Wouldn't there be some need for content base line quality like our skins? I would assume HTC has some concern to what they want to support from players as it could be misconstrued to a perception of the quality of our game.
On the other hand it would have to be reviewed through a gate keeper such that no perception of HTC favoring one player's content over another's. And then we would need two distinct categories of content. Purely historic and all other such as sound packs, TrackIR profiles, stick settings, hps files, personalized maps, and custom gunsights.
Does HTC even want to be responsible for allotting the storage space and being the gate keeper for the content? Players as gate keepers do not thrill me because things like that tend to end up like faculty lounge politics. And free open ended publishing, no thank you.
So to the OP, how do you propose to persuade Skuzzy he needs another job?
I was not thinking as specific as you are. That is because I simply do not understand it.
What I would like is a way for a person to submit user generated content that is easily downloadable and inserted into Aces High. I have not considered whether it should be officially sanctioned or not. That really is another subject I suppose. Maps are, and skins, and that makes sense, but what about other stuff. Alot of what you do I think could/should be.
For example your gunsights. (which by the way are wonderful, thank you)
This is my process for getting new gunsights currently.
I find a post in the bbs from you where you provide an excellent description of a gunsight, why and how it works. Alot of historical facts about it, and pictures of what it looks like ingame.
If I want to download it immediately after seeing that post that requires me also doing it immediately because it gets lost in the bbs quickly afterwards. The search function simply doesn't help me find it later.
Next I need to download it. This involves clicking on your link which takes me to a site where I might be able to do that. My computer's security settings HATE these sites, whether is gunsights, or soundpacks.
If I get through that (and I am not willing to change my security settings, mostly because my own ignorance probably, but still...
...Then I have to unzip the file, with a program I do not have on my pc.
Install a "free unzip" program that wants me to install god knows what as well, and then figure out how to paste tit into the correct folder in Aces High. (and make sure its actually unzipped.)
I want a tab on the Aces High Main Page. "User Generated Content" Then I want something like Gunsights, soundpacks, Skins, maps, offline scenarios, whatever. Add a Star* for HTC sanctioned. (like historical gunsights, vs the hellokitty gunsight) whatever it may be.
Finally I want to click on it, and it downloads and installs. period....Because alot of you computer guys make alot of really great stuff that is very difficult for us non-computer guys to access.
And I want to
