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Invest in a desktop! Gaming on a laptop is always incredibly finicky.

Ahh, I gotcha. Fair enough. It's a coin-toss really. When a perm'd player comes back to post a Ban Protest, and (90% of the time) the ban reason is incredibly vague or is lacking in detail, the only other way to determine what happened is the Staff Member who dealt the ban providing some context (assuming he/she even remembers or is around to even post). If the Admin is removed like Chrono said, they won't appear on Source Bans and at that point Staff will only have the offender's facts/information to rely on validity. Sort of related, but one of the reasons I'm pushing for Staff to include either "int mf" or "acc mf" (intentional mass freekill vs accidental mfk) in their ban reason is to avoid situations exactly like that from occurring in the future. Either way, if possible, Staff should (at the very least) be detailed in their perm bans as a precautionary measure; just on the off-chance that the player posts a Ban Protest.

Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask about this. Is there any way to completely remove those who have been added to Source Bans as Staff and have since been either demoted or have stepped down? Just curious.

CS:GO Server List has been Updated: - Addition of the new Capture the Flag Server Additions/Alterations* > Capture the Flag <104.153.108.107:27015>

Since it's a trailer (I imagine it will be the Channel trailer for Xeno Gamers' YouTube channel) you may just want to highlight the Game Divisions instead of Servers; that way you won't have to update it should there be additions or removal of Servers. Just a suggestion to make it easier on yourself

The Hero We Need But Don't Deserve.

I mentioned this earlier in the Shout Box at some point, but just to have it archived somewhere: Is there any way to modify the initial five threads shown on the Home Page to only display threads that currently have the highest traffic or that have been viewed the most within a certain period of time (IE. A thread that has been viewed 20 times within a week as opposed to a thread that has only been viewed 5 times will be shown instead of the latter)? The reason I ask is that I think if it were a "Highlights" section, it would fit well with the image of the Home Page. EDIT: This is assuming that isn't already the primary function and has yet to be tuned up just yet

Looks fantastic! The only thing I would even consider changing or altering would be the blurb at the end; possibly to whatever Xeno Gamers' slogan is/will be once it has been decided.

Mention suggestions appear to be broken in Shout Box. Upon typing out a User to mention, the suggestion will flicker in and out before the user even has a chance to select a name to auto-fill into the textbox.

- An Unusual Collection of Otherwise Fantastic Gamers - Uniting Foreign Gamers Around the Globe since (insert date) - A Community Where Being a Little Bit Strange is Welcomed - Your Go-To Gaming Community for All Things Crazy and Wonderful

Honestly sounds like a great plugin to have on the Server. Few questions though: - Is the player completely and utterly invisible? That is, is there anything that can be seen on their model at all (IE. knives, etc). If so, could they be stripped of everything and just roam freely in the T-stance? - Will the player's name appear if another player has their crosshair/cursor on them? Reason I ask is to ensure that the implementation of this plugin wouldn't introduce a 'ghosting' problem. Other possible implementations to [alleviate boredom] consider are command-based plugins (IE. Blackjack) though I don't know if this is currently working or if it is possible to begin with.

Ayyyyy

Adding on to this, I also agree that the current set-up isn't User Friendly; it's overwhelming at the moment and appears incredibly disorganized. With the way it is, the sections seem to blend together and it just ends up with a mass of icons and text that appear jumbled and cluttered together. My suggestion would be to implement an altering background for each section/line. By no means should it look anything like the following picture, but just to give an example: [spoiler=Example Sectioned Categories] Notice that it makes each category 'highlighted' so to speak, which in turn gives the user a far easier time navigating.

test: EDIT: Ayyyyy, it works. You just need to open the .gif (as an image in a new tab for example) and then paste that in a post using the Image function on the tool bar. *Note: The example above is with a .gif file type, however a .mp4 will not work properly with either the Image or Media functions in the tool bar as Warrior mentioned.

Literally would have driven me up the wall if it couldn't have been fixed

At the moment, images are broken and users are unable to post any on Shout Box. Example of Broken Image in Shout Box: Gyazo - 226b960d23f95738c791ffb196cff98e.png EDIT: For reference, the image used was a .png

Title is self-explanatory. I'm using this thread to convey any suggestions or opinions on the new theme(s) for Xeno Gamers' rebooted forums. This is not to be mistaken for the Bug Reports thread in which you report any bugs/issues you may come across during the usage of the forums. For any information regarding that, please keep it in the following thread: Forum Updates - REPORT GLITCHES HERE This post only applies to the new Dark theme (V9). [spoiler=Tan/Sand Colour Schemes] [spoiler=Tan/Sand Colour Schemes] User "Name Box" Image: Gyazo - dd8c038d7ee6eb892762e5bb660f998e.png This was the first thing I noticed on the new page; the large box surrounding the User's name and icon. Assuming that it isn't just a temporary colour, I would recommend a different colour altogether as it doesn't seem to blend well with the current colour scheme (black/cerulean(?)/gray). Profile Post "Interact" Background Image: Gyazo - 312b02d3d94c734d48e7d8f0685cf7ec.png For the same reason mentioned above, I'd recommend a different colour here as well as it just doesn't seem like it fits well. As boring as it is, I personally think a transparent/opaque shade of Gray would better suit it. [spoiler=Icon Colours] Image: Gyazo - 1c67c78061e641b424d63503ffd5181f.png I honestly don't dislike the Teal colour, it's far easier on the eyes than the Tan/Sand and it certainly changes up the colours in play, though again, I don't know if this particular colour blends well with the current colour scheme. I noticed that there are pink/salmon accents around, I don't know how well it would look but what if the background of the icons were that pink/salmon colour with the icons themselves either white/black? If not, you could even use the shade of Green on our Home Page (Gyazo - 723e4bd59c571befdb893573b7abde71.png) and that might actually compliment well. [spoiler=Overall "Dark" Theme] Image: Anywhere on the Forums under Dark Theme V9 I really like how modern and formal the whole thing looks, it really comes together nicely. My only grievance is that the Dark Theme is just.. Too Dark. I would suggest toning the shade of black back a bit more, reason being that (I've been on two different PCs and it's incredibly difficult to see) I noticed there are actually rectangular/square borders around certain things however the shades used are incredibly subtle making it nearly impossible to pick up on unless you have the brightness/contrast/whatever cranked up. [spoiler=Shout Box User Names] Image: Gyazo - d418d02fd0cacc792241f9c97d542f23.png Again, I've been on a couple of PCs now so I've come to the general conclusion that the names (User Names) do in-fact appear fuzzy/blurry in the Shout Box. Would recommend a different Font [just for the User Names]. I've also noticed that this occurs when Bolding the default font when it is White, even in posts. Example of Bold [spoiler=Code Coloured Sections Under New Posts] Image: Gyazo - 68defd33632ae5e7ea93e05a6f7090b4.png I really like the subtle code-colouring (the fine coloured [orange] bar adjacent to the thread) to distinguish between threads made in General as opposed to a thread made in a "[Division] Discussion" section. I'd recommend that each Division's Discussion section have its own colour-code to distinguish them from other Divisions. I think it would look really clean and would organize the New Posts section of the Forums without titles or anything. [spoiler=Highlighted Text] Image: General text functionality in posts Is there any way to add a Highlighter functionality to the toolbar when making posts? I feel it would be a good addition for highlighting important content. Please note that these are only suggestions/opinions on the overall Forums and that these do not have to be implemented in any shape or form.

Not posting this with the intention of muddying up this thread, more-so for the 10/10 replies and the fact that I found this sh*t hilarious as f*ck. I personally don't have any sort of opinion regarding his behaviour and such since I never hung out with the surf crowd back in the day plus I was still a freshman (JB for lyfe baybee), though I digress since that isn't exactly relevant to the initial ban for hacking. That being said, if it's true that he has already been unbanned before (twice[?]) I'd be incredibly hesitant to unban again, even though there are a few solid points in that it's common knowledge that we did/do stupid sh*t at a young age. As common as that excuse is, there is a whole lot of validity with it; one of the few.. Excuses, for a lack of better words, that I would consider positively vouching for. Though he did mention that he was VAC'd on two accounts a year ago, which doesn't quite help his case (though I seriously commend him for enclosing that info in his Ban Protest). My problem with unbanning in situations like this is that the ol' "we can just unban him, and if he messes up again, we'll reban him" excuse has already been previously used. It really doesn't give Xeno Gamers a strong stance in punishment when so many people are let off the hook with the exact same reasoning as they were given when they were unbanned prior; but that may just be me being a rule-nazi for a Gaming community. Strong +/- 0 for this case for the reasons stated above. But if an unban is really being considered, I'd recommend that at the very least the player demonstrates activity on the forums (however irrelevant to the initial ban for hacking it is) to showcase this change-of-heart and supposed care for the community before being unbanned. At least then it'll seem more genuine (not implying that his initial post wasn't).

Reviving thread due to the recent updates being done on the Forums making this thread relevant again.

If you ever need funding or whatever for said-events, feel free to hit me up and I can see what I can contribute for prizes (that aren't creds)

RIP Community Leaders. Had a good run. I blame @serbiansnaga :rolleyes:

2300 :coffee:

Video shows blatant freekilling, regardless of the lack of audio (there are no incell orders, therefore it can only be assumed that any Ts being killed in cells were freekills). Judging by the fact that this occurred a few times over the course of 2-3 rounds (beginning at the 2:00 mark) it's pretty apparent that they were all intentional especially during the last round (5:55). Given the circumstances, I'd recommend a permanent CT ban; even if there are several kills being made offcam (via killfeed) there are more than enough freekills throughout the video to justify a permanent CT ban. I would also recommend a team ban (though not permanent) for the other CT (a bag of weed) assuming his/her Steam ID can be found since it is also apparent that he/she intentionally freekilled :coffee: