A self-serve hatchery for Dragon Cave eggs and hatchlings.
- An option to switch off the auto-add feature (the one that normally adds every dragon on the submitted scroll).
* Lineage column added with a link to the lineage page, or "CB" if the dragon is caveborn.
- Clicks now open in a new tab, because of the bug/framebreaker which would take you away from the fansite when clicking and would not let you return. Clicking more than one dragon on the same page should cause subsequent clicks to open in the same tab as the first click, however.
- Clicking the X next to a dragon in the viewer will run an update on it; it will be deleted if it's adult or dead, moved from the ER to the regular hatchery if it's a new hatchling, etc.
- Links page updated, finally! Sorry about that - it was so old, it still had Dragonnery and not AoND!
July 08 2011: Status of new version: currently unreleased. Main page re-coding finished, needs some minor style tweaks; interactive dragon removal added, but needs testing in older browsers; a few new tools still being coded, including a better scroll stats banner for signatures, hopefully with more options than currently (will of course work for new limits).
July 2011: Currently working on a new version of the site. If you have any suggestions for improvements or new features, feel free to mention them! Your ideas will definitely be taken into consideration.
Edit: I'll update the below list later. It currently describes the old version, and not the new one very well.
- Time left and clicks/views/UVs are now displayed next to each dragon while adding/removing.
- Box of dragons is displayed on every site page & reloads by default every minute.
- View dragon's stats: enter a code to see relevant info about the dragon.
- Lineage/inbreeding: still in the works, but currently functions to display up to 7 generations of a dragon's lineage and highlights with pink background any repeated dragons in those generations.
ER section has been added to the site. Any dragons under 4 days in the hatchery should be automatically added to the ER section by a script that runs every hour. They are then displayed first in the dragon viewing frame, before any of the hatchery dragons; and they stay in the frame with every refresh (unlike dragons in the hatchery which are displayed randomly, only 50 at a time).
Hey everyone, first of all I'd like to say a big thanks to all who've tried out the site by adding dragons. =D It's helped me confirm that the coding does indeed function with numbers of more than, say, 12 dragons (about the number it had while I was first coding and testing it out).
I've renovated the tools page to make room for more tools, though there's still only one up there so far. Have been working on another one but it's... not entirely stable yet. [/starwars] Will be adding more as I get them functional, though. Any suggestions for what tools users would like to see on the site? Otherwise I'm just coming up with what I'd like in a site, and really, since you guys are the ones who'll be using it, it should have what *you* want on it.
I've made several updates to the site today; most importantly, fixed a couple of bugs related to adding/removing ERs. Also updated the automatic ER/hatchery cleaning script so that it runs much faster and is more accurate; still runs once an hour and it should be better at removing all dead or adult dragons now.
There are two additional tools on the site now. The lineage/inbreeding tool is not finished yet - it's stable as far as it goes, but still needs work (so that it'll be able to display more generations without breaking the page...); and I'm hoping to add more options to the scroll status button generator eventually, as well. Still, try these out and see if they're worth the work to improve them with better functionality.
Thanks again to all who have used or are using the site. Seeing it in use is the greatest motivation to update & make improvements.
Added to the list on the wiki. Hopefully this will get active soon.
I like it so far. It seems fairly easy to use, and the color is rather soothing on the eyes as well.
Thanks for the feedback, Mal. Yeah, I've heard that green is one of the easiest colors on the human eye, & since it's also my favorite color it seemed a good choice for the site.
Thanks for the add, Votehim!
If I may, a quick lazy-(wo)man request? The current adding method is certainly great for quick adding of the whole scroll. But do you think you could add a similarly quick removal option? As in, a checkbox to deselect all dragons, so you don't have to deselect each one individually before resubmitting to remove them. Small as it is, that would be a terrific improvement.
Even without that, though, it's still a great site!
Alright people, if the new add/remove coding decides to give you any trouble, let me know! I've spent most of the evening squashing bugs in it so crossing fingers that I caught them all.
Have done a few minor site updates today, nothing too big but if you notice any changes and like/don't like, be sure to give feedback so I can decide whether or not to keep them that way.
I need another opinion on something, though. Was thinking it might be useful to add V/UV/C and time left columns next to the eggs/hatchlings that are listed while adding a scroll, so I tried it out on my local copy of the site; but the page looked a bit cluttered to me after I added these. I tweaked a few things and it seems to look better now, but I'm still not sure. Here's a screenshot: how does it look? Good / bad / iffy? If I hear it's OK (or good ), I'll go ahead and add it to the site.
I'm all for options and backups for handy stat-checking like that!
My first impression was that it looked great. Second was of a little clutter but it was quickly followed by the thought of how handy that information would be to me in deciding which of my eggs/hatchlings to add to the site. Right now I have to keep both my scroll and the site open so I can check the U/V/C and days left. So, yes, I like the it.
I've now added the dragon-info columns to the add/remove function. No gender column yet, but I'll look into it as soon as I have the time (quietly shoves botany project out the window). At least the 'vital' dragon stats are up there now.
A quick FYI, though: The dragons' days-left are pulled from the API, and since the API still has that glitch where it occasionally reports a dragon to have an extra day of time, well, it might do that to one of your dragons. We'll just hope that our DC admin will eventually have time to find out what's wrong with the API and fix it; then it won't be a problem.
Added my eggs and saw the change. It wasn't as clutter-y as I initially thought, but that could be because I only added two eggs. Thanks, MM.
I'm having a problem with putting my eggs in :3 your site doesn't like my name, lol It always somehow manages to put TJ O\'Malley instead of the right form of TJ O'Malley for some reason. Is there a problem on my end or is it just a bug?
Looks pretty good, just popped a couple of my eggs in there to check out the ratios. Thanks.
A bit late, but a tip: Try making the clear/select all be plain text, rather than links. The easiest options I can think of would be to either not include the href part at all (it's not actually required), or to use a <span> or something similar instead of <a>, and then style that as you wish.
I really like this fan site. Thanks for creating it.
I really like this site. Thanks for creating it!
Another idea for you! How about a way to check what dragons are already posted on the site, so you know if there's something to remove/add, before mass-adding (or removing) everything anyhow? It's a small thing, but I for one would love it.