Pud Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 g'day all im just running a test, i have only just now made available through kazaa the cmbb mods i have on my PC, can someone fire up kazaa and search for cmbb and tell me if it shows up. [ January 31, 2003, 06:23 AM: Message edited by: Pud ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triggerhappy Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Not for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNoobie Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 none here. good idea though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted January 30, 2003 Author Share Posted January 30, 2003 bugger... It may take a while to register on the network, my machine will be online for another 5 hours so hopefully in that time.....if someone could try every 30mins or so and let use know if successful [edit - also try looking for a file by name, eg "gravestone-pud" , it may give a different result. I have gone through and added in CMBB to the search parameter of each mod in kazaa.] [ January 30, 2003, 07:19 AM: Message edited by: Pud ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquelne Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 edit - also try looking for a file by name, eg "gravestone-pud" , it may give a different result. I have gone through and added in CMBB to the search parameter of each mod in kazaa.Did you remember to add "Simpsons" or some key pornographic terms to the search parameters? That's the normal protocol for getting files to proliferate over the network. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted January 30, 2003 Author Share Posted January 30, 2003 I sometimes stare at screenshots of past (victorious) games and...........but we wont go there. [ January 30, 2003, 07:36 AM: Message edited by: Pud ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNoobie Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 tried again and nothing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinhead Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Really a good idea, I will try that as well when I get home from work. Do you think any of the modders (apart from MrNoobie, who definitely warmed to that idea.. ) would mind having their mods shared? I don't wanna step on someone's toes... Will let you know, if something shows up regards, Tinhead [ January 30, 2003, 11:50 AM: Message edited by: Tinhead ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindan Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Sorry found only some cd-images. Guess thats the price for being famous... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakovski Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 P2P could be a good solution for mod sharing, but not Kazaa. I know eDonkey has been successfully used, as you can set up a dedicated server and then "whitelist" files, meaning that only files on a list show up in searches. I.e., in this case you only search within CMBB mods, and all the porn and simpsons episodes will be filtered out. Have a look here for a group that has done this very successfully. They are sharing something like 200 TV episodes @ 700 MB each, with NO server costs. Also, in our hypothetical CM mod server, due to the whitelist, there is no risk of being accused of assisting in copyright violations, since the server would filter out any content except CM mods. Hmmm...this really would be a good system. Another advantage of eDonkey is that each file is given a unique hash, which can be put in a hypertext link such that clicking the link in explorer automatically puts the file in your eDonkey download queue. I.e., you can post a message to the forum saying "here's my mod: link" and all someone has to do to download it is click the link. Obviously this has some disadvantages, like having to wait to find sources before you can download the latest, but it's also no-cost. Instead of hosting files, a mod database just has to have the hashes to the files. Well, I'm at work so I can't blather on any longer. Check out that link and see what that group did if things are not clear... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogface Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Nope not yet only found a CMBO copy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Köhler Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I havent found your files either. Tried it at work (about 6 hours ago) and now again from home. Ive been using Kazaa Lite, shouldnt matter. The idea of using eDonkey sounds good to me. It hasnt been very fast for me (compared to Kazaa, DirectConnect) but has been quite stable. Mayble somebody who knows more about it could comment? Jussi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 Thats a bummer, its been up for nearly 10 hours now. I will keep doing it anyway just incase theres some sort of central index that needs to be rebuilt every 24 hours or something. My Kazaa will be ofline for the next 12 hours but I will start it again tonight (Perth, WA, -8 GMT) Edonkey - i tried using this for personal searches but could never find a single user available, ever! :confused: Im certainly willing to give it another try though. [edit +8 GMT DOH!] [ January 30, 2003, 06:40 PM: Message edited by: Pud ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakovski Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Originally posted by Pud: Edonkey - i tried using this for personal searches but could never find a single user available, ever! :confused: Im certainly willing to give it another try though. Try the eMule client (uses the same network). It works wonderfully with minimal configuration. Your problem before was probably an out of date server list. Get eMule here. Then check out the MST3K server (you'll have to dig around in that first site to find the current IP), and you can see how the white list works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou2000 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 When Gunslinger first released his real colour mod a few of us tried to share it on Kazaa but it didnt work .... gotta be worth another try though. Tonight i'll share all my CM mods on Kazaa and Winmx and leave them up for a month or so .... IF ANY MOD AUTHORS DONT WANT THEIR MODS SHARING THIS WAY PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL ENSURE YOURS ARE NOT AMONGST THOSE SHARED ! :eek: I'll add [CMBB] to the front of the filename so it may help if trying to search on CMBB. Over this weekend i'll remove all other shared files from Kazaa so if anybody does find them they can download without having to Q. If it works can somebody let me know ....then I can keep them on ! Lou2000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 There's always the Usenet...Although a certain rabbit lurks in there... Gyrene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Originally posted by Lou2000: IF ANY MOD AUTHORS DONT WANT THEIR MODS SHARING THIS WAY PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL ENSURE YOURS ARE NOT AMONGST THOSE SHARED ! :eek: Lou2000 I have no opinion on this, and am not about to start any retarded fights, but I will point out that while your heart is definitely in the right place - you had the courtesy to ask, and courtesy is always appreciated - the onus is on you, the distributor, to get permission from authors before distributing them. It is a bit unrealistic, I am sure you will agree, to expect them to read every thread on the board and spot your message... In any event, many of the mod authors have a disclaimer allowing further distribution of their work in the readmes that often accompany them. This may add a new dimension to this, but I am sure many of them would not care either - but it may be something for you to consider. kazaa might be a good way to do the really big mods, like complete interface mods (lots of Megs there); might be something for me to consider if I ever finish my ASL Interface conversion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquelne Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Originally posted by Lou2000: [QB] When Gunslinger first released his real colour mod a few of us tried to share it on Kazaa but it didnt work .... gotta be worth another try though.I've come to realize we should have labled it as a Simpsons episode. It sounded like ePackAnimalofYourChoice may not rely on proliferation as much... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esper Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Originally posted by Lou2000: Tonight i'll share all my CM mods on Kazaa and Winmx and leave them up for a month or so .... Bless you for using winmx! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 Thanks Lou2000. I think the more people give it a go, we may see something. remember to edit the file in kazaa and add in to the keyword, cmbb. The trouble with usenet, edonkey and others is that you act as a server for a file, the speed of that files transfers depends on your connection, period. With winmx and kazaa you file is added to others to "compile" into a single download and hence the download for the user is substantially faster. I will install winmx and have a go with that as well. [edit - ok winmx up, my winmx username is pud818.] [ January 31, 2003, 05:38 AM: Message edited by: Pud ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou2000 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Im still at work ... so cant sort this out for another 3 or 4 hours .... but if anybody is going to try to use winmx they will find the info on this site a great help Winmx help I'll post here once up and sharing For Michael Dorosh:: Point taken ..... I will try contact mod authors if the readme doesnt make distribution clear ... doesnt do any harm to ask here though .... persue all avenues ! Lou2000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou2000 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 OK lets see if we can get this working...... I as currently sharing a few mods on WinMx and Kazaa ( I prefer winmx). To test this I am using Mr Newbies excellent CMMOS mods ... Why ? Well simply because CMMOS mods contain a readme with the words "This pack may be freely posted for downloading" and partly becuase Mr Newbie has already taken part in this thread ..... Oh yeah and his mods are excellent I have edited the details in Kazaa to include 'cmbb' and added 'cmbb_' to the file names to try assist in searches (Nr N - If you have any problems with this please let me know and I'll remove them instantly !) The problems we had last time I tried this were that nobody could find the files in a search ... To try overcome this in WinMX I am currently hosting a 'Combat Mission Mod Room' in the chat section ... Just enter, browse my files and join the Q for download ..... Oh yeah and you can chat if you want I may not always be at the PC but I'll leave the room open. If this works I'll get the rest of the CMMOS mods into the shared area and contact a few other mod/scenario authors regarding their views on this method of sharing ....... If any are reading this please feel free to contact me by email (profile) and let me know if you are happy or not ... The mods will not be changed other that adding 'cmbb' to the file name to aid searches--- and will contain all original readme's etc ... nor will they be re-packaged into mod/map packs. OK people lets get sharing those mods :cool: lou2000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNoobie Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 nope, nothing on KAZAA but on the bright side i found plenty of Tera Patrick 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou2000 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 OK I just did a search on Kazaa ... and have found 'defaultuser@kazaa' sharing the CMBB patch. The file has 'CMBB' added to the file name ... the one im sharing is in lower case 'cmbb' I did the search on everything not just software. So who else out there is sharing the patch ? If you change yr kazaa user name it will help to know who im d/l'ing from/ Lou2000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNoobie Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 nada 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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