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Highlord Sendai -> UCaG Archived Games (7/26/2010 9:03:55)

When a game reaches 29 or 30 pages,
depending on if the game ends or the 30 page lock happens.
The game should be moved to a new UCaG section called Archived Games. Where people could look at previous successful games to see how to structure there game, or to generally just see the game they were once in etc. etc.

To add onto the archive thing.
We could bring back Game of the Month.

And put on the tags,
=GotM= <Insert Month><Insert Year> - <Insert Game Name>

If a game gets game of the month. It gets moved there regardless.
And the owner gets a special title,
UCaG Game of the Month winner. <Inster Month and Year>



Z -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/26/2010 9:25:00)

Is an additional sub-forum actually necessary? I'd say a simple PM to an UCaG AK (darkflame of Ebil) or Kosefira requesting a temporary lock for a specified amount of time would suffice. I am not sure about the auto-purge settings for the UCaG forum, but if you are afraid of the auto-purge eating your thread, you can request a [FAQ] tag to be added to the game thread and the OOC thread so that they won't be purged.



DragonYugi -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/26/2010 16:23:38)

Z.324, do you know about the Gallery Resources sub-forum in the Gallery Board?
Yeah?
There, the FAQed threads are kept.
Why wouldn't making a similar sub-forum but for FAQed or Temporary saved threads?
I mean, some games have hours and hours of work spent into making them. Even if they are text-based. They reach 30 apges and get locked and... they get purged.. Bye-bye hours of work to see a game created.
No. Instead, when a game reaches 30 pages it should be FAQed and put in the sub-forum that Robofire suggested.
Kosefira's game reached thread IV.
Anvos' game has more than a year since it was in the UCaG.

Games that reach 30 pages (except Quick Reply ones that don't have an OOC) should be put there.

In my opinion, this is a good suggestion.

Edit: Also... "UCaG Saved Games"? Ummm... The UCaG Archive sounds better, in my opinion.



Postmaster General -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/26/2010 17:46:33)

Although I have only been apart of the UCaG community for a short time, I feel I have caught on quick enough to develop a credible opinion.

When considering a suggestion for a change to the forums, you must take into account the benefits, the detriments, and the unneccessaries.

The benefits of this would be

  • The possibility to return to the UCaG after a significant recess and hop right back into your game or contest.
  • View past games and their popularity.


Detriments of this change:

  • The amount of coding needed to create a new board (Forum Coders are busy and have a laundry list of higher priorities)
  • Everyone would want their game there, becoming a trophy case to all UCaGers.


The Unnecessary work:

  • In considerably less work, a person who expected to be gone for long period of time could save their game's code off site to be used once they had returned.
  • If someone expected to be away, they could temporarily warrant a co-host to take over while away, allowing progress in the game without the need for a pause.
  • This would become much like a sticky, which as expressed in the UCaG rules, "No game or contest will be made a sticky" shows that the UCaG AK's do not wish these examples to be perpetually stored.


With everything I have taken into account, it would be much simpler and more advisable to simply save the code off site for later access.

@DragonYugi: Not all Gallery Resource Tutorials are FAQ'd, only those that are truly responding to Frequently Asked Questions. Also, the threads found in the Gallery Resources have provided regular assistance to the community, where as this Archive would likely not.

Although I agree this would be a good idea, I must say that the majority of its benefits could be easily outdone independently. I would say that if this suggestion were to be instated, it would need to be regularly emptied after the previously allotted amount of time had passed.



Z -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/26/2010 19:04:13)

DragonYugi: Robofire2's suggestion of a "UCaG Saved Games" sub-forum is intended for temporary storage of games when the owner will be leaving for a period of time rather than an archive for past games. Not being a regular UCaGer, I won't comment on making a section similar to the RP archives that we used to have, but I maintain my opinion that a sub-forum simply for the temporary storage of "paused" game threads is unnecessary.



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/27/2010 2:22:16)

@DY
To tell the truth. That seems to be a very good idea, yay for misreading.
But maybe the return of Game of the Month.
And the most voted to the UCaG of the Month subforum?

@Sheriff + Z.324
I can see where your coming from with the no need to save.



DragonYugi -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/27/2010 3:54:13)

I know what Robofire originaly stated, but I think the use of such a sub-forum could be of what I said. It would be better than a saved game sub-forum.
30 pages-locked games go in the Archive (FAQed so they won't be purged).
I consider it a good ideea. And you didn't really convince me it ain't. :P



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Saved Games (7/27/2010 10:00:48)

30 Page-locked.
Maybe make it 29 pages, because some people end it like 1 or 2 posts short of 30th page.



DragonYugi -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (7/27/2010 14:30:42)

That could work too, I guess...



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (7/28/2010 2:15:20)

OK. Suggestion Changed.
At top of the screen.



DragonYugi -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (7/28/2010 10:58:29)

So, what do you think Z.324?
An Archive could work well. But the moderators and the UCaG staff should decide it, though. :P



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (7/28/2010 13:54:29)

To add onto the archive thing.
We could bring back Game of the Month.

And put on the tags,
=GotM= <Insert Month><Insert Year> - <Insert Game Name>

If a game gets game of the month. It gets moved there regardless.
And the owner gets a special title,
UCaG Game of the Month winner. <Inster Month and Year>



Dawn of Shadows -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (8/3/2010 9:59:15)

First revive Game of the Month. Talk to Darky & Kose first before coming back, I'd say.
While I like the idea, Game of the Month should be revived and up and running before this goes on.



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (8/3/2010 11:07:52)

I think the Archive should come first. Then =GotM='s return.












Zafnick -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (8/3/2010 11:35:21)

If you want to save your game, just paste the first post into a word processing program and take screen shots of all the pages.

I agree with DoS though, game of the month should be revived before this even is thought about.



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (8/4/2010 4:38:52)

Game of the Month should make it's return.
Most Defiantly.

=GotM= first, Archive second.



Kosefira -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (8/7/2010 11:44:01)

I am considering these suggestions, but I have other things that I need to focus on right now.



Highlord Sendai -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (8/11/2010 7:56:50)

All we have to do is wait for you to make a final decision.



Digital X -> RE: UCaG Archived Games (10/6/2010 10:44:02)

quote:

The game should be moved to a new UCaG section called Archived Games. Where people could look at previous successful games to see how to structure there game


I very much like this idea, it would be a good opportunity for new game makers to see how some games are made and how they play, also seeing how the rules are in effect.



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