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Server Fundraising
Topic Started: Oct 7 2017, 11:38 PM (1,379 Views)
Vod
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Hey guys,

As I've explained recently, the upcoming Launcher release (2.0) has a full-fledged mod system, which will be the primary focus of the launcher moving forward. Mods are completely self-contained with a virtual filesystem and can be ordered or toggled in the launcher GUI. Mods can be everything from new scripts,textures, sounds, libraries, (launcher) rosters, components for full conversion mods, game modes like BAP\LTL etc. There's very few limits there.

The purpose of this thread is to attempt to raise funds for a server to host these mods and future launcher releases. The idea is to integrate an online mod browser right in the Launcher GUI which can download and automatically update mods. But to do that we need a decent server that can handle it. Most shared http hosts don't allow that sort of thing due to the load.

If we can get a decent server, we can also use it for hosting our tools, forum stuff and full conversion mods. It would be much more reliable than using some third party ad hosts and would give us more options for improving our operations. If I can't raise the funds, that's fine; the next version will still be released either way. But this particular feature would be a big benefit to the community. :)

Paypal:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_...d=775R3Y9WGK3HA

Bitcoin:
1La35evvCiUk2iceLs7eozL6vMkShvt6Ne

Hosting so far:
2 - 3 months
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Jedeash
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Sounds interesting
How much would it be ? Roughly...
And is it a one time cost or yearly or monthly based ?

And BTW the paypal link is void...
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Vod
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Jedeash,8 October 2017
1:58 AM
Sounds interesting
How much would it be ? Roughly...
And is it a one time cost or yearly or monthly based ?

And BTW the paypal link is void...

Thanks, fixed the link. A yearly plan would be nice. A VPS on a reliable host is usually over $150 USD a year. So I guess it's dependent on how much can be raised.
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voltov
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Vod,8 October 2017
12:42 PM
Jedeash,8 October 2017
1:58 AM
Sounds interesting
How much would it be ? Roughly...
And is it a one time cost or yearly or monthly based ?

And BTW the paypal link is void...

Thanks, fixed the link. A yearly plan would be nice. A VPS on a reliable host is usually over $150 USD a year. So I guess it's dependent on how much can be raised.

hi vod is it possible to try launcher before official release?
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Vod
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voltov,8 October 2017
6:17 AM
Vod,8 October 2017
12:42 PM
Jedeash,8 October 2017
1:58 AM
Sounds interesting
How much would it be ? Roughly...
And is it a one time cost or yearly or monthly based ?

And BTW the paypal link is void...

Thanks, fixed the link. A yearly plan would be nice. A VPS on a reliable host is usually over $150 USD a year. So I guess it's dependent on how much can be raised.

hi vod is it possible to try launcher before official release?

Not at the moment. It's still under heavy development.
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Matteo
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Count me in for the donations, 150$ USD aren't too much for a yearly subscription.
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neonfish
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should we all write how much we donate to motivate others or just donate silently?
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Handyy
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Our league can start donating a yearly amount, each will chip in $5 and it will total for $45. We appreciate how the Launcher makes the game better every year!
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Vod
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@Matteo: Thanks!

@Neonfish: Whatever you guys think is best :)

@Handyy: Thanks for the contribution and the compliment. I appreciate it :good:
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Vannik
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Vod, your work (and everyone else who contributes) definitely deserves all the funding we can muster... certainly better than putting it toward some of the garbage that's being sold on Steam! :P

Also, just a random thought: would it be a good idea (or viable) to have a forum group for those who've contributed a certain amount to the server/development? Just something modest like "Contributor" or "Supporter" or whatever. Could bring more awareness to the pinned thread?
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neonfish
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Ok I just set up a small periodic monthly donation.If enough people would do that you can work only for this mod :)Maybe even pay someone to help you with the hard work.
Thank you Vod ! hope enough people will donate you for the launcher and also for the server needed

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Vod
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Thanks for the support, Neonfish. I appreciate it. :) I've been designing the integrated mod downloader in such a way that it can easily be disabled if we can't pull it off, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It would open up a lot of possibilities for the entire community. :hockey:
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Vod
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Here's an image of the WIP mod page in Launcher V2. The idea is (if funded) the "download" tab will switch to a page with a list of mods hosted on the server. When this feature is implemented, modders will be able to log into a little web page for uploading their mods and then everyone will be able to easily download them within the launcher GUI. Downloaded mods will also be automatically updated, so no more messing around with files and folders. This would also allow me to separate the launcher libraries and system scripts into separate downloads that can be updated more frequently.
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voltov
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Vod,13 October 2017
12:14 PM
Here's an image of the WIP mod page in Launcher V2. The idea is (if funded) the "download" tab will switch to a page with a list of mods hosted on the server. When this feature is implemented, modders will be able to log into a little web page for uploading their mods and then everyone will be able to easily download them within the launcher GUI. Downloaded mods will also be automatically updated, so no more messing around with files and folders. This would also allow me to separate the launcher libraries and system scripts into separate downloads that can be updated more frequently.
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how much money do you need yet for this Vod?
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Vod
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So far we have enough for 2 - 3 months of VPS hosting. Thank you to those of you who have contributed so far; every little bit helps :). I'll be covering a month or two myself.
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