What is the point?

[Dean C]

... Of the 3.6 forums. It's pretty clear that most modifications will still work...

[DrewM]

this was asked yester day and was said by Brad that not all the mods would work so.... I guess that but I mean they could just add 3.6 to the 3.5 drop down menu for verstions beacase it would be like adding a forum for 3.51, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4....

[Tim Skellett]

Since not all modifications will work, and since styles will need updating, I personally like seeing a seperate forum for 3.6; I find it very helpful.

[Hellcat]

The only problem is ppl re-releasing their 3.5 mods, simply becsue they still work in 3.6

That's something that shouldn't be done IMO!

If it needed porting, or is even a new one -> of course.
But posting the re-exported 3.5er simply because it still works in 3.6.... nah.... no good....

[kall]

I totally agree.

A note to say it works in both versions should be sufficient.

[peterska2]

There are a number of template changes between 3.5.x and 3.6.x so anything that requires a template edit may need to be redone. Also, as previously stated, not all 3.5 modifications will work on 3.6 due to some changes in the code and the way things work.

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

The only problem is ppl re-releasing their 3.5 mods, simply becsue they still work in 3.6

That's something that shouldn't be done IMO!

If it needed porting, or is even a new one -> of course.
But posting the re-exported 3.5er simply because it still works in 3.6.... nah.... no good....

Some updates/new features/tweaks/etc of a 3.5 mod done with 3.6 mean that it is now a 3.6 release (IMO anyway) but otherwise, it's a 3.5 release and a note should be added to the thread to say that it works in 3.6

[Hellcat]

Originally Posted by peterska2

There are a number of template changes between 3.5.x and 3.6.x so anything that requires a template edit may need to be redone. Also, as previously stated, not all 3.5 modifications will work on 3.6 due to some changes in the code and the way things work.

Those would quallify for me as "not working in 3.6 (without porting)" and hence can be posting in the 3.6 mods section.

But there many mods that just simply work - even my webmailer, pm-auto-reply, /me-hack and whatnotelse.

Import the 3.5 .XML -> boom! done! works!

And those shouldn't be re-released (but they are)

[Ohiosweetheart]

When I upgraded last night, 4 of my hacks/mods didn't work at all, 2 of them stalled the upgrade. I had to disable hooks via a code in the config.php (thanks noppid), then login and disabla all hacks. By turning them on one by one, I found the four that didn't work with 3.6 and had to uninstall them.
PITA

[Roms]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

The only problem is ppl re-releasing their 3.5 mods, simply because they still work in 3.6

That's something that shouldn't be done IMO!

If it needed porting, or is even a new one -> of course.
But posting the re-exported 3.5er simply because it still works in 3.6.... nah.... no good....

I agree, I couldn't have said it better myself. Especially simple template edits that could be updated in the 3.5 threads.... :tired: