 Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402571] |
Sat, 12 September 2009 14:34  |
Chew 
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Location: Springfield, Missouri |
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We need a more complete place for our work to be displayed. A lot of people post their stuff here when they first finish it... but then after a while it gets burried under the new stuff. I really like the way Game-maps.net is setup with their catagories making it easy to find certain skins faster and easier. Nobody wants to dig through pages and pages of threads trying to find the actual files. Or what if someone is new to here? They wouldn't even know about the awesome content that is on page 20.
Maybe if this site could come up with a page organized like so many other sites?
Or should we join together and make a new one?
I know the last thing we need is another site for Renegade, but I feel like there should be a bigger collection of every skin/mod that can be found in the depths of google hell.
Chew's law - As a internet discussion continues, the probability of someone being called a "faggot" for nonsexual related ideas approaches 1.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402574] |
Sat, 12 September 2009 14:45  |
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It exists and like you said; it's game-maps. It has everything
| Cabal8616 wrote on Sun, 27 April 2008 15:50 |
I say a personal fanning of the genitals would be awesome.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402714] |
Sun, 13 September 2009 11:51 |
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| Glock~ wrote on Sat, 12 September 2009 17:49 |
I say we just stick with Game-Maps.com, no offense.
| crysis992 wrote on Sat, 12 September 2009 14:50 |
Chew maybe visit my site? www.renegadeskins.net
there can you show/release your work and you can comment other skins 
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Your site is a forum, which makes it nowhere near what he's asking. Stop advertising your crap site.
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But the site has subforums for all sorts of skins, so for a part it is what he asked. I have to agree it's a forum, but unlike the mod release subforum here, there are subforums for every sort of skin, pistols/ gdi characters etc. Wich makes it a lot easier to find thigns. And why are you mocking on him about advertising his site, when the topic starter asks for sites like that, or at least if they excist.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402716] |
Sun, 13 September 2009 11:55 |
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| gnoepower wrote on Sun, 13 September 2009 11:51 |
| Glock~ wrote on Sat, 12 September 2009 17:49 |
I say we just stick with Game-Maps.com, no offense.
| crysis992 wrote on Sat, 12 September 2009 14:50 |
Chew maybe visit my site? www.renegadeskins.net
there can you show/release your work and you can comment other skins
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Your site is a forum, which makes it nowhere near what he's asking. Stop advertising your crap site.
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But the site has subforums for all sorts of skins, so for a part it is what he asked. I have to agree it's a forum, but unlike the mod release subforum here, there are subforums for every sort of skin, pistols/ gdi characters etc. Wich makes it a lot easier to find thigns. And why are you mocking on him about advertising his site, when the topic starter asks for sites like that, or at least if they excist.
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just for fun, i guess?? 
What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.
| CarrierII wrote on Fri 21 May 2010 06:58 |
This doesn't meet the minimum standards of spam.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402722] |
Sun, 13 September 2009 13:34 |
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Don't be bashy Glock! 
Crysis's website is actually very much organized and some of the best content is there. I also like Game-Maps but some of the recent stuff are not uploaded there.
That being said, Chew's idea is great. But I think things should revolve around HERE at Renforums.
I don't know if Renforums FUD software allows for "subforums within subforums" be created. Here is an example about what I mean:
See the various subforum categories?
If you click on the main topic "Mod Release Forum,", it will take you to the page where all the subforums including forum rules are listed.
And if you want to go directly to the specific category subforum, then you click the various links listed.
This is the best option for us imo because all we have is a huge listing of skins spanning 18 pages. But I am very grateful to Goztow and Crimson for even making the Mod Release section possible here but I think maybe it is time for a improvement like the preview above.
But I am not sure if it is possible with this forum's FUD software. I hope it is though.  If not, then oh well...I guess we live with it.
It will really sort things out because as Chew says, we now have a huge list.
Note: That preview is just 1 possible example.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402738] |
Sun, 13 September 2009 15:50 |
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Subforums would prolly be best. Character skins and models / Vehicle skins and models / Building skins and models / Total conversion mods / Scripts / Other. That should be most of them.
I'm not sure if FUD allows for subforums.
[Updated on: Sun, 13 September 2009 15:51]
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402744] |
Sun, 13 September 2009 16:11 |
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I read through the official FUD Forum board, They are referring to this feature as "sub categories"
They say that sub categories will be enabled from version 2.6.8 onwards.
We are on 2.7.7RC2 at Renforums. So maybe we can look into it to see if the feature is present and can be made availabe? These categories you mentioned are best.
edit:
This is the topic where they voted on it to have this feature enabled in the FUD software:
http://fudforum.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=2941
We are good to go!
[Updated on: Sun, 13 September 2009 16:25]
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402751] |
Sun, 13 September 2009 17:06 |
Chew
Messages: 982
Registered: June 2008
Location: Springfield, Missouri |
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I would prefer it to be here, because this is the "official" gathering place for the overall remainder of the Renegade community. When someone logs onto xwis it says this site.
I just wasn't sure if it was possible here. Now we just got to see if the admins are willing to grace us with this.
The only thing I like more about other sites is the way they are posted.
Chew's law - As a internet discussion continues, the probability of someone being called a "faggot" for nonsexual related ideas approaches 1.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402821] |
Mon, 14 September 2009 12:58 |
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I think game-maps does a bad job organizing there files. Its hard to find stuff you want a lot of the stuff is in the wrong categories.
Allied-Gaming
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402832] |
Mon, 14 September 2009 14:09 |
Chew
Messages: 982
Registered: June 2008
Location: Springfield, Missouri |
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| Gen_Blacky wrote on Mon, 14 September 2009 12:58 |
I think game-maps does a bad job organizing there files. Its hard to find stuff you want a lot of the stuff is in the wrong categories.
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I just like how if you wanted an orca skin you can go, skins-GDI-vehicles instead of digging through threads like here... there are so many orca skins out there you could make it go skins-GDI-vehicles-orcas. Also I like the display they use there with the thumbnail SS and the info next to it.
As for there stuff being in the wrong I haven't noticed, but I wouldn't be suprised either.
No, they haven't updated the files since early march I think.
Think how much has been released since then? Only to be burried in a list of threads. And some threads may hold a few different versions of skins maybe a different color or something, but people will never know unless they spend hours going through every single post.
Chew's law - As a internet discussion continues, the probability of someone being called a "faggot" for nonsexual related ideas approaches 1.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402850] |
Mon, 14 September 2009 17:05 |
Chew
Messages: 982
Registered: June 2008
Location: Springfield, Missouri |
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| LeeumDee wrote on Mon, 14 September 2009 16:11 |
A similar set up to game-maps.net would be a good idea however.
As in, you post in the mod-release forum as normal. And someone manually adds your download to a "Download Section" - A nicely organized, well laid out section.
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Couldn't explain it any better.
Now we just need 2 questions answered.
1. Can this be done with this site?
2. If it can be done, will the admins go fo it?
Chew's law - As a internet discussion continues, the probability of someone being called a "faggot" for nonsexual related ideas approaches 1.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402874] |
Tue, 15 September 2009 03:27 |
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 IronWarrior
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I know something like this would happen one day, but I really couldn't do much to help.
There are now 1000 of skins in this new forum and at the rate you guys make new skins and files, I couldn't keep up, even before this forum was made, I had a backlog of skins to add, still have about 50 or 100 or so.
Now, I could add all the files as you guys upload them, as zips or whatever and just add them, but the quality would be real bad and I don't want that.
When I add new skins to the site, I make fresh clear screenshots that show the skin off without any HUDs or some other thing that corrupts the image than I make two files of the image, a .zip and a .exe as well as adding the forum topic to allow discussions.
I have tried to recruit staff, but no one has stepped up to help or that I have found acceptable to be staff for the Renegade section.
Currently am the only person who works on the Renegade section, while the others maintain their own pet sections.
The reason I haven't had much time to work on the site is that am currently am a student once again, studying Business Studies as well as my GF.
I haven't forgot the site or anything and as you guys have seen, Game-Maps.NET has a brand new look and Shaked who made the new design has made us a new update to fix some bugs.
I try to sort the skins in the correct categories and if anyone spots a file in the wrong place, then tell me, but I think currently most of the files are in the right places, skins wise.
Chew, you share the same idea that am striving for, a site that holds every Renegade skin there is and last year, I was working hard towards that, I visited every site that I know and downloaded every skin from them, I managed to upload a lot to Game-Maps.NET but I still had about 200 or so, than this forum exploded with all the new skins, this was around the time, College happend.
Now currently Game-Maps.NET holds a lot of files and I want more to be added.
I can't promise you guys that I will add new files fast, but I can promise that Game-Maps.NET will forever untill the ends of the Internet, that the site will always remain online and there and even if no one plays Renegade anymore, I will finish that site with every file that I can get my hands on. 
If you guys are worried about backups, I can offer a safe place for that.
I played with the idea of offering FTP space on the server for selected modders/skinners who could I could give space too on Game-Maps.NET where you can save your skins too.
I can still give you guys that, if your a skinner/modder, than PM and I can setup space for you, but this only be for Renegade files, this will allow you to have a place to save your skins and share the link with people, it's a cheesy way but safe.
But what I really want is staff who have the same high standards as me.
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| Re: Calling all avid skinners/modders. [message #402885] |
Tue, 15 September 2009 06:43 |
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Would be nice to recruit some people, but who to trust and who has the time to do it, if anyone wants to try helping, send me a PM, but be warned, it's a lot of work.
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with these forums for now, sure, I guess you have to scroll through 20 pages, but aleast the skins are all here.
Visit Game-Maps.NET + Webmaster RenCommunity Admin MP-Gaming Admin - Home of the Official APB & Reborn Servers
Game-Maps.NET is a popular website supporting Renegade, if you want something on it, contact me.
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