GM's new website [Archive] - UnrealZA Forums

DJRob

04 Jul 2005, 14:24

This website still needs a few changes - but take a look at our new website design and these pictures etc are copyrighted to Game Guruz (the holding company for Game Masters) - and the designs are not freeware stuff or copyrighted to anyone else.

We will have our own awesome gaming lady on the top left as soon as the designers are finished with her.

Hope this opens up the view on how serious we are.

website can be seen at www.gamemasters.co.za/NW (http://www.gamemasters.co.za/NW)

-=BeLgaRiOn=-

04 Jul 2005, 14:41

Looking good :D. Looking very good!

Terror

04 Jul 2005, 15:03

so far so good, why does it take long to load ?

Shrimp

04 Jul 2005, 15:22

Because it's an almost 2Mb uncompressed JPG :)

Nice design btw GM :)

-=BeLgaRiOn=-

04 Jul 2005, 15:24

Demnit, there goes my cap :P

DJRob

04 Jul 2005, 15:39

yeah - sorry about the long download time - its because like Shrimp said - a uncompressed jpeg - It will be quicker to load up once we fix it up into a proper website.

I'll shrink it a bit now - so that it loads faster
Nice design btw GM :)

Thanks Shrimp - a company called Silverstone deserves the credit though - http://www.silverstone.co.za/ - they do awesome designs if anyone needs.

DJRob

04 Jul 2005, 15:47

size fixed - from 1.7mb down to 170K ;)

Chronic

04 Jul 2005, 15:54

Nicely done DJ:
if you like u can mail me that top bar - i would like to tweak it just slighty - you have a few blotches which can be removed. Also i have spoke to tim - he has accepted the challenge - tho he says it migth take a while. but it will be my gift to GM. Also thanks for the wp on ur index page.... much appreciated

-=BeLgaRiOn=-

04 Jul 2005, 16:25

So, what games do you play Chronic?

SheepsRUs

04 Jul 2005, 16:36

What Blotches????

Hehehehe

DJRob

04 Jul 2005, 16:37

Chronic - two questions:

1. Mind my ignorance - what does wp stand for?
2. Are you refering to Tim taking up the challenge of fixing the website - as I am paying for this to be done already? Perhaps you would like to talk to the designers instead and promote your suggestions there? oh - and please define the "blotches" as that is a marked down version in to JPG - with lossy bla bla bla...

also this site is under construction - so suggestions should go to our designers ;)

Nicely done DJ:
if you like u can mail me that top bar - i would like to tweak it just slighty - you have a few blotches which can be removed. Also i have spoke to tim - he has accepted the challenge - tho he says it migth take a while. but it will be my gift to GM. Also thanks for the wp on ur index page.... much appreciated

DJRob

05 Jul 2005, 13:03

we've had another update to our site - check it out - some comments would be nice before we start rolling out the new design.

the address of the new design is : www.gamemasters.co.za/NW (http://www.gamemasters.co.za/NW)

Shrimp

05 Jul 2005, 13:10

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Can't say I'm veryfond of the face with laser shots coming out of her eyes :P ;)

Shrimp

05 Jul 2005, 13:12

Oh, DJ, can you explain your ADSL hosting setup please? Which ADSL service are you using from Telkom and which ISP and access package are you using?

I'm considering doing somethin similar...

DJRob

05 Jul 2005, 13:20

I'll post you my cell number - give me a call

Oh, DJ, can you explain your ADSL hosting setup please? Which ADSL service are you using from Telkom and which ISP and access package are you using?

I'm considering doing somethin similar...

DJRob

21 Jul 2005, 19:20

Guys - our website is finally updated www.gamemasters.co.za (http://www.gamemasters.co.za/) - would love some feed back! Yes - all material belongs to Game Masters except for the music which I have written permission from 3D Realms themself to use on the site.!

Thanks

JKR

21 Jul 2005, 19:43

I was going to post that the site still looks shit...but I won't.

Not your fault you had to spend 99% of your time getting a small clan site totally officially legalized. But honestly well done for going through all that crap, I seriously would have just said fuckyou and played some other game. That said now please spend a little time on the site layout, colours etc..

(2c)

JKR

21 Jul 2005, 19:55

Didnt mean to sound harsh there btw, everyone else probably likes it, just not my cup of tea...

Shrimp

21 Jul 2005, 20:00

Any reason why you have 3D Realms listed as an item under "Thanks To". Is there an interesting story behind that? :D

GunJitsu

21 Jul 2005, 20:01

Sorry guys, but I close the browser the moment I hear background music, please have a poll and see that I'm not the only one. Other than that the site looks much better(not that there was anything wrong with the previous one), but it's your site and you have to be happy with it.

<A>Nom@n

21 Jul 2005, 20:23

Great idea trying to keep graphics in the main area to the minimum but geez i couldnt see properly for 10 minutes after the assault of the funny colour and white on my retina. ouch.

also pls have a BIG mute and/or volume button prominently on the page. the music is fun and all the first 3 notes but then you just want to kill it.

layout is also very strange with land speed record type spaces between some paragraphs and nothing between others.

also some fonts scale and others are fixed. looks very funny. (hold down control and scroll with your mousewheel - either all fonts must scale or none - depending on how you designed it. currently 90% doesnt and some fonts and spaces do - very weird)

In a nutshell good effort but the site layout and colours lets down your rather well done flash intro ;)

DJRob

21 Jul 2005, 21:22

thanks for the feed back - the music was on only for its update - will be removing it soon.

Will look into the fonts - and layouts! but we'll see how we can better that!

3D Realms thanks you was just for use of that midi on launch of the swap over from the last to the newest! ;) will remove it now actually!

DJRob

21 Jul 2005, 21:24

Music is gone!

-=BeLgaRiOn=-

21 Jul 2005, 21:56

Looking really cool :) . Thumbs up for your efforts!