[X] My Assistant

[Big Bidoof]

Given that the site was designed over a year ago now, and we've since added tons of new features, it's really gotten to the point where the site's in need of a redesign - which is exactly what we've been working on now for the past 10 days or so.

We've redesigned a number of pages and other elements on the site to make them easier to use, and more visually appealing, and we've done away with a number of sections on the site, and condensed them all into one tool - the Pokétch. This can now be used to manage your party, your friends, journal, items, interactions, daycare, walker, settings, as well as Pokemon evolution, egg hatching, and many other actions as well as the new underground feature.

At this time, the new site will be available for testing to everyone with 25 000 total interactions or more - and it will be fully rolled out a few days from now, more than likely. This is so that we can correct any outstanding issues before fully releasing it to everyone.

Note that, because both Internet Exploder and Opera are behind Firefox, Chrome and Safari in implementing newer CSS features, the site is best viewed in recent versions of either of the three. It should work fine in recent versions of any of the five browsers, however.

It's located here, though keep in mind it isn't presently accessible to everyone: http://new.gpxplus.net/

A Gender option has been added on your Settings tab; we'll be using this setting throughout the site now instead of the one in your forum profile. It doesn't actually use this yet, but just letting you all know to go set it awhile.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Where is the Mystery Counter?
  -It's to the right of the updates. The little oval with a # in it.
• Where will the little man/tiny egg/etc show?
  -To the left of the updates.
• What are the other icons next to the mystery counter that appear sometimes?
  -Notifications for new daycare eggs/eggs ready to hatch/etc. Just hover over them.
• What are these new Pokéballs and stuff to the right of my Pokémon's images?
  -Hover your mouse over them!
• The Underground says a Pokémon can only go underground once; is this a daily limit?
  -No. It means once you move a Pokémon to the underground, it can never go in again.
• My Public URL goes to the old site still!
  -Yes, because it uses the my.gpxpl.us URL which won't be altered to redirect to 'new.'. Just click your username at the top to view your profile.
• After you use the Silph Scope and refresh the page (and leaving the eggs there), it doesn't remember that you used it.
  -Yes, this is intentional.
• Will a Pokémon gain maturity while Underground?
  -No, it will not.
• Will I be notified when my Pokémon has returned from underground?
  -Yes, the same way it notifies you about daycare eggs and such.
• Is the Underground interactions-based?
  -No, it goes by your time spent on the site as well as your activity during that time.
• Does it matter what Pokémon I put in the Underground?
  -No, every Pokémon has the same chance of finding the same items.
• Opening tabs on the Online List is so slow with MultiLinks!
  -MultiLinks is known to be awful when there's a lot of links on the page. Use SnapLinks instead, or report it to the developer. It's not our fault.

Helpful Information

• To everyone complaining about slow load times: we're going to start working to optimize all the pages within the next couple of days, and cut down on a lot of the power-hungry JavaScript. So hold tight.
• To everyone who is forced to use IE (7 or otherwise) at work/school and doesn't want to: there is something you can do. Does the PC you'll be using have a USB slot? No doubt it does (what computer doesn't?). Simply buy yourself a small USB drive, or even a memory card and a USB memory card reader, and put Firefox Portable on it. Then, you simply plug your USB key into the USB slot on the PC, and you can open Firefox from there. No files get saved on the PC you're using at all, it's all completely portable. You carry around all your settings with you from PC to PC with that USB key.

This post has been edited by Zerxer: Feb 8 2010, 04:53 PM

Reason for edit: FAQ