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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2011, 10:31:20 PM »
We could make that an info box, small one, but i wouldnt want to clutter it too much with information that can be searched for :)
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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2011, 06:26:57 AM »
Yeah I kinda secretly hate that the website/forums are still using the default theme when we scrapped our awesome theme from pre-release times on the move to a new hosting system.

 Yeah, new forum theme could be nice. But, plz, nothing graphics-heavy. I still shrugs every time I visit TLL forum, it gives my browser a seizure. >_>



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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2011, 10:56:37 AM »
I agree, i even like how it is currently because it's easy and clear to read and doesn't give me headaches ;)
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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2011, 01:53:07 PM »
We could make that an info box, small one, but i wouldnt want to clutter it too much with information that can be searched for :)

One thing that annoys me about most mods whenever I'm trying to figure out what they are is the complete lack of no-bullshit information. Sometimes all I have to go on is a name and I might not even know what game the mod is for. You go to the website, click the 'Information' link, and get some poetic advertisement for the game that doesn't tell me a god damn thing, using buzzwords like they're going out of style. No, I don't give a shit how much 'dynamic immersion' you have, whatever the fapp that is. "___ is a mod that promises to bring players into times forgotten...embark on a quest of discovery to find  out...". You know, if I asked one of my friends what a mod was about and he delivered those lines of bullshit I'd want to slap him. After you decide you still have  no idea what the crap is going on, you have to hunt around and find the download links, figure out how to install it from some shitty readme.txt...

MWLL has a bitchin' installer and +1 for that, but the rest of the information isn't quite as obvious. A webpage that says "Alright, this is a Crysis Wars mod. Here's what specs we recommend. This is what to expect. Here's how to download, here's some helpful links to newbie information" would no doubt be useful to some people.
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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2011, 02:55:00 PM »
I guess a complete new header logo would actually be best, that one is like what, 3 years old? Anyone? :P

Maybe ask Pytak for one? He has good material lying around and it should not take him more than an hour or two. My firefox theme is his city Warhammer with MWLL logo so he is already most of the way there :)

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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2011, 05:47:26 PM »
I guess a complete new header logo would actually be best, that one is like what, 3 years old? Anyone? :P

Maybe ask Pytak for one? He has good material lying around and it should not take him more than an hour or two. My firefox theme is his city Warhammer with MWLL logo so he is already most of the way there :)
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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2011, 06:56:02 PM »
We could make that an info box, small one, but i wouldnt want to clutter it too much with information that can be searched for :)
Hi Seraph,
i totally agree with you. Have a look to the Attachment, done by MS-Word. :-[
For a beginner and "first-time-Visitor" are two main Problems:
1st: knowing what information can be searched for
2nd: what information is relevant/nessesary and what informations are only nice and usefull

What was first - egg or chicken?
Greetings from an totally real knowing .LexWolf, that a complete side relaunch is more than an ad hoc pasted Information....

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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2011, 09:15:04 AM »
I guess a complete new header logo would actually be best, that one is like what, 3 years old? Anyone? :P

Maybe ask Pytak for one? He has good material lying around and it should not take him more than an hour or two. My firefox theme is his city Warhammer with MWLL logo so he is already most of the way there :)
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Logo is already being worked on :)
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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #23 on: January 12, 2011, 02:01:48 PM »
I'll just say that it looks... fantastic!

Love the "progression" and nice twist with aircraft and dropships in the background...

hey, that reminds me: will dropships ever be added for player control?
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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2011, 02:44:36 PM »
I love the new banner up top on the home page. Really good job on that one ;D


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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #25 on: January 12, 2011, 03:05:04 PM »
 Yeah, looks fantastic!



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Re: Info for the "first-time-Visitor" at the Homepage
« Reply #26 on: January 12, 2011, 04:26:24 PM »
+1
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