It has been several months in the making but I have released the new User Interface (UX). If you can please take a moment and review the site, let me know if you see any display errors or suggestions for improvements.
The site looks best on Firefox and Chrome. IE has a few quirks that need to be worked through but IE 9 is the best, IE 8 is acceptable, IE 7 well... doesn't support a lot of features within the new UX design. I'm a small shop and given time constraints the new UX is pointing towards an HTML 5 future.
NEW FEATURES:
Box Scores, Play By Play are redesigned. The layout is now much easier to read and understand/follow along. This also required a slight upgrade to the Sim. The new PBP Scorecard Gpx are cumulative of where the game stands at the END of the player's at bat.
NOTE: I noticed some flaws in the Sim after the PBP redesign. All I can say for now is I have made a Sim upgrade a priority.
Private Leagues:Setting up Private Leagues should be easier. There is a new check box system alerting the manager when a minimum number of teams have been invited to create a PL. Browsers must have Javascript active for this feature to work. But managers can't book the league unless a min number of teams are invited.
NOTE: The PL standings page lets managers click back and forth between the VS, Team Hitting, Team Pitching stats. I will convert the Main League Standings to this format soon. This gives a snapper feel and doesn't require the page to keep going back to the server for info.
Bug Fix: No longer will more than 8 teams be allowed to join a PL. And "Join League disappears when the league schedule is created.
Dropdown Menus: Most pages have been re-organized in new menus. This should make navigation easier. Some main pages such as the old GM, Clubhouse pages were eliminated. They were just composite pages of other info. The main goal was to reduce clicks to get to popular pages.
Guides: They have a place holder but I have not started converting them to the new layout.
Team Vitals/Assets: The right side of the page is now dedicated to the Team that is being viewed. The Czar picture in the corner will soon be replaced by a team's avatar, it currently a place holder. Team avatars will be hosted by a site called Gravatar. The Vitals/Assets will change depending the team that is being viewed.
Team Content: The left side is team content, stats, player info, standings etc. There are some pages that need a bit more work, but overall there is a lot of improvement here.
Next:I am starting work on upgrading "Set Lineup", "Set Rotation" pages. The plan is to create a drag and drop interface that actively checks the lineup/rotation for missing players.
Future: Karma. I hope sometime next season to implement Karma. I'll only say Karma will help you in the long run and require a commitment to acquire. Read more about actual Karma HERE
The Farm: You will be able to expand your franchise either by outright owning more teams, or negotiating working agreements with other Manager's to loan players to train and build Karma.
Forums: It speaks for itself. But It is currently a place holder as I decide how and when to implement them.
Friends: Coming soon a feature of Facebook, and Google Plus. Yes I have been saying it but I am serious now.
Spread the word of Baseballczar: We need more players, tell your friends about us, have them join the fun.
Thanks
RG
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