Egg Cave Version 3 Major Update

March 7, 2017 at 4:05 PM

VERSION 3 TESTING - If you've noticed that we've been a bit quiet about Egg Cave version 3 over the last couple of weeks, it's because we've been working on a brand-new design for it. Yep, that's right -- another one! For our version 3 testers, these changes are now live test server for your viewing pleasure.

For those of you who aren't testers, please click the image below to see a sneak peek of the latest design changes.

The biggest changes include:

A brand new design and look
Reinstated the sidebar with your account information for easier navigation
Attempted to "size down" the layout, including reducing font sizes and negative whitespace that made pages feel "oversized" and creatures "small"
Egg profiles will now feel more familiar and do not feature a circular block design
Subnavigations will feel simpler and more familiar
The search bar for the site has been more prominently positioned
LONG LIVE TICK TOCK THE CLOCK!!!
The Help & FAQ page, which has been renamed to Player Guide now reflects information from version 2, instead of blank areas
Vastly improved responsiveness and readability on mobile devices
Fixed weird errors that caused creatures and items to be out of order in their respective "selectors"
Creature and Item Selectors now feature more visible options like Select All, Deselect All, and Clear Search
Improved the reliability of reordering and managing creatures on your Cove Lists
Fixed issues that caused tooltips (hover-over, popup text) to be aligned incorrectly with their parent element
Redesigned the Egg Cave version 3 log in form
Re-added auction lot countdown timers, to the second

icesparkle22 • 7 Mar 2017, 4:08 PM

oooh

glados • 7 Mar 2017, 4:13 PM

LONG LIVE TICK TOCK THE CLOCK.

lykhaos117 • 7 Mar 2017, 4:13 PM

Wow, yay!!! ❤️😃

Meteoroid • 7 Mar 2017, 4:13 PM

Very exciting! And boy, I really like how it's interacting on mobile devices now. But I think the real MVP here is Tick Tock the Clock. 😉

Ian • 7 Mar 2017, 4:13 PM

@Meteoroid yay!

Ian • 7 Mar 2017, 4:13 PM

@glados long live the clock!

icesparkle22 • 7 Mar 2017, 4:15 PM

OMG @ian LIKED MY BLOG COMMENT! 😱

ada • 7 Mar 2017, 4:17 PM

I am really excited about improved responsiveness and readability on phones 😊

Ian • 7 Mar 2017, 4:25 PM

@icesparkle22 of course! 😉

Ian • 7 Mar 2017, 4:25 PM

@ada that's what we were hoping for! ❤️ yay! there's always room for improvement, but we think this is a great step.

lykhaos117 • 7 Mar 2017, 4:28 PM

I'm sorry if this question is silly, but where do I find my cove lists?

Ian • 7 Mar 2017, 4:29 PM

@lykhaos117 same place. Your Cove -> Cove Lists. Find Your Cove by clicking the Cove Health bar on the sidebar.

Ian • 7 Mar 2017, 4:29 PM

@poof glad to hear that it's at least an improvement. 😊

stagfire • 7 Mar 2017, 4:32 PM

@ian I actually kind of miss the other circular one x3 More color, lol. So beautiful Ian! Great progress c:

stagfire • 7 Mar 2017, 4:33 PM

@Also, what about the missions? Just wondering c>

lykhaos117 • 7 Mar 2017, 4:34 PM

@Ian Thanks! 😊 I didn't realize clicking on the Cove Health bar did that. >_< Also, when we delete a cove list, I think we should be asked-

lykhaos117 • 7 Mar 2017, 4:35 PM

-if we're sure we want to delete it in case we click the delete button by accident. So glad lists can be edited on mobile now. ❤️

pearlablaze • 7 Mar 2017, 4:57 PM

Ooooooh this is exciting!

icymuffin • 7 Mar 2017, 5:10 PM

I think the layout is an improvement over the previous attempt♪ I could get used to it, though I'll miss having an actual Livepulse page

vos • 7 Mar 2017, 5:12 PM

Ty for working so hard 😊

raitonchidori • 7 Mar 2017, 5:14 PM

@Ian I don't know if it was intended, but why instead on still having the "recently caught creatures" when we try to view a creature number

raitonchidori • 7 Mar 2017, 5:15 PM

that doesn't not exist, we just have a "This creature no longer exists and has likely died. ☹️" page? The one we have is hugely useful!

zorana_dragon • 7 Mar 2017, 5:40 PM

How do you become a tester?

oceanswhisper • 7 Mar 2017, 7:06 PM

Yes LONG LIVE TICK TOCK THE CLOCK!!

armageddondoll • 7 Mar 2017, 7:23 PM

@Ian I LOVE that the empty side space is now a cheery little background ❤️

piucca • 7 Mar 2017, 8:22 PM

Looks and works amazing!

asbe • 8 Mar 2017, 12:57 AM

Oh my, it looks good now. More feedback when I'm back from work, but I guess, I'll be happy with new design.

meg • 8 Mar 2017, 3:25 AM

Looks Cool! My log in for the test version doesn't work now though! I'll have to try again later😊

idol • 8 Mar 2017, 3:29 AM

This looks SO MUCH BETTER! Thank you for listening to people's comments about the layout @Ian!

idol • 8 Mar 2017, 3:30 AM

But I do think the white space that has everything in it to do on the site. Should be bigger. Now it seems too scrunched together.

idol • 8 Mar 2017, 3:31 AM

And the creature names and stats almost overlap the ones under them. (Making them look very scrunched together also.)

arvak • 8 Mar 2017, 10:54 AM

I am liking this look a lot better. ❤️ You guys are awesome!

silverserpent • 8 Mar 2017, 12:01 PM

*pokes list of changes* I recognize a lot of these so I feel rather pleased. A lot of things got a lot better. *thumb up* 😊

dragonkeeper • 8 Mar 2017, 4:27 PM

This sounds cool I can't wait

lucas • 8 Mar 2017, 5:25 PM

Interesting! Can't wait for ver. 3 😊

333 • 8 Mar 2017, 10:21 PM

WHOOP WHOOP! Three cheers for Egg Cave V3! 😃

orchids • 8 Mar 2017, 10:30 PM

It's looking good now! I think it should maybe be a little more centered though. Just a tiny little bit.

jello • 9 Mar 2017, 12:00 AM

Dude, the only person better than Ian is Tick Tock the Clock. Sorry...

comethail • 9 Mar 2017, 5:27 AM

It looks fantastic! love the live clock

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