Release Notes 2007-11-29

• Groups now have discussion forums, thereby transforming them from questionable statements of affiliation into useful social and communication tools
• Check out the Me -> My Discussions interface which shows you all unread threads in all groups of which you are a member
• Game lobby UI has been redesigned to make it easier to see what's going on
• The ability to invite your online friends to join you in a game has also been added to the lobby; we are looking into allowing you to invite your offline friends as well
• We're experimenting with not underlining our links; let us know if you find it more aesthetically pleasing or annoying that you don't know what you can click on
• We've added a bunch of stuff to the Whirled SDK
• Fixed problem where photos and other items did not have thumbnail images autogenerated when uploaded
• We now display a "Locating game..." panel when we're connecting to a game server to let you know that we're doing something after you clicked a button to open a game lobby or enter a game
• Added the ability to play unrated games which do not affect your ranking
• We now display buttons in all games that allow you to return to the Whirled or request a rematch
• Games now use profile photos instead of avatar headshots as the player's image
• Various bug fixes and behind the scene enhancements