Update Log

new rule #1
only one account per person, please! if you already have more than one account, please contact me via chat or email admin@codecreature.net to let me know so i can merge them.

why?
a couple reasons! i have storage limitations and every user takes up a certain chunk of space. it also makes things unfair to other users for games, like the worm races. i know some people may want to change usernames, i am working on adding that as an option soon so please just be patient! you can also contact me to have it changed manually for now.

new rule #2
must be over 13 years old to have an account.

why?
i am not equipped to moderate a safe space for very young users. this site is currently intended to be around PG-13, including potential swearing and mature themes.

tested userpages and user settings on chrome for the first time, found a few issues that should hopefully be fixed! if you're a chrome user and something still isn't working right, let me know

few new flags added to the profile options, also made the system much less annoying for myself behind the scenes. i did have to manually correct everybody's profiles, so if you notice a flag missing just go into your settings and re-add it. shouldn't happen again :)

in other news, new emojis:

Set up a proper system for banning users and IP addresses from chat.

Also, multiple deleted chat messages in a row should stack (e.g. "10 messages deleted").

You can guess why, lol.

added an identity flag setting option in the user menu! they display as lil ribbons on the sides of user profiles (only on wide screens for now, the css for narrow screens is fighting me a bit)

options are currently biased in favor of our own identities, if there's something you want added feel free to drop a comment and I'll probably add it

simple user purrofile now exist at /u/username (e.g. /u/codecreature)! this serves zero purrpose i just wanted to learn how 2 do it. uses bbcode if u wanna get fancy with it!!

u can also set a color style 4 ur purrofile, chat username, etc

finally, a couple new emojis added 2 the bbcode :33c

option added to the user settings page to make gameplay activity private! this means your gameplay stats won't show up in leaderboards, recent activity, etc. just in case anyone wants the benefits of logged in play without being subjected to the mortifying ordeal of being known

users can now set their pronouns for the chats!

16 character limit but otherwise freestyling it.

• usernames, icons, etc around the site pull from the user database based on a user's unique ID number
• username length limited to 16 characters. the 25 character limit was making layouts a nightmare, sorry
• password reset now displays error messages when something is incorrectly entered. still need to make it so it does this on the same page though

I really want to be able to have actual users for games, chat, etc, so I'm testing that system out! It's pretty basic for now and only used in worm race so far, but I'm planning on rolling out more features over time as I get the hang of things.

Passwords are encrypted and I've generally tried to use good security practices, though I'm sure there's more to be added as I go. There's also a limit on how many times you can fail entering a password before being locked out. Since the current userbase is very small there's no automated account recovery system yet, but if you contact admin@codecreature.net from the email associated with your account I can reset things for you.

I've set some basic password requirements, including bans on all variations of the most common passwords (sorry to anyone relying on P@ssword123, but it's for your own good.) As with any online account, I strongly recommend using a password manager so that one security breach on any site doesn't create security risks on every site you've ever used. I'm doing my best here but you should never trust any site with the keys to your entire life online!