Can you make this process more difficult please?
GEEZ!
What a nightmare.
Please go back to the old process, this is difficult.
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Would you elaborate on what you’re finding difficult? It’s hard to know what to suggest or improve without more detail.
How do I upload the .vmod?
I have looked threw the documentation pages and found nothing that would help.
The process is not intutive at all.
May I suggest you provide a “How to” page in the Documentation to walk people threw how to make a new page and upload all files.
From start to finish, that would help a lot.
Or better yet, a LINK to YouTube going threw this process.
Thank you.
Which documentation pages specifically?
Did you look here?
Click on the Book icon for Documentation. Then type the word upload.
See…‘How to upload modules to the Game Library’. But where you go from there can depend whether you are creating a new project to upload a new module or you are already a project owner and wish to upload a module to your project page.
Like any process the first time you approach it, it seems non-intuitive, but once you complete this process once, you will probably agree it is far superior to the old moderator dependent system for uploading modules.
hmm, only 14 pages to read threw.
Yea the process is not intutive.
But thank you.
May I ask how going from 1/2 page of HTML code to edit, to 14 pages of “how to” streamlined this process?
Just asking.
What 14 pages are you referring to? There’s one page of instructions that I can see for the module library—this one.
Your looking at a HTML page.
I can put a full length novel on 1 HTML page.
Copy from
"How to upload modules to the Game Library"
To
the end of…
What is not possible at the moment
And put into Word and let me know how many pages you get?
Again, you went from 1/2 a page of HTML to edit…
To this.
Not streamlined at all.
And there are links in there too.
I do want to appologize, I dont mean to be difficult.
But this process is not intutive at all.
And I do appreaciate the LINK on “how to”.
As the author of How to upload modules to the Game Library Service, I will offer a few comments and thoughts on this thread.
Yes, How to upload modules to the Game Library Service is rather long (10 pages when printing using A4 paper and default settings in Chrome).
There are at least two reasons for that
- The page is meant to be comprehensive. That is, the page does try to explain what is going on in some detail, so as to give users a better understanding of the process.
- At the time the page was written, the game library was new, and we really needed something that would help clarify the new structure.
There is no TL;DR on the page - perhaps there should be. Another great thing is if someone made a video tutorial that showed the process. And just to be clear, anyone can contribue this.
Is it fair to say that you, @LeeSmith, actually didn’t read through the documentation pages before starting this thread?
Why don’t you record your process and post that to YouTube, and then put a link to it on some appropriate page in the Documentation section. That would be a welcome contribution.
Yours,
Christian
Actually dont worry about it, I give up.
You all made the process very difficult.
But thanks for the help/advise.
If Compass wants it posted, they can do it, or not.
Later today, I will try making a brief step-by-step guide. Hopefully you’ll find that more useful. It’s been incredibly hard to get anyone to explain what they would prefer for instructions.
A YouTube video would be a godsend.
Go from begining to end on how to post a new page / module… etc.
It just does not make any sense at all.
Thank you.
It is really quite simple
- Understand the structure of the library (more information)
Example graph
Project A +- Package a | +- Release 2.0.0 | | +- A-a-2.0.0.vmod | | +- A-a-setup-2.0.0.vsav | | +- A-a-playthrough-2.0.0.vlog | | `- A-a-aux-information-2.0.0.pdf | +- Release 1.3.1 | +- Release 1.3.0 | +- Release 1.1.0 | `- Release 1.0.0 +- Package b | +- Release ... | `- ... `- Package c +- Release ... `- ... - Start a new project here (more information)
Recommendations
Name the project after the game
- Edit the game information (more information)
Recommendations
- Fill in as much as possible.
- Maybe look on the game’s BoardGameGeek page
- Possibly add owners (more information)
Recommendations
- You should of course be an owner
- Only owners may edit a project
- Create a package (more information)
Recommendations
- Most projects will have one package that contains the module - say Module.
- Packages are somewhat orthogonal to each other.
- Which packages you create depends on the module, game, and so on. Find a structure that is best suited for project.
- Add a release to a package (more information)
Recommendations
- Releases are sorted and must be named as Semantic version numbers - e.g., major.minor.patch.
- Add a module to a release (more information)
Recommendations
- Modules must have the same internal version number as the release.
- saves, logs, etc. can be added to a release if they are specific to a release. If not, they may best be kept in a separate package
- Describe the project (more information)
Recommendations
- Give information about the module
- What kind of features does it have?
- Which assumptions must be fulfilled.
- Are there things users should be specifically aware of.
- Provide a log of changes
- Provide a clear statement of copyright and license.
- Give information about the module
- Add a gallery to the project (more information)
Recommendations
- Do not upload too large image files
- Add release numbers to the uploaded images.
- Give a short but meaningful caption
That’s really it. The links above gives some more information on each step, such as what is expected, and suggestions for content.
Yours,
Christian
Here are minimal instructions for uploading a module:
- If you don’t have a project, create one.
- Go to the project page for your project.
- Create a package in your project by clicking the
icon next to the Packages heading. - Create a release in your package by clicking the icon next to the heading for the package.
- Add a file to your release by clicking the icon next to the heading for the release.
Is this helpful?
I just posted the following demonstration video for how to create a project and upload a module. Hope this helps. Lot’s of uhms and ahs by the narrator, but this should show how a project creation and module upload can happen in less than 10 minutes.
Ok that did it.
Your video is spot on.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
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This may have the steps but no information provided for what all these items are for.
Not intuitive.
I also figured out the Ver number INSIDE the file needs a specific format.
Clanmacrae’s video details what goes where. (What text goes in each section). This is where I was getting hung up. (Sorry I could not explain because I had no idea where the issue was until I saw his video).
Also please DELETE this project…
Thank you.