Further improved the message board/compatibility list integration
The message board threads about a given game are now correctly listed on its summary page. This was always supposed to happen but as so few people were using the message board I put off fixing the bug preventing it functioning correctly.
I have also tweaked the message board some more so that only the thread starter can change the game it is categorised under. There was no good reason to be able to change it as only the first post (the thread starter) is assigned to the games summary page anyway.
I have also changed the layout of the message board thread list as I felt the old layout was too confusing. As part of this it now combines the game title and subject into a single line which makes more contextual sense.
Posted by alexatkin on 3rd July 2014Older
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2014-02-15 |
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Revised the site design, repaired the message board and enabled SSL for security
Several tweaks to the site design making use of CSS3 so that it looks more like I originally intended. Maybe a little OTT but I think its fitting with the Saturn era.
The biggest improvement is being able to use native fonts whereas before the titles were generated with images, so the site loads smoother/quicker now. I have also used transparency to create the different tints on the page, again reducing the number of images on the page and creating a smoother transition.
I have also fixed several bugs in the message board that were preventing it from working. There is still a problem with deleting threads but as I am the only person with permissions to do that anyway its not a big deal.
Probably the most important update though is switching the site to SSL so that logins are fully secure. I hadn't done this before due to the cost of renewing a license every year and the site getting very few hits, fortunately I have discovered the free service from StartCom so this is no longer an issue.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 1st July 2014Older
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Added SSF 012 beta R4 and fixed some page errors
Added SSF_012_beta_R4 to the downloads page.
This new version seems to be much more heavily multi-threaded, it even runs quite well on the new Atom Z3740 (Baytrail).
I have also tweaked the downloads and site contributors pages as they seemed to have become misaligned in newer browsers.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 13th January 2014Older
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Fixed SSF download and a mini review of NiGHTS on Xbox/PS3
Big apologies to anyone who has tried to download SSF from the site recently. It seems SSF_012_beta_R3.zip did not get restored when the site was put back online.
I have now resolved the problem.
Its a shame Shima still continues to release SSF without the icon as it would be considerably easier to keep up to date if I didn't have to unzip the archive, inject the icon and then zip it back up again BEFORE uploading to the server.
In other news, I have posted a summary of my likes/dislikes about the new NiGHTS port for PS3/Xbox 360 to the forum. Feel free to leave your own comments about what you think of the game.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 2nd December 2012Older
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2014-02-15 |
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Server Crash!!!
You may notice that the site has reverted to a much older version. This is due to our old server crashing and it somehow taking the backup with it.
I have temporarily restored the site using an old version of the database I could find quickly, so as to not leave the site offline completely for any longer. Hopefully I fill find a newer version of the database, but we may have to live with it as it is.
The good news is I have root access on the new server plus its not only in the UK, its in the same city as I am in the same data centre my ISP uses for my broadband. So its much quicker to access and much easier to backup.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 25th February 2012Older
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2014-02-15 |
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Uploaded latest SSF to downloads section (with icon)
I am running a bit late but I finally uploaded the latest version of SSF to the downloads section including the icon modification.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 9th May 2010Older
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2014-02-15 |
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Screenshots in Google Chrome 4, fixed!
Fixed a bug where in Google Chrome 4 (possibly other browsers but none I tested) if you had previously displayed a screenshot it would fail to display again, because the onload is not called if its already in the browsers cache.
The fix also has the nice effect of allowing everyone to see the loading background briefly before the image fades in, even on a fast connection or if the image has been cached.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 25th January 2010Older
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2014-02-15 |
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Screenshots Migrated and Server Troubles
The screenshots have been indexed into the database ready to allow easier screenshot submissions.
The main difference you will see is it can now tell you how many screenshots a game has in the compatibility list, rather than having to look at the game details first.
You may also have noticed the site was down for about 8 hours. This was due to a server glitch while hunting the problem preventing the screenshots from being thumbnailed.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 23rd January 2010Older
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Updated the Message Board to allow assigning posts to games
There were some bugs with the message board which may have meant message were not viewable to people who were logged in. Fortunately I caught it quickly and fixed it today as well as adding the ability to associate a post with a game.
You can also post about a specific game from that games details page.
I also wanted to welcome our newest member Jooper who has submitted 15 SSF compatibility reports already.
That is pretty impressive as that is about the same number as I myself have submitted so far. It only appears I have submitted 100s because I had to assign reports from the old site to my username. The majority of those were in fact submitted by other users but they have not registered with the site yet so I could not associate it to them.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 20th January 2010Older
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Message Board now online.
Please excuse the mess, I spent a lot of time getting the PHP and database exactly right so the interface is still a little limited.
The only thing you need to know is the subject goes in the box at the top, the message goes in the big grey area underneath. I will make things clearer in the coming days, I just wanted to get it online quickly to tie everything together.
The full version will of course have smileys (they are actually already here but there is no shortcut to insert them in your post yet) and you will also be able to assign your post to a specific game from the Saturn games list. This will mean when browsing a game on the compatibility list it will also show message board posts related to that game. The idea being if you have problems getting a game to run you can post about it in here first before submitting a compatibility report, and any solutions will automatically be linked back to the compatibility list.
Its all great in theory, lets just hope some more people drop by and test everything out. Well that, and I have to write that part of the code yet. But that will actually be the easier part.
Please Note: Timezone support is currently not enabled as I was hoping to use a new PHP function to do this but my host was unable to upgrade PHP as planned. As such it has delayed me enabling the timezone correction so all dates/times will remain UTC for the time being.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 19th January 2010
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