This is an old revision of the document!
Table of Contents
How to package and release a file
Naming
Early autumn
Map
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
BASE FILE FOR CUSTOM LEVELS
Title : Early autumn
Filename : autumn_sp.bsp
Author(s) : human[rus] aka lotric
Email Address : qwxprc@mail.ru
Description : singleplayer map
Single Player : yes
Cooperative 1-32 Player : yes
Deathmatch 2-32 Player : no
.map Included : yes
Software needed to play : quake
Comments : the first map on this editor, just freestyle mapping
* Construction *
Build Time : one month
Times & stats :System Used : ericw-tools-v0.18.1-Linux
Editor(s) used : trenchbroom 2019v6 Valve mode
Packaging
Package your files into a standard zip archive. Not rar, not a self-extracting exe, just a plain zip. Zip is widely supported, Windows natively can handle the format since Windows XP. MacOS and Linux have no trouble either.
If you release a single file, put it (and its readme) directly into the zip file. Do not add a directory. If the user extracts the file straight into his maps/ directory, it should be correct.
If you release a mod, put a directory into the zip file so if the user extracts the zip into his Quake directory, the mod will be properly installed. Remember to mind the character rules, lowercase only, a-z and 0-9, no special characters except maybe - and no spaces whatsoever. Put all your files inside that directory.
If you are releasing a single file, name the zip the same as the file. For example abc123.zip would be the archive for abc123.bsp and abc123.txt. If you release a mod, try to do the same.
Hosting
If it is a finished work, you can contact Spirit to get it hosted at Quaddicted. Feel free to mail it straightaway.
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".
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.