Yay! :celebration: I must have missed this thread.

Congratulations on the website release

Is this one of those F..ed up sites that make your mods live, like for ever.
Then I am not going to use it to upload or download anything from this thing.
If you look on Google you can find mods that I released 3 years ago.

Here look this mod up on Google:
"SB TES4 Oblivion Crossbow Mod"

Only TesNexus does it's job properly.

That's how the Internet works

Awesome idea. I love torrents. I will download some files and seed them.

Sorry? TesNexus archives all its mods, almost all of them from the TesSource days are still on the main Nexus site. That's how the internet works, I'm sure there will be a delete option if you really wish to rid the world of your creations however.

You can't beat entropy. If you put something onto the internet, it is going to stay there, no matter how hard you try to remove it, because it's going to get spread around. It's a pain in the ass for modders, but there's nothing you can really do about it, so it's best not to worry about it. :shrug:

Thank you! I wondered when you would show your face here! I remember you from the old speculation threads.



Obvious hater is obvious.

What do you really know about me and how I operate my sites before posting this? Kinda disrespectful...

P.S. I searched for your mod on Google and TesNexus had results in position 4 and 5... Oh the irony!



Thanks!

I just found a provider that will allow me to offer direct downloads to everybody at ultra fast speeds (as in, I will be faster than any other site out there!), so I was thinking of phasing out torrents. However, I think I will still offer a torrent option for files 50 MB and larger since there seems to be a demand for it and the platform is already set up.



Exactly. While I don't want to provide accounts on my site because I want the experience to be as hassle-free as possible for everybody, I am working right now on providing delete codes when you upload a file. If you want to remove your mod from the site later, you just enter the code you got and it will remove every trace of it on the site. You could also PM me at any time, send me an email or hit me up on Twitter and I'll do it for you. So i think that options won't be lacking!



Just to give you an idea on how hard I am working at NOT being a pain in the ass for you guys in this regard:

- If a mod is deleted from the site, every single reference to this mod or it's files is gone instantly.
- If a file is removed from the site, it is also deleted from the origin server right away and the next time the cache expires at edge locations, it will also be gone from there.
- Files that are also served as a torrent are removed from the tracker at the same time as they are deleted from the origin server, invalidating transfers within minutes.
- I don't allow Google and other search engines to cache my pages at all, and the bot comes many times a day so if a page is gone, it will disappear from the search results within a day.
- This might be a hobby site for me, but I treat it with the same professionalism as my other sites. I will always be there to listen to feedback and change things if need be.

Hopefully, these steps are appreciated.

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I also have a big announcement to make, but I will make a proper thread for it later today!

Later,
Nick

A quick question; are you planning on creating logins at all? IIRC, earlier you said that to download, you would actually need an account.

Here's your answer Calzo.

Whoops missed that

Yes.

You are recalling correctly!

There is a simple reason as to why I changed my mind on this: I totally flipped the idea on its head when I resurrected the project! The new concept only focuses on distribution and is actually pretty easy to sum up:

- Simplicity: 1-click downloads, no queues/delays, no mandatory logins.
- Speed: No caps or slow servers on downloads. Fast and easy uploading.
- Free to use: No premium accounts, everybody gets the same functionnality.

Having accounts cripples the first point so that's why they are out.
Everything can be done just as securely and in a respectful way without logins. You just need to be creative!



No.

If you knew how magnet links actually worked, you would see the impossibility in that statement.

All they do is fetch the content of a *drumroll* ... torrent file (an info hash and some metadata) over distributed hash tables (DHT), instead of from a torrent file downloaded off a website. It is a inferior method in all aspects, so I don't see why they would ever phase out torrent files.

Anyway, this isn't really relevant anymore because GameMods.info's offered download methods will be changing this week to something I believe will be much more appealing to everybody:

- Files under 50 MB: Direct Downloads
- Files between 50 MB and 500 MB: Direct Downloads, Torrents as an alternative
- Files larger than 500 MB: Torrents

Working on getting the architecture for this to function properly just about now! Can't even wait to try it myself.
Nick

Ok cool.

Very Cool!

Bump!

Hey Nicb;
I was wondering if you could do a slight change and have any files downloaded from GameModes have the file id appended to the end (as in RGO_2.esp for example)? That way I can have a linker from Bain (part of Wrye Bash) like the one to Nexus files.
Thanks;
Pacific Morrowind

Since my favorite way of things is the KISS way, I love this site. Simple and fast



I have something to suggest: Getting informed of mod updates via email. I am making heavy use of the tracking feature of tesnexus to get the latest mod updates and this is missing at gamemods.info.

I like this idea but only for the larger mods. Currently downloading QTP3 and a pace I would never get on the nexus. But the nexus is updated more frequent and easier to follow mods on.

Torrents are only as good as the number of seeders.

I've run into many obscure downloads where there was no one seeding...

Thanks for the replies guys,

It's good to see there is at least a little interest without me artificially keeping it alive!

I'll see if I can find some time this weekend to implement the suggestions. I will also revamp the download options like I said I would... and watch out for a better way for modder uploads to be updated straight to your mod page.

Nick

Of COURSE!!! As soon as I say I think this project was dead, you come back and release it! Of course you would do that Nick!!! Just 15 days later!!! And nobody even told me, You little devils!!!!! :banghead: :flame: :swear: :stare: :poke: :ahhh: [even more emotes here]
I'm not quite shure what I actually thought about it. I stated that I thought it was dead, but often at night I would find myself just thinking about it. I'm not sure I was ever able to convince myselft to completely think it was dead, and always had a little faith. I don't quite think I was ever able to convince myselft not to trust you...
I only noticed it was back actually when I accidently clicked on the link in the drop down bar from my browswer by accident
This might just get me back into oblivion

now just gotta track this topic

[edit] how fast are you guys getting for an average speed? I am getting about 175 kbs per second, and thats already a drastic improvement from the past, but I thought torrents could go like 500kbs per second or like mbs/sec. First off, let me say that I have had little experience with bittorent, so its probably user error. If you guys are getting better, got any tips for me?

Alright, ran a few of the tests, and my download speed is 16228 kbs per second, while my upload speed is 8690 kbs per second. I believe this means I should be getting faster times, right?

Also, my port is not open. Ran the port of bittorent, guessing this is my problem.

Now up to about 250 kbs per secon though/

FYI, almost done packing the 1.01 final patch of Underdark OMOD. I'm going to have fun playing and testing it first ... j/k :hubbahubba: then upload it for the first time here. GameMods will have it first while (since you have fast dl/ul's) I find another host.

UL done.

Aoikani

Is the site down? I can't get on it right now. How long should the site be down for?

And I can't wait to see if this gets as big as like... tesnexus and the other big sites.

HOLY CRAP!!!!!! THEY TURNED THE STARS BACK!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't get it... :huh:

When the format of the gamesas forums changed, they changed the stars under everyone's name to have a lot more. Like up to 10.

Wow... I have been gone for a really long time... Lets get the site goin again!

Gonna be sort of hard to get the site moving again with the domain down