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Ambient Audio Mods Update

Peter — Tue, 19 May 2015 05:01:55 +0000

As the title suggests, ambient audio mods have been updated to support the new audio format that previously broke them. That is all.

Peter

General Update - 2015/05/06

Peter — Wed, 06 May 2015 21:04:36 +0000

Hello to all those listening. Looking to fill any interested parties in on the latest happenings with the site.

To start, we have changed server providers to one that is more appropriate for our needs. While it was fun having a dedicated server offering room for growth, it is apparent that won't be happening.

You will notice that ads are no longer running if you didn't use adblock on the site. After around two months of use, we only generated $26.26 CAD (approx $21.81 USD) with 69,968 pages viewed with ads over that period. That amount is not worth the aggravation ads bring. Though, it was neat to experience AdSense first hand.

Additionally you will notice the forums and TF2 server have been removed. Nobody used them. They were mistakes for various reasons and handled improperly. So they have been shut down and we are taking the loss.

The ambient audio mod updates have been good and ready to go for the last month. Unfortunately I don't have the ability to update them without losing some related data such as the download counts which we'd prefer to keep. I hope for them to be up soon.

The only way to submit mods now is through email. Not that we get many submissions nowadays but it is worth noting.

What is there for happy news you ask? You can find the vocal only audio kept up to date on our resource materials page under tutorials. That's about the happiest any of this news gets.

Personally I am doing well. I hope everyone else is. Even though the site's seen better days of content.

Best regards,
Peter

New TF2 Texture Creation Tutorials

Peter — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:03:55 +0000

Good day there!

Have you ever fancied yourself creating content of your own for Team Fortress 2? Have you never quite known where to start? That ends today. It is with great pleasure that I announce a brand new series of tutorials designed to instruct people through the process of creating textures for Team Fortress 2. Textures are a fantastic entry point for getting yourself involved with content creation. And with the latest season of My Little Pony starting, there will be no shortage of possibilities!

So, if you'd like to get involved or just see some of what goes into the pony modding process, go check out the series in our tutorials section![mlptf2mods.com]

The MLPTF2Mods.com Team

Ambient Sound Mods Broken

Peter — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:09:53 +0000

Hello again. Great news, not really, Valve updated the ambient audio files to use mp3 instead of wav resulting in another round of broken mods. Much like the voice over mods that have been fixed, the ambient mods will be updated in due time.

Voice Over Mods Broken

Peter — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:57:03 +0000

Just a heads up that all mods that make use of a voice over file is likely to be broken due to Valve changing all the files from WAVs to MP3s. Fixes for this issue will be rolled out when time is available.

In other news, ads have started to roll out on the site. Again, if there are any concerns, send us an email at contact@mlptf2mods.com.

General Update - 2015/03/03

Peter — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:25:58 +0000

Hello! We hope everyone is enjoying this Winter/Summer day. Just a few quick announcements we wanted to get out there.

First thing to bring up is texture tutorials. Audio has all been recorded with video recording under way. So for those interested, they are still coming along.

Second is that the site's infrastructure won't be seeing much in the way of active development. Much of what's left to be done can't even be seen from the front end. Reason for the slow down in production is that all essential features are already implemented. Since things aren't overly active in the community, there isn't much reason to further pad out what is already existing. So the site will structurally remain as is for the foreseeable future. Which to clarify, this slow down will not affect content being posted. Content will continue to be posted as it has been when received.

Finally, servers, domains, and other used software is not free by any stretch. To help offset these costs, we will be deploying ads to aid the site's sustainability. As for what this means to you, that depends on who you are. If you use adblock software, you will not notice any difference. Of course, if your reasons allow, it would be appreciated to be exempt but not required by any means. For those who the ads will be visible to, we will be using Google Ad Sense which is known to follow good practices. Should any aspect of their service relating to our site cause concern at any time, don't hesitate to contact us. If you are a content creator and do not wish to have you content hosted on the site for this change or any other reason, please contact us.

Thank you for keeping up with the site news and we hope you have a pleasant day.

The MLPTF2Mods.com Team

2015/02/20 - TF2 Community Game Night and What We Have Learned

Peter — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:53:34 +0000

Good day everyone!

This Friday, February 20th at 7PM EST (that's Saturday, February 21th at 12am UTC) we will be holding another TF2 community game night. Again, nothing too fancy will be happening game wise. Still just kinda running stock maps. This time with a server that can actually rotate. If you stick around long enough we will probably end up on some Arena maps or better yet Hydro. Either way it will be a good time to get to play some actual TF2.

If you do happen to stick around long enough, we'll also be taking the opportunity to go over what is happening with the site, what we have learned and where we are going. So if you have an interest in those details, you can get some answers.

For those not it the know, you can find a link to the steam group event posting here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/mlptf2mods#events/249158425155739861

Our server IP is: 75.102.10.197:27015 or spitfire.mlptf2mods.com:27015
Yes the server will be up-to-date when we play :)

Hope to see you guys there!
The MLPTF2Mods.com Team

Video Update - 2015 02 11

Peter — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:24:56 +0000

Hello everypony,

Just coming at you with a video update for what is going on with the site. Reason for being video format is since it allows me a little more freedom to ramble, takes up less time than a formal write up allowing me to more quickly move on to other things, and plus it is often easier to listen than read. So if you'd like to check it out, hit up the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrtU0YNsdM

If you want some bullet points regarding what the video covers, have at em':
-I am back, everything will be returning to normal
-Mods that didn't get uploaded will be uploaded over the next few days
-Mod creation tutorials will start going up by the end of the month hopefully
-I'll be getting a job and going back to school, site is still a priority of significant form
-Looking to make the site sustainable monetary wise through the use of ads or Patreon or something. Discussions will be had
-Next game night will be Friday Feb 20 at 7pm EST (Saturday Feb 21 at 12am UTC)

General Update - 2015/01/28

Peter — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:13:31 +0000

Hello! A general update for all your general needs. First of the general topics is that things are slow around here. Slow with reason though. The site of course is dependent on community submitted content. Which after almost two years without update, many of those who created content do so no longer. Hence it will take a bit of time to get people back into the act of creating. To help that, tutorials are being created as a starting point for those looking to get in on the fun of creating mods but have no idea what they are doing. If you know of someone who has created content that would fit the site, let them know they should submit it to us. Please don’t submit another persons content that you did not play an active role in creating without permission.

Another pretty general announcement is that our TF2 server is now largely functional. It will rotate through a relatively small set of maps or you can use use the default TF2 voting system to change the map. Still doesn’t make use of any fancy add-ons. Though if you need a server to hijack for a couple hours, it should function just fine. It is generally kept up to date. A new game night will be due in the future. For further information on accessing the server, visit the forum post.[forums.mlptf2mods.com]

In other news, if you happen to be going on JoCo Cruise Crazy 5, I would love to hear any compliments or complaints you have regarding the site in person! But seriously, if you happen to be going on the cruise, I’d like to be able to meet and chat with you in person. Even if just to confirm there are humans behind all those clicks and not just an army of intelligent bots that love My Little Pony and Team Fortress 2. You can find me on Twit-arr as @Chordash or wearing the Rainbow Dash fez with wings at the Paul F. Tompkins Memorial Moustache Formal Feztravaganza as linked to below. I do hope to see someone there.

http://imgur.com/gv2fhEE

Since I am going to be away shortly and Zarkith’s computer is in pieces, we’re only going to have our admin making sure the site doesn’t burn itself down for two weeks. Once back, everything should be business as usual.

Best regards,
Peter

Signups Are Fixed

Peter — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:32:51 +0000

Just a heads up that if you tried singing up the last couple days and it did not work, you should try again. The issue has been corrected. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.