[Xelion]

*Suggestions*

• Forum To Website (both in other words)
• Some sort of photo sheet 12/18/24 per sheet (thumbnails - low res)
• Catergorize by date

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[Setekh]

I'm not sure what you're getting at, K. We can already fully do this, with automatically generated thumbnails and categorising, through HLP 2.0.

[Rictor]

I think it would be awesome to have a simple website set up to showcase the SCP improvements. For example, today I pimped HLP on a BT board, in a Freespace 2 topic. So, when/if these new people arrive, they're going to have to spend quite a bit of time in order to see all that we have done. I know, we've got the highlights, but it would be more convenient IMHO to have a gallery of screenshots and say "ok, look here and try not to drool to badly."

A simple gallery layout ought to do it, and users could submit various cool screenshots, which showcase just how far we've come.

Thats my 2 cents anyway.

edit: please, don't do it as a forum. No one ever checks forums, especially if you have to register to view them. A website with thumbnails is so much simpler and more effective.

[Fineus]

Originally posted by Setekh
I'm not sure what you're getting at, K. We can already fully do this, with automatically generated thumbnails and categorising, through HLP 2.0.

... Oh!

In that case, I'm going to volunteer to make damn heavy use of this fairly soon - after a little preparatory work. Please see the Staff forum for that

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
... Oh!

In that case, I'm going to volunteer to make damn heavy use of this fairly soon - after a little preparatory work. Please see the Staff forum for that

:yes:

[TopAce]

Would these pictures be appropriate?
http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/toHLP_1.jpg
http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/toHLP_2.jpg
http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/toHLP_3.jpg
http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/toHLP_4.jpg

[Setekh]

Those are nice shots, but they're not particularly exceptional. If you can get some screens which really stretch and show the capabilities of the engine, those would be ideal.

[TopAce]

Are FreeSpace Open shots allowed?

[Fineus]

Anything is, my plan is to divide things by catagory:

FreeSpace:
   FS Images
   FS Mod Images

FreeSpace2:
   FS2 Images
   FS2 Mod Images
   FS2 Source Code Images

[Black Wolf]

Freespace Open shots are the only ones that should be allowed

[TopAce]

I believe Mod maklers would leave their shots for themselves on thier homepages.

I absolutely disagree with you, BW. That makes no sense. FreeSpace is FreeSpace. FreeSpace Open is merely a subfamiliy(= byproduct)

[aldo_14]

FSOpen is an improvement.  Plus, people can find pl;enty of FS2 shots anyways - what they are less likely to have seen - and thus be more impressed by - are FSO shots.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by aldo_14
FSOpen is an improvement...

Screenshots would be nicer, indeed, but you know that in stability and reliability, FreeSpace Open is FAR worse.

[Fineus]

Guys this isn't the place for that kind of banter... every aspect of FS should be shown off - from the original to the great stuff people have done with the source code and with mods.

Of course as far as mods and the source code goes - I'll try and gain permission for anything that belongs to someone else.. maybe even link to it in some form as well. If anyone doesn't want their stuff to appear on the site then they can ask for it to be taken down, it's not that big a deal

[kasperl]

Originally posted by TopAce




Screenshots would be nicer, indeed, but you know that in stability and reliability, FreeSpace Open is FAR worse.

stability: only one true crash bug, the famous "y" one. which is worked hard on.
reliability: what do you mean? the fact that FRED gives warnings, or that something bugs you about table errors? those are all user errors.

[Fineus]

*pulls out large trout* Take it to PM please.

[Janos]

Sidenote: Would people please stop posting screenshots of Their Finest Hour? I mean, I knew Colossus was going down before I even owned the game.

Let's try to keep at least some things as surprises, shall we?

[TopAce]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
*pulls out large trout* Take it to PM please.

Roger that sir!

Originally posted by Janos
Sidenote: Would people please stop posting screenshots of Their Finest Hour? I mean, I knew Colossus was going down before I even owned the game.

Let's try to keep at least some things as surprises, shall we?

Do you think there is anyone who does not know it? All the people who are still playing FreeSpace knows what will happen to the Colossus.

And there will be no new players, from who, we SHOULD conceal the meridian of the mission.

[.::Tin Can::.]

Actually I'm sending my buddy JediKoricken a copy of the game to play because I said that he needed to... and I got MrFun a copy of the Freespace Disc 3 and it's in the mail, traveling by FEDEX!

[Janos]

Originally posted by TopAce


Do you think there is anyone who does not know it? All the people who are still playing FreeSpace knows what will happen to the Colossus.

And there will be no new players, from who, we SHOULD conceal the meridian of the mission.

Wait a minute, we should spoil?

Some people who've only recently got FS2 or are not frequent FS-oriented BB goers DO find it a little irritating and gladly point it out. Though the main FS campaign is as chewed as it is, the game is still getting some new players.