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Cron & New Dino pages
Posted by Kitty (#1) on 15th Oct 2010
I am aware that there is an issue with cron at the moment and I think I know why. It's happening very sporadically and randomly, and affecting random parts in random areas of the cron script. When I run them manually, they're fine, so I'm going to assume the server cron times out at random times. I can't check my email reports because the mail server is corrupted, so what's looking likely is a complete fresh reinstall of the server soon, which would probably mean a day or two of downtime. Don't panic, there won't be any rollbacks - haha! But anyway - unless it's urgent, please don't report it anymore on the boards. If you have a dino that should be able to breed again, message me the id and I'll reset her breeding days. I'd also recommend switching to aging on login for now because that seems to run a lot better than aging per day. I'll keep you all posted on progress.

To clarify: Breeding days are not controlled via login, they decrement every day regardless of if you login or not. This is why this will probably be the only thing (short of HOF) that won't work if you swap to age on login while I investigate this.

On a much lighter note!

Dino pages have a new look. ;D

They show information in tabbed, easy-to-flick-between content, which means it looks a ton more organized and shiny, and I can pack lots and lots of detail and information onto a dinosaur's page - and now it won't look cramped or squished! And hopefully, it will kill anytimes where the page has overlapped onto the sidebar.

I hope you like!

UPDATE: Some of you complained about battling taking longer. I added a "quick battle" area to the sidebar. It should be even quicker for battling than before using this. :) (It will only appear if you own the dino and it is available for battling. It also has the tendency to stretch over onto the green if you have a healing item with a name that's veeeeeeery long.)
By Star (#1753) on 15-10-2010 03:50:45
Hope the cron issue gets fixed, love the new Dino page's, you did a wonderful job Kitty!
By Mod Clara (#2793) on 15-10-2010 03:52:08
My heart sank in to my gut until I read no roll backs, phew! And me likey the new dino pages, a lot more organised :D
By Zha'krisstol (#2373) on 15-10-2010 03:53:24
Don't know whether this is just me, but I can't feed or heal my dinos using the new layout.
It does look great otherwise!
By Zha'krisstol (#2373) on 15-10-2010 03:55:00
Scratch my last comment, I can feed now, lol.
By Humerus (#221) on 15-10-2010 03:59:28
Aw, I hope you get the cron issue sorted soon, Kitty! Meh, we all know you will. You're genius.
By Star (#1753) on 15-10-2010 04:19:23
So far the only thing that Im having a issue with the new Dino pages is that its a little hard to read The Dino's name, Stats, Genetics, etc... just needs to be a little bolder.
By 3 (#362) on 15-10-2010 04:20:33
I may be the only one saying this, but I found the old pages A LOT more easy to handle. The new pages may look good but they annoy me with all this clicking.

Maybe there should be an option if someone wants to use the old or the new layout.
By 3 (#362) on 15-10-2010 04:32:43
Ok, some thought I just had:

If not giving the option to use the old layout then maybe make the buttons last used stay open. I mean, if you last used "Currents" it should stay at "Currents" as long as you not klick something else.
By Mod Kitty (#1) on 15-10-2010 04:38:13
I think it will just take some getting used to, that's all. Give it a week and then see how you fare with it.
By 3 (#362) on 15-10-2010 05:48:11
Maybe I really need some time to get used to it.

But all this clicking and scrolling... It took me the double time to battle my dinos today just because I had to click and scroll so much.
By Candela (#535) on 15-10-2010 06:28:12
I agree that the new layout is really pretty but not that handy as the old one was. It takes longer now to battle with your dinos. But well, I think I will get use to it. :)

And thanks Kitty for working so hard! Exhibited is awesome! :3
By Sai (#204) on 15-10-2010 07:06:03
Oh wow, this new look it cool! X3 It'll take a while to get used to, but I really like it! Nice job, Kitty! ^^
By Kitei (#5) on 15-10-2010 07:49:05
=)

I personally love the new look of the dino pages. I think tabs makes it a lot more managable, and less likely to make mistakes with the "Put dino down" option, etc. People often used to find the "block" of information very hard to handle.

Seperating it makes it easier to locate certain things. It may seem to take longer to do others, but you'll get used to it.

I think it will just take longer for some people to adapt, but will be more managable in the long run.
Having yet another pair of optional systems would honestly be a waste, in my opinion. It only needs one, and they both do the same thing. xD

Love the dino pages, Kitty, as you know. xD
By April (#1914) on 15-10-2010 08:15:31
Honestly, I kind of liked having everything on one page...not entirely sure what I think of this yet.

Would be nice if we could have battling, feeding, and healing on the *first* tab so we aren't constantly having to change tabs after a battle or after feeding our dino one thing (such as if we're feeding SoDs and need to feed an individual dino from their page more than once). Perhaps the Battle link could be moved to the Currents tab, and we could choose in what way to order the tabs so that Currents could be the first tab for those of us who prefer it that way?
By Mod Kitty (#1) on 15-10-2010 08:24:16
April, Morrigu and Candela - take a look at the sidebar on your dino's pages now. :)
By April (#1914) on 15-10-2010 08:32:53
Okay THAT is amazing and useful. XD
By Daski (#1155) on 15-10-2010 10:46:51
I am in ABSOLUTE -LOVE- with the quick battle bar. ABSOLUTE. XD ...still getting used to the rest of the dino page, but it might take a while.. x3; i suppose personally i just like everything shown on a flat page. but, if it's chic and in-style, go for it XD
By 3 (#362) on 15-10-2010 11:13:50
Wow! The quick battle thing is awesome! Thank you Kitty!!
By Endless (#43) on 15-10-2010 16:13:15
Thank you so much for the quick battle! Just got home from work and the change is awesome. X) Will have to get used to the new dino pages, they're pretty now though. =)
By Kitt (#254) on 15-10-2010 16:53:18
Excuse me kitty,but did you get my pm?
It's fairly important....
By New User (#488) on 15-10-2010 19:44:21
o.O Shiny new dino pages! ^^

Thanks Kitty!
*goes to battle random dinos*
By Griffel (#113) on 16-10-2010 08:23:19
Oooh, I likey the new pages!

Though I do agree with some other people, of maybe making it so the last tab used stays open. But I do really like how the information is all organized now. You can just click the specific information you are looking for.

You did a really awesome job.
By Xuanmeng (#1507) on 19-10-2010 10:49:43
So, just to clarify, time until next breeding has now been switched to decrement on login if that's the system you're using? :(