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| Ephialtes:
Here is a better picture of the new menu. And more information about that info button: --- Quote from: Ephialtes on July 23, 2010, 12:10:52 PM ---It isn't meant to be a profile - it's useful information such as: * Current Name * BL_ID * Status (online/offline/on server/hosting) * Idle time (if they're idle) * Total time they've been playing * Previous names * Other stuff * Avatar picture It's also worth noting at this point that you won't be able to have two people logged into an RTB Connect account. There is one account per ID and that account may only be used by one person at a time. Edit: Feel free to suggest any information you'd find useful on this page. --- End quote --- |
| Wedge:
--- Quote from: Ephialtes on July 24, 2010, 09:04:57 AM ---On another note, I'm thinking of a new feature for the downloads system which is "file locking". One of the issues with RTB's moderation system is that if someone submits a broken update for a file it will be instantly distributed to all the users after it's been approved. Mod Reviewers don't actually ensure the add-on works before approving them - downloading each file and trying it in-game would be way too time consuming for all the files getting submitted to us. File locking would enable us to totally disable the add-on for all RTB users as well as prevent it from being downloaded until the author has fixed the file. Once it was fixed it could be used in-game and downloaded again. --- End quote --- Well I don't know about disabling the addon completely, it brings up horrible images of Amazon and Apple deleting stuff off of people's kindles and ipods. I don't mind being warned about a mod and even having it automatically turned off, but having a mod specifically prevent me from running another mod just doesn't sit well with me. I think that locking down a file should disable downloading and then prompt a warning message in the game when you start up that says something like "This add-on has been locked down for the following reason: sets motd to admin password RTB has automatically disabled it for your convenience. If you would like to run the mod at your own risk, please enable it in the mod manager." If it was v2 that broke everything and v1 ran fine and you hadn't updated yet, the game should also just stop it from updating and let you keep running it. If you save it for extreme cases where addons seriously break the game I think most people will follow it, especially if the reason it's being disabled sounds really scary. There's going to be people who try to get around it anyway by renaming the file or trying to comment the code out of RTB. Normal people might not ever use the option but they'll be happier that it's there and appreciate that you're giving them the choice. Edited for clarity. |
| Lalam24:
I agree with Wedge to an extent. Add-ons that can harm the actual game or gameplay should be disabled, whereas addons that simply have an issue and can still be used, but are just faulty, shouldn't be disabled. Each addon should be viewed by administration, and judged from there. In other words, it's a necessary evil that should be limited. |
| Tom:
Well if you do totally delete the file, It would prevent the add-on from being spread in the future. |
| Lalam24:
It isn't deleting the file. It's literally "locking" it. Also, it'll still spread regardless; someone's always going to have it. Specifically the person who made it. |
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