* Player Programming Suggestions for phpDiplomacy *


1. Have both the "D"('diplos' -like chips) AND a rating system.
- Maybe be able to buy & sell between both ?? (go figure)

2. Rating System - could be implemented using the statistics,
with a unique relative scalar upon each of four following
stats considered on the percentile ( chance of Win 1/7 = 14.29% )

--> ( Won x 1, Defeated x 0, Drawn x 0.5, 0.33, 0.25, Survived +0.1 (10%) )
(do note the order!) (suggestion only)

- One can consult for discussions upon other rating systems:

at: http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/



3. Aethetics: <Major streamline make-over proposal>

a) Place Game Phase Info. together in a simple graphical fashion
embedded in either Msg. board or just 'on top' of Moves Box.

b) Having an 'airy' look - the presentation is beautiful, but
it entails a lot of scrolling Up&Down. Thus, if you used less
<BR>'s, and expanded texts wider sideways, not downwards...

<< From: 14 lines

TITLE_of_PHP_Diplo_Players, Season 19xy, 'Phase'
* STATUS ALERT*
Scoring_Method
x hours/phase: Game pace
Pot: D.

Players:
SO&SO1 (100) as Swiss(|): 1 supply center, Last Log: Day, 15:15h.
SO&SO2...

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TITLE_of_PHP_Diplo_Players, Season 19xy, 'Phase',
n hrs/phase: Game pace, Scoring_Method, Pot: D.

Players:
SO&SO1 (100) as Swiss(|): 1 supply center, Last Log: Day, 15:15h.
SO&SO2...



c) The move-over cursor colours over the country names in
message dialogue box aught to be in Purple, Orange, Grey,
...or, at least different than 'Italian Green'.

d) Highlight the current_tab_box in which the player is typing in.
(Global, or which country am I writing in?)

e) The View Order History can be moved to a more convenient spot.

f) Much less space between Game_Info, map and Moves_Box.

g) Place the: Game_title, Game_Status, hours_next_phase, players & all...
FIRST on TOP of Page. (above map)(moves under map)


4. Game Dynamics ... Most everything is super-duper.!.


a) When a game page loads, you show last or first message first?
If only one new, tag Sender as highlighting and open thread.

b) Could the uncompleted orders be retained when one switches
to either Msg. Board, or anything else?

c) Better control over: /draw /pause, OUSTING, etc...

d) Have the possibility of viewing new messages that
show up when on another game from within the same board
the player is still 'playing' on...

e) For Retreats & Disbands, automize if 'no choice'.


* Forum Page *

a) Create a few groups of interest in forum, a few could be:
( new games, live games, strategy, shoutbox, dev., ... )


b) Less Scrolling. (1.) - less space between threads.
(2.) :
<< From: 5 lines

(icon) + Title of thread
Sent from: PlayerNick(X) - Sent: Day, 11PM -
see inside for detail
There are currently <B>Y</B> replies to this thread.
Open thread

--> Into: 3 lines

(icon)+Title => opens thread.
Speaker: PlayerNick(x) - Sent: Day,23:45 - <B>Y</B> replies
... first line of post ...



* New Game *

a) shorter than 1hr. for Live Games.

b) add options (some may have been metioned before)

c) Maybe less text, also squeeze the Co. stuff at bottom ;-)

d) Add Another Image...



* Settings *

a) as for other pages, shorten.

b) add options (some may have been metioned before)


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