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HS v3 Description; 11/3/11
Topic Started: Nov 3 2011, 03:53 PM (530 Views)
AUREL1EN
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"Your life defines you, but you define your legacy."

Hey everyone, welcome to Halo Sprites Forums!

For those of you that are returning members from the old days, you'll notice that a lot has changed. In this forum, i'll post information topics about any forum updates that have been made. Since this is the first, it'll be more of an explanation of what this new board is like. So, here goes:

Zetaboards:
As you can see, the forum is no longer on Invisionfree, but rather ZetaBoards. What does this mean? Well, not much. There are a few new features, some of them pointless (like blogging), some of them pretty cool (mostly stuff in the admin control panel for me, but you guys get a few cool things too, like a Chat Box at the bottom!), but for the most part these boards are almost exactly like Invisionfree. Feel free to read the ZetaBoards FAQ for more information on all the new features. Also, feel free to explore them yourself. i've looked around a bit and there are some pretty cool things we can do now, but i'm sure there's plenty more that i don't know about.

Ranks:
Yes, that's right, the ranks are back. However, i've made new ones this time! partly to match the new theme, partly because i wanted to make them better, and partly because the old ones are now super ghetto. As you can see, the background color is based on the background color used on the new Rayg sprite sheets, and the sprites on them change as you progress.
The new thing about these ranks, however, is that the level bar goes up within each rank. Veteran members will recall that this used to be the case at one point on the old forums, however the system was abandoned and replaced with one in which the level bar is a representation of your rank as compared to the other ranks. ZetaBoards has a slightly easier ranking system, and so i decided to bring the old system back to make things slightly cooler.
However, this time around there is no elite track to follow. Sorry folks, but if you like to play as an elite, you'll have to have a human rank. That's not to say that this won't change in the future, but right now i have no plans for it since Zetaboards doesn't have an actual system set up for it. If i did start this system up again, i would have to manually switch members over to the elite track myself again, which i'm not currently willing to do.
Remember kids, rank and post count are cool, but spamming in order to increase them is not. In fact, it's against the Forum Rules. Just think of how much more satisfying it will be to watch your rank go up when you know that each post you made was meaningful and well thought out!
Also, i'm sure many of you want me to show you the list of new rank icons, but unfortunately for you, i wont :P i think it's more fun if you guys just find out on your own. Honestly, they're almost the same as the old ones, and if you're that desperate to see them you can use super secret hacking skills to find them in a way that i won't describe.

The Theme:
Currently, i'm using a custom theme called G.L.O created by g0b0ts from the ZetaBoards Theme Zone forum. Although i've altered a few things about it, the colors and everything as a whole is still his, and i don't claim credit for it. Although it is possible that we may switch to a theme of our own design in the future, i don't currently have one or have any plans or ideas for making one.
The buttons are a mix of those from the new theme and those from the original ZetaBoards theme. I know this is a bit unprofessional, but don't worry, i'll have custom buttons up soon. I'll try to get working on those when i get the chance, but if you would like to help me out, feel free to PM me. There's no rush and you don't have to if you don't want to, this is strictly on a volunteer basis.

The Different Categories and Forums:
Veteran members may or may not notice that the categories and forums have been altered and re-ordered. There are new forums that did not exist before, and quite a few have been taken out or merged with others. Although i like how things are set up now, if i see that they are causing any problems, i will make sure to fix them accordingly. Also, check the weekly Community Updates to see if i'm having polls to add or take away a forum.

EDIT: The first forum change has been made! I've renamed the "Sprite Comics" forum to "Comic Corner". The main reason for this is because i realized it was a bit unclear whether to put non-sprite comics in the sprite comics forum or the art expo forum. Since i didn't see the point in separating the two, i decided to make the "Comic Corner" forum encompass both sprite and non-sprite comics. By the way, Insert, do you catch the reference?

That's all i can think of right now, but i'll be sure to edit this post and add something if i remember or am reminded of anything. Also, don't forget to check out the first Community Update for this week and find out what's going on here at HS!

Happy Foruming!
- AUREL1EN
- HS Staff
Edited by AUREL1EN, Nov 4 2011, 08:17 AM.
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Yay for things! I know "Comic Corner" is the the new name for the comic forum :3 It's mine and Rilly's little secret lol.
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Nov 4 2011, 07:50 PM
Yay for things! I know "Comic Corner" is the the new name for the comic forum :3 It's mine and Rilly's little secret lol.
Yup :P

I was trying to think of what to rename it to, and then it became very obvious haha
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Cool, I love how this place is organized, and I've already PM'd you but I haven't gotten a response yet. Anyways, I didn't notice the Comic thing until you pointed it out, lol. Well if you need help with Icons or some stuff you could always tell me what you need and I'll see what I can do.
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Nov 5 2011, 01:33 PM
Cool, I love how this place is organized, and I've already PM'd you but I haven't gotten a response yet. Anyways, I didn't notice the Comic thing until you pointed it out, lol. Well if you need help with Icons or some stuff you could always tell me what you need and I'll see what I can do.
Us admin are far to important, popular, and busy to respond to simple forum members like you. jk i just responded like a minute ago haha sorry, i hadn't noticed it
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