vanSulli wrote:
The Workshop hosts maps made in Hammer, too. For this reason, I say we put up a database with a link to subscribe to the map and possibly one to follow the user entirely. Then, we can get started on mods and Portal maps.

Use the workshop as the database? Sounds like a smart idea!

we don't need to make one ourselves, and we can act as a "filter" of sorts, for certain maps.

EDIT: however there's downsides to this too, like no .zip, .vpks, nothing but .bsps, which is severely limiting...

Sven wrote:
We should still have support for skins, soundmods, scripts, (ie. Let's put Gamebanana out of business xD).

Basically addons?

Camera wrote:

Sven wrote:
We should still have support for skins, soundmods, scripts, (ie. Let's put Gamebanana out of business xD).>
Basically addons?

Well you know what, if you want to SIMPLIFY IT like that then YES.

vansulli wrote:
Site stuff
- Announcements (linked to blog posts)
- Site Discussion/Feedback
- Contests

Portal and Portal 2
- Portal 1
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews
= General Discussion (Single Thread)
- Portal 2
= General Discussion (Single Thread)
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews

Non-Portal-Related
- General Off-Topic
= Non-Portal News (Thread)
- Other Games
+ Popular games (Minecraft, TF2, etc)

If not then it'll be implemented shortly.

p0rtalplayer wrote:
By the way, any complaints about Van's forum layout suggestion?

vansulli wrote:
Site stuff
- Announcements (linked to blog posts)
- Site Discussion/Feedback
- Contests

Portal and Portal 2
- Portal 1
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews
= General Discussion (Single Thread)
- Portal 2
= General Discussion (Single Thread)
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews

Non-Portal-Related
- General Off-Topic
= Non-Portal News (Thread)
- Other Games
+ Popular games (Minecraft, TF2, etc)>

If not then it'll be implemented shortly.

There needs to be a section under Mapping specific to the in-game editor. Seperating that from Hammer maps is going to prevent alot of confusion. I mean idiocy.

Portal and Portal 2
- Portal 1
[list:fkvmiywb]+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews
= General Discussion (Single Thread)[/list:u:fkvmiywb]
- Portal 2
[list:fkvmiywb]= General Discussion (Single Thread)
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
[list:fkvmiywb]+ PTI Editor Levels (Subforum) [/list:u:fkvmiywb]
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews[/list:u:fkvmiywb]

Non-Portal-Related
[list:fkvmiywb]- General Off-Topic
= Non-Portal News (Thread)
- Other Games
+ Popular games (Minecraft, TF2, etc)[/list:u:fkvmiywb]

Like this?

p0rtalplayer wrote:
Site stuff
[list:1zs6n35p]- Announcements (linked to blog posts)
- Site Discussion/Feedback
- Contests[/list:u:1zs6n35p]

Portal and Portal 2
- Portal 1
[list:1zs6n35p]+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews
= General Discussion (Single Thread)[/list:u:1zs6n35p]
- Portal 2
[list:1zs6n35p]= General Discussion (Single Thread)
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
[list:1zs6n35p]+ PTI Editor Levels (Subforum) [/list:u:1zs6n35p]
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews[/list:u:1zs6n35p]

Non-Portal-Related
[list:1zs6n35p]- General Off-Topic
= Non-Portal News (Thread)
- Other Games
+ Popular games (Minecraft, TF2, etc)[/list:u:1zs6n35p]

Like this?

That works IMO.

groxkiller585 wrote:
That works IMO.

And my axe.

p0rtalplayer wrote:
Site stuff
[list:2p5wa2zx]- Announcements (linked to blog posts)
- Site Discussion/Feedback
- Contests[/list:u:2p5wa2zx]

Portal and Portal 2
- Portal 1
[list:2p5wa2zx]+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews
= General Discussion (Single Thread)[/list:u:2p5wa2zx]
- Portal 2
[list:2p5wa2zx]= General Discussion (Single Thread)
+ Mapping (Help, Show-off)
[list:2p5wa2zx]+ PTI Editor Levels (Subforum) [/list:u:2p5wa2zx]
+ Releases (linked to DB)
+ Reviews[/list:u:2p5wa2zx]

Non-Portal-Related
[list:2p5wa2zx]- General Off-Topic
= Non-Portal News (Thread)
- Other Games
+ Popular games (Minecraft, TF2, etc)[/list:u:2p5wa2zx]

Like this?

Seems good to me.

It's still open to improvement though, so if anyone has suggestions, just say.

p0rtalplayer wrote:
All right, new forum layout implemented. If I missed a topic or something, go ahead and create it.

It's still open to improvement though, so if anyone has suggestions, just say.

Mods and addons section maybe? Otherwise, this is incredible.

Kopeke wrote:
AS I already suggested, maybe for the home page, under the intro-videos, we could have news, or else, I don't think the "News" tab will be visited that often.

Yes, that's the plan. Once nurdock's done with his mockup I'll get to work making it syndicate with the rest of the site.

I wrote:
Release boards for Portal and Portal 2 should not be sub-boards within Portal 2. Things will get buried under discussion and help threads.

Kopeke wrote:
AS I already suggested, maybe for the home page, under the intro-videos, we could have news, or else, I don't think the "News" tab will be visited that often.

When you get past the video and the introduction part you're already near the bottom of the screen, you could maybe have announcements and News headlines but not whole entries.

EDIT: Updated the beta site - http://myapertureinnovations.com/BetaPages/index.html