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« on: March 10, 2012, 11:52:42 AM » |
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It's been about a week since I decided to go forward with the Modfarer project, and things have been progressing swimmingly! See for yourself: (If the images below don't display, it's because they're locked up in my Google+ account. You should be able to view the album directly on Google+: https://plus.google.com/photos/112484727633166785807/albums/5718355027183403873?authkey=CJqLnZqA0_DZNA) The home page:  The log in page:  The search page:  The registration page:  The backgrounds are randomly selected high-resolution images of celestial objects. I'll try to keep y'all semi-regularly updated on my progress. I'd like to do weekly updates, but that'll only happen if something noteworthy gets done weekly, and I won't make any promises about that. Anyways, time to get back to work! As always, let me know your questions/comments/concerns/suggestions/etc. |
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2012, 12:20:47 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2012, 01:01:35 PM » |
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Um... I'm being a bit stupid here, but what's this?  |
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2012, 01:02:13 PM » |
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pwetty Either a typo or a new word? |
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2012, 01:03:25 PM » |
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And when is this coming out? I know that devs of mods (such as me ) will love this. Great work  |
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Psiyon
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2012, 02:29:00 PM » |
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Looking excellent so far. The Log In and Register pages are somewhat unnecessary though--you could just as easily make a little log in/register widget that sits at the top of all the other pages. Other than that, no significant criticism, though I think a blue color scheme might suit Starfarer a bit better.
Again, if you need art assets, don't hesitate to hit me up. Having users load randomly selected high-rez images every time they go to a new page probably isn't the most efficient use of a server's bandwidth.
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2012, 02:31:25 PM » |
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Um... I'm being a bit stupid here, but what's this? i second that |
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2012, 05:38:11 PM » |
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Um... I'm being a bit stupid here, but what's this? The Fallout3/NV/Oblivion/Skyrim Nexus of Starfarer mods, I'm guessing. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2012, 07:50:35 PM » |
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And when is this coming out? I know that devs of mods (such as me ) will love this. Great work I'm hoping phase 1 will be done by April, but I'm also a full-time student and a part time intern, so that may be wishful thinking. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2012, 08:04:38 PM » |
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Looking excellent so far. The Log In and Register pages are somewhat unnecessary though--you could just as easily make a little log in/register widget that sits at the top of all the other pages. Other than that, no significant criticism, though I think a blue color scheme might suit Starfarer a bit better.
Again, if you need art assets, don't hesitate to hit me up. Having users load randomly selected high-rez images every time they go to a new page probably isn't the most efficient use of a server's bandwidth.
Without getting too technical, the way the site is written you only actually get one background image per visit to the site, unless you refresh it a bunch of times. This doesn't come across in the images because I chose them specifically to show off the better-looking backgrounds I've come up with. So far I've only used NASA materials, but I'm open to anything. If you feel like artisting me a galaxy or a nebula or a bitchin' space cruiser, as long as it plays nicely with the starry background, I'll be happy to add it to the rotation. |
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Psiyon
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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2012, 10:45:00 AM » |
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Without getting too technical, the way the site is written you only actually get one background image per visit to the site, unless you refresh it a bunch of times. This doesn't come across in the images because I chose them specifically to show off the better-looking backgrounds I've come up with.
So far I've only used NASA materials, but I'm open to anything. If you feel like artisting me a galaxy or a nebula or a bitchin' space cruiser, as long as it plays nicely with the starry background, I'll be happy to add it to the rotation.
Personally, I don't think that having pictures of celestial objects as the background to the website works all that well. I imagine something more along the lines of the main Fractal Softworks website, with a nice looking image at the top while being mostly black everywhere else. Perhaps the blue grid could be incorporated into it, if it seems to be lacking. If not, I could whip up a large, static background fitting with Starfarer's color scheme that could be used, working similarly to www.space.com 's. |
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2012, 10:13:01 PM » |
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Yeah, I can see where you're coming from a little bit. Too much "space" and not enough "space-themed computer game". I'm hoping that'll change a little bit when there's some actual content on the site, and I start featuring screen shots of things. Still, there's a certain amount of grandeur (however misplaced?) that the planets 'n things convey.
What do you think of a starship dominating the background? I have an idea in my head of a big ol' something (maybe similar to a StarCraft battlecruiser?) positioned along the z-axis, maybe fighting something?
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2012, 12:00:04 AM » |
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Yeah, I can see where you're coming from a little bit. Too much "space" and not enough "space-themed computer game". I'm hoping that'll change a little bit when there's some actual content on the site, and I start featuring screen shots of things. Still, there's a certain amount of grandeur (however misplaced?) that the planets 'n things convey.
What do you think of a starship dominating the background? I have an idea in my head of a big ol' something (maybe similar to a StarCraft battlecruiser?) positioned along the z-axis, maybe fighting something?
just grab some impressive battle screen shots. use a few vanilla, use a few from mods, use them as background material. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2012, 10:25:02 AM » |
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Yeah, I can see where you're coming from a little bit. Too much "space" and not enough "space-themed computer game". I'm hoping that'll change a little bit when there's some actual content on the site, and I start featuring screen shots of things. Still, there's a certain amount of grandeur (however misplaced?) that the planets 'n things convey.
What do you think of a starship dominating the background? I have an idea in my head of a big ol' something (maybe similar to a StarCraft battlecruiser?) positioned along the z-axis, maybe fighting something?
That's something that I could probably do. It might not look extremely amazing as I'm not a pro artist or anything, but a big, decent looking spaceship wouldn't be too difficult. The ship in my signature is one example of what I can do, as well as the ships in this picture:  |
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