Announcing.... CIVGROUPS!

MarkG · October 30, 2002, 20:58

Our latest feature

http://apolyton.net/forums/civgroups.php

YAGPW: CivGroups! AMGD
YAGPW=Yet Another Gramphos Programming Work
AMGD=A MarkG Design

CivGroups is the new way to organize ourselves for multiplayer and democracy games!

- Multiplayer
---Joining a group related to a specific game and mp type, you are listed accordingly and can be easily found
http://apolyton.net/forums/memberlis...s&civgroupid=6

- Democracy Games
---No more join threads and hand-made lists!
http://apolyton.net/forums/memberlis...s&civgroupid=1
---DG Parties: the same can be done for parties in dg games. Send me a note and a 15x19 gif and i'll add your party in the availiable CivGroups

Related features
- membership indicator in posts
- links to the memberslist and membership indicator in related forums and threads
- in memberslist: user online indicator, pm link, timezone info

Coming soon:
- Voting ability in related forums only in members(demo games)
- Group operators and ability to have operators authorize users before joining a group
- Private forums per CivGroup

notyoueither · October 30, 2002, 21:01

Wow.

So that's where you buried Gramphos.

Good job.

ixnay · October 30, 2002, 21:08

So very cool.

Method · October 30, 2002, 21:13

wow! you linked my FAQ thread! i'm touched

so all we have to do now is instead of a "join" thread, we just say "click here to join" and you'll join?

now, are we going to have the little

things in between our location field and join date on the left? that would be cool

MarkG · October 30, 2002, 21:16

yeap

Jon Shafer · October 30, 2002, 22:47

Cool stuff Markos, thanks!

Hmmm, maybe I should start designing my PTW Demo Game Team icon.

H Tower · October 31, 2002, 01:09

so i need to join all the demo games officially to post an opinion there now?

H Tower · October 31, 2002, 01:13

since when is Markos a member of the Civ2 democracy game? And since you've expressed intrest in it, why don't you run for office then?

Jon Shafer · October 31, 2002, 01:14

I think what he means is that for the PTW Multi-player forums, you'll need to be a part of the team with secure access to go in. To vote in polls, etc., in the regular demo games you'll need to be a 'group member'.

Rasbelin · October 31, 2002, 01:26

Nice new feature, Markos and Gramphos. Thanks very much for the coding work, Gramphos.

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 03:01

Quote:

so i need to join all the demo games officially to post an opinion there now?

well, officially yes, but not really

what will happen is that pretty soon you wont be able to vote in the c3dg forum if you havent joined the c3dg group

but you wont need to be a member in order to post (unless the people request it that is)

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 06:28

added:

- links to the memberslist and status indicator in related forums and threads

Gramphos · October 31, 2002, 06:44

It's alive!

mapfi · October 31, 2002, 06:45

looks great - just one question:
Could we have a PM link next to the user names on the page where all members of the group are displayed?

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 06:47

added

- membership indicator in posts

mapfi, will do
i'm also adding timezone info in the memberlist

notyoueither · October 31, 2002, 06:54

I have only one question. When will Mark show up in an MP game?

notyoueither · October 31, 2002, 06:55

I'm selling tickets...

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 07:00

as you can see, i havent joined any MP groups

/me is waiting for his copy of ptw....

notyoueither · October 31, 2002, 07:36

lame excuses...

I've got tickets to sell!

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 07:43

added

- in memberslist: pm links, timezone info

Zopperoni · October 31, 2002, 08:48

I feel like a pure OT'er now

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 09:14

added

- in memberslist: user online indicator

mapfi · October 31, 2002, 09:17

superb!

-Jrabbit · October 31, 2002, 09:25

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
added
- in memberslist: pm links, timezone info

added
- in memberslist: user online indicator

Now it's REALLY getting cool. Awesome stuff, guys!

phoenixcager · October 31, 2002, 09:52

I subscribed to one, but I still don't get how it works. Mind explaining it in non-technical terms?

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 10:02

online indicator temporarily off

phoenixcager, from the icon in your posts or the members count in the civgroups page you can go to the memberlist of a group
http://apolyton.net/forums/memberlis...&civgroupid=12
so if you're looking for ctp pbem player you can now use that link...

phoenixcager · October 31, 2002, 10:06

Is that the main function of the feature? Because if it is, then it's only useful if most people use it.

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 10:13

for multiplayer of course it will only be usefull if people use it

for democracy games, soon you wont be able to vote in polls if you havent joined. so you'll have to join if you want to participate in the game with vote

MarkG · October 31, 2002, 10:26

online indicator back on

Andemagne · October 31, 2002, 11:52

WOW!