Sorry, I'm a Linux user, to me there is no difference. It illustrates that there is no easy way to include the games on the spring download page without being selective. It is my opinion that games downloads should be provided by the games themselves. and springrts.com should provide direct links to the games pages.zwzsg wrote:Hmm, it seems you didn't understand: That game downloads is not about listing every game and mod. It's about listing games that have installers.
I hope that you see the difference between downloading a sdz, and downloading an exe that installs the whole Spring engine plus a mod and some maps.
First time users would naturally go the download page:
- When a first time user download a .sdz, he's lost.
- When a first time user download a spring engine without game, he's confused.
- When a first time user download KP installer or S.D., he can play right away.
So which belongs there?
Out of the 6 people I have introduced to the game, none of them downloaded the games manually, they all used lobbies.
Not rude at all,hoijui wrote:Have some more tips...
(sorry if it sounds rude, its too hot to be nice today )
MT (executable) should be in the windows section. (there will/could be a headless client and dedicated server too)
when going to the download page, i want to see what i need as fast as possible, with important stuff color coded maybe (win-only, <version>, unstable, ...). I do not want to read sentences or paragraphs like:rather:SelectionEditor
Click here to download all required binaries to run the latest SelectionEditor. Sources are in git.SelectionEditor (cross-platform): windows binary source archive source repository
haha, that was cut and paste from the old wiki. I didn't modify that at all.
I like the style, but it leaves the other platforms out of the loop. you cant add a Linux link there it doesn't make sense.
I've worked with what I've got to make it a little nicer. but only a little.
well a snapshot is a copy of a source repository at a point in time. adding stable lets people know at what point in time that was.hoijui wrote: Latest Stable Snapshot
... does not make sense to me. it is either stable or a snapshot. -> confusing
donehoijui wrote: Unstable Test Builds
remove the Test
I was actually tossing the mirror words around around when I was putting it together.hoijui wrote: Click here to download the installer -> download installer
Backup download link -> mirror
Do not have full sentences just for the sake of it:
When the user comes to the page, he does not want to read, just to see and click. only make him read if it REALLY needs to be, like the very first sentence (now green).Linux
The Linux set up guide provides set up information for various Linux distributions.
I think the converse argument is not to shorten things for the sake of brevity, when you have the time to give it all. the link is at the beginning people don't need to continue reading.
I think he was only using it as an example.Brain Damage wrote:selection editor is no way cross platform using windows only gui components and having selectkeys.txt location hardcoded
Off topic, but I agree all game installers need to have a spring install. I think the best solution would be to auto download and install the spring binaries if not already installed.Pxtl wrote:Imho, the CA guys need to get a Spring + SD installer. SD makes fetching mods and maps and joining games so seamless that a Spring+SD installer might be the easiest way to get to the major use-case of Spring (that is, download, install, find the first BA+DSD game you can).
Sorry about the text AF, but unless you can source me some legal windows and apple icons its not going to happen.AF wrote:>.<
Make the windows download a big windows icon with the filename underneath and size, then put a big OS X apple logo next to it, and a linux logo next to that, and have them link to the relevant parts.
Dont present me with a wall of text.
perhaps we could do like this http://enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about&l=en
Added back the filename and size. and remember its only intended as an improvement on the current state. optimising what we have already.