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| AUREL1EN | Dec 29 2011, 06:48 PM Post #1 |
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"Your life defines you, but you define your legacy."
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Alright guys, so I went around the ZB support forum yesterday looking at their extensive custom codes gallery, where members have developed codes to add features and change a few things up on any ZB board. I found a few that I liked and decided to add them in, so check out what's new. New Codes: The Shoutbox is now slightly different: - Shouts are now viewed in descending order rather than ascending. This is more like a normal chatbox is, and although it might be weird to get used to it at first, I'm sure it'll look natural to everyone very soon. - The area where you type new shouts is now below the message box itself. This allows for a larger area for you to view what you're typing, as well as stretching the shoutbox a little bit more horizontally and thus giving more room for messages. Two other New features have been added: - When viewing a forum's list of topics, topics that contain unread posts for you now appear bold to more easily spot them. This is how IF used to be if you recall, and it makes things a bit better IMO. - FINALLY, I found a code to add a profile field that allows us to display our blogs! To access it, simply go to "Update Profile" in your preferences, and scroll down a bit until you see a section called "Blog". Then, in the space provided, just type in the name of your blog (or whatever you want the link to show up as) and voila! Right under your XBL Gamertag is now a link to your blog! remember, you don't need to add URL tags or anything, only type in the name and it will do the rest for you. This will make the blog feature much less pointless, as blogs are now much easier to access. So if you have a blog, go link to it now! And if you don't, set one up just for shits and giggles (and make sure you link to it in your profile). Money Matters: While I was strolling through the list of codes, I found SEVERAL codes for implementing a money system into the forums. I didn't think much of it at first, but after talking with Mik a bit we found a few uses for it. Now, I'M NOT GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT RIGHT NOW. I just want to list out some of the uses, and I want to hear everyone's opinion on the matter before jumping into anything. So, after reading this part of the update, please vote in the poll at the top of this page and tell me whether or not you guys think this is a good idea. Here are some of the possible ways of earning credits: 1. Each post earns 3 credits 2. Each topic earns 5 credits 3. Submitting new content to the Halo Sprites Coalition (more on that farther down) can earn anywhere between 0 and 10 credits. 4. Winning contests (more on that farther down as well) can earn you various amount of credits. Here are a few things one could spend credits on: 1. Custom Member Titles: Those little lines of text under your avatar weren't originally meant to be editable. Unfortunately, I didn't know the feature was on by default, and i didn't want to suddenly take it away from you guys. if the money system gets set up, I will clear everyone's custom title (sorry), then let people purchase them for a reasonable amount of money. For example, 100 credits to get a custom member title, then only 50 to change it any time after that. The exact numbers would obviously still have to be worked out, this is just a hypothetical estimate. 2. For an OBNOXIOUSLY UNBELIEVABLY EXPENSIVE price, one could buy a completely custom rank icon, with whatever color and sprite they want on there. The text would say "Rich Member" or "Wealthy Member", or something of the sort. (i'd say custom text, but then people would be like "MAKE MINE SAY ADMIN!!!!" and i can't do that). 3. Access to a "Rich Kids" joinable group for either a pretty huge price (not quite as huge as the custom rank icon, but still decent), or just once you have a certain amount of money (that way gaining access to the group wont make you go back to being poor). 4. Make your face an emoticon! And by face, i mean sprite head. And by your, i mean like the custom one you made. If it looks exactly like the master chief one that's already there, there's not much point. Also, this emoticon would not display on the "Clickable Emoticons" list to the left of your post, you would have to click "show all" (oh boo hoo) to access it. However, i would simply make the code for it your name between 2 colons. Like mine would be :AUREL1EN: , so you'd simply just have to know that and type it manually to display it. This way, if TONS of people buy this, they don't have to fight over who gets to be on the immediate page. Also, it would cost something like half of the original price to change it after you already have one up (similar to custom member titles). Of course, we would eventually develop many more features and things that members can buy with the money, for now this is all I can think of off the top of my head. If you've got any ideas, feel free to post them in this topic. The Halo Sprites Coalition: We desperately needed to organize our sprites into one giant, easy to read list to make finding what you need a lot easier. So, Mik here decided to bring back the Halo Sprites Coalition from the old forums! Go to that topic I just linked you to and read up on everything so that you understand just how it works! Hopefully this will bring the community together in one massive organization effort. Thing of it like the conglomerate, only more organized. What do you call a negative test? A CONtest: You've probably already seen it before coming in here, but that's right folks, I finally opened up a Contests forum! By popular demand, the forum Banner Contest is the first one we're hosting, so go check it out now! Contests at this moment will definitely not be posted on a consistent basis, although there may be some future monthly contests. Also, from now on, I'll make sure to add a "Current Contests" section to community updates so that everyone knows that they are happening (especially if there is more than one at the same time). And remember that if you guys vote yes on the money system, HS money will be an additional reward to winning contests (on top of the rewards already stated for that particular contest). And this is something really minor so I'm putting it at the bottom, but since I put the contest forum in the same category as Community News and Forum Updates, I just renamed that category. The "News And Updates" category is now "Halo Sprites Community". Don't Forget About the New Joinable Groups Feature! Just in case you forgot or didn't get the chance to see it, here's a link to my previous update about the new Joinable Groups feature. Here you can find all the information on the matter that you'll ever need. And please, submit your ideas for new groups in the forum for doing so! -------------- Damn! That's a lot of updates! here's a quick TL;DR for you: - Shoutbox now goes downward and the typing area is below the box so that things are better. - Topics that contain unread posts now appear bold in a forum's topic list. - You can now have a link to your blog next to your posts (under XBL Gamertag). - A new money system is being considered, and i'd like you to vote and tell me if this is a good idea or not. To know the details, you'll have to actually read that section of the update (sorry). - New contest forum and already have a first contest (Banner Contest). - A new Halo Sprites Coalition has been formed! Go read up on it! - Don't forget about the new Joinable Groups feature! That's all for now, next update won't be for another week or so, but hopefully this one keeps you satisfied until then. Now go out there and enjoy all the new shit! - UREL1EN
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| Jake the Tank | Dec 29 2011, 08:13 PM Post #2 |
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About fucking time i get some fucking respect!
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NO, BECUASE ARADEN WILL HAVE ALL THE MONEY! THEN WE WILL HAVE TO PROTEST ON WALLSTREET, FOR HE WILL BE THE 1% WITH THE 99% |
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| AUREL1EN | Dec 29 2011, 11:53 PM Post #3 |
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"Your life defines you, but you define your legacy."
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True, this could happen. But I'll make sure credit distribution is as fair as possible. Well, other than what I've listed, does anyone else have possible ideas as to what the money system could be used for? Feel free to tell us, especially if you're voting yes. |
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| Zendric | Dec 30 2011, 01:27 AM Post #4 |
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Hater of All Things Equine
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Well one thing I suggest is allow custom, approved text for the Rank icon. |
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| Spark | Dec 30 2011, 07:52 AM Post #5 |
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Wake Up.
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![]() Not really, but I am a bit iffy on that money thing... . . < |
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| Araden64 | Jan 1 2012, 03:50 PM Post #6 |
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Supreme Divine Overlord of the World
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Hahaha Armies, it would be Occupy Araden. Wouldnt work though cuz I got C4 ![]() Rillycakes I'm liking the updates and te groups thing. Keep it up G |
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| AUREL1EN | Jan 1 2012, 05:23 PM Post #7 |
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"Your life defines you, but you define your legacy."
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Ok, so it seems like everyone wants more example of stuff to do. I'll try to think of some cool features and report back to you guys soon. In the mean time, I only have one thing to say... So i finally make a fucking banner contest and NO ONE (other than Mik) SUBMITS ANY ENTRIES???? Edited by AUREL1EN, Jan 1 2012, 05:24 PM.
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| A51 | Jan 1 2012, 05:39 PM Post #8 |
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Rill likes to Add-men
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HEY! I'm workin on it. |
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| Tyrannosaurus | Jan 1 2012, 08:44 PM Post #9 |
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Big and Rich
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I would enter, but I've been put to shame. |
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| AUREL1EN | Jan 3 2012, 03:26 PM Post #10 |
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"Your life defines you, but you define your legacy."
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What? Nonsense! Do it anyway, and make us all proud. |
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