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onmy6
Prince
The white and grey has got to change, if one spends more than 20 minutes on here then one gets a headache, also it would be cool to have the "who's online" back again IMO anyways.
I miss the "Member since Jun. 2007" message that used to be below the avatar.
(It's nice to know whether you are talking to a newbee who may still need a bit of help getting around the forum, or to an old veteran...)
And: the number of posts is missing as well.
Also what I don't like: the time and date of a post used to be very prominent right at the top, so I could easily make out the time between to replies etc. (Quite important for PBEM threads...) Now my eye has to wander into each single thread and hunt down the post date somewhere in that tiny font text at the end...
Yes, between that and postcount, there's now not a lot to use for 'sizing up' people - although making us talk to each other as equals might not be a bad thing...
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
Way better on mobile which is almost all I've used in the past couple months.
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Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
I have no idea who edited my post but thought it might be pertinent to note more generally that banned users can't send PMs in the new forum, as we are discussing bugs/features/changes.
IronfighterXXX
Work Hard - Play Hard
Any way to change signature below avatar now?
I really want to have more creative signature than just a 'Member'
I really want to have more creative signature than just a 'Member'
Something I noticed: the five chars limit for posts is gone. To be honest, I don't mind losing it, I don't know how many times the ability to just answer a question with a quick "no." would have been helpful.
First, a bug: while composing this post, I first quoted yours and then Lanzelot's below. Then I moved forward to the next page. Only your post remained quoted.
Second, currently selecting reply the page scrolls don't to the quick reply box with the assumption that I want to compose my post now. This is sensible behaviour for a button labeled "reply". However, my usual procedure when reading a thread was to select all posts I want to reply to using multiquote, then composing the entire post at once. Jumping to the reply box disrupts my reading process, and I don't want to write my posts in piecemeal considering posts I haven't yet read might already say what I have in mind or add further context to the discussion.
Obviously not a priority, just to illustrate that the previous multiquote behaviour had value and should return.
Two issues with that:
First, a bug: while composing this post, I first quoted yours and then Lanzelot's below. Then I moved forward to the next page. Only your post remained quoted.
Second, currently selecting reply the page scrolls don't to the quick reply box with the assumption that I want to compose my post now. This is sensible behaviour for a button labeled "reply". However, my usual procedure when reading a thread was to select all posts I want to reply to using multiquote, then composing the entire post at once. Jumping to the reply box disrupts my reading process, and I don't want to write my posts in piecemeal considering posts I haven't yet read might already say what I have in mind or add further context to the discussion.
Obviously not a priority, just to illustrate that the previous multiquote behaviour had value and should return.
Same, I would really miss the join date in particular.I miss the "Member since Jun. 2007" message that used to be below the avatar.
(It's nice to know whether you are talking to a newbee who may still need a bit of help getting around the forum, or to an old veteran...
And: the number of posts is missing as well.
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Downloads database will come back. Within the next day or two hopefully.
We also plan to add all old smilies back this week.
I also plan to add a darker forum style this week. Right now we have just one style so I don't expect it to please everyone, especially for users who were using the darker themes.
Will also add a civ6 forum style.
We also plan to add all old smilies back this week.
I also plan to add a darker forum style this week. Right now we have just one style so I don't expect it to please everyone, especially for users who were using the darker themes.
Will also add a civ6 forum style.
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Buster's Uncle
AC2 Owner
I hope the breadcrumbs at the bottom of each page, especially the Previous< >Next buttons, are coming back...
Yes, I noticed that, too.
I know the issue from another forum, XenForo doesn't support tables with built-in BB codes. But there's a plugin to add table support: https://xenforo.com/community/attachments/cta-table-bb-code-help-page-png.67031/
Don't know if it's compatible with the current board version. Then again, the markup is all different, so older tables need manual fixing anyways.
racha
Prince
It was certainly a bit of a shock logging in on Sunday to see the change. After the first millisecond my eyeballs were burnt out and it all went dark again, but now I'm having trouble avoiding walking into walls. 
I run a couple of sites myself, along with self-managing the servers they're hosted on so I appreciate the effort that goes into a change like this and hope the naysayers don't drag you down.
The VBulletin 3.x line is about 100 years old and hasn't been actively developed in forever, also, with the PHP requirement for other ~things~ creeping upward I think only 3.8.9 still works with a fairly recent PHP 5.x (which itself is about to be obsoleted by PHP 7 (skipping a number seems to be a thing these days)). Even the VBulletin 4.x line is pretty old at this point and VB5 is kinda rubbish if you use much in the way of add-ons (it's not designed for them).
I run a couple of sites myself, along with self-managing the servers they're hosted on so I appreciate the effort that goes into a change like this and hope the naysayers don't drag you down.
The VBulletin 3.x line is about 100 years old and hasn't been actively developed in forever, also, with the PHP requirement for other ~things~ creeping upward I think only 3.8.9 still works with a fairly recent PHP 5.x (which itself is about to be obsoleted by PHP 7 (skipping a number seems to be a thing these days)). Even the VBulletin 4.x line is pretty old at this point and VB5 is kinda rubbish if you use much in the way of add-ons (it's not designed for them).
trader/warrior
Deity
Just to provide some extra feedback on the layout and color scheme, I notice that the background color I consider too bright is actually about the same as the old theme I used (maybe just slightly brighter), and judging by the color scheme of other elements this might be considered to be the new version of that scheme. I really hope we can get another version that is closer to the old one, with only the contents of the post in the brightest off-white, darker color around profile and avatar, and stronger breaks between posts to reduce the eye-strain. I would hate having to change to dark-cfc or other equivalent as this is the color scheme I've known CFC for since ancient cfc days.
Comparison:
Comparison:
Spoiler :
Now that I see it again I am convinced we need to ape the profile configuration of CFC classic as closely as possible. That means username and title above the avatar, no shading, location shown, and everything resized. How do you tamper with perfection?
Sam_Yeager
Another Original Geezer
I would really like to see a way to increase the # of posts per page although I realise there is unlikely to be an immediate fix.
TrekBBS changed from vBulletin to Xenforo earlier this year. They managed to have a multiquote feature, so there's no reason why we don't have one. That is a basic and necessary feature, and without it, I predict numerous instances of serial posting.
It would be nice to have collapsible forums. I really don't care about anything between Site Feedback and Civ II and between Civ II and the Colosseum.
It would be nice to have collapsible forums. I really don't care about anything between Site Feedback and Civ II and between Civ II and the Colosseum.
Sam_Yeager
Another Original Geezer
Given the length of this thread perhaps it might be worth having a stickied and locked 'Reported Issues' thread with a brief description of the issue and its status e.g. 'Under investigation', 'Workaround is..', 'As designed' and 'Fixed'?
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Multiquote is a feature we can enable.
shaglio
The Prince of Dorkness
I agree that there needs to be a little more contrast between the different interface elements (although, those might come once we get interface options). I'm constantly overlooking the page x of y buttons. The only other critique I can think of that is bugging me is I wish the time/date stamp and post # were at the top of each post rather than the bottom. Otherwise, I'm adapting pretty well so far. Keep up the good work!
