Quick history lesson:
As some of you might know I have created the ninja central website for Trials Fusion with the help of Plopikoosy, NoxMentis and HairyCabbage. We mostly got quite positive feedback on the website and I am happy to report people still use the website to this day. So with the launch of Trials Rising closed beta I have decided to introduce my latest project. Don't worry the Fusion Ninja Central is still online, it has just been moved here: http://fusion.ninja-central.com/
A little bit about myself:
I am 27 years old, lvl 4 ninja, living in Slovenia, working mainly as a UI/UX designer and front-end developer. I am playing Trials since the release of Trials Fusion and it is probably the game I have spent the most time in.
Ninja Central 2.0.:
http://www.ninja-central.com
So what is different about this project compared to the previous Ninja Central? Well… the old Ninja Central was pretty much just a ninja track list that people could use to find quality ninja tracks. With Ninja Central for Trials Rising I was aiming for much more than just a track list. I wanted a place where people can hang out, share their opinions, get help with ninja based techniques and most of all, help new players transition into ninja difficulty tracks.
New site features:
So what are all these new features that I am speaking about? Here are some of the features the new website has:
- CMS system for easy content management
- Users system complete with user roles for different website privileges, user profiles, user specific track lists and more
- News section featuring the latest Trials Rising and Ninja Central updates
- Tutorials section that will contain video tutorial explaining ninja techniques from basic to super hard
- Forums – a fully built forum that will give people a chance to chat and read the latest news
- Track list with a search function. Users with the user role of »Contributor« or higher can also submit their own tracks. People can also save tracks to their own personal lists Passed tracks« or »Tracks to play«. There is also a report button to report false tracks information to ensure quality track submissions.
- User interaction – we have a private messaging system, a friends system, user Twitch profile URL, notifications and more
We are also planning some monthly competitions planned when the game launches.
Some of the features that are directly linked to user submitted tracks are currently disabled until the game releases in February 2019.
Ninja Central is looking for people to help out:
I am also looking for people who would like to help on the project. Currently I would need »Editors« that are willing to write a news article here and there, write some topics for the forum and basically help »kickstart« the community. I realize that quite some time still has to pass before Trials Rising launches, but I also think it would be really nice, if we can build a decent sized community and have some content on the website before the game launches.
I would again like to state, that Ninja Central 2.0. is NOT some elitist website made for only ninja players. Everybody is welcomed to come hang out and ask for help. The main objective is to build a strong and helpful community and give people a place to have fun, chat and make new friends.
Feel free to ask me any questions about the project!
IceX42
This awesome.
I especially lile the part about video tutorials that explains the different techniques.
Looking forward to this.
Would love to help anyway I can.
Cool that you are a UI/UX designer.
I study that right now in my current part of the whole curriculum.
I will spread the word about this.
Cheers for this mate. 😀