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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21 August 2002 : 18:50:58
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could people please stop cluttering the forums with questions regarding the status of mods for 3.4.
There is already a topic posted to track them, read it.
Most Mod writers are NOT releasing their MODS until we have a stable 3.4 release, so don't waste everyones time by asking repeatedly |
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Jim Riley
New Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 02:07:25
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Agreed. The first two weeks or so after a new release put an incredible pressure on the Dev team and Moderators as they support us through the new features and teething problems.
It would be nice to see more topic views rather than topics at this stage - if only to prove that we are all carefully searching recent posts to find answers to questions already asked. |
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rick7165
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 03:35:43
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I thought if you can't read you can't write.... Hmmmmm wonder how all these people are writing asking about MODS for 3.4....
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EastPasco Huw's Code 3.3.10 SQL 2000
Huwr's Modified Code
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joatham
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 04:31:26
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This topic should tell you all you need to know about the status of MODS and version 3.4, and as Huw points out, most will not be released/supported until 3.4.01 is released, and then you should be patient; some of the more complex MODS will require a lot of familiarisation with the new code before they are ready for release.
If you run a heavily modded previous version of Snitz, and require all the mods, I suggest that you wait a while before upgrading until the mods you require are announced as ready. As Jim points out, the Dev team and Moderators have a lot of work supporting new features, and many MOD developers will also be devoting time to support in addition to re-writing their code to fit in with the new version; the last thing they want is to be bombarded with "when will your mod be ready" questions.
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seven
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 11:37:32
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What if someone posted a topic listing all the "popular" mods in them and their status with a link to the download page. (for the future). You can make it a sticky and edit it when he status changes.
Just lock the topic from replies...
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Originally posted by joatham
This topic should tell you all you need to know about the status of MODS and version 3.4, and as Huw points out, most will not be released/supported until 3.4.01 is released, and then you should be patient; some of the more complex MODS will require a lot of familiarisation with the new code before they are ready for release.
If you run a heavily modded previous version of Snitz, and require all the mods, I suggest that you wait a while before upgrading until the mods you require are announced as ready. As Jim points out, the Dev team and Moderators have a lot of work supporting new features, and many MOD developers will also be devoting time to support in addition to re-writing their code to fit in with the new version; the last thing they want is to be bombarded with "when will your mod be ready" questions.
John
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 12:21:24
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99% of the MODs, especially the popular ones, get uploaded to the Snitz Exchange. No need to create seperate links to all of them. A simple update saying something like "for download" should be enough if there's a link to the Snitz Exchange present too.
Then again, knowing how many people fail to understand the idea of a search, it would probably be safer to link directly to the MOD's ZIP file  |
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richfed
Average Member
United States
999 Posts |
Posted - 22 August 2002 : 13:29:30
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If you run a heavily modded previous version of Snitz, and require all the mods, I suggest that you wait a while before upgrading until the mods you require are announced as ready. As Jim points out, the Dev team and Moderators have a lot of work supporting new features, and many MOD developers will also be devoting time to support in addition to re-writing their code to fit in with the new version; the last thing they want is to be bombarded with "when will your mod be ready" questions.
John
Couldn't agree more ... and, that's exactly the path I have taken. I have a heavily modified forum & have no plans to upgrade it until I can do so with at least most of the mods I have installed there. Instead, I set up a new forum - something I was going to do anyway - with a clean version 3.3.05, just so I could upgrade it to version 3.4 - a trial run, so to speak. I will add mods to that new forum, after the release is stable.
I really am surprised at what I'm seeing here. Gimme, gimme, gimme ... faster, faster, faster. My word ... be patient already! There are developers here working furiously to GIVE us a free product ... anybody ever sit back & think about that?? I shouldn't really be surprised; I've experienced the same via my own site. The more you give, the more folks want ... sad, but true.
Just rememember, Richard, HuwR, and everyone else who work to perfect the software & maintain this site ... there are MANY who appreciate what you all do ... take your time. |
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[size=1]A Complete Idiot's Guide to MOD Implementation || On the Trail of the Last of the Mohicans[/size=1] |
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joatham
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 14:27:19
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Originally posted by FrutZle
99% of the MODs, especially the popular ones, get uploaded to the Snitz Exchange.
I know that the Snitz Exchange is still up, but didn't Nathan stop supporting it after he was hacked earlier in the year? Perhaps it would be worth someone offering to take ownership of the Snitz Exchange project if Nathan wants a rest from it?
<edit>Aha, I think that this answers that question. Look forward to seeing it FrutZle! </edit> |
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@tomic
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 19:06:35
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How about...if a new topic title has the word "when" and "3.4" in it the topic is rejected.
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joatham
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 August 2002 : 19:55:43
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 now there's an idea. |
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