Temporary File Database

[Locutus]

Martin and all,
We're still working on the old files, there are a LOT of bugs with them (for one thing, Dave is the author of about 50% of all files in the CtP2 dir ). The same was the case with the Civ2 conversion but we could fix those in private as the dir was invisible - this is not possible with CtP2 as it's already public so please bear with us, and stay away from the old files for a couple of days!

[Martin Gühmann]

Finally the old database is now in the 'Poly Dir, but you should check all the authors most of them aren't converted correctly. I hope you can fix this Wouter. Otherwise I know now why we gottn't a new patch from Activision, the dir gives us the information that hexagonian created the patch. So I should ask Dave for the source code of the ctp2.exe as he made the patch.

-Martin

[Locutus]

Uhm, what page? What links?

You mean http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files? That's not hard to remember, is it? If it is, just use http://apolyton.net/dir and click on 'Call to Power 2'.
Various categories are simply subdirs of the aforementioned addres, so Scenarios are at http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files/scenarios, Mods at http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files/mods, Graphics Modifications at http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files/modification/graphics, etc... (Just the names of the categories as they are used in the Directory and old file databases)

Edit: you could add them to the 'notepad' feature in the control panel if you want but in that case there's no real point in using them: you might as well use the actual Directory addresses straight away in that case. The whole point is that it saves you time searching for the right link...

[Pedrunn]

Wait! how do i get to the page with easy apolyton hotlinks without having to memorizing the adress.

[Locutus]

Note to all: the temp database been deleted, if you hadn't switched to the directory yet, you'll have to now. However, I am keeping the folder structure intact for easier linking: you're automatically forwared. So if you want to send someone to the CtP2 section of the Directory, you can use "http://apolyton.net/dir/index.php?&cat=9&t=sub_pages" but you can also use "http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files" if you prefer. To link to the scenarios category, use either "http://apolyton.net/dir/index.php?t=sub_pages&cat=32" or "http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files/scenarios/". To link to specific files, you can only use the Directory link: "http://apolyton.net/dir/index.php?id=486&t=reviews&cat=32" (and not "http://apolyton.net/~ctp2files/scenarios/WordMap/" or whatever, that won't work).

[Locutus]

I have access to the news, yes, but not to the links at the top of the page and stuff. I already asked Markos if he could look into adding more links to the directory from various parts of the site (and back).

[Martin Gühmann]

I think I will leave it to the post I made in the thread about it. But another question do you have access on the links on the CTP2 news page so that you can modify it so that the Apolyton directory is linked from that page.

-Martin

[Locutus]

Well, don't him I give you that idea

[Martin Gühmann]

Originally posted by Locutus
Yeap, now you can start bugging Markos

That's an interesting idea, and now I wonder what I could do now as I finished the tourny game.

-Martin

[Locutus]

D'oh!

Yeap, now you can start bugging Markos

[Martin Gühmann]

Originally posted by Locutus
'pld'? The old database you mean? I'm afraid I have no control over that, that's up to Markos. All existing databases have a similar structure, Markos is writing some script to do the importing automatically. All I can do is move the temp database there (which I already did months ago) and keep adding new files.

These stupid typos, the 'o' key is beside the 'p' key.

But anyway thanks to let us know you aren't responsible for that part.

-Martin

[Locutus]

'pld'? The old database you mean? I'm afraid I have no control over that, that's up to Markos. All existing databases have a similar structure, Markos is writing some script to do the importing automatically. All I can do is move the temp database there (which I already did months ago) and keep adding new files.

[Martin Gühmann]

So when you will move all the files from the pld database to the new one Locutus?

-Martin

[Locutus]

Now the new directory is *finally* online (we were working on this for a long, long time - that explains why I was so lazy in updating this database: for months we thought we could be ready for the official opening within days), this thread will soon be uptopped and possibly closed. Since I know CtP2ers don't like to venture outside their own forums,

I'll leave this place here for a few more days to serve as an announcement and (if people need it) a place for discussion about the new file database:
The Apolyton Directory - http://apolyton.net/dir
See the Community Forum for details.

[Locutus]

Good to hear it's working now...

I don't know how that pic mix-up happened, as I'm quite certain it was okay earlier, but it's been fixed now. Thanks for the heads up...