New ZeldaClassic.com Site

[War Lord]

I have been working on a redesign for the Zelda Classic site.
Something more modern that is clean and responsive.

So far almost all of the content from the current site is over and functioning on the development site.

What things do you wish we had on the site that would be beneficial? What could go away, or be cleaned up?

Anyone interested in helping with some little oddball here and theres such as FAQ items and such please PM me.

A huge thanks to DarkDragon for putting up with me the past couple weeks and his help thus far. I greatly appreciate it.

[mrz84]

I like the look of the layout thus far. As for additions and/or removals I can't think of much at the moment.

[ZoriaRPG]

Is there a link to the temporary site?

The image seems a titch spartan to me, and testing the menus on mobile platforms might be prudent.

I think it has too much white space at present, but I expect that will change. I would also suggest placing a link to the old interface, retaining it as an alternative, so that people may still use it, if they desire; then monitor how much traffic does that.

Linking to popular Let's Play videos on it somewhere would be a very good idea, as ZC gains more users through those than anything else.

[War Lord]

Mobile and tablet are apart of my testing process.
I'm not ready to take the site public, though I have seen users hit the site that haven't been given the link.
There is white, and I've gotten a lot of push back here at AG in the past for white, thus why we always have those dark themes.
The space on pages gets taken up decently by content currently and that will expand.

Im tying up loose ends in the resource database system and then I'll migrate the old data and most likely go live barring any unforeseen issues.

[War Lord]

Is there a link to the temporary site?

I think it has too much white space at present, but I expect that will change. I would also suggest placing a link to the old interface, retaining it as an alternative, so that people may still use it, if they desire; then monitor how much traffic does that.

I thought about your comment regarding white space, and threw the current background onto the new site and it's growing on me.

http://www.armageddongames.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=197&stc=1

Also, once the new launches, the old will not co-exist.

[Tamamo]

War Lord
Q & A time
I went through the site.
It's got a nice modern feel that I like. Only thing I wish was done is a list of contributors as well as Memorial for Dark Nation who is no longer with us.

[War Lord]

Both excellent ideas.
Added to my todo list.

[Anarchy_Balsac]

Much needed, what with how The Satellite is turning Pure into an SJW dipshit-fest and disparaging ANYONE who dares to say that being a gamer is NOT misogyny.

Maybe make this pro-gamer, and have rules allowing forumers to defend gamer kind and such,, the anti-gamer censorship on pure is getting ridiculous.

[Signal Handler]

Hi War Lord, are you planning on carrying over all of the quests from the old website, along with their ratings and comments? I haven't been on the Zelda Classic website in a long time, but one of the best parts about it was being able to go through the QDB and pick out things to play. As of right now, it looks like a lot of the quests are still missing. I'm hoping the rest get carried over, since I don't know where else one could find a lot of those.

Also, another thing I liked about the old website was the ability to download older versions of ZC. I always appreciate it when it's possible to download older versions of software, because then things are much easier if there are regressions, or levels don't work in newer versions for some reason, or the newer versions don't work on my ancient computer.

[War Lord]

I will be migrating the entire old database over through the week. The comments will not come along as they got beat up pretty bad due to some php vulnerabilities in the old site.

The ratings, I have pulled the data for, just not decided how best to go about that.
Older versions of Zc will be on the download page and is on my list. I will work on that later today.

[luckilla]

I wanted to mention today I really like the new zeldaclassic web site.

[Dimentio]

I love it. It feels really modern!


Much needed, what with how The Satellite is turning Pure into an SJW dipshit-fest and disparaging ANYONE who dares to say that being a gamer is NOT misogyny.

Maybe make this pro-gamer, and have rules allowing forumers to defend gamer kind and such,, the anti-gamer censorship on pure is getting ridiculous.

Or maybe stop attacking ZC devs for fixing bugs and being a general ass? Sorry for being rude here, but you act like people calling you out is undeserved, when you're provoking them into doing so.

...Although I do agree, Pure's becoming a censored safe space where you can't discuss things for fear of being judged or being banned. Wait, is that the opposite of safe space? I can't tell.

[Tim]

Who cares about what PZC is doing. Focus on the tasks here and make this place alive.

[ZoriaRPG]

Who cares about what PZC is doing. Focus on the tasks here and make this place alive.

I agree in part, but it is important to comprehend both why Pure has the vast majority of the userbase, and to identify flaws in their format that would be reasons for members there to come over here. If the community sees AGN as the repository for all the users banned on Pure, it isn't exactly an inviting reason to come join.

Being able to freely discuss things, without blanket censorship rules though, is a potential incentive, IMO, Pure's greatest failing is that when any user objects to just about anything, they make a rule forbidding it. Catering to the smallest common denominator has constrained their community significantly in the last three years.

[Tim]

We can go on about how everyone dislikes PZC and the reasons behind it. I get it. AGN as a collective doesn't have the same mindset. We've always had a place here to say what we felt. The idea that AGN being a place for 'banned' members is preposterous. Its actually the freakin' opposite in a lot of cases from the past. A good handful moved there years ago.

"Help, Breaker's banning people and there's nothing we can do about it."

It was kinda hilarious to see some people squirm. They weren't necessarily bad people, but they were a few crybabies and whatnot.

To be fair to your post, yes, the administration is not how it should be. So much of what has happened in the past few years hasn't been just or in the interest of the community as a whole. PZC is too cliquey; favoritism shows; shelter me please, I'm offended by everything. How dare you rate my quest a 2.

Blah blah etc.

[Chris Miller]

Let's not derail into cross-forum ranting, and stick to the topic at hand, yes?

[DarkDragon]

Let's not derail into cross-forum ranting, and stick to the topic at hand, yes?

I couldn't agree more.

[War Lord]

I wanted to mention today I really like the new zeldaclassic web site. luckilla I'm glad to hear you like it.

@Signal Handler (http://www.armageddongames.net/member.php?u=61381)
I have updated the site with a download archive (http://www.zeldaclassic.com/download-archive/) page. It contains the older versions as well as the third party utilities.

[Tim]

We could also add ZCManager to utilities.
http://www.purezc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56129&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

[Anarchy_Balsac]

I love it. It feels really modern!



Or maybe stop attacking ZC devs for fixing bugs and being a general ass? Sorry for being rude here, but you act like people calling you out is undeserved, when you're provoking them into doing so.


I have no problem admitting that I have apparently misunderstood the situation with Saffith and been completely wrong. Even if I wasn't, he'd still be a MILLION times better than the Satellite, who actively persecutes ANYONE who dares say, on a forum full of GAMERS, that gamers are not, in fact, misogynists. Someone brought up a good point, maybe the Satellite is breaker under a different name, wouldn't surprise me.

That said, yes, Zoria is right, he kinda made my case for me. My whole point wasn't to rant about anti-gamer SJW's oppressing gamers on a forum allegedly for gamers, but to push the idea that we need to try as hard as possible to avoid going down that road. Apologies if people misunderstood that.

[War Lord]

We could also add ZCManager to utilities.
http://www.purezc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56129&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1
@LinktheMaster (http://www.armageddongames.net/member.php?u=39484) do you mind? Shoot me a PM if you would.


I have no problem admitting that I have apparently misunderstood the situation with Saffith and been completely wrong. Even if I wasn't, he'd still be a MILLION times better than the Satellite, who actively persecutes ANYONE who dares say, on a forum full of GAMERS, that gamers are not, in fact, misogynists. Someone brought up a good point, maybe the Satellite is breaker under a different name, wouldn't surprise me.

That said, yes, Zoria is right, he kinda made my case for me. My whole point wasn't to rant about anti-gamer SJW's oppressing gamers on a forum allegedly for gamers, but to push the idea that we need to try as hard as possible to avoid going down that road. Apologies if people misunderstood that.

No worries.
Let's carry on with the discussion at hand. There is more important stuff to do here, like play quests. Much better use of energy, especially when we all have a common interest.

[LinktheMaster]

@LinktheMaster (http://www.armageddongames.net/member.php?u=39484) do you mind? Shoot me a PM if you would.
No worries here on my side. :) I haven't updated in a while, but go for it.

[Signal Handler]

Thank you War Lord for the update, I sincerely appreciate it!

[Nightmare]

War L:ord, seem to be some bugs.

1. When you edit an entry, it displays the new file, and everything else below it with brackets.
2. Multiple screenshots are not uploading. It's only allowing one for new entries ATM.

-James

[War Lord]

@Nightmare (http://www.armageddongames.net/member.php?u=38509)
The bracket stuff is related to the files we imported from the old database. I don't experience this with new entries.
Let me know which quests you are seeing this on so I can go remove the [] "blank" download.

I just ran through the upload portion on a mac running Chrome and Safari and a Windows PC using Chrome and Firefox and all let me upload multiple screenshots.
What OS and browser are you running?

[EDIT]
Went through all of your quests and fixed the bracketed downloads.

[Nightmare]

I'm running Windows 10 and FireFox 50.1.0

-James

[War Lord]

Same setup here. What is it doing exactly when you try to upload. Are you dragging into the box or clicking on select files and selecting multiple there. I tried it both ways.

http://www.armageddongames.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=200&stc=1

[Nightmare]

Basically what you just displayed. It's showing the files with a big red "x" next to them.

-James

[rocksfan13]

OK. I'll be the one to ask.

How does one access the QDB now?
The link for the admincp in the QDB thread no longer works.

[War Lord]

Basically what you just displayed. It's showing the files with a big red "x" next to them.

-James
The X is there after upload so that you may remove it if you picked a file by mistake.


OK. I'll be the one to ask.

How does one access the QDB now?
The link for the admincp in the QDB thread no longer works.

Hit up the site staff forum, I have randomly been working out user permissions for someone to post news and manage quests. I need to finalize it all and test it.

[rocksfan13]

I cannot see the staff forum.
It shows me as a QDB Manager in Forum leaders, but my title says otherwise.

[Chris Miller]

Hey, glad to see you back dude. :D

http://www.armageddongames.net/showthread.php?97715-Staff-Cuts

We pruned a lot of the old staff who haven't shown up in a couple of years. As for the QDB, War Lord is in the process of completely redoing the entire Zelda Classic site (http://www.zeldaclassic.com). The QDB staff list as it is now is probably going to be obsolete anyway.

[rocksfan13]

I see.
Makes sense. I wasn't on very often as activity to the site was very low for some time.
Then I saw the redesign and I though that it was about time.
If the DB staff will be no longer needed, then I withdraw my request.

[War Lord]

rocksfan13 It will be needed, I just don't have user access rights squared away yet.

[Nightmare]

War Lord, the pictures uploaded fine, but the bracket problem still exists.

-James

[DarkDragon]

War Lord, the pictures uploaded fine, but the bracket problem still exists.

-James

Are you trying to update an old quest (imported from the old QDB)? Or a new quest you submitted directly to the new QDB?

If the former, it probably will not be possible to automatically fix the problem. Send me a link to the quest and I'll take a look.

[ZoriaRPG]

We could also add ZCManager to utilities.
http://www.purezc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56129&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

Bobby Light's ZScript IDE might be good, too.

[Nightmare]

Are you trying to update an old quest (imported from the old QDB)? Or a new quest you submitted directly to the new QDB?

If the former, it probably will not be possible to automatically fix the problem. Send me a link to the quest and I'll take a look.

This is my newest submission, I just put up screenshots and it showed me the brackets on everything. Quest is "Zelda NES Remastered"

-James

[luckilla]

I thought you were the Nightmare James that posted the youtube videos, now I know for sure :P

[BFeely]

Just did a test and it still uses insecure login. This site too, as it breaks on HTTPS.
I assume zeldaclassic.com is under the same server as www.armageddongames.com? You will want to re-issue that Letsencrypt certificate with the following list of domains: (armageddongames.net already has its own proper cert):
armageddongames.com
www.armageddongames.com
zeldaclassic.com
www.zeldaclassic.com

As for the .net it now has a certificate apparently issued through cPanel (I think the latest version does it automatically), but the forum template does not recognize https, thus breaking.