Ask the Hive Staff

[ShadowBladeX]

And I just know why tabs bbcode don't work on signatures that's because it's function is "Renders a tab into a post" it means it only works on posts.

 

[Ralle]

It's not intentional that it doesn't work for signatures. I haven't looked into it to be honest.

 

[ShadowBladeX]

Really? Then if you tried it notify me

 

[dEsTrucTivE_MaN]

- This reply is about Resources' Date Sorting.
I don't know if I should reply here but I will post this. Okay, no one cares.
- The sorting of the resources, especially, the Date: I think it should have the:
- "Oldest to Newest" / vice-versa
- "Latest Upload", "Latest Updated" ::: I know the url: last-edit-or something...
- Look, if you sorted with date, October/what 2016 comes up when it's already 2017.
- I just keep seeing the date posted at "Wednesday at HH:MM TT", I don't know if that is on this week.




- - - - - Okay, no one cares. - - - - - -

 

[Rufus]

With an attitude like that, people may be less prone to answer to your message. :/

I just keep seeing the date posted at "Wednesday at HH:MM TT", I don't know if that is on this week.

If it displays a day like in your example, it means it was posted on Wednesday within a week. When the resource was updated more than a week ago, it displays a date instead.

The sorting of the resources, especially, the Date: I think it should have the:
- "Oldest to Newest" / vice-versa

Oldest to newest is possible to fix the order by. Just click on the "date" text in the bar above the map list, and they will all be ordered by date. Click again to reverse the order.
It looks like this then.

You can not display latest uploaded, unfortunately, but you can visit the pending section, where the most recent map uploads resides.

Hope that helped!

 

[Ralle]

Resources are sorted by update time already. That is the default.

 

[dEsTrucTivE_MaN]

With an attitude like that, people may be less prone to answer to your message. :/
If it displays a day like in your example, it means it was posted on Wednesday within a week. When the resource was updated more than a week ago, it displays a date instead.

Oldest to newest is possible to fix the order by. Just click on the "date" text in the bar above the map list, and they will all be ordered by date. Click again to reverse the order.
It looks like this then.

You can not display latest uploaded, unfortunately, but you can visit the pending section, where the most recent map uploads resides.

Hope that helped!

It was just a ... more like a ... suggestion? It's not a complain though, thanks FYI.

Look, the date is not sorted correctly.

 

[deepstrasz]

Look, the date is not sorted correctly.

Yes, it's a thing I've seen too but please refrain from writing in different posts one after another of yours. Use the green Edit button at the bottom of one of your posts and add there what more needs to be said.
Plus, this is not the thread for discussing this... I suggest opening a new thread in the Site Discussion section of the forums:
Site Discussion

 

[Ash]

Merged your posts, destructive_man - can I suggest opening a thread in Site Discussion?

Edit: Ah, as above, so below, deepstrasz ^^

 

[Ralle]

Yeah, it displays the creation date, but sorts by latest update.

 

[Jozz]

Hey, I have a few questions for the one who made the new search system. While I think it looks great so far, it's come to my attention that something went missing during the transition to the new system: it's no longer possible to search for projectiles, while these are quite often the hardest to find. I really miss that feature. So my questions are:
Is this feature going to be reintroduced anytime soon?
Why was it removed? Or was it just simply forgotten?
Will I ever be able to search for projectiles again?
Will I ever stop asking questions?
Probably now, presumably not?

 

[Mister_Haudrauf]

Hey, I have a few questions for the one who made the new search system. While I think it looks great so far, it's come to my attention that something went missing during the transition to the new system: it's no longer possible to search for projectiles, while these are quite often the hardest to find. I really miss that feature. So my questions are:
Is this feature going to be reintroduced anytime soon?
Why was it removed? Or was it just simply forgotten?
Will I ever be able to search for projectiles again?
Will I ever stop asking questions?
Probably now, presumably not?

Well if you want to search projectiles or missiles if i am right then if you search then click on 'more' then on 'Search Bundles and Resources' and look for a 'tags'-section. If you found it (easily found) then search there for 'SFX' and then you check 'missile'.

 

[Jozz]

Well if you want to search projectiles or missiles if i am right then if you search then click on 'more' then on 'Search Bundles and Resources' and look for a 'tags'-section. If you found it (easily found) then search there for 'SFX' and then you check 'missile'.

Thank you. This is very helpful indeed. I feel like a total idiot for completely not noticing the tag while actively searching for it multiple times.

 

[Ralle]

Ah well, you wouldn't be the first to have problems with the new search. You are not an idiot because you cannot figure a technical thing out, the thing is ;-).

 

[Retera]

What are the rules concerning Hive model download limitations? My Matrix Eater tool has become very useful to me because it quickly loads up Warcraft III models from the game data and presents them in a style similar to the World Editor. If I added a menu in the same place that would basically just hit the Hive's search thing with HTTP requests and parsed the results back into a display that let the user browse models from within the Matrix Eater, then download and start editing them, would this violate site rules?

Obviously the Matrix Eater GUI would need to include Hive logos on that section and encourage users to give credit for models downloaded in this way.

I thought of this because somebody in a discord channel I am a part of asked why so many new Wc3 models were being created from original Wc3 animations and not re-using community animations where permitted. Perhaps, does the download API include license tokens for whether modifying the model is permitted without direct permission (So this theoretical Matrix Eater utility could be coded only to download models for which users were allowed to make changes)?

 

[Kyrbi0]

What are the rules concerning Hive model download limitations? My Matrix Eater tool has become very useful to me because it quickly loads up Warcraft III models from the game data and presents them in a style similar to the World Editor. If I added a menu in the same place that would basically just hit the Hive's search thing with HTTP requests and parsed the results back into a display that let the user browse models from within the Matrix Eater, then download and start editing them, would this violate site rules?

Obviously the Matrix Eater GUI would need to include Hive logos on that section and encourage users to give credit for models downloaded in this way.

I thought of this because somebody in a discord channel I am a part of asked why so many new Wc3 models were being created from original Wc3 animations and not re-using community animations where permitted. Perhaps, does the download API include license tokens for whether modifying the model is permitted without direct permission (So this theoretical Matrix Eater utility could be coded only to download models for which users were allowed to make changes)?

; )

 

[Ralle]

Get in touch with me on Discord. I think we can possibly come to some kind of agreement.

 

[Lake Bodom]

I would like to suggest you to "divide" topics, themes, labs-overall to think way, due to 1.29. I can feel Warcraft 3 community definetily to be divided to 2 camps. So to prevent mess and misunderstanding, misdownloads etc. I mean overall to think up smth like that.

 

[Map Designer]

When I start Scrolling up, inbox & alerts do not appear until I have reached the very top of the page.

It is much better to make inbox/alerts show as soon as the user scrolls up, and hidden as soon as he/she scrolls down.

Thanks!

 

[deepstrasz]

When I start Scrolling up, inbox & alerts do not appear until I have reached the very top of the page.

Well, you get a temporary pop-up when they get to you (live) down in the left corner of the screen.

 

[Map Designer]

Well, you get a temporary pop-up when they get to you (live) down in the left corner of the screen.

and?

 

[deepstrasz]

and?

I can't find the proper words to explain it to you how much it doesn't matter.

 

[Map Designer]

I can't find the proper words to explain it to you how much it doesn't matter.

Other forums do it, and they are not should not be better than hive.

Edit: also, what you do not find important could be the most important to someone else.

Its just more neat and appealing that, don't we agree on this?

Erit2:
Imagine in World Editor you have to scroll all the way up (from your custom unit up to the human folder) to change the tab from units to abilities and that you won't be able to go to abilties directly from your custom unit. Would that be neat?

 

[Daffa]

When I start Scrolling up, inbox & alerts do not appear until I have reached the very top of the page.

It is much better to make inbox/alerts show as soon as the user scrolls up, and hidden as soon as he/she scrolls down.

Thanks!

Have you look to your right side of the screen when new notifications arrive? Unless that's not what you seek. Not all resolutions would benefit and from what I assume, Hive is trying to be mobile compatible as well, and this might cause unpleasant experiences there (less area to look content for the sake of alert bar).

 

[TheLordOfChaos201]

How is the activity here on the Hive?

Hi, I haven't been around for a while

Are you still having problems with reviews, and massive pending lists?

Not that I'm offering to help, I would just like to be in the know

 

[Map Designer]

Have you look to your right side of the screen when new notifications arrive? Unless that's not what you seek. Not all resolutions would benefit and from what I assume, Hive is trying to be mobile compatible as well, and this might cause unpleasant experiences there (less area to look content for the sake of alert bar).

well, in some other forums this happens on desktop version but not mobile version so...

How is the activity here on the Hive?

Hi, I haven't been around for a while

Are you still having problems with reviews, and massive pending lists?

Not that I'm offering to help, I would just like to be in the know

I guess hive is doing just fine.

 

[TheLordOfChaos201]

well, in some other forums this happens on desktop version but not mobile version so...


I guess hive is doing just fine.

does that mean that these problems I mentioned... are no longer problems of the hive

 

[Kyrbi0]

No there are still problems. But life goes on.

 

[Map Designer]

No there are still problems. But life goes on.

what problems?

My resources dont go un-moderated for more than 2 weeks.

 

[deepstrasz]

My resources dont go un-moderated for more than 2 weeks.

That means they are moderated within 2 weeks.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Your resources may not; but is that true of other sections? AFAIK the model section, for example, still has a backlog of several pages.

 

[Marshmalo]

I would like to get one of my Icon resources removed please, I submitted it but credit has been incorrectly assigned to the standard Blizzard Entertainment account despite containing some freehand.

The draconian rules surrounding resource submission are one of the reasons I don't post more of my custom-made/blizzard edits here. I would like to share resources but I don't think its fair how credit goes to an AI account. If it cannot be correctly credited then please remove this resource:

BTNDwarveShaman

 

[Ralle]

I would like to get one of my Icon resources removed please, I submitted it but credit has been incorrectly assigned to the standard Blizzard Entertainment account despite containing some freehand.

The draconian rules surrounding resource submission are one of the reasons I don't post more of my custom-made/blizzard edits here. I would like to share resources but I don't think its fair how credit goes to an AI account. If it cannot be correctly credited then please remove this resource:

BTNDwarveShaman

I'm sorry, that's not the rules anymore. I will send you a private message.

 

[SHV]

Hello! noob question here, is there a way or a mod that can allow me to play Warcraft Reforged campaign with Night Elves beign colored to their apparently offical, Teal color?

 

[Chaosy]

Firstly, you should make a thread about this elsewhere. This is mainly for questions that only staff can answer.

Anyway.

No there is nothing like what you are describing because:
1. In order for a map/campaign to be accepted it needs to be changed to a fairly large degree, just changing one line in each chapter would not get your map approved.
2. Reforged do not support custom campaigns (yet) so it is literary impossible to do right now

 

[Feng Shui]

Is there currently anyone moderating Off-Topic?

 

[Stefan.K]

What are the rules concerning Hive model download limitations? My Matrix Eater tool has become very useful to me because it quickly loads up Warcraft III models from the game data and presents them in a style similar to the World Editor. If I added a menu in the same place that would basically just hit the Hive's search thing with HTTP requests and parsed the results back into a display that let the user browse models from within the Matrix Eater, then download and start editing them, would this violate site rules?

Obviously the Matrix Eater GUI would need to include Hive logos on that section and encourage users to give credit for models downloaded in this way.

I thought of this because somebody in a discord channel I am a part of asked why so many new Wc3 models were being created from original Wc3 animations and not re-using community animations where permitted. Perhaps, does the download API include license tokens for whether modifying the model is permitted without direct permission (So this theoretical Matrix Eater utility could be coded only to download models for which users were allowed to make changes)?

What happened with this?

 

[Retera]

It never happened to my knowledge. @Ralle said there was going to be an API, then I think a month later when he was going to write it I got caught for having a smurf account for memeing and got a penatly against my Hive account, so Ralle's motivation to help me was probably understandably low.

I would still enjoy trying to add a feature like that to my tool if the API became available for it. But it would really benefit from a Hive site upgrade that asked model uploaders to choose a license -- whether it was permitted to use that model for developing new ones, and to what extent -- and adding that option might be really hard. I never thought to talk to Ralle about that one.

 

[Ralle]

Way off topic. My motivation to help you was never affected.

 

[IcemanBo]

Are @Naze and @Heinvers still Arena Moderators, as their titles say? I ask because of:

I have conferred with Mythic, who manages the arena.

Is there a difference?

 

[deepstrasz]

Is there a difference?

Well, in what the title is concerned, Mythic is a Media Manager.
Does that include Media | HIVE ?
Manager=/=moderator/reviewer?

Lot of titles around which have no definition.

 

[Map Designer]

Well, in what the title is concerned, Mythic is a Media Manager.
Does that include Media | HIVE ?
Manager=/=moderator/reviewer?

Lot of titles around which have no definition.

what do you mean? reviewer seems clear to me. someone who reviews resources.

moderator too: someone who have power to approve resource and open/close treads

manager is a moderator with fancy name,

not sure what is not clear?

 

[IcemanBo]

Nope. Resource Reviewers

 

[Kyrbi0]

I agree it should be clear what the individual positions & titles actually mean. But just a simple list somewhere ought to be enough.

 

[proudmer22]

Hello, everyone!
I read the rules and it says that I can't upload an unfinished map.
I'm making a single player map and I wanted to upload first 2 chapters out of 4 to ask people's opinion on this map. They are very polished and take 1-1.5 hours to complete. My question is: does it still count as "alpha beta version"?

 

[Mister_Haudrauf]

Hello, everyone!
I read the rules and it says that I can't upload an unfinished map.
I'm making a single player map and I wanted to upload first 2 chapters out of 4 to ask people's opinion on this map. They are very polished and take 1-1.5 hours to complete. My question is: does it still count as "alpha beta version"?

Yes. It is probably better if you make a Thread in here and let people make their opinions. You should only upload finished stuff in the maps section.

 

[Shar Dundred]

Just as @Mister_Haudrauf said.
If your project is unfinished & you want feedback, Map Development is the place to go.

 

[proudmer22]

Okay got it. My 2 cents:This rule leaves no chance for little project to get people's attention.

 

[Shar Dundred]

I am not sure why you would think so, to be honest.
Map Development is not just a place for "big projects", all kinds of projects can get their feedback there.
The Map Section has more traffic from people who are not active in the forums, yes, but people
who are not active in the forums are less likely to give you feedback in the first place.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Okay got it. My 2 cents:This rule leaves no chance for little project to get people's attention.

That's a strange take.

From my experience, most projects listed in Map Development forum get a fair amount of views/downloads/feedback posts - I even remember seeing some that reached dozens of pages worth of discussion, especially if their author made sure to present his work in an attractive way and stayed active in regards of answering other people's posts and providing updates. Do the same and I'm pretty sure your project will also gather some attention, even if it isn't very big.

On the other hand - even if we assume that your opinion is correct, it doesn't really change anything. The whole idea behind allowing only completed versions of maps in the map section comes from two simple facts - most people who start a project never finish it, meanwhile - I imagine - most people who visit the map section and want to download the map are actually interested in getting a finished map/campaign.

This results in a situation where if incomplete projects were allowed, the map section would be literally flooded with them, thus making finding complete projects harder., thus making the experience of using custom maps worse. Obviously this could be remedied by flagging incomplete projects or providing an option to filter them out, but then chances are such projects wouldn't get much exposure anyway. So... what's the point?