V2.0rc1 now available.

[kurt]

V2.0 rc1 is now available. If you are interested in testing it out please PM me and I will send you a link to the download. Please be prepared to give us some feedback on it.

This new version is introducing some great new features.

1) SQL caching for a number of the database queries. This cuts down on server load and is usually only found in a couple of the more expensive paid scripts. Yours free in this one!

2) More profile options of course.

3) You may now set up advertising for each specific game if you choose. Great for sponsor type revenues.

4) Game adder privileges may now be delegated without needing to grant admin privileges. Get others to add content for you.

5) The template system has been altered to allow for different meta tags for each page, and other SEO tweaks. This is also meant to allow for us to code it so that you can offer more than one template to users and have it their own choice!

6) Some of the needed structural changes have been worked out to make it easier to add some up coming mods as well, such as pictures, video, MP3s, forum, etc. The changes have been done in such a manner as to give an example of how things need to be done for later coders wishing to write mods for the script.

7) Game auto size for hosted games uploaded through the admin panel.



Edited in:
List of bugs that have been fixed in the rc1 zip file:

Upgradesql.txt file did not include setup for guest account.
RSS files giving error and not working.

[rkurnia]

thanx....
good news

[kurt]

OK, we were getting almost no feedback on this. We figured that one of a few possibilities was occuring
 
1) Nobody was even trying it. This route allows us to track numbers.

2) People were trying it and not letting us know of any bugs as they worked them out. We figured this was the most probable.

3) People were not having any problems what so ever with it. After the fiasco of the release of 1.3, we hesitate to think this.


So we have decided to make rc1 availible to the public. The download is now availible through the same page as V1.3. This was done to help generate some more feedback.

Please people, we do listen, really. We want to know what your thoughts are, good or bad. It's how we know what needs to be done. Things might not get done in the order desired, we will admit, but usually it is with good reason if so(such as laying the groundwork for it first). We have already changed/added some things as per feedback, and more is on it's way. But we really do need feedback on what we have so far. Like it? tell us. Have a problem? Let us know.

Thanks.