Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am a web developer and don't know much at all about application development.

Touching back on the names, is there any reason why the whole name cannot be unique? This would make David Smith and David Jones different users. I am sure you are happy with the way things are set up currently. I just find it a bit odd thats all... unless the first name is the family name. In which case maybe that should be made a bit clearer on the set up screen.

On the skin front.. I am going to make my own shin and see how I get on with that. It looks fairly simple, just need to make some png's and edit an xml file. I assume that the theme will automatically appear on the settings page when it is zipped up and placed in the right directory. On the surface it looks like there is a lack is of options. I will release what ever I make and let people know how I get on.

The main thing I need to do is play the game some more.  

Actually something else. The menu's are a little difficult to resize as the resize doesn't proportionally resize. This means the graphics are often stretched and distorted. Anyway, back to playing

If having to play mechanic on the game bothers you, I'd suggest finding a different game as PS has always required you to fiddle with it before you can get it to halfway work right. However, if you aren't ready to give up on it, I'd suggest having IRC open when trying to run the game so you can ask for help as you encounter problems.

I don't mind making tweaks and changes. I gave this game a run out a year ago and it looks like the UI hasn't changed at all. I don't mind playing through. However, most of these things can be fixed.

Point 1 - 2 minutes editing the HTML on the PHP file.
Point 2 - This might be a bug specific to my hardware / build but if this is common on a lot of Linux systems this should be investigated and fixed.
Point 3 - It just seems common sense to me that the game opens at a size in which you can play it. If it is too big for the screen then you cannot play the game...
Point 4 - This may be a game mechanic, if it is a tooltip would be nice to just explain why in game.
Point 5 - This is my opinion; I think it would make the game far more playable and intuitive if you had some flexibility in how you can respond.
Point 6 - This is the failing of so many open source applications. They just don't have the UI people on board that commercial projects have. As a result the UI is built to be functional instead of intuitive. This is then forgotten about. The elves theme was made in 2005..

I am determined to give this game a decent play and contribute if I can, I am sure I will be able to provide more feedback later.

Playing on Linux..

Feedback after 4 minutes playing  

Annoyance One: Registering.
This one is really simple. When you active your account via e-mail there should be a little message saying. "Please choose a password to complete activation". I worked it out after about 30 seconds but pressing the activation link and seeing "Choose Password" did make me think 'hmmmm, did that activate?'

Annoyance Two: Settings Screen is laggy!
I don't have the fasted laptop in the world, the game runs fine but the settings screen on the opening screen kill's my performance...

Annoyance Three: Changing Screen Size
As far as I am aware you cannot change the screen size in game. It would be fantastic for the game to measure your screen size and choose the most relevant resolution before launching for the first time. I was stuck on 1024x800 and my screen is about 760px high... even with top and bottom menu bars hidden I was struggling to hit the buttons at the bottom. When I saw no way to change this in game my head dropped. I was then a bit annoyed when the game started again and the launcher was still big... making it difficult to hit the actual play button! Why does it have to be that tall?

Annoyance Four: Unique First Name
I like to play as Dave or David Giant. No chance on this game. Had to go for something random, forgettable and unpronounceable... why!?

Annoyance Five: Get some regex on chats!
First NPC. 'Let me know when you are ready to progress.'
Me: 'I am ready'.
First NPC. 'I am sorry, I didn't understand that. Don't get frustrated and try again.' (Or something to that effect)
Me: 'ready'.
First NPC. 'I am sorry, I didn't understand that. Don't get frustrated and try again.'
Me: 'I would put you down if I knew the buttons.'
First NPC. 'I am sorry, I didn't understand that. Don't get frustrated and try again.'
Me: *right click* -> *chat icon* -> AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Honestly, for the roleplay server this may be the dogs testicles but on the 'fun' server I can't help but feel that if you match the keyword that the npc is looking for, that should be enough. So the first NPC could accept.

'I am ready', 'ready', 'i am ready to rumble'

Annoyance Six: http://jasonstanley.co.uk/Screenshot.png
This is a simple UI issue that should be fixed. Under settings there should be an option for 'small icons' which pin to either the left or the top of the screen. I can mock up a screenshot if you want. Further more, ideally I would like an option to pin the chatbox to the bottom and auto hide the chat history when I am moving around.

I know I could toggle the buttons but this is a game. Surely the main goal is to play it, not keep stopping to tweak your UI to fit your current situation.



EDIT!

On the menu item why does the game install itself under 'Other'. Can't you just dump the executable in the Games folder?