New Forum request [SOLVED]

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:20 pm

There's user help, there's contributors help, there's compiling problems...
But there's no Modder's Help Forum to be found...
Highly needed.

Unless that was the idea behind General Modding; but general modding is a bit of a potpourri of budding mod announcements and whatnot.

Post by **loki1950** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:33 pm

I do believe that was the intention chuck but as with battle plans it did not survive contact with the enemy

Enjoy the Choice

charlieg · Post by **charlieg** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:33 am

Is that not what General Modding should be for?

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:59 am

Okay, okay, I get the message. It's funny; it just never occurred to me General Modding was for modding help; I always thought of it as a showcase and news forum for budding mods. First time the idea occurred to me was after I wrote the original post, so I edited to add to it.

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:42 pm

Got another idea:
Perhaps under the Mods category, besides General Modding, there could be an Engine Feature Requests forum, so that such requests don't end mixed up here with requests regarding Vegastrike-the-Game; --or worse... confused with game requests...

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:19 pm

Add to that, Engine Bug Reports, as a forum separate from (game-) Bug Triage, and changing the name of General Modding...

So, under the Mods for Vegastrike category, first three forums could be

General Modding Help (just renamed from "General Modding")
Engine Bug Reports (for modders only)
Engine Feature Requests (for modders only)

Am I dreaming in 64-bit color?

charlieg · Post by **charlieg** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:54 am

I think only the General Modding description needs changing to: "Anyone making or planning their own mod should post help requests, screen shots and news here."

Also I think Your two forums for modding bugs/feature reqs can be just one Modding Engine Room.

So, revised:

General Modding
Anyone making or planning their own mod or mod tools should post help requests, screen shots and news here.

Modding Engine Room
For collaboration on developing the mod capabilities of VS; request new features, report bugs, or suggest improvements

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:51 am

Yeah, good ideas! That should work perfectly.

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:44 pm

Posting a question in General Modding doesn't seem to work.
http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forum ... hp?t=10782

I'd therefore like to re-submit the request for the forum changes, as last suggested by CharlieG, but for one slight modification:

General Modding Help, etc.
Anyone making or planning their own mod or mod tools should post help requests, --or screen shots and news-- here.

Modding Engine Room
For collaboration on developing the mod capabilities of VS; request new features, report bugs, or suggest improvements

Post by **ace123** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:59 pm

Sounds good

I didn't add Help into the general modding name.
Also, posts should probably eb moved.

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:16 am

Post by **ace123** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:10 am

I always forget the part about adding permissions.

I gave "Forum Staff" and "General Modding" access to that group.

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:30 am

The fact remains, though; I don't have permissions for moving threads between forums. I think only a moderator of this forum, or an admin, can do so.

Post by **loki1950** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:39 pm

I will get it done today chuck

EDIT: Done

Enjoy the Choice

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:29 pm

Thanks!

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:33 pm

I think the thread Planet lighting also belongs in the Engine Room forum, even though it was written with vegastrike the game in mind; the root of the problem is probably magic numbers and lack of consistency with physics and optics in the lightinng formulas.

Post by **loki1950** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:14 pm

Done but i left a shadow so the OP can find it again.

Enjoy the Choice

Post by **chuck_starchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:00 pm

Thanks!
The Engine Room is looking pretty good.