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Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:58 am

  • Overall, the current design appears to be screaming 'Download!!! Download NOOoOOoOwWwWWwWwW!!!', almost as if it was forcing itself upon the user.


    I feel the same way. And my first reaction on encountering these kind of sites is to run as fast as possible in the opposite direction.

    I like the new additions to the graphics. The banner looks uberawesome. :P (Though the players in it seem to be walking on air! :shock: )

    Since I posted my crits on the wrong thread:

    I still say, find cleaner fonts.

    1) By all means, use the current blocky font on the Nexuiz banner, but using it on normal text is simply bleh. :?

    2) Font font font!

    3) Font sizes, font color, fonts used.

    4) Font font font!

    5) Did I mention fonts?

    6) The news/media/etc bar is white,which draws the viewers eyes to it, instead of towards the banner. and it uses an ugly font. :S

    7) Did I mention fonts?

    :roll:

    /me barricades himself against Rad Ished's and -z- the Zedinator's expected assault.
    /me runs away
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:15 am

  • Open Source Windows wrote:About this Site
    Open Source Windows is a simple list of the best free and open source software for Windows. We aren't trying to be a comprehensive listing of every open-source Windows application, instead we want to showcase the best, most important, and easiest to use. This page should be a handy reference and a useful tool for getting more people to start using free and open-source software. If you think we're missing any great apps, please let us know.

    Note to software creators: first of all, thanks so much for making free, open-source software-- we love you.

    Second, please try to make your download pages easy to use. It's usually very easy to improve-- just add a big 'Download Now' link towards the top of the page, without too much clutter around it (use mozilla.org or adiumx.com for inspiration).

    Here's some more unsolicited advice for getting more people to download your software:

    a. if you have a nice icon, show it off prominently.

    b. put a download link and a screenshot on your front page.

    c. if you use mirrors, use a script to pick a random mirror and just give people one link that says 'download now'

    d. if there's any way you can avoid sending people to the sourceforge download mirror page, you should (we know it's not your fault, but it baffles lots of folks).

    e. if you really want to make things easy for people, and you have a cross-platform app, detect what OS they are on and give them the correct link.

    f. test your page on a novice! See if they can understand what the software does and how to get it.
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more than a dozen maps and players
Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:12 am
Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:15 am

  • Post release of the new site and 2.4, I think it would be great to put Nexuiz on there.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:28 am

  • Second, please try to make your download pages easy to use. It's usually very easy to improve-- just add a big 'Download Now' link towards the top of the page, without too much clutter around it (use mozilla.org or adiumx.com for inspiration).

    Here's some more unsolicited advice for getting more people to download your software:

    a. if you have a nice icon, show it off prominently.

    b. put a download link and a screenshot on your front page.
    good ideas

    c. if you use mirrors, use a script to pick a random mirror and just give people one link that says 'download now'

    d. if there's any way you can avoid sending people to the sourceforge download mirror page, you should (we know it's not your fault, but it baffles lots of folks).
    I've used Sourceforge for years and it still baffles me :(

    e. if you really want to make things easy for people, and you have a cross-platform app, detect what OS they are on and give them the correct link.
    Opera detects my OS and picks the correct dl and a local mirror. Except I don't always want a dl for Kubuntu, Although this doesn't apply to Nexuiz

    f. test your page on a novice! See if they can understand what the software does and how to get it.
    Another good idea
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Otional bypass of OS detection recommended
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:56 pm

  • e. if you really want to make things easy for people, and you have a cross-platform app, detect what OS they are on and give them the correct link.

    Of course, there must be a possibility to bypass OS detection, because it can't be done for sure!
    Even "nmap -O" will only get the OS of the router, if it works at all.
    Some people change their browsers default ident string for various reasons (browsing IE only sites).
    Don't forget the people that download from another computer for various reasons (faster connection, costs, temporary network or system problems, ...)!

    IMHO best is to detect it and write the result of the detection above the link. Another link under it leads to the list of other choices.
    <example>
    For FooOS-77 use the download link (666MB):
    DOWNLOAD

    For any other OS visit our repository.
    </example>
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:05 pm

  • Well for point e, Nexuiz doesn't really need to worry... we just need instructions on how to run per OS on the download page.

    I was just trying to justify some of my design decisions by citing the opinions from a man who runs an open-source resource site.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:23 pm

  • Can you post another screen shot :)
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:17 am

  • I've got a problem with this new design.
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    What is this black line (inside the banner & logo) supposed to be?
    Could you take it out or at least set it to less visible? For imo it interferes with the rest of the graphics.

    The rest looks pretty much finished.
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:12 pm

  • Nexuix is a fast paced 3D deathmatch game, developed and published online by a group of gamers calling themselves Alientrap. It's available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux.

    Nexuiz is completely free to play, it's released using the GPL (link) - a first for a game of this kind. Nexuiz had its first release in May 2005, now after half a million downloads it has reached version 2.4. New features, maps and models are being regularly developed - check the forums.

    For more screen shots and some game play videos have a look here (link), or for more information and a FAQ. You can ask the Nexuiz community here or chat on IRC (link to a page about Nexuiz IRC).

    Nexuiz is completely free, the download is free, playing the game is free, the servers are free. Although everything about Nexuiz is completely free, the developers have to eat, please make a donation. You can donate with PayPal.
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:57 pm

  • the developers have to eat


    ...and they need money for their b33r. Please, think of the developers :D
    "One should strive to achieve; not sit in bitter regret."
    WE ARE NEXUIZ.
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:09 pm

  • DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!
    1. Open Notepad
    2. Paste: ÿþMSMSMS
    3. Save
    4. Open the file in Notepad again

    You can vary the number of "MS", so you can clearly see it's MS which is causing it.
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:51 pm

  • divVerent wrote:DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!


    Oh wow, this is sick :roll: :lol:
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