Sneak Peek: The New Website! - [Comm-Links](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links) - Sneak Peek: The New Website! Sneak Peek: The New Website! ============================ Undefined Undefined Work In Progress [Previous](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/12998) [Next](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/13000) Content ------- English Greetings Citizens, We’ve talked a lot about the new website in recent months and now we’d like to give you the first official sneak previews of its design and architecture. The current RSI site was initially put together quickly for the pledge campaign back in October 2012… but unfortunately, it hasn’t quite been able to keep up with such incredible interest in the game. The new back-end architecture (developed by our backend team at Turbulent) will be much more scalable and will be able to handle enormous amounts of traffic with ease. It also will provide a proper e-commerce system in which you will be able to upgrade / modify your pledges, purchase add-ons, manage your shipping / account information… and we will have a robust system for introducing new packages, ships, rewards and other upgrades. The new site will bridge the gap and carry you into the upcoming hangar module, the dogfighting test, and eventually the finished game. It will literally be your first steps into the Star Citizen universe and we promise that it will do proper justice in its design! STATUS UPDATE We can’t wait to share the finished site with you, but there still remains quite a bit of work to be done. We currently plan to begin testing the new site in early June and then, with much fanfare, we will be rolling it out at the end of the month. We will announce a more specific date for launch when we’re confident that it will be fully ready in time. As previously revealed, we will be celebrating the rollout with a 24-hour live stream at CIG Austin full of major announcements and updates. PREVIEWS What we want to do now is to preview just some of the design-work and features of the new site: NEW CONTENT ARCHITECTURE: As many of you have experienced, comm-links and updates on the current site are a bit hard to navigate, especially for new visitors. What’s even worse is the searchability… Here is how we’re going to structure content on the new site: All posts will be categorized on 3 axes: Channels: Channels will serve as the broad category that each post will be filed under. Initially, we’re looking at four channels to categorize content on: General: This would be a catch-all channel for things like opening of the new LA office, promotions, corporate news, etc. Community: This channel is for posts that are pertinent to our community (e.g. fan spotlight, chat/forum updates, polls, etc.) Engineering: This channel will contain all content pertinent to the development process and behind-the-scenes work on Star Citizen (e.g. concept art reveals, updates on in-game mechanics, WIP, etc.) Spectrum Dispatch: The spectrum dispatch will be its own channel in the comm-link and will contain the lore and fiction of the Star Citizen universe. Series: Along with channels, each post will be considered as part of a recurring series. What this will allow you to do is easily navigate from one post to the next without having to rummage through a bunch of other unrelated posts. (e.g. you’ll be able to click “next” and “previous” articles for series such as Wingman’s Hangar, Tales of the Kid Crimson, etc. in addition to filtering posts on the series to see them all grouped together). Type: The post type represents what content-type the post is. Is the post a video post? A live event? A poll? A slideshow? -These are examples of post types that you will be able to filter on, in addition to the other two types described above. Not only will you be able to filter posts on these 3 axes, but we will also feature a text-search on tags and post titles. MOBILE SUPPORT Mobile support is a huge consideration we are taking into account when designing the layout of the new website. We know that many of you browse the RSI site on a mobile device, whether it be a smartphone or a tablet. We want to make sure that usability remains optimal regardless of what device or screen resolution you’re viewing on. We have decided to incorporate the responsive design approach to the new site’s front-end. E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE The new site will feature a full-fledged e-commerce system where you will be able to narrow down items by category, add to cart system, and much more! There is a lot more to the new site than we can show in this post, but we hope you will enjoy these first glimpses into the new site! Grüße Bürger, Wir haben in den letzten Monaten viel über die neue Website gesprochen und möchten Ihnen nun die ersten offiziellen Einblicke in Design und Architektur geben. Die aktuelle RSI-Seite wurde zunächst schnell für die Versprechenskampagne im Oktober 2012 zusammengestellt.... aber leider konnte sie nicht ganz mit dem unglaublichen Interesse am Spiel Schritt halten. Die neue Backend-Architektur (entwickelt von unserem Backend-Team bei Turbulent) wird viel skalierbarer sein und enorme Datenmengen problemlos bewältigen können. Es wird auch ein geeignetes E-Commerce-System bieten, in dem Sie Ihre Zusagen aktualisieren / ändern können, Add-ons kaufen, Ihre Versand- / Kontoinformationen verwalten können.... und wir werden über ein robustes System zur Einführung neuer Pakete, Schiffe, Belohnungen und anderer Upgrades verfügen. Der neue Standort wird die Lücke schließen und Sie in das kommende Hangarmodul, den Luftkampftest und schließlich das fertige Spiel führen. Es wird buchstäblich dein erster Schritt in das Universum des Sternenbürgers sein, und wir versprechen, dass es in seinem Design angemessen gerecht wird! STATUS-AKTUALISIERUNG Wir können es kaum erwarten, die fertige Seite mit Ihnen zu teilen, aber es bleibt noch einiges zu tun. Wir planen derzeit, mit dem Testen der neuen Website Anfang Juni zu beginnen, und dann werden wir sie mit großem Aufwand Ende des Monats einführen. Wir werden einen konkreteren Termin für den Start bekannt geben, wenn wir zuversichtlich sind, dass er rechtzeitig vollständig fertig sein wird. Wie bereits angekündigt, werden wir den Rollout mit einem 24-Stunden-Live-Stream auf der CIG Austin mit wichtigen Ankündigungen und Updates feiern. VORSCHAUEN Was wir jetzt tun wollen, ist, nur eine Vorschau auf einige der Designarbeiten und Funktionen der neuen Website zu erhalten: NEUE INHALTSARCHITEKTUR: Wie viele von Ihnen bereits erfahren haben, sind Comm-Links und Updates auf der aktuellen Website etwas schwierig zu navigieren, besonders für neue Besucher. Noch schlimmer ist die Suchbarkeit..... So werden wir die Inhalte der neuen Website strukturieren: Alle Beiträge werden nach 3 Achsen kategorisiert: Kanäle: Kanäle dienen als die breite Kategorie, in der jeder Beitrag abgelegt wird. Zunächst betrachten wir vier Kanäle, um Inhalte zu kategorisieren: General: Dies wäre ein Sammelkanal für Dinge wie die Eröffnung des neuen Büros in LA, Werbeaktionen, Unternehmensnachrichten usw. Gemeinschaft: Dieser Kanal ist für Beiträge, die für unsere Community relevant sind (z.B. Fan-Spotlight, Chat/Forum-Updates, Umfragen, etc.) Engineering: Dieser Kanal enthält alle Inhalte, die für den Entwicklungsprozess und die Arbeit hinter den Kulissen an Star Citizen relevant sind (z.B. Concept Art Reveals, Updates über In-Game-Mechanik, WIP, etc.) Spectrum Dispatch: Die Spektrum-Disposition wird ein eigener Kanal im Comm-Link sein und die Überlieferung und Fiktion des Star Citizen-Universums enthalten. Serie: Zusammen mit den Kanälen wird jeder Beitrag als Teil einer wiederkehrenden Serie betrachtet. Was dieses erlaubt Ihnen zu tun ist, ist leicht von einem Beitrag zum nächsten zu navigieren, ohne durch einen Haufen anderer unabhängiger Beiträge stöbern zu müssen. (z.B. können Sie auf "weiter" und "zurück" Artikel für Serien wie Wingman's Hangar, Tales of the Kid Crimson, etc. klicken und Beiträge in der Serie filtern, um sie alle gruppiert zu sehen). Typ: Der Post-Typ stellt dar, welcher Content-Typ der Post ist. Ist der Beitrag ein Videobeitrag? Eine Live-Veranstaltung? Eine Umfrage? Eine Diashow? Dies sind Beispiele für Post-Typen, nach denen Sie zusätzlich zu den beiden anderen oben beschriebenen Typen filtern können. Sie können nicht nur Beiträge auf diesen 3 Achsen filtern, sondern wir bieten auch eine Textsuche nach Tags und Posttiteln. MOBILE UNTERSTÜTZUNG Der mobile Support ist ein wichtiger Aspekt, den wir bei der Gestaltung des Layouts der neuen Website berücksichtigen. Wir wissen, dass viele von Ihnen die RSI-Seite auf einem mobilen Gerät durchsuchen, sei es ein Smartphone oder ein Tablett. Wir wollen sicherstellen, dass die Benutzerfreundlichkeit optimal bleibt, unabhängig davon, auf welchem Gerät oder welcher Bildschirmauflösung Sie sich befinden. Wir haben uns entschieden, den Response-Design-Ansatz in das Frontend des neuen Standorts zu integrieren. E-COMMERCE-ERFAHRUNG Die neue Website wird über ein vollwertiges E-Commerce-System verfügen, mit dem Sie Artikel nach Kategorien eingrenzen, zum Warenkorbsystem hinzufügen und vieles mehr! Es gibt viel mehr auf der neuen Seite, als wir in diesem Beitrag zeigen können, aber wir hoffen, dass Sie diese ersten Einblicke in die neue Seite genießen werden! Greetings Citizens, We’ve talked a lot about the new website in recent months and now we’d like to give you the first official sneak previews of its design and architecture. The current RSI site was initially put together quickly for the pledge campaign back in October 2012… but unfortunately, it hasn’t quite been able to keep up with such incredible interest in the game. The new back-end architecture (developed by our backend team at Turbulent) will be much more scalable and will be able to handle enormous amounts of traffic with ease. It also will provide a proper e-commerce system in which you will be able to upgrade / modify your pledges, purchase add-ons, manage your shipping / account information… and we will have a robust system for introducing new packages, ships, rewards and other upgrades. The new site will bridge the gap and carry you into the upcoming hangar module, the dogfighting test, and eventually the finished game. It will literally be your first steps into the Star Citizen universe and we promise that it will do proper justice in its design! STATUS UPDATE We can’t wait to share the finished site with you, but there still remains quite a bit of work to be done. We currently plan to begin testing the new site in early June and then, with much fanfare, we will be rolling it out at the end of the month. We will announce a more specific date for launch when we’re confident that it will be fully ready in time. As previously revealed, we will be celebrating the rollout with a 24-hour live stream at CIG Austin full of major announcements and updates. PREVIEWS What we want to do now is to preview just some of the design-work and features of the new site: NEW CONTENT ARCHITECTURE: As many of you have experienced, comm-links and updates on the current site are a bit hard to navigate, especially for new visitors. What’s even worse is the searchability… Here is how we’re going to structure content on the new site: All posts will be categorized on 3 axes: Channels: Channels will serve as the broad category that each post will be filed under. Initially, we’re looking at four channels to categorize content on: General: This would be a catch-all channel for things like opening of the new LA office, promotions, corporate news, etc. Community: This channel is for posts that are pertinent to our community (e.g. fan spotlight, chat/forum updates, polls, etc.) Engineering: This channel will contain all content pertinent to the development process and behind-the-scenes work on Star Citizen (e.g. concept art reveals, updates on in-game mechanics, WIP, etc.) Spectrum Dispatch: The spectrum dispatch will be its own channel in the comm-link and will contain the lore and fiction of the Star Citizen universe. Series: Along with channels, each post will be considered as part of a recurring series. What this will allow you to do is easily navigate from one post to the next without having to rummage through a bunch of other unrelated posts. (e.g. you’ll be able to click “next” and “previous” articles for series such as Wingman’s Hangar, Tales of the Kid Crimson, etc. in addition to filtering posts on the series to see them all grouped together). Type: The post type represents what content-type the post is. Is the post a video post? A live event? A poll? A slideshow? -These are examples of post types that you will be able to filter on, in addition to the other two types described above. Not only will you be able to filter posts on these 3 axes, but we will also feature a text-search on tags and post titles. MOBILE SUPPORT Mobile support is a huge consideration we are taking into account when designing the layout of the new website. We know that many of you browse the RSI site on a mobile device, whether it be a smartphone or a tablet. We want to make sure that usability remains optimal regardless of what device or screen resolution you’re viewing on. We have decided to incorporate the responsive design approach to the new site’s front-end. E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE The new site will feature a full-fledged e-commerce system where you will be able to narrow down items by category, add to cart system, and much more! There is a lot more to the new site than we can show in this post, but we hope you will enjoy these first glimpses into the new site! Links ----- Text URL Turbulent [ http://turbulent.ca/home?lang=en ](http://turbulent.ca/home?lang=en) Images ------ 7 image/jpeg [ ![](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/k2f84vvc5uxmdr/source/Turntablepreview.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/k2f84vvc5uxmdr/source/Turntablepreview.jpg) Turntablepreview.jpg [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/511) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 270.65 KB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/k2f84vvc5uxmdr/source/Turntablepreview.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/511) image/jpeg [ ![](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/yxluuse89p9eer/source/Cl_hub_prev.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/yxluuse89p9eer/source/Cl_hub_prev.jpg) Cl_hub_prev.jpg [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/512) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 1.58 MB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/yxluuse89p9eer/source/Cl_hub_prev.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/512) image/jpeg [ ![](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/r02nc22tfcki3r/source/Post_preview.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/r02nc22tfcki3r/source/Post_preview.jpg) Post_preview.jpg [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/513) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 1.41 MB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/r02nc22tfcki3r/source/Post_preview.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/513) image/jpeg [ ![](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/qxa75b0my4mk4r/source/Seriesnav_preview.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/qxa75b0my4mk4r/source/Seriesnav_preview.jpg) Seriesnav_preview.jpg [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/514) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 864.13 KB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/qxa75b0my4mk4r/source/Seriesnav_preview.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/514) image/jpeg [ ![Here is an example of how the layout will scale and gracefully degrade to lower resolutions - Account Settings page](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/tm44f5ib6u1pcr/source/Responsive_preview1.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/tm44f5ib6u1pcr/source/Responsive_preview1.jpg) Responsive_preview1.jpg Here is an example of how the layout will scale and gracefully degrade to lower resolutions - Account Settings page [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/515) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 601.02 KB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/tm44f5ib6u1pcr/source/Responsive_preview1.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/515) image/jpeg [ ![](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/coazp1la1n0y6r/source/Hub_preview.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/coazp1la1n0y6r/source/Hub_preview.jpg) Hub_preview.jpg [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/516) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 986.20 KB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/coazp1la1n0y6r/source/Hub_preview.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/516) image/jpeg [ ![](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/a9w2l2910yczbr/source/Productpage_preview.jpg) ](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/a9w2l2910yczbr/source/Productpage_preview.jpg) Productpage_preview.jpg [Details](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/517) Last Modified 12 years ago Size 1.18 MB [Source](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/a9w2l2910yczbr/source/Productpage_preview.jpg) [Info](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/images/517) Metadata -------- CIG ID 12999 Channel Undefined Category Undefined Series Work In Progress Comments 196 Published 12 years ago (2013-05-17T00:00:00+00:00) [RSI Article](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/12999-Sneak-Peek-The-New-Website) [API](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/api/comm-links/12999)