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Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - General Emulation - What's up with zophars?! | | | |
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FloBo Koopa Level: 17 Posts: 69/101 EXP: 20723 For next: 4020 Since: 09-11-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 13 hours |
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Hi there... I wondered what's been up with zophars domain during the last months... I posted news several times and the queue just grew... but no news were displayed for ages... So what's up there?! None of the twelve staff-members seems to be doing anything at all... or has the site been closed and left as is?! |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 6054/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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I think it's a combination of them being lazy as hell and them being hosted on Overclocked. | |||
Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119 Posts: 6819/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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I'd put more emphasis on them being lazy and just not wanting to update their site as of late. That's about how much I was getting. That and whatever other tempers flared. Be a shame if it finally dropped out after all of these years though... (edited by Priere on 07-25-05 09:55 PM) |
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Riku Giant Goomba Level: 42 Posts: 389/1239 EXP: 505941 For next: 15421 Since: 06-21-05 From: ....Is this like a custom title? Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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I hope it doesn't go down...Has anyone noticed that some of there files are going one by one? | |||
Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 9519/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Those are probably broken links. :\ I think it's a general feeling of laziness but if it were to fall... Sad, sad day for emulation. |
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Dish Spiny Level: 38 Posts: 468/596 EXP: 355646 For next: 14801 Since: 03-15-04 From: Disch Since last post: 18 days Last activity: 18 days |
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A lot of links are broken because ZTnet switched servers and they're still recovering. On top of that, they're also in the middle of a site redesign. | |||
Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 9520/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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A redesign? That's strange... I know they've had the current look for years but I always liked it. Proof that things don't always have to be snazzy. Ah, ZTNet. How we miss you. :\ |
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Dish Spiny Level: 38 Posts: 469/596 EXP: 355646 For next: 14801 Since: 03-15-04 From: Disch Since last post: 18 days Last activity: 18 days |
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Yeah...though apparently they're moving slower than ass. They've been pondering a site redesign for years, and on the forums they sometimes give off the impression that it will happen soon. *shrug* |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119 Posts: 6823/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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Hence the 'lazy'. I'd be suprised if they pulled off a site redesign with as much as they've been lacking updates. Gavin's really the only one I know of updating anything as of late. |
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Lenophis Super Koopa Level: 44 Posts: 586/830 EXP: 584360 For next: 26925 Since: 03-15-04 From: Duluth, MN Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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It could also be that we don't know who's actually working on it. For all we know, it's SwampGas and nobody else. *shrug* I know Gavin was making a new layout, as were ZeldaDD and a few others and some point in time. All either didn't finish, were rejected, or just wasn't implemented for whatever reason. Well, since the site itself is basically broken, it should be incentive enough to be updated. I'm almost tempted to ask Swamp if I can help, but my time allotted would prevent me from doing so. *shrug* Guess all we can do is wait... |
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Dragonsbrethren Octorok Level: 10 Posts: 17/31 EXP: 4111 For next: 303 Since: 04-14-04 From: New Jersey Since last post: 82 days Last activity: 82 days |
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Hell, they were talking redesign when I was on the staff... that was probably four years ago! I like the current site, but anyone who's seen the internal workings knows what a mess it is, that's what they need to do, reorganize all their files, not make the layout confusing (Look at the ROM Utilies section... oh, and that's the ass-ugly color scheme they were planning when I was still on the staff). By the way, anyone know where they keep the table files now? I don't feel like tracking down all this damn DTE when I know they have a table for the game there... Edit: By the way, I have a bad feeling one day the site will just *poof* out of existance... No one there is actually interested in running it, apparently. (edited by Dragonsbrethren on 07-26-05 05:05 AM) |
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49 Posts: 940/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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I downloaded editors few days ago and today the trial of Hex Workshop. But I cannot believe that page could go down unnoticed - they surely need a lot of bandwith (I got a lot of PSFs from that page ), though they won't host too huge files, but going unnoticed down ... this is always the main address when it comes to emulation utilities and other stuff. About the page design. Really nothing special like ever, but I liked that plain look. It might have given Zophar's a light underground touch (the page itself is fully legal, of course, no commercial ROMs - since ever I think), but if that page would have gone down ... d'oh. If might be better to reorganize the staff, if they realized what is happening - if that page goes down, this is very bad for the emulation scene. Apart from the files also many docs and other things are on the server - and though there are also very skilled ROM hackers in here, nobody might find them - like FuSoYa's Lunar Magic, Lunar Address and others - not everyone knows his page is hosted on panicus since a longer time ... |
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FloBo Koopa Level: 17 Posts: 72/101 EXP: 20723 For next: 4020 Since: 09-11-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 13 hours |
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I guess an easier structure would be nice for zophars but they've got a lot of staff and they're all too lazy to do anything for the site? Just can't believe it... It's really sad... many nice sites went down or are simply inactive lately... such as cherryroms, tototek, zophars, romhack.de (for the germans^^)... will this be the beginning of the end of romhacking? hopefully not |
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stag019 Snifit Level: 23 Posts: 81/299 EXP: 62259 For next: 5464 Since: 06-10-05 From: C:\Documents and Settings\stag019\Desktop Since last post: 9 days Last activity: 7 hours |
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I really hope zophar's doesn't go down, it's a really good site. I found a lot of good things there (heck, I think it's were I found the link to ACMLLM's. | |||
Dish Spiny Level: 38 Posts: 485/596 EXP: 355646 For next: 14801 Since: 03-15-04 From: Disch Since last post: 18 days Last activity: 18 days |
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You guys might find this relevent Posts like these have been popping up ever since the server change. Something is definatly happening, we just haven't seen it happen yet. |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119 Posts: 6849/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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All I got was: 'The entire system is changing very soon.' Hey, if they go through with it, I can't complain, but I like my actions better than my words. |
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FloBo Koopa Level: 17 Posts: 73/101 EXP: 20723 For next: 4020 Since: 09-11-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 13 hours |
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Yes. I agree on this. The fact that there are hundets of news in the queue at zophars doesn't make me happier either... | |||
HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 6145/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by stag019 Same here. Well, they linked me somewhere which linked me here. So what do they mean by very soon... 2206? |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 10651/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Heh, on it's ten years annivesary next year. Have the layout ever got changed once in it's nine years long history? I can see why they want to redo it but... |
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Roneo Strife Tektite Level: 12 Posts: 31/60 EXP: 6298 For next: 1623 Since: 05-02-05 Since last post: 11 days Last activity: 35 days |
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Originally posted by stag019 Zophar has been around longer than I've known about emulation (1999). If I had to guess, it helped found emulation as we know it today. Had it not been for this book I still woun't know about this site. It talks about Lunar Magic which has this site on the links page. Funny thing is that the link it gives for LM in the book is wrong thanks to the ZD change. |
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