Cafu Engine

Hello all,

first of all, there is some news: http://www.ca3d-engine.de/news.php

There is still a problem under Linux that I hope to be able to fix soon. I already figured out that it is really a very old problem that is just showing up again. I even have a very small demo program from earlier that reliably reproduces the problem... so chances are good to find a fix or work-around soon.


Second, I'm planning to upgrade the content-management system that powers the Ca3DE website, which unfortunately means that a new theme will be required, as the new version is not backward-compatible with regard to themes.

So I've started to search for and review many theme candidates. This time, I think it would be a good idea to install a bright theme, giving the website a more professional look.

Here are some of the candidates that I've taken into account:

• http://e107.org/ (The theme that this very site has.)
• http://e107themes.com/e107_plugins/them ... /theme.php (This site lists the default themes that come with the new version, some of which are really good. You can get a live preview by clicking one of the images. (Then use the Back button to go back.) I'm currently running one of these themes with great success at http://www.fsv-howei.de )
• http://www.e107styles.org/e107_plugins/ ... php?id=688 (A single candidate in several color variants.)
• http://www.infade.net (The five themes under "5 Latest Themes".)

Alternatives are to try to port the existing theme (which I like a lot) to the new version, or to use one of the dark/blue/black themes from infade.net, which I also still like (e.g. cvsBLACKv2)!
The new theme should have reasonably big fonts, though - I don't like characters that are only 6 or 8 pixels high... (e.g. the font at http://www.ca3d-engine.de/news.php is too small for my taste).

Please let me know your opinions -- thank you very much in advance!

Oh, I just found by accident a website that actually runs the cvsBLACKv2 theme:
http://www.cybergamezone.com/news.php
Well, I like it quite a lot, I must say!

Are you going to make new images/logos for this new theme or just use your old ones?

Will make new ones if necessary, or will look for some kind soul that does.

I can do banners and such, I'm not saying I'm really good, but I can try.. Do you want very simple one or a more complex looking one?
What is the theme you are using or have you not decided yet?

Cereus, thanks for your offer, but I have not decided yet - that is the very problem.

Also note that there is an official gfx artist in the team who is just awesome

Oh, ok, well that's good to hear. I don't want to steal anyones job.

Carsten,

Thanks for the comment for CyberGameZone.com

I am the owner of that site and above a dozen others.

Good luck and have fun.

Thanks, you're welcome.