If you're reading this, you're doing it via Gamers Underground's latest face lift.
Included in this overdue update is a comlpetely new forum system, based on the VB system rather than the one we all know; PHPBB2. We've ported as much of the content as possible, however there have been certain issues, a perfect examlpe is it not tranferring avatars correctly. This will have to be done manually - we do appologise for any inconvenience however correcting this issue for the port was out of our reach.
As you may well have noticed, the /phpBB2/ is now inactive, so update your bookmarks accordingly. We've also thropwn up a new front page to be found at our home page; gamers-underground.com.
-Please fire off any technical queries or issues to overdrive -at- gamers-underground.com, and he'll get onto your interest or concert regarding the recent changes as soon as possible. For anything else, feel free to relpy to this thread.
Once again I'll thank you all for your ongonig support over the many years GU has been operational; there's no community without the people that make it.
In the next few days we'll have to clean up a lot of things - apart from avatars, the first thing I've noticed is that you might want to check your profiles timezone and set it correctly - mine was set to GMT.
Also, all permissions (ie: getting into private forums, usergroups, etc) are not yet done and will be done during the day Friday.
It's going to take a bit to get used to, but once we have all settled in, it will give us many more options to take GU to the next phase of its existance.
So please, any problems, issues, etc you have - let me know.
Looks sweet First impressions when i saw you were using VB wernt too good, but hay it might grow on me. Nice effort guys. With this forum lift are we having a revamp on game servers?
The first task was to get everyone across to the new forum - expect layout changes, etc with the new forum once everything is settled down. Our main concern was to get the import working ok and not to lose too much.
In your Control Panel, under options, you will notice that by default, you are NOT shown peoples avatars or sigs - or even thread images at all - you can now customise that to your own preference.
1. How do I get it so that every thread I post in is not subscribed to? 2. There is a spelling mistake for Guarantee (spelt Gurantee) in the top right "Exposure" link.
Bleh some notice at least woulda been nice lol. The private forums to some are very important, and I don't recall even the mods getting a bit of notice either :S Oh well too late now (yea yea flame me all you want for bitching).
Rec choose another colour other than brown :S
Other than that looks great, and I like the ability to use vB code :P
Sorry, but it was a matter of at the last minute the timing was right - it was that or put it off for another month... I'm sure a few hours away you can handle.
In reality, it's only the hour af about midnight Thursday night to Friday morning when you wont have private forum access - and thats when 95% of people are asleep. Give me a break eh...
Well yesterday it was the usual, wake up jump online to GU and browse, this morning it was OMFG GU has gone down..........then I realised new re-direction...
one comment - apart from the baby poo colours - have you guys thought about formatting the personal information to the side of each message? this way of formatting tends to destroy any sense of continuity in thread structure. something more like this:
As clarification, will users be given a choice (in the old BB forums, not GU specifically, but many others) on colour schemes in their User Control Panel ?
Or will the colour scheme be global?
(not trying to push the issue as the current scheme suits me fine, just curious :))
i guess I should voice my opinion or it wouldnt be right.
I like the front page and I originally liked the colours. Havent looked into options doubt I will any time soon.. yet I read about some of them they seem pretty cool. however something about this entire layout irks me. The forums seem to difficult to read. I dont know if its just me but individual posts seem to blur into one another. Maybe one dark one light post or something.
Quote from rec: The colour scheme will remain global, as it is, customised to Gamers-Underground. :( i think when you have the time you should import colour schemes or something, not trying to whinge but I know not everyone likes the new colours...
At some stage I'll create an alternate GU colour scheme for the forum, a darker one. However at this stage, cosmetics is the last thing on our minds. Since launch, every minute I've spent at home has been in front of my monitor making changes to this forum system. Dan is in the same situation, unfortunately for him he hasn't left the house since launch, and subsequently only had four hours sleep last night, and is still making backend changes as I write this.
If you have a major issue and want it fixed right this very minute, send us every detail on how to make it happen. Otherwise, understand that this transition hasn't been an easy one, and we have a lot to learn about the VB forums and how to setup them up and keep them setup correctly.
Quote from ruin: Can the advertising be flash based?
Flash ads? ah keeeeell you.
(thank god for the click-to-view-flash xpi)
Incidentally, rec: any chance of having the "you are here" doodad at the bottom of each list of posts? It would greatly speed up the process of returning to a forum from a thread.
Eh-heh.. whoops! I put Linear - Newest First. Thought it was a bit odd that Stealthninja posted... and reading through was awkward... people were being quoted before they actually said it...
Anyhow, I love the new changes except the colour. I miss the colour smilies too. That's the only fault I don't like. I like the custom titles (not that im changing) the options to change what you see (images, avatars etc), 19.5kb avatars (for better animation) and lots lots more!! Great work Dan & rec... glad it happened now and not next month. I'll get use to the colours... that or change to mono colours. I liked the silver.
Hello....!!! I can finally log on!! Well done you guys ive been trying for ages... hooray. Looks great now as well... Gotta put my own picture on though :eek:
Flash animations? The point of this recontruction was to boost the professional flare of the community face (it's a shame you're all ugly underneath) and get things ready for the changes to come, not impress twelve year olds with music and sparkles in a corny flash animation. :)