<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1433432'>googoolyeye</a>:</cite> Is there going to be a way to see all of the games submitted just for the contest?</blockquote> Yes. Once we get enough entries there's going to be a link to them from the landing page and from the games browser along with Top Rated and Greg's Picks. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1433432">googoolyeye</a>:</cite> Is there going to be a way to see all of the games submitted just for the contest?</blockquote> Yes. Once we get enough entries there’s going to be a link to them from the landing page and from the games browser along with Top Rated and Greg’s Picks.

2009-11-05T17:40:30-08:00

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2009-11-05T17:40:30-08:00

<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1432855'>GameDesign</a>:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1432838">Cj10203040</a>:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1432817">Phoenix00017</a>:</cite> Hey – I’m writing up the FAQ right now. If anyone has any questions, lemme know and I may include them in the FAQ. Good luck everyone!</blockquote> Why is it only available in the US?</blockquote> I’m thinking because stride is only shipping in the U.S. (Or whatever) or probably stride(Gum/Company) isn’t available in the U.K.; it could also be that Kongregate H.Q. is located in the U.S. only.</blockquote> Yeah, that's the issue. Stride is the prize provider, but they can't advertise outside of the United States because they don't have rights to the brand world-wide, so we had to restrict it to the US or not do it. :( <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1432855">GameDesign</a>:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1432838">Cj10203040</a>:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/63551?page=1#posts-1432817">Phoenix00017</a>:</cite> Hey – I’m writing up the FAQ right now. If anyone has any questions, lemme know and I may include them in the FAQ. Good luck everyone!</blockquote> Why is it only available in the US?</blockquote> I’m thinking because stride is only shipping in the U.S. (Or whatever) or probably stride(Gum/Company) isn’t available in the U.K.; it could also be that Kongregate H.Q. is located in the U.S. only.</blockquote> Yeah, that’s the issue. Stride is the prize provider, but they can’t advertise outside of the United States because they don’t have rights to the brand world-wide, so we had to restrict it to the US or not do it. :(

2009-11-05T15:02:59-08:00

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2009-11-05T15:02:59-08:00

Hey there, supersausagedog, I'm afraid it's not a feature. As a prominent game site that gets most games a lot of other sites steal games from Kongregate. There's not much we can do about it ourselves but there are a couple of things you can do: 1) site-lock it so that it only plays on kongregate.com (I'm not technical enough to know how to do it, just to know that it can be done.) or 2) allow people to steal it, but put mochi or cpmstar ads in it so that if someone does steal it you earn some revenue on it, which is what most devs do. Hey there, supersausagedog, I’m afraid it’s not a feature. As a prominent game site that gets most games a lot of other sites steal games from Kongregate. There’s not much we can do about it ourselves but there are a couple of things you can do: 1) site-lock it so that it only plays on kongregate.com (I’m not technical enough to know how to do it, just to know that it can be done.) or 2) allow people to steal it, but put mochi or cpmstar ads in it so that if someone does steal it you earn some revenue on it, which is what most devs do.

2009-11-04T09:56:47-08:00

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2009-11-04T09:56:47-08:00

Sorry to disappoint, but it's just two to start. There's a lot in this update and we ran out of time to add more quests. But never fear, there will be more. Sorry to disappoint, but it’s just two to start. There’s a lot in this update and we ran out of time to add more quests. But never fear, there will be more.

2009-11-03T00:09:45-08:00

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2009-11-03T00:09:45-08:00

bq. FireFox. Kongregate Sidebar. There’s nothing the badges page does that the Sidebar doesn’t. Isn't it better to have it integrated into the site? The fact that you needed an add-on is a sign that the old page wasn't great. <blockquote> FireFox. Kongregate Sidebar. There’s nothing the badges page does that the Sidebar doesn’t. </blockquote> Isn’t it better to have it integrated into the site? The fact that you needed an add-on is a sign that the old page wasn’t great.

2009-11-02T23:31:09-08:00

true

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2009-11-02T23:32:31-08:00

I'm glad you guys like the new badge page! I'm personally pretty thrilled to release this -- we've been wanting to do this for a long time. It's most of the update, but we're still working on a few things that need to be set up by hand, so give us a half hour or so. And I'll let Anthony/Phoenix give you guys the full post on what's changed when he wakes up. He does love to update you on the OCD bug fixes, etc. I’m glad you guys like the new badge page! I’m personally pretty thrilled to release this — we’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. It’s most of the update, but we’re still working on a few things that need to be set up by hand, so give us a half hour or so. And I’ll let Anthony/Phoenix give you guys the full post on what’s changed when he wakes up. He does love to update you on the OCD bug fixes, etc.

2009-11-02T23:03:47-08:00

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2009-11-02T23:03:47-08:00

It stands for "Bidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP". I don't understand the whys and wherefores, but using it allows players behind firewalls to connect to chat. Detailed info here: http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html It stands for “Bidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP”. I don’t understand the whys and wherefores, but using it allows players behind firewalls to connect to chat. Detailed info here: <a href="http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html">http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html</a>

2009-10-15T18:45:41-07:00

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2009-10-15T18:45:41-07:00

<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/1/topics/60471?page=1#posts-1365856'>Draculana</a>:</cite> Do i see it right? Or am i only too stupid? Where are all the pages with the older games? Am i the only one who realizes that there are only 15 pages in each category? I love to play old games and there are really some good ones. Is there no space for them? Please tell me, i am a little afraid.</blockquote> The 15 is the # of results being shown, not the number of pages. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/60471?page=1#posts-1365856">Draculana</a>:</cite> Do i see it right? Or am i only too stupid? Where are all the pages with the older games? Am i the only one who realizes that there are only 15 pages in each category? I love to play old games and there are really some good ones. Is there no space for them? Please tell me, i am a little afraid.</blockquote> The 15 is the # of results being shown, not the number of pages.

2009-10-12T20:26:53-07:00

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1366530

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2009-10-12T20:26:53-07:00

Also, in case this wasn't covered elsewhere the reason for the change in pagination systems was not because we hate you (really, we like you! and want to make you happy!) but because that system of pagination was very, very hard on the database once you have very large #s of pages, because in order to figure out exactly what page everything was on it had to load most of the data for all the pages (my non-programmer understanding of the issue). Not a big deal when there was 200 games, slow and painful with 20,000. The new pagination only considers the 15 you're currently looking at, and so really lightens the impact. We've been rolling out the change on different parts of the site in the past month or so, including on badges and game comments, and it's made a big difference in speed and performance that will help us keep up with our traffic as it continues to grow. It's definitely a case where we had to compromise the experience of some hard-core game browsers in order to improve the experience of the average player. Also, in case this wasn’t covered elsewhere the reason for the change in pagination systems was not because we hate you (really, we like you! and want to make you happy!) but because that system of pagination was very, very hard on the database once you have very large #s of pages, because in order to figure out exactly what page everything was on it had to load most of the data for all the pages (my non-programmer understanding of the issue). Not a big deal when there was 200 games, slow and painful with 20,000. The new pagination only considers the 15 you’re currently looking at, and so really lightens the impact. We’ve been rolling out the change on different parts of the site in the past month or so, including on badges and game comments, and it’s made a big difference in speed and performance that will help us keep up with our traffic as it continues to grow. It’s definitely a case where we had to compromise the experience of some hard-core game browsers in order to improve the experience of the average player.

2009-10-12T13:09:14-07:00

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2009-10-12T13:09:14-07:00

It is support@kongregate.com. Send your request to that email and someone (Jonathan) will get back to you this week. It is <a href="mailto:support@kongregate.com">support@kongregate.com</a>. Send your request to that email and someone (Jonathan) will get back to you this week.

2009-10-08T13:31:01-07:00

true

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2009-10-08T13:31:01-07:00

Yup, what Fuzzy said. Yup, what Fuzzy said.

2009-10-06T13:07:19-07:00

true

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2009-10-06T14:21:56-07:00

<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/1/topics/59589?page=2#posts-1349521'>ParalysisTerror</a>:</cite> Is this a joke or no?</blockquote> Why on earth would you think admins would make a joke about someone being sick and in the hospital? There's nothing funny about Edmund having his gall bladder removed and facing probably tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/1/topics/59589?page=2#posts-1349521">ParalysisTerror</a>:</cite> Is this a joke or no?</blockquote> Why on earth would you think admins would make a joke about someone being sick and in the hospital? There’s nothing funny about Edmund having his gall bladder removed and facing probably tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses.

2009-10-06T12:47:42-07:00

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2009-10-06T14:21:46-07:00

I encourage everyone to help out if they can -- I've just left him a tip myself. I encourage everyone to help out if they can — I’ve just left him a tip myself.

2009-10-06T11:11:31-07:00

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2009-10-06T11:11:31-07:00

Vector, please email support@kongregate.com and someone will help you out. It's definitely not a scam, I promise, just a glitch. Vector, please email <a href="mailto:support@kongregate.com">support@kongregate.com</a> and someone will help you out. It’s definitely not a scam, I promise, just a glitch.

2009-10-02T12:14:41-07:00

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2009-10-02T12:14:41-07:00

We were just adding in a couple of new servers to keep up with you guys. It's a good thing! We were just adding in a couple of new servers to keep up with you guys. It’s a good thing!

2009-09-30T22:28:03-07:00

true

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2009-09-30T22:28:03-07:00

The white is probably going to change because you can't read the innate abilities on the back of the cards. White text on white background: not so readable. The white is probably going to change because you can’t read the innate abilities on the back of the cards. White text on white background: not so readable.

2009-09-30T14:07:12-07:00

true

1337474

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2009-09-30T14:07:12-07:00

We -secretly- hate you. We <del>secretly</del> hate you.

2009-09-23T21:50:34-07:00

true

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2009-09-23T21:51:27-07:00

Iggy, when did this happen? The D ticket chat ad shouldn't be showing - it should have ended last night around 6:45pm, when I started the S ticket chat ad. For complicated reasons having to do with needing to do the ODST challenge stuff as html to correctly display the ESRB rating info this chat ad is different from our normal ones, and it would be a lot of effort to get it to be smart about whether you have the ticket or not. This doesn't seem like a big deal to me since chat will scroll it away anyway. Iggy, when did this happen? The D ticket chat ad shouldn’t be showing – it should have ended last night around 6:45pm, when I started the S ticket chat ad. For complicated reasons having to do with needing to do the ODST challenge stuff as html to correctly display the ESRB rating info this chat ad is different from our normal ones, and it would be a lot of effort to get it to be smart about whether you have the ticket or not. This doesn’t seem like a big deal to me since chat will scroll it away anyway.

2009-09-22T11:24:28-07:00

true

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2009-09-22T11:24:44-07:00

<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/3/topics/57202?page=1#posts-1304100'>Ljrules95</a>:</cite> Zening. (even though I don’t like it)</blockquote> Don't waste your vote -- it also has one, same story as elements. Obviously we need to make the "view all game forums" link a bit more prominent! For the record the games that got forums tonight are: Kongai PR2 Elements Stick Arena Sacred Seasons Battalion Arena Zening Gemcraft 0 Sonny 2 Mud and Blood 2 DTD Pro Remnants of Skystone Beta We picked games by looking at how many addicts they have and how much existing activity there was in the forums. We'll see how it goes and hope to add a bunch more. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/3/topics/57202?page=1#posts-1304100">Ljrules95</a>:</cite> Zening. (even though I don’t like it)</blockquote> Don’t waste your vote — it also has one, same story as elements. Obviously we need to make the “view all game forums” link a bit more prominent! For the record the games that got forums tonight are: Kongai PR2 Elements Stick Arena Sacred Seasons Battalion Arena Zening Gemcraft 0 Sonny 2 Mud and Blood 2 DTD Pro Remnants of Skystone Beta We picked games by looking at how many addicts they have and how much existing activity there was in the forums. We’ll see how it goes and hope to add a bunch more.

2009-09-16T23:48:59-07:00

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1304106

57202

2009-09-16T23:55:07-07:00

<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/3/topics/57202?page=1#posts-1304098'>kesse</a>:</cite> Anyways, the game that I think deserves its own forum the most is Elements. Great game with a solid community. We just need to convince zanzarino to add Kong API…..</blockquote> We totally agree -- it already has one, though you have to click through to view all forums to see it since we didn't want to push all the other forums down by showing all the new game forums. But you can see it on the elements game page. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/3/topics/57202?page=1#posts-1304098">kesse</a>:</cite> Anyways, the game that I think deserves its own forum the most is Elements. Great game with a solid community. We just need to convince zanzarino to add Kong API…..</blockquote> We totally agree — it already has one, though you have to click through to view all forums to see it since we didn’t want to push all the other forums down by showing all the new game forums. But you can see it on the elements game page.

2009-09-16T23:46:12-07:00

true

1304102

57202

2009-09-16T23:46:12-07:00

Sirlin designed the gameplay, but all the coding was done internally, mostly by Andrew (server-side logic), BenV (client-side logic and client-server communication), richpixel (animations and UI). Duncanbeevers definitely contributed, too, and I may be forgetting a few other folks. We've got an intern named Justin working on the new card sets. Sirlin designed the gameplay, but all the coding was done internally, mostly by Andrew (server-side logic), BenV (client-side logic and client-server communication), richpixel (animations and UI). Duncanbeevers definitely contributed, too, and I may be forgetting a few other folks. We’ve got an intern named Justin working on the new card sets.

2009-09-15T15:24:41-07:00

true

1300716

57019

2009-09-17T04:22:02-07:00

bq. You might also consider fixing the front page while your at it, in the monthly contest details for September, it says “Sponsored by: Sponsored by” and then the logo. Screenshot? It looks fine to me. <blockquote> You might also consider fixing the front page while your at it, in the monthly contest details for September, it says “Sponsored by: Sponsored by” and then the logo. </blockquote> Screenshot? It looks fine to me.

2009-09-02T22:28:23-07:00

true

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55668

2009-09-17T04:14:25-07:00

Pretty much. But it's cool -- it suggests the game you're looking for as you type it! The real search is broken for the moment, though, but we're working on it. Pretty much. But it’s cool — it suggests the game you’re looking for as you type it! The real search is broken for the moment, though, but we’re working on it.

2009-09-02T22:05:30-07:00

true

1264877

55668

2009-09-17T04:14:25-07:00

Anthony/Phoenix00017 will post the full log of what we did tomorrow morning, but the main thing is that we've added a ton of optimizations to the game page loading. This shouldn’t affect any features but should feel much snappier when loading a page. You will still have the usual hiccup while connecting to chat, and game load times will still depend on the size of the game, but the page content itself should be a good bit faster. Hopefully this means quicker game start-up times for you and lower server usage for us, and an overall speedier site. Anthony/Phoenix00017 will post the full log of what we did tomorrow morning, but the main thing is that we’ve added a ton of optimizations to the game page loading. This shouldn’t affect any features but should feel much snappier when loading a page. You will still have the usual hiccup while connecting to chat, and game load times will still depend on the size of the game, but the page content itself should be a good bit faster. Hopefully this means quicker game start-up times for you and lower server usage for us, and an overall speedier site.

2009-08-25T23:14:00-07:00

true

1239294

54692

2009-09-17T04:09:10-07:00

Depends on the time of the month. Alison usually does the check run for developers about a week before the end of the month. Depends on the time of the month. Alison usually does the check run for developers about a week before the end of the month.

2009-08-07T14:49:03-07:00

true

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52117

2009-09-17T03:54:55-07:00