preview mozi-h's redesign of the tgstation website

[BlueMemesauce]

its awesome https://mozi-h.de/dev/tgstation-design/
and you can shift click a server to automatically join it when it restarts wtf thats so useful

[Fikou]

it lags my google

[bobbahbrown]

good morning,

why is the PREMIUM banner at bottom?

best wishes,
bobbah 'bee' brown

[warbluke]

good morning,

why is the PREMIUM banner at bottom?

best wishes,
bobbah 'bee' brown

seconded

[kinnebian]

but how does it fare with jungle theme

[Not-Dorsidarf]

Doesnt have quick-links to the important guides. That could use fixing. Dont like the low contrast on the game banners.

[mozi_h]

Found this threat by chance. Thanks for the feedback!

it lags my google

You can change the background or stop the animation in the settings panel (top right ).

why is the PREMIUM banner at bottom?

Got that comment a lot. I pushed it down because it looks nicer imo. I have bumped it up again and will see what the feedback shows.

Doesnt have quick-links to the important guides. That could use fixing. Dont like the low contrast on the game banners.

I copied the links from the original site. What do you think is missing? It's not too important as this is easily configurable in the config by the host who is deploying it.
The contrast is a good point. As it uses legacy code from MSO, I'll look into it at a later time.



I am not a big forum user. If you have a GitHub account, please provide feedback at https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation13.org/pull/72.

[TheSmallBlue]

Found this threat by chance.

Any threat you find by chance is a bad threat

[zendel8]

I see no real difference other than that I have to scroll down to see the servers on smaller window size. This is annoying

[bingusdingus]

It looks nice, but put the server browser at the top, I don't get having to scroll past the banners and alerts, and I could see it getting annoying. I also like the autojoin function. I would also get new screenshots for the "What is Space Station 13" part, no reason to use the outdated ones. Maybe also have the wiki stuff more prominent, I feel like that was one of the things I navigated to that site for the most when I started out.

[dendydoom]

very pretty!
something very sovlful about our current homepage but this one is definitely a massive visual upgrade.

[mozi_h]

I see no real difference other than that I have to scroll down to see the servers on smaller window size. This is annoying

That's why you can use the red X to close most of the annoying stuff. Most want the banners on top and whilst I think it impedes usability slightly, I must agree that Patreon subscribers should have their banners on top.

It looks nice, but put the server browser at the top, I don't get having to scroll past the banners and alerts, and I could see it getting annoying. I also like the autojoin function. I would also get new screenshots for the "What is Space Station 13" part, no reason to use the outdated ones. Maybe also have the wiki stuff more prominent, I feel like that was one of the things I navigated to that site for the most when I started out.

Again, just close stuff with the red X.
Suggest new images here: viewtopic.php?f=83&t=37858
The starter guide is more prominently linked in the "into Text" (below the image carousel)

[oranges]

the servers need to be above welcome box.

rule one of web design is the call to action must be visible on the first load of the page above any scroll.

[mozi_h]

the servers need to be above welcome box.

rule one of web design is the call to action must be visible on the first load of the page above any scroll.

Yes, but most feedback (~7 to 1, excluding myself) and patreon dollars say otherwise. So, unless more people agree with us, it'll stay like this.
Or maybe we can ask the banner buyers if they wouldn't mind the banners shifting position?

Otherwise, I wholly agree. It's much, much better UX with banners below. In my PR screenshot you can even see that banners below was the initial intention.

[TheFinalPotato]

why not keep the banners above but drop the "what is space station 13" bit down (in the same format as the current homepage)? was that a stylistic decision or was there more behind it. (or drop the banners to below/frame the join links to bump them up a bit idk)

[mozi_h]

why not keep the banners above but drop the "what is space station 13" bit down (in the same format as the current homepage)? was that a stylistic decision or was there more behind it.

It's for the people new to SS13 to get an impression and have the helpful links highlighted (otherwise buried in the navigation).
The returning playerbase will eventually spot the red dismiss cross and use it to bump the servers into better view

[TheFinalPotato]

side note, I had a really hard time finding that, dark red on black is real non ideal

[oranges]

why not keep the banners above but drop the "what is space station 13" bit down (in the same format as the current homepage)? was that a stylistic decision or was there more behind it. (or drop the banners to below/frame the join links to bump them up a bit idk)

this is exactly the right answer

[mozi_h]

I'm annoyed by forums and getting suggestion all over the place via different channels.
Please post suggestions here, as it belongs there. Thanks. https://github.com/mozi-h/tgstation13.org/issues
(Otherwise, don't @ me when I don't react to your suggestions)

[mindstormy]

I def agree with oranges that the servers boxes need to be above the fold since they are the most important thing on the page for most visitors. I've been doing web dev for many years and if users have to scroll to do the thing they want to do they are more than likely going to leave the page. Otherwise I do think it looks nice and appreciate the updates.

[SpaceInaba]

honestly i really dont like it, takes away from the utilitarian appeal of the current website while also imo not really looking that much better. do we really need to update the front page at all when it currently looks fine and serves every purpose it needs to? perhaps im just old but it feels like modernizing for the sake of modernizing and nothing else