Big item database revamp!
Phew this took me a while and there are still things left to do (well I’d never finish) but I think it’s in an okay shape to replace the old that was in a very sorry state.
One major thing that I wanted to make sure is that the apparel and skin/accent preview mode that I know users appreciate at Kanojo is working. There are also a few improvements:
Use swipe on mobile or arrow keys on desktop to switch between the details of all search results on the page.
While the Item DB has always had next and previous links (those were kept too). You can now swipe or use the keyboard. Wanted to see how all Skydancer female skins in all of history look on your dragon? Now you can!
The DB saves your last entered preview Dragon ID by breed!
Meaning you can have different preview dragons configured for all skins types (breed and gender). This also translates to apparel preview where it will fill the input field when you switch to view a different breed. You can also paste the whole dragon URL into the field and it will pick out the ID for you!
Improved search
The old DB relied a lot on user input and that was from a time where the game database didn’t exist. This is also the part that suffered the most during the last months while the old DB was still online. No chest contents, no item source information. The new pulls everything it can from the official Game Database and you can search for all Hibernal Den items etc. You can also toggle between also viewing private skins or just site items!
Stable urls
I can not guarantee that all urls will work forever but right now your whole search is included in the url, whether you have item details open and when you switch between links inside the database. You can share your search more easily and when you click through the DB like crazy you can use the back button to go back however many steps you want. Item details also have quick links to searches to all items of that category or subcategory or even view all skins from one artist!
And more
Quick links to the Auction House, your Hoard and the official DB entry
Color breakdown of items are shown as a summary bar like in the old DB but you can click to expand it for a more detailed view.
It’s now more than ever also suited for mobile viewports. Also all the information for one item are on the same page, no clicking through tabs! (Looking at you game database!)
What now?
Long term
I’d also like it to preserve historic data like one off Baldwin recipes that are now gone on the official Game Database (and that users preserve by posting comments). Unfortunately backfilling this data will be mostly manual and I hope I can get your help at some point. I will probably nuke all user accounts because they were mostly for editing and moderating and that needs a different approach now. If logins come back that will be so you can save item lists and the likes.
Short term
Search results ordering is still missing
Reporting for items that have wrong info. I’ve already noticed that custom skins often go online with the wrong breed/gender information and gets corrected afterwards. My Item DB needs to be informed to refetch those. For the meantime you can also write me a message when you notice it happening.
As this is a rewrite, not everything might go smooth, in that case please also message me!
Of course you can find the Item DB where it always was at: https://items.kanojo.de
