Topic: Site update coming soon

[mephisto_kur]

The software we run is called "Enigma 2" and the version is actually a pre-alpha.  That means that not only is the site running on un-released software, it is running on software that is before a version that has anything working.

Enigma 2 is on beta .4 right now.  It has gone through almost six months of private alpha, and public beta.  While the software is not final, or even release candidate yet, there should be almost no more changes under the hood, so to speak, that will break any of mine or Dj's mods.  So, I will be moving us to beta .4 shortly - probably on one of the dead periods during the weekend.  So if you come to the site and you see it is down, don't be alarmed.  It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to make the upgrade.

Dj, engines off, man.  No more mods to the code or themes til next week, ok?
I have to catch up.

[dj]

Affirmative.  Let me know if you need any help.

[mephisto_kur]

Actually, it looks pretty painless.  I just did a test update here on my test server, and the only issue is the Generation theme - but only because I haven't updated it yet.  I've already updated the Daze skins (did that awhile ago).

So I'll dump the db for safe keeping, zip up the main dir, blow away everything that isn't your custom stuff.  Then I'll upload a fresh copy of the forum software, upload a fresh copy of Beta .4 and run the upgrade installer.  I see an issue with one of the tables that is easily corrected (and easily spotted, thankfully).

That's all there is to it.  Everyone will have to reset their themes after the change - other than that it should be almost transparent to the members.

[el tigre]

so meph is that the final version of the software?

[mephisto_kur]

No, but any other updates can be handled on the fly.

[Lethmoor]

Sounds yummie, anything gonna be really new?

[el tigre]

nifty
dont know much about making web pages and such
could never figure out how (probably cause im lazy)
i bought a book on html and couldn't make heads or tails of it

[mephisto_kur]

Sounds yummie, anything gonna be really new?

Well, you guys will be able to submit links, news, articles...  The downloads section will actually work...

[Lethmoor]

Well, you guys will be able to submit links, news, articles...  The downloads section will actually work...

Awesome. Whatchya got planned on putting in the downloads?

[mephisto_kur]

Well, obviously the game files we are hosting would logically be there, plus other stuff that you guys might want handy.  We'll see.

[Trlgg]

prOn





JK

[raVen]

If this is pre alpha ,its one hell of a pre-alpha . Looking forward to the final product  .Most of the pre-alphas i have seen in my life where coded in power - point .

[Lethmoor]

If this is pre alpha ,its one hell of a pre-alpha . Looking forward to the final product? .Most of the pre-alphas i have seen in my life where coded in power - point .

Yeah, for being pre-alpha (which i never realized) this is really on helluva site/forum.

[Trlgg]

thanks, although I dont have any hand in the looks and behind the scenes stuff, I at least put my money into it 

[Lethmoor]

thanks, although I dont have any hand in the looks and behind the scenes stuff, I at least put my money into it?

And we all apriciate that trigg. I think i speak for everyone on the site by saying we apriciate that you guys keep it up and running and constantly updated.