Updates, updates and updates!

While Zorg has been away the devs has been busy,
below is the compiled lists of changes/additions that the next update will bring. It mostly consists of some user experience updates (as usual by me.)

- Clicking text next to a checkbox will check it, in most areas of the game.
- Several dropdowns and buttons, now has identical styling, instead of the browser default.
- En icon next to chat limit bar will open a clickable emoticons box, to insert/lookup an emoticon
- Smiley pack 3 added in chat channels.
- Links in chat channels will be clickable.
- Clicking usernames or links in chat popup mode, now navigates the main legacy window, instead of the popup.
- Envelope icon in friends list module will turn grey if the friend has no space left.
- Staff members/Moderators/Guides will appear the top of the list of online chat members.
- Added gang badge to names in chat channel messages.
- Other minor UI/UX cases that has been bugging me lately.

I've also attempted a fix to prevent duplicate messages to be sent to the server in Chat Channels due to lag.
However it's unlikely that there won't still appear some duplicate messages client side, because of the way the chat is coded to begin with,
... and because, oh well, javascript ain't exactly my favourite language.

MattG2 and Connor will be hosting an event in the chat channels july 6th, 5PM EST
Because they have yet to find a fitting name we'll call it the hours of:

"A bit of awesome hour, a bit of a Q&A devs, Aldo & Lynx will come along hour"

Staff will be messaging gang leaders and ask you to go over the practical details, if they haven't done so already.

For this purpose I will be ninja'ing (Is that even a word?) an update to the chat channels, so it can support commands.
(It's already on dev for those who want to check it out).
However most of them are staff only, but there is also the ever-so-classic /me command

And before you ask "Can I use /whisper ?"
No. not yet. I've run out of spare development time before the event date.
However I do have plans in mind to fit such a thing in.

Here's another ninja update today, it includes the following:

- A (hopefully) last bugfix for the friends list module.
- Rank requirement for gang votes, gang referendums will only be hidden to lower ranks if a minimum rank greater than 2 has been explicitly set.
- Enhancements to local development environments that should make testing some things much easier for devs.

Just to let you guys know what i'm planning to do next. It'll be some staff related updates, because certain areas could use some enhancements.

- Lynx

Not typed one of these for a while so I thought I should update you on what I'm doing at the moment and some staff related updates that are going to be done in the next month or so.

The Filter for Legacy will be re-designed we're currently merging a system HCS built and are removing and adding words for its release. If you know of any words that should be added you should contact a member of the Chamber of Elders or if need be make a ticket and I will take it into account. We are taking a stance of material posted on Side Chat and the stance is it is a place for discussion for ALL ages, most of the drug related talk and the discussions of a sexual nature will be prohibited with this new filter both in warfare and Side Chat. For those mature users you have access to the Flame Forum that we will be tweeking and renaming to the Mature Forum.

The drug discussions are fine, just not on Legacy. We're not arguing right or wrong, we are taking the stance of no related material will be posted, it is your choice to engage in that activity and it is ours to block it from our sites.

Another Update on the books, or discussion at least is Legacy Punishment systems, disfavors and favors are going to be reviewed by the Elders and chances are they're going to change to allow longer muting and reward those who have favor. The current system is and I will admit, not working and disfavors aren't frowned upon.

Finally a notice following the new item upgrades and a rise in reports of Farming, we take it very seriously and we will remove anything you gain from doing it. If you're a gang leader allowing or doing it we will also remove your gang position. Warfare is exactly what it is named.. Warfare, it is not pass the parcel for squares or an agreement to attack X amount of guards as long as another gang can attack X amount of our guards. Any reports will be investigated fully and participants punished.

Now... go forth and have fun, enough of the depressing blog of doom!