Gurken Khan Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 To not further derail the other thread: What's up with the latest changes to this site? (Like the rocket rank symbol?) 1 hour ago, Stan` said: Likely the latest forum update; @implodedok might know more. @implodedok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 X2 What means? @Stan` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: X2 What means? @Stan` What does what mean? And yeah, any new changes are most likely due to the forum software being upgraded. I'm sure they can be adapted, but the more changes = the more work to make sure it works as intended when that area of the software is changed in another upgrade. If you have specific things you want to see changed and suggestions for how to change them I'm sure we can look into it. I'm not really around much, so I don't know what things have changed. I do notice the rocket symbol you mention, and I think that could probably benefit from being changed. If someone wants to create either one or more symbols to replace it, then please ask for feedback here. It needs to be square, and should work at relatively small sizes, so not be too complicated. If multiple there should be 14 different ones if we continue to have the same/same amount of ranks as we have now. It shouldn't be too big of a deal, just a fun incentive to keep posting, but I can agree that having something modern like a rocket feels a bit out of place. Maybe it could be replaced by a spearhead or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, feneur said: What does what mean? X2 means I am asking the same question as Gurkan. Check the quote 3 hours ago, Gurken Khan said: What's up with the latest changes to this site? (Like the rocket rank symbol?) What is that rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 Just now, Lion.Kanzen said: What is that rocket? Ok, I guess I thought it was obvious, so I wondered if you meant something else. The rocket symbol itself is a placeholder, but if you mouseover it you see that it displays what "rank" the person has, and actually how many ranks there are in total, which I don't believe were visible before. Ranks are based on the number of posts and replies a person has posted (currently at least, there is the possibility to add more things that contribute). I think before it just said the name of the rank? (I'm sure there was/could have been images as well, we did use to have images a long time ago at least, but I can't remember if we have had any for a while due to updates to the forum software.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, feneur said: Ok, I guess I thought it was obvious, so I wondered if you meant something else. The rocket symbol itself is a placeholder, but if you mouseover it you see that it displays what "rank" the person has, and actually how many ranks there are in total, which I don't believe were visible before. Ranks are based on the number of posts and replies a person has posted (currently at least, there is the possibility to add more things that contribute). I think before it just said the name of the rank? (I'm sure there was/could have been images as well, we did use to have images a long time ago at least, but I can't remember if we have had any for a while due to updates to the forum software.) I am very basic to express myself. Even in Spanish, I look like a telegram message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted June 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, feneur said: It needs to be square Dunno, to me that blue circle looks more round-ish than square-y. Just reverting to the previous settings (eg display rank, no placeholder) is not an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 I kind of like the cleaner look overall, but takes some getting used to. As a replacement for the placeholder rocket image i think this would be great (in color though); Now we just need someone who can/want to make them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Well we do have the in game icons, which would fit the "theme" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Yes, but you need 14 icons for all 14 ranks on the forum which icons did you have in mind from the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) On 29/06/2021 at 3:09 PM, Grapjas said: which icons did you have in mind from the game? We could take the civ icons, because they look nice. Problem is that would maybe imply some kind of rating of the civs. But we could also use other technology or building icons. I made some based on your suggestions and what was available: forum_ranks.zip Edited July 2, 2021 by maroder attached pics 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 21 hours ago, Gurken Khan said: Dunno, to me that blue circle looks more round-ish than square-y. Just reverting to the previous settings (eg display rank, no placeholder) is not an option? Sorry, the image itself needs to be square (i.e. have equal height and width), but it can have transparency so can look like whatever you want it to. I'm sure it's possible to create a new theme that does that, but it would be a lot of work, and be something that potentially needs to be updated each time the forum software is upgraded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 @maroder I honestly like them (alot). It's especially nice because they are from the game. @feneur are you open for new icons if we provide them to you? If so, what size do they need to be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Could maybe do something like a base score for posting then have a multiplier for it. Base_score x (reputation / posts) = Add_value_to_rank Example (low rep, high post count): 10 x (10 / 20) = 5 Example (high rep, low post count): 10 x (50 / 10) = 50 Not sure if this is possible but i'm just thinking out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 45 minutes ago, m7600 said: 2. The other reactions, laugh, ... would not add or subtract anything I'm very much in favor of letting 'laugh' count for the rank; a good joke now and then can really enrich a forum. [Disclaimer: It has not been scientifically and independently verified that I am free of any bias whatsoever.] 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, m7600 said: I'm not sure about that... It could end up in a sort of avalanche effect. If a person gets a middle or high rep, then their reputation will continue to increase dramatically, even if what they post is crappy once they have a high enough rep. By contrast, someone with low rep will have to struggle a lot to advance in the ranks, even if they make substantial posts that get a lot of likes. It seems unfair. Fair point. 44 minutes ago, Gurken Khan said: I'm very much in favor of letting 'laugh' count for the rank; a good joke now and then can really enrich a forum. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 @feneur @Grapjas @m7600 I have the icons from my post as png with 96*96 and transparency around the circle, so if you want to use them or continue to work on them just say so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Yeah i scribbled something together aswell, but i think @m7600 is on it, so i withdraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 attached them in my post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted July 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 I still see rockets! ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Yeah I would also prefer something different. @feneur @Stan` Any feedback on the ones I made? Feel free to use all or maybe only one as a placeholder, until @m7600 has time to make something custom. On 29/06/2021 at 7:14 PM, maroder said: forum_ranks.zip 303 kB · 2 downloads Edited July 2 by maroder Edited July 26, 2021 by maroder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Nah they look good just didn't have much time lately 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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