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04-12-2017 at 12:07 AM

As you may have noticed, the Twin Galaxies website just underwent a significant upgrade. :)

We recommend that if you have visited the Twin Galaxies site prior to April 11th, that you please clear your web browser's cache and refresh the site a couple times to clear out all the old TG webcode and replace it with the new stuff. Not doing this may result in some website display issues.

A tremendous amount of work and changes are currently being activated and as they come online there will likely be some initial problems to correct. We appreciate your patience as we discover and sort out these lingering issues.

The changes are extensive, however there are some notable items:

Site is a bit easier to see and navigate on mobile. Yay!

Search system has been upgraded! In the upper right corner of the site is a search magnifying glass. This is the new search function and the site will now return much better and useful results that it had previously.

Upload system has been upgraded! We believe that we have successfully solved the issue that some members with slower connections were having when uploading large files. Additionally, members can now choose multiple files at once to upload. Give it a try! :)

Premium Tracks (track filtering)
We have implemented the first stage of our leaderboard (track) filtering system. This directly addresses member's ongoing concerns regarding database track dilution through ongoing user track creation.

There are only 2 types of Tracks in our system. PREMIUM and NOT PREMIUM.

Premium Tracks are what all users will see by default.

Premium Tracks are tracks that are considered by Twin Galaxies to have at least one (1) of these attributes:

High Quality (as determined by Twin Galaxies Administration)
Sufficiently Competed On
Promotional of Twin Galaxies' Goals as an Organization

Starting in May 2017, only records held on Premium Tracks will be eligible for entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.

User created tracks are not Premium by default.

In order for a user created track to become Premium, it must either be made premium by Twin Galaxies Administration, or the track must have at least 10 adjudicated records on it.

When a user created track contains 10 adjudicated records, it will automatically become Premium as it will have reached the minimum participation standard. It will then become eligible to be submitted to Guinness World Records.

The current Premium tracks that are established and viewable are all of the tracks that were acquired from the previous era of Twin Galaxies (prior to April 2014.) This effectively removes any and all new era user created track dilution from the system default view (unless a user created track has more than 10 records - then it is now premium as well.)

User created tracks that may not ever be able to achieve the 10 participant minimum, but are high quality and have some competitors that would like the track to become premium can have the original track founders submit a request for TG admin to review and consider.

We hope that you like the upgrades and appreciate your patience as we work out all the kinks!

More info soon!

User comments (291)

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Oh and a big THANK YOU for fixing the notification colors. I got headaches straining to see those white numbers.
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Not sure if this has been mentioned yet. When I look at my own scores, only point scores are displayed, time scores are blank where there should be the time. Here is a picture:

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Quote Originally Posted by sdwyer138
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet. When I look at my own scores, only point scores are displayed, time scores are blank where there should be the time. Here is a picture:

I actually do have that issue still as well-it seems like something that will straighten out.
I don't like the new layout of the personal records page, too "big", but that's just a personal preference thing, not an actual problem. I liked seeing almost 50 scores onscreen at once, was easier to keep up with. NBD, tho, I'll forget how it used to be in a couple days!
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Quote Originally Posted by Rogerpoco
I don't like the new layout of the personal records page, too "big", but that's just a personal preference thing, not an actual problem. I liked seeing almost 50 scores onscreen at once, was easier to keep up with. NBD, tho, I'll forget how it used to be in a couple days!
Agreed on it looking big and bloated.
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@Desidious Stair Dismount for Android right? When I uncheck the box that says Show Only Premium Tracks I can see everything like I used to, but it takes a moment for the results to display after I uncheck it. Don't refresh the page if you're doing that - it'll reset the check mark. Just uncheck and wait. It may be taking a while on your devices to pull up the non-Premium tracks.
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Quote Originally Posted by bensweeneyonbass
@Desidious Stair Dismount for Android right? When I uncheck the box that says Show Only Premium Tracks I can see everything like I used to, but it takes a moment for the results to display after I uncheck it. Don't refresh the page if you're doing that - it'll reset the check mark. Just uncheck and wait. It may be taking a while on your devices to pull up the non-Premium tracks.
I waited ten minutes and still nothing. I've cleared out every thing I could. I will keep trying though.
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Quote Originally Posted by bensweeneyonbass
@Desidious Stair Dismount for Android right? When I uncheck the box that says Show Only Premium Tracks I can see everything like I used to, but it takes a moment for the results to display after I uncheck it. Don't refresh the page if you're doing that - it'll reset the check mark. Just uncheck and wait. It may be taking a while on your devices to pull up the non-Premium tracks.



These were taken at the 10 minute and 20 minute mark. I only moved the screen so my phone wouldn't shut off. Still nothing.
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Wouldn't the better idea be to start off with the box unchecked and if we want to filter them then we just check the box?
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Quote Originally Posted by Desidious



These were taken at the 10 minute and 20 minute mark. I only moved the screen so my phone wouldn't shut off. Still nothing.
Welp... I dunno. Also I can't see the photos you attached. Just white squares.
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The upload still does not work for me. It just stays at 0%.
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Hi Desidious

The concept Premium and non premium is just filtering results in a new way. Nothing has been changed in the database.
The filters are working fine and i can help you resolve this problem on your browser/machine.
Please chat message me when you are online . I will guide you through the process of loading new files to make it work .

Regards
Twingalaxies Staff



Quote Originally Posted by Desidious
So no response from my issues? I understand I have an aggressive nature towards the word premium now but I'm being prevented from submitting scores on my phone because there are no tracks available when there should be. Of course, if something is being done that's fine but I'm not enjoying being in the dark on submitting scores when that's the main purpose of this site.

Is any other member experience this issue on mobile?

EDIT: Okay so it's not just mobile. Any Premium and Non-premium game is viewable but if it's not a premium game the tracks aren't visible and if you uncheck the box nothing happens. This is both on my phone and laptop and I think someone mentioned it before. I don't know. Going into Easter holiday means I don't see this as being fixed any time soon. So I'll go ahead and say F this premium idea. Worst decision ever.
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Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Fenton
The new setup still has a few bugs left in it. I tried turning off the track filter for Premium and Non-Premium tracks and the Non-Premium tracks still don't show up.
I experienced this too. I had to go into my google chrome setting and completely clear my browsers cache and then it worked. Something to try...
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At the bottom of each forum page, there is a "Top" navigation button (see below):



The button does not function as intended. It appends #top to the URL in the address bar, but appears to do nothing else.

I first reported the problem on January 19th of this year.

The button has not worked for 3 months, and remains an unresolved issue.

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Hi Stella

Every page has a chatbar at the bottom which has a scroll top button . Pleas use that . i will hide the other button in a few minutes



Quote Originally Posted by stella_blue

At the bottom of each forum page, there is a "Top" navigation button (see below):



The button does not function as intended. It appends #top to the URL in the address bar, but appears to do nothing else.

I first reported the problem on January 19th of this year.

The button has not worked for 3 months, and remains an unresolved issue.

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Quote Originally Posted by Desidious
Wouldn't the better idea be to start off with the box unchecked and if we want to filter them then we just check the box?
I agree with Desidious. Shouldn't the default setting of this feature be unfiltered and leave it up to the member whether or not they want the filter applied. I'm guessing just about 99% of the Community is deselecting the filter to find the track/leaderboard they want to view or submit.

Some other filters and default sorts to consider.
1) Sort track in alphabetical order as a default and then allow users to opt in to sorting by star ratings.

2) Categorize tracks identify whether or not they are a 'Novelty Track'. Looking back at past forum posts, the community wanted a means to 'hide' these creative tracks that were interesting to some but were too tailored or trivial for the majority. This filter doesn't solve that problem.
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Quote Originally Posted by admin staff
Every page has a chatbar at the bottom which has a scroll top button . Please use that . i will hide the other button in a few minutes

Chatbar? Scroll top button?

I'm not sure what you're referring to, as I'm not seeing either of those at the bottom of any page (whether a forum topic or wall entry).

Also, why are inserted images failing to display properly? Most images have been replaced with a generic icon. Attempting to right-click the "placeholder" and open the image in a new tab results in the following error:

Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator.


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[SIZE=5]Hello Guys,[/SIZE]

[SIZE=5]If anyone have problem to upload your submissions videos, disable your firewall to solve. Thank you admin staff to support me!!! :)[/SIZE]
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[QUOTE=Siliconian;bt5596][SIZE=5]Hello Guys,[/SIZE]

[SIZE=5]If anyone have problem to upload your submissions videos, disable your firewall to solve. Thank you admin staff to support me!!! :)[/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Other important point: [B]Do not use large descrytion of the file, [/B]​this also could crash your upload!
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Quote Originally Posted by admin staff
Hi Desidious

The concept Premium and non premium is just filtering results in a new way. Nothing has been changed in the database.
The filters are working fine and i can help you resolve this problem on your browser/machine.
Please chat message me when you are online . I will guide you through the process of loading new files to make it work .

Regards
Twingalaxies Staff
You're just going to tell me or show me how to clear my cache on chrome on my phone and I've already done so. I've taken all steps to try to get to view non-premium tracks and it's not working. This is a problem on my mobile phone device.
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