Yet another update...

Server Stats

We've made some monster progress on the Server Stats. *RUsynaPtic has been coding like a machine, so we're now sitting with code that retrieves data from the servers by polling them directly. This has been wrapped in a .NET DLL, which allows us to use it for practically anything by simply instantiating it.

We've also built a .NET web service which returns the server info from kala and zero in XML. We'll be using this service primarily for the Server Stats Yahoo Widget, but it may come in handy for some future developments.

The server stats are fast. Really fast. We did some testing today: our custom server stats loads all information from all kala and zero servers, in 2 seconds. ServerSpy stats took 30-35 seconds in our test to do the same thing. This means we will be able to offer a host of really dynamic features relating to current server status.

Design

We've made a lot of progress on our creative design. I've practically redone many of the elements as we felt the design needed more edge. We glossed it up a bit, and added more curves.

You guys are gonna dig how we've incorporated the server stats into the site. You get all the information you need in a summarised view, with the option to expand for more information on the fly. I will let you know some of the insane features we have planned for this - maybe post some screenshots :)

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