New Store-Page & Other Future Things (Art Contest)

[xDK 1205]

Hello everyone!

I am excited to finally announce some cool new things coming your way!

As we want to ensure that our platform evolves to better serve the players.

Here’s what’s happening from a website development point of view.

 

We believe in the power of the community's talented artists and want to showcase your creativity in helping us design our new store page. Instead of relying on AI-generated art like what has been used for a placeholder till now, we are turning to the server's incredible art community to bring the store page to life.

How to Participate

 

1. Create Your Design: The store page layout has been created, however now we are looking to have a unique feel to the store page in relation to the “VIP cards” that will showcase each tier (Coal, Iron, Gold, Diamond, Bedrock, Ender and Aether). Below you can see a way that these new cards will be displayed, And also a way for you to test your design by uploading your assets.

The VIP Cards
The VIP Cards consist of 3 different image assets.
1. The Background Cover Image.
2. The Title Text Image.
3. The Item Highlighted Image.

(The VIP Cards will be displayed in a grid and when clicked they will be expanded, like when you hover over the card below.)

 

Why we are not sharing images of the store page layout

I am purposely keeping the new store page layout details private for now to allow you full creative freedom. Without predefined constraints, so all you need to focus on is the VIP cards. Should you wish to know more about the store page layout and other details, do not hesitate to reach out.

Spoiler of the 3 different assets and their respective specifications:

Spoiler

 

The Background Cover Image.

- Specs -
Aspect Ratio: 2:3

File Type: jpg, png or gif

Color: sRGB

 

 

The Title Text Image.

- Specs -
Aspect Ratio: Between 16:9 and 1.85:1

File Type: png or gif

Color: sRGB

The Item Highlighted Image.

- Specs -
Aspect Ratio: Between 4:5 and 9:16

File Type: png or gif

Color: sRGB

 

 

 

Application for testing your design

Upload Your Files

Cover Image: Card Title Image: Card Item Image:

 

2. Submit Your Entry: Send your design to [email protected] with the subject ‘Store Art Contest [Username]’ by November 17th November 25th. Please send files as attachments not embeds. Original files for your chosen art program must be included. AI generated content will not be accepted. Important: You have to create minimum 3 VIP cards, so that we can see the consistency across multiple assets.

 

3. Share Your Vision: Include a brief description of your design inspiration/idea and key takeaways.

 

Prizes

 

1st Place:

Art will be featured on our store page, and credits will be given.

55000 Crowns (enough for Aether VIP, can split) or 10000 Mina.

The Lord of the Craft exclusive forum rank for 6 months.

Creative Wizard forum tag.

 

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2nd Place:

22000 Crowns (enough for Bedrock VIP, can split) or 3000 Mina.

Creative Wizard forum tag.

 

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3rd Place:

11000 Crowns (enough for Diamond VIP, can split) or 1000 Mina.

Creative Wizard forum tag.

 

 

Timeline

 

Announcement Date: October 26th - 2024

Submission Deadline: November 17th 25th - 2024

Winner Announcement: TBD

Should you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to me through the forums or through discord :)

Things currently being worked on
Upcoming Features and Improvements

 

Updating the Forums to the Newest Version

We are currently working on updating the forums to the newest version (Something which hasn't been done since 2017). It can be difficult to improve quality of life, when you are working on things that are going to be depreciated in a newer update. So in order to make it easier for web developers both now and in the future to make new features, or improvements to anything, we are going to go through with a large update of the underlying framework. Will this break stuff? Absolutely! However, in order to make things better going forward, we will have to do this now rather than later. There will be a new announcement post going into details regarding this.

 

New Homepage

We are in the early stages of developing a new homepage to increase its usability and make it a central hub for our community, instead of just a page that you use to get to the forums. Our aim is to introduce features that will be valuable to both new and existing members, enhancing their overall need for the homepage. To achieve this, we will be collaborating closely with other staff teams, listening to their needs. While also actively seeking input from the community. Your suggestions and feedback are crucial, so please share your ideas in the feedback section of the forums. This collaborative approach is needed to help us design a homepage that meets the information for new players and the needs of our existing players.

 

New Editor Button for Enhanced Post Styling

In our efforts to make the user experience better, I am excited to say that I am working on a new button for the editor used in forum topics and posts. This new button will enable users to apply gradient text, without having to do so from google docs or manually change each individual letter. Additionally, I will add interactive animations to both text and images, that will allow for more creativity when it comes to formatting your topic. I am also adding image styling tools that are going to give you customization options for the formatting of your images, and a lot more. These improvements will be designed to provide players with an easier internal toolbox for creativity when designing their posts.

 

Fixing the Status Update Widget

We are also in the process of addressing several issues with the current “status update widget”. One major fix is the pagination within the widget, making it so that you no longer need to visit individual user profiles to navigate through comments. Additionally, we are attempting to resolve issues related to rich text formatting. Currently, long texts with rich formatting options enabled, will disrupt the layout of the post adding a new line for almost every letter. However, these fixes can only be implemented after the website's underlying framework is updated, as they rely on newer features that replace deprecated ones. I appreciate your patience as we work to fix the functionality of the status update widget.

 

Spread the Word: Share this announcement with fellow community members who might be interested in the art contest and upcoming features.

Finally, if you have any suggestions for improvements to the forums or website in general, don't hesitate to reach out or put your feedback in the [Feedback] section. We are already planning some other major and minor updates in the not too distant future, so you can look forward to that.

 

Happy Creating!

xDK | Web Developer

[trinn 5128]

ok fire

[ydegirl 2357]

WHERE IS BATTLE OF THE ARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frankdh 2418]

what size should the images be (in pixels)

[xDK 1205]

23 minutes ago, frankdh said:

what size should the images be (in pixels)

 

I would say that the minimum Pixel size should be 1080px on the shortest side. Note that this is not a requirement, just a way to make sure nothing is pixelated. Usually of it looks good in the test application, it will be okay no matter what.