Forum update

[Chris D]

It's about time we updated the forum!

We're currently running a version of XenForo 1.5 from 2016 and the latest version is XenForo 2.1 which was released this year.

Here's an idea of what we have missed since then:

XF 2.0 - What's new in XenForo 2.0

Much of this information will be familiar to those who were following the development process over at the XF2 Demo Forums, but this is something of a ‘greatest hits’ list of some of the important changes and improvements to XenForo since the 1.x generation. Greatly-enhanced mobile-friendly...

xenforo.com

Have you seen...?

This forum spotlights some of XenForo's interesting features. Spotlights on features in upcoming releases will be posted here.

xenforo.com

XF 2.x was a complete rewrite so, as such, the style we're using now and some other functionality will not be available automatically.

However, I've made a start and thanks to @GERuss we've got an excellent remaster of the ValveTime.net style implemented in the new version.

This means we can launch fairly quickly, perhaps even as early as Sunday.

First, however, I wanted to give you guys an opportunity to take a look.

You can do that here:
https://blackmesa.valvetime.net/forums/

Just log in with your existing account!

 

[TechnoHippyChic]

Thanks Chris, the new features sound great and it's looking really good! I like the round av's for general use, though I would miss being able to show an expanded image on the profile page, but I could get used to it.

 

[Chris D]

It's done already!

 

[Ennui]

Very nice. Multiquote works! (although I forgot the "insert quotes" button was a thing so maybe it worked before lol)

Personally appreciate that the notifications dont get canceled just by mouseover on the notification button anymore.

 

[Chris D]

so maybe it worked before lol

It did

Personally appreciate that the notifications dont get canceled just by mouseover on the notification button anymore.

Glad you agree. It was a contentious change at the time. There are still some who argue that an additional click is somehow too complicated or unintuitive

 

[Ennui]

Glad you agree. It was a contentious change at the time. There are still some who argue that an additional click is somehow too complicated or unintuitive

to be fair im old fashioned

 

[Ennui]

sorry for the double post, but cheers to whomever changed the forum listing back to its old vertical format and only left the little half width cards for the game-specific forums. it reminds me of old times

 

[Shem]

sorry for the double post, but cheers to whomever changed the forum listing back to its old vertical format and only left the little half width cards for the game-specific forums. it reminds me of old times

Tell me about those, when you've a chance. I remember the color tan being a central quality of the old forum. Tan, with the citadel in the background. This would have been circa 2009, when I had just joined and was finding my way. I remember you could switch between two templates. I of course always kept with the tan version.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

thank you based mod