Pxtl | 2007-01-22 21:03
Recommended Modes for Map

Maps that used to be listed as "Multiplayer" are now listed as "Deathmatch". This is a minor but overdue change which provides useful detail to the map-type list. I've added "Capture" and "CTF" types... I mulled it over in my mind, and every other solution involved adding a laundry-list of taxonomy names (which would all appear at the top of every node they applied to)... so instead, I focussed on compatibility, as I did at the beginning.

If you've uploaded any maps as "multiplayer" for which the designation "CTF" or "Capture" would be more appropriate than their new designation "Deathmatch", it would be appreciated if you'd go and change that (where CTF is ActionCube's CTF mode, and Capture is Sauer's Dom-style Capture mode).

edit: also, because of Digital Spaghetti's nice "Cheatsheet", I've added a (very small) space for uploading data as part of stories and guides.

edit2: I've set up a new, better Search page!

edit3: Attention ActionCube mappers: If your AC map works in all AC multiplayer modes, please tag it as both Deathmatch and CTF.

read more for further discussion of these decisions.

Reasons for the decision

Most capture maps are not DM maps, and vice versa, but most instagib maps are just as good as TDM maps. I would've liked to have included one taxonomy term for each gametype if Drupal would allow that to be done gracefully - but it doesn't. The only issue for me was Arena modes since, while technically they are compatible with DM maps, their layout is fundamentally different. Still, given the abysmal unpopularity of Arena, I've left that out of the list.

I changed the name of "Multiplayer" to "Deathmatch" because the capture and TDM modes are also multiplayer modes.

Uploading files for Guides

The guides section is kinda pointless - a Wiki does guidework better, and using the Wiki is OnceAndOnlyOnce, which is good policy with everything, not just code. Maybe one day we'll take down the Guides section.

But for now, it should be useful... and useful guides often require pictures and files, so every user is getting 2 megs of arbitrary data storage for their guides - you can attach as many files as you like to the guides. If it becomes a problem, we'll nuke it. If you need more space, just ask.

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