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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:18 pm  Post subject: SSX Gallery updated! Faster and leaner!  
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Hey guys,

I wanted to post a topic to talk about the plans for the board before SSX (2012) comes out. I'm anticipating a rise in the amount of people who visit the board at this point and so I'd like to get everything I've been planning done before then. You're more than welcome to suggest some additional stuff if you have a good idea.

(crossed out stuff is finished)

  • Board Upgrade - I'm going to upgrade the board version to the current one. This is the one that will have the most impact since it will require me to take the board offline for a few hours to complete the work. I will try to aim for a time-period when no big news will be released, like a Saturday night or something. Upgrading to the new version will also introduce a few new features, including RSS (for both the board and for the index page). So while there may be some down time, we'll also have some new shiny features when it's done. :cheers This will be done first, since everything else listed below this is dependent in some fashion on the board being upgraded.
  • Possible new chat - I know the people who frequent the chat have grown dissatisfied with the frequent disconnects. While some of this is hosting issues (as I have discussed in the past), I would be remiss if I didn't at least try another chatline to see if it offers an improved experience. If it is still broken, it is possible that the chat would be removed, but I'd like to at least try to remedy the problem before doing that.
  • New SSX (2012) theme by Tunes - Tunes went out of his way to put in a lot of work creating graphics for an SSX (2012) theme, and I would like to get the completed by the time the game comes out in February. This is also dependent on upgrading the board since I would have to code the new features into the theme.
  • Article System - this has been talked about in the past and we'd like to get this implemented before too long. However, this other stuff comes first, since the article system is a big step and a major hack. So let's call this still planned on, but might be postponed a month or two in order to allow for some time to get the other stuff created.

So that's my upgrade list. I will cross stuff off on this list as I complete it. Let me know if you guys have any ideas you would like to see. :)

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:51 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Great changes. Another step forward. New theme! Looking forward to it. Are you considering making it the default theme?

I really have nothing to add to that list. Well for now at least... I think I'll be running full of ideas closer to the release :lol

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:52 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
the gravitude bar logo in the top right hand corner links back to the index but opens it in a new window. Can it just do it in the same window?


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:59 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Whooz, if you don't want to open a new window, just click on the home button at top.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:18 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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These will be awesome changes, I'm definitely looking forward to them!

Suggestion: A new universal MerquryCity.com logo. The current one looks really......classic.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:08 am  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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"Changes?! Why the %"¤&/"#%!%¤!%!)=)!!!!!??" - Nah, I am pleased to see that there are changes to this everyday-site. :yes

Like MM above me says; a logo change, yes? I am sure that Yeti or Tunes can come up with something niceish and cool. But I guess the new theme will include this, no?


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:45 am  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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...Possible return of the shop? :lol And if not, bring back the booooze at least. ;)

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:22 am  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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whoozwah wrote:
the gravitude bar logo in the top right hand corner links back to the index but opens it in a new window. Can it just do it in the same window?

It... is in the same window...
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...Possible return of the shop? :lol And if not, bring back the booooze at least. ;)

Shop? HELL YES!

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:34 am  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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I think I'm probably the only person who still uses the original classic board theme, heh. Personally the only thing I'd like to see is the board upgrade. Anything after that is epic.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:19 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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New SSX (2012) theme by Tunes - Tunes went out of his way to put in a lot of work creating graphics for an SSX (2012) theme, and I would like to get the completed by the time the game comes out in February.


TUNES - DONT DO IT YOULL NEVER SEE IT EVER AGAIN :lol :lol
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:44 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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:lol I deserve that. I owe Yeti a few themes at this point. Tricky and Blur.

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Like MM above me says; a logo change, yes?

I've tried in the past, couldn't come up with anything I liked. I'd rather go classic (read: outdated) than bad as far as logos go. If someone comes up with any good ideas, feel free to let me know.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:33 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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:lol I deserve that. I owe Yeti a few themes at this point. Tricky and Blur.

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Like MM above me says; a logo change, yes?

I've tried in the past, couldn't come up with anything I liked. I'd rather go classic (read: outdated) than bad as far as logos go. If someone comes up with any good ideas, feel free to let me know.


:D :lol Dude, Tricky was up and running - Its OT and BLUR that never made it.
(to be fair would they even work now on the new board?)

As for logos, I remember trying a few out way back with you. I could look them out and post em. It might give some ideas?

- here we go, remember these G ?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:07 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Oh yeah, I remember those. Those are an excellent start. :yes I'd certainly be welcome if someone wanted to take something off of Yeti's ideas. Tunes, you got any feedback on these?

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:30 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Hmm... I might work on something. :D
I'm totally into updating the board; it does seem like it needs
to be brought "up to date." It needs to be able to sustain and
bring in new SSX peeps--not just feel like a veteran fans board.
Whatever is done, I would suggest
looking at and borrowing from more recently created site/boards,
while keeping it not too cluttered and minimalistic.
Which doesn't concern me too much, Tunes, the Grav awards design
standard was pretty rad. :yes

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:04 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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dudes i'm so sorry. when i see these threads, i usually read the first post and never come back, oops!

yeah i agree with some logo changes. i think MC has got a bunch of updates in the past year and if SSX is gonna blow up to any level, then maybe we need a bit of a face lift! hopefully my theme will do that a little bit, but some logo changes would be legit as well.

i think that the logos that Yeti did are cool, but I'm thinking we could go in a little bit of a... for the lack of a better term, "sexy" route. something a little more sleek and modern. i have some ideas, but if anyone else wants to chime in with suggestions and stuff, that'd also be awesome so either me or Yeti can whip some up and see what people think. after all, we're all looking at that logo every day, so we all should have a say in which ones we like, right?

i have some ideas and i'll post them as soon as i get around to making them. woo! stoked for this!

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:29 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:47 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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yeh, I never noticed at the time - just go with it and remember Yeti's dont spell so good :lol

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so either me or Yeti can whip some up and see what people think. after all, we're all looking at that logo every day, so we all should have a say in which ones we like, right?

Im happy to follow your lead on this Tunes, sleek and sexy logos arnt really my strong point but Im happy to chip in if it helps generate ideas to bounce off


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:06 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Any chance of implementing some type of facebook "like" button?

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:07 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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i second that motion. i don't know how this stuff works, but a like button would be awesome.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:36 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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so i didn't think this necessarily needed it's own thread, so i'll post these here.

OKAY, round 1 of logo ideas. i threw these together really fast, some faster than others, so it's not necessarily reflective of the final product, i just wanted to get a feel for the letters and see what kinda direction you guys like. i only did Merqury City for now, because the gravitude bar logo kind of depends on that. i've also given them titles like R1-1, which translates to Round 1 - Logo 1, so we have an easy time referring to specific logos throughout the process. alrighty, here we go:

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:06 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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R1-1 - cool, like it :thumbsup

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:14 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Yeah I think R1-1 has the most promise, but I'd love some portion of our logo that says either snowboarding or video games. If it says both, that's great. I've tried every permutation of M and C I could think of with little success, so I'd be open to some other ideas.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:19 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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yeah i like R1-1 because it kind of looks like a snowboarding logo. maybe i can try and expand on that. by the way, the icon next to R1-1 says 'MC' all abstract like. i wanted to start implementing an icon for for merqury city, as just MC. i think it will look good at various parts of the site.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:25 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Yeah, I'd love some sort of symbol like you worked on in R1-1. I also liked Yeti's snowflake designs in the first one. I keep on thinking of some kind of 8-bit snowboarder design, but that's just a prelim. I did a lot of brainstorming on working MC into some kind of mountain shape, snowboard shape, snowflake or something but with nothing satisfactory. It's a tough nut to crack. :shrug

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:28 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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The MC icon in R-1 doesn't work for me. I was wondering what it was about until is read your explanatory post Tunes.

Conceptually the lines of M represent racing/speed and the curve of C represents tricks/loops. Hope that helps with ideas. :)

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