Admiral Keth

PanzerLeader, Apologies for the delay. I had to get some webwork done for an English client over the weekend. Received in good condition and posted. I also uploaded the screenshots. Thanks. All, Also uploaded 3 new scenarios this morning. Mr. Dorosh, Apparently there is a minor bug I need to look into with regards to the length of the submission for the Author's Comments field. The field is identified as a blob, but seems to only take 12 bytes. At any rate I posted your fine scenario, "GD440502 Romanian Defence".

PanzerLeader, I can accomodate hosting for you. My web server has 2GB of free space left. Submit the map parameters to the database, then zip up the maps and email them to me. I'd be happy to post and host them

Ken, Your statement is fairly true. Most people have a highly subjective view of each of the parameters. Therefore any rating system has to be taken with a grain of salt. There is a guide which was meant to give some direction to reviewers, but it seems as if everyone has missed it: Reviewers should click on the "Review Tips" button for guidelines on what the various ratings mean. While this page may not be up to date, it still gives some idea on what to do. A short while back I requested a volunteer to write a "How to Review" guide based on author suggestions and feedback, and alas I received no takers. The job is still open for anyone willing to help out a beleagered developer. In regards to changing the rating system from numerical to textual...that might be significantly more painful than creating a comprehensive guide upon which everyone agrees to utilize.

With regards to TILT... 1) Is TILT relative to a single rating, or applied to the Overall Rating? 2) Is TILT applied by the author to a specific review, or by the reviewer?

Michael, An excellent suggestion regarding the authorial disablement of specific non-applicable rating categories. Let me do some investigation as to the degree of difficulty to implement this. If I get distracted and you don't hear back from me regarding this topic after a couple of weeks, send me a mnemonic device. As for the Author feedback - it's been on my To Do list for a while, along with several other tasks. It's 85% complete, I just need to finish testing and put it into place. My day job has been remarkably brutal of late (10 to 12 hours+ per day), thus sapping energy which would otherwise be spent adding features to The Scenario Depot. I also have several web-based clients whom I am attempting to wean off by the end of this year. All of this means that by the beginning of 2003, I will be able to dedicate a significant amount of time to enhancing The Scenario Depot. The next month or so will find me tying up loose ends, but after that a large portion of my off hours will be consumed behind the keyboard. I am absolutely open to any and all suggestions from the authors and players on specific improvements to The Scenario Depot, the rating system, the feedback system, or any other aspect. [ November 22, 2002, 10:11 AM: Message edited by: Admiral Keth ]

WWB, Yeah, the HD list is impressive, but I've managed to get one of my own tasks on there...upgrading my homebrew system to 100 quarts. Yep, 25 gallons of homebrew goodness each batch. Kinda makes some incentive to get any preceding tasks finished. **shuffles through papers**Got it! I read it at about 1am one morning and intended to respond the next day. I'll reply tonight. Apologies for the delay. [ November 18, 2002, 12:02 PM: Message edited by: Admiral Keth ]

WWB, I'm currently divesting myself of a number of clients who consume more time for which I don't get adequately compensated. After the beginning of the year I'll be able to devote a greater amount of time to enhancing and correcting issues at The Scenario Depot, including adding a seperate "Self-Service" beta scenario section. I have the design for this feature all layed out, I just need the time and energy to put it together. I also have a super long list of things that needs to be attended to (actually there's two lists - the "HoneyDo" list and the Depot's list), but RL job demands necessarily come first.

flyingcursor, Try The Scenario Depot for all of your CMBO/CMBB battle, operation, and map needs. As it says in the SIG...

Whoops! Sorry, the file attached to the scenario "On The Dniepr" is the 1.3 version, I simply failed to update the synopsis.

Steve Hines just released two SL-based scenarios! SL13 - Capture of Balta SL14 - Paw of the Tiger They can be found at The Scenario Depot. Download - Play - Review

flamingknives, The Scenario Depot provides complete hosting of CMBO and CMBB battles, operations, and maps. Along with hosting the file itself, we provide you with a download counter for each file, as well as peer-submitted reviews and AAR's for each scenario. If you would like for you scenarios to be hosted by The Scenario Depot, you can fill out the Submit a Battle or Submit an Operation forms, then send the unzipped .CMB, .CMC, .CME, or .CMF files to admketh@dragonlair.net. If you have any questions, I can answer them on this forum, or you can contact me offline at the above address.

Uploaded and linked. Enjoy!

yapma, That's very odd browser behavior. I've successfully tested the site using IE 5.0, IE 5.5, Communicator 4.7, and Communicator 6.0. Do you have Javascripts disabled? The file download uses some creative Javascripting to increment download counters and redirect to the file. Is anyone else experiencing similar issues? If so, please give explicit details on browser behavior or error messages.

You should be using the following URL: http://ns9.super-hosts.com/~dragonlair.net/combatmission/ I transferred the site to a new server, but have yet to transfer the domain name. That's scheduled for this weekend.

Daniel, Try the follwoing addresses: kmiller@dragonlair.net admketh@dragonlair.net The addresses are still good. Just checked the mailbox and I am receiving messages from various authors as of this morning, so it must be working. Note that if you are attempting to send a message with an attachment larger than 1.5 megs (e.g., a scenarios with large screenshots and detailed README), it definitely will bounce. Try sending small pieces. What particular error is being displayed? I thoroughly test using NS4.7, NS6.0, IE 5.0, and IE 5.5. Good suggestion. I'll implement this in the next round of changes.

Depot Feature! - Zero-value Reviews as Comments Now people can post reviews with zero values in all of the categories. This will not affect any of the individual ratings, or the Overall Rating. It still qualifies as a review for the Top 10 Over 3 lists. Please note that this code has only been applied to the CMBB Battles pages (Index and Synopsis). I'll be retrofitting the CMBB Operations pages, as well as the CMBO Battles and Operations pages as time permits.

I'm currently attempting to design it so that a reviewer can leave an "All Zero" review/comment, and not have it affect any of the ratings.

The Overall Rating went from 6 to 3 due to the zero Overall Rating being averaged into the 6, but all of the other ratings still appear to be calculating correctly. I thought I had taken into account the possibility of an Overall Rating of zero, but apparently not. Gimme a day or two to look into it.

All, Finally added a Contact page to The Scenario Depot.

Henri, Oddly enough, the Contact page is I managed to miss creating when I added the CMBB section to the site. I can always be reached at: admketh@dragonlair.net Changing one's comments and rating values after submitting the review is still a task upon which I am working. The most significant issue is how can the system identify a particular person as the review owner? Until such time that I can design such code as to ensure the security of reviews, you can always send me an email with the desired changes.

xerxes, I corrected the force size for you.

No worries. Some coding can be done quickly, while other coding takes time. The quick tasks I can whip out while I'm at work <looks around for approaching boss>. It's good, but still not perfect. A tad too sweet. A couple more mL's of champagne yeast ought to correct that. My current batch has 4 more months of conditioning to go. It'll be ready at the end of February. Drop me a line then. Stone's regular IPA is really good, but Ruination...well, the name says it all. Taking a day trip down to San Marcos this weekend to refill my 3 liter Double Bastard (10%ABV) growler. This amazing brew is seductive, yet sneaks up on you with a club. try it if you can find it.

By the by, I've already implemented your suggestion.

<sotto voce>Hmmm, I get the feeling this is eventually going to get moved to the General Discussion forum</sotto voce> I named Old T-34 a couple years back. Here's a couple of links to the label I have designed. Old T-34 Front Label Old T-34 Back Label If you like bitter beers, Stone Brewing (San Marcos, CA) makes an IPA called Ruination. Ruination has 100+ IBU's, making it one of the bitterest beers on the planet. I highly recommend anything from Stone Brewing, including their Russian Imperial Stout, Smoked Porter, and Arrogant Bastard ale. Another excellent Russian Imperial Stout is Storm King. At some point, if I can find sufficient funding, I'm indending to open a microbrewery. Thus, everyone may get a chance to try Old T-34. True story...I took a pint of Old T-34 to a Stone Brewery tasting and shared it with other people that showed up to taste. Everyone (including the Stone representative) agreed that Old T-34 was tastier than Stone's Imperial Stout.

Battle uploaded and linked. Thanks, Abbott.