Can we still send links to games?

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Can we still send links to games?

#1 Post by RyanHatesMilk » Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:33 pm

Hi, trying to organise a private game with friends after a short break and noticed the site has changed slightly. Is it no longer possible to send a direct link to the game to friends? I'm trying to get them to manually search for it, but it's proving more time consuming than I was expecting...

Games used to have a sort of landing page where people could join, but now it seems it jumps straight into the lobby with others unable to join.

Any suggestions? Am I missing something?
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Re: Can we still send links to games?

#2 Post by sweetandcool » Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:41 pm

When they changed the default UI to the new point and click, they neglected to add functionality for joining games. So now if you try to follow a link it sends you to an empty map.

I presume they are working on fixing this.

Until then, I recommend going to account, settings, change default UI to dropdown. Then send a link and your friends should be able to join (provided that they too use the default UI).
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Re: Can we still send links to games?

#3 Post by RyanHatesMilk » Thu May 04, 2023 8:29 am

Thanks, that worked!

Hopefully this issue is fixed as I think it could put new players off. Appreciate your help and recommendation!
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Re: Can we still send links to games?

#4 Post by kestasjk » Sat May 06, 2023 9:08 pm

RyanHatesMilk wrote:
Thu May 04, 2023 8:29 am
Thanks, that worked!

Hopefully this issue is fixed as I think it could put new players off. Appreciate your help and recommendation!
You can also copy this link here:
Screenshot 2023-05-07 045938.jpg
If someone clicks that link they'll see the old board whether they're set to use the new UI or not, then the join links are at the bottom..
I need to make a way to join via the point and click UI directly though, but that'll involve redoing the game join logic via the API and adding a new interface to the point and click UI which I probably won't be able to get to this cycle since I think sorting out the NMR alert e-mails is more urgent.

As a temporary workaround to make it a bit more clear I've made the game name work as a link which will go to the join area on the legacy page:
Screenshot 2023-05-07 050826.jpg

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Re: Can we still send links to games?

#5 Post by levidavidmurray » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:30 pm

kestasjk wrote:
Sat May 06, 2023 9:08 pm
RyanHatesMilk wrote:
Thu May 04, 2023 8:29 am
Thanks, that worked!

Hopefully this issue is fixed as I think it could put new players off. Appreciate your help and recommendation!
You can also copy this link here:
Screenshot 2023-05-07 045938.jpg

If someone clicks that link they'll see the old board whether they're set to use the new UI or not, then the join links are at the bottom..
I need to make a way to join via the point and click UI directly though, but that'll involve redoing the game join logic via the API and adding a new interface to the point and click UI which I probably won't be able to get to this cycle since I think sorting out the NMR alert e-mails is more urgent.

As a temporary workaround to make it a bit more clear I've made the game name work as a link which will go to the join area on the legacy page:
Screenshot 2023-05-07 050826.jpg
But from my understanding, we can only invite players during the pre-game, no? How are we supposed to open that menu before the game actually starts?

All I see is a blank map with a lightbox modal saying Pre-game: Game is waiting to start

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