Posts by Thrik

Haha, how did that even come to exist Minos?

Looking increasingly splendid:

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Yea, I prefer dark themes too. One of the things I like in Polycount is their dark theme, but we don't need to do exactly like that...

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Also, I noticed that all links from the previous forum are now broken. Is there a way to fix that? I might have lots of links in my browser favorites (like the References thread) that can't open anymore.

There is a vague possibility there's a way to get the old links to redirect through, but I'll have to look into it. It is an unfortunate side-effect of conversion, one of many that I've been working on fixing behind the scenes (certain characters getting screwed up, tags not being the same between the forums, etc), which is why more visible but arguably low-priority stuff like the skin hasn't been done yet.

I can definitely hear the desire for a darker theme. Once I've made the adjustments to the current theme this week, I'll put up a poll about some further changes to help gauge interest and/or prioritise updates.

It looks like you can't right now egu, although if you hold down your finger on the image you can copy it into your address bar. Definitely an oversight though, so I'll make it so clicking takes you to the big version.

BTW I've had to be out of town for a couple if days and the Internet absolutely sucks here, so I'll be implementing various changes during the coming week based on feedback, etc.

Holy shit! Looks awesome, and so colourful.

You've not found anything this generation appealing? There've been so many awesome games this generation, it's probably the strongest I've ever experienced.

I'll be very happy if the next generation finally gets 1080p implemented across the board, though. That's my main issue with the current consoles, and it is strikingly obvious how big a difference it makes when you see the game at console 720p then a PC's 1080p/1200p.

Remake, reboot... I think we're referring to the same kind of thing whether discussing Dredd or RoboCop.

I can't say that suit in the latest shots looks bad at all to me. Sure it's not the same as the iconic look the original had, but did anyone really care that they changed Batman's suit in the Christopher Nolan films in comparison to how it was depicted in the Frank Miller comics and original films alike? Surely we're all used to how remakes and reboots work by now?

It's still a guy who's all-robot apart from his face. The film itself being good or bad is impossible to tell at this point, but I have no reason to believe it couldn't be a great film. Although nothing will replace the original as the classic that it is.

They already did a slim PS3 so I'm not sure why they felt the need to do an even slimmer one. Apparently its sales have shot through the roof though, so I guess someone at Sony marketing knows what they're doing.

Interesting, seems Sony is about to launch a completely rebuilt store. Combined with the recent even-slimmer PS3, I guess they're hoping to keep this generation going for some time yet.

Alternatively, they're attempting to bridge this generation with the next a little more smoothly than in the past, by using the same new store on both. I wonder if they'll follow it up with a redesigned dashboard/XMB too, effectively making the PS3 and inevitable PS4 the same platform but with better hardware on the latter. Would be pretty unheard of, but then so is making such big changes to the core console experience so late in the game.

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Doesn't actually look that incredible IMO, however the existing store is pretty horrible to use so at least it's an improvement. Might look/feel better on a big screen I guess.

Strange, exactly the same as mine — this is at the top of forums, right? Is there anything else going on you can think of that might be affecting this, such as using a higher font size or zoom than normal? Any other Chrome people seeing the same thing (most of us use Chrome according to the stats, lol).

Which browser is that Skjalg? Can't seem to replicate it in Chrome, Firefox, or IE9.

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Hi guys,

Massive lurker here... any chance we could get Tapatalk functionality for mobiles?

Cheers.

I'll look into it. If I can get it to work without the ultra-annoying 'Tapatalk is available for this site!' pop-up that always appears, I'll implement it.

BTW, welcome back.

Aye, just to reaffirm all suggestions will be taken down, considered, and changes implemented where feasible. There are lots of things being brought up not just in this thread but via PMs, comments, etc; plus things I'm noticing myself as I use them in a 'real world' way. I'm also organising writers and such for the content, which takes further time. Hang tight and things will improve.

BTW if anyone has tutorials they've written in the past they'd like to submit for turning into articles, whether in MapCore's forums or elsewhere, send me a PM.

Yeah the software does kind of use different logic regarding where it puts links. In this case I believe the idea is that the icon shows whether or not there's a new post (blue if yes, grey if no) and also whether or not you've posted in it (star vs circle); so clicking on a blue one will take you to the first new post, as that's what the icon signifies.

Of course after years of phpBB's approach I agree that didn't occur to me at all, so I was looking all around the date area for such a link.

Just did some digging into the templates and realised there is actually already a 'go to first unread post' button in place. Click the little blue circle/star at the beginning of the post's row and it'll do the trick.

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Also, might I suggest we merge the 2D/3D forums into just the "WIP forum"? So that all content, 3D/2D or otherwise fits in the same place.

I think this is a good idea and might help the lagging 2D forum to be more active like its three-dimensional counterpart, nothing discourages posting more than a forum most people don't check.

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There is one feature I used all the time in the old version but I cant figure out how works now.

I always browsed the forum by checking the new content. Right now that same button is located at the top right "View New Content" and it gives me a list of the threads that have changed since I last visited the forum. Thats great, but there is no way for me to get to latest un-read post. I can skip to any thread page or to the very latest comment as [HP] pointed out, but I cant seem to find the "Go to latest unread post" button.

Good catch. The 'go to first unread post' functionality does exist, if you click the little arrow that appears when you hover over a thread it'll show a thread preview which includes the link you're after. However it would definitely be more useful if you didn't need to do this, so I'll see about exposing that link in the regular view (a little icon or something).

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It looks a lot more professional but I wonder what lies ahead for mapcore. I feel most of us are here because of what mapcore was a decade ago and are just here now keeping in touch. Will mapcore become a site that produces articles, features, tutorials, interviews, etc? We have lots of forums devoted to new content but they're underused.

There's no intention to change what MapCore is, after all the forum structure is almost the same as it's been for years and the emphasis remains on it being a forum, rather than attempting to turn the home page into a seldom-updated news feed as was attempted years ago.

There will certainly be new content, but the point of that is to bring out some of the knowledge and opinions already here. For example, many tremendously useful and interesting things are posted in the 3D forum — the most busy forum alongside Gaming Discussion — but after some time they're buried and forgotten, rather than being readily available as a resource for newcomers. Plus there's a lot of generally cool content that's locked away behind pages of newer stuff, but might still be enjoyable to read. Finding some of those gems and restoring them is another thing I intend to do.

I think it's inaccurate to think of MapCore as existing only because of the past, even though its legacy is undeniably something that has fostered countless friendships and kept us all around. I'd so go far as to say that the majority of people posting here now don't even remember the IRC and HL1 days, and are here based on the forum's merits alone. As such, the new changes are designed to complement and enhance what makes MapCore an enjoyable place to spend time, and has kept people joining and sticking around for the past nine years.

The concerns regarding layout, space, and colours are being taken on board. I'll be doing some changes soon which will hopefully alleviate matters.

All good stuff guys, all suggestions will be considered and implemented where appropriate.

Sentura, as the announcement article suggests there're definitely a lot of plans for the features. I'll be setting those who've expressed interest in writing up with access to a dedicated forum shortly (I've literally not had time as was up until bedtime last night finishing simply converting all the data across). If anyone else is interested in writing, be sure to PM me.

Sentura, your post seemed to messing up due to the alignment being set to 'right', this can happen if pasting from elsewhere. Note that a button in the top left of the post editor allows you to switch to plain BBCode and see what's actually going on.

o gad I want Dishonored so much.