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Simarillion · Craftsman

Just talking...

thingfishs · Lord

ok, I don't understand much of how this works so bear with me. So for now it's registered as opposed to active, how long will it stay registered for?
When I looked at the costs of turning the current forum into a dot com I noticed there was a range of prices depending on how much traffic was expected. How will it work with the type of service you have in mind? I'm not 100% clear looking at the 1and1 site which option(s) is/are the best. Are there extra costs dependant on traffic volume? What sort of numbers are required to make enough money from advertising to pay for some/all of the site? (I'm not expecting you just to answer all this, but these are my initial queries).

What's your other idea?

-- Edited by thingfishs on Thursday 28th of October 2010 04:01:54 AM

Simarillion · Craftsman

ok, I don't understand much of how this works so bear with me.
I hope you don't expect me to understand much of it .
So for now it's registered as opposed to active, how long will it stay registered for?
It's registered, that means nobody else will be able to put up a site under that address. It's not 'active' since there isn't a site under that name yet. It will stay registered for as long as somebody pays for it.

When I looked at the costs of turning the current forum into a dot com I noticed there was a range of prices depending on how much traffic was expected. How will it work with the type of service you have in mind? I'm not 100% clear looking at the 1and1 site which option(s) is/are the best. Are there extra costs dependant on traffic volume?
Those are some of the things I still need to check out myself. But I suspect that, yes, there are differences in price.
What sort of numbers are required to make enough money from advertising to pay for some/all of the site?
I haven't got a clue and, so far, that's the last of my concerns.
(I'm not expecting you just to answer all this, but these are my initial queries).
Lucky me .

-- Edited by Simarillion on Thursday 28th of October 2010 04:04:37 AM

thingfishs · Lord

OK, thanks for that, you did admirably.

So for now it's safe, and it's time to do some shopping around for the best hosting package. Cool, and thanks again. BTW, what's the other idea?

thingfishs · Lord

on a non SM related note, I have been working with a new guy, Rayner, who is Team Downunder's newest member from the Phillipines (of all places

. He has quickly made a set of textures for another small project (compared to SM), the O-Bahn. It will be a High Speed Bus addon for the game, based upon the real one here in Adelaide. I am in turn making the automata model.

This has been excellent because it's a whole new area of creation that I can now start utilising for SM as well (and there's going to need to be a lot of new automata for the game. Plus hopefully Rayner will be interested down the track at making some of the road and otherwise textures that we need. SM is a huge undertaking and we'll need help from various quarters to pull it off.

But today I am caught up with real work so I better get back to it.

Simarillion · Craftsman

Very nice! I read about the O-Bahn in the thread when it was first requested, never thought somebody would actually make it. And it surely will come in handy for us to know how to do automata (and have TD's and the Asian guys) support.

I'm off to work in an hours time. Got to go to Lugano today to meet a new supplier for chirurgical Lasers (of which I don't know anything...), so it's gonna be fun.

Have a nice one!

thingfishs · Lord

well apparently (in english at least), chirurgical is an archaic term that's no longer in technical use. So how much does he want for his archaic lasers...? it'd wanna be cheap

Is it a term still in use in Italian?

And I never had any doubt about the O-Bahn, as I don't about SM - I see both as just a matter of time (and finding the right people).

thingfishs · Lord

There are some amazing open air museums in europe. These are massively handy for SM because lots of people have been to them taking photos and their images can easily be found via flickr etc. I have come across another excellent example, the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum in Susex, England. And rather than being recreations, these are all genuine buildings that have been donated and relocated there. Although not exclusively medieval stuff, there's still plenty that is.

A list of the buildings (some of which I will be making), can be found here for those interested: http://www.wealddown.co.uk/Buildings%20and%20Exhibits/historic-buildings-index-domestic-agricultural.htm

Also, after falling in love with this armenian church:

I have looked up more of their architecture and have also made a start on a similar church, the Areni Church, from 1321.

However this is just a distraction and is low priority. Churches and castles are currently the least of what we need, but they're just so gorgeous...

Alex_Bervoets · Freetowner

The armenian church looks nice... but the roof seems to be made of metal (rust)? Any idea when it was build?
Looks easy to build too

thingfishs · Lord

I assume you're referring to the first photo, in which case I don't know anything about it's origins. But the second, the one I'm making, is from 1321.

thingfishs · Lord

btw damn you're good at the arcade games Alex!! I am no real competition I'm afraid

Alex_Bervoets · Freetowner

Yeah... I was a bit bored... :D