You've probably already seen it, or read the
announcement, but if not, I've updated the interface for starting a new game.
This is what it looked like before:
Simple, functional. The problem is... new users show up, instinctively click the "New Game" button, get into a World Map game, and end up thinking that's all atWar is about. They have no idea about all the other maps we have to offer, and a lot of new people don't stay around long enough to discover them.
So, here's what the new version looks like:
Much more visually appealing, shows several maps to choose from right off the bat, and a great big "browse maps" button which introduces new people to the
Maps section, if they are so inclined.
(I know, I know, it could be better, for example our old Bootstrap inputs and form controls are awfully plain... someday I'll replace them with cool ones, but at least this is an incremental improvement.)
Anyway I've been talking about doing this for over a year, so I'm glad to finally get it done. A lot of the things I've been working on are behind the scenes things most people don't notice... it's nice to do something visual for a change that everybody can see.