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Re: New Layout Update

The layout looks fine now. I say we do it. If the layout can be changed now, it can be changed again if someone finds out a major disadvantage.

Concerning the bot sub-forums, I would leave that decision to the bot coders. If they see fit, they can split their forum into more sub-forums, if they don't, they just let it be. Besides, for less visited bot forums, splitting into sub-forums would mean more sub-forums than threads, which is a bad structure IMHO.

Don't forget the visitor side of the whole affair: At least in the respective bot forums, guests will feel more "at home" if the layout isn't too different from what it used to be.
And if, for example, JoeBot users think that the JoeBot forum layout sucks, they can always discuss that right there, and eventually ask Asp to change something.

As for the waypointing forum: Once again, think about our visitors. What do they care about angles, vectors, different values stored into files, format discussions etc...? They care about having a waypoint file that friggin' works as perfectly as possible. And I think we agree that having a PB 2.5 WP for PB 2.6mm isn't as good as having a PB 2.6mm one, right?
Besides, the editor also has an influence on the waypoint files, as it allows WPers to implement things that would be so insanely work-intense with the old WP editor that NO Pb 2.5 WP takes advantage of them.
Not to forget the different use of button flags, and the new lift flag...
I say keep them separate.

Strictly speaking, there is no format difference. But for the user, there IS a difference. And the forum is for other users... or isn't it? :|

Re: New Layout Update

Yup it's high time to do something. Argh.
I have a few comments: (in red)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huntkillaz

possible drop down menus????? top right corner menu
http://isohunt.com/ <-- needs a bit of PHP coding, i.e. requires some time for doing it, but possible. What would you want this menu to be ? Quick access to every forum or something else ?

[ index.php: ]

Important Read First <-- /me likey

The Agora
nice separation but is there really that much traffic in the Agora to require several subforums ? What's good with the current layout (no subforum) is that all the active topics are immediately visible on one page. If we had several subforums we'd have to check them one after the other.

General
Polls <-- but having a special polls subforum is definitely a good idea.
Sugesstions \Ideas
Report Problems

YappA (Disccuss\Help Stuff)
nice separation

Half Life and Halflife 1 mods
Half life 2, Source & Source Games
Steam <-- does this really require a subforum ?
Other Games\Mods
Offtopic
Spam (junk post thread stuff get deleted after some months?) <-- what's the point of this one ?

Counter Strike Bots
like T Wrecks I think we should let the bot forums layout the decision of the bot makers. But separating them into categories is good IMO.

PODBot MM (A similar layout applies to all bots?)
- READ FIRST (THIS IS NOT A THREAD BUT A POST GIVING ALL THE MAIN INFORMATION NEEDED)
- General
- Bug Reports
- Coding
- Suggestions\Ideas
- Common Questions
RealBot
JoeBot
YaPB Bot
E[POD] Bot

Half Life Mod Bots

GrogBot
ShrikeBot (2 Mods)
Grave Bot (2 Mods)
HPB Bot (Multi Mod)
RC Bot? (Multi Mod)

Other Games\Mod Bots

Fritz Bot

Dead (No Longer Developed\Updated) Bots

Ivp Bot

Under Developement Bots\ModsGames

Racc Bots
United Bot
Obsesssion Software Ltd

Enhance Your Gaming

Mean
Metamod + Plugins
Scripting <-- you're thinking of AMX ? if yes, then okay...
Others

Forging Digital Worlds
/me agrees

Mapping
- HL1
- HL2
- Other
Modeling
- HL1
- HL2
- Other
Waypointing
- PODBot MM Wp Format
- PODBot n Clones Wp Format (PB v1.0-2.5/YaPB/IvPB/EPB )
- Auto Node (Realbot)
- Navmesh (Racc)
- Other

Severs
very nice :)

Bot Servers
Server Admin Help
Web Based Server Tools

Developers Farm

Bot and Metamod Coding
C/C++/HTML/JavaScript/PHP coding
Docmentation,Imaging <-- what's the point here ? a doc is always specific to a particular project, hence must go in that project's forum, no ?
Sdk Discussions
- Half Life 1 Sdk
- Half Life 2 Sdk
- Others Sdk

other than that, very good. Ah, but we'll finally end up with something potable ! =)

Re: New Layout Update

re: drop down menu

that would be on the index

so on index u'd see
___________________________
The Agora

Yappa

...
___________________________
then mouse hover over one of those would bring up the sub forums.

alternatively we could have a side bar doing the same, just have main forum titles, click on one brings sub froum titles underneath then clicking on the subfroum bring it up on the right hand side

esentially this keeps the page changinin the same as it currently is even though we now have more sub forum this will be 56k freindly :P

re: the seperation in agora is due to being easier on u admins

ulitmately the most active will be the general then the polls, Report problems i think is good beacuse it won't get lost in all the other stuff and same with suggestion\ideas we wont have to bump topics as much to be seen

re: yappa

your right,steam has become stable so we can dump that
and so to spam

RE: doc n imaging

righty u r once again :)

Re: New Layout Update

i go with PMB.

Though, next time PMB. DONT USE RED!!!! omfg, my head hurtss......... :)

Re: New Layout Update

Do people still play WON Listen servers?
If so, there should at least be a steam sub-category under Yappa/Half-Life & HL1 Mods/Non-Steam
???

Re: New Layout Update

Is the difference between Steam a non-steam so huge that it requires a separate forum for each ?

Anyway, HL2 is out, it's high time to move on. If nobody sees anything else to say, tomorrow I'll post a new thread for the final vote.

P.S. What does "YappA" mean ? :D

Re: New Layout Update

May i take a shot at the YappA... may i may i..

Yet another PotPouri AI.....

Smelly bot. :D rofl.

Re: New Layout Update

general [chit-chat]ing

some ppl just [yap yap] all day

talkalot

yappa

thats how it got it :P

@pmb so how is the men goin to be worked popunders? sidebar? more clickin subforum?

Re: New Layout Update

I will make it, once the new layout has been decided. It can be a drop-down menu, or anything. A drop-down menu would be simpler. Just tell what you'd prefer...

Re: New Layout Update

Listen, just an idea from the top of my head: How 'bout changing the colours a little bit? This magenta and blue tones are so... "unlively", if ya know what I mean...