June 2009 News Batch

Rui · 06-07-2009, 04:43 PM

^{Artwork by Archian, then edited by Rui}

Opening...
by Rui (Development Moderator)

Greetings, people!

I apologize, but once again, there will be no interview for the First Plane page. Hopefully it'll be here again on the next edition.

On this June News Batch, we bring, as usual, news of our hosted projects, this month's top 10 downloaded maps, updates on what's going on on the Arena, and a bunch of hilarious quotes!

With Summer and the holidays approaching, this can only get better!

Happy vacations, and good luck for your exams, if you have them.

Index

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The Hive's Projects All news concerning the Hive Workshop's hosted projects and forums!
The Hive's Arena
Caught!
Last Page

_{Opening picture by Archian. News Batch content by Rui.}

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Every month, the Hive's News gather the data of the month's top downloaded maps and bring them here under analysis.

The data was gathered on the 4th of June at 22:00 approximately.

	= #1	(#1) Diablo III Beta (v1.17) ^{(by CloudWolf)} With still no new versions released, "Diablo III Beta" once again occupies the first position, yet with less advantage: 5.400 downloads, far from the last month's achieved 11 thousand. by Rui^{(for version 1.01)}
	^ #7	(#2) Angel Arena Allstars (1.69d) ^{(by youkaiz)} Great ascension since last month! "Angel Arena Allstars" has scored over 4 thousand downloads, and rises to position #2 from #7! The little advertisement from the last news batch must have helped!
	v #2	(#3) DBZ Tribute Elite (v2.1b) ^{(by ikcilapmada)} "DBZ Tribute Elite" has fallen one position. It is separated from the second spot by 1,5 thousand downloads. ikcilapmada's map's download count is stable, which guarantees the resource will stay on the top for long.
	^ #5	(#4) Against the Darkness (2.86) ^{(by 1)ark_NiTe)} 1)ark_NiTe seems to have spent some time developing his work. "Against the Darkness" has been through modifications since last month, and is separated from the third position by no more than 50 downloads!
	^ #6	(#5) The Chosen Ones (3.3) ^{(by Aeroblyctos)} Like "DBZ Tribute Elite" or "Diablo III Beta", *The Chosen Ones*, the only campaign of this top, maintains a stable position, oscillating between the fifth and sixth positions.
	^ #9	(#6) Fortress Siege (1.6) ^{(by Tranquil)} Gilles' rating was not so favorable for the map, but "Fortress Siege" manages to get to the #6 spot nonetheless, climbing three positions in a month period.
	^ #10	(#7) Grand Battle (v1.4 AI) ^{(by scorpion182)} Another rising production, "Grand Battle" is the seventh most downloaded map of the month, climbing from position #10 to #7 this edition.
	= #8	(#8) Nickba's ORPG (v4.00Betav3) ^{(by Nickba)} "Nickba's ORPG" maintains its position with 1,6 thousand more downloads. It was given the rating of 4/5 by VGsatomi, but the user average rating is 3,7. by VGsatomi^{(unknown version)}
	new	(#9) DAtC (v1.96j) ^{(by Sleepwalker and Wherewolf)} With "Upadoro TD"'s dropout (a major one, from position #4), a new map, "DAtC", by Sleepwalker and Wherewolf, debuts on the top. It is an AoS with 31 heroes and 110 items that has received an average rating of 4,6 from the users.
	v #3	(#10) DBZ The Saiyan Race (1.59) ^{(by Doctor-Pepper)} Doctor-Pepper has released no new versions for his "DBZ The Saiyan Race", but his map has had enough downloads (1,1 thousand) to remain on the top, and falls from #3 to #10 this month.

The Hive's Projects

Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster is a four player game where you can build and ride coasters. Recently risk_fan2 has rebuilt the physics engine, and the rider camera and rider cart have been improved a lot.
A project by rover2341.

The Human Sin

The Human Sin is an offensive/defensive style campaign revolving around the story of Gabriel and Baxter, who are in search of a human with a pure soul who can help defeat King Hades, an evil power who has descended to the earth to destroy all humanity for their cruel sins.
By Septimus.

Diablo III Warcraft

The slowness of Diablo III Warcraft is about to come to an end. CloudWolf and his team (LTGH, redmarine, The_Silent, Darkholme, and dansaDisco) have been reworking the entire game to make it look even more professional than before!
Changes for v1.18 include a whole new inventory system, distanced from the rudimentary six slots, an adjust to the game angles, a revamp to the boss events featuring new spells and abilities, a vast amount of terraining updates for an even more beautiful scenery, brand new skills for all existing classes, new mob groups to test your capabilities, and an improved difficulty system that autobalances the game taking into account the number of players.
But CloudWolf guarantees that there's even more on the sleeve for the future! BETA tests are coming in the following weeks, exclusively for Hive members!

Warcraft 3: World of Warcraft

Eleandor has found out that vJASS can be used in the campaign without screwing it up completely, which called the attention of experienced modders such as Av3n. Eleandor is developing a new quest system to be similar to that of World of Warcraft.
After being questioned about using Wc3:WoW with WarSoc, Craka_J has replied that the first version of the project will be Single Player, and that orders towards that direction will only come once MindWorX and SFilip's mod is stable.
Craka_J also adds that it is difficult to say when the first BETA of the game will be released.
Since Eleandor is on vacation until June 16, the team is currently focusing on models, textures and interface!

Against the Darkness

AtD fans can stay tunned: a new version is about to be released in the next few days, bringing three new ultimate items, a new kick system, slight item balancing, and more efficient coding.
The project has also reached a popular Chinese modding site, which will help catch new players for Against the Darkness! The translation was made by mfdsrax2.

The Hive's Arena

Cinematic Contest #3 Sorrow: The Cinematic Contest has been archived for lack of submissions. The only participant who finished his work, Bob27, will get half the promised reputation.
Terrain Contest 7 - Small World: The objective of this seventh edition of the Terrain Contest is to represent the world from a perspective of something larger.
Phoenix Trial #5: A new Phoenix Trial is here! This time, you'll have to design replacements for the ability buttons of existent Warcraft III spells! On the participants list you can find bananaHUNT, who won the previous edition.
Texturing Contest 13 Voting: The poll is closed already, but it is still worth it to take a look at the awesome Naga skins. Pins's Abyss Fiend was found most agreeable by the public.
Modeling contest #13 - Results!: After deliberation, TDR and BlinkBoy provide their overviews on the submissions of the Modeling Contest's thirteenth edition.
POLL: Comic Contest - Recessions: The works of this comic contest can be checked here.

Caught!

	shaithain "kimberly, im cold, come home n snuggle" On the Chat.		Ralle "nah I am going to mow my grandmother. later guys! Ralle's reply to Shados's invitation to play gmod.
	Craka_J "Teamspeak is a secret to keep Harriet Tubman off it. You are Harriet Tubman... you just don't know it." _{Craka_J's answer to NoAmmoSrry.}		MasterHaosis "AHAHAHAHAHA I cant stop laughing. I almost failed from my chair. On the Chat.
	Kimberly "I just want to squiggle all over your beds :>" On the Chat.		Vegavak "I hate pie, I hate screenshots of pie, and I hate idiots who can't read pie. And I hate idiots who falsely accuse me of Pie"
	Firelord213 "If I'd show how much I love computers then I'd need a condom for that."		leet.firefox "You may have a bugged version of Jasshelper. I hear it's quite common.j"
	"Ever watched the other guys penises in the shower after gymnastics class?"		"I don't have a problem with guns either. It's the bullets that get to me."

Last Page

PurplePoot is the new Development Director! Focusing on the Maps and the Help Zone will be Rui.

Tranquil is not only the author of "Fortress Siege". He is also a modeler. The third, fourth and fifth most downloaded of these resources are made by him! They are "King", "Angel", and "Royal Captain" respectively.
He's not the only one. Other mappers, like CloudWolf, also possess art resources. The icon "CWArchmage", by the creator of "Diablo III Warcraft", has risen interest among the users.

dansaDisco · 06-07-2009, 04:46 PM

WOoh :D

I love to read these stuff :X

frostwhisper · 06-07-2009, 04:55 PM

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# POLL: Comic Contest - Recessions: The works of this comic contest can be checked here.

Can be checked? Can be checked?
They have been done since like.. forever. Not to mention the poll was drowned, and any notice of the awards seems to be unusually elusive.

Next time actually check your sources before writing these.

Also, good to see you including a report on the new award icon procedures etc. Oh wait. You didn't.
Kinda sucky, considering those are... aah I dunno.. real news?

Good luck next month.

Rui · 06-07-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by frostwhisper

Can be checked? Can be checked?
They have been done since like.. forever. Not to mention the poll was drowned, and any notice of the awards seems to be unusually elusive.

Next time actually check your sources before writing these.

Also, good to see you including a report on the new award icon procedures etc. Oh wait. You didn't.
Kinda sucky, considering those are... aah I dunno.. real news?

Good luck next month.

I read the dates. That's why I wrote they could be checked... what's wrong with "Can be checked"? Grammatically incorrect or something?

By the way, I knew nothing about the new award icons. Pyritie only mentioned it now.

redmarine · 06-07-2009, 05:27 PM

I loved all the parts about D3W!

Good job Rui!

Now back to fixing all those damn bugs!

CloudWolf · 06-07-2009, 05:44 PM

Nice work with the news batch :D

I've got to say, I look forward to reading these ;) Keep up the good work!

frostwhisper · 06-07-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rui

I read the dates. That's why I wrote they could be checked... what's wrong with "Can be checked"? Grammatically incorrect or something?

...sigh. It's old news, man. It may be gramatically perfect, but it's still old news. Hell, the thread's recycled already.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rui

By the way, I knew nothing about the new award icons. Pyritie only mentioned it now.

Ouch. Now I definitely wouldn't hire you if I was running the reporter agency.

Rui · 06-07-2009, 05:51 PM

What do you want me to say? I don't participate in contests, and the ones that I do (take the Cinematic #3, for example) always end up ruined somehow.
I'll make sure I don't miss these things again.

Septimus · 06-07-2009, 05:55 PM

Sigh* It is always the same top 10 maps.

Come on Rui, give model, icon, spells and skin section a chances as well. It isn't fair to just show top 10 maps at each news. Show some top 10 model, icon, spells and skin as well.

Give it a fresh look once in awhile. The other section deserve some attention.

redmarine · 06-07-2009, 06:03 PM

Perhaps you could write a list over things you should include in the next batch.

WILL THE ALMIGHTY · 06-07-2009, 06:10 PM

Looks alright to me. But maybe we should add something for ressources too.

TKF · 06-07-2009, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Septimus

Sigh* It is always the same top 10 maps.

Come on Rui, give model, icon, spells and skin section a chances as well. It isn't fair to just show top 10 maps at each news. Show some top 10 model, icon, spells and skin as well.

Give it a fresh look once in awhile. The other section deserve some attention.

I agree.

Showing the maps like this every months gives the maps much more attention and will increase it's popularity. More likely they get more dl and stay in a safe position.

But how do you see how much downloads a map gets pr month?

redmarine · 06-07-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TKF

I agree.

Showing the maps like this every months gives the maps much more attention and will increase it's popularity. More likely they get more dl and stay in a safe position.

But how do you see how much downloads a map gets pr month?

In the front(news) page if you scroll a bit down you'll see a list over most downloaded maps.

rover2341 · 06-07-2009, 07:36 PM

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Sigh* It is always the same top 10 maps.

I lost by 20 Dls. I Am currently in 10th but not when he did this new batch. So it can happen. I might not make it next month but soon. Ill make it. :)

Quote:

But how do you see how much downloads a map gets pr month?

Click maps link top left. Then click Top This Month on the left side of the page.

Devine · 06-07-2009, 07:56 PM

Yet again .... not in there for most awesome quote.
You also forgot to add my birthday.