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Kosta
22-05-2007, 07:24 PM
Hello everyone. Considering an outage of two days can be considered borderline catastrophic, I decided I had the responsibility to apologize. However, the damage has been done so there is no need to over analyse whose fault it was and what went wrong. It was hosting issues, as usual.

However, there is a brighter side to this post as well, so I will consider this incident a last bump in the road before some cool new things happen. Firstly, by the end of the week the page should reside on new servers. There has been talks about this happening for a while now, but this time its for real. I will be working on it and supervising it personally. The page will be transferred to a cluster of 5 load balanced servers and the increase in speed should be noticeable immediately. The work on this will start tomorrow and will take several days I presume.

Once that is done, there's more exciting things ahead. The page has been the way it is for a while now and it needs a kick in the behind. We require new features, a fresh design and so on. Thankfully, this is something that has been worked on relatively intensively as well for the past 6 months or so. Starting next week I will be working for nearly two months exclusively on this. Entire website will be transfered to Drupal framework and several dozen modules will be custom made for this purpose. Many cool things will be implemented such as a point system for contributions, game browser, tagging, profiles, new RSS feeds, company profiles, a revamped mailing list, better localization options etc etc etc. The list goes on :) I'm hoping it will all be ready by the end of the summer. So, bear with the site in its current state for a little more while and hopefully faster and more exciting times are just around the corner! I will be making posts about the progress made so far here, so be on a lookout for that!

That's all for now! If you have any comments, or suggestions as to what YOU think the site needs most let me know and I might include it into the feature list ;)

Tulac
22-05-2007, 09:18 PM
Yay it's back! \o/

Good to see you'll be working more on the site again it's been kind of slow here for a while, will be great to see the redesign and all the cool new features. Will the updating process change drastically?

Geezer
22-05-2007, 09:21 PM
:brain:



Great to hear, Kosta. Should be a great summer in Abandonia.

_r.u.s.s.
22-05-2007, 09:51 PM
damn! its up again. i think i'm gonna fail on my exams now

GTX2GvO
22-05-2007, 10:36 PM
Ah.. Nice..

It's posseble again to see if there are any changes in the ISO Cellar.

:ph34r:

Hmmm...

No new Changes yet.

Lulu_Jane
23-05-2007, 03:54 AM
Welcome back Abandonia!

Can't wait to see what magic you come up with Kosta :D

Scatty
23-05-2007, 06:17 AM
Well, nice to see Abandonia is up again. It also could certainly use a new design, though I guess we all here got used to this one :P

sev7en
23-05-2007, 06:52 AM
Welcome back Abandonia!!! I missed you so much!!! :P

Kosta
23-05-2007, 12:33 PM
First milestone has been reached! The website and forums have been moved to the new servers. Hopefully the speed increase is apparent :) I would like you to report if you notice any errors you might see as there will be quite a few until everything is fine-tuned to the new environment! Thanks!

Subach
23-05-2007, 04:00 PM
i was thinking what happened now i know welcome back

Scarface
23-05-2007, 04:06 PM
Thanks for the news, Kosta :brain:

Glad to hear about the changes. It will be good to see the next steps for Abandonia.

BTW, I just want to let you know the translation upload process isn't working right now :sos:

The Fifth Horseman
23-05-2007, 04:16 PM
Hooray, we're back in the business! :kosta:

Japo
23-05-2007, 05:09 PM
Speed! :drool:

Congrats! :D

Kosta
23-05-2007, 05:10 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scarface @ May 23 2007, 04:06 PM) 291020</div>
Thanks for the news, Kosta :brain:

Glad to hear about the changes. It will be good to see the next steps for Abandonia.

BTW, I just want to let you know the translation upload process isn't working right now :sos:
[/b]
Ah, thanks for the notice! I'll fix that in a second, shouldn't take long!
Also, I've started developing the drupal module for news... there is around 15 modules that need to be developed. Some will take a day, some will take a week, but I'll make posts once bigger ones are completed, and an estimate of how long it will take in general :)

_r.u.s.s.
23-05-2007, 05:15 PM
i would like to have bigger photos in profile, or at least 'clickable' miniatures, so it would link you to a bigger one.
edit: since the server move i cant acces 'change my photo' anymore at all o_O

Scatty
23-05-2007, 05:32 PM
I think it's a good idea that _r.u.s.s. expressed. It doesn't necessarily have to be allowed to upload larger photos here on the server, but it would be great if members could have the dimensions of the linked from elsewhere pictures of, let's say, 125x125.
It wouldn't also hurt to be able to have larger photos visible if uploaded somewhere else, like 400x400 or similar.

Kosta
23-05-2007, 06:23 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scatty @ May 23 2007, 05:32 PM) 291035</div>
I think it's a good idea that _r.u.s.s. expressed. It doesn't necessarily have to be allowed to upload larger photos here on the server, but it would be great if members could have the dimensions of the linked from elsewhere pictures of, let's say, 125x125.
It wouldn't also hurt to be able to have larger photos visible if uploaded somewhere else, like 400x400 or similar.
[/b]
That will all be handled through the unified profile in the new version. It will have more powerful photo manipulation. If a need arises, we can allow each member to have a little gallery as well, but that's really optional. I don't want to introduce too many features that wouldn't normally be used.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scarface @ May 23 2007, 04:06 PM) 291020</div>
Thanks for the news, Kosta :brain:

Glad to hear about the changes. It will be good to see the next steps for Abandonia.

BTW, I just want to let you know the translation upload process isn't working right now :sos:
[/b]
Fixed & working fine :ok:

bobson
23-05-2007, 08:10 PM
There are no language-specific letters (or is it my computers error?), onlu question marks instead.
źdźbło (polish word for example)

EDIT: hmm, in this post it's all correct, but in polish thread - not

gregor
23-05-2007, 08:13 PM
ehm some extras don't seem to work (bad link?) - e.g. crusader no remorse new manuals...

Kosta
23-05-2007, 08:39 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bob-satan @ May 23 2007, 08:10 PM) 291050</div>
There are no language-specific letters (or is it my computers error?), onlu question marks instead.
źdźbło (polish word for example)

EDIT: hmm, in this post it's all correct, but in polish thread - not
[/b]
Hmm, there seems to be an issue with utf8 encoding, yes. I will look into it tomorrow. Its stored fine in the database, its just that apache sends a wrong default character encoding set

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gregor @ May 23 2007, 08:13 PM) 291052</div>
ehm some extras don't seem to work (bad link?) - e.g. crusader no remorse new manuals...
[/b]
You're right... 32 manuals didn't synchronize. Odd, I've syncd the two folders again, should be ok now :)

_r.u.s.s.
23-05-2007, 08:52 PM
by the way... will you also fix those annoyng " ' quotes and and ;9 wierd symbol errors in shoutbox? everything looks fine in archive again, but if you look straight in to shoutbox on the forum page, it looks deformed

edit: try typing 13 letters in quotes in the shoutbox and you will see
example "1234567890123"

edit2: or just try typing lots of quotes..

Dave
23-05-2007, 09:49 PM
Finally I'm here, and Abandonia is still alive!
A. Reloaded is good...but my first love is always Abandonia ^_^

Glad to see you here again Kosta, in these last weeks we had lot of bots in the forum...what can we do to stop them?

I'm not sure but on 18 may Ab was under hack attack, guests were growing without a limit...have you seen the counter "Most users ever online was 1853 on May 18 2007, 01:27 AM"...it was strange and I was a little scared! LOL

Maikel
24-05-2007, 09:26 AM
The new design will be less graphic extensive and more reliant on css and plain text. Hopefully it will save as a lot of bandwidth which we can use instead for offering content :).

Aside from that, a lot of extra content will be included, maybe not at first, but there will be various sections which offer content aside from games. Think about a linkdump where we'll point out interesting reads on other sites. So even if you're not in the mood to chat on the forum, or download a game, you can have your game-related fun ;)

Frodo
24-05-2007, 11:23 AM
It seems to be faster now. :ok:
But the extras still don't seem to be working. :blink:

e.g. the extras for Return of the Phantom, manual for Chip's Challenge, and many other.

The Fifth Horseman
24-05-2007, 01:01 PM
what can we do to stop them?[/b]
Same thing we always do: ban the suckers till none are left!!! :LOL:


+EDIT+: Uhh, it seems that the FTP server ain't working right. I can't login to it, and _r.u.s.s. reported the same thing.

tbmutiny00
25-05-2007, 02:34 AM
Its great to have Abandonia back up and running again! Thanks Kosta :ok:

Tito
25-05-2007, 10:08 AM
Well, it seems a lot faster now than it was, so nice work! :ok:

Can't wait to see the new design and features.

Lulu_Jane
25-05-2007, 01:18 PM
Don't know if this is any use to you, but I just got that ye olde XML error when I tried to open this thread.

Anyways, hurrah for the server shift :D

Geezer
31-05-2007, 09:04 PM
Any idea when the FTP service will be back up?

Kosta
03-06-2007, 10:49 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Geezer @ May 31 2007, 09:04 PM) 292404</div>
Any idea when the FTP service will be back up?
[/b]
The new file servers have been ordered, we're waiting for them to be set up... should happen sometime next week! :ph34r:

rsdworker
11-06-2007, 04:14 AM
i glad to hear abandonia is back - :brain: - i love this site because i had some games from here

ravaged_warrior
16-06-2007, 04:52 AM
Great to see it back, this is one of my favorite sites. Seems to be some problem getting to the downloads on my computer, though...

gregor
16-06-2007, 06:46 AM
downloads not working...


Not Found

The requested URL /ramdisk/37f534e3e92e5132b733468098871b4459ad2cc905371a4cc3 97193148/Super Solvers - OutNumbered.zip was not found on this server.

[/b]

ravaged_warrior
16-06-2007, 08:53 AM
So it isn't just me, then.

Romano
16-06-2007, 09:38 AM
It works fine for me :blink:

ravaged_warrior
16-06-2007, 08:16 PM
It's working now... Wonder what that was about?

Frodo
17-06-2007, 04:55 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kosta @ Jun 3 2007, 11:49 AM) 292756</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Geezer @ May 31 2007, 09:04 PM) 292404
Any idea when the FTP service will be back up?
[/b]
The new file servers have been ordered, we're waiting for them to be set up... should happen sometime next week! :ph34r:
[/b][/quote]
Any news on the ftp server? :max:

bobson
17-06-2007, 07:14 AM
It looks like working :D

Frodo
17-06-2007, 07:28 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bob-satan @ Jun 17 2007, 08:14 AM) 294777</div>
It looks like working :D
[/b]
It's not working for me. :huh: I still can't get connected, so I can't upload my review for Seymour Goes To Hollywood. :wallbash:

Romano
17-06-2007, 09:23 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ Jun 17 2007, 09:28 AM) 294778</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bob-satan @ Jun 17 2007, 08:14 AM) 294777
It looks like working :D
[/b]
It's not working for me. :huh: I still can't get connected, so I can't upload my review for Seymour Goes To Hollywood. :wallbash:
[/b][/quote]

PM sent.

Frodo
17-06-2007, 07:44 PM
Thanks Romano :ok:

I got everything uploaded now. Thanks for your help. :brain:

Romano
17-06-2007, 09:07 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ Jun 17 2007, 09:44 PM) 294831</div>
Thanks Romano :ok:

I got everything uploaded now. Thanks for your help. :brain:
[/b]

No problem :)

I like to be popular :D

arlesya
18-06-2007, 04:58 AM
Everything is back to normal again around here. To be honest, I thought the problem was with my computer until reading this thread hohoho :max:

But I thought the translation page would have some kind of adjustment or wasn't it done yet?

Btw, Kosta come back because I need your mighty guidance hehehe I'm a newbee after all ^_^

The Fifth Horseman
19-06-2007, 10:22 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ Jun 17 2007, 09:28 AM) 294778</div>
It's not working for me. :huh: I still can't get connected, so I can't upload my review for Seymour Goes To Hollywood. :wallbash:
[/b]
Doesn't work for me either. "Connect Call Failed".

Frodo
19-06-2007, 10:32 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Jun 19 2007, 11:22 AM) 295146</div>
Doesn't work for me either. "Connect Call Failed".
[/b]

Sent you a pm. :ok:

_r.u.s.s.
19-06-2007, 12:24 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(arlesya @ Jun 18 2007, 06:58 AM) 294922</div>
hohoho :max:
[/b]
i want new bike for next christmas

btw why do we keep it so secret about the ftp and wont post it in this thread?
oh and romano, thanks for the pm too :D

The Fifth Horseman
19-06-2007, 01:27 PM
btw why do we keep it so secret about the ftp and wont post it in this thread?[/b]
1. Hackers
2. Warez
3. N00bs

Icewolf
21-06-2007, 08:49 AM
Hey wow! :w00t:

I downloaded some of the new tunes! Average DL-rate:

1 MB !!!

:kosta: :kosta: :kosta:
Nice server-move! :ok:

Kosta
21-06-2007, 02:46 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Icewolf @ Jun 21 2007, 08:49 AM) 295466</div>
Hey wow! :w00t:

I downloaded some of the new tunes! Average DL-rate:

1 MB !!!

:kosta: :kosta: :kosta:
Nice server-move! :ok:
[/b]
Yup! We've maxxed it out after installation and performed an upgrade today.... should be super-fast! ;)

Frodo
21-06-2007, 09:06 PM
Seymour Goes To Hollywood, in the Oldwarez list, links to a blank page. :ph34r:

Romano
21-06-2007, 10:00 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ Jun 21 2007, 11:06 PM) 295631</div>
Seymour Goes To Hollywood, in the Oldwarez list, links to a blank page. :ph34r:
[/b]
Sorry. It is somewhat tricky to updaters!
Fixed.

Japo
22-06-2007, 02:47 PM
As somebody pointed out in the game's thread, the review of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis has its pics missing. Is it really a flaw to be corrected or intentional because of some copyright issue?

http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/3/Indian...eofAtlantis.htm (http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/3/IndianaJonestheFateofAtlantis.htm)

Kosta
22-06-2007, 08:21 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Japofran @ Jun 22 2007, 02:47 PM) 295792</div>
As somebody pointed out in the game's thread, the review of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis has its pics missing. Is it really a flaw to be corrected or intentional because of some copyright issue?

http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/3/Indian...eofAtlantis.htm (http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/3/IndianaJonestheFateofAtlantis.htm)
[/b]
Fixed, good catch! :ok:

_r.u.s.s.
23-06-2007, 09:52 AM
Oh, then also this thread (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=769&st=0) doesnt have link to the game on the site
and this game (http://www.abandonia.com/games/505/Genghis_Khan_II___Clan_of_the_Gray_Wolf.htm) doesnt have link to the forum topic (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=5363&view=findpost&p=108466)

Tulac
23-06-2007, 10:09 AM
It's because those topics have - and & symbols, mods could probably fix that.

Kosta
24-06-2007, 08:56 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Jun 23 2007, 09:52 AM) 295923</div>
Oh, then also this thread (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=769&st=0) doesnt have link to the game on the site
and this game (http://www.abandonia.com/games/505/Genghis_Khan_II___Clan_of_the_Gray_Wolf.htm) doesnt have link to the forum topic (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=5363&view=findpost&p=108466)
[/b]
Talk about perfectionism :bleh: Fixed as well :ok:

The Fifth Horseman
25-06-2007, 11:19 AM
Captain Comic II (http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/861/CaptainComicIIFracturedReality.htm) - link to the discussion thread is broken.

Dave
25-06-2007, 11:24 AM
Maybe It's a good idea to create a "Report error" topic

Tulac
25-06-2007, 11:25 AM
You can fix it too tfh, just remove the special character in this case the ":"

Frodo
26-06-2007, 12:21 PM
The download link for Return Of The Phantom doesn't work.
http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/882/ReturnofPhantom.htm

When you click on 'Get It', you see this screen.

[attachmentid=4035]

Romano
26-06-2007, 01:36 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ Jun 26 2007, 02:21 PM) 296452</div>
The download link for Return Of The Phantom doesn't work.
http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/882/ReturnofPhantom.htm

When you click on 'Get It', you see this screen.

[attachmentid=4035]
[/b]

Fixed !

And thanks :)

_r.u.s.s.
27-06-2007, 07:23 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kosta @ Jun 24 2007, 10:56 AM) 296072</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Jun 23 2007, 09:52 AM) 295923
Oh, then also this thread (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=769&st=0) doesnt have link to the game on the site
and this game (http://www.abandonia.com/games/505/Genghis_Khan_II___Clan_of_the_Gray_Wolf.htm) doesnt have link to the forum topic (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=5363&view=findpost&p=108466)
[/b]
Talk about perfectionism :bleh: Fixed as well :ok:
[/b][/quote]
now the first link doesnt have link to the forum topic, perfectionist :bleh:

Frodo
29-06-2007, 01:35 PM
Links for Return Of The Phantom walkthroughs, maps, manuals etc are broken again.

It was reported here - http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s...11928&st=60 (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=11928&st=60)

:bleh:

Romano
03-07-2007, 07:14 AM
Problems with extras in Return Of The Phantom game.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ Jul 2 2007, 07:39 PM) 297629</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Don @ Jun 29 2007, 01:20 PM) 297070
I'm confused, all the links for the walkthrough, copy protection etc appear to be down, I just get the 404 not found page. Help please.
[/b]
Links for the Extras are still not working. No-one can play the game without copy protection book.
Could they be fixed soon please?
[/b][/quote]

Romano
04-07-2007, 05:19 PM
hehehe :D

That was fast. Four posts in the minute!

You will be VIP in one hour or so !

Reported!

*edit*

Forget it. Problem solved!

_r.u.s.s.
07-07-2007, 12:16 AM
this (http://www.abandonia.com/games/410/download/Chip'sChallenge.htm) is for windows, not for dos

Tulac
07-07-2007, 09:36 AM
I fixed it, but now the whole page is messed up. So I broke it. :wallbash:

_r.u.s.s.
07-07-2007, 10:03 AM
whoa, where is the <TD> with screenshots? :D

Tulac
07-07-2007, 10:23 AM
Not sure what I did wrong, after I made the change this happened. I think it has something to do with special character ' in game's name.

Luchsen
07-07-2007, 01:03 PM
In ancient times we didn't use special characters in game titles. And then it begun with few 's and I warned everyone but no one listened to me. And now we will perish miserably.

Paco
09-07-2007, 10:16 AM
The Picture from Might and Magic 3 on News-Page seems be broke. (only the famous red cross)

http://www.abandonia.com/index2.php

Romano
09-07-2007, 11:03 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Paco @ Jul 9 2007, 12:16 PM) 298602</div>
The Picture from Might and Magic 3 on News-Page seems be broke. (only the famous red cross)

http://www.abandonia.com/index2.php
[/b]

Don't know how to fix it :unsure:
Still waiting for Kosta.

_r.u.s.s.
09-07-2007, 11:25 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Romano @ Jul 9 2007, 01:03 PM) 298605</div>
Don't know how to fix it :unsure:
[/b]
well, if you have acces to the site, put "http://www.abandonia.com/images/news/1183974005.png" on the server?

Romano
09-07-2007, 11:27 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Jul 9 2007, 01:25 PM) 298612</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Romano @ Jul 9 2007, 01:03 PM) 298605
Don't know how to fix it :unsure:
[/b]
well, if you have acces to the site, put "http://www.abandonia.com/images/news/1183974005.png" on the server?
[/b][/quote]

Path to this address is broken at the moment :D

_r.u.s.s.
09-07-2007, 11:36 AM
broken? i meannnn, there is probably no file 1183974005.png on the servers images/news/ soo wouldnt uploading the file in to the directory fix it? :unsure:

Romano
09-07-2007, 11:44 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Jul 9 2007, 01:36 PM) 298620</div>
broken? i meannnn, there is probably no file 1183974005.png on the servers images/news/ soo wouldnt uploading the file in to the directory fix it? :unsure:
[/b]

... file: faild to open stream... blah, blah, blah... etc. :D

Fixed!

And thank you for trying to help :)

_r.u.s.s.
09-07-2007, 11:48 AM
no problem? :unsure:

Romano
09-07-2007, 11:51 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Jul 9 2007, 01:48 PM) 298624</div>
no problem? :unsure:
[/b]

I'm realy thankful for every suggestion you have :ok:

The Fifth Horseman
09-07-2007, 05:00 PM
Problem with attachments.

When I try to attach anything:
The requested file upload failed because suitable permissions have not been enabled on the 'uploads' directory. Please contact the board administrator and inform them of this error.[/b]

When I try to download any of my own prior attachments:
Sorry, some required files are missing, if you intended to view a topic, it's possible that it's been moved or deleted. Please go back and try again.[/b]

noodles
10-07-2007, 12:40 PM
Can't upload images in the italian site:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/mnt/disk/www/abandonia/images/news/international/1184071152.gif): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /mnt/disk/www/abandonia/www/admin/int/includes/addnews.php on line 10

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/php5pWdrF' to '/mnt/disk/www/abandonia/images/news/international/1184071152.gif' in /mnt/disk/www/abandonia/www/admin/int/includes/addnews.php on line 10

Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /mnt/disk/www/abandonia/www/admin/int/includes/addnews.php on line 11
News successfully added![/b]

Abi79
10-07-2007, 02:14 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(noodles @ Jul 10 2007, 03:40 PM) 298764</div> Can't upload images in the italian site:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/mnt/disk/www/abandonia/images/news/international/1184071152.gif): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /mnt/disk/www/abandonia/www/admin/int/includes/addnews.php on line 10

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/php5pWdrF' to '/mnt/disk/www/abandonia/images/news/international/1184071152.gif' in /mnt/disk/www/abandonia/www/admin/int/includes/addnews.php on line 10

Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /mnt/disk/www/abandonia/www/admin/int/includes/addnews.php on line 11
News successfully added![/b]
[/b]Same problem here.

_r.u.s.s.
11-07-2007, 10:09 AM
since new abandonia design is still being worked on and gonna be there soon, maybe we could add 'external links' like on wikipedia on the games review sites. like, site with fan maps or communities?

for example descent could have this (http://www.prepare4descent.net) in external link. or this utility (http://games.softpedia.com/get/Mods-Addons/D2X-XL.shtml) to run the game easily on xp. orr patches for re-volt (http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/sportplanet/rva/revoltpatch1207.zip) or community made tracks (http://revolt.speedweek.net/main/news.php) (there are LOADS btw). doomsday (http://www.doomsdayhq.com/) for id software old school fps, etc etc.

the pages on 'discuss this game' still grow and searching for useful links would still get more and more difficult so i think external links would be handy



ok, the was 3 minutes of the wierdest speech i v ever produced

The Fifth Horseman
11-07-2007, 12:32 PM
That's a very good idea.

Luchsen
11-07-2007, 03:51 PM
But who will continuously check all the links on whether they are broken or newly added devilish contents? Or do you want to wait till Jack Ordinaryguy informs you or rather complains?

_r.u.s.s.
11-07-2007, 04:32 PM
there could be 'report' button maybe

The Fifth Horseman
12-07-2007, 11:53 AM
Maybe an effective solution would be adding those links to the opening post of the Games Discussion thread?
This way, their addition or removal would be under the control of mods and updaters from the very beginning.

_r.u.s.s.
12-07-2007, 07:00 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Luchsen @ Jul 11 2007, 05:51 PM) 298976</div>
But who will continuously check all the links on whether they are broken or newly added devilish contents? Or do you want to wait till Jack Ordinaryguy informs you or rather complains?
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oh now i get you luchsen. sry, didnt understand you for the first time

i didnt mean that regular users could acces them. we watch over the forums so i guess we would see an important link to add. or users could send a 'request' for important link and it would pop up only after a mod checks it

Luchsen
12-07-2007, 07:23 PM
:D No, you understood me the first time - which is very unusual for a human being - only cats are able to do that frequently. ^_^

Dave
12-07-2007, 09:26 PM
Italian, Romanian, Espaniol & Portuguese home pages are still without the last picture :unsure:

The Fifth Horseman
13-07-2007, 12:46 PM
The link to Castle of Doctor Brain copy protection codes is broken.

noodles
13-07-2007, 04:41 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(noodles @ Jul 10 2007, 12:40 PM) 298764</div>
Can't upload images in the italian site
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seems fixed

Luchsen
17-07-2007, 06:06 PM
One question: Will the HTML titles be changed concerning "Download [game title]"? It is very confusing - especially when you use search engines. Of course we also can let time work for us as I presume that the number of protected and sold games on the site will decrease continuously.

mika
06-08-2007, 07:50 AM
Hey Kosta, Have you seen the Amazon S3 service? (http://aws.amazon.com/s3) It uses Amazon's file server for storing any kind of files for a minimal fee. I suppose it's not needed now that you got new file servers, but I thought I'd mention it anyway...

Luchsen
17-08-2007, 01:42 AM
I know, it's childish (and stupid) to ask, but: How's the progress? (Where is the tiny smilie with the soother and the big puppy dog eyes? What, we never had something like that?! What a shame!)

Paco
22-09-2007, 01:45 PM
Xenon 2 Megablast downloads Files seems corrupt. please correct it.

http://files.abandonia.com/ramdisk/b4c9b1b...20Megablast.zip (http://files.abandonia.com/ramdisk/b4c9b1b7cd6766a1c700d5873ed3153774638cb5b6550b49b3 41581707/Xenon%202%20Megablast.zip)

not only me but other people said that too:

http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s...c=148&st=30 (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=148&st=30)

_r.u.s.s.
22-09-2007, 09:10 PM
also these extras links http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=musi...Hawks%20Revenge (http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=music&game=Battletech%20-%20The%20Crescent%20Hawks%20Revenge)

Frodo
29-09-2007, 06:47 PM
Review shots for Chips' Challenge are missing - http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/410/Chip...;sChallenge.htm (http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/410/Chip'sChallenge.htm)

Romano
30-09-2007, 08:49 AM
Well... they are missing not only on the game page, but also on the server :blink:

All we can do now is to upload them again if somebody will be so kind to send us new ones !

Tulac
30-09-2007, 10:26 AM
I posted about it back here. http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s...st&p=298266 (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=14804&view=findpost&p=298266)

Paco
08-10-2007, 10:44 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Paco @ Sep 22 2007, 03:45 PM) 312477</div>
Xenon 2 Megablast downloads Files seems corrupt. please correct it.

http://files.abandonia.com/ramdisk/b4c9b1b...20Megablast.zip (http://files.abandonia.com/ramdisk/b4c9b1b7cd6766a1c700d5873ed3153774638cb5b6550b49b3 41581707/Xenon%202%20Megablast.zip)

not only me but other people said that too:

http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?s...c=148&st=30 (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=148&st=30)
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It still isn't fixed.

and one more thing:

Why does the Heroes of Might and Magic (Windows Version) the Box-Shots from HoMM 2???? that is just wrong.

http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/797/Hero...owsVersion).htm (http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/797/HeroesofMightMagic(WindowsVersion).htm)

Danny252
09-10-2007, 04:41 PM
God, and I can still remember the time I came to AB and saw this:

http://web.archive.org/web/20030329215619/.../abandonia.com/ (http://web.archive.org/web/20030329215619/http://abandonia.com/)

I remember when we didn't have a forum and the guestbook was the closest we had...

Yum, member #9-ness

Luchsen
28-11-2007, 04:20 PM
If help with tagging games comes in need, just tell me - I need a new additional task. :)