The Dink Network

The little HTML bone in my brain has been activated by some weird cosmic-radiation-that-generally-resurrects-the-dead-but-this-time-spawns-creativity, so I'm in the very initial stages of working on The Dink Network - Generation 9 and Miasma 3.

Generation 8 (the current look-and-feel of the site) is 'ok'. Not great by any means. One of the major changes in Generation 9 is to move to a tableless design, as I'd like the web site to eat stuff while seated in front of the TV, not whilst sitting down at the table. I mean, move to a CSS-based design, which isn't really *that* different from what we have now, but it would be *much* cleaner.

Miasma v2 (the current code that The Dink Network is running) works fine. Except when I want to change something. Imagine 6th dimensional spaghetti, and you'll come close to envisioning the logic of Miasma v2.

Basically, Generation 9 and Miasma 3 will be a fairly straight port from Generation 8 and Miasma v2. I don't plan on adding any huge new features or anything. But if you've always found something that bugged you or just looked ugly, please let me know.

Oh, and here's a quick (and early) peak at the Account area of Generation 9, the only thing of note is the right bar which is now done in loverly CSS.

Looks nice.

You know where I am redman.

waah, I don't like that. And you're supposed to make huge changes to the next generation, or then you should just call it something lame like generation 8½ or something.

Pfft

There hasn't been much change over the last few generations... 6 and 7 were almost exactly the same, with 8 basically improving link colors and changing the logo from a pillbug to a spiffy sword.

And besides... more will probably change in time. I just started on it a couple days ago, and haven't really thought about the main design yet.

If you don't remember what they looked like, check out this old Recondite.

I must be getting old. I remember those half red circles and thinking how *kewl* they were.

>^..^<

Hey looks good... like the account thing with messages etc.

So will you be implementing the extra cast structure of Wizards and Mages?

Wow, i feel like such a n00b b\c i actually haven't been around long enoughto know about the previous generations. Speaking of look and feel...
http://www.cthulhu.org/look_and_feel_lawsuit.html

So will you be implementing the extra cast structure of Wizards and Mages?

Hopefully.

Yay!

...

I think.

It's El Fantastico!

You know what would be cool? A contest for designing the best new graphics for the DN! You could even just narrow it down to best title.

s/DN/Windemere/.

I found this thread while looking back, and I wanted to see the past layouts, but the pics in the link shown didnt work... Redink could you fix them Please?

Hmm. The current design for Generation 9 is very different from what those pics displayed, so fixing the links (if I even have the original images), would not be very good.

Huh. Interesting but how long will it take?
Good Idea Though

Could u please change avatar?

I wanted to see the old Dink Network, I would of saw it! But then forgot

I took a look at the ol' recondite page and I must say 'My thirst is not quenched!'

Why don't you change the star by everyones name to link from the Contributors page, and then have special things for staff/redink.

Nah, 'cause then we'd be having a elite middle class and a plebian newbie class. No fun at all...