yes I would always flip my phone when building to see all the fun stuff.. It's worth the hassle of a turn big_smile

Again, Pie.. Keep up the good work, things are changing for the better everyday!

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Before I start I want to add... This is a BACK burner idea, that in no way shape or form should be dealt with right away... BUT big_smile

now that the FAQ is linked directly to your account, and you can easily see it with every page click, can it be updated accordingly?

The picture is the old out-dated picture and some of the information is incorrect;
Example

TheBigOne wrote:

What happens when the round is over?

Answer:    At the end of a round 2 options will appear in your HQ: - stay in your family - delete your account Note that the "delete your account"-option is default.

You'll have the chance to change your race, empire name, ruler name, email, etc. Only your ID can't be changed.

In the case of stay in family you stay in the same galaxy in the same family. Delete your account will remove your empire and allow you to join another family, another galaxy or be drafted to a family. When the round ends, the final rankings are saved and recorded. Your NW will be reset to 1100 at first. You'll be starting over with 1 planet only in a different place in the galaxy. Everyone gets this. Also everyone gets the same starting resources. Its a brand new start for everyone smile

Be careful with the names you pick. Offensive names can be changed to embarrassing ones wink

Note: In the event of a galaxy reshuffle, the above options will not appear as every player will be deleted and will start afresh in new families. Reshuffles occur once every 2/3 rounds in the regular galaxies to level the playing field. ""

This option has been removed, due to player #'s.

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My chat applet keeps crashing....why?

Answer:    The Java applet can crash often. Best is to download an IRC client like mIRC (windows), Ircle (Mac) or XChat (*nix). Then you need to configure the settings to the chat server. top

We moved away from mIRC big_smile

Actually the FAQ has a HUGE section about mIRC chat, ect..


TheBigOne wrote:

What are the tags?

Answer:    Tag    Points Required

Administrator, Moderator, Forum Moderator    Custom Tags

Imperial Legend    250

Imperial Commander    220

Imperial Warrior    195

Imperial Fighter    170

Imperial Defender    145

Universal Legend    125

Universal Commander    105

Universal Warrior    90

Universal Fighter    75

Universal Defender    62

Galactic Legend    50

Galactic Commander    40

Galactic Warrior    32

Galactic Fighter    25

Galactic Defender    20

Solar Legend    15

Solar Commander    10

Solar Warrior    5

Solar Fighter    3

Solar Defender    1

Player    0

Solar Waste Collector    -1 or less

Galactic Space Junk Dealer    -6 or less

Universal Tax Auditor    -13 or less

Dirty Politician    -21 or less

"Quantum Idol" Reject    -30 or less

This is actually incorrect, I believe this function stopped working some time ago, as you can see I have enough fag points for a "Galactic Legend" But am listed as a Solar Defender of 1 tag point.

TheBigOne wrote:

How do you get a Premium Account/VIP account?

Answer:    By donating to the game, through PayPal or regular mail.

Are you actually accepting donating via regular mail? Or are you just Via Paypal?

TheBigOne wrote:

What is the Sentinel tag?

This tag will have many specific characteristics, as follows:

- Wearer is immune to 35% NW player rule; he will not be immune to the 35% family NW rule

- Wearer will have his attack bonus modified to -50% regardless of his race bonus; there will be no defense penalty

- Wearer must either be a Revalon or a Partaxian

- Player must wear the tag for a minimum of 6 hours

If I am not mistaken, the Sentinel tag is gone with the wind?

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31 Reply by Processor VX (edited by Processor VX 27-Oct-2016 21:18:52)

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Re: V2 Layout Soft Launch

Suggestion: Council Page

Re-order the sections. It woudl be nice to have quicker access to the unit and building construction summaries. As of now, they are both buired under what is typically a long list of "under construction" planet coords and buildings, so if one wants to see a summary of what buildings are under construction or what units are queued, they may have to scroll down multiple pages.

I think the following layout would be more appropriate, or even giving "Construction" it's own section under "Council".


Lask Weeks Affairs

stuff


Building Statistics

stuff


Unit Statistics

stuff


Construction

Building Summary
Unit Summary
Under Construction

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I'd also propose the units and buildings layout be much more compact. Example mock-up of a units paged compared to current layout:

http://imgur.com/a/Rxct4

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domi06 wrote:

Small bug, not really important, when sending aid after hitting the send aid button it doesn't update the amount of resources you have in the aid boxes so it looks like it failed.

Great catch.  Thanks.

domi06 wrote:

I do really like that I can just click the amount tho and send all of it! Better than scrolling and of course that scrolling never worked on phone!

Glad you like it!

TheBigOne wrote:

now that the FAQ is linked directly to your account, and you can easily see it with every page click, can it be updated accordingly?

It absolutely should.  After this layout gets pushed out I'll be working on the FAQ/Guide.  I plan to set up something to allow others to contribute, with a reward of some kind, so stay tuned!

Processor VX wrote:

Suggestion: Council Page

Re-order the sections. It woudl be nice to have quicker access to the unit and building construction summaries. As of now, they are both buired under what is typically a long list of "under construction" planet coords and buildings, so if one wants to see a summary of what buildings are under construction or what units are queued, they may have to scroll down multiple pages.

Good points.  One thing I can do here is make that giant construction list hidden by default with a button to expand it.

Reordering makes sense, although I need to weigh the value of different sections.  It's a tough one for pages like this, and I'm considering making the order configurable so players can just set it to whatever works best for them.

Actually, I'd like to do that game-wide.  A longer term goal is that you can re-order/add/remove entire sections from any page, which the new "floating sections" thing will help make possible.  I also want to allow you to re-order/add/remove entire pages from your sidebar.  Both of these are a little further out though, but we'll get there.

Processor VX wrote:

I'd also propose the units and buildings layout be much more compact. Example mock-up of a units paged compared to current layout:

http://imgur.com/a/Rxct4

That's awesome, thanks!  I definitely want to revisit these pages.  There's a few of them like this where device resizing makes them really tricky, but something like what you posted is pretty aligned with what I have in mind.  All the extra space is definitely an eyesore.

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34 Reply by Processor VX (edited by Processor VX 29-Oct-2016 17:11:24)

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Re: V2 Layout Soft Launch

Appreciate the work on the new layout. Personally, my desire with any interface is having quick access to easily visible and relevant data.

Ex:
1. Minimal scrolling
2. Relevant information at the front end (no sub sub sub menu navigating).
3. Retaining relevant information at the forefront while being able to access sub pages
4. Highlighting dynamic and page specific data.


An example of 1. is having vertically compact frames.

An example of 2. is having the morale cost to execute an attack available on the fleets page.

An example of 3. is while in the galaxy map and with a system open, creating another popup window (similar to system) with the required fields for sending an attack. This way the user isn't directed away from the galaxy map in order to send one fleet.

An example of 4. is changing the font style/size of information like current number of units/buildings

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Another small thing, on phone planet links would appear in messages when someone sent you a list of planets, was nice to be able to click on them, there are no longer links in the new

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Leader is not shown (up in pink).

" At the sight of the massive flames, Xerxes nodded approvingly. "Had it not been for the unbearable stench, we'd been having flame-grilled beast for dinner tonight." ~ RisingDown

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Re: V2 Layout Soft Launch

New (general) layout feedback can continue in the new thread.

For specific bugs/ideas/questions/feedback it's now safe to create new threads for each issue.

Thanks all.

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