#1 2022-12-28 17:40:49

Spirit
Administrator

Deprecating demo uploading

Due to upcoming changes the feature to upload playthrough demo files will be removed. It was never used much and the online world has changed a lot since it was added. People seem to prefer to watch video captures to demo files.

I will remove the uploading form in the coming days. The demo files will of course stay available at https://www.quaddicted.com/files/demos/ and I will add a dump of their metadata in that directory.

#2 2022-12-29 04:20:35

aianson
Member

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

I'd rather you didn't remove the feature. I look for demos at times and find it a handy thing sometimes.

#3 2022-12-30 00:27:28

MikeTaylor
Member

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

That's a shame.

#4 2022-12-30 15:39:14

dumptruck_ds
Member

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

As long as they are still available to download that's completely understandable.

But... I wonder what the "upcoming changes are"? Intrigued.

Last edited by dumptruck_ds (2022-12-30 15:40:06)

#5 2023-01-10 22:04:22

Spirit
Administrator

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

It is quite seldomly used:
     18 2013
     76 2014
     16 2015
     13 2016
     13 2017
     34 2018
     22 2019
     43 2020
     13 2021
     23 2022

Some info on the rebuild progress: https://www.quaddicted.com/forum/viewto … 7504#p7504
Once running fully, demos could just be uploaded anywhere, added as files with appropriate metadata and map/mod pages could list them again.

#6 2023-01-11 01:35:03

dumptruck_ds
Member

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

This is great news. I wish i could help code but happy to help in other ways: financially, promotion or testing when the time comes.

#7 2023-10-25 19:43:29

Spirit
Administrator

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

Spirit wrote:

I will remove the uploading form in the coming days.

Can't call it a year yet! :P
I just finally removed the feature, sorry for forgetting.

#8 2023-10-25 22:45:16

Madfox
Member

Re: Deprecating demo uploading

There I go, trying to help someone in lunchtime 23 okt 2022. Making a demo to help adding some light on a map question.

These a tragic bandwidth urges.
/P

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