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help:how_to_package_and_release_a_file [2020/02/20 17:54] – [Text file] human[rus]help:how_to_package_and_release_a_file [2021/07/18 07:10] – [Hosting] better Spirit
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 ==== Naming ==== ==== Naming ====
-Early autumn 
-=== Map === 
-autumn_sp.bsp - Early autumn Single Player 
  
-http://wdfiles.ru/j310+=== Maps === 
 +Pick a good filename for your .bsp file. People commonly use their nicknames and a counter or try to find a good short word describing the map. Adding a "sp" or "dm" or "ctf" bit to the name helps indicating the intended gamemode. If you decide for a "boring" numbering scheme and you also release maps for other games, you might want to stick a "q1" in there as well.
  
-{{:help:2020-02-19-23-18-49.png?400|}} +Alternatively just name it after the map's actual name.
-==== Text file ==== +
-my nick name in quake: human[rus]+
  
-You must add a text file to your release, documenting at least the title of the work and your (nick)name. create date: 20-20-2020+Don't forget to set the title field in the .bsp file to something useful.
  
-================================================================ +=== Mods === 
-BASE FILE FOR CUSTOM LEVELS+For mods the standard seems to be a more descriptive filename. Usually it is a short form of the mod's title. If it is a mod just supporting one map (so it's more of a map than a mod) the map naming suggestions above apply though.
  
-Title                       : Early autumn+=== Examples of good naming schemes === 
 +  * efdatsp1.bsp - The Place of Dismay by efdat, full nickname since it is short & sp & number 
 +  * chessp1.bsp - Shrine of Skank by cheshire, abbreviated nickname & sp & number 
 +  * ikspq1.bsp - Before Nightfall by Iikka "Fingers" Keränen, abbreviated/acronym nickname & q & sp & number 
 +  * ac.bsp - Adamantine Cruelty by Vondur, acronym of the level title 
 +  * ant.bsp - Antediluvian by metlslime, abbreviated title 
 +  * cogs.bsp - Cogs Of Conflict by spd, a single prominent word from the title
  
-Filename                : autumn_sp.bsp+=== General considerations === 
 +Be aware that filenames longer than 8 characters will be a pain to use on DOS. So if you are a nice person, find a short one. It will also be nicer to type (if the user's engine does not support tab completion).
  
-Author(s)                : human[rus] aka lotric+Avoid any characters that are not a-z or 0-9. A single dash - might be ok. Quake engines do not handle international keyboard layouts well. Do not use uppercase characters for any files.
  
-Email Address          : qwxprc@mail.ru +Before you settle, search the web for the name and make sure it is not already used.
  
-Description                : singleplayer map+==== Text file ==== 
 +You must add a text file to your release, documenting at least the title of the work and your (nick)name. You should also include a release name, the intended purpose, contact details, release date and the like. Without this, your file(s) might be lost in "who on earth made this and when and why?!" limbo.
  
 +Best practice would be using the good old base.txt template: [[/files/idgames2/levels/base.txt]]
  
-============================================================== +Name the text file exactly like your zip file and/or your bsp file and/or your mod directory! For example the readme file for abc123.bsp would be abc123.txt. For the mod qwe456/ the readme file would be named qwe456.txt and placed into qwe456/ : qwe456/qwe456.txt!
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-Single Player           : yes +
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-Cooperative 1-32 Player :  yes +
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-Deathmatch 2-32 Player  :  no +
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-.map   Included         : yes +
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-Software needed to play : quake +
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-Comments                : the first map on this editor, just freestyle mapping +
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-* Construction * +
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-Build Time   :  one month +
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-Times & stats   :System Used      :   ericw-tools-v0.18.1-Linux    +
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-Editor(s) used  : trenchbroom 2019v6 Valve mode+
  
 +If you name your text file readme.txt, it will conflict with everyone else's same-named file and no one wants to overwrite other people's files.
  
 +If you have creativity oozing out your pores, well, some mappers include short background stories too.
  
 ==== Packaging ==== ==== Packaging ====
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 ==== Hosting ==== ==== Hosting ====
-If it is a finished work, you can contact [[quaddicted.com:Spirit]] to get it hosted at Quaddicted. Feel free to mail it straightaway. +Upload the final archive to https://archive.org/ or http://www.quaketastic.com/ . The password for uploading at QuakeTastic is "ZigguratVertigoBlewTronynsSocksOff", the username "quaketastic". Then mail the URL to [[quaddicted.com:Spirit]] or paste it in [[https://www.quaddicted.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=636|the forum thread]]. The file will be uploaded to Quaddicted then and at some point also appear in the [[/reviews/|database]].
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-If that is not an option, if it is a work-in-progress, you do not want to wait a week before Spirit replies (though he is quick if you packaged everything well and send a direct HTTP link to the file) or otherwise you want to host elsewhere, http://www.quaketastic.com/ is there for you. The password for uploading is "ZigguratVertigoBlewTronynsSocksOff", the username "quaketastic". +
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-For permanent hosting you can also freely use https://archive.org/.+
  
-Do not use services that do not support direct download links. And please do not use volatile hosts like Dropbox, Google Drive or any ad-financed free hosting providers.+Do not use services that do not support direct download links. And please do not use volatile hosts like Dropbox, Google Drive or any ad-financed free hosting providers. Thanks!