Making a U.M.N. Website

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I seem to be taking over this category with my threads 😅

But yeah, initially this was what I wanted to do with the whole UMN idea initially but made it into a Discord server first because it was easier. But now I've decided to go ahead and try creating a website front for the server which'll just be an easier place to find all the content and resources I've gathered on the Discord.

I'm also thinking of implementing the Community stuff I've tried to use my server for. So people who do prominent stuff related to Xeno games, whether it's content creation or hosting other sites etc. :D

I'm also no expert at HTML in *any* way X) So this will take time and also not look "amazing" but I hope for it to be most importantly functional. Though responsiveness to mobile screens will be the biggest pain haha.

I plan on buying a proper domain for the site once it's nearer to being 80% complete. Don't want to promote this shell of a site too much right now haha.

Here's a link to what I've done so far: https://xeno-umn.neocities.org/index.html

It's full of empty buttons and images that shift in weird ways, it looks most best on PCs atm.

If you have any ideas of things to add or just wanna say anything about it then please do :D

Thinking of adding a guestbook eventually too :)
 
Hey, feel free to take over this category as much as you want! : D The site looks really cool so far. Responsive layouts are a pain in the butt to figure out, but it looks pretty solid on my various desktop screens. (y) I tend to lean pretty heavily on W3Schools as a reference for web coding, and sites like Skillshare (if you wanna go the paid subscription route) have some helpful tutorials as well. Feel free to ask questions here too--I think we have a couple of experienced webmasters on board (I do not include myself in this designation as I am strictly an amateur struggling to teach my old dog brain some new tricks, but would be happy to advise nevertheless). orz Good luck and keep at it!
 
Yeahh I rely a lot on W3Schools and random Stack Exchange threads, trying to make sure I keep the HTML clean so I know what's going on X) And to have any help from webmasters would be great! I know I've spoken to Katimus before but it was a while ago and the website was just an idea by then. But if I find myself particularly stuck I'd love to ask for any help from people who know what they're doing : D
And thank you, I'll keep going and hopefully people will find it helpful X)
 
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This looks good so far.

I like the general layout and you've done a good job with the fluidity. I would use a more neutral color for text backgrounds and such, however. It is nice for readers when things have simpler colors and fewer fonts.

Let us know if you need webhosting. I could probably get you on a subdomain on our node if you need something more open than Neocities. It's fairly easy for me to spin up a wordpress, etc. and I'll host Xeno content like this for free, just shoot me a PM or hit me up on Discord if you're interested in help.
 
Oh wow, I don't know how I managed it but I didn't notice your reply 😅 so here's mine a month later haha.

I've sent a friend request over Discord cuz I'd like to have a chat about all that hosting stuff :) As well as any sort of comments you might have on the look of the site. I've worked on the website a bit but haven't been updating the Neocities one so it does look a tiny bit different, but my plan has generally been to get most of the functions completed such as most of the resources (game logos, fonts, cutscene links, etc.) up and also make a start at uploading links to all the Xeno related sites I've found.

Here's an image of it at the moment. But I'm sure we can continue the chat over Discord :D

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Oh wow, I don't know how I managed it but I didn't notice your reply 😅 so here's mine a month later haha.

I've sent a friend request over Discord cuz I'd like to have a chat about all that hosting stuff :) As well as any sort of comments you might have on the look of the site. I've worked on the website a bit but haven't been updating the Neocities one so it does look a tiny bit different, but my plan has generally been to get most of the functions completed such as most of the resources (game logos, fonts, cutscene links, etc.) up and also make a start at uploading links to all the Xeno related sites I've found.

Here's an image of it at the moment. But I'm sure we can continue the chat over Discord :D

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That's looking really good. It looks like you have taken care to make it responsive too so it is really coming along!

I have accepted your request, feel free to ping me I am happy to chat about your options further. :)
 
Yes, I haven't forgotten about this project XD
Frankly I'm doing too many projects, so things keep getting put on the back-burner 🥴
Anyway, to be honest I wasn't too crazy about the previous layout. It wasn't exactly what I wanted to go for, that being something inspired by Xenosaga 3's menus (you can see parts of it on the current site but not much).
So I've made a mock of what I plan to make it look like now:
UMNSiteMockup.png
 
It looks really good on the outside, I'll see if I get a chance to check it out later, it doesn't seem like direct access to this site is available in China.