Latest Development

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I decided that's it's just fair to let you guys know about new big features when they are about to come out and what's been done so far, and of course every update (even if minor) will be listed in this thread (which i'll lock for the sake of it staying clean). New features: - Better ping with right colours and username link - User profiles to show every rank banner & groups - Read all notification on dropdown open without having to select them all - Mobile UI optimised with bottom buttons - Post merge feature when double posting In progress: - Selective multiple quotes (requested by users) - Improvements to user profile for a better general experience

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Introducing Robbery & Donation system for VVCash From now on, users will be able to rob or donate each other's VVCash. Robbery will only happen to cash on hand, so make sure to deposit your cash in your vault if you want to keep it safe, however at some point in time vault will have a withdrawal cost. There also have been some minor bug fixes and little theme updates. Robbery - Chance to make a successful robbery: 25% - Penalty on failed robbery: 5% of desired robbery value - Percentage of maximum robbery: 10% (this means you won't be able to steal more than 10% of the user's current VCCash). Donations: - Donation transfer fee: 5% (of amount you are donating). Others - Due to the increased amount of information on the view topic sidebar, there have been some design changes (quite noticeable). - Top user of the month badge is currently showing in the dropdown, however will be soon sorted to be clearly visible on the current top poster's profile.

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Latest Development: Introducing a whole new quick reply functionality (sorry it took a bit long). - Ability to select and quote parts of messages (simply select and hit quote, it'll fill up the floating quick reply) - Nice and stylish floating quick reply that follows you around, so it'll be easier to quote people's posts. - When changing pages, your textarea will remember what you were writing, it'll be much easier to quote something few pages back - Quick reply now has an editor How to hide it: If you want more space on your screen (especially on mobile) you can easily hide the floating quick reply clicking on the bottom left arrow down icon, it'll toggle the textarea and generate a little floating chat icon on the left side of your screen. You can then re-open it at will. If you have questions / potential ideas, you can simply reply Here Big feature in progress: - Improvements to user profile for a better general experience

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Little teaser (don't take it too literally, but please DO build the hype) : - Custom profile header - Profile comment section (this is tough tho, i'm hoping to actually release both at the same time) - Profile full restyle

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VCC is one step closer to Progressive Web App and now has a notification system - You've probably noticed by now that the site requested you to either add on the home screen (mobile) or receive notifications (desktop/mobile). It's entirely up to you if you want to allow it or not, you can simply say "no" in the popup and disable it or enable it and get notified for certain things. - Adding to home screen doesn't automatically enable notifications, you'll have to both click "yes" on the popup and allow the browser to notify (silly internet regulations). - In case you enable notifications i HIGHLY suggest you go and change your settings accordingly to what kind of notification you want to receive in: UCP -> Board preferences -> edit notification options , there you have the browser specific ones as well now. I didn't get a prompt to add the website to my home screen and use it as an app - You'll have to clear your browser data/cookies in order to allow it again i'm afraid (you do not need to delete your browser history, however let's face it.. it might help with those naughty sites : ) - This probably won't work with iOS devices as of now, so if you are in the Apple family, i'm afraid complain with them for making it close to impossible to achieve this. I hate this damn notifications, DISABLE THEM! - I get you, in the settings mentioned above there will be a lovely toggle to disable them, otherwise you can always browse the browser/device settings and disable them manually from there Hope you enjoy this latest feature and as always see ya in the feedback thread.

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Little teaser incoming :

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Din din din! Teaser time!

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We have a whole new user profile system Ok, this was a massive update and i'm still shaking, not sure if it'll work out as well as I'm hoping, but we live and learn! Please if you find meaningful bugs report them in feedback and i'll try and sort them. I've also made sure that everything is reversible as I'm a tad worried about it, however, I've intensively tested it and it should all be fine. - User profile have been entirely restructured, with the added functionality of the cover photo. Make your profile as pretty as you like! - User statuses have been implemented and will show on both the sidebar and your profile. - Users can comment on user statuses (however can't yet leave likes, nor delete their own comments) - Users can leave a nice message on somebody's profile's wall, which is another little feature i wanted to implement. A good old guestbook (this can be deleted). - Profile will also show the user's latest activity as well as their friend list. The foe's list will stay private as i believe that might get messy otherwise. Also, as i promised i do keep an eye out on the feedbacks - List of latest post have been sorted and now it shows the latest user to post with the link to the actual latest post. What's next, rio? - The Shop (however i'll take a hiatus on this as i need to think how to implement it properly) - A better topic view for mobile users (incoming soon enough) Teasers coming soon.

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Profile view entirely re-factored on mobile This happened because the more i was using the forum on mobile, the more i was getting frustrated with the UI on mobile. I've refactored a few things here and there but major points are: - Avatars are now visible and nicely positioned between posts - Fonts are a tad bigger and everything should be easier to read. Might get some getting used to but i believe this works better. It's a beta, so in case there are issues please post in feedbacks - User info slides in from the right handside, and cuts through the existing infos - Quick reply emojis are now layered out better and won't force you to scroll down to get to the text area once opened. - General page / colours improvements. Please as always let me know in bug reports/feedback thread if anything it's not working or if you hate this. For now it's easily reversible as it was a spur of the moment. I'll go back working on the shop now.

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Little updates: - Minor adjustments to desktop view and topic view - Full restyle of the chat - Added a functionality to quickly find smilies, it's a beta, forgive any issue. The smilies will NOT appear under the text you are typing, it'll be at the bottom left of the textarea. On Desktop you can hit enter to select the first available one. - Added a "similar topic" functionality (aside from a few section where it felt redundant) - Posts now have a "share" button, it's mostly for SEO purpose, but feel free to share your posts across the social media listed Hope you enjoy these :

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We have a light mode! This is something i have been working on for a little bit, and hopefully it'll come as a nice surprise for some of you. Light mode will be easily switchable from a toggle next to the notification bell, it's still a beta version and might have some bugs here and there. Please do not report the bugs in the feedback thread use this thread instead p.s. big up for Chaud and the lovely light version banner :

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We have a shop! You have been farming VCCash for a while wondering "what on earth am i even gonna do with those?". Well, from today you'll have a reason to keep farming as we have a new, shiny and entirely custom built shop. Features - Ability to purchase items (duhh) - Ability to switch purchased items from: UCP -> Shop Note: You'll notice you're able to re-buy ranks and nickname effects, this is a half-intentional bug for now as there were some issues with it. Try to avoid re-purchasing as it'll just be the same item twice, however if it does happen just let me know and i'll refund (Don't try to fool me, i can see everything : ) Info For now it divides into three categories: 1 - User Groups 2 - User Ranks 3 - Nickname Effects Let's break this down a little: User Groups This will give you a new user group which will automatically become your default group. Leveling up will NOT override it, however you'll be able to easily switch between your available groups in UCP -> usergroup. Imagine this as a bundle of: Group, Rank, Usercolour. User Ranks This will give you a lovely banner which will take priority over your already available ones. Most of them are animated and we left a cheap one in store to thank you all for your lovely enthusiasm and participation. Note: This will be overridden when you level up, but you'll be able to switch back from UCP -> Shop. Also in case you want to go back to your previous banner, you can easily do so switching your user group to a different one and back to the one you've had previously (e.g. From Roger Pirate to Registered User back to Roger Pirate). Nickname Effects Simply enough, this will grant you the ability to get a nickname effect. As it's a very BETA feature, this might not apply EVERYWHERE in the site, please report it in case it doesn't and i'll make sure to sort it out. You'll have a variety of choices between animated nicknames and static ones, make sure to save for the one you enjoy the most. This is all folks, hopefully you'll enjoy the new shop. For any issue with it, please use this topic to make my life easier: SHOP BUG REPORT

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Forum is now integrated with myanimelist.net : Some of you knew i was working on this, and i finally found some time to make it happen! Let's see how it works and the current features: - Navigate to UCP -> Profile -> Myanimelist Nickname - Enter your myanimelist nickname there - Save - Navigate to your profile - Click on "Anime" - If your username exists on myanimelist it will populate the tab with your user information. You will see: - Currently watching anime - Completed anime - On Hold anime - Dropped anime - Currently reading manga - Completed manga - On Hold manga - Dropped manga - User personal score on anime - User current episode - User personal score on manga - User current chapter Hopefully this is easy enough to make it work. For performance reason the content is cached , this means it won't be a live update, the content refreshes every 4 hours :) In case you have any questions just use the general feedback thread. For bugs use the bugs thread.

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Here Here!! New version of the shop. First of all, i wanted to thank all of you for the incredible support you are giving to the community, none of this would be possible without all of you lovely chaps! We have released a TONS of new banners and because of that the shop needed a little refactoring or it would have been super ( : ) chaotic. What's new? - The shop now uses credits, scroll down to find out more - The shop has now tabs, to allow an easier navigation between sections, for now the Group and Nickname effect tabs are a bit empty but we are working on that, it's just a little more delicate than user banners. - User banner sections has been entirely refactored to include categories. Click on the big image to show all the items within subcategories, or if you are like me and need order in your life just click on the subcategories. - Some banners are more expensive than others, we figured we'd give a bit more weight on certain characters and keep the Straw Hat crew affordable as we are after all a one piece forum. - We've added two new experimental nickname effects, if those work properly there'll be a tons coming soon. We are also working on adding a few new effects, some of which have been suggested by Judgement , and we will include a static rainbow username as suggested by Rohan , just please bear with us on those. - Are you like Chaud and hate those nickname effects? We got you cover, you can now disable them entirely from UCP -> Shop SHOP CREDIT Few of you "complained" that it's scary to withdrawal before buying in the shop as people might steal from you, so we've added a new functionality. You can now convert VCCash into Store Credits directly from the shop page. This is connected to your bank account, so there won't be dodgy transactions in place and people won't be able to steal them. At the moment the ratio VCC/SC is 1, so you won't lose any cash, but once you deposit it there, you won't be able to take it back, you'll only be able to use it for the store. In the future we might do discount events and change the ratio of the Store Credits to be cheaper, so that every item in the store might be discounted for a limited amount of time. Neat uh? I think i've covered everything for now, - for any questions use the feedback thread - for any shop related bugs use the shop bugs thread. Stay tuned for some new nickname effects coming in the following days. SUPER! :

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Too many banners? Don't fret! I've added a nifty little extension and we are planning on allowing every user to keep the previous banners they've earned through leveling up. This means that you'll suddenly see tons of new banners appearing on your profiles. This would of course be an issue if it weren't for the latest little addition to the forum. I hereby present: Better Ranks! This nifty extension i've built will allow you to control fully every single group banner you have been given, plus the GROUPS you'll buy from the shop. Banners bought from the shop however will still take priority and be shown first. To control this, navigate to UCP -> Profile -> Banners (or simply click Here) It appears that few of you have been moved to different user groups, DON'T PANIC, please, you can switch back to the chosen group colour in UCP -> Usergroups (or simply click Here) Hope this makes you happy, i know few of you REALLY wanted this to happen. Enjoy : SUPER :

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Quick update - posts per page / topics per page As per Scam Likely request, and because it has been mentioned a couple of times in the past, i've found an old extension and refactor it to work on our forum, so now every user will be able to choose how many posts per page / topics per page they want to see. Switch your settings easily enough in ACP -> Board Preferences -> Edit display options (or Here ) Let me know if you have any issues in bug reports, but should be as straight forward as changing the numbers there. Please note: Putting higher numbers will mean a slower page load, of course. I have tested it up to 100 posts per page and it doesn't slow TOO MUCH, however i noticed a slightly increase of time load. SUPER :

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It's time for some little updates Been a while since i've touched that mess of a code that's the store, so i've upgraded it a bit to improve performances (which is mostly for myself). Regarding what you chaps will be able to see: - Banner section has been moved to the first spot, as it's definitely the most inviting one to browse - New shop feature added: signature backgrounds This last one is heavily experimental, so we've decided to add a fairly cheap item for now, so our lovely users can be the official testers for it : Yes but.. What on earth is it? Very good question dear and lovely user! Signature backgrounds are what will give a beautiful sparkle to your posts! Your signature will literally have an image sitting in the background (for now it'll be on the far right on desktop and will take most of the space on mobile) and of course anything in your signature will sit on top of it. For any bugs use the shop bug thread and if you have any ideas or image suggestion feel free to suggest them here. SUPER :