@niffiwan: That's not an error, what you're seeing are the remains of the "Last Played" page. Did you try to click on "Home" or "Explore"?
@jr2: I'd love to integrate something like that but I simply don't have the time. To make P2P work you have to solve the following problems: You'd need a tracker (either use an open tracker or we could setup a tracker on fsnebula.org which would be limited to uploaded content). You need to integrate a BitTorrent client into Knossos and finally: It should work without having to setup port forwarding. The last one seems to be the biggest obstacle to me.
If you're referring to the actual mod files, those don't have to be hosted on Nebula. Nebula keeps a record of URLS and mirrors which is the better way to handle this.
I agree. Also, all uploaded mods are mirrored on dl.fsnebula.org which has a 1 Gbit/s uplink and has a quota of about 30 TB per month. If we ever reach that limit, I can still increase it.
Also, side note. NGLD, we'll need to create a nice user-interface (probably in the Details area) for installed mods and the ability to add/remove Recommended or Optional files. Also, Delete Mod should be in there, too.
In the old UI I displayed a checkbox for every package and a button "Apply" which would then uninstall or install the packages according to the users selection. Maybe we could do something like that?
I'm also starting to think that for Mod Installations, it would be better to have it go from Explore > Details (as the ONLY option) > Install. In the details section, near the Install button would be the checklist of what mod packages to install. This removes a popup or transition to a third screen for users, hopefully to keep things simple. It does mean that Explore > Details needs to be a different page than Home > Details. What do you think?
Can we use the checklist for both installed and available mods? That would solve both problems at once and it should make it easier to understand.
If bandwidth is an issue, use FreeSpace Files for mirroring. It doesn't have any limits and you can use all the bandwidth you like. DL speed might not be great if 100x people are using at once, but that's not very often. The private accounts are always fairly active and use a ton of traffic.
Thanks for the offer! Would you mind if I automatically mirror every uploaded mod? (Whenever a user adds a new mod, I would upload the files to FSFiles and link them in addition to dl.fsnebula.org and the links the user entered?)