Mod The Sims - Notification of site and downloads downtime on the 13th April

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Delphy

9th Apr 2006, 05:48 PM

*katie*

9th Apr 2006, 06:01 PM

Nooo not downtime! :(

Ok, I understand, in the long run, it's best for the site and will make it better :) But I hate missing out on new stuff! hehe

Fat D

9th Apr 2006, 06:11 PM

you say download unavailability but at the same time downtime, now will the discussion be up?

pfish

9th Apr 2006, 07:12 PM

we will also be putting all recolours into the moderation queue from that point on.

Excuse me, what does that mean? :)

rdsx667

9th Apr 2006, 08:09 PM

Excuse me, what does that mean? :)
It means that they will need to be approved

sannysims40

10th Apr 2006, 12:12 AM

To Delphy The Great!

Do what must be done so that the "mod-challenged" like myself can continue to enjoy this wonderful site, downloads as well as meeting the most awesome people. Many thanks.

Willow's Tara

10th Apr 2006, 12:32 AM

Sure, I can survive a day, will the discussion be up thought? (The forum I mean), um by the I live in Australia so if you don't live theire, would that mean the site closes in my time on the 14th? (Dunno what time) just so I can be aware..

Hunter240x

10th Apr 2006, 01:07 AM

This doesn't effect me. I have to work on the 13th anyways.

MTS2Staff

10th Apr 2006, 01:23 AM

Excuse me, what does that mean? :)

It means its time for all recolorers to re- read the guidelines in the Creator Guideline Forum- to start being more cautious about the photos they take and that we will be approving recolors as we do sims and houses for quality.
Most of you do jsut fine. There are a handful however who do not take the time to take clear, close screenshots- or to sharpen the images. These uplaods that go through bring the whole recolor download section quality down. Its not a bad thing. It just means our recolors will be good quality as well.

zookini

10th Apr 2006, 01:52 AM

Mmmk.Is there no telling when it will be back up at this point?

Secun687

10th Apr 2006, 02:10 AM

Hi All,

This is notification that MTS2 will be turned off for much of the day on Thursday 13th April probably from 11am GMT onwards. I need to completely rebuild the 2 fileservers for thumbnails and attachments which will result in total download unavailability during the maintenance period.

At this point all tagged threads will be removed too and we will also be putting all recolours into the moderation queue from that point on.

Regards,
Delphy

Well i went on deteleted my two tagged items, cos i sure was not able to see how to correct the problem, i tried to make the graphics higher and no luck. for one thing my game runs extremly slow when i do that and im not trying to mess anything up. I think im gonna stick to movie making for sure now because it is clearly obvious to everyone lol that im not a talented modder that's for sure :sorry:

Plumbob Factory

10th Apr 2006, 02:26 AM

Lemme get this straight, all downloads are getting deleted?

DJ Herself

10th Apr 2006, 03:02 AM

No, that's not what it means. It means downloads will simply be unavailable for a period of time.

MTS2Staff

10th Apr 2006, 03:44 AM

The downtime shouldnt be more than that day as Delphy stated-

All Downloads are NOT being deleted- unless they have been tagged for not meeting quality guidelines- anything thats blurry, poorly textured, doesnt have close clear screenshots, or any sims that have a very standard maxis look to them are what we tagged.
Those items tagged will be deleted that day. Unless they weer fixed- but most needed to be totally remade. So if youdl ike to keep your items that have been tagged make sure you have them.

Secun- Dont give up, everyone improves over time. Just having one or two things tagged isn't bad honest. It just means you can try harder and do better :)

Remember clarity is important on textures and clear, bright close screenshots sell your items best.

Secun687

10th Apr 2006, 04:25 AM

thanks Lyriclee i really appreciate constructive cristism as it always help me get stronger with confidence, i figure ill keep reading on some of the good tutorials on mts2 and latter on try it again...cos nothing beats a failure but a try.

Fat D

10th Apr 2006, 08:33 AM

Secun, lower your resolution. it's better to play with low resolution than it is to play with low quality.

indalu10

11th Apr 2006, 03:15 AM

How am i supposed to live?!?!?!

Ladydayz

11th Apr 2006, 01:44 PM

Spring cleaning must be done no matter how much we hate it. But we'll be happier when it's over

Tirza

11th Apr 2006, 05:21 PM

to bad.. but oké.. I think i'm to busy with familyfun to notice! :D
but wat are tagged threads??? I don't understand.. Could someone make it easyer to understand? I'm Dutch.. tagged, I don't know what it means..

pfish

11th Apr 2006, 08:30 PM

DrKufi

12th Apr 2006, 11:43 AM

I live in Australia so if you don't live there, would that mean the site closes in my time on the 14th?

That would be 9pm on the 13th if you're on QLD/NSW/VIC time.

silvertreedrake

12th Apr 2006, 05:46 PM

Aaaaaah!!! Going into withdrawal mode already - bugs, bugs everywhere!

Hehe, complete waste of bandwidth. Maybe I can get Delphy to yell at me ;)

whiterider

12th Apr 2006, 09:23 PM

That's alright, when all the tagged threads have been deleted we'll have spare bandwidth (until it gets used up again!).
But really Delphy, it's very inconsiderate of you. You put downtime in the holidays!!! I won't be at school! I'll want to download! I'm going to have to actually play my game rather than just download for it! RADICAL!!!

beebi

13th Apr 2006, 05:52 AM

good luck!! the new party pack comes out tomarrow anyway, so it'll be a great downtime for me!

abc123gizzy

13th Apr 2006, 09:43 AM

:salute: when will MTS2 be back online

and us and the uk are getting the stuff pack TODAY!!! :nod: :nod: