2014-05-06 New Portal Page! - Earth Empires Forum

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 17:57:55

Hi All!

We've put together a new portal page, which you should recognize as a continuation of the forum design into the game.

Hopefully we'll get some more pages moving in that direction soon too :)

I'm probably going to aim for the FFA Control panel to be the next thing I move in that direction, since it's probably the most constrained for space.

Once again, thoughts and suggestions are appreciated! =D

Regards,

-qzjul & the EE Dev Team

PS: i just added tooltips to the server dates that tell you how long is left in each server

Edited By: qzjul on May 6th 2014, 18:57:06
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Finally did the signature thing.

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:03:14

Sort of sad to see the old page and the world map go

blid

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May 6th 2014, 18:04:05

the ad banner is running into the portal on mine. http://imgur.com/pTq7xHs

otherwise, pretty nice

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 18:05:17

oh, right... good catch blid, i kept adblock on during develpment heh

Finally did the signature thing.

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 18:05:31

Originally posted by Getafix:

Sort of sad to see the old page and the world map go

The world map should still be in the background

Finally did the signature thing.

h2orich

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May 6th 2014, 18:10:34

for the blind?

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:14:53

Originally posted by qzjul:

Originally posted by Getafix:

Sort of sad to see the old page and the world map go

The world map should still be in the background

I just changed the contrast and brightness up and down on my monitor but I still can't see the world map

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:16:30

It does appear on the preferences page still, but I guess that hasn't been changed

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:17:44

OK, the world map suddenly appeared

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:19:36

Sort of sad to see the post nuclear holocaust ruined city go

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 18:27:21

Originally posted by Getafix:

Sort of sad to see the post nuclear holocaust ruined city go

hehe fair enough

Maybe we can incorporate that into the new homepage, whenever we get to that

Finally did the signature thing.

blid

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May 6th 2014, 18:38:02

whats the nuclear holocaust ruined city look like?

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 18:41:04

I presume he was referring to the stuff in the blue part of the banner which you still see everywhere else, like the homepage

Finally did the signature thing.

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:42:39

post nuclear..

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 18:45:30

Hope I'm not being a nuisance but the phantom "next Bonus: Now!" is now appearing right on the home page

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 18:52:23

Originally posted by Getafix:

Hope I'm not being a nuisance but the phantom "next Bonus: Now!" is now appearing right on the home page

I just looked at that, and *hopefully* I fixed it -- if not, let me know

Finally did the signature thing.

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 18:57:13

PS: i just added tooltips to the server dates that tell you how long is left in each server

Finally did the signature thing.

blid

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May 6th 2014, 18:57:56

Omg the Bonus Available bug is now on the portal page too! That's new, this bug didn't used to affect the portal page. It's telling me Bonus Available right now but the bonus is not, in fact, available

edit: beaten by Getafix but I still got it after your post saying it was fixed...

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

Jayr

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May 6th 2014, 18:58:10

Edited By: Jayr on Oct 31st 2020, 14:25:13

wasn't me...

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 19:01:21

Originally posted by Jayr:

PUT THE SERVERS BACK IN THE RIGHT SPOTS! I JUST RAN TURNS ON 1A INSTEAD OF TOURNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=(

This is a more logical location for them i think....

Though technically i switched tourney to where alliance was; and alliance to where FFA was; and FFA to where tourney was....

Finally did the signature thing.

Azz Kikr

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May 6th 2014, 19:03:44

i got that on the old portal page too, blid. i think you were just lucky to not see it :P welcome to the club

Getafix

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May 6th 2014, 19:03:45

While you were doing that, an "artificial intelligence" server appeared on the game profile/ best scores page! OMG!

qzjul

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May 6th 2014, 19:09:15

damnit, that wasn't supposed to show up

Finally did the signature thing.

Marshal

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May 6th 2014, 19:22:16

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

too candy for my taste but maybe new players like it.

and no bonus display-bug didn't get fixed either.

edit: apparently that bonus available display error won't vanish with refreshing page.

Edited By: Marshal on May 6th 2014, 21:13:46

Patience: Yep, I'm with ELK and Marshal.

ELKronos: Patty is more hairy.

Gallery: K at least I am to my expectations now.

LadyGrizz boobies is fine

NOW3P: Morwen is a much harsher mistress than boredom....

Serpentor

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May 6th 2014, 22:21:53

On a iPhone you gotta be super careful scrolling down, to not accidentally click into your server. It's a big button in the middle of your screen.

The EEVIL Empire

Kid

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May 6th 2014, 23:58:54

Possible to reduce the bonus time by 1 hour?
Having to wait to exact 24 hours everyday ending up that we forget to claim it sometimes :/

Medusas Rage

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May 7th 2014, 0:58:02

just a suggestion it would be great if we could have profiles built

Serpentor

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May 7th 2014, 1:51:38

Bonus' gone completely now? I'm due to bonus and there is no way to get there.

The EEVIL Empire

SAM_DANGER

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May 7th 2014, 1:57:31

MINE SHOWS UP.

IN THE GRAY BAR ABOVE ALL THE SERVERS.. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THERE'S "GAME PROFILE", THEN THE SERVER TIME, THEN TIME TO NEXT BONUS ON THE FAR RIGHT.

I WAS GETTING THE BONUS AVAILABLE BUG TOO BEFORE IT WAS AVAILABLE.. THEN GOT MY BONUSES WHICH WERE ALMOST DUE, NOW IT (CORRECTLY) SHOWS 12 HOURS TO NEXT.

Edited By: SAM_DANGER on May 7th 2014, 1:59:36
See Original Post

Serpentor

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May 7th 2014, 1:57:42

Had to make a country on another server to get the bonus without logging into my primary account.

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Serpentor

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May 7th 2014, 2:00:21

I play on mobile devise. It's different.

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blid

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May 7th 2014, 2:02:54

Serp: http://imgur.com/PtNa2PY
?

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

blid

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May 7th 2014, 2:07:26

Oh I went to m.earthempires.com from my computer and it looked the same as the desktop version when I was on my comp, but then I tried my iPod and I see it's different. But bonuses are under the gear symbol on there.

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

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May 7th 2014, 2:09:15

Originally posted by Jayr:

Meh...... http://youtu.be/XBTk4yeki-4

Mess with me you better kill me, or I'll just take your pride & joy and jack it up
(•_•)

https://youtu.be/...pxFw4?si=mCDXT3t1vmFgn0qn

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Billyjoe of UCF

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May 7th 2014, 2:17:25

Any chance this makes the game more facebook friendly? ;)

#neednewplayers

Xinhuan

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May 7th 2014, 2:33:05

Originally posted by Azz Kikr:

i got that on the old portal page too, blid. i think you were just lucky to not see it :P welcome to the club

Blid that bug has been around for half a year, maybe longer. :P

But only a bunch of people see it, as mentioned on a B&S thread. Now everyone sees it, or more people sees it, it might be a bug easier to catch! iZarcon get on it! (lol)

blid

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May 7th 2014, 3:03:17

I've always seen it in my countries, but I don't think I ever saw it on the portal page before.

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

blid

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May 7th 2014, 3:11:23

Originally posted by Getafix:

Sort of sad to see the old page and the world map go

Just wait until the game itself gets a makeover

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

Watch your mouth boy, I have never been accused of cheating on any server nor deleted before you just did right there.

Xinhuan

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May 7th 2014, 4:27:06

Ok, now I have a pet peeve.

The header row that says "Game Profile", "May 7 04:23:29", "Next Bonus: Now".... I cannot middle-click on it to open the links in a new tab! That is, those aren't links at all, but scripted buttons. Same for the buttons at the bottom.

That is really lame, because I open sites in new tabs and close them when I'm done.

KoHeartsGPA

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May 7th 2014, 4:32:09

Xin got punked!

*slaps qz with large trout*

qzjul

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May 7th 2014, 14:29:37

Originally posted by Billyjoe of UCF:

Any chance this makes the game more facebook friendly? ;)

#neednewplayers

This *is* more facebook friendly! we're working in that direction

Finally did the signature thing.

qzjul

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May 7th 2014, 14:31:54

Originally posted by Serpentor:

Bonus' gone completely now? I'm due to bonus and there is no way to get there.

On mobile you can click the clock; on desktop you can click Next Bonus (the clock on desktop takes you here to the announcements). On both Mobile and Desktop it's under the Gear; I'll maybe make that turn RED or something when you have a bonus due....

Finally did the signature thing.

qzjul

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May 7th 2014, 14:32:12

Originally posted by Kid:

Possible to reduce the bonus time by 1 hour?
Having to wait to exact 24 hours everyday ending up that we forget to claim it sometimes :/

We have no control over the bonuses.

Finally did the signature thing.

qzjul

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May 7th 2014, 14:33:25

Originally posted by Xinhuan:

Hm that's a question for pang I think :) He's more up to date on these things hehe

Finally did the signature thing.

crest23

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May 7th 2014, 18:08:44

Originally posted by Xinhuan:

Just have new windows open in tab automatically.

The Nigerian Nightmare.

Xinhuan

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May 7th 2014, 18:14:04

crest23, I think you didn't understand me. You can't open it in a new window either. The button forces you to open it in the current tab/window, because the button is not a link.

tulosba

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May 7th 2014, 19:30:33

after some sussing it out, I think the new which game is where layout does make more sense.

However, the dark look of it all does seem to be a bit out of place. I considered how it'd be with the ad banner at the bottom, but they of course want it on top. So what would help it distinguish itself and the different options (which game) stand out (grey on black?)
I don't know, I'd toss it on 99designs.com and say give me a lighter fresher more modern look for a hobbyist game and absolute minimum reward and see what kind of options you get. (Reject all of them so you get the money back) - but use it as a means of getting another opinion on how it could look like with say a green background and bright yellow and pink flowers all over the place ;)

edit: the bonus things seems to claim you have a bonus now, refesh and it shows that you have to wait for 5hrs more. Maybe a CSS bug? Something similar to the buttons disappearing from middle click when you scroll down but reappearing when you scroll up.

qzjul

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May 8th 2014, 0:07:19

Originally posted by tulosba:

edit: the bonus things seems to claim you have a bonus now, refesh and it shows that you have to wait for 5hrs more. Maybe a CSS bug? Something similar to the buttons disappearing from middle click when you scroll down but reappearing when you scroll up.

That is not a CSS bug, it's a bug somewhere in the caching; i don't know why it's happening, but now that it's happening more often i might be able to find it at least =/

Finally did the signature thing.

Marshal

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May 8th 2014, 11:55:14

if i click next bonus and go back to portal it says time for next bonus but after closing browser its back.

RLenga MD

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May 8th 2014, 20:31:10

On the old mobile site when you logged into the portal it would show your country stats; land, nw etc. Can we get that back?