Place looks nice! [Archive]

Sir Markus

October 18th, 2006, 02:20

elkston

October 18th, 2006, 02:30

Hey Guys! I am here too. Layout looks nice and clean.

Congratulations on putting this together and I look forward to spending
lots of time here!

Voip

October 18th, 2006, 02:31

Great looking site!!

October 18th, 2006, 02:33

Love the look and the content. Would like to have an avatar as well. I imagine you have a lot to sort out before you get those going. :) Great job guys!!

Arhu

October 18th, 2006, 02:35

Thanks. :) And yea, we still have a lot to sort out. And if there's problems with the layout it's probably my fault. ;) I guess the forum is only 25% finished, luckily those 25% make up for the most important parts.

Avatars are now working (again?). They were still disabled for some reason. You can also upload them to our server now.

dteowner

October 18th, 2006, 03:14

Looking pretty great! I think I'd soften the white background just a bit--maybe a really pale grey.

Corwin

October 18th, 2006, 03:19

Dte, try using the Dark background. Press the A next to Help at the top of the page!!

Gorath

October 18th, 2006, 04:31

Looking pretty great! I think I'd soften the white background just a bit--maybe a really pale grey.

We tried awhite-ish blue, but it was too cold. Just use the black background and/or change the style at the bottom.

Billbeau

October 18th, 2006, 04:47

I've been a lurker on the old site for years. I'm very happy to see the new site and hope to be a bit more active. Thanks for everything.

October 18th, 2006, 04:57

One question. Will I be able to use my old Avatar on this new website? I can't seem to figure out how to upload that picture. Also, I like the darker color scheme, but that's just my opinion. I'm looking forward to spending time here on RPGWatch!

I just copied the avatar to my computer from "the old site", then edited the size to fit the Watch and uploaded it. ;)

Sir Markus

October 18th, 2006, 14:21

I'm having a lot of trouble with this avatar thing. How do you resize your avatar so it's not the size of a postage stamp, but it's still a small enough file for the website to accept?

Illuvatar

October 18th, 2006, 14:24

Sir Markus: You can use a program like Irfanview (or photoshop, paint, etc) to adjust the size of your avatar (max is 80x80 pixels here if I remember correctly). Also, make sure it's a jpg file, because that seems the only extension that's allowed here.

Jaz

October 18th, 2006, 14:37

Or you can send it to me (jaz@rpgwatch.com) and I'll resize and upload it for you.

ToddMcF2002

October 18th, 2006, 15:04

Coolness. Looks good guys!

Sir Markus

October 18th, 2006, 16:52

Or you can send it to me (jaz@rpgwatch.com) and I'll resize and upload it for you.

I just sent that image. Thanks for the help!

txa1265

October 18th, 2006, 16:55

I love the look - and more importantly the *speed*!

dteowner

October 18th, 2006, 17:01

Dte, try using the Dark background. Press the A next to Help at the top of the page!!Yep, definitely preferring the dark setup. One tweak for Arhu though--in the dark background, the blue text of the username gets lost on the blue band. Probably want to switch that font color over to white or grey.

Illuvatar

October 18th, 2006, 17:02

I like the look of the new site (allthough I really prefer the Amber Watch style over Lapis Watch) and as mentioned before: I love the speed improvement compared to the old fora.

You guys purchased a hosting product from a third party, or bought a server yourself and placed it in a datacentre? (if you can't / won't answer this, no hard feelings ofcourse, i'm just curious)

AesirKnight

October 18th, 2006, 17:37

Indeed; I'd like to chime in and voice my support also for the new site. Best of luck.

Sol Invictus

October 18th, 2006, 18:10

Nice site. I wish you guys the best of luck.

crpgnut

October 18th, 2006, 19:17

Yay! Love the dark background. It reminds me of my cave :)

DeuXX

October 18th, 2006, 19:21

Great site! I love what I'm seeing.

warweasel1

October 18th, 2006, 19:43

It does look very good, and loads so quickly! That is a wonderful change. Nice work, and thank you for making the effort to continue on as a group. RPGDot had long been my favorite starting/stopping point on the net, and I'm sure that this place will fast become a new home for all who enjoyed the old site.

Kawika

October 18th, 2006, 20:30

Very slick style. Nicely done!

Pakaraatzi

October 18th, 2006, 20:34

Interesting design and smooth running on my lovely dial-up connection which is certainly a plus. :)

Glad you decided to start a private site.

Jaz

October 18th, 2006, 20:52

I just sent that image. Thanks for the help!
Sorry, but it took me a little longer - I just returned from work. Uploaded the resized pic, hope you like it!

Sir Markus

October 18th, 2006, 20:59

Outstanding, thanks again Jaz!

Digital Nightfall

October 18th, 2006, 21:44

Congrats on the new site guys, and good luck!

xSamhainx

October 18th, 2006, 21:54

"It's all good", as the yutes of today would so eloquently put it ='.'=

Whip-0

October 18th, 2006, 22:12

Hulloa!

Any chance for more skins? I find the white too "web basic" and the dark too dark. Any chance of a light brown - amber kind of thing? But as they say, you can't please everyone... and what's important is the news... ;)

Severius

October 18th, 2006, 22:13

I too like the new home. Congrats and keep up the good work!

Gulshog

October 18th, 2006, 23:39

Good luck to the old RPG Codex crew, I loved visiting there. I hope RPG Watch proves to be just as good!

Arhu

October 18th, 2006, 23:42

Thanks everyone!

Interesting design and smooth running on my lovely dial-up connection which is certainly a plus. :)
Glad to hear that - and it's not even fully optimized yet.

Any chance for more skins? I find the white too "web basic" and the dark too dark. Any chance of a light brown - amber kind of thing? But as they say, you can't please everyone... and what's important is the news... ;)
Mmmm.. Let me guess, your glass is always half empty.. half full.. no, half empty.. ah, maybe both? ^^
You did try the Amber style at the very bottom left of this page? It's well, still the same white and black, but overall the light amber style looks kind of creamy.

dteowner

October 19th, 2006, 00:22

Arhu, in case you don't stumble on the other thread where I posted this--
In the dark Lapis template, the blue username gets lost on the blue bar. Perhaps a color change? I notice the username in the quickreply window is white.

garvity

October 19th, 2006, 00:25

Well, I think the light design is great and the vBulletin style is especially impressive. A light template has been on my to-do list for a while and this is a great inspiration.

Arhu

October 19th, 2006, 00:33

dte: Copy that. Others have pointed it out too, so it's one of the next things I'll work on. The dark blue style needs some adjustments.

Edit: The username next to the quick reply is white because it's no link. I want to keep all links one color across the site, if possible.

Whip-0

October 19th, 2006, 00:36

Good luck to the old RPG Codex crew, I loved visiting there. I hope RPG Watch proves to be just as good!

Just a misprint I hope (for your sanity's sake)... you're aware it's the dot reimagined rather than a new codex haunt.

Gulshog

October 19th, 2006, 01:47

Just a misprint I hope (for your sanity's sake)... you're aware it's the dot reimagined rather than a new codex haunt.

Brain fart, yes. Codex was where I saw the info. I'm an idiot.
:eek: :o

Lucky Day

October 19th, 2006, 06:42

dittos.....

Defiler

October 20th, 2006, 02:19

I like the site. Mostly I just like the simple design. No annoying, flashing ads(yet...) or confusing layout. Looking forward to meeting some people into similar games as myself.

Dez

October 22nd, 2006, 03:41

Just wanted to show my support :) I really like the design. Its simple and yet stylish. Loading times are also a great improvement. Really great work guys. I'm looking forward all the rpg godness you will deliver to us!