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    • This wouldn't work in a million years.
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    • Who cares? I got the Republic Newsfeed forum.
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I got this idea yesterday in fact. After have been here in these forums for the past few days, I remembered that there arent any PC version forum here. The fact that its missing has driven the PC players to use the Republic News Fead forum for their PC threads. Now heres my idea:

 

Why dont we make our own site/forums. This will contain all kinds of stuff about the game, like:

  • News
  • Patches/mods
  • Info about the game
  • Walkthroughs
  • A game help section, dedicated to bugs
  • And of course our very own PC forums

 

Now I dont know if this will help in any way, but its an idea that I couldnt let go of. Everyone is invited of course, and it hasnt started yet. What do you think about this idea?

 

So far we're 2 persons involved in this:

Me and Tito.

 

Let the comments come. I hope that this will become a reality, but we need more people on this. This site is made by the players for the players. So what do you think? Feel free to post any ideas and so on here.

 

-Clemme

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OK well it sounds like a good idea and if u need my help ill give some suggestions but i suck at web building (id give u url to my olf clan site for JO but its so bad its embarrassing :p ) and also i dont actually own the game yet. but if i can help in some way then just post it here and ill help :D

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Uhh oops its me again :D i forgot to mention i wil try to come up with some more sections for the site :D hmmmmmmmm i think that a player screenshot section will be good, even though im gettin the xbox version and i cant participate :D oooh and how about a section in the forums for player experiences, where you can talk about something you discovered that people might not know, or a glitch you found that made you laugh hysterically, or maybe collapse and break into tears because the glitch made you miss something and you dont have any saved games too near... yeah well these are just ideas tell me what you think of them :D :D :D THANKS!!!

 

Nichpo

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So, Nicpho, have you made anything for a site yet?:)

I'm eager to see if you can produce something good (since I havn't seen any sites of yours yet)... But I've also started on a site myself, though I'm taking it slowly, and have only gotten the menu design done, the logo somewhat done and the site-design nearly figured out...:)

 

Oh, by the way, if you want to see the first site I ever made in handwritten HTML (and the only one on the net at the moment I believe), go to http://raj.jediknight.net!:)

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If you are still thinking about forums, I'd be willing to mod. I'm decent at keeping a level head, I think. My bro modded at the official SW.com forums, and I learned some secrets off of him at the time. And I can be on a lot of the time, too.

 

Also, for mods and such, if you want some folks to upload stuff, I've finally gotten a decent connection. (i.e., cable and whatnot.)

 

I don't have the game (yet), but I'm also pretty good at checking for spelling and grammatical errors. I might try making some sort of guide once I have the game, (Probably some time in Jan.) but from what I've heard, that might be kind of difficult. I'll probably limit it to just finding extras and char creation. Once I have the game, of course. :p

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I think we should make a forum that matches the site... Makes it seem more professional... And also for forums, since some people requested it in another thread, both a Non-Spoiler and a Spoilers Allowed forum, plus others perhaps...:)

 

Edit: And for the record, I've never made a forum before, but I'm a fast learner, and I'd be willing to try it out (I learned most of my HTML skills in two weeks :) )

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Sorry guys but I can't help out (too busy with my study), but I do have a tip for you:

 

Don't use plain HTML or flash, but find someone who can make php websites (using MySQL). Without it it's going to be a pain in the ass updating the site and I've seen lots of site go down because of the lack of updates.

 

And second: you're not going anywhere without good hosting, which has MySQL support (for the forum database; setting up your own forum (with matching colors etc) using, for example, PHPBB (free), needs a database like that). And hosting costs money :(

 

So think of that when you're making a website. It would be too bad if all your efforts would be for nothing...

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Well, it just so happens that I have already thought of all of this... Go to StarWarsKnights.Com, and look under Hosting... Should fit perfectly... And of course, I'll include a few php-commands into the site, for newsposting and such... I'm just going to complete the site (and have one selected between my and Nichpo's site) before applying for hosting... I figured that it would be a good idea to show them that the site is just about done already...

 

So you see, I've got it down already!:D

Thanks for the tips anyway!:)

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hey.

I'm learning graphic design and web design mostly on my own, but I do have some pretty good graphics programs that I'm learning to use, and I'd be willing to help out in any way I could. Like I can make some OK banners and stuff.

I dunno, someone out there is probably willing to help and is much better then me, but I just figured I'd offer my help anyway.

 

See ya,

--Johnny

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Ok ppl. Heres te deal.

Tito and me want this moveable feast on its way. Hes currently working on the design. We still need someone to start writing the stuff for the page. I will take care of what needs to be put on the front page, sorta like an introduction.

We need:

- Walkthroughs

- Saberguides

- Help section

- News section

- Message boards

- Mod section

 

First come, first serve.

 

-Clemme

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Well, I've been playing the PC version endlessly lately because I'm trying to do my own walkthrough. So if I ever am able to finish one, I'll let you post it, if you want.

 

Just let me know if you want me to try anything--banners, logos, buttons, ect--and I'll give it a go.

 

See ya,

--Johnny

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Well, I uploaded the site to Brinkster (since Freewebs didn't have enough room for the files, they don't allow more than 50 files) so you can see the site, but it's running REALLY slow... It shouldn't run this slow with a decent host like StarWarsKnights.Com, though, so it's just a temporary thing...

 

You can see the site at http://www32.brinkster.com/rajclan/index.php!

 

Only the Gallery and Home links works!!!

 

What's missing for the moment is a poll on the right side... I'll move the Random Image down, and make a Poll over it!

 

I'd love any feedback I could get, plus if anybody think they could improve the banner, I'd love that too!:D

 

 

 

By the way, what happened to Nichpo... Weren't you making a site too?

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Why, pray-tell, are you making a new site, when you could be helping StarWarsKnights with content pages? Strategy guides are probably the best thing for us right now, but if you want to help out some other way...:)

 

Republic Newsfeed is *probably* going to be transformed into the PC forums, so that's where you guys can start posting all your questions. A separate tech forum will be made....see the other thread here.

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Originally posted by Jed

Why, pray-tell, are you making a new site, when you could be helping StarWarsKnights with content pages? Strategy guides are probably the best thing for us right now, but if you want to help out some other way...:)

 

Republic Newsfeed is *probably* going to be transformed into the PC forums, so that's where you guys can start posting all your questions. A separate tech forum will be made....see the other thread here.

 

Just what are you proposing? :p.

Anyways, I think we'll just stick to this idea for now.

 

-Clemme

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