2010 has started with the release of the new Crossfire mod in combination with a few design updates on the forum and the crossfire site that we did in 2009. Task was and still is to make SWAT more userfriendly, more modern, more attractive to players.
Within the next 3 months Id like to do important changes on the Portal Frontpage and the forum.
1. The forum still requires a fix for the search engine prob (the search bots can login but they are not able to read out the forum). I believe I have found a way around this problem, not a solution but something we at least can work with. Result is very important for us as we need better search results on google for SWAT content.
2. The SWAT Frontpage (SWAT main site) will get another design update. I know that the last update was not that long ago, but the style could be better and offer a better structure.
3. A wiki plugin for the Portal has to be created. That plugin would allow us to moderate and add new content to the portal in a much easier and faster way.
These changes require some help of php coders so everyone willing to help is welcome.
Next thing that needs to be done is Crossfire related. A PR campaign.
We need CF trailers and ads. I already mentioned in 2009 what i have in mind.
In 2010 we also have to sort out the moderation of SWAT. The members of the community will have to take over more jobs. But that is something we will discuss later.
For a very long time we only had one FL server represented here at SWAT... that might change. We will have to talk about conditions for other servers (CF1.7).
New games will be introduced to SWAT. New clans and guilds be formed. You are the ones which can do that.
I will introduce a new Code of Conduct for all members of the Portal. The past months and the unpleasent events in december 09 simply require to think about such a solution.
A few years back another modder of this Portal released a mod which remained unfinished. This mod becomes the next community project that you all can work on. Of course we aim for a high quality mod. This is a chance for you to learn modding.
There also is to be discussed how much other modding projects get support by SWAT.