Yep it's the return of the demo data section. We have been rebuilding the list from some old backups. We have most of it up and running but the models are avoiding us at present. So we thought we would open up the stuff that we have and will add the extras on later.

Emo.

Due to work commitments myself and Khainestar will be unable to work on the CoG site for a little while. The site will not die out though. As soon as we have time we have some things to polish and send out. One of them is really cool, and that is an actual cool not Manticore cool.

Emo.

Custom critters are now a part of the site. The new update allows addition of custom critters to the site. These are uploaded as text files straight from the game directory and can then be downloaded, rated and commented on by other users.

Addition of the user preferences page.
Addition of an items per page option on the user preference page.
Fix for a site exploit when editing certain items. Yeah, like I am going to tell you exactly what I goofed on.
Alteration of search page options. These are not now just boolean include/exclude.
Addition of custom critters. You can now upload custom critters to the site, these should be ones that you want to share with others as they are also downloadable. Critters can also have an image uploaded. This is automatically resized for display. Image headers are also generated in the style of the rest of the site.
Addition of flags to several database tables, these are for future development and should have little to no impact on the standard site operations.
Addtion of short urls for critters.- It is now possible to use the url www.cityofguides.com/critter/nn to display a critter. (where nn is the critter number).

Another update to the site. :)

It is now possible to edit and delete previously left comments. Comments will now be previewed before final submission, it is possible to skip the preview by means of a checkbox.

User page now has an entry in the sidebar, as the top menu is now superflous it has been removed. All functionality has been moved to the sidebar entry. This allows space for future expansion. Useful links added to the left sidebar. Slight alteration to the viewable area on the mission list to reduce wrapping. Addition of a random mission added to the top of the mission search. This is to promote older arcs that could otherwise be missed.

Khainestar.

Well the site has had another update, a larger than usual one. It includes a fair few style changes. Notes follow. Addtion of short urls for missions.- It is now possible to use the url www.cityofguides.com/nn to display a mission. (where nn is the mission number).

Alteration of site styling.
The site has been given a makeover. It should look to the majority of people exactly the same as it was previous with some small alterations.
The site is now sized for a minimum resolution of 1024x786. When viewing at this resolution nothing should be lost from the screen.
Some of the lists have been altered in what they show to incorporate the new styling.
Images and styles have been rejigged to allow viewing with an increased browser zoom. Tested in FF 3.0.4 (linux), FF 3.0.8 (Vista 32), Chrome 1.0.154.48, IE7
Menu has been reduced in size to optimise the main viewing area.
Mission Architect has become MA in the side menus, this is so it fits in the new width and doesn't break the styling.
Superflous background image has been removed.
Added new images to the background.
Increased the size the author comments box for easier entry.
Increased the size of the comments box for easier entry.
Comments restyled to be easier to read and have the ratings stand out more.
Addition of counter script to text boxes.
Addition of the optional fields to the mission view.
Addition of version number to the mission edit.
Addition of version number to the mission view.
Addition of counters to the author notes and comment text boxes to show remaining characters.

Comments.
It is no longer possible to comment on your own arc, this is what the author notes section is for.
The comment box has been enlarged to allow easier entry of comments.

Missions.
All sorts are now secondarily sorted on arc id. So a sort on author will give a sort first by author and then by arc id.

Under the hood changes to database queries for optimisation of queries and sorts.

Khainestar.

There has been another site update. They just keep on coming. This time we have added search tags, date searches and removed the ability to crash certain parts of the site. :)

Emo.

There's now even more elements to the site. There is now a favourite selection. So you can start to build a favourite list of missions you really like. Also when you first login the page you are taken to will list any favourites or comments left for arcs you have created.

Not only that but thanks to the ideas passed on from Judgement_Dave the mission edit now has some additional options. These are completely optional, but when the new search page is completed you will be able to do a much more thorough search.

Emo.

There has been more updates to the Mission Architect section of the site. You can now sort and search the missions. There is are a couple of issues remaining but they are not massive so the update happened.

Emo.

It goes live TODAY! so get your designing hats on and start making those missions. There is a mission architect section that needs filling.

Oh and on that there will be other stuff added as soon as I can write it.

Emo.

Sorry about the goof. I did updates and forgot to make the amends in the backend system. So we ended up with a pretty site that couldn't do anything. It should all be working again now.

Emo.