CTP

[Legacy_BelowTheBelt]

               I have a question about the Community Tileset Project hak (CTP)

My PW uses CTP as a hak and I got a message from a new player about a missing hak related to the CTP, specifically the generic doors hak.  He downloaded the CTP files and tried to join the mod, but wasn't able because he was missing the generic doors hak.

Upon c/hecking out the CTP download page on the vault, http://nwvault.ign.c....detail&id=6992, i found that the file I originally asked players to download "CTP_Full_1.5.7z" is no longer offered.  Instead, the files are broken out separately and a couple files that were originally included in the full download are no longer included on this page at all.

The page was updated on 2/1/11 and there's a note in the body of the final update note that one of the tilesets, Babylon, was removed at the author's request and hosted elsewhere on the vault.  Not sure if this has to do with why the file was broken up into component parts or if it had anything to do with why the generic doors hak also got moved.

With further searching I found that the generic doors hak in question is also hosted elsewhere on the vault:  http://nwvault.ign.c....detail&id=6376, though this has been hosted separately since 2009. 

My key question is whether or not the generic door hak is actually needed if a player has the other CTP hak files downloaded (i.e. is the 'generic door' hak content duplicated in the other remaining CTP haks, or is it still a separate hak if a module wants that content)?

I can add the generic door hak and the babylon hak to the download link list on my PW website, but wanted to check to see if at some point that generic doors got included in some of the other CTP haks, making it an unecessary separate requirement - can I delete the 'ctp generic doors' hak from my custom content because its included in other CTP haks?

Thanks,
BelowTheBelt
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Bannor Bloodfist]

               The generic doors are not needed / required by ANY of the tilesets.  They also would not be required on your PW unless you are actually using those custom doors.

No, they will never be combined with the general tilesets, as they are not tiles, but essentially placeables.  They also will not be changed anytime in the near future, nor have they been changed since that 2009 release date.

They have always been located on their own separate page. located HERE.  I am not sure how the link got lost on the main comments on the ctp general page, and I will have to add that back in the next time I make an update / add a new tileset.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_BelowTheBelt]

               Thanks for the update, Bannor.  

The door content must've been included in the combined file download at one point (CTP_Full_1.5.7z), I don't think I would have added the door content separately requiring a separate download from the players.

I love the doors and use them extensively on Arenthyor - they add a tremendous amount to the personality of an area!

It would be a tremendous help to recreate the full download file (including the generic doors and Bablyon tiles, if possible).  For now I'm linking to the three pages - the CTP download page, the generic door page, and the Bablyon tileset page....but given the number of individual files to download across these 3 pages, its a lot of work for new players to download everything whereas a single, combined download option would streamline the process.  At least combine all the CTP files with the generic door files.  I could probably live without the Babylon tileset (though I'd rather not!).

Thanks for listening.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Bannor Bloodfist]

               Interesting... I swear that the vault just mysteriously loses files over time.  I have 2 separate emails confirming the upload of the combined file on two different occasions, yet it is missing again.

I am currently re-uploading it again, but it will NOT contain the Generic Doors or Babylon as they are held under a different usage license by someone else.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Bannor Bloodfist]

               Ok, the combined file is up and available on the vault now.  The name is CTP_Combined_04072009.7z, it contains all of the individual tileset haks, ctp common, loadscreens as individual haks within the archive.  The link is in my sig.

Note:  The combined file does NOT contain CTP_Babylon or CTP_GenericDoors as they are held on seperate pages on the vault, using a different license and are not mine to release.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Bannor Bloodfist, 22 avril 2011 - 01:58 .