Here's the deal (aka SAVE DAC FROM CERTAIN DEATH)

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:15 am

I'm getting my wage today, should be able to donate after paying them bills.

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:47 am

Salary tomorrow.

Hey this could also be a good time to deactivate certain mods eh, like smiley eh? This is the brink guys, who else is responsible let's have a good old lynching time.

I like the old club feeling.

Post by **Taluntain** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:36 pm

I would start from scratch as far as any moderators go on the new forums. No point in keeping a bunch of people who haven't been around in years as moderators.

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:48 pm

But the forum will still look like it does now right? Will it be possible to post YouTube links in threads? Edit : I mean play YouTube embedded?

Post by **Taluntain** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:18 pm

The prices on custom XF development and styling jobs have skyrocketed over the last few years so instead of hiring a designer to replicate this DAC theme (which, honestly, is also very outdated), I'd go with one of the fitting available new themes instead. It would look a lot better than reusing any of the nearly 20 year old graphics on the current one. This simple phpBB is also lacking dozens of new features that modern forum software has, so there would be a lot of missing graphics if we tried to reuse the current ones.

The forum software would be the most current there is and would have all the features you'd expect from a modern forum; post ratings, automated media embeds, alerts, push notifications on mobile and so on. It would actually be the improved version of what RPG Codex and Sorcerer's Place are using because we're still on the previous generation of XenForo there whereas DAC could be moved to the latest, modern version.

A gallery addon could be an optional extra and so on. You can check the basic info on XF here: https://xenforo.com/solutions/

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:29 pm

The old style is part of what makes dack into what it is.

Found this:
https://xenforo.com/community/resources ... ixed.2151/

Is this similar to what dac looks like now? Supposedly easy to change colors.

Post by **Taluntain** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:42 pm

I don't know if we're thinking about the same thing referring to "style", but overall the forums would feel and look very much the same. It's just some of the button graphics and colours that would be different initially, but the colours would be easy enough to change to match the existing style.

You linked the XF1 section, which is outdated. We'd be installing XF2 here and these are the available styles: https://xenforo.com/community/resources ... es-2-x.45/

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:50 pm

Look and feel the same, okay.

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:43 am

I think if we outsourced to one of our neighbors like NMA or the Codex there might be some folks that'll chip in.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:37 am

There, donated 50$.

And no, we mustn't change the forum style. We don''t like change here.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:44 am

Taluntain wrote:I would start from scratch as far as any moderators go on the new forums. No point in keeping a bunch of people who haven't been around in years as moderators.

Megatron could mod sex, jet n rock.
He's artsy.
Then he could sticky his own arts display thread; "the charnel house"

Post by **Taluntain** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:27 am

First donation in from Mismatch, so we're at $50 out of $500 needed right now.

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:21 pm

Paradise ahead.

The third dawn of DAC, with DAKK mods. Those responsible for the ruins exiled forever, bring on the new era, the third and 1000 year old reign with pillars of light.

KoC, Smiley and others guilty will be judged by the jury of the populous.

Remember.

https://youtu.be/hvzQQOAjuoU

Post by **Taluntain** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:59 pm

Second generous donation from Hyacinth, now at $150 out of $500 needed!

Post by **Taluntain** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:58 am

Thanks to S4ur0n27's $75 donation, we're now at $225 out of $500 needed. Almost half-way there!

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:22 am

Goddamn US dollar

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:27 am

Also, come on you bunch of fuckers, give a few dollars. Think about what DAC was back in the days... and now think about modern social medias... yep, DAC is still on top of all this shit, it's your haven, you know you'll come back. Now help save it for a few years, cheaps fucks.

Post by **Taluntain** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:46 pm

I'd like the post above, but can't until we upgrade the forums.

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:25 pm

The great excavation, rating threads will sort out the gold hidden in the dark.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:20 pm

Sheesh, if veryone donates moat than I, I suppose I'll need to up my ante.
Once I get back from my summer house. I'm on a 8 week vacation. But I'll get home this weekend.