Spring RTS Engine

So, you guys upload demos to FU. We have no problem with that, in fact, we welcome it. We just have three simple rules for uploading replays:

1) Put the Spring version in the title
2) Put the Map played in the title
3) Put the Mod played in the title

Spring even records the first two in the filenames of the replays themselves, so that's even less work for you.

From this point on, we will delete all demos which do not meet these criteria on sight with no warning and no questions asked. If you guys can't take the time to meet three simple criteria, we can't take the time to host the files.

French people like red

He'll do it too, he's insane.




Like the french!

I can sympathize, why would I bother downloading a replay if I don't know anything about it?




mmm... croissants

Nevermind downloading; try sorting and managing them.

I'll be sure to remember that whenever I start putting replays up (which in all likelihood will be Battletech and an indicator that it is possibly nearing first release)

Bad Zsing! You forgot your small text! And I love croissants, whish I ate them more often.

um...how can someone watch a battletech replay without the mod?
and does this mean u like replays now @ FU? :D do the ratings stay when u upload the file?

I haven't watched any personally, but like I said, we don't mind that you guys put them there. We just ask that you meet our criteria so:

A) We can sort them
B) Others know exactly what is required to watch them

I don't know if ratings carry over, that depends on the replay format itself and an SY would need to answer that.

cool!
u guys are the best, can u change the 'current vsn of spring' in the recordings thingey to .64b2 or w/e it is atm

Yeah, I'll go through and resort them all tonight.

SWEET :) love u!

Heh, it looks like one of the other admins beat me to the punch..

*glares at Storm*

I created a new category named .Unknown where we'll drop all the shit people that don't understand throw at us. As of now, there's not single credible 0.65b2 recording in existance.

Again...
Version. Mod. Map.
I crave this info!!!

um yeah there is....my UH min3mat vs NoiZe. Watch it it'll do you good :D (its in external replays)

Storm wrote:I created a new category named .Unknown where we'll drop all the shit people that don't understand throw at us. As of now, there's not single credible 0.65b2 recording in existance.

Again...
Version. Mod. Map.
I crave this info!!!

I sympathise - I run a CMS site for Aardappel's Cube maps, and in it there's even attributes that you set when you upload a file and extensive guides and everything and people _still_ get it wrong. Drupal does make it easier though - the upload screen can actually have type-specific attribuets that the user is required to set.

Gnome wrote:... upload demos to FU. ...
1) Put the Spring version in the title
2) Put the Map played in the title
3) Put the Mod played in the title
...
From this point on, we will delete all demos which do not meet these criteria on sight with no warning and no questions asked. If you guys can't take the time to meet three simple criteria, we can't take the time to host the files.
...French people like red[/size]

Storm wrote:I created a new category named .Unknown where we'll drop all the shit people that don't understand throw at us. As of now, there's not single credible 0.65b2 recording in existance.

Again...
Version. Mod. Map.
I crave this info!!!

Geee, someone needs to cool down.

You have 2 options to solve the problem.
1- continue to strugle with people that seem to, no matter what, forget to give all the info.
2- arrange for an exception handling for stuff that doesn't meet the criteria needed for proper handling of the website (meaning, ease up the burden on the admins).


I really wonder which one is the best solution. Maybe #1, keeping to strugle and eventually get an ulcera. [/sarcasm]

I still want to delete on sight. Storm has ordered me to use that category though.

And it's not "forgetting" when you "forget" EVERY SINGLE TIME.

I second PauloMorfeo's opinion: Blame the program, not the users.

You could add a few fields to the upload view. By putting in a file-type select-field, you could then with dhtml show some hidden (visibility: none @ onload with js) fields that define the info, and make those fields required. Or the same without the fancy tricks if you're not too shy about crowding the upload page.

Or on the other hand, you could just extract the info out of the file. The actual recording contains the map, players, teams, settings and mod used at the beginning of it, and the spring version can be found from the default filename (for some odd reason the version is not stated in the content).

And since I was bored I made a solution that should do these things: http://www.hut.fi/~jpjaaske/public/uploads.php. It's only half-way done (and not tested), since I couldn't be bothered to waste too much time not knowing if you're ready to implement such a feature, but it would then give all the info about the game so that you could eg. show the players and teams on the download page.

Of course, if you do not have the time to spend on such a matter then we'll have to bide by the status quo.

Well now you've said it, the people will demand it. I cant wait to hear how min3mat responds to it.

That's up to Storm. FU is his baby, I don't touch his scripts.

Gnome wrote:...
And it's not "forgetting" when you "forget" EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Well, that's not true. I have (ocasionally ) remembered to put all the info in the file's description.