NAB622 Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Hey Noz. It's been a long time for many of us. I'd forgotten just how many people I knew. Glad to see we still share a love of JK3.
Nozyspy Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 I'm glad to see so many of you are still around! Didn't you use the name Dretzel for a while on JKFiles? Or am i getting mixed up with someone else? I do seem to remember that you helped me spruce up many of the pages there with some fancy HTML!
NAB622 Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Yes, that was me, although I didn't talk about it much within the community. I'm not entirely sure why, I guess I just didn't want attention.
Freaky Mutant Man Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Just found out about this. This is a gut punch; Jedi Academy was the first game that I recall pumping mod after mod into, until any given bot match was an utter frankenstein of a crossover brawl. Sites like JK3Files and PCGameMods enabled this, and I always loved using them. I even submitted a few files back when I went under the name Cuckoo Man, and made more that I've never submitted anywhere. I'd come back to JK3Files every so often, whether for more mods when I became inclined to play a bit more or just to revisit it. While I knew the site could go under easily, and was always surprised to see it still up, eventually it felt like it'd never actually happen. Now that it's gone, I feel like I've lost a part of my childhood. Though Gamefront still seems to host at least most of the old files, I have no idea how long they'll be up, and the lack of images or proper descriptions on certain files makes it hard to really judge something before using it. I'll never be able to look back on pics of the day or any of the other community content, and that just sucks (even if I know full well I never would've thought about doing such a thing had it survived). Rest in peace, you lovable cobbled together mess; I'll always remember your selection of terrible Reborn, Cultist and Jawa reskins and copyrighted duel music. Thanks for all the years of fun. If it hasn't already been implemented, that Orphaned Files suggestion sounds great; should it happen (or have happened), I might have some files to contribute, possibly a couple stragglers from PCGameMods (though I'm still kicking myself for somehow losing one or two files, such as a Squidward player model that managed to disappear at some point while the accompanying Spongebob model survived).
mrwonko Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Though Gamefront still seems to host at least most of the old files, I have no idea how long they'll be up, and the lack of images or proper descriptions on certain files makes it hard to really judge something before using it.Not sure if you noticed, but I've got a mirror of the files (with a dozen or so exceptions). DoctorJones likes this
Freaky Mutant Man Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Not sure if you noticed, but I've got a mirror of the files (with a dozen or so exceptions).I did not notice that! Thank you so much!
Syko Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 I feel like the mirror should be advertised more. There might be a lot of people out there that don't use this forum and don't know that there's a JK3files mirror here, like my friend above. therfiles likes this
therfiles Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I know it is very difficult legally (with the whole "didn't really get permission to re-upload thing") but I think it would be worth JKHub sponsoring it officially (a news post, on the bar, etc).
mrwonko Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I know it is very difficult legally (with the whole "didn't really get permission to re-upload thing")And that's why I'd rather not take that risk.
Syko Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I can't imagine someone in a thousand years suing JKHub to take a mod down, that's kind of ridiculous. All they need to do is ask nicely to have it removed and you can do so. It doesn't need to be sponsored by JKHub or anything, just a link to the mirror on the top bar would suffice. You could say something like "this mirror is not supported or sponsored by JKHub" on it. The mirror already exists. All you are doing is making it slightly easier for people to find. Also, creating mods for a Star Wars game is already a legal gray area. Disney owns the rights for hundreds of characters, worlds and stories that other people have built off of, it's not like JKHub has to ask Disney for permission to have the site called Jedi Knight Hub.
mrwonko Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I don't mean trouble for JKHub, I'm more concerned about myself. The more well known it is, the more likely people are to yell at me. NAB622, Xycaleth, TheWhitePhoenix and 1 other like this
Syko Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I've had my mirror operating for over a year and a half and I only got 1 request to take something down which I did. I don't think that's going to be much of an issue. If they don't want the mod in the mirror, they can request it to be taken down. It's that simple.
Circa Posted October 6, 2015 Author Posted October 6, 2015 I've had my mirror operating for over a year and a half and I only got 1 request to take something down which I did. I don't think that's going to be much of an issue. If they don't want the mod in the mirror, they can request it to be taken down. It's that simple.It's more of a risk from GameFront. When there was talk of a mirror on the announcement thread on GameFront, a bunch of ex-staff got mad that we would host it without asking them first. But since the reviews are the only thing they have the rights to, they can't really get that mad about it, in my opinion. Its about preserving the content, not taking credit for their stuff. therfiles, Cerez and TheWhitePhoenix like this
DoctorJones Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Not sure if you noticed, but I've got a mirror of the files (with a dozen or so exceptions). Thank you for posting this, it was a big help replacing some links that I had for my steam group.
Hirmanator Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Well, there is little I used out of those files that wasn't a popular mod to begin with. Maps may be the biggest loss.
TheWhitePhoenix Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I've got the DF2 Saber Pack somewhere in my external harddrive....
KailanSSJ4 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Is there NO WAY at all to save those files, all that hard work, from being totally destroyed??
Circa Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 Is there NO WAY at all to save those files, all that hard work, from being totally destroyed?? Read below. Not sure if you noticed, but I've got a mirror of the files (with a dozen or so exceptions). Nothing against you, we've just been giving this link over and over. I went ahead and added the link to the original post, but since I'm not staff, it didn't edit the article. I think it may be time to advertise @@mrwonko's mirror a little more obviously. i.e. in the JKH bar. Scorpion and TheWhitePhoenix like this
KailanSSJ4 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Read below. Nothing against you, we've just been giving this link over and over. I went ahead and added the link to the original post, but since I'm not staff, it didn't edit the article. I think it may be time to advertise @@mrwonko's mirror a little more obviously. i.e. in the JKH bar.&&0 Apologies! I read the article and responded quickly without checking the comments or forums. Thanks for the link! Circa likes this
eezstreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [red]Thread/comments locked. Please read the comments before asking if the files are backed up.[/red]
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