Darth InSidious Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Mod note: Merged this thread with the one in Holowan Labs about the same topic. This may have caused some posts to appear in seemingly odd sequence. ~M Link. Sorry to have to break this to you, everyone, but we literally found out about the same time that went live (roughly six o'clock today, GMT). The upshot of this is that all the filefront websites - KotORFiles included - are coming down before or by March 30th. We have no access to the 'backstage' part of the site(s) any more and the forums have been shut down already. Apparently the phone call went through yesterday for the network to be shut down from Ziff Davis Media, Filefront's parent company. Spare a thought for the on-site staff of Filefront, all of whom were laid off at the same time. On the part of KotORFiles, since the site hasn't gone down yet, we're trying to download as many of the files as possible in the time we have. Where we go from there is uncertain for now; if and when we have an answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yatsookey Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 does everyone remember the huge issues with pc game mods a few years back, well now a similar situation has befallen our other mod hosting site filefront this is such sad newss i dont even know where im going to have mods hosted anymore or where to get them nevertheless heres the news thread this saddens us all more than likely, looks like we will have to find another place to host our beloved mods :(:( http://farewell.filefront.com/ i still cant believe this is happening first PCGM now filefront?? filefront was so much more than just kotor modding, it held all of our favorite mods and demo's, in such a convienient way o well i guess we can find some place to put um just hope for the future and perhaps they will be back up again within a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK-42 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hey Yat everybody is already discussing this here: http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=140563 And there doing this due to money issuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRogueForums Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 We are working on efforts to preserve everything. But, sadly, yes- FileFront is no more. A new community will emerge from this, and hopefully, we can develop the same type of relationship between the new network and Holowan that FileFront had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 That's a shame, losing a reliable mod host once again. It is going to cause quite some confusion in the Upper City Cantina forum with all the broken mod links there too. If there are no other decent alternatives for hosting, and the Lucasfiles upgrade keep getting delayed it might be possible to arrange some kind of limited mod hosting at starwarsknights.com in the meanwhile. Not sure, will have to look into that possibility. Regardless of what site ends up trying to fill the shoes of KotorFiles I think it would be nice if we could have some kind of file repository hosted under the LFNetwork banner to prevent a third incident like this in the future with moving mods, broken links etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blix Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 This is indeed sad news especially for potential modders like myself. Hopefully the issue can be resolved without costing too much money, I'll hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Wow. I can't believe FileFront is going. As others have said, it's not just a mod site - it's a community, and one I enjoyed being a (somewhat small) part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O' The Wisq Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 This is Sad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Yeah, as DI said, we only just found out about this a few hours ago, and we're doing all we can to download as many files from KotORFiles as possible in the time that the site has left. Due to the fact that we can't access the 'backstage' areas of the site anymore, (as DI put it) we're having to do this a file at a time, so naturally it's a slow process. We have a good deal of the files backed up already, but as DI said, we haven't got an answer for you as to where they'll be hosted. Cheers, ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yatsookey Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 if there is anything i can do perhaps hep with backing up id be happy to help, and maybe a new site(if possible) is in order otherwise if u need any help let me know and i will do what i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderWiggin Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 ****ING **** **** **** ****! God damn it! That's like 5 days! _EW_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevron 7 locke Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Well, at least the mods are being taken off the site before it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malxados Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Man, this really stinks. Not much notice, huh. I hope this doesn't happen again. I actually found out about this forum through File Front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silveredge9 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 That's a damned shame, KOTORfiles was a great place. Hopefully a reliable alternative can be found soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthYuugi Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Ah, i will miss Filefront ( JK3 And Kotorfiles the most ) Im downloading so many mods now I Suggest everyone starts backing up the mods so at least we can still send them to people who have not got the mods Shame though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK-42 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Ah, i will miss Filefront ( JK3 And Kotorfiles the most ) Im downloading so many mods now I Suggest everyone starts backing up the mods so at least we can still send them to people who have not got the mods Shame though Marius and DI(and a few others) have already downloaded most of K1 and alot of K2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerGod Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I sure hope this isn't some cruel April Fools Joke (considering the date it goes down is March 30th, it might not be.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthYuugi Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 @Triggergod If it is then i will kill people lol This would be a cruel, cruel joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Not impressed, swbf files did this already last year http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront.com/news/April_Fools_SWBF_Files_closes;37936 They could at least come up with an original idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 ****ING **** **** **** ****! God damn it! That's like 5 days! _EW_ lolwut? <3 _EW_ <3 on a slightly more serious note, someone call Cz, he has pretty much every K1/K2 mod ever made... and I miss him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Nihil Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 This is probably too early to ask this, but will someone create a site to house all these downloads so they don't get lost and can still stay on the internet somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 When I think about the efforts that have gone into Kotorfiles by Shem, DI and the others, and from the other Filefront sites, it's a damn shame. I'm not that worried about losing the mods, as it seems that's been taken care of. Hopefully, we can find a reliable place to upload the mods in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralPloKoon Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 That is crazy! Where the heck am I going to download NEW Outcast files now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Just a little update: I have now downloaded ALL the K1 mods, and have them safely backed up. I'm about to start helping DI with the TSL section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerGod Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 That is crazy! Where the heck am I going to download NEW Outcast files now!!! I've heard that some of the JK branch admins setting up a new site for files. If this isn't a joke, than I hope we set up a jksource-esque site for KOTOR/TSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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