Whirlpool

See for yourself,

http://games.on.net

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The more observant of you may have noticed that something's a little different around here. There's a new look, a new logo and – excitingly – a new location!

The Internode Games Network is no more. Long live Games On Net!

...of course, with such a major change as this, some things are going to be a little bit wonky for a little while. If you find any bugs, anything that doesn't work the way you think it should, anything that looks a bit weird, or anything that's obviously broken, please let us know! We've set up a forum thread to help us with bug-squishing, so you can just post the details there! Easy!

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http://games.on.net/article/3958/Welcome_to_Games_On_Net

Looks good .... except that I really liked the dark layout better.

It'll just take a bit of getting used to I suppose!

Awesome new name with a sexy new look!

Well done to all of those involved (Kingsley, Richard, Matt etc).

Yay – someone turned on the light!

:-)

Well there are some changes going on

I am just waiting for the full impact of media.on.net to be felt – my dream is for unmetered NBA – forget those nancy soccer supporters over at iinot

The site now looks a lot cleaner and better laid out. You can find things on it a lot easier now.

Well done on the remodel.

asho writes...

I am just waiting for the full impact of media.on.net to be felt

I was thinking something along the same lines... radio.on.net :)

Would be nice if they had an option so use could change the theme/skin in your accounts settings :)

custom85 writes...

Would be nice if they had an option so use could change the theme/skin in your accounts settings :)

To quote one of the big boys from games.on.net :

"Maybe, just maybe, we'll find time in the future "

http://games.on.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1867933#p1867933

;P

Looks very "GameArena-ie" IMHO.

I really like the layout, don't like the colour scheme.

You do realise that darker colours ie black are much more energy efficient?

www.blackle.com

Great Idea !! ... I always thought that the internode games network needed to separate themselves from Internode and be a more of Australian gaming website since it has great review writers and constant updates on gaming news. I think this will attract more and more gamers now and it will better advertise Internode.

It now visually fits in more with the new Internode website although the logo looks like a mac mini (or an apple appliance of some sort) .. and macs are not that much of a gaming icon.

gw Kingsley !!

zaphod.on.net ??

I seem to recall Simon saying they would rather not be using straight .on.net addresses in the distant path, but it looks like they are using it for a few things now

/wanders off to test other subdomains like mail.on.net, news.on.net etc ;)

JohnnyBladez writes...

You do realise that darker colours ie black are much more energy efficient?

That's a myth. It's been debunked by a lot of video people.

The reason is is that LCD's will still output the same amount of power regardless of the colour they just don't light the black area's of the screen up. The fluro light in the back on the LCD stays at the same power regardless of what it is showing on the screen.

Talk to any video expert and they'll confirm. :-)

i like the new layout and colour scheme, looks great..

now node just need to drop their pricing a bit to get me to switch over... :)

Looks good. I prefer it already.

nikkiboi writes...

i like the new layout and colour scheme, looks great..

+1

good effort

cheers

greg

Looks good.. Pitty i cant login using the username / password i used on the old games site :(

The 'Send me my password' option didnt work as it said it couldnt find my account? was it deleted? :o

looking good.

Is this still in the un-metered section for node users?

EDIT

Looked at the free content page and its now changes, i swear it wasn’t when i looked, but this crazy lady on the phone is driving me batty!

My apologies!

Fuzz_master writes...

Is this still in the un-metered section for node users?

yep IP is the same. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Not too sure about the name... new website design is ok... needs more orange. ;-)

Looks good, finaly got rid of the 80's look (hiding).

In line with the internode corporate feel.

Nice and fresh.

nuf said :)

Carl B writes...

That's a myth. It's been debunked by a lot of video people.

The reason is is that LCD's will still output the same amount of power regardless of the colour they just don't light the black area's of the screen up.

This may be true for LCD's, but what about CRT's? I always thought it was true for CRT screens.

I have dual 17" crts....using up alot of power.. .. lol

As for the new site.....i love the layout BUT i hate the colour. ...it should be darker

There should be skin options, im sure that couldnt be *too* hard to acheive :)

lol anywho GJ

EDIT: It seems to sometimes go offline with 'gateway errors' and then after a few refreshes comes back up... wierd

Edit: nvm, it's alright now.

Edit 2: It's very intermittent and a bit slow at the moment.

.Cyclone. writes...

Edit: nvm, it's alright now.

Its been timing out for me for the last 15-20mins

I am getting an error
502 Bad Gateway
nginx/0.6.32

:-(

NSW Internode 8MbTW

Do remember it was only just launched, it's reasonable to assume it's going to get more traffic than normal given everything has moved and people are scoping it out.

It's down. (SA)

504 Gateway Timeout.

Sean Slater writes...

See for yourself,

http://games.on.net

All I see is "504 Gateway Time-out" but then maybe I can't see it on Westnet :-)

Brendan. writes...

Do remember it was only just launched

Yeah true, I wanted to see if anyone else was getting the error or its just me.

Oi³ writes...

All I see is "504 Gateway Time-out" but then maybe I can't see it on Westnet :-)

Internode aren't that competitive :)

I am having problems getting into site too. Going to Forums is ok ,looks nice. Any probs with FF3 and new code on the site yet?

crusj0r writes...

Looks good.. Pitty i cant login using the username / password i used on the old games site :(

The 'Send me my password' option didnt work as it said it couldnt find my account? was it deleted? :o

There are a few problems with some accounts – I believe it had something to do with special characters, etc.
Jump onto the IRC channel #ign on irc.gamesurge.net and someone might be able to fix it for you.

Oi³ writes...

All I see is "504 Gateway Time-out" but then maybe I can't see it on Westnet :-)

Same here... was working a little while ago, but then it died.
Nothing like a bit of teething XD

504 Gateway Time-out

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nginx/0.6.32

Is all I see.
I'm using my Internode connection.

MaX

Site lags from time to time.

But, glad to be with Internode. Awesome new layout.

Fixed for me, looks great! =D

mmx writes...

Fixed for me, looks great! =D

Yep, I can see it now.

Well done! Looks much more professional!

[EDIT} More user friendly as well.

Internode hosts Tekzilla? all this time I've been downloading it metered. I would never had thought to look on the games site for it

A new product is launched and nothing in the Internode News ?? ... also something along the lines of "Visit the new games.on.net" on the Internode homepage would be nice.

elmar01 writes...

A new product is launched and nothing in the Internode News ?? ... also something along the lines of "Visit the new games.on.net" on the Internode homepage would be nice.A new product is launched and nothing in the Internode News ?? ... also something along the lines of "Visit the new games.on.net" on the Internode homepage would be nice.

i dont think its officially launched yet, they are still tweeking the thing.

hopefully we will see abc iview there aswell :)

(Y2BNE1) writes...

Looks good .... except that I really liked the dark layout better.

I agree.

Gamearena did the same thing design wise and later corrected it with a dark theme

Internode Games Network was a good name. But problem was the name shared the space with IGN/Fileplanet

bdude writes...

Internode hosts Tekzilla?

And TRS + Diggnation :D

pigfat writes...

And TRS + Diggnation :D

Depend when someone accually mirrors the content

I personally like to have an RSS setup to dump everything to the FTP mirror server.

btw Internode are looking for a content manager on their employment page

I'm having a bit of trouble reading the orange-on-white headers/text. Of course, that could just be my tired, tired eyes...

Distinguishing individual news items is a bit tricky too as the grey news background is (IMHO) too close to the white background of the news item background.

It's a smooth layout to be sure but I feel a bit more contrast wouldn't go astray.

Very nice clean web2.0 layout, great work Internode Team :)

itsDaish writes...

"if you dont like it LEAVE" attitude will cause most serious gamers stay away from internode

I believe this thread was designed to promote their new website not nitpick their server administration rules. If you have issues with the way internode run their network please use the appropriate channels.

http://games.on.net/pages.php?page=contact

itsDaish writes...

Im liking the new site more n more. Some of the hidden admin tools are great!

"if you dont like it LEAVE" attitude will cause most serious gamers stay away from internode

internode games is anti choice have 10 servers 30% of the...

insted of make maybe 1 out of the 10 servers defalt rules...

You do not make any sense and sounds like more sour grapes from a banned player.

Just had a browse then. The site has a nice clean node feel and look about it, a job well done!

Techn1x writes...

This may be true for LCD's, but what about CRT's? I always thought it was true for CRT screens.

Yah CRT's are a different kettle of fish. I deliberately didn't mention them as they're a dying technology.

Haven't had a chance to explore the site fully yet, but a very positive (and much needed – the old site was getting very tired) change. Well done!

Sweet, make sence
:-)

http://games.on.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1868934#p1868934

Am I missing something, or does it all it do is change the 'padding' on each site to a darker grey colour?

at the moment.. :)

as it says it a bit of a test.

itsDaish writes...

yep ex internode customer canceld because of the joke of the way the games servers are run

But I thought you said you couldn't even get ADSL so which is it? Are you a former Internode customer who cancelled their (presumably ADSL) connection because you were banned from the games site for spamming, or are you someone who is unable to get ADSL at all?

Heh, i'd only just posted saying the games page needed a new layout a few days ago and here it is :) Very timely.

Still can't compete with Gamearena, but it's 100% better than the old version. Keep up the great work!

looks like every other gaming forum now

yer i did find that funny :)

Looks nice.

Flynsarmy writes...

Still can't compete with Gamearena, but it's 100% better than the old version. Keep up the great work!

GameArena is terrible, way to cluttered

Hmmm. There's a "Giveaways" Category. Interesting...

Needs some more colors other than just *snow*.

halfacow writes...

You do not make any sense and sounds like more sour grapes from a banned player.

He is a banned player, from Battlefield 2 days I believe. I am pretty sure I gave him a holiday at some stage in the game while I was an admin. Thankfully/unfortunately I don't have the time to play as many games as I used to and stopped admining.

Hopefully shortly we will have the option of going back the the darker design or having the current colours. I owuld like for an option that hides all avatar and sigs to make it more work safe to view the website.

Jeats writes...

Hopefully shortly we will have the option of going back the the darker design or having the current colours.

Not sure if you are aware of it, but you can set the sidebars to a darker theme in your board preferences : http://games.on.net/forums/ucp.php?i=165

Just change 'My Board Style' to games_forum_dark .... I think they may be working on other themes at some stage (either now or in the future), so I am sure you will have more options one day :D

I owuld like for an option that hides all avatar and sigs to make it more work safe to view the website.

http://games.on.net/forums/ucp.php?i=prefs&mode=view

Turn "Display Sigs" and "Display Avatars" to "No" :D

Edit : Don't forget to press the submit button after making changes in your control panel

Flynsarmy writes...

Still can't compete with Gamearena

Are you joking? I just checked out Gamearena, and its main content area is infested with hideous Flash. At least games.on.net only seems to use Flash for ads.

Won't let me sign up :(

bdude writes...

Won't let me sign up :(

Are you using an ISP email? Free email addy's such as hotmail, yahoo, gmail etc can not be used when creating a forum account.

One of the many free email forwarders gets around the signup.

Glambour writes...

One of the many free email forwarders gets around the signup.

Post it up :P

No you will block it. :P
If you got a mate who has webhosting, you can get one off him too.

asho writes...

I seem to recall Simon saying they would rather not be using straight .on.net addresses in the distant path, but it looks like they are using it for a few things now

I don't particularly like the whole on.net thing (certainly don't use it for my email) but here it probably projects a better image for the site. Being an ISP's gaming page doesn't project as desirable an image as being a "dedicated" gaming site.

Very very creepy, doesn't look too bad though prefer the old layout.

LOL creepy?

Looks good. :)

Glambour writes...

No you will block it. :P

DOH!!!

The new site has a nasty habit of falling over.

Log Out writes...

The new site has a nasty habit of falling over.

I get the feeling it is not falling over as much as they are ironing little bugs out of it every now and again ..... Unless of course Iggy broke something again >_>

502 Bad Gateway
nginx/0.6.32

Doh! Its gone down

Haklin writes...

Doh! Its gone down

The guys are working on it.
https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/advisories/item.html?id=5655

Edit:... and it's back. We'll keep an eye on it.

make a dark layout :P then give the option to pick which one you want to use.

I know how I shouldn't post in this thread about internode usage and such but its related to the games network and saves a new thread.
Anyway, through steam, downloaded TF2 when it was the free weekend and the host was internode, also got some other files from node gaming yet it has been subtracted from my quota (using nephew in vista). so atm im like -800mb on my recommended quota, will the ~1gb or so that TF2 was be added back to my account before i get capped? thanks

jIGGABITE writes...

so that TF2 was be added back to my account before i get capped? thanks
Yes.

That happened to me. All dls are counted, then the free quotas subtracted from your quota. So if you had 1gb left, and you downloaded a 20gb game from any unmetered source, you'll be initially shaped, then that 20gb will be given back to you after a couple of hours, thereby unshaping you.

Nixon writes...

make a dark layout :P then give the option to pick which one you want to use.

http://games.on.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1868934#p1868934

hi,
Is it possible to get rid of the google ads on GON?

(like have them off for internode subscribers but leave them on for all others?)

not_using_telstra writes...

Is it possible to get rid of the google ads on GON?

Adblock?

tafed00d writes...

New adblock link:
http://zaphod.on.net/*

403 forbidden.

Whats this zaphod thing everyone seems to be talking about?

The flash adverts on games.on.net are served from zaphod.on.net, so if you don't want the adverts to appear you can use Adblock Plus or something similar to block any flash content from zaphod.on.net.

nah I don't mind the flash ads. The google ads are annoying. Got adblock plus and added 'pagead2.googlesyndication.com' onto it and all google ads are blocked. woot.

:) thanks for the suggestion, chucky.

not_using_telstra writes...

thanks for the suggestion, chucky.

No worries!

I hate google ads' and most ads on the websites I visit so I will do anything and everything to remove them :P

There is no doubt a negative side to what we have done and that is the money raised from those google ads most likely pay for some aspect of the games network, or possibly contribute towards upgrades etc. But I figure if I was never going to click on the ad in the first place they wouldn't mind me blocking them as they only make the site I visit (far too regularly) ugly.

Chucky` writes...

There is no doubt a negative side to what we have done and that is the money raised from those google ads most likely pay for some aspect of the games network, or possibly contribute towards upgrades etc. But I figure if I was never going to click on the ad in the first place they wouldn't mind me blocking them as they only make the site I visit (far too regularly) ugly.

I fully understand the need to have those ads as GON is now targeted for all users, instead of mainly internode users as IGN did. I guess it's used to pay for the extra servers / equipment needed with the anticipated extra load of non-node users using the games network. That's why I suggested a solution above, node IP = no ads, non-node IP = google ads.

I'm quite happy if this solution is implemented. Sometimes I log into GON through AARNET (I think that's the internet provider for uni's), and I don't mind seeing those google ads then.

I just discovered I can view G.O.N videos on my PS3!! How cool is that. Just click on the download link, and the video starts buffering and plays almost instantly. Now if only I could get OfTheWorld to work.

It's extremely snappy – well done the hardware team. 10/10

As for the front end – it's standard corporate fare. Nothing glaringly wrong with it, but nothing we haven't seen 100 times before either. 7/10

Both old and new sites are down for me :(

Very annoying as i have a big file
to DL, also wouldn't it of made good
sense to keep the old site up until the
new 1 worked properly?

:(

pUmPa writes...

Both old and new sites are down for me :(

It's working fine for me.

The new site has been up almost the whole time apart from ½ hour at 6am this morning. We are also hoping we have found the bug so it wont happen again.

I don't mind the new look at all. The only aspect of the website I care about is the files. :P

One thing I've always disliked about IGN/GON, though, is the inability to change your username from the control panel. Is there any reason why this feature is disabled?

Bad News Bear writes...

One thing I've always disliked about IGN/GON, though, is the inability to change your username from the control panel. Is there any reason why this feature is disabled?

Not sure what you mean there. Logout/Login with different user name is not hard.

As for the reasoning, most people that are jumping between names on forums are doing it for a reason, usually trolling/causing trouble

Bad News Bear writes...

One thing I've always disliked about IGN/GON, though, is the inability to change your username from the control panel.

Whilst you can't change it from the control panel, if you submit a support request one of the friendly Senior Administrators will usually do it for you.

Is there any reason why this feature is disabled?

Most likely as stated above. People will abuse the system and continually change their names and cause trouble whilst we are under the impression it is not the same person. By submitting a Support Request we can keep a track of who you are/were.

!!AMDME!! writes...

Not sure what you mean there.

I mean what I said – you cannot change your username in the control panel.

Logout/Login with different user name is not hard.

Irrelevant, really.

As for the reasoning, most people that are jumping between names on forums are doing it for a reason, usually trolling/causing trouble

Surely this is easily stopped by banning them or applying restrictions to their account? I would imagine that since accounts are issued an ID number, a name change does nothing but inconvenience a name-based search.

Chucky` writes...

Whilst you can't change it from the control panel, if you submit a support request one of the friendly Senior Administrators will usually do it for you.

I know. :)

Bad News Bear writes...

I would imagine that since accounts are issued an ID number, a name change does nothing but inconvenience a name-based search.

People (staff included) are more likely to remember the name of a trouble-maker than their number.

Anyone made the untimely mistake of forgetting the s in games and winded up at a blank page?

Suprised me to say at the least. (Hmm, you should point the other one to the proper site.)

Queeg 500 writes...

People (staff included) are more likely to remember the name of a trouble-maker than their number.

Of course. But tracking down an account ID number wouldn't be hard if posts made by the offender/s are brought the attention of staff.