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LordLoss123

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Forum Layout
« on: June 20, 2012, 12:21:46 PM »

You are the first game developers I have ever seen with such a COOL, GOOD and popular forum! Then only thing I miss, is the layout.
The layout on the Starfarer page is so nice and colorful! Could you do some uppgrade to the forum page/background as well?

I don't know. Just a silly idea :)
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2012, 12:22:43 PM »

Same thing came into my head a while ago...
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2012, 12:26:01 PM »

'Cause when i first got on to the forums, I was like: "What? This must be the wrong website!". But then I was like: "Wait. It says: Fractal Softworks Forum", so it must be the right place...". :)
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2012, 12:49:33 PM »

If you start to add background pictures and other doodads it'll just start to induce annoyances. The clean and clear look we have now works just fine the way it is.

Not everything needs to be colorful, some things just need to be useful.

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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2012, 12:58:50 PM »

You know, when i think of it, I agree with you. I like the clean and organized look of this page! :D
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2012, 01:01:31 PM »

Personally, I like the current style. It's simple, and clear. Though I'm not opposed to someone adding a new theme. I just won't be using it.
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2012, 01:15:00 PM »

This is a forum I regularly go on, as many of you probably know by now, and it has some colors, and is simple, it it works great. (much better than in looks and feel this one, I might add.)
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2012, 01:26:32 PM »

This is a forum I regularly go on, as many of you probably know by now, and it has some colors, and is simple, it it works great. (much better than in looks and feel this one, I might add.)
That I really, really like.
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2012, 11:17:47 PM »

The Bay12 Forum has a good background as-well
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?board=12.0
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2012, 04:43:15 AM »

The main page is supposed to look attractive to new players and give a nice first impression about the game. But the forum is more for the more dedicated players, and thereby the players already play the game and dont need fancy and annoying stuff cluttering the screen.
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2012, 01:48:18 PM »

This is the default forum style for this brand of forum software, which is already similar to other forum software defaults. Eventually its probably a good idea to change around the parameters and make something unique. No massive banners, shoulder deep forum modifications, or screen clutter even enters into it, some different colors and a title bar never hurt anything though. The last thing i'd want is time taken from starfarer development for it though.
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2012, 04:39:42 PM »

Yea, I'd like to see some color changes.  Maybe even coordinate it with the ship colors (grey/orange, red/orange, blue, etc.). ;D
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2012, 11:45:05 PM »

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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2012, 02:41:54 AM »

http://i.imgur.com/fODhh.png

I see what you did there. Why no one else has mentioned the same thing before you did is a mystery.
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Re: Forum Layout
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2012, 05:54:58 AM »