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Name and email changes now available

Gather round my Elyrian brethren,

As mentioned in yesterday's blog update, we've got a ton of awesome website improvements coming up. The following improvements are now live on the site!

Bounties Collected

  • Bullets and numbered lists should be indented more
  • Editing a post with markdown causes error message
  • Deleting the last post in a thread doesn't update the topic information

Contracts Completed

  • Add new post count/designators to top level forums
  • Add support for reporting posts
  • Change Email Address
  • Allow users to set avatar pictures
  • Signature Preview
  • Add Preview to posting
  • Change user name
  • Shop item to purchase user name change (after the 1st) - coming soon

Let us know if you find any issues by adding them to the Report-A-Bug forum, specifically in this post. If you just want to discuss the changes and how much you like them, put those replies right here!

May your dreams become your reality and may they inspire the world,

Vye


4/6/2017 10:09:56 PM #1

Nice! Keep up the good work!!!


4/6/2017 10:11:06 PM #2

What are the appropriate dimensions for an Avatar so that it does not look squished. Thankyou.


4/6/2017 10:12:43 PM #3

Yes, if we could have approximate dimensions for avatars that would be very helpful :)


4/6/2017 10:14:50 PM #4

yay gifs


"Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power"

4/6/2017 10:16:42 PM #5

Oh my hahahha, avatars on mobile are huge, in finding it quite funny.


Kingdom: Alesia
Duchy: Rhyddid
County: Draken's Landing
Settlement: Drakenshire

4/6/2017 10:18:21 PM #6

Posted By Raithe at 3:12 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Yes, if we could have approximate dimensions for avatars that would be very helpful :)

It's natively 110x110 px, but anything square will not be squished.


4/6/2017 10:22:38 PM #7

"Shop item to purchase user name change (after the 1st)"

So how much does it cost after the first one?


4/6/2017 10:24:54 PM #8

Posted By Rofus at 3:22 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

"Shop item to purchase user name change (after the 1st)"

So how much does it cost after the first one?

It'll be $10, in line with every other online game.


4/6/2017 10:25:10 PM #9

Posted By Vye at

  • Allow users to set avatar pictures

Paid users that is.

Pretty soon people won't be able to post more than 10 characters without a noble title.


If you are new to the community, the Design Journals will answer a lot of your questions.

4/6/2017 10:25:18 PM #10

Wewt!


4/6/2017 10:29:56 PM #11

Posted By Vye at 3:18 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Posted By Raithe at 3:12 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Yes, if we could have approximate dimensions for avatars that would be very helpful :)

It's natively 110x110 px, but anything square will not be squished.

My Avatar is 600x600, but is getting squished to 110x100. Is there a "1" missing somewhere?


4/6/2017 10:37:04 PM #12

Posted By Bombastus at 6:29 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Posted By Vye at 3:18 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Posted By Raithe at 3:12 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Yes, if we could have approximate dimensions for avatars that would be very helpful :)

It's natively 110x110 px, but anything square will not be squished.

My Avatar is 600x600, but is getting squished to 110x100. Is there a "1" missing somewhere?

110 × 105 pixels (Natural: 600 × 600 pixels)

the Border itself is; 150 × 146 pixels (Natural: 249 × 243 pixels)

4/6/2017 10:40:46 PM #13

Thanks for this amazing, and long waited update.

I could kiss you, but I am too tired.

Goodnight.


4/6/2017 10:40:49 PM #14

Posted By Themata at 3:25 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Posted By Vye at

  • Allow users to set avatar pictures

Paid users that is.

Pretty soon people won't be able to post more than 10 characters without a noble title.

Folks need just 250 Influence in order to set an avatar picture. Influence can be earned through pledging or contributing to the community through highly rated posts, getting friends to join, and whatnot. Pledging at the lowest level package would give 400 influence.


4/6/2017 10:57:10 PM #15

Posted By Vye at 08:40 AM - Fri Apr 07 2017

Posted By Themata at 3:25 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Posted By Vye at

  • Allow users to set avatar pictures

Paid users that is.

Pretty soon people won't be able to post more than 10 characters without a noble title.

Folks need just 250 Influence in order to set an avatar picture. Influence can be earned through pledging or contributing to the community through highly rated posts, getting friends to join, and whatnot. Pledging at the lowest level package would give 400 influence.

Noted, and thanks for the clarification, but I am going to hazard a guess and say there are likely very few, if any community members who have even 100 influence from purely 'highly rated posts'.

But my real point is that you guys seem to be moving more towards putting basic forum functionality behind what is essentially a paywall. You can refer to influence points, but influence points are essentially money points when it comes down to it, either yours or your friend's.

I am not trying to be belligerent about it, I just don't appreciate not being able to post links, after making a number of helpful community posts, which I can no longer edit or add to. Now to add to this, I can't use an avatar, which I do like doing, because I have held off throwing money at screen shots and design notes, despite being very excited about the game.

There are the exclusive forums for high tiered backers. Putting all these restrictions on regular forums seems very excessive to me, and does not make someone like me, who is very supportive of the game despite not having purchased it yet, feel pretty unappreciated.


If you are new to the community, the Design Journals will answer a lot of your questions.