I have been trying to get this update out for several days now, but I kept running into problems because of the DNS issues we're having (speaking of which, if you can't load the pavilion, try connecting through a proxy site)
But it's done now! after a hell of a lot of work, I have completely rebuilt the game directories for all three RPG Makers.
Each game and demo is now displayed in an infobox, that tells you the title, who submitted it, when it was submitted, a description if one is available, screenshots if available, and links are given to the PS1/PS2/PS3 downloads with a download counter for each file right in the box. the number of replies to each submission topic is also given, so it's now easier for game creators to check the download counters and feedback for their games. All reviews that were in the user reviews submission forums have been moved to the proper game topics as well. the ULC reviews will be joining them shortly.
Garbage games have their own directories now, linked at the top of the game listings.
Now, we have lots of people to thank for this. a bunch of RPGM1 games are now available in the PS3 format thanks to the wonderful people at the RPG Maker Magazine. You may remember that we teamed up to convert all the RPGM1 games to the PS3 format, and as part of that, we would share any conversions of games we both had, and if either site had a newer version of any games we both had, we'd share those too. So that made a decent dent in the pav's RPG Maker library. As the mag converted the vast majority of RPGM1 stuff, I didnt upload the converted games to the pavilion for a few years, because since they did the work, I wanted them to have an exclusive window. Ixzion said I didnt have to, but I did anyways.
We also have duel, MRevelle83, obright, and sivart/roboat to thank for a lot of the screenshots that were added with this update. and Rodak and The True Coolness for screenshots that were already here. and some other people, who I can't remember the names of. Sorry! also thanks to the advisors, who gave me feedback during the rebuilding of the directories.
Please remember that all the PS3 downloads are newly attached to the database, so they have no downloads recorded yet. This doesnt mean they have never recieved downloads, because the PS3 files we had up before just didnt have download counters attached.
Submissions are going to change a bit. Watch the submission forums for an update on that, hopefully coming tomorrow. And yes, you will be able to change how your games appear in the directory. That's coming in another post, soon.
I already know the RPGM1 directory is absolutely huge now. some of the screenshots may not even load the first time because of how big it is. please refresh. for some reason, it's not wanting to seperate into pages. Hopefully, this will also change.
Community News will happen whenever I can get a block of time before midnight where the site actually loads. it's not like there's much to report, anyways. the pav hasnt worked most of the week.
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