Making a Map Database?

Zylithan · #1 November 25th, 2007, 05:01 PM

Well, you can't stop me until I get started

I have no relevant skills, just a desire, so I'm really pulling at others peoples' ideas and skills

Aezeal · #2 November 25th, 2007, 05:37 PM

Well.. all maps usually are already attached here.. you'd just have to use those links then?

No skills here either.. I just like making maps noone is interested in it seems.

And I can't figure out why everyone is so interested in new nations mods (they seem popular) when there are already about 80 nations... only for the warhammer map I'd like some modded nations.. for the rest the game provides enough for me... but that is a bit off topic..

GOOOO Zylithan... or whomever you get to do your dirty work

Zylithan · #3 November 25th, 2007, 05:48 PM

That's a good point... if the website just points to the downloads here, I wouldn't need hosting on the remote site.

llamabeast · #4 November 25th, 2007, 09:18 PM

Very good point about the links to here. So all that's needed is some kind of nice interface.

Unfortunately I don't really have the skills to do that (the very simple llamaserver website considerably stretched my website ability - well actually I had to learn everything relevant in order to do it). I think it's a great idea though. Anyone else able to do website stuff?

paradoxharbinger · #5 November 26th, 2007, 02:26 AM

well, i've got a yahoo site just laying around, if everyone were to collect the links to the maps, i'd be happy to put a link page together. or i could put it on my wikidot page, no bandwidth limitation there, maybe that would be better.

actually, what if we were to start a dom wiki, the accounts are free at wikidot and as far as i know, the only limitation on the free accounts is the file storage limit.

Zylithan · #6 November 26th, 2007, 02:40 AM

hey, maybe we could chat about this. ball barian has a good thread that collects links.

can wiki do ratings?

i looked at the wikidot thing... started, but got stuck.
also, the rating module seemed weak to me if i understood it correctly.

but could i put something from drupal in it, for example, like the voting API, voting or Fivestar?

voting API seemed like it would let one vote on many categories, autotabulate, etc.

i have no experience with drupal, but have heard that it is a good system in general.

Zylithan · #7 November 27th, 2007, 06:28 AM

Temporarily removed...

I'm working on this, I think I have an okay solution. More later...

lch · #8 November 30th, 2007, 06:19 PM

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Zylithan said:
hey, maybe we could chat about this. ball barian has a good thread that collects links.

can wiki do ratings?

If somebody really really really wants a Wiki then I can set it up, I'm quite experienced with MediaWiki, even with the source as I have written some MediaWiki extensions myself.

What people tend to overlook is that having something like a Wiki does not automagically create content, though. Somebody has to take good care of it, or it will end up just like the map list (crowded, disorganized) or the Strategy Wiki (only some bits and parts, never seems to really take off).

If you want to use some CMS software you'll have to update it regularly, too, which can be a pain. So personally I'd encourage that somebody creates his own solution instead.