REQUEST Could we have a sticky telling people we have subforums?

Yeah, even as someone who just browses mods, I prefer the forums for that personally, since having the discussions all right there with the mod info is nice. Not crazy about the way the repository is laid out, but oh well. Probably nothing to be done about it.

 

zzz i made a mess of the misc mod forum tinkering with the repository too many threadssss i hate myself

But I got the repository thread set up how I want so we're in business.

And idk man, how the site's set up a lot of people are probably gonna miss the repository. Like you go to stardew valley's site, then the forums, then there's a "Mod" section under the forums. The only way I see to get to the repository on first glance is the teeny tiny "mods" button on the lil' bar there and when you got a Mod section of the forum in big bold letters, probably more people gonna look at the threads.

 

I understand where you're coming from. I love the update notifications and review system on the repository. But I also like having my discussion in one (or two, as is the case right now) places and not dozens. I can interact with people and take requests and not have to limit it to discussion of one single mod. I can post all my new stuff here and people who like my stuff can come back and see what new stuff I've uploaded.

I suppose the only way this would work for me would be if we were able to tell that discussion tab what URL to point to, so I could send discussion of all my mods to one place.

Bleh. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place, because I really like the way I'm doing things now, but I don't want to NOT upload to the repository.

 

I've been modding for 9 days and only just realized it exists when The Suit posted about it ._.

 

Ok, a few questions then.

1. Does the repository allow you to upload multiple files for one mod? i.e. I made a rabbits mod with new sprites, could I host all the recolours on one page? Or would I have to either link externally or have them all in one zip? Or post a dozen separate mods when it's really not needed?
2. If I host them externally, how does the update notifier work, if at all?
3. If I move them all individually to the repository, is it permissible for me to retain my thread(s) that have a sort of guide to all my mods together? Maybe if I have it moved back to the main mods forum?
4. Are the subforums ONLY meant for repository content? If so, why was my thread moved? If not, why do you not expect people to post there, and/or are not moving threads there like mine was? The main mods forum is a jumble.

 

I'd probably do external links for all your mods, Zhuria. You got so many recolors, it'd be hard to dig through all the folders in a zip. Maybe make a repository for the different types of recolors, like Pets or Livestock or something. And that way you can keep your threads kinda like how you got 'em too? idk just ideas

You can update it with the same exact file and it'll notify people as long as you enter in an Update Title + Message. So like "new horse recolor!" or something and boop, it says it'll show up. "If you enter a title and message, members watching your mod will be alerted. If you are updating your mod with a new version, this is a good place to note what's changed."

 

Sweet, thanks. Maybe I'll play around with it tomorrow.

 

Ok, I'm using the repository now.

However, I still think this forum is a mess. I really think that not only repository content should be in the subforums, but all mod posts. I can't find ANYTHING in this main forum; it's all a jumble and I keep missing stuff I would have liked to have seen.

 

I think Zhuria means that the main Mods forum (Forums > Other Chucklefish Games > Stardew Valley > Mods) is a mess because people keep posting their Released Mods in the main forum instead of in the correct subforums.

 

Yes, exactly.. I KNOW where the repository mods go. I've been posting non-repository mods there as well. My argument is that all the non-repository mods should be required to go into these subforums as well so that everything is neatly categorized and easy to find. Those of us with threads in the main mods forum when the subforums were created had our threads moved to them, but since then it doesn't seem anyone else has been required to keep their threads organized properly, too. I think people WOULD be posting there if they realized these subforums existed.

 

I agree, but people are still posting their mods in the main Mod forum here instead of using the repository and probably will continue to do so until the Repository is easier to find so it just seems like it'd be best to keep moving them to the proper subforums to avoid unnecessary clutter.

 

I've always been taught to not do things like that because it counts as mini-modding and most forums that I frequent frown on things like that. idk it just feel weird now

 

I think that it doesn't really matter, whatsoever, what any given forum moderator thinks people should and shouldn't do.

When it comes down to it, the repository has 18 mods, the forums have 176 at least. 10x as many mods are being posted on the forums and the forums should be properly cared for and cultivated to account for that.