Updated the chatroom page so that it no longer allows access to the #AG room (which is never used) and instead now allows access to #UI (which is at least used minorly)

I noticed that games have a "synopsis" field in the DB, but I didn't actually have a field on the join us page that allowed a person to fill in that field for himself, so I added one.

IGDD.org (PTv4) Released!

I am very proud to finally release (after over 2 weeks of practically non-stop coding) Pax Tsukuru version 4, a.k.a. IGDD.org!

The complete list of features includes the following:

• Directory of its members and games.
  
  • Flexible search term system : Search terms can be added onto the end of the homepage URL to narrow results.
    
    • Games : igdd.org/write/search/terms/here
    • Members : igdd.org/members/write/search/terms/here
    
    
  • Every member is listed by what engines/methods it supports.
  • Every game is listed using various "tags"
    
    • Genres : Strictly referring to interface aspects
    • Themes : Strictly referring to environment aspects
    • Engine/Method : The medium the game was made in.
    • Condition : The game's stage of development.
    
    
  • NOTE: Only these tags have valid search terms. Using anything other than the tags listed here will generate an error.
  • Every
    day, a random member and game are "featured" on practically every page
    in the IGDD. (The only time this isn't true is when someone searches
    with only one search term.)
  • The member and game with the latest news are displayed on the homepage.
    
    • Generated from the RSS feed.
    
    
  
  
• A dynamically-generated RSS news feed!
  
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  • Members and Creators can post to the feed at any time.
    
  • You can point your RSS reader to this URL or to simply http://www.IGDD.org
    
  
  
• Java "anytime anywhere" Chatroom
  
  • Rights within the "lobby" room
    
    • "Representatives" from the various member sites get "operator" status
      
      • If more than one category of engine/method is supported, "half-operator" status may be given at Invisionary's discretion
      
      
    • General staff get "voice" status
    • Creators of registered games also get "voice" status
    
    
  • Member staff and registered creators can choose to get a "nameplate" which replaces their name in the chat.
  • Members can opt for their own room and have the IGDD Javachat allow access to it.
  
  
• Google Custom Search bar can be used to search all content related to IGDD.org
  
  • Began crawling recent content as of 7-7-07 (PTv4's release date)
  
  
• Publically-available web statistics.

PTv3.1.1 Released

Version 3.1.1 included the following changes:

• A dynamically-generated RSS feed!
• RSS 2.0 valid!
• You can find it at http://www.Pax-Tsukuru.com/rss.xml
• You can point your RSS reader to that URL or to simply http://www.Pax-Tsukuru.com
• This news feed is intended to eventually become a staple among ultra-independent game developers.
• An RSS news injector and login system!
• The latest member news and latest game news one-liners on the homepage are now dynamically-generated from the RSS feed.

PTv3.1 Released

Version 3.1 included the following changes:

• mySQL databases are now being used to store and display member and game data as opposed to just flat HTML code.
• The members.html and games.html page have been converted to PHP pages that utilize mySQL databases to display the member/game info. ^o^
• Members/Games determined to be 'Inactive' are not shown on their directory pages.
• The featured member / game function is now fully automated! Once a day it'll randomly pick an active member and game and display them on the homepage as well as in the directories!
• Certain pages have been aliased using .htaccess
• Custom error pages have been made for errors 400, 401, 403, 404, and 500, as well as for the application, registration, and news submission forms. (Try 'em out, I think they're pretty neat!)
• Both of the forms both on the /news page and the /join page have been altered to help prevent spam
• The width of the content areas on pages has been increased from 600px to 700px
• 76 known bad bots and site rippers have been permanently blocked