Our second batch of site improvements has finally arrived, just in time for summer vacation. The RuneHQ Site Coding team has been really hard at work, and after many long hours, late nights, and cups of coffee we are pleased to present the following new features.
We now have a centralized location for you to find all your favorite RuneScape videos. Not only will you be able to view famous music, gameplay, comedy, and event videos, but you will also be able to upload your own!
That's not all though. Video maker extraordinaire TehNoobShow has joined the RuneHQ Staff as the manager of our new database, and he will be in charge of selecting and adding videos for your enjoyment!
We hope you'll enjoy the extensive range of RuneScape videos available to you, and enjoy the ability to submit your own to us for entry into the database for all our users to see!
Have you ever wondered about the exact bonuses available for a weapon? Are you debating whether to get full Bandos versus full Dragon? Our new feature, Item Comparison, will allow you to select multiple items, up to eight, and compare each stat to find the weapon that is right for you - at a glance indications of the best weapon through highlighting will ensure you always get the best weapon for the job.
We have added the option to use a Javascript top Navigation menu on the main site.
This option replaces the left menu and some of the right menus, so the navigation will only be at the top.
The top menu option has been disabled for those who use IE 6 or IE 7 as there are some compatibility issues, but it works with IE 8, Firefox, Opera, and other modern web browsers.
If you have problems with any other browsers, please tell us on the forums, letting us know the browser and the version that you have problems with so we can look at it.
We recommend you clear your internet browser cache to make sure you are not loading old versions of pages!
For all of you that prefer the old style menus, you can switch back to it by choosing any skin prefixed "Left Menu" under the Site Skins drop down.
We are in the process of skinning the top navigation menu, so look for small tweaks in the next few days.
We have reworked how the news feeds on the site index are displayed. Look for the latest RuneScape news, RuneHQ news, RuneHQ Events, and JaGex and RuneHQ Twitter feeds all in one convenient location on the site index. Be sure to visit the topics these link to on our forums, and leave a comment or vote whether you like the particular update or not.
Our coding team is always coming out with new features, like these few, and we hope you'll enjoy these features as much as we enjoyed creating them. As always, any problems can be filed in the Tracker and any suggestions in the Suggestions Board.
Stay tuned for Part 3 of our Site Improvements in the next few weeks - we are all very excited about it, and we're sure you will be too. If all goes well, it just might revolutionize RuneScape fan sites.
~ The Site Development Managers and Site Coding Team ~
Have you ever wanted to squash some bugs? Ever wanted to see what squished roach looks like? Well, now you can. The RuneHQ Events Team will be heading out in to The Stronghold of Player Safety to do just that and we want you to come along and help. Once there, feel free to train your various combat skills on the bugs there, or you can just hang out and chat with some RuneHQ Events Team and Staff members. Just don't let the bugs bite while you stand around. So, let's rack up the rune items, shall we? and let's give those roaches a good pasting to show them who's boss.
