Suggestions | Wishlists for the EB 1 Website!

Ok, sometimes we have to confess that indeed we are working on things, despite what a, ehrm, certain EB member would have you believe... In this case: the EB1 Website code is receiving a major overhaul and so may the website content if you wish it. To give you the opportunity to influence how the EB1 Website should end up looking, what you should be able to read about on the website, perhaps even how you should be able to read it (any page feeling unwieldy, for instance?), as well as to collect feedback, here is a thread to discuss it all.

Something you wanted changed, added or even removed from the website? Other suggestsions? Ideas? Wishlists? Post 'em here!

PLEASE NOTE: There is a similar EB2 Website thread up, located in the EB2 Forums.

Something to tell us what the random unit is, I have wracked my brains over many of them.

Originally Posted by johnhughthom

Something to tell us what the random unit is, I have wracked my brains over many of them.

Obviously as it brings you some form of pain, how can we in our right mind do that?

me wishes a clear line between the stickys and the non sticky threads, same for EB2

just to have a better overview

xsamatan

EDIT: uups, brain slower than fingers, u ment the website, I ment the forums, sry

Update the unit rosters for the factions, both to take out those which aren't available in 1.1 (like the Vasci assault infantry), but also new ones who are (like the Bruttian infantry).

Perhaps a mercenary roster too, though I know that would be massive, but it'd be nice to see what's available. At the very least, a guide to the mercenary generals might be nice.

Make the documentation (unit description with stats and unit compare feature) available online.
Create some more nice wallpapers, maybe a couple for each faction. I would really like more EB in my desktop!
Also, if possible, expand the history section of each faction.

Perhaps in the unit lists in the faction descriptions, splitting the units up to show more clearly which are reform units.

Maybe a building list like what building you have to build in order to build the other one. And their description

Also a bibliography for each factions starting FM perhaps?

If those two gets added that will be really cool

I'd first like to say that I like the website overall (I think my favourite page is the Factions page), and I really like the site's colour scheme so I don't think that should be changed. However, the following could probably do with some sprucing up :

• The Downloads\Patches section should have the current fixes uploaded to it.
• The Downloads\Music section should have all the EB music and the way it is displayed on the page should be changed IMO - the current pictures don't seem to blend in well with the website and I just don't like the look of them particularly.
• The Features\Map page seems a bit unwieldy to me, as you put it. Firstly, it should still have that sidebar that the other Features pages have and the 'Back!!' link should be removed (as should anything else with more than one exclamation mark / question mark). Secondly, I think a downloadable full-scale version of the map would be more useful than the current set-up.
• The Forum button should open the forum in a new tab IMO and there should be a Home button along the same row as all the other yellow buttons. I know you can click on the top of the website but that's not immediately obvious.
• The Donation Chart / Donations Chart needs to be called one thing firstly, and also needs to be made a bit more interesting or just incorporated into the Donation Disclaimer.
• News should get its own section (it's not very convenient reading a lot of text which is in a narrow column for some reason) and it should also get its own button at the top and should be updated more regularly (with fixes, screenshot competitions etc.). I know there's a News Archive but that doesn't look very user-friendly to me at the moment. You need to get rid of the sidebar on the News Archive page which is currently empty and write up news stories in full instead of providing links to the forums.
• Contacts can probably be merged into Links and Links should probably be made more appealing (use a different font or something).
• The Wallpapers section seems a bit sparse at the moment - a standard wallpaper for each faction would be nice.
• Some of the information about the mod needs to be updated somewhat (new voicemods, Musica Romana etc.).
• Add the EB Google Earth file (NB that might be the old thread, I'm not sure) to Downloads\Misc and add the image from this thread to Gallery\Artwork.

That's all I can think of for now!

P.S.
'Ideas' doesn't have an apostrophe !

I would suggest descriptions of all the unique buildings, specific pages for each of the reforms and what units can be received by each, pages for other official EB projects (Example EB II and isn't there an EB CIV I remember reading about). Also I don't know how you guys would go about it but a way of highlighting some of the more rare traits that can be received in game and their description and effect.

I wouldn't mind seeing all of "The Year in History" notes on the EB website. I admit to not really reading them while playing, too anxious to get on with my next move I guess. But I'd read them on the website when I get bored at work

a video section

Originally Posted by I Am Herenow

[*]The Downloads\Patches section should have the current fixes uploaded to it.

This is a very good idea.

Perhaps something should be done with the Casse history page?

Keeping it updated with new info and new pictures sounds like a good idea. I think a brief manual (including "don't forget to activate the script!" ) and/or a couple of guides would also be useful, and a link to the fix-topic. It always annoyed me that fix-announcement would crop up in places that could easily be overlooked by new players.

Oh, and no offense, but I think the team could use someone who looks after the stickied threads. The large number makes it hard for new members to see where to find information, and several of the topics are IMO redundant and could be unstickied. Two or three threads whose first posts are continually updated are far better than 15.

Originally Posted by Sir Edward

Also I don't know how you guys would go about it but a way of highlighting some of the more rare traits that can be received in game and their description and effect.

Originally Posted by socal_infidel

I wouldn't mind seeing all of "The Year in History" notes on the EB website. I admit to not really reading them while playing, too anxious to get on with my next move I guess. But I'd read them on the website when I get bored at work

But wouldn't that take away the fun from seeing these traits for the first time in the game?

Originally Posted by I Am Herenow

P.S.
'Ideas' doesn't have an apostrophe !

You and your 'obsession' with spelling! But yes, you are right...

I honestly feel long long blocks of text, like the 'dramatic novelisation' and history of each faction and so on, could be split into parts on separate pages, it'd be easier on the eyes and less scroll-heavy?

Creating an 'interactive' unit card section would be good too, so people could SEE the unit cards online. It'd be the most shiny thing. Unit card, screenshots of the unit at attention and in action.

...A Makedonian history that nicely stands in the middle ground and takes into account all viewpoints would be nice. o.O But hey, who're we kidding?

I volunteer to do these, or some of the other labour-intensive stuff, too. There's a few months before I head for York so I can make myself useful :)

Originally Posted by pezhetairoi

Creating an 'interactive' unit card section would be good too, so people could SEE the unit cards online. It'd be the most shiny thing. Unit card, screenshots of the unit at attention and in action.

This.

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

You and your 'obsession' with spelling! But yes, you are right...

Hehe I have to feel like I'm doing my bit - if it makes you feel better, I'm sure your Ancient Greek is much better than mine!

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

This.

Who?

Originally Posted by I Am Herenow

• The Forum button should open the forum in a new tab IMO

If you do this, I will keelhaul every last one of you, starting with IAH. That's a big no-no.

and there should be a Home button along the same row as all the other yellow buttons. I know you can click on the top of the website but that's not immediately obvious.

Now, there's something better. Actually, when I had that webdesign class in school, we were frequently and specifically told there must always be a home button. If her nagging words are of any meaning to you, bring it.

• News should get its own section (it's not very convenient reading a lot of text which is in a narrow column for some reason) and it should also get its own button at the top and should be updated more regularly (with fixes, screenshot competitions etc.). I know there's a News Archive but that doesn't look very user-friendly to me at the moment. You need to get rid of the sidebar on the News Archive page which is currently empty and write up news stories in full instead of providing links to the forums.

Another thing I agree with. Having a small news tablet like now makes it easier to notice when something new has happened, but having a page telling the news more properly would still be a benefit.