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Keeping information updated
While making the new website I come to a new problem. The desing I made is improveds and also it's flexibility and it's more usefull now. The nexyt step is that we keep the site more updated than it is now. There is so much old information on it now that is really outdated or even wrong, that's really no good.
To get it step by step:
News] is very cool. Anyone of us who knows the password can post news here. No need for uploading and stuff, just like a normal forum post. You can try it now, I will delete all the test-messages anyway when the complete site is ready.
I will also update the news system a little so that it's more fool-proof.
Contact. I had the idea to present all the e-mail adresses of the members of our team here. This is usefull not only for visitors, but also for us. When you need an adres, just surf to the contact page and there you go.
The FAQ is good as it is, I have no comment on it. Only we may add some questions here.
The screenshots are not apliable any more. There are 2 screenshots who both show the old map we ever made. Since we are going to use a different view now: should we delete these? I think so.
Programming is also old, but may be usefull. I, as a designer and webmaster, not being a programmer, can't say anything good about the usefullness of these docs. Can any programmer take a very quick look at those and say which ones are usefull and which are obsolete? I think the naming coventions are a very important one for new programmers. Are there any new ones to be added to the programming topic?
Art is really bad. The images presented here are not anything to be seen in our game and of no use. We rather show the opening screen, UI elements and/or some aditional art that is likely to appear in our game. All the images not used ahould be deleted I think. (sorry for the ones who made them... I don't even know.
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Models have to be updated a lot but is needed as it is everything we have realy made suring the last months on design area. (And there are the key elements to implenting the actual features into the game.) We should also include the name of the author so any comments/questions or updates can be adressed to him.
The structure of the docs is also very random, but I can change that myself, with permission from the author. We should also add Joker's desing doc as it is very important as a quick referance and to show new (potentional) members. Joker, can you sent me the latest version you have? Hope so, otherwise I'd use the current one on this forum.
Features is nice, but I don't think it's usefull in the way it is now. What do we want to achieve with it? To fully explain all the things that will feaure in the came or to point out our key features? It's also not very up-to-date and incomplete now. Please explain to me what we want to do with it.
The dowload is also important for new visitors as many of them look for something playable or worj=king to download and see for themselfs. Therfore I see that we need to expand this section a bit. I will make some link with every download (as far as I can) to the forum. The download presented now have to be updated. If the authors of the downloads can send me there latest versions? The UI is very old here. Amjayee and Crisp: can you both send me the latest version, or do you rather wait 'till you both agree with everything both?
The map proto is different from the one wee will use in our game. (I hope I'm right about this, that we decided to make a 2D map now first?) I vote to delete this too.
I am also thinking about a system so that every member that has the correct password can upload files here like the news system.
No comments on search, only that I will make this work (better) when the rest of the site is more complete.
Links is pretty complete. All the GGS-fansites later will get there own section of course.
Whew. I hope you all can help me a little to settle out the most important thing on the site. I am willing to spent pretty much time on keeping all our GGS info updated, but I can't do that without your support.
I hope to present you a new, flexible, usefull and up-to-date site soon.
ElmoTheElk
[This message has been edited by ElmoTheElk (edited January 23, 2001).]
To get it step by step:
News] is very cool. Anyone of us who knows the password can post news here. No need for uploading and stuff, just like a normal forum post. You can try it now, I will delete all the test-messages anyway when the complete site is ready.
I will also update the news system a little so that it's more fool-proof.
Contact. I had the idea to present all the e-mail adresses of the members of our team here. This is usefull not only for visitors, but also for us. When you need an adres, just surf to the contact page and there you go.
The FAQ is good as it is, I have no comment on it. Only we may add some questions here.
The screenshots are not apliable any more. There are 2 screenshots who both show the old map we ever made. Since we are going to use a different view now: should we delete these? I think so.
Programming is also old, but may be usefull. I, as a designer and webmaster, not being a programmer, can't say anything good about the usefullness of these docs. Can any programmer take a very quick look at those and say which ones are usefull and which are obsolete? I think the naming coventions are a very important one for new programmers. Are there any new ones to be added to the programming topic?
Art is really bad. The images presented here are not anything to be seen in our game and of no use. We rather show the opening screen, UI elements and/or some aditional art that is likely to appear in our game. All the images not used ahould be deleted I think. (sorry for the ones who made them... I don't even know.
)Models have to be updated a lot but is needed as it is everything we have realy made suring the last months on design area. (And there are the key elements to implenting the actual features into the game.) We should also include the name of the author so any comments/questions or updates can be adressed to him.
The structure of the docs is also very random, but I can change that myself, with permission from the author. We should also add Joker's desing doc as it is very important as a quick referance and to show new (potentional) members. Joker, can you sent me the latest version you have? Hope so, otherwise I'd use the current one on this forum.
Features is nice, but I don't think it's usefull in the way it is now. What do we want to achieve with it? To fully explain all the things that will feaure in the came or to point out our key features? It's also not very up-to-date and incomplete now. Please explain to me what we want to do with it.
The dowload is also important for new visitors as many of them look for something playable or worj=king to download and see for themselfs. Therfore I see that we need to expand this section a bit. I will make some link with every download (as far as I can) to the forum. The download presented now have to be updated. If the authors of the downloads can send me there latest versions? The UI is very old here. Amjayee and Crisp: can you both send me the latest version, or do you rather wait 'till you both agree with everything both?
The map proto is different from the one wee will use in our game. (I hope I'm right about this, that we decided to make a 2D map now first?) I vote to delete this too.
I am also thinking about a system so that every member that has the correct password can upload files here like the news system.
No comments on search, only that I will make this work (better) when the rest of the site is more complete.
Links is pretty complete. All the GGS-fansites later will get there own section of course.
Whew. I hope you all can help me a little to settle out the most important thing on the site. I am willing to spent pretty much time on keeping all our GGS info updated, but I can't do that without your support.
I hope to present you a new, flexible, usefull and up-to-date site soon.
ElmoTheElk
[This message has been edited by ElmoTheElk (edited January 23, 2001).]
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