Forum/Site Improvements - What would you like to see? (Please comment)

[ADM]

Originally Posted by TannosukeGR

Same happens with the rest... When I entered the www.alanwake.com (NOT THE FORUMS), I did wanted to go in the screenshots, but they're no longer there like they were previously there.

What do you mean they weren't there like they used to be? Do you mean the old screenshots not longer show up and only the newest show? If so that's how the site has always functioned, the older screenshots get removed as soon as a new batch comes along.

[Maddieman]

The animation plays about 2 frames, then stops for about 0.1 seconds, and then plays till the end smoothly. It seems like the video file is corrupted or something. The first 3 icons have this lag, the "press and reviews" and "community forums" work perfectly.

For what it's worth, I get this as well -- it's consistent, not a one off thing while it's loading. I've no idea why it would happen though -- maybe something to do with the flashlight or sound effects?

Not exactly a disaster, but it is strange.

[Ruuttu]

I've got another one.

The AlanWake.com main site has two ways of navigation - you can either click on the "icons" (the TV or the photos on the ground, for instance) or you can choose a location from the horizontal bar on the bottom of the page. This is the bug: when I click - for example - the photos on the ground, I get instantly transported to the Screenshots -page. However, if I choose "Screenshots" from the navigation bar at the bottom of the page I get a black screen instead - the navigation arrows at the top and the left and right borders of the screen are visible, but clicking on them causes no action - the whole thing is stuck.

Note: to reproduce, please try navigating with the bottom bar before you click on any of the icons. The bug may disappear if do it the other way around.

[Zhinarkos]

Something is wrong with the main site for sure. The navigation bar on the forums site for instance doesn't work in a way it should. It doesn't matter what option you choose(screens, videos, press..), it always goes to the main site and stops there. You can of course choose what you want from the icons there, but what I mean is, having seperate options for screens, videos and stuff is useless if the same main site transfer happens from all of them. You get what I mean?

[Ruuttu]

Yes, the forum navigation bar for the alanwake.com is broken.

http://www.alanwake.com/index.php?go=screenshots
Doesn't lead to the screenshots -page, but the main page instead.

So there's at least 3 bugs to fix at once, that's kinda handy. 1, 2, 3

[TannosukeGR]

Originally Posted by Ruuttu

I've got another one.

The AlanWake.com main site has two ways of navigation - you can either click on the "icons" (the TV or the photos on the ground, for instance) or you can choose a location from the horizontal bar on the bottom of the page. This is the bug: when I click - for example - the photos on the ground, I get instantly transported to the Screenshots -page. However, if I choose "Screenshots" from the navigation bar at the bottom of the page I get a black screen instead - the navigation arrows at the top and the left and right borders of the screen are visible, but clicking on them causes no action - the whole thing is stuck.

Did you read this, ADM ? That's what I meant earlier..., but maybe it's the reason you said earlier that they removed anything...

The only thing I saw from there were the cursors...

[Zhinarkos]

Yeah, it's same problem, in the forums and in the site, with a bit different results. but it needs to be fixed

[ADM]

I've reported it, thanks.

[joukoRMD]

Originally Posted by Ruuttu

Try it: Hover your mouse over the book, then move your mouse away from it. Then hover your mouse over the magazine, and then away from it. Notice the difference? I've got a 3.4 Ghz processor and the Radeon HD4870 - it's not about performance - it's a bug. Or something.

Yeah, I can confirm that. It might depend on certain versions of Flash player, or be related to browser versions, if it does not appear for everyone.

Anyways, thanks for reporting this. I can pass this on, but won't promise that it will be fixed. Somehow, I have a feeling that there will be a bigger overhaul for the site during the Spring...

Originally Posted by TannosukeGR

Same happens with the rest... When I entered the www.alanwake.com (NOT THE FORUMS), I did wanted to go in the screenshots, but they're no longer there like they were previously there.

There's a known bug in the screenshots (ie. the page with the polaroid shots), so that the page does not load every time.
Basically just reloading the page loads the photos correctly.

So far we've thought that it's related to situations when the page has been updated (ie. screenshots added/replaced), but as that hasn't happened for some while now, it might be something different. I'll dig into it deeper.

Thanks for the report, and sorry for the inconvenience.

Originally Posted by TannosukeGR

Can you make a Remedysite as a central and then will include all forums of their own games, just like Bioware did ? It'd be easy, so no-one would go off-topic.

We've had plans around this idea, and it might happen one day. But as we do not have the Max Payne rights anymore, nor do host those web sites, the game list would be quite short

Originally Posted by TannosukeGR

BTW for the current colors, I'm more than enough satisfied. It helps my eyes to chill and be ease from the pain the white background does.

Heh, thanks. The site uses the color schemes from the Alan Wake game and it's brand guidelines.

- J

[joukoRMD]

I can also confirm, that the text navigation bar is broken. Apparently only "Press and Reviews" and "Community Forums" links work there. Also the forum links are broken. I'm looking into this right now, and might get it fixed sooner than later

- J

[joukoRMD]

Originally Posted by joukoRMD

I can also confirm, that the text navigation bar is broken. Apparently only "Press and Reviews" and "Community Forums" links work there. Also the forum links are broken. I'm looking into this right now, and might get it fixed sooner than later

Naah, it wasn't that easy... Thanks for reporting though guys, I'll see that this get fixed one way or the other.

- J

[joukoRMD]

Ok, two of these bugs have now been fixed, ie. the text navigation at the bottom of the page should now work ok, and the direct links from the forum (about, screenshots, videos...) work also.

Our web designer is still investigating the smoke fading animation thingie.

- J

[Dennis]

I have to suggestions

1) I would really love to have an option to embed videos directely to the post!

2) An option to chat with other community members from your friends list!

[Morry]

Originally Posted by Dennis

I have to suggestions

1) I would really love to have an option to embed videos directely to the post!

Unfortunately, this could be abused very easily. We have enough fun removing distasteful content from spammers when it's only pictures.

[TannosukeGR]

I have one suggestion regarding the spoilers...

Since everybody have the Alan Wake game, should they go to the spoilered forum sectors and the rest who don't own the Alan Wake game, shouldn't enter those sectors and oughtn't be visible to the non-owners of Alan Wake...

Everyday there are this many spoiler threads, that we don't know which one of them are the actual spoilers or not... :/ It's initially a mess at the "New Posts" search machine...

[Morry]

The Help & Issues section and Gameplay Discussion section have spoiler warnings at the Index, so that should be self-explanatory.
As for New Posts - I just read the title of the thread and if it seems like the subject matter relates to content in the game, I just don't read it...for now.

It's a matter of time really, after a few weeks, most people will have played the game and we will clean up a few loose ends.