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[Renee]

Just a heads up, for those who don't know, but still participate over at Beth. They're going to be making new forums, and from what I'm hearing, a lot of things are going to get demolished. Usernames, post counts, stars .... all of that is going to be started over. Actually, here, I'll just let Gstaff explain ...

Hi

We’re still in kicking the tires on Bethesda.net, and are very excited about the progress we’re making on the forums. We believe you guys will be happy with the changes and new features they will offer.

There are a few things worth noting at this time:

1) Usernames and posts will not be ported over. We will give folks a heads up as we get closer to the forum launch date so you can ready for the transition and claim your preferred username.

2) We will not transition all of our forums over at once. We want to make sure we’re testing functionality on the forums and gathering feedback from folks like you.

3) As forums transition over to Bethesda.net we plan to archive the existing forums so that folks can reference back to old posts.

Moving is never easy – there will be adjustments and we hope that you’ll pardon the dust as we all get used to our new digs. Knowing the longstanding efforts, love and attention, and general awesomness I’ve seen from all of you, I expect bigger and better things for everyone on the Bethesda.net forums.

Much more to come!

Personally I could care less about my username, my post count, my stars, all of that stuff. I was worried I would lose all my old posts there, the stories, the good times, but apparently #3 takes care of that. They're supposed to archive the old forums, which means all our ("Our", assuming you participated over at Beth) posts are going to be okay, we just won't be able to participate in old threads. PMs are also not getting ported over, but those are easy to archive, of course.

So in essence, we're all getting the banhammer over at Beth. yuk yuk. It's all good though.

[mALX]

No, it uses the same account as the former Beth.net.

Oh good. Now all I have to do is remember what I used and the password, lol.

[Lopov]

Looks like there won't be any advanced PM system like it is on Beth (or here). All I can see is the chat function which remained from the first version but not an actual PM feature.

[mirocu]

Looks like there won't be any advanced PM system like it is on Beth (or here). All I can see is the chat function which remained from the first version but not an actual PM feature.

They keep not selling this to me

[Lopov]

Looks like there won't be any advanced PM system like it is on Beth (or here). All I can see is the chat function which remained from the first version but not an actual PM feature.

They keep not selling this to me

I only use the Beth forums for PMs these days, especially since they moved the FO section to Bethesda.net where it unfortunately 'died'. I doubt I'll be active on the new forums even when they launch in full.

[ghastley]

Since Bethesda.net will be the only source for XBox1 mods, I'll probably post mine there once converted to SSE, and that will mean monitoring the forum there for feedback.

I note that there are more XB1 mods than PC there, implying that some mod-makers are using only the Nexus for the PC versions. I think I'll do that, too. I don't want to move off the Nexus, and supporting the same copy in two places would be a pain.

[mALX]

Since Bethesda.net will be the only source for XBox1 mods, I'll probably post mine there once converted to SSE, and that will mean monitoring the forum there for feedback.

I note that there are more XB1 mods than PC there, implying that some mod-makers are using only the Nexus for the PC versions. I think I'll do that, too. I don't want to move off the Nexus, and supporting the same copy in two places would be a pain.

How do you convert them for the XB1? Isn't it a different code language, etc? I mean, what do you have to do for your mods to work on the consoles?

And by the way, that is exciting that people are already clamoring for your mods to be converted, congrats !!!

[ghastley]

How do you convert them for the XB1? Isn't it a different code language, etc? I mean, what do you have to do for your mods to work on the consoles?

It's just a question of saving for XBox1 from the CK. It has extra options on the File menu for that. I've haven't yet worked out whether it's a "save and upload" or "save for upload".

There are also more menu options for the PC, one of which appears to include uploading to Bethesda.net. They may be "just save the esp", and "save the esp, and update my Load Order" or something similar, as you have the ability to launch the game for testing from inside the CK.

PC's and Xbox use the same CPU architecture, and PS4 may also, as that changed from PS3. But the mod files don't have any code that's compiled down that far. The pex files are interpreted by a Papyrus run-time, just like Java can run on any machine. PS4 has a bit extra to do for graphic conversion (no DirectX on PS4), but that's done as part of the save process.

[mALX]

How do you convert them for the XB1? Isn't it a different code language, etc? I mean, what do you have to do for your mods to work on the consoles?

It's just a question of saving for XBox1 from the CK. It has extra options on the File menu for that. I've haven't yet worked out whether it's a "save and upload" or "save for upload".

There are also more menu options for the PC, one of which appears to include uploading to Bethesda.net. They may be "just save the esp", and "save the esp, and update my Load Order" or something similar, as you have the ability to launch the game for testing from inside the CK.

PC's and Xbox use the same CPU architecture, and PS4 may also, as that changed from PS3. But the mod files don't have any code that's compiled down that far. The pex files are interpreted by a Papyrus run-time, just like Java can run on any machine. PS4 has a bit extra to do for graphic conversion (no DirectX on PS4), but that's done as part of the save process.

So, does this mean you don't have to actually change anything about the mods, just load them up to the Bethnet site?

[ghastley]

I don't know what the CK is doing differently, but no, I don't need to change anything, however ...

The CK will "fix" things that are different in SE, so there's still some work to do finding out what happened when it loaded up. It made poor Uzi's little head explode, until I found the change to the mouth she was using. It uses a new nif format, and saves the FaceGen data for you automatically (using that new format), so I had a lot of work opening and re-saving before her head was saved properly.

I still have to wait before I publish that piece, as it would be cruel to let people adopt her before she can live at the Stronghold. That part needs Hearthfires Multiple Adoptions, which hasn't been ported yet, possibly because it needs SKSE64.

I'm working on Argonian Hearthfires now. So there's a Spreads-her-Thighs for Special Edition, who's struggling up to level 14 so she can do all the quests.

[mALX]

I don't know what the CK is doing differently, but no, I don't need to change anything, however ...

The CK will "fix" things that are different in SE, so there's still some work to do finding out what happened when it loaded up. It made poor Uzi's little head explode, until I found the change to the mouth she was using. It uses a new nif format, and saves the FaceGen data for you automatically (using that new format), so I had a lot of work opening and re-saving before her head was saved properly.

I still have to wait before I publish that piece, as it would be cruel to let people adopt her before she can live at the Stronghold. That part needs Hearthfires Multiple Adoptions, which hasn't been ported yet, possibly because it needs SKSE64.

I'm working on Argonian Hearthfires now. So there's a Spreads-her-Thighs for Special Edition, who's struggling up to level 14 so she can do all the quests.

Child: "Would you like to adopt me and give me a new home?"

Prospective adopter: "I would love for you to come home with me, I will be your Pa and we will be a family!"

Child: "KABOOM!" (head explodes)

Prospective adopter: *sigh* (goes to Gweden "Inn") ... "Hello there, Spreads-her-Thighs!" (lays 20 gold on nightstand) "The usual, please..."





This post has been edited by mALX: Nov 5 2016, 03:59 PM

[ghastley]

The primary site and the mods server use one avatar image, but the new forums have another. At some point, I need to get them reconciled, but in the meantime, Diablita's getting some air-time.

I'm amazed at the rate that XBox users are downloading mods. Bosmer Heartfires has just about caught up to the total downloads on PC, old and new combined!

What I don't like about the Bethesda mod site is that I can't link to the Fake Wiki for the extra information that won't fit in the 2500 word description. I'm not happy about the way the "box-cover" image gets cropped from its already small 260x260 when displayed. It's hard to figure if title text will show properly. And why 1315x740 for screenshots? That's a strange size to pick, that doesn't get used for anything else.

Notifications are a bit of a flood, too. There may be ways of turning some of it off, but I need to distinguish questions that need answering from like/rating/follow stuff that needs no response.

Edit: And it's now PC- 146+50=196; XB1-926 for the Bosmer one. Similar numbers for the others.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Nov 7 2016, 06:37 PM

[ghastley]

Don't they teach logic in schools any more?

There's a thread over at Bethesda.net that claims that all crashes are caused by shortage of memory, "because when I run out of memory, it always crashes".

I replied that logic doesn't work like that. The Ancient Greeks understood that; I am ancient, therefore I am Greek, and I understand. It's only logical.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Don't they teach logic in schools any more?

There's a thread over at Bethesda.net that claims that all crashes are caused by shortage of memory, "because when I run out of memory, it always crashes".

I replied that logic doesn't work like that. The Ancient Greeks understood that; I am ancient, therefore I am Greek, and I understand. It's only logical.

Logic and reason have nothing to do with Bethesda.net,
'Tis a silly place.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Nov 10 2016, 07:55 PM

[mirocu]

GStaff just announced that Bethsoft is likely to close down early this April.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

GStaff just announced that Bethsoft is likely to close down early this April.

End of an era.

[Decrepit]

Just visited the "old" official forums. Saw an official post stating that they will be going "read only" 28 April 2017.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Just visited the "old" official forums. Saw an official post stating that they will be going "read only" 28 April 2017.

[mALX]

Just visited the "old" official forums. Saw an official post stating that they will be going "read only" 28 April 2017.

*mALX wipes tear from eye*

[mirocu]

End of an era.

At least I did get on my tenth year so there's that. I guess the place has run its course for me but I'm still gonna miss it, and .net is definitely not a substitute.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Lol, Khajiit posted this on the update thread over there:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE

Thought it was fitting