DominusArbitrationis

Thanks, I somehow missed all of the account settings!
With this large of a site, speed is very hard to improve, I know this from experience. One of the problems with the images is I have seen a very large (Compared to the JPEGs/PNGs) GIF that took a lot longer to load (Probably about a whole second to load or so). In terms of site speed, have you tried looking into a CDN like Cloudflare or something similar? Those usually do a ton of caching and other speed-enhancing actions without much effort needed.
 A JavaScript solution that hides it would not do anything, except possibly making it ever so slightly worse. If I'm understanding what you mean by hooking into/ creating a new block, then that would be pretty easy to do, since it would just be a IF unchecked, insert the JavaScript, ELSE, do nothing.
I don't know how IPS is, but usually you can make a theme, then update your version which wouldn't change much in the theme except requiring some to be recoded if that code was removed. New versions of forum software, in my experience, don't touch themes much, since security and customizability are pretty important.
I've actually had increased load time lately, which is probably pretty strange and possibly unique. That post definitely helped me understand a lot more, thank you.
 
The following are the results of pinging your server from two machines located in very different geographical locations:

This is from a server (CentOS 6) in Michigan:
This is from my personal computer in south Georgia

I would like to apologize if there was already a topic on this, I didn't see one.
I think that the gallery in the header needs a way to be disabled. Since it is JavaScript, and images that may not be optimized, it causes every page to load slower. The easiest way, I think, would be to set PHP to do a check if the visitor is logged in, and if they have disabled the gallery, at which point it would fetch the JavaScript from a separate file and load it provided the user didn't opt out of seeing it.
Also, as a side-note, the footer and header seem to be be set to a specific size, which looks really weird when making a post (They extend past the div "ipsLayout_mainArea" . Also, there is a comma missing in the registration notice after the second instance of the word "gender" in the second paragraph of "Account Policy".

Guys I don't see any countdown, just blue lines everywhere:
 

The anticipation is killing me.  Preparations going well so far, however...

 

I understand your logic, however this is a community with a common interest. As such we like to play around at many things, it's part of the fun of this community. If you wanted mindless information with no fun interaction with the community team, you'd be looking towards the R* forums. Which are about as bland as bland can get.
Welcome to the community, join in the fun. You'll be thankful later. :)

That gives us a few days to finalise a check list:
1) 'Spa weekend' vouchers for the Mrs     2) Dog - Solo 'Camping trip' arranged   3) Beer/Red Bull (1xPallet each)     4) Takeaway on speed dial      5) Petrol tank emptied and car keys in the pond      6) Phone in the freezer with the cat!      7) "Final Countdown" by Europe in the cd player - standby      8) C.H.I.P.S Poster in full view     9) TJ Hooker key ring and bryl-cream attached and applied    8) "Top Gun" Soundtrack on standby for the car chases by the beach!       9) Air Wolf socks ironed       10) Hill Street Blues cigarette holder - cleaned and ready (just for show, smoking is only good if your name is Clint Eastwood!)  10) and finally for us little UK folk a 1997 calendar featuring PC Reg Hollis and Sgt June Ackland from 'The Bill' stood by one of the MET Police's finest ever vehicle......and no not the brilliant Sierra Cosworth but the powerful Austin Metro 'panda car' - What fear that must of give the crim's of the metropolitan borough! Crikey!
Fantastic preview! God Bless You All
PS someone please do a Sierra Cosworth Skin - Simply the best ever Police Vehicle - What do you guys thing?
PS v1.0 please note no animals were harmed or eaten during the creation of this post! Peace

​A uniform design is great when everyone gets pretty uniform performance. The problem arises from the fact that I almost certainly have a different internet speed than you do, and from a lot of people. Then, unless you are using a CDN, geographic location comes into play, which further slows down page loads. It took this page almost 5 seconds to refresh! So even with nearly everything being cached, it still fetches it, and that takes time. I have attached the network results from my browser. Without caching, it took 7.04 seconds to load this page. If you want to run the same test with Firefox, right click on the page, inspect element, then click on the network tab.
The good news is the images are compressed, along with the JavaScript. The bad news is that I'm sure you want people to view the site from anywhere, which becomes a problem. I cannot use this site on my phone simply because the gallery is there and it makes the page insanely long and way too hard to read. I can't check the site really fast even on my desktop, since it takes 5 seconds to load a page that is cached! At the very least, a mobile theme should be available so that way the things that take time to load are not there, but you still present a pretty uniform view.
Honestly, the problem I am having with "I don't think we have much interest in making this toggleable." is that while G17 Media might not have that interest, at least three people have said they do and none have said they don't (I'm not including your no because you fall under G17 Media). If I am in the minority of the community, then you're absolutely right and shouldn't waste the time and energy to implement my suggestion. But, if I am not, then you should spend the time and energy to make the community happier.
Quick question: If I have another suggestion, should I put that in this topic as well, or should I create a new one?

I would like to apologize if there was already a topic on this, I didn't see one.
I think that the gallery in the header needs a way to be disabled. Since it is JavaScript, and images that may not be optimized, it causes every page to load slower. The easiest way, I think, would be to set PHP to do a check if the visitor is logged in, and if they have disabled the gallery, at which point it would fetch the JavaScript from a separate file and load it provided the user didn't opt out of seeing it.
Also, as a side-note, the footer and header seem to be be set to a specific size, which looks really weird when making a post (They extend past the div "ipsLayout_mainArea" . Also, there is a comma missing in the registration notice after the second instance of the word "gender" in the second paragraph of "Account Policy".

I would like to apologize if there was already a topic on this, I didn't see one.
I think that the gallery in the header needs a way to be disabled. Since it is JavaScript, and images that may not be optimized, it causes every page to load slower. The easiest way, I think, would be to set PHP to do a check if the visitor is logged in, and if they have disabled the gallery, at which point it would fetch the JavaScript from a separate file and load it provided the user didn't opt out of seeing it.
Also, as a side-note, the footer and header seem to be be set to a specific size, which looks really weird when making a post (They extend past the div "ipsLayout_mainArea" . Also, there is a comma missing in the registration notice after the second instance of the word "gender" in the second paragraph of "Account Policy".

With the release of the first version of LSPDFR almost imminent, we've put together a preview detailing the large variety of features that it will be packing.  
In terms of actual detail, this is by far the most comprehensive look at LSPDFR yet, and we hope that it will go some way in answering the many questions we receive about what will, and will not, be in the first release of the modification.
You can take a look at this brand new preview over on the official LSPDFR page at http://www.lspdfr.com
 

I haven't read all the comments here, but WOW some of you need to learn patience.
 
You cannot really give estimates for something that is being coded, anything and everything can go wrong.  If they say it will be released on x date and then a few hours before launching they find bug that can break the game/mod, they would then have to postpone the release, and then everyone would be calling them liars and say they shouldn't announce a release date if they cannot keep to it.

I find this and similar topics (beyond this game, elsewhere) interesting. The following is mostly to those that it concerns, of course.
 
In essence, unless there is really bad developer work involved (whether commercial or non-commercial in nature), people are essentially creating discontent themselves for being impatient and then, more or less, unloading that frustration on the very people they are dependent on to play (get satisfaction from): The devs. I see it with other projects too, as I mentioned. It's done when it's done. Unless someone (devs) gives a CLEAR AND PRECISE date you can pin on your calendar AND then goes way beyond that simply due to clear mismanagement, then sure, go wild. I don't see it here and in other cases too. It's done when it's done. You can't get it sooner than when the devs think it's safe to release, mostly safe, or complete.

To those really impatient (hey, I'd like to play this right now if possible, just like you, but it is what it is), go play something else or come back later. Those that really are "angry" about it with comments like "I'M LEAVING!" (oh noes... 'dem threats) will probably download and play it later when it's out anyway. Whether the first version or any following version.
 
Anyone is free to decide what to do, what to play, what to support, etc. People have the right to dislike development and whatnot. What I personally dislike, however, is a specific aura of artificial drama or overblown things. Guess what? Compare with a guy getting angry and vocal that wants to play and someone that isn't (aka more relaxed or understanding) and also wants to play. The outcome? The same. It's done when it's done, but I'll save myself the trouble and negative feelings.
 
Something some (whether here or in general) should consider.