Nux FluxThe Journal

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What’s new

Change log

Every change to this website and to the addons that record Nux’s journey in game, newest first.

Now running
  • Website0.5.0
  • Nux Journey Logger0.6.0
  • Nux Backpack0.3.0
  • Nux Chronicle0.3.0

The addons run inside World of Warcraft and save what happens as Nux plays; the website is built from those save files.

    • Website

      A change log

      • This page: every change to the website and the three addons, newest first. It is linked at the bottom of every page, beside About.
    • Chronicle 0.3.0

      Under the hood

      • Small improvements behind the scenes.

    • Journey Logger 0.6.0

      The Nux Data Suite

      • The three addons now share one minimap icon and one window, with a section each: Journey, Backpack and Chronicle.
      • Type /nds to open it. The Journey section works exactly as before.
    • Backpack 0.3.0

      A Backpack section in the window

      • New tabs in the suite window: Bags, Gear, Stats (following the class) and Recipes.
    • Chronicle 0.2.1

      A Chronicle section in the window

      • New tabs in the suite window: Battles, Travel, Growth, Gold and Health.
      • Hidden game effects are no longer mistaken for spells learned.
    • Website

      Small fixes

      • Hidden game effects are no longer listed as spells.
      • The twins’ page copes when only one brother has battle records.

    • Website

      Hall of Records, Legacy and the twins, side by side

      • Three new pages under Trophies, ready for launch: the Hall of Records (battles, spells, miles and gold), Legacy (challenges for the whole account) and the brothers side by side. Each appears once there is something to show.
      • On the twins’ page, the other brother’s face links to his own site.
      • Dungeons and Raids list every boss, with a “Still to discover” checklist.
    • Chronicle 0.1.0

      A third addon: Nux Chronicle

      • Records battles from the game’s own damage meter (only his own numbers), spells learned and first cast, talents, miles travelled, exploration, gold, appearances and the dungeon guide.
      • Feeds the Hall of Records, Legacy and twins pages.
    • Journey Logger 0.5.2

      A window that knows about the twin

      • “Meanwhile”: the twin’s level and where he was last seen.
      • How many new moments are not on the website yet.
      • One gold compass emblem for every character.
    • Website

      Stats that follow the class

      • The Backpack’s stats show the right power bar (Rage for a warrior), lead with Defence for a tank and skip an empty Spells group.
    • Backpack 0.2.2

      Power bar and block

      • Records the character’s power bar (mana, rage or energy) and shield block value.

    • Website 0.5.0

      Two brothers, two sites

      • Stubz Flux, Nux’s twin and a gnome warrior, has his own journal at stubz.nuxhub.uk, in forge-and-iron colours with his own story, “The Shield in the Cellar”.
      • Nux’s journal moved to nux.nuxhub.uk (the old web.nuxhub.uk address still leads there).
      • Each site links to the other at the bottom of every page.
    • Website

      Replay a chapter

      • On the Journey page: play a whole chapter back on the map, with level-ups, new zones and photos flashing up as they happened.

    • Website

      Tidier numbers

      • A gryphon flight no longer counts as a first ride.
      • Time played stays accurate between readings.
      • The Deeprun Tram is on the map.
    • Journey Logger 0.5.2

      Flights are not rides

      • Flying on a gryphon no longer earns “first ride”.
    • Website

      The beta ends: a fresh start

      • The beta journey was put away. The site counts down to WoW Forever’s launch on 4 November and starts a clean journal on launch night.

    • Website

      In game or offline

      • A small badge beside the logo on every page shows when the game is open.
    • Website

      A new About page

      • The player behind the gnome, with the road since 2004.
      • Better previews when a page is shared, a sitemap for search engines and a friendlier “page not found”.
      • Anonymous visit counts from the web server’s own log: no cookies and no tracking scripts.
    • Website

      Supporters, compact and tabbed

      • The Supporters page fits on a couple of screens: one slim row per supporter (room for nine), and tabs for Items, Recipes and Bag by bag.
    • Website

      The recipe book

      • Every recipe each character knows, searchable by profession, with the crafted item’s tooltip.
    • Backpack 0.2.1

      Recipes

      • Records the recipes each character knows whenever a profession window is open (0.2.0).
      • Retries when the game is slow to list them, and /nuxbp recipes reads them on demand (0.2.1).
    • Website

      Who has what

      • The Supporters page shows each supporter’s bags and bank, with a search to find who is holding an item.
    • Website

      Festival themes

      • Noblegarden, Midsummer, Hallow’s End and Winter Veil dress the site on their dates, all by themselves. A small button switches back to the standard look.
    • Website

      Over 100 firsts

      • Achievements lead with the big awards, then 101 firsts as small pips: levels, deeds, places, crafts, and every dungeon and raid.
    • Website

      Launch countdown

      • The home page counts down to the launch of WoW Forever: Wednesday 4 November, 11pm UK time.
    • Website

      Quiet days and photos

      • The Journey shows a short recap for quieter days.
      • Album photos have other players’ names blurred.

    • Website 0.4.0

      The Backpack

      • A new Backpack page: the paper doll, every bag, the bank and game-style tooltips, plus stats.
      • A new menu with drop-downs.
    • Backpack 0.1.5

      A second addon: Nux Backpack

      • Records bags, bank, worn gear, gold and character stats for the Backpack page.
    • Website

      Firsts, the album and a nemesis

      • A sticker book of firsts, the photo album, the creature that felled him most, quest highlights and storybook chapter titles.
    • Journey Logger 0.5.1

      A window, and what felled him

      • An in-game window with a minimap icon and a pop-up for each new chapter (0.5.0).
      • Records what killed him and its level (0.5.1).
      • WoW Forever’s two-part names are kept whole (0.4.2).
    • Website

      Supporters

      • A Supporters page for the rest of the family: the other characters on the account and their professions.

    • Website

      Who is Nux, and every page filled in

      • New pages: Journey, Bestiary, Sessions, Dungeons, Raids, Achievements and Collections.
      • A new story page, a facelift for the Atlas, and WoW Forever scenes behind every page title.

    • Website 0.3.0

      The journal, rebuilt

      • The website was rebuilt from scratch, read straight from the in-game journal, with the countdown to launch.
    • Journey Logger 0.4.1

      Nux Journey Logger

      • The in-game journal behind the site: levels, zones, quests, foes, deaths, professions, reputations and notes.