[Discuss] Dynamic Gal Banners..

[Yurgeta]

edited to fix the iamge url as i moved teh files and forgot about this post

i have noticed a few gals add names and stuff to there galaxy banner .. like my galaxy has
Gal Banner
* i made it like *

it would be nice if there became Dynamic Were The GC could chose to add 3 settings..

Planet Names + IRC Nick ::
Planet Names + Alliance Tag ::
IRC Nick + Alliance ::

And You Would Connect Via The Signup Section Data Ppl Input..

Galaxy Wiv Names On Banner Are Generaly Doing Well.. And Its A Pain Altering For Every Exiled Or Rank Change..

I Can Make Templates On How Things Would Look And Stuff.. Mabye Even Go Byond This and Intergrate It Into The Actual Gal List As A Bagground.. Ppl Can Then Use Blank Images and The Site Can Be Setup To Add The Effects Like A Nav Bar..

Or GC Could Add Then Into The Right Locations For It To Look Right..

[Rocko]

taking it a step further if i may,.. you cud expand this, making it easier to MAKE a gal pic,..
a bit like http://www.stripcreator.com where u have set backgrounds, and other things you could add, like different ships, Races, dialog etc,....

i dunno, im tired :P there's an idea there somewhere,.. otherwize just ignor me and go with Yurgeta, he is sounding more sensible :P

[Kal]

a dynamic gal banner is somehtign we are seriously considering for the future...

[DJet]

Wouldnt development time be better spent on actually improving the game instead of making it look pretty?

[Kal]

Originally Posted by DJet

Wouldnt development time be better spent on actually improving the game instead of making it look pretty?

yes and no, yes there are ways that the game play can be improved, but on the whole the majority of players are happiest with most aspects of the game. We do also get a lot of signups over a round, but most people do not stick around for long - this may be ebcuase the game looks boring and unappealing - so making it looks more polished and professional would be good. Another issue is making the current features easy to use and accessible.

[Smudge]

Link doesnt work any more - I'm sorry, but this file is missing. We're still under construction, so this may be a problem at our end.

I totally agree with DJet - theres no use having a pretty car with a sexy body kit if the engine doesnt work

[Kal]

a fair few people are happy with the engine though, also for the type of dynamic gal banner I have in mind we allready ahve some code lying around, that said this sort of revamp is not a priority at this time.