Missingno.
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The REAL Joey
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 13, 2016 6:54:20 GMT 11
That's right, a new skin has been developed for the forum, one which will be placed as the default from here on in and succeeding the classic zap skin. Updating the forum with some improved visuals, wider resolution and a thematic Gold/Silver colour scheme evocative of the game titles, it's worth a look. With the advent of forum skins it replaced the old ideal of forum versions. Previously it was out with the old and in with the new but for myself personally this feels like ZapdosZulu v2. There's even a few other adjustments with the mini profile and smileys so it's definitely got a few more bells and whistles than your average skin. It can be found under ZZSKIN2016. To change for those not in the know, head on over to Profile > Edit Profile > Settings > Forum Theme and then select from the drop down box. The design was made by our very own Morrigan with some contributions from myself. Got to say, the work I focused on, I had fun with. Given i've not properly coded in a long time it was nice to back in the swing of things. One other matter to keep in mind, should you find any bugs or issues with the new skin, be sure to report them in this thread so we can rectify them. We've gone over a lot of testing with it and whilst we're happy with it, there's always a chance of some faults slipping the net. Keep your eyes peeled, these won't be the only new templates on their way. As a thank you for taking the time to check out the new skin and replying here with your feedback, we'll update you with 250 coins! Hope it goes towards something in the Game Corner.
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Missingno.
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Tiki
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Post by Tiki on May 13, 2016 6:59:40 GMT 11
I like the new skin.
it's very nice!
the gold and silver is fitting.
also the top part about swarming and leveling guide will be very helpful because i can find level 25+ exp things easier now
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 7:00:58 GMT 11
I have started to use it already and I am very impressed. The site looks so much more alive now compared to that old space theme we had for years and the staff having Avatars of their favorite Pokemon linking to their profiles was a very neat touch. It might seem like a small thing but to me every little bit helps. Joey and Morrigan did a fantastic job setting this up and I am truly glad to see we have a new skin that keeps everything easy to find.
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Missingno.
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 13, 2016 7:06:36 GMT 11
Thanks for your comments guys, really appreciate it and glad you like it. I hear you on the levelling guide too, Tiki. Also, an edit was made to the top post but i've updated you both for taking the time to comment.
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Tarlar
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Post by Tarlar on May 13, 2016 7:10:32 GMT 11
Looks good, though I always have trouble getting used to new skins. For now I'll be sticking with the characters one as I like the blue It is much easier to see/notice the news and I like the shortcuts! ..on the new skin of course
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Missingno.
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 13, 2016 7:17:09 GMT 11
No problem, there's skin for everyone and more on the way. One of which i'm excited about. As for the new info box, that should be available on all skins. We disabled the old news fader across all boards and thought we'd replace it with this so everyone's got update to news and links etc Updated your coins too.
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Post by Blazey on May 13, 2016 7:37:23 GMT 11
i like the new skin it make more sence then space..... I also like the fact i can minimise the catagories/baords now which will safe some scrollng just for the chat. I might take some giving used to mind wise but you guys should definatly make some more awesome ones in yur own times of cource.
Thank you Morri and Joey for this awesome skin *Hugs both Joey and Morrigan*
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Post by Lamont on May 13, 2016 7:39:52 GMT 11
Wow guys! This looks fantastic nice work! The forum width increase on the default will be amazing for many posting visuals & designs, huzzah! I'm sure that'll make signatures for those with multiple trainer cards much neater! And the miniprofiles are just snazzy. Curious, did you guys consider using a small pokéball icon or one of these, ◓ (decimal entity: here), instead of the plain ol' dashes in the dynamically tabbed table up top? As well, in the collapsible categories I believe there's a setting to make it put a little 'new' notification in the category bar if the bar is collapsed and there are new posts. It can come in handy and I think would be a good thing to enable. But 'tis up to you guys! Just throwing out a couple suggestions. Just gorgeous *Edit: Just thought I'd note, if anyone ever gets that Error Code 'you're not able to write to this' when expanding or collapsing a category don't worry too much about it. Just refresh the page and it should fix itself.
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Post by Thirdie on May 13, 2016 7:47:18 GMT 11
I like it. No jarring colours to me, and it feels familiar, almost like the zap one, yet different. I've used zap for the longest time. Just tried Autumn for a day or two, but found an issue with a bit unreadable text here and there, due to the text colour being almost invisible on the brown background. I could easily see myself settle with this new one.
I like the Info box too, especially having pictures to go along with the swarming Pokemon, and in general it's just much harder to overlook than the old bulletin-thing. To be able to choose, what 'news' you want to look at, at a given time, is a lovely added bonus. To have pictures 'attached' to staff members is brilliant in my humble opinion. I guess future staff will get to choose a favourite pokemon too?
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 13, 2016 9:46:30 GMT 11
Blazey: Thanks for the nice comments. It's good to see you're enjoying it (And I love playing with the collapsible categories also haha). Don't worry, more will be on the way. Thankfully we can use this as a base but no doubt we can really build off into unique and varied themes. Lamont: I saw you mention about the RT shop now being without the need to scroll and i've started noticed other areas too benefiting from it. Which is nice to have as another positive. As for your other comments, the collapsible category idea with New is definitely a good addition. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't poked too much around with plugins on that front so it was good to see it's got a lot of scope. For now i've put a basic "New" text. With the info box, are you referred to the dashes where the quick links are? If so, that's a very good point and i'll get to adding them. Just making sure I wasn't missing the point there completely. Thirdie: You've hit a nail on the head there about the almost deja vu feel of the place. We didn't want to go too far out on a limb and make the place unrecognisable. And oh yes, new staff will definitely get a choosing on what Pokemon they want to represent them.
I've made sure all you ladies are updated with 250 coins too.
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Post by Midnightive on May 14, 2016 4:42:57 GMT 11
Wow its really pretty! works well on my phone and good ratio on my 23.9 inch montor wonderful job guys!
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Post by Morrigan on May 14, 2016 16:32:10 GMT 11
Thank you all for the lovely comments so far!
The skin was initially based off of zap, our previous default one but I just felt like it needed a bit of an update. An Info Box and collapsible categories was something that has been in conversation multiple times in the past, so I hope people find them useful. Also, me and Joe put in just a few rough Quick Links which we would find helpful but if anyone else feels that something else should be added, feel free to say. I wouldn't want to over crowd it but I might've missed some pretty obvious ones.
I'm happy to see that the width is okay too! I feel that it looks a bit strange on my phone but as some of you have said, it will just take a bit of getting used to. I think future skins will be based on this current skin, so same width etc. I'd like to keep the skins fairly basic. We have a few ideas lined up but they'll come out bit by bit.
Updating Midnightive's coins, above~
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Tarlar
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Post by Tarlar on May 15, 2016 7:53:00 GMT 11
I need to start reading posts more closely, I wondered why you kept updating people with coins here But since the staff has been added to the "staff box", then the thread about the same in the "how to play" board should perhaps be removed? Or at least updated
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Post by Shadowwing on May 16, 2016 9:49:21 GMT 11
Anastasia Von Schroeder"The train that goes to tomorrow is on an interrupted rail Again I’m only looking over my shoulder, confused Joining and running hand in hand together How is it that it puts out such a big power? Always, always, anytime Because we can understand each other Always, always, anywhere We can fly Always, always, anytime Everyone is with us I’m sure, I’m sure, anyone Would not be alone"~iTSUMO ITSUDEMO~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IC-IC Post here.
OOC-so beautiful1 I really like it.i used to use the spring skin, but i updated it to this one.- 000 words @ Info:
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Post by Megan on May 16, 2016 11:15:14 GMT 11
The REAL Joey and Morrigan I freaking LOVE this new skin! LOVE LOVE LOVE! It is elegant yet keeps to the old feel of ZapdosZulu!
The first time I had seen it had been on my phone and I didn't know what I was missing with the background!
I love the new update feature at the top, and it makes the forum seem alive with a new skin and not the same skin as we have had for quite sometime now!
So I just wanted to pop on here and say how much I love love love new new skin and thank you for all the hard work that was put into it!<3
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