I made a mockup of minetest.net using Bootstrap. It's entirely responsive, although it's not finished yet.
It has a notable downside compared to the current site: it does not rely on any particular CMS or wiki software, so it can't easily be updated.
Just one thing, can it run in an old Javascript-disabled browser?
It can run without JavaScript, but only on desktops. The mobile menu won't work without jQuery (which uses JavaScript). As I use jQuery 2.x (it's possible to use 1.x too for IE 6-8 support), only IE 9+ is supported. All recent Firefox, Chromium, Opera, Safari releases will work.
Bootstrap suports IE 7 and 8, so it's fine in that regard.
I really like the idea of a freh and modern design. Sure, the current one doesn't look bad, but it's simple, boring and too static.
The website is usually the first impression people get of the game, so it has look nice and be attractive. Minetest is unique and the website should be unique, too.
I really like the idea of the new design. I do have one little problem with it, and that is the button that says "Free Download." Now, purely objectively, there's nothing wrong with it. In fact, objectively, it's as true as can be. But for me, "Free Download" makes it sound... scammy. Like it's a distribution of Minecraft, with a different name. I'm throwing my two cents in on changing the button, possibly to something like "Download Version 0.4.12" or something.
Maybe I'm just crazy. That's probably it. :-P
Edit: typo
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<Anarchid> my turn was still the most awesome, yielding all the cripples, two captured paranormals, and death rate of about 30%
<ORCACommander> Anarchid: you need to work harder
<ORCACommander> I am hereby putting you under review until you can increase the casualty rate
Enke wrote:I really like the idea of the new design. I do have one little problem with it, and that it the button that says "Free Download." Now, purely objectively, there's nothing wrong with it. In fact, objectively, it's as true as can be. But for me, "Free Download" makes it sound... scammy. Like it's a distribution of Minecraft, with a different name. I'm throwing my two cents in on changing the button, possibly to something like "Download Version 0.4.12" or something.
Enke wrote:I really like the idea of the new design. I do have one little problem with it, and that it the button that says "Free Download." Now, purely objectively, there's nothing wrong with it. In fact, objectively, it's as true as can be. But for me, "Free Download" makes it sound... scammy. Like it's a distribution of Minecraft, with a different name. I'm throwing my two cents in on changing the button, possibly to something like "Download Version 0.4.12" or something.
Maybe I'm just crazy. That's probably it. :-P
I agree, "Free Download" does seem a little bit scammy. "Download Version 0.4.12" would sound a good bit more official.