State of the site, roadmap, deliverables...
Deliverables
Shroudweavers went live October this year to a wonderful crowd. For the past month and a half, we've come together as a community with great success, posting:
65 characters
37 RP threads
189 total RP posts
That's an average activity of 6 somethings per day, waging solid war on seasonal ennui. Numbers to be proud of, and I could stare at the little statistics box at the bottom of the forum all day smiling widely all the while. It's been an amazing month as we've begun the transition to full launch. I'm grateful for the opportunity to write with everyone, and to assist in providing an outlet for the creativity that brought us together. Which brings us to:
Shroudweavers is on track for full launch around January 3, 2025. Our goal is to go live on the first Cam Friday of the year. To make that a reality, @bees? drafted a plan:
Consider the above our staff deliverables to you. Within the next 5 weeks we will be bringing a new polish to Shroudweavers. @Arani, @silently, and @Roadrunner have made wonderful strides with the lore to date, and Bees has been full sprint at the code learning the ins and outs of Xenforo. We're bringing improvements, completed lore entries, and systems to submit and process player-made additions.
We're in this together. I couldn't ask for a more capable team or a stronger community.
Check back next week for the first update.
Deliverables
Shroudweavers went live October this year to a wonderful crowd. For the past month and a half, we've come together as a community with great success, posting:
65 characters
37 RP threads
189 total RP posts
That's an average activity of 6 somethings per day, waging solid war on seasonal ennui. Numbers to be proud of, and I could stare at the little statistics box at the bottom of the forum all day smiling widely all the while. It's been an amazing month as we've begun the transition to full launch. I'm grateful for the opportunity to write with everyone, and to assist in providing an outlet for the creativity that brought us together. Which brings us to:
The Brass Tax
We're a new site. Despite the staggering support we've received, Shroudweavers is still in its nascency: Our codex sits W.I.P., we lack templates and process guides for lore submission, and several aspects of the core site are functional but unpolished. There's work to be done. No time for the November doldrums. I'm here to speak on the how and when.Shroudweavers is on track for full launch around January 3, 2025. Our goal is to go live on the first Cam Friday of the year. To make that a reality, @bees? drafted a plan:
- Rules & Documentation
- Player Guides
- Lore Templates
- Lore Submission Rules
- Codex
- Finalize W.I.P. codex entries
- Address clarity and internal consistency
- Explore codex formating/presentation
- The Code
- Mobile useability
- Collapsible banner (cookies required)
- Tag functionality/searchability
- Full Launch
- Advertising
- First site-wide event
Consider the above our staff deliverables to you. Within the next 5 weeks we will be bringing a new polish to Shroudweavers. @Arani, @silently, and @Roadrunner have made wonderful strides with the lore to date, and Bees has been full sprint at the code learning the ins and outs of Xenforo. We're bringing improvements, completed lore entries, and systems to submit and process player-made additions.
We're in this together. I couldn't ask for a more capable team or a stronger community.
Check back next week for the first update.