Site redesign - sneak peek - part 1

[TurinTurabar]

Looks wonderful, fresh! When I first heard about a redesign of the Nexus I was thrilled. The current skin is in need of a good makeover :)

 

I would also like to know the progress on NMM? Because right now, NMM is a MESS. I'm not asking for a specific date, just an update on what's going on. Thank you!

[ak8872]

Likely someone has requested this already but I would like to get a notification(Just like the existing notification but then for mods I track/follow) on the website if a mod that I have tracked has been updated. I would like to see it in the lines of:

Title of mod

<Version>

<Change log>

The reason why I would like that is because some times I see great mods but I have the feeling they are not yet fully developed and I add them to the tracking list. Yet as the list hasn't much info so most of the time I kinda lose track of the ones I track because I wait for more development or if it's already awesome. Also If there is going to be a new tracking in the new site I would like to request a ability to give tracked mods a tag, as example; must have mods, needs more development.

But in the end I'm just thinking out loud so if I'm the only one who likes something like that then just ignore it.

 

The new site design looks great, feels and looks way more modern.

Edited August 10, 2016 by ak8872

[TheTokenGeek]

In response to post #41268610. #41268860, #41289960, #41290075 are all replies on the same post.

BlindJudge wrote: It’s been a little while coming, but today I’m pleased to give you all a little glimpse into the labour of love that is the newly redesigned Nexusmods.com.

Please take a watch of the video below and let us know your feedback.

Like I mention in the video this is a very early version and certain things are not fully functional as yet, we are looking at changing certain aspects of our framework to make continued development easier, but this means that our time-frame has slipped a little.

Breaking down the video I’ll run through certain parts of the site, firstly the look. We tried many designs, some more ‘radical’ than others, and ran them past the staff and focus group to determine which would serve you all the best in being both aesthetically pleasing while also retaining the high level of functionality that you are used to. The design also had to work with the numerous break points that we wanted to implement and we are really pleased with this end result.

The navigation needed to be easier than what we currently have and be well laid out, responsive to the mouse, able to be used on touchscreen devices and intuitive. I think we have truly nailed all of these. The site functions just as easily on a tablet as it does a desktop and this makes browsing the site while out and about or laying in bed a pleasure.

At the top of the homepage we have the games. This is keeping inline with what we have on the existing site and should make people feel more at home. We have dropped the portrait boxart images and have replaced these with landscape images that can show more iconic and recognisable images from the games we host. To enable users to reach the games that they are most interested in quickly and easily we have also included the ability to add games to a personalised favourites menu. You can have up to 8 favourites at a time and these can be quickly and easily managed from within the menu.

Underneath games, we have gone with the news and articles. This may be a little controversial, but we have discovered through extensive research and heat-mapping that this part of the site is often skipped over and our users jump straight into the game of their choice. We’re hoping that having the news and articles close to the top of the site will interest enough people to take a look. In the same vein, we would like to offer more compelling content in this section, , creating our own as well as having guest contributors get involved. If you have any ideas, then please feel free to drop me a PM or email me at [email protected].

Next, we come to the mods section of the page. This is the front page so you will see mods from each and every game on the site. This will be a great place to see what has just been added to the site and also check out the new ‘random’ tab which will provide you with a totally random selection of mods from our repository. This will also be a feature on a per game basis, allowing users to get their fix of ‘hidden gems’.

At the bottom we have the footer, this is as exciting as a footer gets. It sits there with lots of links on, each of which will host a redesigned page. Feel free to to take a click through when it’s released.

I’d like to mention that what I don’t show is how responsive the site is for different screen resolutions. It doesn’t matter if you have a 4k screen, a 1080p screen or a smartphone, the site will look and function fantastic on all of them.

Profile and collections are going to be introduced at a later date and I’ll be sure to get a post out in the near future covering these in depth.

So what do you think? Please let us know in the comments. We welcome constructive criticism!

disi30 wrote: Sooo, only the front page changes and we can still switch to a "Skyrim" or "Fallout4" only page? Looking for the Top 200 or the recently added files/new/videos/images?
/ranton
Or are we forced to view all sorts of game's mods now and scroll out mouse-wheels off because of the large pictures so people can use their fingers to surf the web?
/rantoff
Flag mods we want to monitor the activity for?

p.s. since I have no influence whatsoever, this is meant funny but also as feedback ;)

pps. so I just read you answered to another comment, we will get a mix of mods now and cannot switch to a specific game. This is very bad imho.

I mean how many games should I mod and support or even play at the same time to even be interested in the mix?

azzendix wrote: I need option to show only specfic game that i'm modding.

electrophil wrote: It looks great! But then, this is one of my favorite sites. It's always looks great.

For us simple guys that mod and play one game only, will we still be able to go straight to that game?

Hey there,

Disi30 - Like the current site EACH game will have it's own 'home' and you can see the mods for only that game there.

This is just the front page for the site :)

[TheTokenGeek]

In response to post #41268805. #41287575 is also a reply to the same post.

Brigand231 wrote: Looks rather nice. I'm willing to give it a chance when it rolls out. Thanks, Paul!

NexBeth wrote:

delete

You are more than welcome :thumbsup:

[TheTokenGeek]

In response to post #41268870.

0XSlYX0 wrote: It looks really nice and clean, I like it. :D

Thank you very much, I do too :D

[TheTokenGeek]

In response to post #41268885. #41269455, #41269515, #41270195, #41270680, #41271055, #41271230, #41271690 are all replies on the same post.

EnaiSiaion wrote: Yay the site is usable on phones! <3

vault75 wrote: Why would you download a mod on a phone?

piotrmil wrote: Perhaps to monitor one's page, or respond to comments? Although god knows how can one do that on a non-existent keyboard.

MokChaoticran wrote: I typed up an essay for one of my courses on my phone man, it's more feasible than you'd think.

Sacremas wrote: The site is usable on smartphones now, I used it during my holidays a week ago, made a post on Ordinator's pages and all. It just requires a LOT of zooming and messing around. And yes, typing can be painful, especially with autocorrect enabled on another language. X(

Corpsehatch wrote: @Sacremas - I sometimes post comments on mods while on break at work. Not the most ideal thing to do from a phone.

Chinamann wrote: @vault75

Maybe not download but browsing new files? That's what I do on work. Our proxy doesn't allow me to access nexus via the company's internet connection.

Andzz wrote: Ever heard of Word Flow, Swype or SwiftKey? Only sadomasochists type letter by letter, swiping is much faster.

This is by no means final, but these are a few screens of how it will look on a phone.

Just created these to give you all some example:

http://i.imgur.com/ECBnTuOm.jpg

Click the image to see full screen :thumbsup: Edited August 10, 2016 by BlindJudge

[seba1337]

In response to post #41268885. #41269455, #41269515, #41270195, #41270680, #41271055, #41271230, #41271690, #41298150 are all replies on the same post.

EnaiSiaion wrote: Yay the site is usable on phones! <3

vault75 wrote: Why would you download a mod on a phone?

piotrmil wrote: Perhaps to monitor one's page, or respond to comments? Although god knows how can one do that on a non-existent keyboard.

MokChaoticran wrote: I typed up an essay for one of my courses on my phone man, it's more feasible than you'd think.

Sacremas wrote: The site is usable on smartphones now, I used it during my holidays a week ago, made a post on Ordinator's pages and all. It just requires a LOT of zooming and messing around. And yes, typing can be painful, especially with autocorrect enabled on another language. X(

Corpsehatch wrote: @Sacremas - I sometimes post comments on mods while on break at work. Not the most ideal thing to do from a phone.

Chinamann wrote: @vault75

Maybe not download but browsing new files? That's what I do on work. Our proxy doesn't allow me to access nexus via the company's internet connection.

Andzz wrote: Ever heard of Word Flow, Swype or SwiftKey? Only sadomasochists type letter by letter, swiping is much faster.

BlindJudge wrote: This is by no means final, but these are a few screens of how it will look on a phone.

Just created these to give you all some example:

http://i.imgur.com/ECBnTuOm.jpg

Click the image to see full screen :thumbsup:

.... I think I orgasmed a little. This is so nice!

[ElRizzo]

In response to post #41297030.

ak8872 wrote: Likely someone has requested this already but I would like to get a notification(Just like the existing notification but then for mods I track/follow) on the website if a mod that I have tracked has been updated. I would like to see it in the lines of:
Title of mod
<Version>
<Change log>
The reason why I would like that is because some times I see great mods but I have the feeling they are not yet fully developed and I add them to the tracking list. Yet as the list hasn't much info so most of the time I kinda lose track of the ones I track because I wait for more development or if it's already awesome. Also If there is going to be a new tracking in the new site I would like to request a ability to give tracked mods a tag, as example; must have mods, needs more development.
But in the end I'm just thinking out loud so if I'm the only one who likes something like that then just ignore it.

The new site design looks great, feels and looks way more modern.

I second this, more tracking information would be nice to have. Aside from that it looks really good and I'm looking forward to seeing it firsthand :)

[seba1337]

The redesign looks really clean and organized, I mostly love the main bar and search bar, very big and easy to reach.

On something I would change, the main banner, "Welcome to nexus mods..." and such, the background space looks too big. I'd like it stretched a little bit, like this:

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/pjnfnaZ.jpg

 

 

I'm sorry that's a horrible edit, I just rushed it out on paint.

 

For the rest, it looks perfect as it is.

Edited August 10, 2016 by seba1337

[Deleted35328905User]

is there option that you can go back to the old version of the ui and switch back to the new one