Topic: Community Docks

[Bonk]

Has anybody used them since the Battleclinic updates? I keep thinking my feed script is broken, but every time I check Batleclinic "New Movie Enterprise" is the last model added.

Are the docks broken? Or is it just that it's summertime?

Are there additional model sites(s) that we could add feeds to?

[FoaS_XC]

To be perfectly honest I haven't even downloaded from Battleclinc - The search function seems to not search the community docks. If there is a hidden search function for it, I cannot find it - and as such is not conducive towards actually being able to find things.

[atheorhaven]

Hmmm, seems to work fine for me

http://sfc.battleclinic.com/docks/search.php

Searched for my name, and it brought up 7 pages (which is about right)..

Search is in the upper right corner by the magnifying glass (of course). 

One of the ones found:
http://sfc.battleclinic.com/docks/view.php?id=2086

Definitely one of the ones that I'd uploaded over there from Redragon's collection..

[GotAFarmYet?]

When I finish something I just send it back to the person who was having me do the work or to F9Cent. I don't think I have uploaded a model in 3+ years now

[Terradyhne]

this search function is useless if you search a single model and it seems that it searches in the forums and not in the game-sections, the old Battleclinic was better, a new look is good but if you mess up a good working site with useless stuff and complicate it , than this isn't worth it 

[atheorhaven]

Personally, I'd agree with you.. I'd like to see everything over in one place again just because then it tends to get interest in a game going again.

Whenever I go looking for mods for something new, I go to a site with mega files and start my search there.

For instance, I have a small interest in modding the old Freedom Force game (am an old time comic book fan), and wanted to add in a couple of characters that I liked.  So, went looking for sites.. found Alex's Freedom Force site.  He has base models and base skins up there, and using one of those, I modded it to add in James Marsters "Spike" from "Buffy" into one of my games for fun.  Having a "Dead Squad" running in there to go after some baddies (consisting of Spike, Eric Draven, Marvel Zombie Spidey and Zombie Colonel America) was just awesome. 

So if I were new to SFC or Star Trek gaming, I'd go looking for "Star Trek gaming" on Google.  I'd go to the Wikipedia article there, and towards the top I'd find this: "The Starfleet Command game series released by Interplay was based largely on the tabletop game Starfleet Battles, and comprised Starfleet Command, Starfleet Command 2: Empires at War, and Starfleet Command III. It constitutes one of the most definitive current games, depicting a wide array of ship systems and Star Trek storylines. This series had a more naval flavor, and depicted a number of ship systems. This series spawned a very large multiplayer ladder competition first with the "Starlance" system, and later on the "GamerZone" ladder.

Bridge Commander was another addition to this genre, reflecting the more deliberative, command aspects of this experience."

Then I'd start checking for "Starfleet Command game" on Google, which again leads me to another Wikipedia article. (here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=222432)

That leads me to a synopsis, that leads me to a ingame shot, and in that leads me to external links.  And in order, those are:

    * Dynaverse.Net - the Official SFC Site   
    * The Dynaverse Gaming Association - The non-profit organization that runs the SFC Directory services       
    * Official Star Trek: Starfleet Command game webpage       
    * Starfleet Command at the Star Trek Gaming Wiki       
    * Starfleet Universe, Your #1 source for Starfleet Command       

Then

User-created models
    * TOS and TMP era models at The Ark, Home of Atrahasis. Still updated with new releases as of 2008.       
    * TOS era models at Lord Schtupp       
    * Various era models at Mars Station       
    * Ships section has pre-TOS, TOS models at Planet Mudd       
    * Various era models at Star Yards       
    * Various era models at Feral Yards       
    * Large model section at StarFleet Universe       
    * Massive collection of user-made models at BattleClinic       

So Battleclinic is way down the line in just simple research, but Dynaverse is listed towards the beginning of almost any search.  A big repository of stuff here mirroring what's elsewhere really makes a lot of sense simply if we're looking to bring in new people.  I'd personally also like to see the Demos up here as well for people to download and play (if they aren't already, haven't honestly checked).

If we're looking to have the game continue on for much longer, we're going to need to bring in new meshers and texturers, look at new ideas, and encourage the people that we do still have to keep working on things.  Otherwise, you just get this old decayed building with seniors tottering around talking about the good old days and eventually all dying off.  That's the way it goes..

So yeah.. my vote (such as it is) would be to collect and mirror everything here, if Frey is willing to do so..

[Centurus]

If you want a single place, SFC3Files is a good candidate.  Granted, people have had issues with them in the past, but F_W and I are both staff members of the site.  Any issues or concerns, you can bring them to him or myself, and everyone knows we're not gonna screw over modders for the game.

However, even if SFC3Files isn't used and a new location is set up, I'll give it my support and even upload my works, past and future, to show my support.  But whoever heads it should be people that are well respected within the SFC modding community, and someone that is readily available and willing to take up such responsibilities.  And no, I'm not your guy.   

Anyway.....*hangs upside down in mid air and looks around*

[Centurus]

I thought cobbin was taken care of.  Oh well.  Nevermind.