READ THIS BEFORE POSTING YOUR EXPANSIONS

HMC · 03:37 AM

Okay, for the love of all that is holy, please, please, PLEASE use unique naming conventions for your VXP shortnames. For example, if your name is 'Bill' and you make an expansion of an actor named 'Phil', do NOT JUST NAME THE SHORTNAME 'PHIL.VXP'. That is an extremely commonplace name, and as of right now, there's no way for VXPs to distinguish from each other. So if some other person comes along and makes a VXP called Phil.vxp, THE ENTIRE FUCKING UNIVERSE WILL IMPLODE AND RAPE YOU UNTIL YOU DIE. When you name an expansion, you have to remember to name it something that no one else using V3DMM will ever think to name it. Instead of naming your VXP 'Phil.vxp', try 'bill_phil.vxp' or 'bl_phil.vxp' or something that no one else is likely to inadvertently replicate. This is especially important with all the people making VXPs out of existing Quake 2 models and such, for which I assume that there is a limited amount of. If we get a billion people replicating the same models and giving them the same filenames and then actually using them, we are so screwed. Please, please, please give your files unique-looking filenames.

Salter · 04-09-2006, 09:19 AM

* pokes you *

Denny Betterman · 04-09-2006, 11:11 AM

WHAT IF HE'S TICKLISH

Aaron Haynes · 04-09-2006, 11:23 AM

At last, an important call to action that I didn't have to make. This is basically the last serious concern with v3dmm, so pay attention.

And nobody make jack.vxp. It's taken. ;_;

Gorosaurus · 04-10-2006, 03:49 AM

This really, really annoys me. It shouldn't be an issue.

Cubert · 06-02-2006, 06:47 PM

Ummm, I'm going to look stupid now...

Can nobody use the names

blood1
blood2
...and so down to like 9

Sorry. I'm stupid.

Dominator Dan · 06-17-2006, 02:12 PM

NO ONE USE DAN.VXP

Tholis · 06-28-2006, 04:20 AM

so basically ur name then the expansion name would be the best thing to do?

ex: Thol_****.VXP?

HMC · 06-28-2006, 04:23 AM

Yeah, that would be a good idea. Something like that.

Video Game Guy · 12-23-2006, 06:27 AM

or, gigmshGuydottydotdot.vxp?

Aaron Haynes · 02-11-2007, 06:42 AM

I would be even more specific with filenames, to be honest. Your name or initials, the movie name or initials, and the prop name. Maybe even with a few random numbers in there.

Pirate Balloon · 02-11-2007, 01:54 PM

I always used pb-name.vxp

Should i add more to it?

Aaron Haynes · 02-11-2007, 03:09 PM

It should probably be enough, I'm just extra-cautious.

Cubert · 03-28-2007, 09:17 AM

Bump- How do you rename vxp's then- Like say I wanted to release something but it has a lame name?

HMC · 03-28-2007, 07:42 PM

Assuming it hasn't been used in a movie before and no one else has a copy of it, you'd have to delete the expansion from your V3DMM expansions directory and rename the .3cn, .3th, .cfg, and .vxp to the new filename.

Cubert · 03-28-2007, 09:55 PM

Cool thanks.

Cubert · 03-29-2007, 12:08 PM

Okay, so heres the story;

I had these expansions, blood1 through to blood14. I've renamed them all (cfg's and everything) as james_humphreys_blood1 and so on.

However, the origionals (blood1) have been used in films by me, StabbyJoe and possibly Adam Bibilo, so am I right in assuming I will have to alert these two not to download then new versions and avi release any films that contain the origionals, or totally remove and replace the blood expansions into their movies?

HMC · 03-29-2007, 08:14 PM

Are the movies that use those expansions movies that have already been released? If you guys were careful, you could remove the expansions from the movies and delete them, but all of you would have to do it. If the movies in question have been released, however, it's probably too late and I wouldn't bother.

Video Game Guy · 04-04-2007, 04:34 AM

Now I have 7gen, I shortname all my expanstions vgg_name_vgg. is that ok?

HMC · 04-04-2007, 07:34 PM

Yes, that's good.

F-Man · 01-27-2009, 01:08 PM

acoolguynamedFman.vxp?

Phil Williamson · 10-29-2012, 10:28 PM

stickying this, because this still comes up a lot. also - does anyone know if there's a way to change a mod's shortname without just entirely recompiling it? looking through old threads, the answer seems to be "no," but I wanted to double check...

Trooper · 10-29-2012, 10:40 PM

I thought there was, actually. Can't for the life of me remember what it is but I'm convinced someone posted about it once.

Gorosaurus · 10-29-2012, 10:46 PM

I do not believe so.

Trooper · 10-30-2012, 12:27 AM

Yeah, I should add that I know absolutely nothing about it and am purely going off some fuzzy memory with absolutely no concrete evidence at all.

04-08-2006, 04:04 PM	#1
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729	READ THIS BEFORE POSTING YOUR EXPANSIONS Okay, for the love of all that is holy, please, please, PLEASE use unique naming conventions for your VXP shortnames. For example, if your name is 'Bill' and you make an expansion of an actor named 'Phil', do NOT JUST NAME THE SHORTNAME 'PHIL.VXP'. That is an extremely commonplace name, and as of right now, there's no way for VXPs to distinguish from each other. So if some other person comes along and makes a VXP called Phil.vxp, THE ENTIRE FUCKING UNIVERSE WILL IMPLODE AND RAPE YOU UNTIL YOU DIE. When you name an expansion, you have to remember to name it something that no one else using V3DMM will ever think to name it. Instead of naming your VXP 'Phil.vxp', try 'bill_phil.vxp' or 'bl_phil.vxp' or something that no one else is likely to inadvertently replicate. This is especially important with all the people making VXPs out of existing Quake 2 models and such, for which I assume that there is a limited amount of. If we get a billion people replicating the same models and giving them the same filenames and then actually using them, we are so screwed. Please, please, please give your files unique-looking filenames.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729	Last edited by HMC : 08-30-2006 at 03:37 AM.

04-09-2006, 09:19 AM	#2
Salter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,959	* pokes you *
Salter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,959

06-02-2006, 06:47 PM	#6
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	Ummm, I'm going to look stupid now... Can nobody use the names blood1 blood2 ...and so down to like 9 Sorry. I'm stupid.
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

06-28-2006, 04:20 AM	#8
Tholis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 168	so basically ur name then the expansion name would be the best thing to do? ex: Thol_****.VXP?
Tholis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 168

06-28-2006, 04:23 AM	#9
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729	Yeah, that would be a good idea. Something like that.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729

04-09-2006, 11:11 AM	#3
Denny Betterman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,531	WHAT IF HE'S TICKLISH

04-09-2006, 11:23 AM	#4
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	At last, an important call to action that I didn't have to make. This is basically the last serious concern with v3dmm, so pay attention. And nobody make jack.vxp. It's taken. ;_;

04-10-2006, 03:49 AM	#5
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,204	This really, really annoys me. It shouldn't be an issue.

06-17-2006, 02:12 PM	#7
Dominator Dan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,626	NO ONE USE DAN.VXP

12-23-2006, 06:27 AM	#10
Video Game Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,231	or, gigmshGuydottydotdot.vxp?

02-11-2007, 06:42 AM	#11
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	I would be even more specific with filenames, to be honest. Your name or initials, the movie name or initials, and the prop name. Maybe even with a few random numbers in there.

02-11-2007, 01:54 PM	#12
Pirate Balloon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,902	I always used pb-name.vxp Should i add more to it?

02-11-2007, 03:09 PM	#13
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	It should probably be enough, I'm just extra-cautious.

03-28-2007, 09:17 AM	#14
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	Bump- How do you rename vxp's then- Like say I wanted to release something but it has a lame name?
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

03-28-2007, 07:42 PM	#15
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729	Assuming it hasn't been used in a movie before and no one else has a copy of it, you'd have to delete the expansion from your V3DMM expansions directory and rename the .3cn, .3th, .cfg, and .vxp to the new filename.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729

03-28-2007, 09:55 PM	#16
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	Cool thanks.
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

03-29-2007, 12:08 PM	#17
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	Okay, so heres the story; I had these expansions, blood1 through to blood14. I've renamed them all (cfg's and everything) as james_humphreys_blood1 and so on. However, the origionals (blood1) have been used in films by me, StabbyJoe and possibly Adam Bibilo, so am I right in assuming I will have to alert these two not to download then new versions and avi release any films that contain the origionals, or totally remove and replace the blood expansions into their movies?
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

03-29-2007, 08:14 PM	#18
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729	Are the movies that use those expansions movies that have already been released? If you guys were careful, you could remove the expansions from the movies and delete them, but all of you would have to do it. If the movies in question have been released, however, it's probably too late and I wouldn't bother.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729

04-04-2007, 04:34 AM	#19
Video Game Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,231	Now I have 7gen, I shortname all my expanstions vgg_name_vgg. is that ok?

04-04-2007, 07:34 PM	#20
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729	Yes, that's good.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,729

01-27-2009, 01:08 PM	#21
F-Man Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 214	acoolguynamedFman.vxp?
F-Man Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 214

10-29-2012, 10:28 PM	#22
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,890	stickying this, because this still comes up a lot. also - does anyone know if there's a way to change a mod's shortname without just entirely recompiling it? looking through old threads, the answer seems to be "no," but I wanted to double check...

10-29-2012, 10:40 PM	#23
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,488	I thought there was, actually. Can't for the life of me remember what it is but I'm convinced someone posted about it once.
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,488

10-29-2012, 10:46 PM	#24
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,204	I do not believe so.

10-30-2012, 12:27 AM	#25
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,488	Yeah, I should add that I know absolutely nothing about it and am purely going off some fuzzy memory with absolutely no concrete evidence at all.
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,488