Question to the NS Community..

FFSkyrider

<div class="IPBDescription">Related to HL2Files's NS Catergories. </div>As some of you may already have noticed, I've starting to mirror a lot of new NS files due to the NS forums are back up again which has been for a while now. But I have a question regarding the map categories:

<a href="http://halflife2.filefront.com/files/Half-Life/Mods/Natural_Selection/Maps;6559" target="_blank">http://halflife2.filefront.com/files/Half-...ction/Maps;6559</a>

You see "CO" "NS" and "Training Maps". Should I put all the Siege maps in to NS, or should I create a new Category called "Siege"?

Regards,
Skyrider

Scrap

To start off i would like to give you the normal praising and worshiping of yourself as a human being who is contributing to NS. And now after thats done i would suggest putting Siege in a separate folder. When more maps are added i would prefer to see less clutter.

FFSkyrider

Thanks. I had a feeling already the Siege should be in a separated Catergory. I've added it, and will move the Siege Map I just added shortly to the new one. Rather curious though, At the moment everything is named:

# Maps
* CO Maps
* NS Maps
* Siege Maps
* Training Maps

Should I change the CO Maps, NS Maps, etc to normal "CO" "NS", "Siege", etc? Because:
Natural Selection > Maps > NS Maps:

Not sure If it is good to see Maps twice in the category.

As I've seen the NS Categories, I just had to make some changes. I've made a lot of changes, and everything is now as followed:

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Natural Selection - Add subcategory

* Releases
o v3.0
+ Server Files
o v3.1
+ Server Files
o v3.2
+ Server Files

* Maps
o CO Maps
o NS Maps
o Siege Maps
o Training Maps

* Models
o Alien Buildings
o Marine Structures
o Players
o Weapons

* Patches
o Server Files

* Skins
o Alien Buildings
o Marine Structures
o Players
o Weapons

* Sound Packs
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* = The main Section
o = Category in the section
+ = Sub-Category

Any changes that has to be made in your opinion? Or things to be added?

I've been also thinking to "remove" the patch section, and move it to releases. But I don't want to make it under my ways. I want people to easily get the files whenever needed in the correct categories. There for I asked here, so you guys can give me opinions, and changes that has to be made.

Xyth

Personally I'd make the category "Fun maps" or "Non-Serious maps" that was it can cover all non-serious map ground, which includes siege and such.

Also: I'd make the categories named something like this.

Maps-
*Classic maps (Ns_)
*Combat maps (Co_)
*Fun maps
*Training Maps

FFSkyrider

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Done that already, but thanks. Someone suggested that this afternoon on IRC.

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Also: I'd make the categories named something like this.

Maps-
*Classic maps (Ns_)
*Combat maps (Co_)
*Fun maps
*Training Maps
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"Category name contains a hook or whatever it is called "(". Submitted category is Classic maps (NS). Please remove this from the category name", pretty lame. With other words, I can't use ( , ) and special symbols.

Either way, It's the following now:

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* Maps
o Classic Maps
o Combat Maps
o Fun Maps
+ Siege Maps
o Old Maps
o Training Maps<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Do ignore the old maps. I had to create it due to there were way too many maps just placed in the maps folder. They could have been maps before the Combat got added in to the game. So I will move them to the old maps section first, and see later on if I have to move them.

Kouji_San

I would do something like this if I were you ^_^
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* Maps
o Classic
+ Sample
o Combat
o Fun
+ AvA
+ MvM
+ Siege
o Old (well you added it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />)
o Training
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I added sample at Classic. This is an opensource sample map for beginner mappers to have a look at how things work for classic mapping. It's just one map, but still very different from other classic maps <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

<a href="http://members.home.nl/m.borgman/ns-forum/ns_sample/" target="_blank">ns_sample</a> - Created by chromeangel

Btw what do you mean with training, are you refering to the <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?s=3016017916000481792&showtopic=90930" target="_blank">tutorial map</a> created by Meat Posicle?

FFSkyrider

Kouji_San, yea. The Training Section is where all the training / Tutorial maps goes. even though there is only one, It deserves a Training Section just because It's great for new people. I also see you are Dutch? (@Home).

Droggog

You could also put ns_bhop in the training section <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

FFSkyrider

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You could also put ns_bhop in the training section <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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Link? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

Also, I changed it to this now:

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Natural Selection - Add subcategory

* Maps
o Classic
o Combat
o Fun
+ AvA
+ MvM
+ Siege
o Old
o Training
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Thanks! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

PS:
<a href="http://halflife2.filefront.com/files/Half-Life/Mods/Natural_Selection;2461" target="_blank">http://halflife2.filefront.com/files/Half-..._Selection;2461</a>

You see the changes there, but not the new changes I just made.. The categories only renders 2 times a day. But my question is.. Should I keep the "Releases" Category, or should I rename it to something else?

Kouji_San

Yep also Dutch ^^, there are more Dutchies lurking arround though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

On the NS site they call their installation files section "Game Downloads" But releases sounds fine I think

FFSkyrider

I guess these are the final changes:

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# Natural Selection

* Maps
o Classic
o Combat
o Fun
+ AvA
+ MvM
+ Siege
o Old
o Training

* Models
o Alien Buildings
o Marine Structures
o Players
o Weapons

* Releases
o Patches
+ Client Patches
+ Server Patches
o v1.0
+ Server Files
o v2.0
+ Server Files
o v3.0
+ Server Files
o v3.1
+ Server Files
o v3.2
+ Server Files

* Skins
o Alien Buildings
o Marine Structures
o Players
o Weapons

* Sound Packs
o Aliens
o Marines
o Structures and Buildings

* Sprites
o Aliens
o Commander
o Marines
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