http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?latest Latest Forum Posts genre/media type eh .. wonder if I have pages with that info, or if something new is needed. What I could find is : /genre =≻ https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/title_tags.php /mt =≻ https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/allseries.php http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=44 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=44 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:54:55 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) I think some shortcut to the genre/media type sections would be neat. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=43 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=43 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:52:14 -0400 Froylan@example.com (Froylan) Taking requests for URL short cuts. For example : [url=https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/birthdays]/birthdays[/url] =≻ [url=https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/charactershub.php?load=c_birthdaycalendar]https://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/charactershub.php?load=c_birthdaycalendar[/url] http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=42 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=42 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:57:54 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) Waifu Badges seem not to generate when less than 4 characters are on list. Adding a character to a sandbox title also seems not to work. Scrapped my complex implementation of mysql_result for 3 lines of code. Round 2 of testing, begin! :D http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=41 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=41 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 01:58:47 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) https://usagi.animecharactersdatabase.com/ Looking for some brave souls to try out the new server and report back any issues. The server ACDB is currently hosted on has been running for over 2000 days. xD Great hardware, reliable provider, but too expensive to continue. Our new server will have twice the specs for 1/3rd the cost. There's quite a few changes : Moving from lighttpd to nginx - replacing a 13 server setup with 1 Upgrading from PHP 5 to PHP 7 Moving from MySQL to MariaDB Upgrading from FreeBSD 10 to FreeBSD 11 Moving from 5 IP addresses to 1 IP Moving from USA to Canada Ideally, this should be a seamless transition where the site continues to work as if nothing changed - or performs better. Less ideally, some seldom used outdated scripts break. Major concerns would be anything critical breaks. ie) Forgot password system failed to send a reset code due to broken script that needed to be rewritten. EMail failed to send due to permission errors on the config file, etc. To be tested: - account registration - updating account info - uploading images - making a small avatar - making a waifu banner - adding characters - anything that uses uploaded images ---- Initial testing seems to indicate I'll be spending a while patching old scripts. :/ Got about 5000 instances of mysql_result to deal with. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=40 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=40 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:47:45 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) This is a pretty small thing but something that came to mind. Currently you can see a list of the wealthiest characters as well as the most recent tributes. Would it be possible to get a page in your profile (or just somewhere?) that shows a list of all the characters you've tributed to? Does something like this already exist? http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=39 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=39 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:01:17 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) If some other changes to the gifting system to along with it, it might work. Currently the gift system is just kind of basic and a little clunky. It works because you really only gift initially a few times and then you don't have to interface with it very much, but if you have to use it all the time it definitely needs work. Changing one click into six clicks to accomplish the same thing without any other changes is just busy-work. It's not interesting, it doesn't require any thought, there is no decision or choice to be made. At least this is how it seems to me. If you have the gifts, it's still gonna just be people clicking every 5 minutes but now that clicking takes longer. If you run out of gifts, then you don't get to participate at all. It seems overly punishing to players with a large list, whereas players with a smaller list are basically unaffected. If any/all of these other potential changes (status effects, gifting overhaul, % overcharge) go in at the same time then it's a lot more palatable and depending on the specifics probably a big net positive. Edit - What it boils down to for me is essentially two things: 1) The core activity right now is simple 2) The core activity right now is static To focus on #2 for a minute...right now the game does not change at all, if we picture a scenario where we go 6 months in the future, there will be no difference between what we're doing now and what we're doing then, in the current system. Wait 5 minutes, click, repeat. Nothing lasts, nothing changes, it's all just fleeting and temporary. All the RPG talk, wealth ideas, etc is all focused on some kind of choice, selection, or growth which tackles #2. The idea that the player can make some sort of active decision about which waifus/husbandos are higher/lower on their list, that isn't just a binary "keep them or drop them". Since Rei doesn't want to implement any of that right now, it's kind of a dead end so I'll just table it for now. #1 is something that could potentially be tackled by the gifting system changes. Instead of wait 5 minutes click (or click 6 times) repeat, there could be gifts that change the character in some way (temporarily) that at least make players think a little. At this point I have no idea what that would entail (Rei is probably right that we'd need another thread to discuss potential ideas) but it would at least serve as a starting point for something that isn't totally "click or do not click". http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=38 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=38 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:23:19 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) Rei and rpgguy99, good to hear your thoughts on the subject. Firslty, I'm glad to hear the affection-decay system (sounds like a cartoon super villain weapon) seems to be well liked, it was my first idea and I genuinely feel it would help. Secondly, I love the idea of different temporary statuses on characters, it seems like it would definitely make the game more dynamic, especially if it's impacted by gifts (that works much better than my original permanent status idea). Third, the over 100% with a quick drain idea might still be plausible, maybe tie it into the character's current status, or to special high price gifts. And lastly, as stated, I do agree with the gift system being altered if some of these other changes go through. Meanwhile, Chinesegirlcartoons, I thought the issue was that (as is) the game was too simple and tedious with just pressing one button? I figured the extra steps would at least increase engagement without drastically changing the core game. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=37 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=37 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:08:34 -0400 RyuuRonin@example.com (RyuuRonin) I guess my only objection to the decay aspect is that it sounds like more busy-work rather than more fun, to me at least. As someone who has been a little more hardcore, this just means every time instead of clicking "Mai Waifu" to reclaim I now have to: 1)Click the gift icon 2)Enter a gift name 3)Select the gift value 4)Send the gift 5)Back out (because there is no way to claim on the gift page, for some reason?) 6)Click "Mai Waifu" I think it's a great idea for casual/semi-casual but it sounds like a big hassle if you're trying to play actively, and not in an entertaining way. Maybe once the gift system was reworked into something different, but right now at least I'm not a fan. Edit: To clarify, I'm alright with trying it out if people want. I just suspect it's going to be more annoying than it is fun to me haha. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=36 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=36 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:28:50 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) I think it's worth at least testing that affection decay system. If people find problematic just roll back. Also, a minor nitpick I have had for decades. Why is the waifu limit 99 and not 100? That number has always bugged the hell out of me, hahaha. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=35 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=35 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:20:36 -0400 rpgguy999@example.com (rpgguy999) I'd like to share some of the things I have to consider along with any potential changes. - Take a change that favors how you would like to play. Would it still be fun if someone else used it against you? How would it affect new players and long time players? - Player Base break down -- Those who claim once and are never seen again -- Those who play lazy/casual -- Hard core players keeping it 100 and reclaiming - The desire to win Now to comment on some of what's been said on page 2. ^^ [b]RyuuRonin's "true love"[/b] The trouble with permanent status indicators is what happens if the character is removed from their waifu list? We will inevitably have a problem where a moderator deletes a character, and replaces it.... I'm interested in some guidance on this possibility so I can avoid being hung by their suitors. xD Now, if the interest is simply a status associated with your waifu/husbando - that opens some interesting possibilities. Why not have unique status labels? [i]Happy, Sad, Lonely, True Love[/i] that can be unlocked or set after some conditions are met? [b]Chinesegirlcartoons's 1) What if instead of the RPG idea, it's just tied to the wealth/tribute option? Just make it for every X value you've paid tribute, the character is protected for some extra time? It would have to be in pretty minor increments so again you'd have to focus on locking out one character or making a bunch of them slightly longer?[/b] RPG systems I don't want to touch just yet. The dialog system, I still think could be crazy fun. Maybe one day I'll be able to hire writers to contribute professional level dialogs suited to character personalities. As for gems, and tribute. I'm wanting to replace the card essences with sorta off the shelf gifts that can be bought with jewels instead. [b]2) Maybe you can gift someone above 100% but the rate drains quickly (like 1 point every few minutes?) so if you commit you can protect contested characters for a time - unless the other folks also gift above or wait it out? This would cause an issue with the special Valentine's gift, but still an idea.[/b] That's sounding like a fair idea. Implementing the rate drain aspect would be a challenge. [b]3) Maybe tie them together? You can only gift up to 1xx% where xx is determined by what you've tributed in wealth to that character? This way it still adds an element of temporarily protecting, but you can trump someone else if you tribute a lot to your favorite.[/b] Combined with the previous idea, I'm still against fortifying characters. As explained in my considerations at the start of this post. ^^ [b]RyuuRonin - So, I suggest the following: when a character gets NTR'd, the defending person loses 1% of affection with that character.[/b] That would have an impact. They wouldn't be able to reclaim until they restored the character's happiness. I'm leaning in favor of this one. Any objections? [b]The only snag is gifts, as you can basically keep going indefinately[/b] Gifts will need to be reworked. Might be worth starting a new thread on just that topic so we can all explore ideas how it should be implemented. I'll be compiling a list of the most commonly given gifts, filtering out the offensive ones, then coming up with prices and/or ranks for gifts. Caps, trading, finding in treasure chests to be considered too. And if gifts can trigger "status" effects. Or "added effects". http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=34 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=34 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:38:01 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) The NTR system with the tribute wouldn't be that bad of an idea. But there would be some problems we have to get through in order to install this system. For instance, will the limit on the tribute for one character be changed now? What'll happen to previous tributes that already happened? If we made it expensive, just how expensive would it be? Currency is actually a more sophisticated program than it looks since one of the main ways of getting currency (through chests) can depend on luck and it'll pile up. What'll also happen to the V-day flowers? Will they be changed? If people still had them but never used it yet, would it full on disappear? It's a complicated system to input on this website in my opinion and there'll be some decisions that'll be tough. But yea I still think it's a good idea or fun. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=33 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=33 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:05:33 -0400 Apophis@example.com (Apophis) So the way I was thinking was that the tribute would only raise your max affection (like you said) but I was thinking it would be more expensive and permanent rather than cheaper/temporary. I didn't really think about any hard numbers but I was thinking that as you tribute to a character it would start to raise the limit, but you'd still need to gift to actually reach that limit. I figured it would max out at 200% or 199% something like that. Pros: The wealth system already records your tributes permanently, so it's easy to see at a glance who has tributed to a given character and how you compare. If the % growth is permanent, you can just look at this number and see it. It's also a pretty long-term goal for people to work towards. Cons: If the cap growth is permanent and drains at the current rate, some character would basically get locked up for like...90+ days, and players who come later would find a lot of characters completely out of reach unless they save for a real long time first. That's why I thought it might be good to have anything above 100% drain at a faster rate than normal, though the actual number is still up in the air I guess. This way active players would have to fight it out, but if you disappear the character will be available again without TOO long a wait. If we make it cheaper/temporary then I think... Pros: No long term worries since everything reverts after a few days, probably simpler to actually implement. Cons: Pricing becomes important here, if it's too cheap, then it basically becomes the same as before but with extra steps. Everyone would just be clicking every 5 minutes, but now at 125% instead. If it's too expensive then I think it might go unused on all but the most contested characters, since there is no permanent gain. Questions: If the tribute boosts are temporary, where does it display? Since the tributes are permanent and already recorded, is there an easy way to see when you tributed the 5 and on who? Can you tribute 50 diamonds to get 5% for 10 days, or do you have to do it one day at a time, each day? If you get to 105% and then let it lapse, do you go to 104% the next day, or all the way back to 100%? And yeah, of course Rei would need to be the one to actually build this out, but he said to put ideas in this forum, so we're just spitballing some possibilities. I have no idea if it's even possible to build something like this out since I have no idea how any of these systems are set-up on the backend and whether or not it's easy or possible to integrate and tie them together. I figure it's worth a shot though! http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=32 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=32 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:20:50 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) Not a bad idea, also if you want to add to your idea just make a new post like you have (I don't think it shows up in notifications if an old comment gets edited). I think the game being tied to the wealth system is a pretty interesting idea: having to literally invest in that character to keep them. To add to the idea: what if the wealth donated only effects your max affection but not your current affection (i.e. donating enough money to the character temporarily moves your cap up to 1XX% but to actually get your current affection up to 1XX% you still have to use gift, talk, etc. as well). Also, to make it easier on whoever programs the game, there should still be a limit to how much this boost can add on, it can't go up indefinitely. Maybe up to 125, for simplicity sake. And as far as exchange rate, maybe 1 diamond to get the cap up 5% for 1 day (what do you think: too cheap, too expensive)? Unfortunately, actually deciding if any of this gets implemented is up to the admins. So one of them would need to vouch for an idea to actually get the ball rollin'. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=31 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=31 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 01:06:15 -0400 RyuuRonin@example.com (RyuuRonin) It's been like a week so hopefully it's ok to double post, if it's not let me know and I'll delete this and add it to the previous post: Some more ideas I thought of: 1) What if instead of the RPG idea, it's just tied to the wealth/tribute option? Just make it for every X value you've paid tribute, the character is protected for some extra time? It would have to be in pretty minor increments so again you'd have to focus on locking out one character or making a bunch of them slightly longer? 2) Maybe you can gift someone above 100% but the rate drains quickly (like 1 point every few minutes?) so if you commit you can protect contested characters for a time - unless the other folks also gift above or wait it out? This would cause an issue with the special Valentine's gift, but still an idea. 3) Maybe tie them together? You can only gift up to 1xx% where xx is determined by what you've tributed in wealth to that character? This way it still adds an element of temporarily protecting, but you can trump someone else if you tribute a lot to your favorite. Just some more ideas that came to mind. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=30 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=30 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:43:49 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) Nice, this is already way better! I'll attach an image of what I had in mind for the layout. I have no idea if the progress bar type thing is possible, but I think a grid based layout would be better than a long list either way. The other thing I had in mind was the ability to see who you actually have from the series at a glance. If I have 1/3 from a small series I can just go click on each character and see which one says "Captured" but if I had 45/200 for a larger series...there isn't really a way to see who you do or do not have. That said...I'm also not sure about the best way to implement something like that. I don't know that it makes sense to put it on the already cluttered series/character pages, but the alternative would be to have an entire extra page that would just list all the series characters again, except this time with a little stamp or something for those you've captured? Anyway, not sure on this part, but it's an idea so I wanted to bring it up. [url=https://rei.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/forum/67586-1437005946.jpg][img]https://rei.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/forum/thumbs/200/67586-1437005946.jpg[/img][/url] P.S. ignore the actual bar measurements, I just threw it together so most of them don't actually make sense or reflect the real value haha. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=29 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=29 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:06:25 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) [quote]I think what I'd really like personally is an option to sort by series or franchise with a progress type bar. "You've captured 11/21 Monogatari characters" or whatever. Kind of like card sets, but using info already on the site. [/quote] [urll=thecapturegame.php?acdbdex3]ACDBDEX v3 - Series Completion[/urll] [urll=thecapturegame.php?acdbdex2]ACDBDEX v2 - Alternate Layout[/urll] [urll=thecapturegame.php?acdbdex]ACDBDEX v1 - Original Layout[/urll] We've got a starting point now for [urll=thecapturegame.php?acdbdex3]series completion[/urll]. Let me know where to go from there. [url=https://rei.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/forum/1-2135750385.png][img]https://rei.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/forum/thumbs/200/1-2135750385.jpg[/img][/url] http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=25 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=25 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:28:09 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) Looks like there's a lot I can do to improve that. I'll add sorting and layout options in the next update. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=24 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=24 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:11:10 -0400 Rei@example.com (Rei) Currently the ACDB-Dex (http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/thecapturegame.php?acdbdex) literally just sorts from most recent to oldest with no option to change it. I think it'd be nice if there were some options to sort by, even just using the already existing sorting options elsewhere on the site. Sort by eyes, hair, gender, age, etc. I think what I'd really like personally is an option to sort by series or franchise with a progress type bar. "You've captured 11/21 Monogatari characters" or whatever. Kind of like card sets, but using info already on the site. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=23 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=23 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:54:04 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons) I think the flowers only work because they are temporary. If you could permanently set someone's max to 125% it would essentially just make it impossible for anyone else to claim that character, since no one else could get above 100% unless they also favored the same character. I feel like this would be exceptionally rare and if it was that case...it wouldn't change anything, since at that point you'd just revert to clicking every 6 minutes just at 125% instead. I think in reality that would just make a number of characters as "off-limits" and then they would just be out of the game, which isn't particularly thrilling. Rather than making it harder/easier to claim, it just becomes a binary you can/can't claim. I don't like the idea of totally locking someone out, I think it should just be a challenge. If it's my favorite and isn't yours, you should still be able to claim but it should be more difficult. At least IMO. I also prefer options: Instead of 49 characters being the same and 1 being special, it should be a gradient where you can have someone at the top or several characters that you prefer, but they'd all be less well off than if you focused on one. Or anywhere in between. http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=22 http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/newforum.php?goto=22 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:49:11 -0400 Chinesegirlcartoons@example.com (Chinesegirlcartoons)