Neopets Site Overhaul - Google Search/New Games Room

Jocelyn Spicer · **Posts:** 131 **Joined:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:56 pm

*eye twitch*

GRA!!!! I was hoping for, like, Neoschool or something and they give us this! I can't even find it! (in U.S, no premium) What's the point of another search bar when we already have the one in the corner? (throws angry ferret into TNT headquarters)

theonlysaneone · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:56 am

AySz88 wrote:

At first glance, that didn't even seem like an ad to me, except for the sidebar screenshot... Neopets has a really... "bizarre" ... search implementation, so letting Google search on neopets.com would be a relief, to be honest. Wikipedia did it too, especially when MediaWiki's search wasn't very good, IIRC. But...that sidebar integration. Does choosing "Google search" add the restriction "site:neopets.com" to the search?

No, the Neopets search is exactly the same. This links OUT to Google, and you can search for whatever in it. It searches the entire web, not just on the google site.

Jocelyn Spicer · **Posts:** 131 **Joined:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:56 pm

(sigh of relief)

Yay! The update isn't the search bar!!! (looks at messed up TNTHQ) Oops. (takes out angry ferret) No wonder the Games room wasn't working!

Officer 1BDI · **Posts:** 1873 **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:50 am

Nice 404-themed Games Room, TNT. :roll:

(Edit: Gameroom, games room. Same difference.

)

Daze · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:20 am

Google Search - You may have noticed a "Search Google" feature on the sidebar. In addition to searching Neopets.com, you can now search Google as well. Just select the radio button next to "Search Google" and anything you search will take you to a Google results page.

Yep, nice 404's in the games room.

AySz88 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:24 am

theonlysaneone wrote:

AySz88 wrote:

At first glance, that didn't even seem like an ad to me, except for the sidebar screenshot... Neopets has a really... "bizarre" ... search implementation, so letting Google search on neopets.com would be a relief, to be honest. Wikipedia did it too, especially when MediaWiki's search wasn't very good, IIRC. But...that sidebar integration. Does choosing "Google search" add the restriction "site:neopets.com" to the search?

No, the Neopets search is exactly the same. This links OUT to Google, and you can search for whatever in it. It searches the entire web, not just on the google site.

I don't understand - so searching something with "Search Google" does or does not search the Neopets site only?

laurenb · **Posts:** 168 **Joined:** Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:06 am

Officer 1BDI wrote:

Nice 404-themed Games Room, TNT. :roll:

(Edit: Gameroom, games room. Same difference.

)

I know. I love it.

Officer 1BDI · **Posts:** 1873 **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:50 am

I can't seem to load ANY of the games now, or at least any of the flash-based ones.

Rakumel · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:28 am

Well, I'm relieved that the Google bar wasn't the big thing, but...also kind of annoyed that I can't see the new games room. Didn't get to finish playing my games of Attack of the Gummy Dice, either. =\

Xandra · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:30 am

I think this has screwed up the entire site for me- I can't play any non-flash chance games at all. Tombola, Fruit Machine, Fishing (it says my pets' scores are all 1!), Buried Treasure, WoF...

Illusen's Glade won't load, either, and, of course, it says my shop doesn't exist.

*rips hair out in frustration*

...

*changes mind, rips TNT's hair out*

Deevil · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:33 am

Getting a new message for gameroom now LOL.

Quote:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare setmaxscoresend() in /home/neopets/public_html/games/games_global_func.inc on line 6

*edit and now of course...

Quote:

Neopets is down for maintenance

Daze · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:35 am

The games site is glitchy for everyone.

I am now seeing Fatal Errors while trying to get into games.

Obviously the new games room database hasn't settled in yet.

Just give it a little more time - it must be a huge effort to do this.

apranum · **Posts:** 749 **Joined:** Mon May 31, 2004 9:14 am

replacement of bty ?

Quote:

Geesh! Who is this guy?

"Ha! Have you not heard? I am Aristotle A. Avinroo - Games Master Aaa to you - and you may notice things are a little different around here. My extremely high IQ has made me the perfect choice to run the new Games Room. I can tell you're impressed."

Right, you think. So, what does that mean exactly?

"Well, it means that I watch over all the games in the Games Room. For someone of my intelligence, it's quite easy. Did you know that I can play eight puzzle games at the same time with my eyes closed? I can tell you're impressed."

Impossible! He could never do that. He'd have to be a Uniocto with eight tentacles to do that! But he continues to insist he can and that no one else would be able to play as many games as he. You beg to differ, and think this sounds like a challenge!

"AH HA! I've got it! A Games Master Challenge is in order! You see, if there really are great gamers in Neopia, they will have no problem proving it, right? Yes. Brilliant."

Hey! He stole your idea!

"This is fanstastic! Only someone with a cognitive capacity such as mine could come up with an idea like this. I will draft the rules and announce them to all of Neopia, say, tomorrow. Yes, the 22nd of the Month of Storing. Gamers from every world will answer my challenge, and perhaps I'll even award prizes... well, that's doubtful. No one will ever perform well enough for that. Anyway, come back tomorrow! Yes... tomorrow..."

He floats away on that chair of his, still mumbling to himself about the challenge. Guess you should come back tomorrow. You can't miss this.

Morningstar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:36 am

Saw this on the chat boards:

What do 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and The Neopets Team have in common?

They both go by the name of TNT, and both are great at wrecking things!

AySz88 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:36 am

Deevil wrote:

Getting a new message for gameroom now LOL.

Quote:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare setmaxscoresend() in /home/neopets/public_html/games/games_global_func.inc on line 6

Looks like someone turned a debug mode on:

Quote:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare setmaxscoresend() (previously declared in /home/neopets/public_html/games/game_functions.inc:483) in /home/neopets/public_html/games/games_global_func.inc on line 6

... so they're working on it, but they should revert the site back to the way it was while they fix this, I think. Bad handling whoever had the helm in this one.

[edit] *headdesk* They're debugging their code in a live environment....

Quote:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare setmaxscoresend() (previously declared in /home/neopets/public_html/games/game_functions.inc:495) in /home/neopets/public_html/games/games_global_func.inc on line 6

(note the change in the first line number)

[edit] 11:41 EST - and we're in! And..... that layout seems oddly familiar? o.O

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