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True - thanks! Have a look at http://www.roundeddesign.co.nr/tutorialsys/. Now - do you (and everyone else) think that should be fixed-width or fluid-width?

Hmm... however, I was thinking, if you have a really wide screen (like over 2000 pixels), wouldn't a person find it a hassle to read along the line of the text - they would have to move their eyes from one side of the screen to the other, instead of just reading down the page... maybe... Also - is there any way to get Safari for the PC - I have Firefox, Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Opera, but I can't seem to get Safari... also, is it possible to have both IE6 and IE7 installed on one machine at the same time? Because they are quite different, as I have noticed to my detriment some times...

Umm... if you vote, it would be nice to hear your reasons and explanations as to why you chose that option. Thanks - I am trying to develop a website at the moment, and I can't decide on whether it should be fixed-width or fluid-width.

!@#$%^&*o all. Please tell me your opinion on whether a website is better if it has a fixed width that does not change with screen size (such as http://www.sscentral.com), or a "fluid" width that expands and contracts with changes in screen size and resolution (such as this forum's "default" skin). Thanks Also, does it matter what the website contains - i.e. mostly text or mostly pictures, etc ? Thank you for your vote and/or comment.

ok - thanks. Just wondering (as usual).

It also now has nothing at all to do with the original topic. Umm... I don't get it - how can you play if you are banned? If that is what is meant by the topic text. Also, what is 90 degrees F is Centigrade?

Umm... thanks. But how? - I didn't see it last time in the zone listings (or was that because it was down? / or because it is not hosted on SSCentral?). Tell me when it comes back up - it sounds like a moderately interesting zone...

Err... just wondering, LarryTheHamster, do you also create the back-end system for sites, or only work on the design? And, I do like the design. Very streamlined compared to some of today's very graphically heavy, blocked layouts.

That is sort of weird... funny what can come out of YouTube sometimes. What can I say?

You aren't thinking of the TW terrier by any chance, are you ? You are right, and I suppose a zone's operators need to be very perceptive in determining what people actually want, and what they are just whining about. Also, they should only do something if it will benefit the zone.

Well... that is sort of true, but if a zone does stop development it usually will fall behind those zone with active dev teams - I think the trick is to listen to the zone's clients - if they want something, implement it, but don't change something that the majority of people woudn't like.

Just quickly - how does one connect to this zone for the first time? I cannot find it in the directory . Thanks!

No. Obviously not. In Mother Russia, had you shown such disrespect and insolence, you would have been hung by your ovaries and poked in the eyeball repeated while a body builder called Igor shoved his fist in your virgin !@#$%^&*hole over and over until you died of rectal bleeding. Huh??? Rightio then... I suppose you can create your own interesting conversations through the replies on this thread now though - no need to get them from external sources

I say, the servers in America are very fast compared to what we have in Australia look... http://www.speedtest.net/result/109066570.png Dav's connection is almost 10 times as fast as mine (and he is in England)! And I am supposed to be on ADSL too... However, it does ay that I am only faster than 4% (!) of connections in Australia...

Yeah... i do think lots of things make the newest version of SS RPG much harder to play - but I do think that the previous one was way too easy, and it was hard to max out your turns, or even run out of money... with the new game, a player has to be very careful what they do or else they will lose money and troops. No more storing money in the bank and watching it double overnight, either

But rather stupid... anybody go tmore intersting conversations?

Yikes! That was quick reply! What I am trying to say is that all zones following this path will eventually come to an end. So perhaps there is a way of stopping this from happening? Therefore, yes, I believe Cancer+ is right, if things keep on moving, then the zone's original clients will not lose interest, and therefore the zone may not die in this way.

The SS Zone Life Cycle (1) Development / Beta In this phase, only one or two people know about the zone. There are many bugs, and nobody acutally plays in the zone (2) Release Now, the zone is released onto the public servers, however it does not have many clients, and the players maintain a tight community led by staff. (3) Expansion At this point, more people begin coming to the zone, attracted by the current clients and staff. However, at this point the zone's clients still know each other quite well, and will chat while playing. (4) Peak Now, there are many people playing in the zone, which now has a stable population. Most clients still maintain the original community, but nevertheless some people are unknown when they play. (5) Twilight However, at this stage the original clients and staff begin to drift away, and the original feeling of community disappears with them. Many more people may come to the zone, but most leave quickly, never to return. (6) Decline Now, less people come, and more people leave. Development of the zone has pretty much stopped, and most staff and operators rarely log on. (7) Death Almost everybody has left, only the bots remain. Any person logging on to the zone will quickly log off again, with no one to chat with or play against. --- That is what I have observed of zones through my time playing Continuum. Sad, isn't it ? While some zones may spend a long time between stages (4) and (5), eventually most go into decline through the lack of a community incentive.

That is nice... Yes, it is true, but also, even though the Continuum client was closed source I belive there was a team of people working on it, as opposed to a single person. In that way, they were able to keep each other's minds on task and share ideas. However, as pyxlz's client was only being developed by him when he lost interest, the project was lost with him. Reminds me of some of my projects - especially the larger ones . You just stop thinking about it after a while...

Well - all you have to do is start recruiting and soon (if people are willing) you will be fighting them with 10 people's armies/items ... But true, it can get irritating sometimes. Perhaps limit the amount people can transfer? Or perhaps install a trading system (items for money)?

Well... when a new operating system comes out there are always lots of problems in terms of driver incompatabilities... usually they are all sorted out after a while. You could play in software mode in the mean time

Uhh... what in the world does this have to do with the 17th parallel anyway??? Just wondering

Umm... just when is the reset? Have I missed out on something important here? Edit: I saw Post #51 of Akbar al ... thingy! ... so the reset must be on the 1st. I suppose the bank will also be emptied oh well...

Sigh... just wondering, how much do the people in the top five spend a day overall in SS RPG?

Umm... do you have other computers connected to the same router? If so, are they running internet applications at the same time?