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Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
Initial fiddling has brought forth this. Hard-refreshing is highly recommended!

Asides:
I might want to re-do the logo at some point.

I think I want a different color for makerscore in posts made by non-authors. I'm not sure if that's even possible (yet).

I probably want a different color for links in posts made by non-authors.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
I think the logo looks fine, Marrend, but I'm wondering what led to the decision to have the discolored blog background color? It looks kinda strange and inconsistent with the rest of the text on the page. Also I'd add more Okiku faces to the background. She's pretty expressive in the game, so I feel the page should reflect that a bit more.

On my end, PotF's page has gotten a minor update. The blog length has been extended to line up with the Twitter feed, the Download Now button has been modified to be more thematic as well as relocated along with the review average so the title isn't obstructed. I'd like to make some review star graphics of my own, but I think that's touching on RMN's algorithms, so I probably shouldn't mess with it unless Liberty or someone in charge gives the okay.

There's still some work to do, though. I don't like the dead space the new buttons leave on the banner, so I might just create a new logo that fills in the gaps. Maybe show the red outlines of all the party member or something. I'm also thinking about shortening the description to be more punchy, maybe add in some visuals. I don't want to go too crazy for fear of slower computers, but that's where I'm at now.

EDIT: Side note: I remember seeing a picture in LouisCyphre's tutorial that shows the short description on the game page. Can I ask why that was removed? That seems like a neat thing to stick somewhere on the page, especially if there's no custom logo added.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
My main guess as to why blogs have those background/foreground colors is that blogs take on some of the attributes of a post made by a non-author. Not sure what the fix is for that, but, I'll experiment with some ideas.

The background with all the faces is a lazy copy-paste from the game, to be honest. However, I can see re-working that image so that they tile more vertically than horizontally.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
The blog post background is different from the comments section, so I'm not too sure. The blog post elements can be edited using this:

#game_frame .blog_post { }

That being said, I'd recommend starting with modifying the #frame background-color first, since that changes colors for the entire gamepage except the background. Every element that follows frame should also adopt that color scheme unless you overwrite it somewhere down the line.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
Funnily enough, my solution was:

div.message.even {

background: #aaaaaa !important;

color: #ffffff !important;

}

div.message.odd{

background: #aaaaaa !important;

color: #ffffff !important;

}

div.message.authors {

background: #eeeeee !important;

color: #000000 !important;

}

*Edit: Before, it was:

div.message {

background: #aaaaaa !important;

color: #ffffff !important;

}

div.authors {

background: #eeeeee !important;

color: #000000 !important;

}
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
So you tagged everything as !important? Yeah, that would work, though starting from the top is a quick and easy way to modify multiple elements at once. Nope. Just saw your edit.

By the way, if anyone needs a quick reference for Hex color codes, this site here is really helpful!
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
Starting from the top? So... #game_frame?

*Edit: Neeeeever miiiiind!

*Edit2: That awkward moment when you look at a review to see the effects of CSS there, see how the page is laid out, and slowly realize the "author" there is the person who made the review!
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
It should just be #frame. At least, that's how it works on my end. Use Inspect Element to check the elements and properties to figure out the exact terminology.
I have zero clue on how to get a custom CCS to work. It seems that whenever I make a change it doesn't actually change the color I'm selecting. Even to just do something as simple as change the color of the top heading, I can't seem to get it to work. I put this in:

#main_column {

background: #33FF22;

}

Shouldn't that work, it doesn't make any change to my page (here it SUPPOSE to change my header to a green color. Does it matter what type of computer I'm on or is there another step I'm missing? Any help, I'm feeling pretty dumb at this point haha
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
The color looks changed to me. This is what I'm seeing:

author=Red_Nova
The color looks changed to me. This is what I'm seeing:



Ooooo, it isn't what I want but at least I know that it is making the changes. Any reason I wouldn't see it when I go to my "Public Profile" from my computer? On my end it still just shows up as white... weird.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
Have you tried a hard refresh (F5)? Sometimes changes won't show up until you do that.
author=Red_Nova
Have you tried a hard refresh (F5)? Sometimes changes won't show up until you do that.


Oh the simplest things that I don't know. That completely worked, thank you for answering my dumb question!
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
Glad to help! Feel free to ask any other questions.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
I always take care to put the utmost into making my gamepages exactly how I want them upon submitting. I am extremely proud of thr gamepages that I create. That said, I could still experiment with button placement and so on. VorLorN is a great example of a magnificently modified gamepage.

@Red_Nova I like the centering of the button. It makes it seem ominous and final. But you could edit the title to look more centred, at least on mobile, what I'm looking at. I'll share a screenshot if needed. Don't know if it looks a little off centre on desktop instead of mobile, but I'll have to check when I get home from work.
Cap_H
DIGITAL IDENTITY CRISIS
6625
I remember there was a thread listing some great gamepages. It included Action 52, EvilEagles' gamepages, kenton's gamepages and more.
Personally, i adore Spirit's idea to make a retro basic html lookalike page. Is there a way to remove or hide pictures and other parts of your page?
You're not supposed to mess with the basic design of the pages too much. Star ratings, links and image links have to stay. You can move them around but not remove them. Site rules, soz.
Cap_H
DIGITAL IDENTITY CRISIS
6625
Thanks, Lib. It's okay with me. It would be total mess (or itch.io) otherwise. I just wanted to know.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
Could probably use a background, but, number two?
hi guys! Can I ask a little dumb question? How can I make the main column transparent without the text becoming transparent too?
Sorry for the bother... ToT