Massive updated rehauled!

The first thing returning users will notice is that they get constantly reminded to verify their email address. Unfortunately, the previous email address we had were lost during one of the updates. you will have to re-enter them again. BUT! This time, you will have to 'verify' them. Follow the process on your profile page.

List of changes

Back-end

• Changed the structure behind the Comments so they could be attached to the new notification system. As a result, they've all been lost. But fear not, none of them were really important!
• Started putting together the pieces for a complete remaster of the Profile page. This should come in a later update.
• Added structure for the email verification process
• Moved some configs in the database (like the total number of achievements...)
• Added records for tracking Statistics and User activity
• Reviewed some of the basic structures and improved them (website now loads 3x as fast!)

Front-end

• Updated some of the Achievement descriptions
• Some resources can now be accessed using their name in the URL
• Added the basic information for individual Status Effects (with entries and comments available)
• As the News page started to get bigger: Added pagination for the News page
• On the same level: The News menu on the left now filters by category
• Perhaps the biggest change would be the Notification system.
  • You will now get Notifications based on certain events
    - Achievement successfully synchronized
    - System messages received
    - An Entry you posted has been approved
    - A new Entry or Comment on an Achievement you didn't clear (if your achievements were synchronized)
    - A new Entry or Comment on a page which you already commented.
    - (Delayed) Whenever a User you registered to posts a new Entry or Comment.
  • The notifications will appear on the top of the screen. Erina will hold them for you!
  • Click on Erina brings you to the Notification page where you can see them all
  • If you don't want to be bothered, pressing the 'Read All' button will remove any pending notification.
  • Notifications you haven't 'read' will be marked as *NEW*
  • Clicking the 'View' button will bring you to the targeted page
• You can now see website statistics on the bottom left side
• It will also show the current online users
• The list of 'recent comments' has been shortened to only show the basic informations (now show up to 10)
• Each page which can have Entry written now features a nice inviting message
• A scrolling message now appears whenever the admin wants to!
• You can now leave comments on the news

List of Hotfixes

• Fixed bad alignment in the user profile info on comment boxes
• Item requirements for other items which are part of more than 1 possibility now show only once on the Item Page (Ex: Carrot Bomb)
• Rooms which lead to another map now shows the correct Tooltip (information on where they lead)
• Rooms which lead to another map now redirects you to the correct map after clicking it
• Added the Option to disable public achievement showing (forgot to add it in previous version, oops)
• Fixed a bunch of errors which were launched silently on the server side (caused possible slowdowns)
• Any user can now create data entries with simple text. I will eventually add some code so you'll be able to do some formatting
• Fixed menus/submenus linking to the wrong page
• Made some small changes to the achievement grid so it is now easier to distinguish between those that are done and those that are not
• Increased the delay time for User Achievement auto synchronization to 30 minutes. If you need to see the synchronized grid right away, you can always use the 'Achievement Synchro' feature on your profile page
• Increased the delay time for the fetching of the global achievement data (completion rates) to 1 hour
• Added some fixes to the achievement synchro logic
• Added consumables (namely the Gold Carrot) to the 'Show this on the map' list. It will now appear as an orange circle on the map (when using symbols)

Front-End

• Changed the layout of the Edit Profile page a bit
• Users are now able to send a request to sync their achievements (if their key is valid)
• Added connection info in the header (on the left of 'My Profile' button)
• Comments now show a typical forum-like section for user information: name, number of comments, joined date AND the current achievement progress (only works if achievements were synced and achivements done > 0)
• Added the Avatar picture to the user information
• Added some explanations on how to use the Steam Sync service on the Edit Profile page
• Fixed an issue where synchronizing achievements would not update the achievement grid

Back-End

• Changed the code behind the Steam queries. It is now all centered at the same place for easier management
• Added a field to the Data Entry table to track down who added the information
• Added several fields to the UserProfile table (generic informations)