Bavaria, Germany[quote=mobiusman] extremely minor feature request: somewhere to write rules that show for all categories, rather than having to copy them in to each one [/quote] Something that's nice to have, but might take a bit of work to implement, so it might be a while before we get around to it.
[quote=Ewil] 1) ... 2) ... 3) ... [/quote]
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A WYSIWYG editor is definitely something that we want to do, but a fairly big update. The Guides (and Forums) sections do support BBCode already though, see http://www.speedrun.com/post/iftju for more information. There's just no easy interface for it yet.
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This was a bug that's now been fixed, thanks for letting us know. :)
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Actually, it doesn't filter runs with only the first variable, the problem is that it only shows the fastest run by that person regardless of the variables. The variables system will be overhauled down the line, which will allow you to chose whether to take a variable into consideration or not when it determines the fastest time, but I can't make any promises on when that update will be done.
[quote=Molotok] So, over a week has passed and we have 3-2 in favour of option 1, but I´m the only active runner of the game who has voted here.. lol. [/quote] Yeah.. such a shame the other million active runners haven't responded. Must've been too busy not existing.
[quote=PresJPolk] Famicom Disk System [/quote] Does it really make sense to separate the Disk System add-on as its own console?
The thread is up: http://www.speedrun.com/The_Site/thread/lktj9
If there are any platforms not currently in the list on the site that you would like to add games for, let us know in this thread so we can add them. For a full list of supported platforms, check out the sidebar on the Games page when sorted by platform.
Previously all platforms would show up by default on the Edit Game page, which is why adding too many platforms wasn't desirable to keep that page neat. As of now, platforms that are used by less than 2% of the games on the site, will be considered obscure. This means that they will hidden on the Edit Game page by default. Showing obscure platforms can be toggled using the Show/Hide obscure button on the Edit Game page. Other than that, there are no differences between obscure and other platforms.
Please keep in mind that requesting a platform should be done when you actually need the platform, don't go requesting every platform you know, just because you've heard of it :)
That is true.
I don't expect too many platform requests though, certainly not as many as game requests. We should be fine without any rules, it's always possible to add a rule later on ofc. ^_^
I did actually implement protection against this before, it got broken somehow and I hadn't looked at why yet.
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I've deleted the old runs.
Automatically removing runs etc when a game is removed is something that's definitely possible to implement, but won't be done until there is better protection against unintentionally removing things (or trolls) as it makes recovering it a bit more tricky atm.
Well it is kinda difficult to submit a run for a platform that hasn't been added yet.
As for a speedrun having been done for the platform ever, that seems to be a bit too general to be a rule, really. I mean it goes without question that if someone would request say the ENIAC to be added, that's not going to be done.
As the platforms list is just show completely on every page right now, I'm kinda hesitant to add too many things as it is currently. To that extent I will work on a solution (I already know what that'll be) hopefully today, otherwise tomorrow. After that, I'll open and sticky a new thread where you can request the platforms you're missing.
Even then though, please only request platforms you need, not just all platforms you've ever heard off. (Adding platforms if there aren't going to be any games added to them, is kind of a waste, after all.)
If the current moderator is inactive, you can always request moderator status, yes. (Though you will still have to be a valid choice for it to be accepted, of course.)
For a while now, the site has been growing steadily with several new game requests daily. Our policy for accepting those requests is currently quite lenient, and will remain so.
However, as you can imagine, not everyone that requests a game actually puts effort into it afterwards which has led to a growing amount of 'empty' games, games that have no categories and no levels and even some empty series.
To resolve this, we have decided to implement a new policy: Requested games/series that have not been set up 2 weeks after being accepted, will be deleted.
To clarify what we mean with set up, this means: **
- For series: No set up games in the series.
- For games: No categories or levels for the game. If it is not possible for normal users to submit runs for the game, it is not set up. **
To ensure a smooth transition, this policy will be implemented starting one week from now, Friday, 20 Feb 2015. Removing the games will be handled manually, so don't worry about unintended automatic removals.
We hope doing this will make the site even better, it wouldn't have been possible without all of you <3
[small]Remember, #ESAHYPE2015 #keeponsaxing [/small]
(If it ends up being option 2, call it Any% No EE glitch instead)
Now, I'm going to be radical and say that a third option, Any% No EE, might be more fun to run since it means no grinding half the level for EE. (OTOH it might mean grinding the entire level with a tank, which is not any better.)
From the 2 options, option 1 makes the most sense in terms of non-arbitrariness but option 2 may possibly be more fun to run.
But yeah I'll vote for option 1, I suppose.
You're not using anything to block javascript, right?
If not, tell me in greater detail, where exactly does it go wrong?
Are you still able to press the New Category button:
Does that do anything, if so where does it break afterwards?
(I'm assuming you have the same problem on all your games, right?)
