Major Additions - Mindestic Gaming CMS Lite BETA

Important Beta Information
Do NOT use on a live site until the first official stable version is released. This public beta release is for testing and feedback purpose only so do NOT use for normal use. Stable version to be released in 2008 if time allows me to.

Any updates that come in the next few weeks will NOT have any upgrade features and you will need to remove and reinstall the mod again untill the stable version is released.

Thank you for taking the time to test Mindestic Gaming CMS Lite. Please do keep in mind that this is at very early stage of development so there are a TON of features that need to be worked on. I hope to hear from all of you soon.

Mindestic Gaming CMS Lite Description
Mindestic Gaming CMS Lite is an advanced yet simple (at least it will be one day lol!) to use gaming system for your website.

Additional Future CMS Projects
In additionlal to Mindestic Gaming CMS Lite there will be other versions developed at a later date. This inculdes Mindestic Sports CMS Lite, Mindestic Music CMS Lite and Mindestic Movie CMS Lite. No dates have been set at this time.

Mindestic Gaming CMS Lite Information
Current Version Number: 1.0.0 Beta 5
vBulletin Test Version(s): 3.6.0 - 3.6.7
Queries to run: 11
File Edits: 0
New Files: 15
New Phrases: 282
New Templates: 23
New Plugins: 5
Template Edits: 0
Last Edited: June 25, 2007
Edited By: Lucas Pawelczyk
Install Time: 4 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Next release that was planned is on hold until I get some more time, sorry.

Current Planned Features For Version Beta 6

1. Added ESRB Content Descriptors System. (100% Complete)
2. Add rating system for review system with images. (100% Complete)
3. Added user game rating system. (100% Complete)
4. Added who rated option for user game rating system. (100% Complete)
5. Fixed missing phrases on games list, admincp. (100% Complete)
6. Added mass administration options (delete, move, activate, deactivate) for games section, admin side. (100% Complete)
7. Added MSRP option for new games. (100% Complete)
8. Created additional options in settings to choose currency type. (100% Complete)
9. Added 'Currency Code' and 'Currency' to Orgin settings. Also updated Orgin database to include all currency information. (100% Complete)
10. Added platform abbreviation and small image/icon options. Updated platform database for new additions as well created basic icons. (100% Complete)
11. Add random games display option for game pages. (0% Complete)
12. Add game navbar template for game pages. (0% Complete)
13. Add 'show printable version'/'email this page' options for each game. (0% Complete)
14. Box image upload with current status. (0% Complete)
15. Title image upload with current status. (0% Complete)
16. Small title image upload with current status. (0% Complete)
17. Add basic review system . (75% Complete)
18. Add permissions for review system. (50% Complete)

Future Feature Ideas List

1. Basic and Advanced Search System.
2. Points and Store System.
3. Advertisement System
4. Release Date Calendar System.
5. Game Collections, Wishlist, Tracking System.
6. Game Screenshot System.
7. Game Movie System.
8. Game Message Board System.
9. Game Article, Editorial System.
10. Game Cheats System.
11. Game News System.
12. Game Previews System.
13. Front Page Portal Page System.

Screenshots And Change Log

1. Screenshots For Beta Version
2. Screenshots For Beta 3 Version
3. Screenshots For Beta 5 Version

[SS9267547]

Been to long since I've had some free time, but hey finally a release! Anyway in this release I worked mainly on changing over the publisher/developer system to a combined new system called 'companies' where both publisher/developer are now listed. Both admin and user side have been completed, take a look at the screenshots for an idea of how it all works. Screenshots with highlighted section show what are new from the previous version. Also the starter database has been completed with 358 companies with ready to go information including description, locations, logos, etc. New companies will be added in later releases.

Quick Change Log For Version 1.0.0 Beta 3

• 63 new phrases.
• 8 new templates.
• 2 new files.
• Updated starter database for companies.
• Removed publisher/developer section, moved to companies.
• Added mass administration options (delete/move) for companies.
• Database updates, code changes, etc.
• Created user side pages.

Here's a screenshot of what you'll see this release:

[SMO]

wow, really looking forward to this rls man....thx for updating us

[Luky]

Safe for live website yet?

[SS9267547]

It will work just fine however there are still changes that I will be doing to the games database so I would still wait. There is also the fact that the review section isn't done so you'll only have a games database.

[Per-Aa]

hey, just stumped over this

nice project - i look forward to add it to my MMO site - will be grand

where do you get the games and developers list from btw ?

[SS9267547]

When you unzip the file, the ready to use lists that I've created are under the /do_not_upload/xml_settings/ directory. From there you can choose which settings to upload to your system. For example the ‘companies_xml’ directory will have all the developers and publishers. If there are images, don't forget to upload that directory to your image directory. As for the games database, there is none at this time since that section is not ready just yet. But in the future once its ready I will have available a possible database for each platform.

[Per-Aa]

ha, i actually meant where do YOU look them up to add to that list

btw i run into some problem - seems that all is ok but when i try to get the game list http://www.mmorpger.pl/vb/games.php the games are not liste (although when i go to the publisher/company info it lists the game and allows to view it):

http://www.mmorpger.pl/vb/companies....iewcompany&c=1

http://www.mmorpger.pl/vb/games.php?...mes&p=2&game=1

is just not implemented yet or do i do something wrong ?

[SS9267547]

Haha, got it Well quite a bit of the info is from my site that I ran and collected way back in the day. If you’re looking for some sites for that kind of info, you could take a look at the big boys like ign or gamespot. As for the game list, it displays the directories first, you have to then click on one to view the complete list, for example clicking on ‘windows’ will display all the windows games. The current layout is a temp tho, will look more like the companies section. Took a look and seems to be working correctly.

[Per-Aa]

stupid me - just figured it out when my DB replicated itself onto the test environment - yes, i see it working fine now -

maybe sdditionally to a list like on the companies something like sections "Upcoming Releases" first with a list of 5-10 titles which are closest to release date (one line per game - including release date) and below that a list of "Recently Released" one line with game name and release date ?

would need a date check on the server date sets only i think tho not sure

Edit: yes, a list lijke you said is on the companies would not force you to create a separate field for game features - i suppose the description field is enough to put the features in but they cannot display under the name of the game then

Also the games list lacks the option to list all (you can list alphabetically but not return to the "all" listing for the category) - from a Customer Perspective a little confusing as you have to get back to the games, click the platform and then look through it

otherwise again - very neat thing and if ya need some help (hosting, other crap etc) just give a shout

[Luky]

Originally Posted by SS9267547

It will work just fine however there are still changes that I will be doing to the games database so I would still wait. There is also the fact that the review section isn't done so you'll only have a games database.

You wont release upgrade scripts that will make it easy to get the new updates?