Website/templates/index.html

{% extends 'base.html' %}

{% block content %}

    {% if not user.is_authenticated %}
    <header class="hero-section" style="background-image: url('bg.png');">
        <div class="hero-content">
            <h1>BEYOND HEROES</h1>
            <p style="letter-spacing: +0.7px;">The project that rose from the ashes of a game that brought us all together. We aim to recreate the experience that we enjoyed throughout the years, while also adding new features that make this game truly <i>Beyond Heroes</i> and Generals.</p>
            <br>
            <a href="{% url 'Register' %}" target="blank" class="discord-button">Join The Community</a>
            <p style="padding-top: 20px; font-size: 1em">already a part? <a href="{% url 'Login' %}">Login</a></p>
        </div>
    </header>
    <br>

    {% else %}
    <section style="margin-top: 60px;" id="news-section">
        <h2>DEVELOPMENT NEWS</h2>
        <div class="news-container">
            <article class="news-post">
                <img src="https://picsum.photos/seed/news-1/400/250" alt="Gameplay Video">
                <div class="post-content">
                    <h3>New 3D Models!</h3>
                    <p class="news-date">20 April 2025</p>
                    <p>Look at the great looking 3D Models made by our skilled modellers... <a href="#news-section">Read More</a></p>
                </div>
            </article>
            <article class="news-post">
                <img src="https://picsum.photos/seed/news-4/400/250" alt="Alpha-Test">
                <div class="post-content">
                    <h3>Happy New Year!</h3>
                    <p class="news-date">01 January 2025</p>
                    <p>This was a great year and we have made good progress... <a href="#news-section">Read More</a></p>
                </div>
            </article>
            <article class="news-post">
                <img src="https://picsum.photos/seed/news-3/400/250" alt="Community Umfrage">
                <div class="post-content">
                    <h3>New 3D Models!</h3>
                    <p class="news-date">26 November 2024</p>
                    <p>Look at the great looking 3D Models made by our skilled modellers... <a href="#news-section">Read More</a></p>
                </div>
            </article>
        </div>
    </section>
    {% endif %}

    <br>
    <section id="about-section" class="text-center">
      <h2>ABOUT US</h2>
        <h3 style="text-align: justify-all; letter-spacing: +0.5px;">Our Developers</h3>
        <p style="text-align: justify;">
            Made up of enthusiastic helpers from all over the globe, with a strong core in Germany, Poland, France, India, Argentina, Checkia, Slovakia, Canada, and more. Sharing ideas across so many cultures gives us fresh perspectives and helps us keep eyes on different parts that might be more relevant locally and their experience with other mmos. That way, we can reach farther and keep a foot in major countries around the globe. If you'd like to join, just fill out the <a href="https://forms.gle/wf4LTUHNW7hjPXcz6" target="blank">form</a> and don't be scared to hit us up on Discord! Our work environment is super hostile and we do require you to have a sense of humor and the latest version of sarcasm which you can get here <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm" target="blank">Sarcasm-StopMakingNewBranches-win-x64.7z</a>
        </p>
        <h3 style="text-align: justify-all; letter-spacing: +0.5px;">Our Vision</h3>
        <p style="text-align: justify;">
          Beyond Heroes, aims to create an exciting World War gaming experience inspired by 'Heroes & Generals' but without the issues it had. Our goal is to provide the same immersive and challenging game while renewing some changes and upgrading the technical systems that preceded. Through strategic gameplay that made HnG so interesting, War, and balanced mechanics, our game aims to deliver a fun and rewarding experience that appeals to old and new players. We value our community and strive to provide a respectful and enjoyable environment that fosters teamwork, camaraderie, and sportsmanship. Also this text sounds corporate af, and thus this anti-climatic sentence is here to break with the same old corporate speech that makes us pay 5$ to open the game. The team is mostly comprised of people who share the same core values those being: Being against the new trend of p2w mechanics, combating <a href="https://colinmagazine.com/blogs/news/live-service-fatigue-are-we-tired-of-battle-passes-microtransactions" target="blank">microtransaction fatigue</a>, being in favour of <a href="https://www.stopkillinggames.com/" target="blank">stop killing games</a>, being in favour of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ" target="blank">clippy</a> and against anti-consumer practices <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/01/nba-2k-players-furious-about-kobe-bryant-collector-level-reward-removal/" target="blank">(1)</a> <a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-ea-roblox-and-more-face-eu-complaint-over-tricking-players-into-spending" target="blank">(2)</a>, being absolutely against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification" target="blank">enshittification</a>, and in favor of remakes.
        </p>
    </section>

{% endblock %}