Other users' maps on pleiades

[raptor]

Since it is quite easy to upload to to the level database, I think leaving it up to the users like we do is probably best. Plus it's no extra work!

But if users are no longer active It important to archive their levels and giving credit to someone else is wrong no?

[Quartz]

Since it is quite easy to upload to to the level database, I think leaving it up to the users like we do is probably best. Plus it's no extra work!

This.

We don't need to have the devs do everything for us. We were quite resourceful on our own in Zap! days, when we had no devs. No need to make a total 180.

I disagree if it was auto it would be LESS effort because it would be uploaded automatically and people would not have to take the time to archive a couple 10000+ levels.

Raptor, is a retroactive credit reassignment on the long-term plan for pleiades? Because I can totally upload some levels to the pleiades master account now, and let people enjoy them, but I would want to know they could be reassigned to the proper users at a later date. I'd hate to let a master account get all the credit...

I agree giving the original author credit should be a #1 priotiy #2 should be having all levels uploaded to pleadies by default..... Like they do in other games

[raptor]

Any forums moderator can change the author of an uploaded level. I think that's how kaen set it up. I also have a script somewhere (mostly finished) that will take a directory full of levels, attempt to find the appropriate author, and upload it properly to pleiades. A 'pleaides' user is also set up for those levels that do not have authors that are in the forums.

I just need time to finish the script and put up all the released levels in the old forums.

Execellent well done!

Would it be possible to do like In other games some of it has already been done. ( sorry not trying to advertise here.)

ALL Levels that were saved would auto upload to Pleadies as A a new map Or B as a updated version and C Be able to dowload the map directly into the editor. Most of the ground work is there already im starting to get a Strong intuition that bitfighter is going to Catch on in the Next 5 years...

A shame im not a mod I would really love to help because Raptor And Wattisimo are often to busy to help sam/Karkmavzkspy seems to be gone And we dont know if Bobaduck will fly his ship back to our universe.

Raptor, can you make me a moderator with zero permissions then? So I can give Thread all his levels back without changing the status quo or anything.

[raptor]

OK, now that school is out for a couple weeks -

I checked the permissions: it looks like moderators can edit others' levels but not actually reassign the level to another user.

So... I'll have to write something to make the change.

sky_lark, if you could give me the database ID of each level that is thread's, I can quickly move them to his user with some back-end magic.

As for uploading levels of other people in the future, I think at least two things needs to be done:
1. Import old, released levels to the proper user (about 80% done with a script of mine). This would be a one-time run.
2. Provide a way for certain people to upload released levels for another user in the future, on an on-demand basis.

3. Have all levels saved be automatically uploaded to pleadies.

Any idea on how long this would take maybe to version 20a or 20b?

[raptor]

Amgine, please don't hijack the thread. That feature is not being discussed here and I've already made my thoughts clear on it.

sky_lark, I forgot to mention there is an relatively easy way to grab all the database IDs for the levels. On your user level list here:

http://bitfighter.org/levels/users/view/57

Usually you can just hover over each link with the mouse and it'll show the link location, ending in a number. That number is the ID. That way you don't have to click into each level. (But maybe you already knew that.)

Ok ... sorry.

I just relized whats preventing people from claiming a others map ie taking the map changing the name and user and reuploading.... can we put a map checker on pleadies?