"Computers have lots of memory but no imagination."

Site Updates Log Posted by TiM on 8-25-2008, 4:20PM  |  8 Comments

Okay... this is a bit of an experiment I thought I'd try out and see what happens.

When it comes to the UberGames site, it's very hard to notice when something gets changed or new content is added to one of the pages.

So, to try and combat this, I've added a new page called 'Latest Updates' which displays a list of any changes or updates made to the website.

It's a pretty basic logic... admins just type in what kind of update they want to announce and it goes from there.

If you are logged in before the update is performed and come back later, a number next to the Latest Updates link will tell you how many updates have occurred since your last visit.

So... hopefully this is one of those tiny little ideas that ultimately helps make the browsing experience a bit more convenient.

I eagerly await any feedback/crits/spam on the system.

http://www.ubergames.org/news/updates/

Thanks!

-TiM

And.... we're live! Posted by TiM on 8-9-2008, 5:45PM  |  10 Comments

Wheeeeew!

Well, it's been two weeks since I took the forum down.... sorry about that!
It turns out that vBulletin 3.7 seriously did revamp a tonne of stuff in the vBulletin styles and layout, so when I applied the UberGames skin to it, a tonne of proverbial doo hit the fan.

But, the forum's back up now so hopefully all is well now. I encourage you to check out the new member profile page.... it looks awesome!

Since there's a tonne of new features in this version as well (like albums and friends lists and such) and I can bet none of the admins have tried them yet, it might take a while for everything to be running totally smooth... if so, then please bear with us.

Remember, if you see any bugs, please report them.

And now.... finally, I'd like to present something very special.

It's taken 4 months of writing code, debugging code, tearing out hair and screaming naughty words in various languages, but it's finally at a releasable stage!

Presenting.... The UberGames Official Web Site!

The main goal of the UberGames site is to present a central point where people can go to read about and download projects that have been created by UberGames. It also features some general information about what this organization is, and will also hopefully go on to start supporting periodic articles.

I'd like to extend a very thorough thank you to Dom, Jason and RedTechie for creating the UberNet Pandora PHP engine, the system that handles the entire processing and rendering of the pages of the site. Without it, I can definitely say development would have been much slower going.

In any case, the site definitely isn't 100% finished. From here the real fun begins when we start to discover the myriad of bugs that are no doubt hidden in there... not to mention working on adding new features and more stable support.

If you do see any bugs on the UberGames site, please report it through either the 'Contact Us' link, or in the Tech Support forum here.

Even though writing the site got me down a few times, I found it overall a very interesting and enjoyable experience. And I definitely hope you enjoy viewing it just as much!

Thank you guys!

Enjoy!

-TiM

Darkest Before Dawn Posted by TiM on 7-25-2008, 6:11PM  |  2 Comments

Anyone who still hasn't seen The Dark Knight, I recommend you do.

Even still, that line in particular has some particular relevance here as well.

In about 10 hours, I'm going to take the forums offline, so I can upgrade them to the latest version of vBulletin: 3.7.

Apparently vB 3.7 totally revamps many critical sections of this forum software, and as such, I'm expecting a tonne of errors in the skin and such to pop up as this happens.

Once everything is all ready, I expect to reopen the forum alongside the deployment of the new official UberGames website!

The site itself is now in its final steps of completion, and I expect it to be ready very very soon. More information will be released then.

Just to whet your appetite, I've included a screenshot of how it looks now.

To those of you who joined the forum and participated, I'd like to say thank you very much! After testing the forum, we added several new useful features thanks to your input!

Hopefully once the upgrade is complete, and the site is up and running alongside it, we can really start to breathe some life into it heheh.

Thanks!

-TiM

Penny Arcade Episodic Game Released Posted by TiM on 5-21-2008, 3:14PM  |  7 Comments

I've been watching out for this one with great anticipation!

The first episodic game based on the popular webcomic Penny-Arcade, titled On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is now released!

It's been released on all major PC operating systems as well as Xbox Live!

You can buy it and start downloading it straight away! Upon running it for the first time, there will be a brief internet validation check and then you can start playing it straight away!

http://www.playgreenhouse.com/featuredGame

The price is $19.95 USD and the download size is 208MB.

I've already bought my copy! Get going guys!

The Adverts On RPG-X Posted by Dom on 4-4-2008, 10:44PM  |  9 Comments

Hey Guys,

To help raise funds for RPG-X I've put inline adds within the forums (the rpg-x ones, not these ones). I would like some feed back on them please.

Please note I am not asking you to click on them, as that would breach my contract with the advertising company. I picked those type of ads because they are not intrusive, however still raise funds at the same time...

Feedback would be nice please.