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Title: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2007, 12:19:39 pm

Update: Be advised the cut off date for this topic will be Wednesday the 18th of April. After this point it will be locked.

Hello everyone.

At the start of this month I announced some changes in the way things work around here, including my own appointment as Operations Manager. In the background I've been talking to the admins to find out who is busy and who isn't - that sort of thing. Call it a census if you like. That stage is now complete.

Now I need you.

The next phase of the plan is to get feedback from as many members of the site as possible - be they members, moderators, people working on projects - anyone who visits HLP and has a reason for being here.

I'd like you to answer this question:

What would you like to see fixed, changed, added or improved upon at HLP?

After the answers of this question are collected, I intend to draw up a list of requests based upon these answers - we'll then break these requests into catagories (bugs to be fixed, content to be added - etc.) and assign a priority to each point.

This done, we'll begin working on these points, hopefully resulting in a site that everyone can enjoy and that really supports everyones needs here.

At this point I'd like to make a disclaimer. We may not make every change that is suggested and some requests may be denied as unfeasable for some reason. We'll try and please everyone - but I'd like to say up front that we're not promising to bow to every single wish and desire. You have been warned :)

Also, requests for expansion of the site to cover other games/genres at this stage will not happen. We have our own reasons for this - but just because we're not doing it now doesn't mean it'll never happen.

Given all that, start posting!

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Snail on April 11, 2007, 12:23:11 pm

First post!

Okay, first, I want you to reinstate the [lvlshot] tags.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fury on April 11, 2007, 12:26:25 pm

SMF adds horizontal scrollbars if image does not fit inside topic layout. While this may not be the most elegant solution out there, it's how SMF handles this by default. This is unlike in the old unmodded vB 2.x where large images stretched topic layout to fit full image and why lvlshot was born in the first place.

So while I think lvlshot is totally unnecessary in SMF, maybe the default img-tag can be altered to behave more like the old lvlshot if there are enough requests even though I don't personally fancy this change. :)

Edit: Corrected above statement which was direct result of my ****ty memory.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Snail on April 11, 2007, 12:28:49 pm

Really?

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 11, 2007, 12:35:19 pm

jr2, please keep this sensible. This isn't the forum for spamming orly pictures. ://Kal

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 11, 2007, 12:42:12 pm

Ya, sorry... did it resize the pic of my desktop down to size?  I couldn't check and see, my connection dropped just then :/
*I do stuff like this when I'm really tired :nervous:

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Grizzly on April 11, 2007, 01:13:19 pm

lvlshot is very usefull to reinstall since a lot of old posts still use those.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Polpolion on April 11, 2007, 01:47:35 pm

There was something really neat that I thought about a bit ago, but I forgot what it was. I'll just edit this post if I remember.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Bob-san on April 11, 2007, 02:38:15 pm

Can we get Glow to work in Firefox?

Also, can we get a better search function?

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Vretsu on April 11, 2007, 03:15:08 pm

Force the Inferno team to fix their muddled, incomprehensible mess of FAQ and download stickies ("Click here for download links...no...CLICK HERE...no, no...click HERE...no, you fool...click HERE or you're nothin").

Sorry, guys, but it's total information paralysis over there. A lot of other forums could use revamped stickies, too, this is really just one example. The FRED forum, for example, could probably use MORE stickies.

It'd be worth reviewing...

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: HermeZ on April 11, 2007, 03:39:23 pm

Maybe someone could create topic with complete list of finished ships and other stuff (with appropriate links). Topic should be locked and updated, let's say, once a month...

Yes, I know it will take some time to find all things... :P

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Mobius on April 11, 2007, 03:46:50 pm

I want to see my updated signature without checking one of my posts :P

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 11, 2007, 03:53:38 pm

Is there anyway to download the HLP in tree format?  eg, the various topics and subtopics are arranged like a directory structure, with text... and they are all in one file.

What I'm getting at is that then it would be possible to search for a phrase / word, and have every instance of that phrase word be highlighted as you search through the forums.  Would be kind of useful for hunting down ships, missions, campaigns, anything that's gotten deeply buried.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: RazorsKiss on April 11, 2007, 05:02:32 pm

Project badges for the various projects not hosted at HLP, but still using the FSO engine for their project (those projects can host the images :D).

We've gone a route that is independent, yes - (but we're also not sucking up your bandwidth :D) but we'd still like to feel like part of the community :D

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Bob-san on April 11, 2007, 05:39:53 pm

A campaign credit-list? Put it in for each individual user the campaigns they participated in and campaigns they're currently participating in.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Sandwich on April 11, 2007, 05:46:12 pm

Quote from: Bob-san on April 11, 2007, 02:38:15 pm

Can we get Glow to work in Firefox?

"We" most definitely cannot. If you bug the Mozilla dev team enough, perhaps you might be able to convince them to code in support for such proprietary, non-standard code as glow tags, but I wouldn't waste the time.

Translation: No, and there's no point in asking us again.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: takashi on April 11, 2007, 06:13:27 pm

user-controlled custom titles?

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Ace on April 11, 2007, 08:30:36 pm

Reinstate lvl tags. Ensuring that Google text ads are text ads.

Project badges for non-HLP projects (BSG, etc.)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: KappaWing on April 11, 2007, 10:27:54 pm

Please reinstate

Spoiler:

tags.  :)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: JGZinv on April 11, 2007, 11:38:28 pm

A few things came to mind...

1)) A dedicated effort by those considered to be among the best in their categories
(scripting, modeling, tabling, textures, etc) to make tutorials or knowledge updates
for whatever program they feel comfortable with.

Please understand that I'm not trying to come off as a jerk or a noob here, just state
what is seen from this point of view. I've been told I have a "matter of fact" or "in your face"
style of typing - I'm pointing out now that's not my intention here.

We all want more help on our projects, we all want to get better in our own skills,
we want more and interesting mods that promote FS2. Cept the problem with this is
that the main bulk of information lies within a select group - and that group is already
stretched too thin. The new capabilities have been produced faster than they have been
documented. New folks can't learn, the wise have too much to do. It's a self defeating cycle.

So instead of continuing along this course, why not stop and update what needs to be done
in order for the community to catch up again. It might also be wise to re-evaluate how documentation
is set up/submitted in order to help limit the problem in the future or streamline the system.

2)) Since there is such a need for information, there should be some dedicated section either
for tutorials themselves, or at the very least links listed in one spot for easy access and divided by program/usage. The "tutorial" section that is part of the Wiki is not what I would consider a true tutorial
on most of the topics - they are closer to listings of capability or features.

An example of what I mean:
http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Texturing

The response to this would typically be something along the lines of "they can go find tutorials on the net", "look around", "just play with it you'll get there". Well, that sadly does not work for a few reasons. 1. A majority of net tut's are written from the perspective that the person has a pre-knowledge of the program. 2. The internet changes every second, what you may find as a good tut today is gone tomorrow. 3. Not all of them apply in the same sense to topics that would have to do with a space game, or flight as demonstrated with the SoL mod. 4. A lot of tut's leave out some steps or contain mistakes - thus leaving the noob lost as to what to do. 5. In similarity to point #3, the tutorials that "could" be made, would be much more applicable to FS2 SCP due to the people writing them... an example being the detail boxes. 6. Lastly, some people just don't "get it" as well as others. HLP's modding support is great for individual questions or problem solving due to the people - but on a entry-broad spectrum topic it lacks.

If nothing else, think how much time you'd save telling the new folks "how" when they can be given a link to a section (sounds like the HLP welcome beam doesn't it? ^_^ ).

Another idea that just came to mind, is start a tutorial review section. There you post a tutorial from somewhere else in order for the members to look through it and provide a review comment. If it's incomplete or missing something, too hard, written in uberGeek, etc... then it should be able to spotted and fixed/edited or rejected. Sort of like a certification process or "HLP approved" tut that would get the job done.
Looking over a tut with illustrations in a thread shouldn't be any more difficult than reading a regular topic of posts and making a reply there.

3)) It appears that you could at times use a longer list of available poll options. I've not been on the operator side of a SMF board in a very long time, so I don't know how well it could be fixed/upgraded.

4)) The icons or avatars would be nice I suppose, so that's another "for" vote - but in the interest of keeping
things quick to load I understand if not.

5)) Strangely,when using the search function from the index, it always comes up with no result - until tried a second time. If there was also a way to make it more accurate, that would always be appreciated.

6)) Keep up the good work  :yes:  :)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Xelion on April 12, 2007, 12:47:29 am

I'm certainly in support of some of JGZinv ideas, particularly the HLP apprv. tutorial system.

Three features I'd like to see improved or made available:

1} Search function for the forums enhanced

2} FRED dedicated wiki, independent of the current wiki. More of a manual that documents how to use the program. Since the introduction of so many SEXPs and features it would be helpful to visit a single source that provides simple explanations and guides on how to use them.

3} SCP website and recent builds posting system revised and improved to be more streamlined. All build posters should use the same method of posting a build, eg post title: BUILD YYYY/MM/DD and then some sort of code that can identify the build developer, perhaps whether FS2/FRED2 open files are available, feature title (optional) and so fourth. I also think the post should appear in a certain order as well, like the features in a list, bugs in a list, and then comments. I was also thinking that when a bug is submitted in mantis the id associated with that bug should be posted by the user in the thread's build. I have more ideas I could post about relating to the SCP/builds/etc but I don't see a point unless its going to lead to somewhere.

I offer my help for the 3rd feature if its wanted :D

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Wanderer on April 12, 2007, 12:58:39 am

Quote from: Xelion on April 12, 2007, 12:47:29 am

2} FRED dedicated wiki, independent of the current wiki. More of a manual that documents how to use the program. Since the introduction of so many SEXPs and features it would be helpful to visit a single source that provides simple explanations and guides on how to use them.

Why should the FRED wiki be separate from the current wiki? All FRED related pages can be clearly marked that is. People should just expand it.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Mars on April 12, 2007, 01:10:47 am

The search function is honestly the only thing that comes to mind...

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fury on April 12, 2007, 01:51:48 am

Since the general discussion boards no longer count posts and the public consensus seems to be leaning towards keeping it that way. One question arises; should we recount all posts and retract those ~386700 posts from members post counts?


As for forum search. You will have to wait for SMF 2.0 to see any improvements on that area.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: CP5670 on April 12, 2007, 02:06:11 am

I think that would be going a little too far with it. It could be argued that those posts were made with the assumption that they would count towards the total, so they should satisfy the rules that were in effect at the time they were made.

Actually, I'm coming to the view that the post counts should be reenabled there at some point in the future, although maybe not immediately. The amount of crap in there has gone down noticeably since the forum rearrangement (maybe it was all moved into the meeting hall, can't tell), and although it's hard to say how long that will last, there are a few useful threads in there.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 12, 2007, 02:52:59 am

Quote from: CP5670 on April 12, 2007, 02:06:11 am

(maybe it was all moved into the meeting hall, can't tell),

Erm... no.  Just no. :)

I think the temporary implementation of the Padded Cell is responsible for that.  ;)  Having served its purpose, it is no longer with us.  Here's hoping it stays that way.  :yes:

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Sandwich on April 12, 2007, 04:13:16 am

Just wanted to say that I'm liking a lot of the ideas here, guys... in the words of everyone's favorite commando, "Keep 'em comin!" :)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Xelion on April 12, 2007, 05:19:08 am

Quote from: Wanderer on April 12, 2007, 12:58:39 am

Why should the FRED wiki be separate from the current wiki? All FRED related pages can be clearly marked that is. People should just expand it.

The current 'FRED' section of the wiki isn't exactly a manual or documentation which most people around here would love to have (for example I'm talking on the lines of documentation like for Perl (http://perldoc.perl.org/) or for that matter any coding language). And yes I know the current 'FRED' section could be expanded to include that sort of information but...

It would be beneficial to have a FRED wiki (even possibly a different type of software for creating documentation) independent to that of the Freespace Wiki for reasons of security (editing access for approved users only), stability (if there are errors in this wiki or the Freespace wiki they don't affect each other) and a different color scheme (something to that of the original FRED DOCs and something printable without having to click on 'printable version', and of course a print CSS that works).

Lets not forget HLP's endeavor - bringing modders together, since FRED is maybe the best way to literally do that why not provide documentation that helps them get involved within the community. This sort of documentation needs to be clear, simple and obvious, a link would also need to be included on the main menu as well. There are many more benefits of having dedicated documentation for a program which is central to that of HLP's purpose, I've only stated some of them.

Quote from: Fury on April 12, 2007, 01:51:48 am

Since the general discussion boards no longer count posts and the public consensus seems to be leaning towards keeping it that way. One question arises; should we recount all posts and retract those ~386700 posts from members post counts?

Maybe just retract posts from the time the problem started getting out of hand till now

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Nuke on April 12, 2007, 05:27:54 am

these boards are just stuff of useful knowledge yet theres so much bull in between the actual useful stuff is hard to find. what about post ratings. have a little drop down menu on every post that users may rate them with on a 1 to 5 star rank or text.  this way we can identify the usefull stuff and omit the crap. this is helpfull so you can search through only posts that the community deems usefull. it might be too much for a post by post rating so thread ratings would be good too.

rather than stars you could use strings depending on which board you're on. like if i was on the modding board i could look at a thread and in the rating box would be a list of things like "tutorial", "usefull knoledge" , or "constructive comment".  its why the same questions pop up over and over again. these boards have too much to search through. you're gonna post a new thread if you don't find what you're looking for after 20 minutes of searching.

this also has a housekeeping aspect. you can have ratings such as "spam", or "useless comment". and if you feel like tidying up the boards, you admins just have to search for things with that name and click delete. or even automate the process, and make threads/posts that have been deemed useless by enough members automatically delete themselves.

perhaps we can also have a best of feature, where the top 5-10 most useful posts on a board get autostickeyed.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 12, 2007, 08:58:51 am

Quote from: jr2 on April 12, 2007, 08:55:12 am

EDIT: Any way to make the siggys individually collapsible?  Maybe then I could turn them back on, and see ppl's siggys without wasting all that space while reading.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Mongoose on April 12, 2007, 09:54:00 am

Either that, or impose an overall line limit on the things.  Anything that can't be said in 3 or 4 lines really doesn't belong in a sig to begin with, in my own humble opinion.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Flipside on April 12, 2007, 10:31:52 am

The things about the Wiki though is how far you take it. The Texturing section, for example, give people the information they need as long as they have a moderate understanding of 3D Modelling and Texturing. Do we start including 'How to model and Texture' in the Wiki, or should that really be down to the modder themselves? After all, once you get to how to model and texture, you start hitting application specific stuff,

The Wiki, in my opinion, is NOT a tutorial, what it should be is a complete reference to FS2's abilities and how to access them properly. But the art of learning how to make models or texture them etc. is really a question of somebody's skills in their own modelling or painting program.

I think if we started Wiki sections on 'How to UV a model', or the like, then we will be in trouble, since you'd have to subdivide up to 'How to UV in Wings, How to UV in Blender, How to UV in 3DS Max, how to UV in Truespace etc etc'. Same with Texturing or any other kind of Model or Image manipulation done outside of Freespace. Really, 'just the facts' are all that should be supplied in the Wiki as far as conventions are concerned, it's a Freespace 2 Wiki, not a Truespace/3DS Max/Photoshop Wiki :)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Mobius on April 12, 2007, 12:52:45 pm

Uhm, if you're talking about the wiki, I would like to add something...

Somekind of not-canon campaign database, where the campaigns are descripted,  paying attention on the creator's inventions. "According to x, that fleet was based on that system and was led by that ship while y"...

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: 666maslo666 on April 12, 2007, 03:13:46 pm

Ok, a few ideas:
I dont like the whole minimalistic design of the HLP mainpage, its just shouting FILL ME! so
-add downloads section, sometimes its very hard to find something in forums, it will be good to have all files and downloads in one place, big noobfriendly DOWNLOAD FS2OPEN HERE button will also help with torrent speed
-add links section, something like this http://members.lycos.nl/afdportal/
-add IRC client like on SCP page for #hard-light
-add shoutbox :yes:
Forum layout is good for me, maybe move games and gaming down near off-topic...

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: redsniper on April 12, 2007, 04:46:33 pm

Bring back [lvlshot] and

Spoiler:

tags.

I realize that you get the scrollbar with large images, but then when people post long strings of screenshots and I want to see the ones near the top I have to scroll way down to the bottom, then way back to the top and so on.

Typing in black is no substitute for proper spoiler tags since only half of the posts have black backgrounds.

User-selectable alternate color schemes would be kinda cool, but are hardly a necessity. I was a fan of the old bright red scheme even though most didn't like it.

Kudos for having that little notice at the top of every page. I don't check the News and Support boards very often and I know I would've missed this otherwise. :yes:

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Polpolion on April 12, 2007, 05:09:25 pm

Quote from: takashi on April 11, 2007, 06:13:27 pm

user-controlled custom titles?

Just because you don't like yours doesn't mean that other people don't. Whether you like it or not, that's your label on the HLP forums for all eternity.



Oh, and I remembered what my idea was, but other people took it (was the spoiler tags).

EDIT: Maybe a link to that one Freespace download site, to boost its use (not Hades Combine, the one that on guy made recently).

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Nuke on April 12, 2007, 11:36:48 pm

Quote from: Flipside on April 12, 2007, 10:31:52 am

The things about the Wiki though is how far you take it. The Texturing section, for example, give people the information they need as long as they have a moderate understanding of 3D Modelling and Texturing. Do we start including 'How to model and Texture' in the Wiki, or should that really be down to the modder themselves? After all, once you get to how to model and texture, you start hitting application specific stuff,

The Wiki, in my opinion, is NOT a tutorial, what it should be is a complete reference to FS2's abilities and how to access them properly. But the art of learning how to make models or texture them etc. is really a question of somebody's skills in their own modelling or painting program.

I think if we started Wiki sections on 'How to UV a model', or the like, then we will be in trouble, since you'd have to subdivide up to 'How to UV in Wings, How to UV in Blender, How to UV in 3DS Max, how to UV in Truespace etc etc'. Same with Texturing or any other kind of Model or Image manipulation done outside of Freespace. Really, 'just the facts' are all that should be supplied in the Wiki as far as conventions are concerned, it's a Freespace 2 Wiki, not a Truespace/3DS Max/Photoshop Wiki :)

im sorta inclined to agree about the wiki. modeling, texturing, uv maping and the like are all pretty much universal concepts which may be applied to modding pretty much any game engine, or to even make your own from scratch. on the other hand the tutorials on say how to convert models with pcs should be included because those steps a specific to this engine. then again i see no problems to havng external links to relevant tutorials, or tutorials by the community.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 12, 2007, 11:39:29 pm

Quote from: LieutenantGeneralMobius on April 11, 2007, 03:46:50 pm

I want to see my updated signature without checking one of my posts :P

After you hit "Change Profile", try movin' your mouse up there to the top.  See where it says "Profile"?  Click that.  You can smack me later.  *runs*

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fineus on April 13, 2007, 04:15:49 am

As Sandwich said, good ideas guys - please keep them coming.

Also, I deleted the spammy bits of this thread. Please don't post crap in it....sheesh.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: IPAndrews on April 13, 2007, 04:57:07 am

.OGG replacing .ANI would be nice, as would that new power management system I outlined a while back, as would world peace. More importantly though consolodation of some things that should work already would be great. I'm speaking of the warpin speed which is buggy, and multiple docking which is also buggy. The issues with both of these are known I believe so I'm not sure what good mantising them again would do.

Addendum: Oh something actually seriously useful! Real weapon accuracy for the AI! (as opposed to just changing the firing speed

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Snail on April 13, 2007, 06:06:54 am

Spoiler:

tags back please

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Sandwich on April 13, 2007, 07:29:09 am

Quote from: IPAndrews on April 13, 2007, 04:57:07 am

.OGG replacing .ANI would be nice, as would that new power management system I outlined a while back, as would world peace. More importantly though consolodation of some things that should work already would be great. I'm speaking of the warpin speed which is buggy, and multiple docking which is also buggy. The issues with both of these are known I believe so I'm not sure what good mantising them again would do.

Addendum: Oh something actually seriously useful! Real weapon accuracy for the AI! (as opposed to just changing the firing speed

Uhm... this is for HLP changes, not SCP. :p

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: diceman111 on April 13, 2007, 09:45:10 am

Hi there all you HLP'ers Just thought of something, how about either a specific Tutorial section or a subforum for the modding section.

Just a thought I had, so if you think this is a bad idea feel free to slap me with a random shivan figther

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Snail on April 13, 2007, 11:20:55 am

Get rid of the 8) becoming 8) thing, it messes up people's lists. Keep :cool: as :cool:.

5) Five
6) Six
7) Seven
8) Chill, man...
9) Nine
10) Ten

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Nuke on April 14, 2007, 06:39:23 am

Quote from: diceman111 on April 13, 2007, 09:45:10 am

Hi there all you HLP'ers Just thought of something, how about either a specific Tutorial section or a subforum for the modding section.

Just a thought I had, so if you think this is a bad idea feel free to slap me with a random shivan figther

*slaps dice with a random shivan fighter*

actually your idea was pretty good i just never pass up an invitation like that :D

what do we have become of threads with actual tutorial content? we usually let em sink to the archived pits of the server where theyre stored on the slower hard drives, or hell forbid, digital tape, where no noob can find them. i mean come on, stick em on their own board, strip them of spam, and change their titles and other attributes to make them easyer to find. come up with a library code system so you can pull up tutorial threads by subject and version. like if i want table editing tutorials for 3.6.7 i pull up modding from one dropdown box, table editing from another, and 3.6.7 from a third, hit search, and volla i have all the relevant tutorial threads on the subject.

the version is important because some data is usefull even if old, however its pretty useless if the version number is absent. if i want something pertaining to 3.6.9, and it brought up something for 3.6.7, id be rather confused myself. old information can still be usefull, and even more usefull if you know what version its from.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Gortef on April 16, 2007, 05:21:41 am

the [lvlshot] tag could be a nice thing to have back

other than that.... I guess I have no other desires

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Bob-san on April 16, 2007, 07:11:42 am

Revive various tags (spoiler, lvlshot, &c). Also, would it be possible to have a fully working list of campaigns, not just name, progress, and (probably) broken link?

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: b2af on April 16, 2007, 05:47:20 pm

I have an idea

1) Make this site the ultmate freespace stop. Get all your mods here, Updates, Missions, Campaigns, Anything Freespace get it here you know? I am getting sick and tired of trying to find freespace mods, missions, and updates among so many sites of freespace. Make things easy and put all that in one little section so I can get in and out and play some Freespace.

P.S What happen to Freespace  multiplayer?

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: hip63 on April 16, 2007, 08:02:35 pm

I'm techincally still a newbie (but a wise newbie, lol ;))

An organized download section would be nice, something like THIS EXAMPLE (http://site.openplanesim.com/) perhaps from the Fighter Squadron community I've been involved with over the last few years (a great community btw, just like here ;))

hip63 :p

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 16, 2007, 08:53:23 pm

Quote from: b2af on April 16, 2007, 05:47:20 pm

I have an idea

1) Make this site the ultmate freespace stop. Get all your mods here, Updates, Missions, Campaigns, Anything Freespace get it here you know? I am getting sick and tired of trying to find freespace mods, missions, and updates among so many sites of freespace. Make things easy and put all that in one little section so I can get in and out and play some Freespace.

P.S What happen to Freespace  multiplayer?

1 It already is, just needs a little organization; but try our download site: http://scp.indiegames.us

P.S FS2NetD (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,35206.0.html)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: NGTM-1R on April 17, 2007, 02:18:31 pm

Front page less like somebody's LJ, please.

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 17, 2007, 05:22:29 pm

:wtf: ?  Explain yourself I can't understand...
*define LJ* ??

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: KappaWing on April 17, 2007, 05:51:38 pm

Quote from: jr2 on April 17, 2007, 05:22:29 pm

:wtf: ?  Explain yourself I can't understand...
*define LJ* ??

LiveJournal

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Mobius on April 17, 2007, 05:58:17 pm

Quote from: b2af on April 16, 2007, 05:47:20 pm

I have an idea

1) Make this site the ultmate freespace stop. Get all your mods here, Updates, Missions, Campaigns, Anything Freespace get it here you know? I am getting sick and tired of trying to find freespace mods, missions, and updates among so many sites of freespace. Make things easy and put all that in one little section so I can get in and out and play some Freespace.

P.S What happen to Freespace  multiplayer?

I have an idea:

:welcome:

36th ;)

HLP is big, but the other sites have their importance and are free to host mods. Remember that many of the members of Game Warden aren't interested on FreeSpace, only on Battlestar Galactica(I know one of them...)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 17, 2007, 06:11:13 pm

Quote from: KappaWing on April 17, 2007, 05:51:38 pm

Quote from: jr2 on April 17, 2007, 05:22:29 pm

:wtf: ?  Explain yourself I can't understand...
*define LJ* ??

LiveJournal

Thx much :)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: jr2 on April 18, 2007, 02:01:39 am

Quote from: jr2 on April 11, 2007, 12:35:19 pm

jr2, please keep this sensible. This isn't the forum for spamming orly pictures. ://Kal

Kal, please visit here: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,45076.msg951272.html#msg951272
Then please state again why we don't need |vshot| :p

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fineus on April 18, 2007, 03:49:46 am

What do your incessant need to reply after every single post anyone else makes, and vshot, have to do with each other? :wtf:

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fineus on April 18, 2007, 09:59:46 am

Okey-dokey. It's Wednesday and the closing date of this survey. This topic may be re-opened at a later date but for now I'm closing it and leaving it stuck so that it can be analyzed and we can start work on the next bit.

Thanks to everyone who replied to this - your responses helped a great deal :)

Title: Re: Change / Addition Request Thread, April 2007
Post by: Fineus on May 24, 2007, 09:51:40 am

Ok people, I've now had a chance to look over this survey as well. As with the forums one, it'll take a while to get things sorted. But I now have a ballpark idea of what we need to do.

Cheers!