RIP Filefront 

Honestly surprised this didn't happen sooner.

This is very sad, but we all knew it was only a matter of time. I have fond memories from that site . I wish we could have somehow preserved the whole site (not just the files, but the text, the comments, all that is gone now).

 

RIP jk3files.

It's entirely BreakMedia's fault for allowing the filefront network to fall apart.

Went to shit for the past few years, yeah. A shame they didn't give people a chance to download some of the old files up there though.

Yeah, the website has been having issues for years. This isn't just JK3files, but places like Kotorfiles and HL2files also. It would sometimes take me a dozen refreshes just to get a download page to work properly there. The polls they had there were the funniest because of the site's problems. When I would answer a poll from 2013, I wouldn't see the poll results, but get an option to vote on an older poll. After answering that, the results would have the title of the first poll but the answer and their percent votes from the 2nd poll. I remember one poll went something like this:

Do you celebrate holidays?

Top answer: What's an Oculus rift?

 

There was also a map that had file of the week on there that was a Korriban tomb based map and had 1000+ downloads. I tried it out myself, and no offense to the map maker, but it's just a mediocre map with nothing special about it. Half the time, the website would show that as the file of the week, but a few refreshes later and you'd see the more updated site with a new file in it's place. I'm pretty sure the only reason it had so many downloads was because of how many people would notice it as the first thing they saw on JK3files.

 

I hope some of the hidden gems on there are still in some peoples hands and can be re uploaded somewhere. I remember years ago when I would download tons of mods there. Damn.

Looks like jkhub is the prime and perhaps the only place to grab JK2/JKA content now.

It's had a great long run. JK3Files will remain in my memory forever. I think we should be thankful for the service and resource they've provided over so many years.

 

We are indeed lucky for the hard work accomplished here on JKHub to preserve the best of the JK modding community content.

 

Rest in peace, JK3Files. You've lived a long and meaningful life, worthy of your cause.

JKHub has taken ovah.

Gone, but not forgotten!

Not all is lost just the network sites.The all you need to do is manual searches from now on.

Ahh... this is sad indeed.  I do have Keshire's files as well as the most critical Raven files (dotXSI animations, etc.) archived on my hard drives.  What's the chance of JKHub getting DVD copies of the JK3Files JK2/JKA assets?

Ahh... this is sad indeed.  I do have Keshire's files as well as the most critical Raven files (dotXSI animations, etc.) archived on my hard drives.  What's the chance of JKHub getting DVD copies of the JK3Files JK2/JKA assets?

What do you mean DVD copies?

@@Circa -- hard backups... sounds like a few folks have complete duplicates of their archives already.

All this is from a legal (and even ethical) point of view quite questionable as those files were only meant to be published on jk3files

@@Circa -- hard backups... sounds like a few folks have complete duplicates of their archives already.

DVDs only hold like, what, 7.5 GB of data? It would take about 9-10 discs to back everything up.

Really there is not any mode of backupize all files stocked into filefront for avoid all this immane works be lost?

DVDs only hold like, what, 7.5 GB of data? It would take about 9-10 discs to back everything up.

 

Notice I said plural-- good thing they come in large packs

Thanks for ruining my day

Ugh... When Breakmedia acquired Filefront I downloaded about 75-80% of the JK3 files, but I neglected to be as diligent with "Empire at War" or "Kotor" or "Elite Force" or any of the other dozen games I play.

While I'm pretty sure I already know the ethical answer to this question, what is the possibility of an 'orphaned works' section on JKhub, with the posting of files with as much credit and knowledge we have after attempts were made to contact them, and the stated notice that any file will be removed at the original author's request?

I guess it's still unlikely, but it seems sad to think that all these files are going to disappear into the deep dark.

Well that's kinda the approach we have now. Most authors didn't reply because they simply have left the community or don't use their old emails. Only a couple of people have actually denied our request to host.

 

I think now that JKHub is well established and the last place to host JK mods, those people that denied might be a little more willing to host their stuff here.

 

But it will always be a sketchy topic. We make it easy for people to request that a file is taken down, right on the file page. You don't even need an account to request that, just an email.

It was just a matter of time, i suppose... JK3 Files is no more! All my mods i have it on 3 HDD's Duplicates Backups ! Even JKhub is shuting down in the near future.. still have some good mods.. but i don't have it all. If JKhub policy it was a little free i will post them all...  This is the secret of JKA game... modding !! Too bad TFU game is not the same.

It was just a matter of time, i suppose... JK3 Files is no more! All my mods i have it on 3 HDD's Duplicates Backups ! Even JKhub is shuting down in the near future.. still have some good mods.. but i don't have it all. If JKhub policy it was a little free i will post them all...  This is the secret of JKA game... modding !! Too bad TFU game is not the same.

JKH isn't going away anytime soon.

And anyway, as stated above, there are ethical issues regarding rehosting other people's content.

I check back...and then I find THIS....All of the Kotor 1 and 2 stuff....gone....