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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #50 on: 17 June 2010, 00:08:07 »
I can't be bothered to download and play every release and provide substantial feedback.
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I think some of them he has already tried it recently, and if you are only asking for a simple "out of 10" rating then...not too bad right? others I can do...not only one person has to do them all...
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #51 on: 17 June 2010, 01:25:34 »
Ok, Can ultifd rate the Legacy and Novelty ones, and John do the Compilation and Stand alone ones?
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #52 on: 17 June 2010, 01:43:42 »
Ratings are un neccesary

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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #53 on: 17 June 2010, 01:46:30 »
Ratings are un neccesary
Mable to you but I like them, Ill post a poll to see what people want.
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #54 on: 17 June 2010, 01:47:16 »
Nothing good will come from rating other peoples work unless the community establishes specific criteria by which each mod is measured. Rating discussions should be limited to the faction discussion threads.

Elimnator only slightly mischaracterized the progress on the WW1 mod and look at the butthurt that ensued -

Hey! why does it say not much is done!??! (WWI) we have like all the units ready, im just waiting for wyvern to finish the textures!
I just read it too and you got me angry the first release is nearly ready all its missing is the textures, Hypercube we'll add more aircraft and ships in the second release right.

We will see more of this when a mod gets a 5 rating - be careful of what you wish for.


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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #55 on: 17 June 2010, 01:49:05 »
Ok, Can ultifd rate the Legacy and Novelty ones, and John do the Compilation and Stand alone ones?
OK, well...here are my ratings for now, and I haven't tried Science yet... though.
Military: 9/10
City: 7/10 ...(because of The bots (AI) don't realy do much. (if "fixed" then 8/10 ...  )
Whimsical Forest: 8/10
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Bio, Nano, Influx  | Faction Discussion
By: Pullo
Description: This mod has all new models and is packeged as it own game. (A modified version of GAE) Its like in someones tummy with germs ans stuff.
Rating: N/A
Glest versions supported: Comes with supported version.
8/10 ...Cool and Original...  but it is actually Influx: Microbe Infestation ...not "Bio, Nano, Influx"...
Ratings are un neccesary
I agree, and you are the person who told us that we should have a topic like this...
Oh well, I will do them anyways, but I really think they are unnecessary...
Invaders: 7/10
SST: 7/10 cool but you know...if you have tried it...
Nihilirian: 8/10 or 7/10...8 because original, 7 because unbalanced...

Elementals: 6/10, but fun...somewhat...
Science: NA...
Nothing good will come from rating other peoples work unless the community establishes specific criteria by which each mod is measured. Rating discussions should be limited to the faction discussion threads.
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #56 on: 17 June 2010, 03:25:40 »
I'm all for ratings, though why not use the MDC to let all of you guys rate? It averages all the ratings, so you could use that... on the other hand, its outdated, and my totally rad fix (wait for it!) won't be out till early July...

For the record, my ratings on a few (I don't rate military because I know I'd be biased for sure):

Megapack 10/10. While not every individual faction is perfect, there is a wide array of so many good ones in very good quality. Thats a perfect 10 in my book.

Dark Magic 9/10. All that hard work has paid off. Now if only they'd stop using some of the magitech icons... And why is the magic behemoth making a retextured appearance here?

Dwarfs 8.5/10. Despite some balance issues, the dwarfs is gorgeous and very nicely made. My rating might be outdated though, because I don't have the latest version, but not ALL that many changes from mine to the recent...

Romans 8/10. While not quite as graphically good as some of the others, I found this very fun to play. Some units feel a bit expensive, and I found it slightly overpowered, but very good mod all the same.

Nihilirian: 8/10. I found this to be very well modelled, especially since it was one of the first of its kind. Gameplay feels pretty mirrored between the factions and nobody can pronounce (least of all remember) the unit's names, but hey, its fun and original.

Science: 1/10. Why 1/10? Because I didn't have the heart to give it a zero... Badly sized units, joke moves, unfunctional parts, and lack of balance all add up to a bad score from me (can we go into the negatives?).
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #57 on: 17 June 2010, 04:03:20 »
Dark Magic 9/10. All that hard work has paid off. Now if only they'd stop using some of the magitech icons... And why is the magic behemoth making a retextured appearance here?
Is that damn thing still in there!? >:(  There's a fresh and fully-animated and textured Gargoyle floating around on the internet somewhere that's supposed to replace it.

I really liked Nihilirian, except the factions felt so out of balance and the AI didn't use the other faction worth anything.  The art and the general idea were both great, though.

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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #58 on: 17 June 2010, 04:08:57 »
Dark Magic 9/10. All that hard work has paid off. Now if only they'd stop using some of the magitech icons... And why is the magic behemoth making a retextured appearance here?
Is that damn thing still in there!? >:(  There's a fresh and fully-animated and textured Gargoyle floating around on the internet somewhere that's supposed to replace it.
No, the lastest version or so has the fully animated and textured...one...  ::)
I am like...99% sure. 99.9?  :|
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #59 on: 17 June 2010, 05:16:42 »
Can you talk about dark_magic in its thread?

Science: 1/10. Why 1/10? Because I didn't have the heart to give it a zero... Badly sized units, joke moves, unfunctional parts, and lack of balance all add up to a bad score from me (can we go into the negatives?).
Yah,  :O No negatives.

We should rate them based on:

New Models / good or bad ones.
New Textures / good or bad ones.
Good or bad anims.
New icons / good or bad.
New sound / good or bad.
How the AI plays.
Fairness / unfairness of faction.
Good or bad particles and splashes.

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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #60 on: 17 June 2010, 05:19:56 »
Dark Magic 9/10. All that hard work has paid off. Now if only they'd stop using some of the magitech icons... And why is the magic behemoth making a retextured appearance here?
Is that damn thing still in there!? >:(  There's a fresh and fully-animated and textured Gargoyle floating around on the internet somewhere that's supposed to replace it.
No, the lastest version or so has the fully animated and textured...one...  ::)
I am like...99% sure. 99.9?  :|
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Oh dear... I must have an old version. Disregard that rating please.
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #61 on: 17 June 2010, 05:53:11 »
DM: It's cool... (Also, I checked, and yeah, not the retextured...etc.)
We should rate them based on:

New Models / good or bad ones.
New Textures / good or bad ones.
Good or bad anims.
New icons / good or bad.
New sound / good or bad.
How the AI plays.
Fairness / unfairness of faction.
Good or bad particles and splashes.
Yeah...
Mainline Quality Standards
What are they?
This is simply an easier way to rate factions.  The standard is the quality which standard factions should meet.  We are constantly raising the bar, which means the mods should be expected to be better.  However, factions that no longer meet the standards but once did will not be removed.  Factions that never met the standards will never appear here, though.

XMLs: It is expected that factions have no bugs, and that each unit is specialized for its faction; that is, not just renamed from another faction.
Audio: It is expected that factions have original music soundtracks for the faction, whose theme is appropriate to the faction as well.  An attempt at unit sounds should be made as well.
2D Art: It is expected that factions have original images which depict their respective unit or faction theme.
3D Models: It is expected that factions have original models, and at least a majority of the units have been modeled or modified geometrically.  Models should be respectably well done, and there should be an appropriate amount of polygons.
I still think we don't need ratings...seriously... people can decide themselves, or use Omega's MDC...  ::)

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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #62 on: 17 June 2010, 07:08:57 »
I still think we don't need ratings...seriously... people can decide themselves, or use Omega's MDC...  ::)
MDC?

There will be no rating iv the vote is mostly no.
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #63 on: 17 June 2010, 07:10:31 »
I still think we don't need ratings...seriously... people can decide themselves, or use Omega's MDC...  ::)
MDC?

There will be no rating iv the vote is mostly no.
Omega's Mod Download Center, which I hear is getting an update next month???  :|
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #64 on: 17 June 2010, 10:38:09 »
John has a point, and Ultifd doesn't care about the ratings. I agree ratings are useless, good powerful descriptions would be much more useful.
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #65 on: 17 June 2010, 13:56:35 »
Woodsman should be moved from the incomplete category and placed in the stand alone list - its one of Glest's best custom factions. Why is military listed as a novelty mod?

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« Reply #66 on: 17 June 2010, 14:32:28 »
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Because the military mod is novelty, the real military is little like the military mod.
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #67 on: 17 June 2010, 16:26:00 »
Because the military mod is novelty, the real military is little like the military mod.
Right.
Woodsman should be moved from the incomplete category and placed in the stand alone list - its one of Glest's best custom factions. Why is military listed as a novelty mod?
I couldn't find the newest download, can some one point me to it?
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #68 on: 17 June 2010, 16:55:24 »
If we rate, I think we should rate like this:

New Models                                1p
Good or Models.                           1P
New Textures                              1p
Good or bad Textures.                   1p
Good or bad anims.                        1p
New icons.                                   1p
New sound and music.                    1p
How the AI plays.                          1p
Fairness / unfairness of faction.       1p
Good particles and splashes.           1p

What do you think?

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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #69 on: 17 June 2010, 17:57:04 »
What about music and blah blah blah?
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #70 on: 17 June 2010, 19:03:44 »
Thank u for this list

I tried military and the megapack!!! :) :) :)

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« Reply #71 on: 17 June 2010, 19:30:23 »
Thank u for this list

I tried military and the megapack!!! :) :) :)
Only M's huh.

What about music and blah blah blah?
Ill ad music, and blah blah blah? Whats that?
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« Reply #72 on: 17 June 2010, 19:56:42 »
It's a "etc", American style! :P
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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #73 on: 17 June 2010, 19:58:45 »
blah blahdah blah bladfah blah blah blah, isn`t there a artist singing that? kesha? keisha?

OT/ sorry... :P

look! military is closing in on megapack!

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Re: Factions Download Center
« Reply #74 on: 17 June 2010, 21:05:21 »
look! military is closing in on megapack!
That top thing means nothing, its just what people like best. Not whats the best quality.
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