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RoadMap

A roadmap is a list of improvements in the order in which they are being worked on.
You can help and you can work on what you think is most important.

Last Improvement!

• 2008-06-23 Adjusted player pop-up to show teams and idle players. File:main/gamelist.php
• 2008-05-30 Modified wiki css to show links in colour. File:pmwiki\pub\skins\dark001.css
• 2008-05-27 series parameter popup from info tab generates an error popup.
  -game/info.php changed javascript to # and added ;return false; to call.
• 2008-05-24 Added 2,000 city names to database.
• 2008-04-25 Series creation time was always in seconds; corrected.
• 2008-04-05 Added mini icons to URLs in address bar.
• 2008-03-24 Fixed shared HQ initial map sharing when first join HQ.
• 2008-03-21 Spam protection on wiki. No edits on front page & blocked bad words in edits.
• 2008-03-13 writing last accounting exam.. then back to coding
• 2007-06-12 hit by car... taking 6 months off
• 2007-05-29 Adjusted wiki css to dark (prob needs more work but good enough)
• 2007-05-19 Set up test server
• 2007-05-05 Install a wiki in order to provide for a clear roadmap.
• 2007-05-02 populated some tables on test server -no game list

Next tasks!

• test smarty version
• compare to smarty to this http://massassi.com/php/articles/template_engines/
• finalize favicons as part of user profile
• admin option -delete series -cannot clean up test series & unused series
• verify proper use of escaping sql input and encoding output and check out accessibility.

Improvements to add!

• add Lugdunum style mini map centered on current system at bottom of system view
  with control of ships at that system
• test installation scripts -move more config options into the database
• provide online admin options to update moved config options
• add popularity indicator to series and list series by popularity
• separate backend from display to allow themes (One reason for smarty templates)
• provide for themed name lists such as cities, plants, movie stars
  game options to;

  name planet from list if first to explore
  name planet upon colonizing
  name ships from ship name list
• provide data entry screen to allow inputting names to name lists
• prevent duplicate planet names
• build in tournament controls
• surrender option (what rules should we use?)
• New Admin options;

• Provide questionnaire option with filters: game, series, time window, n random players, freeform.
• Funding report, donation options, deficit threshold, threshold timeline
• Show recent game results on home page with date & winners/loosers
• Put other server list on login/out page -source of list added as a config option
• allow changing empire name.
• code consistency ... game_id->game_table vs series_id, game_number
• allow satellites in their own fleet to unclutter the ships screen.
• scouting reports should not override current correct data.

Also see WishList

Unfortunately as the wishlist is open for edits, it is also open for spam.
I apologize for the crap that might be there but just come back later.
I fix it regularly.
--- If you see it spammed. Click History. Search for Strider22 (Control F) scroll down & click the restore link. Then Save.