This week has been very busy for the IO between SquadFirst+, EHW
and other miscellany. First off, I sent SA Astatine a list of updated
links for the TC site, which will hopefully be up and replace the
old, out of date ones.
EH Wargames: we cleared some major obstacles, in terms of logistics
and programming. Leeson also completed a particularly tricky function
that was in the way of map creation. For more EHW info, see my post
on the TC message board at http://www.theholo.net/mb/viewtopic.php?p=108895#108895.
And now, the moment everyone has been waiting for, the release
of SquadFirst+! This is a project the IO, particularly Alex
Foley, has been working on for 3 weeks now. It's evolved from it's
predecessor quite tremendously with more functionality and customization.
The administration backend interface is more standardized and scalable
for different subgroups and different levels. And now, the official
release announcement:
SquadFirst revolutionized the way CMDRs produced their websites.
Since its conception over 25 squadrons had chosen to use a SquadFirst
site. But, we weren't satisfied with just making a squadron management
script. So, we began to make a website management script for wings,
then for ships, and for battlegroups. But, why stop there? Soon
enough support was added for the Infiltrator Wing, the Dark Brotherhood,
and the Hammer's Fist.
The end result is SquadFirst+, one of the most ambitious projects
ever created by the Internet Office. For the past month, MAJ Alex
Foley has been developing the next generation of management scripts.
And today, it makes me very proud to announce that SquadFirst+ v2.0.0
has been released. 6976 lines of code. Over 100 man hours of work.
It's the upgrade that a project like SquadFirst deserved.
Also included with SquadFirst+ are 4 new themes. A new theming
system within SF+ makes it much easier to make your own theme, having
to know practically no PHP whatsoever. The new themes featured are
AT-AT for the Hammer's Fist (by Alex Foley), Emperor's Hammer: Classic
Scenes, the new default theme for SF+ (by Alex Foley), Stonesaber,
a great new Dark Brotherhood theme (by MAJ Xander Drax), and TIE
Phantom, a holonet-looking new theme for the TIE Corps (by MAJ Xander
Drax and FA Leeson).
With SquadFirst+ comes a new SquadFirst website located still at
http://squadfirst.minos.net.
Besides a new design, the new site also hosts The Registry, which
houses a master list of all SquadFirst+ sites. Gain inspiration,
find custom themes, chceck out custom code; whatever the end result,
The Registry will extend SquadFirst+ into a community of developers.
We hope you enjoy SquadFirst+!
For his efforts, I have recommended Alex Foley be rewarded with
the Grand Order of the Emperor (GOE), pending FC and XO approval.
I have also recommended a Silver Star for MAJ Xander Drax for his
work on themes.
