EnIgmA_XX Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 PCGM is back, everyone can get all the mods they want again! yay! Sorry, i dunno if posting about this is against the rules or anything, but i wanted to say this in case some people have given up on PCGM and stopped checking to see if the site has gotten back up again. Mod note: Split off discussion from the Mod Request Link thread and merged with this one to keep all this in one place. Looks like this post automatically took over Hannibal's thread in the process though. ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 When did this happen??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 When did this happen??? Past few days from what I've seen. Remains to see how long it will last this time though. In the past it's been back for a few weeks before breaking down for months again, so chances are the same thing will repeat unless they've really managed to fix whatever it is that's breaking all the time. So if you need something from there I'd get it quickly before it breaks down again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Past few days from what I've seen. Remains to see how long it will last this time though. In the past it's been back for a few weeks before breaking down for months again, so chances are the same thing will repeat unless they've really managed to fix whatever it is that's breaking all the time. So if you need something from there I'd get it quickly before it breaks down again. I just checked the other day and it was down. I guess it likes to sneak up on you like that. shock1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 If I had a pound for every thread that had PCGamemods in the title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 If I had a pound for every thread that had PCGamemods in the title... You could buy the site and put in the work needed to make it stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I could, but wouldn't haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferc Kast Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 PCGM is back, everyone can get all the mods they want again! yay! Sorry, i dunno if posting about this is against the rules or anything, but i wanted to say this in case some people have given up on PCGM and stopped checking to see if the site has gotten back up again. Horray! Given up?<-No. Found ways around it when it was down to download mods from there?<-Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCIMe123 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hurray! The only sad part is that I can't think of anything I want to download right now, and it could go down any minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 If I had a pound for every thread that had PCGamemods in the title... ...you'd weigh a ton! (I know, bad joke and I know you are talking about currency) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Zionosis Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Well, don't worry about if PCGamemods goes down again, i now know all the filenames to every mod for K1 and K2 on PCGamemods, so if you think of a mod you want and PCGamemods has just gone down i will be able to get the link for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Would someone consider starting a thread and people can list the filenames/links? That way when/if it goes down again, people will have one place to go to for mod links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Would someone consider starting a thread and people can list the filenames/links? That way when/if it goes down again, people will have one place to go to for mod links. The first post in this thread is being used for that, currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 ^^^^ And all the links in T.U.C.E. and T3M4 forums should be updated as requests in that thread are fulfilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCIMe123 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 ...you'd weigh a ton! (I know, bad joke and I know you are talking about currency) Actually, he'd weigh 97 pounds; I did a search and there are 97 topics with PCGamemods in the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 ...you actually took that seriously and wasted time being exact? I've stopped playing KotOR so I can't say I'm thrilled. But I will give it a look to see if theres anything that can make KotOR interesting enough to play again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Actually, he'd weigh 97 pounds; I did a search and there are 97 topics with PCGamemods in the title. That's even more than I thought actually, would buy me a nice GPU (with the currency that is ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargoyle King Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 PCGM is back, everyone can get all the mods they want again! yay! I certainly won't be saying 'yay' to this - i've had evough of that damn site going on and off every few months - i think it's best to say 'yay' if the site 'goes away' (my own personal opinion, i used to love the site until it kept crashing) For the record it's not the only option for Kotor mods - if it goes down again we've still got Filefront, this site and Lucasfiles so the death of PCGAMEMODS definately doesn't mean the death of Kotor modding. The best advice i can probs give is get all the mods you want off PCGAMEMODS and back them up on disc just incase the site decides for another midnight slumber - I did this when the site came back on at Christmas and now never need worry about the site going off again as i have all the mods i wanted off that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 I certainly won't be saying 'yay' to this - i've had evough of that damn site going on and off every few months - i think it's best to say 'yay' if the site 'goes away' (my own personal opinion, i used to love the site until it kept crashing) That's a pretty ungrateful sentiment towards a site that has been providing fast, free, user-friendly hosting for this community and others for years without even having any disruptive ad banners on the site that seem to plague all other hosting services. Before PCGM opened its KOTOR section this community was rather fractured and people had a hard time to find places to host their mods so the service the site provided was invaluable. There still aren't any other hosting services I am aware of that offer the same user-friendliness both to the one submitting files and the people downloading them. I think that is quite impressive for a site run by one person in his spare time. I am grateful when it works; when it doesn't it is an inconvenience, but it's not like I feel the site owner owes me anything. They say you get what you pay for, but in this case I'd say the community has gotten a whole lot more than that. The only drawback to PCGM I can think of is the stability issues that have plagued the site the past year. Unfortunate, but failure to provide 24h/365day service is hardly something that would make me wish for the site to go away entirely. That bluntly expressed sense of entitlement towards a free service is not exactly encouraging others to provide similar services in the future, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 ^^^ The other drawback to PCGM that it appears to be understaffed. When it does go down, it seems like no one on the staff seems to notice, or perhaps, care. Fortunately the direct downloads links have remained available 24/365. Sergio provided us a great launching point for distributing KotOR and TSL mods and his database continues to offer this hosting for free. Of course due to the on again/off again status of the site, uploading new mods to that site isn't advised. I agree with the sentiment that we should recognize and appreciate all PCGM has selflessly provided this community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargoyle King Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 That's a pretty ungrateful sentiment towards a site that has been providing fast, free, user-friendly hosting for this community and others for years without even having any disruptive ad banners on the site that seem to plague all other hosting services. Before PCGM opened its KOTOR section this community was rather fractured and people had a hard time to find places to host their mods so the service the site provided was invaluable. There still aren't any other hosting services I am aware of that offer the same user-friendliness both to the one submitting files and the people downloading them. I think that is quite impressive for a site run by one person in his spare time. I am grateful when it works; when it doesn't it is an inconvenience, but it's not like I feel the site owner owes me anything. They say you get what you pay for, but in this case I'd say the community has gotten a whole lot more than that. The only drawback to PCGM I can think of is the stability issues that have plagued the site the past year. Unfortunate, but failure to provide 24h/365day service is hardly something that would make me wish for the site to go away entirely. That bluntly expressed sense of entitlement towards a free service is not exactly encouraging others to provide similar services in the future, in my opinion. I used to feel like you Stoffe, it's not that i'm ungrateful for the website, on the contrary it's just i feel that due to the site's constant examples of instability i feel that alternatives to this website have to be found and developed. I'm sure Sergio is trying evberything to keep the website running and i'm sure we can all thank him for that but my personal opinion is that i believe the website will never be as stable as it was years back. I think the core problem itself is the amount of files on the server - especially for the Jedi Knight series. It's true that the site is certainly the most convenient when compared to the likes of LucasFiles - i'm grateful to Sergio for providing the community with this free service but it seems the website is past it's prime and like i said alternatives need to be in place just incase the website will ever reach a permanent shutdown. Sorry if my comments came off as rude or offended you, it was just my personal opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCIMe123 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I just hope it stays up at least long enough for Google to update all of their cached pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 When PCGM started having its problems is what inspired me to get involved with FileFront to one day take it over and give you all a good place to host your mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyri Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Yeah I have plans to take over FileFront one day too... Oh wait, you were just talking about KotORFiles... *whistle* It's a good alternative, though, because the site is run by real people, who are real members of the modding community, and who will get hung out to dry by you guys if they don't serve you well. They have a stake in keeping y'all happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithRevan Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Yeah I have plans to take over FileFront one day too... Oh wait, you were just talking about KotORFiles... *whistle* It's a good alternative, though, because the site is run by real people, who are real members of the modding community, and who will get hung out to dry by you guys if they don't serve you well. They have a stake in keeping y'all happy. We also do it with a cheerful attitude and a long winded explaination why people should DL your mod. PS: Well I think I would be happy working under your rule Inyri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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