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New redesign implemented

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If you're reading this then you're looking at the new Nexus site design. If this is a surprise to you then sorry! I've been keeping people informed through the site news and blog posts over the past few months so try and check in every now and again and see what new stuff is getting added to the sites.

This new design is the combination of many months of hard work between myself and a professional web designer trying to get things, to start with, how I wanted it and then following some constructive feedback from the community, tweaked more towards how you want it.

Before you huff, and you puff, and you blow my house down please know that this is just the start: a starting place from which myself and others can work from. A necessary first step. Over the course of the coming days, weeks, months (and dare I say it, years) the design is going to be tweaked, fixed, updated, expanded and improved so this isn't the end, it's just the start.

You see, the sites are growing. A new format for the sites was needed so that someone much better than myself at coding could come in and provide you with some great new features and services. When I first launched TESNexus my scope and vision only extended so far, now, the old design has been presenting a major stumbling block to my current and future plans. Think of it as building extensions on a house; there's only so many extensions you can put on to a house and only so far the original foundations run before you become strapped for room to expand and improve. Once you run in to this snag it's much simpler to start from scratch and rebuild things bigger, better and stronger for the future.

There's lots of work still to go and I've no doubt that some of you are running in to a few issues which I'd really like to hear about (so I can fix them!), so get in contact if you're experiencing problems. I've tried my hardest to make the new design compatible with all the major browsers out there. A note on this: IE7 is not supported (please update your 5 year old web browser!) and the sites will not display correctly in IE9 compatibility mode (as it shows sites how IE7 would display them). If you have IE9 and the site isn't looking right for you then turn off compatibility mode for the Nexus sites.

Some bugs from the old design have been fixed and a few small features added in this version of the redesign. Here's the changelog:

  • Members with editing access to files now get borders on their comments like the file uploader
  • You can now rep a post if you've neg-repped it, or neg-rep a post if you've repped it (originally once you'd given reputation you couldn't change your mind)
  • The time limit for having your images displayed in the "Hot files" on the site index has been reduced from 21 days to 7 days (except on The Witcher Nexus, which has a limit of 28 days) to provide a greater variety and change to the files from day-to-day
  • Changed the timer for rating files from 3 hours to 1 hour and changed it so it checks the time against your first download, not your last download of the file
  • Negative endorsements have been removed
  • A link to the change log for files will only show if the author has provided a change log



I understand if you're not a massive fan of the new design. The Nexus sites kept their design for 4 years and change is never easy. But give it some time, and look forward to the future. Because I am, and with good reason. Happy 10th Birthday, Nexus. Just be glad I didn't give you a hat...

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  1. badmojo88
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    something about blocking anysites using certain adds or scripts in load up, im not sure they werent being very clear, personally i just think the tech person up there simply didnt know what they were doing, always bank on stupiditiy ..its a good way to view the world when things go wrong : /
  2. bben46
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    What was their excuse for blocking?
  3. badmojo88
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    *facepalm* yep it was time warner, blocked everyone in this area, took em a few hours of like six people yelling at them but they fixed their blocking thing, sorry for blaiming the site, didnt know TW could even do that
  4. bben46
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    What area is that? I personally know a TW employee - and if you are in the same area I may be able to get him to check.If you don't want to reveal where you are - use PM to let me know.
  5. badmojo88
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    no these arnt on the same router, someone told me today our area provider (time warner) is blocking certain types of sites in this area and i should call them.
  6. bben46
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    If it works for 99% of the users, and not for you, the problem is not on this end. We have over 2.5 MILLION members. Probably no more than 200,000 have used the new sites as of yet though. They use Firefox, IE 8 & 9, Opera, Chrome and a few lesser known browsers. We have tested the sites with each of them and it works. Plus, I have tested it with a browser called Comodo Dragon (derived from chrome) LHamonds has tested with a browser called Iron. We have very few complaints that the sites are not working at all. Yes we do have a few. And, after the first 2 weeks, so far EVERY one has traced back to their computer and not the site.

    Nothing has changed in the forums at all - if the forums worked before they should work now. and at the same speed. Probably 80 to 90% of the problems we have seen from IE users has been either using an obsolete version (IE7) or using a compatibility mod that runs IE8 or 9 in IE7 compatibility.

    Now, are all of these computers being run through the same router? First try resetting the router - sometimes when the 'internet' is running slow it is actually caused by either a slow router or modem. I recommend unplugging both and waiting about 20 seconds before plugging them back in.

    Routers also have the capability of blocking and filtering internet sites. Especially if it has any custom programming installed. Most routers have a built in firewall, but with the default or factory settings it is usually (but not always) disabled. If you are running a custom router firmware program such as DD-Wert or Tomato it can easily be set to block certain sites - such as known advertising sites or spam sites.

    You may also try a hard reset. Most routers have a reset button that must be held in for about 15 or 20 seconds for a hard reset (check your user manual) If you use custom firmware (DD-Wert ot Tomato) this MAY clear the custom firmware and reset the modem to factory defaults so be sure to check first.

    Please let us know if this fixes any of your problems so we can keep helping others who have problems. Troubleshooting is a matter of eliminating possible causes and trying fixes until you find the solution. And, it's ALWAYS the last thing you try. <img class=">
  7. badmojo88
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    im not trying to be mean or rude, you all listed the versions that worked, ive tried each in turn, firefox on one comp, it was a no go, this comp uses IE8 and another mozilla, none can access the site, all virus and add blockers off, compat modes checked. ~though my brother seems to be able to access the site on his linux machine for some reason just fine now
  8. Dark0ne
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    internet explorer, yes a version that works


    You were asked for the browser version and that is what you said, which is very unhelpful. Do you want this fixed or do you just want to be an ass?

    The graphical glitching in the menus is a direct result of old browser compatibility; it's exactly what happens in IE7 or when your IE browser is running in compatibility mode. That is the reason for your problems. Ensure you're either not running IE7 or not running the browser in compatibility mode (someone mentioned that there are two places to change compatibility mode).

    Similarly forum lag when you scroll is also attributed to IE7.
  9. badmojo88
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    no idea whats going on forum side, just getting a lot of lag
  10. The Vampire Dante
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    all lag on the forums.


    You do realise that nothing was changed on the forums?

    If something is causing lag forum side it has nothing to do with what was changed 'file side'. Also, we cannot have an option to let people use the old database setup if they wanted, as that style\theme\setup doesn't exist anymore...