More than that there should be some requirement to have played other comparable vehicles of other nations. I’m worried about players review bombing their own nation’s vehicles when they haven’t even played any other ones. Like I’d give it a week before the M1s are rated as 1/5 on armour…
It basically uses less than a third of the screen area to show its information (and god help those with a super wide screen monitor)!
The design is so bad that I’m pretty much speechless.
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This is likely due to monitor resolution, i’m guessing you have similar issues on other websites?
I have no words. Have you actually tried it?
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I do have to wonder what the “balance” rating is supposed to mean. The rest are self explanatory performance characteristics, but balance can mean many things. Like is a 5 very balanced or OP?
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Yes, and switching from my 2560x1440 monitor to my second 1920x1080 monitor makes the different elements take upp more screen space. It’s a known problem for many websites that they don’t scale with higher resolutions.
No, it’s not a screen size issue. It’s a website coding issue. ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶s̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶e̶n̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶a̶d̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶l̶y̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶i̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶o̶l̶u̶t̶i̶o̶n̶.̶
EDIT: the site is auto adjusting, the issue is the small max/default width set in the code.
SO, it looks like the new wiki “does” adjust itself when you make the browser window small enough, HOWEVER, they have the default set to a VERY TINY width. Ie, for mobile. HOWEVER, when a site is designed properly you do NOT set your defaults to the width of a cell phone, the HTML/CSS will automatically adjust down to the size of the device’s screen, even without a dedicated Mobile site. (Having both auto adjusting for the desktop site, and a dedicated mobile site is best of everything. SOME old/small/outdated devices cannot properly display a mobile page [even if it is a cell phone], but will still work with the default “desktop” site, and automatically fit to the device’s screen resolution.)
The devs simply need to increase the default width back to at least what the old wiki was using:
Old Page for T-80BVM
New Page for T-80BVM
Screenshots taken on a 2560x1440 screen (“2k” resolution)
Old:
New:
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It shouldn’t be due to monitor resolution, as per their screenshot resolution, it is possible to see that they have standard 1920x1080 monitor.
It looks similar for me, also with a 16:9 monitor (2560x1440).
It is just the page that have been designed with that amount of margin on the side of the page.
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completely agree, i might have worded myself badly, but having a higher resolution makes more empty space appear on a majority of websites.
not necessarily the case, though likely. There are settings that take the screenshots at a different resolution than the monitor. But you are correct, i should have checked that :P
Edit:
seems like many screenshots uploaded here default to lower resolution perhaps? two posts above this one claim “Screenshots taken on a 2560x1440 screen (“2k” resolution)” but screenshots show up as 1920x974 on the forum.
I have two monitors, My main is a 32" 2560x1440 monitor and i have a second 24" 1920x1080 monitor. moving the browser between them makes a big difference in the amount of empty space on many websites (the new wiki included).
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Sorry if I was a bit rude before.
I’m just a bit stunned that they haven’t just approved the design but actually put it into production. I mean it’s 2024.
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Amazing 👍🤩
Nice improvements
Overall, it is an upgrade compared to the old one.
I would like to see extra clarification on what the rating categories are, and how players should rate vehicles. A tooltip or small description of the category and how to rate it would be a great addition.
There could be alot of nuance to aerial combat and flight performance (and what exactly they mean), and the balance category isn’t very clear.
For tanks the categories are much clearer, but I would like to see the balance category described better. What does a balance of 5 or 1 mean? Is a perfectly balanced vehicle a 3, or is it a 5? What about overtiered and undertiered vehicles?
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dark mode indeed is the cause
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No problem, thanks for the apology :)
I mean, just look at google, make a search and look at how much space isn’t used. it’s not an isolated issue, it’s a widespread outdated standard.
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I asked relevant people, Issue is know and being worked on. #Fixed Soon™ :)
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Can confirm, had to switch to light mode from dark mode to be able to select ratings.
I have to say, I love new filtering options, like by Manufacturer, or by game update, you hit the (s)nail on the head with this one for me:)
I am also very much looking forward to community made articles about vehicles. The knowledge base of some War Thunder community members is breathtaking and I hope we will see some gems from them there.
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New Wikipedia has the option to make the page wide, also dark mode. It’s on the right hand side.
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