If you didn't notice, the forums have a new look. I have ported the old forums over to an upgraded version. Not to bore with the details, but the old forums were based on a system that really wasn't supported any longer. The new forums are based on a system that took the old system, and reworked it. So, it will work pretty much the same as it did before, but once I get it running properly I'll be able to do some more things with it. I put it back up so you could post, but you'll have to get into the forums for now through the link in the menu to the left. The feeds in the right menu won't work yet, and links at the end of news items might be broken for a while. UPDATE: All seems to be working as it should, but I'm sure there are glitches. Let me know if you find any. Bear with us. I might change the forum color (Changed), and I already widened the forum to make it easier to read (the right column that is on most pages of the site won't be there on the forum page). Also, you may want to hold off on uploading an avatar to the site, as that might not stick until I'm done the upgrade. (Avatar uploads seem to be working now. You can upload an avatar via either the avatar link towards the top of the profile page, or via the My Profile link in the User Menu on the left.) (Discuss this article on the forums)
I've tweaked the History portion of the website, and re-added the subsection setting forth a timeline of events. Those of you around from the NWN campaign will notice that the timeline now includes some events in which your characters participated, and an explanation of what may have happened to those characters. One note- I came up with a name that historians have called your group ("the Guardians"), but I don't like it so much. An imaginary sticker to someone who comes up with a name and convinces me it is better.
The game server status will only be published at game time. When the game server is down, there won't be anything at all listed here at the site. Perhaps you've noticed that the site has been slow lately. I've tracked that down to the site waiting for the server status module to get a response from the game server, which is usually offline. To remedy this, I will only publish the server info when the game server is up. In tracking the problem down, I also changed how RSS feeds (i.e. the forum post links and the NW Vault links in the sidebar) work. You can now mouse over each entry to get a preview of its content.
The web site now contains a module that lists the current status of the server. It is in the right sidebar. It pings the server to determine whether or not it is online. Now, you should be able to tell if the server is up at game time or not. You must be logged in to this site to see the information in the box.
You can upload your avatar to the site, which should then display next to your name when making forums posts and signing up for sessions. To upload your avatar, follow these steps:
1. Click on "My Profile" under "User Menu" to the left (must be logged in).
2. Click on the "Update Your Image" link just above your profile.
3. Click on the "Browse" button and choose your image from your computer.
4. Click on the "Upload" button.
That's it! {mos_fb_discuss:14}