04.22 | Development Update + Progress Tracker

Another month down, another month of progress to share. This update we'll be taking a closer look at the redesigned home page, similar to how we explored the new journal last time. I'll also start sharing 1.10's development progress in this post:

1.10 Progress: 99.9%

In case you're not familiar, this progress percentage will be updated roughly every-other-day as I continue work on the update and complete tasks, so be sure to check back often! Don't be surprised if it fluctuates as I find new tasks I need to do / complete them in batches. With that said, onto the update!

1 - Top of the home page (quick access bar, friend games, reviews, activities)
Starting from the top, first thing you'll see is the new quick access section. This part is probably the most work-in-progress but the idea here is to provide quick stats about your profile. The one I'm most excited about is the new quick log section which will list your 4 most recently journaled games. Selecting one of the games will open your journal on your most recent log allowing you to quickly journal new play sessions right from the home page. While I'm still working out some of the specifics of this section it'll launch as a Backer Beta feature, which can also be toggled from your Profile settings.

The next section is a bit more straight-forward, popular with friends displays the top games those you follow have been playing the most! This is based on both played, playing statuses and refreshes live for the most up-to-date selection!

Reviews from friends is simply the 4 most recent reviews from the users you follow. There's room for improvement here such as only showing 1 review per user or weighting the sort by likes but that would come later.

Recent activity is similar to the content you'd see on the pre-existing friends' activity page but just narrowed down to game statuses (play, playing, backlog, wishlist) to prevent too much crowding.

2 - Middle of the page (Lists from friends, news, popular reviews / lists)
Another new addition is the lists from friends section, similar to reviews these will be 3 of the most recently published lists from friends.

Latest news shows the most recent article from Medium just as before. The past news section has been removed from the home page but now lives in the About section.

Popular reviews is the very same as it is now, showing reviews from across the entire site in a recent but slightly random fashion. The new lists section will be similar bringing in newer published lists from anyone to showcase.

3 - End of the page (Coming soon, recently trending, most anticipated)
One of the bigger issues with the current home page is that the popular this month and coming soon are pretty large sections that are not always relevant, especially when they're the first thing you see. So the change will be moving the general game sections to the bottom of the page to make room for the more dynamic sections such as friends at the top.

In addition I've also improved how the coming soon and recently trending are pulled for a better experience to be less filler and less stale.

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All in all the goal of the home page revamp is to provide both a highlight of what your friends are up to and more ways to discover what's going on across the entire site. Let me know what you think, as always anything can change between now and release!

That's all I got for today, be sure to keep check on the progress tracker for an idea on when you can get your hands on 1.10!