Eudemon

sounds good, the system will allow you to direct link files if unable to upload, 30mb average files the server should be able to handle well. I was thinking a more genetic structuring if we allow mods uploads of other games. I look forward to talk to you more about it tomorrow, btw if you still follow anime stuff here is my anime page: Eudemon Anime

:whistle: ah Yes I am the 3rd now, the 1st is still here, I hope he show up soon to ease some people's worry (removed my avatar in case some people feel unpleasant about it) That one thing I still need to learn about the community, what is usual size of a mod? if it's big I can plan to have them store off the main site disk. and what's your opinion on download structure, keeping it the same way it is now or change? for example the current structure would be: TDU modes -----vehicle mod -----customization mod -----environment mod TDU2 modes -----vehicle mod -----customization mod -----environment mod -----sound mod -----gameplay mod

Note: Prior to this announcement, I have already been in contact with the mod team and the original Diablo, what I found out was they were somewhat concerned about future of this community because the previous buyer wasn't being transparent. Here is what happened: the buyer auctioned this site after owning it for a month (maybe that's his business model, maybe he doesn't have time...) which I purchased and I am here to assure you this community won't show up on auction again. About myself: My internet name is Eudemon, changed the avatar just so you can differentiate, I am an Anime fan + casual gamer (used to game a lot), I have offered this account back to original Diablo but he wants to remain as insaneone due to change of life style. I am a software engineer lives in United States who specializes in web application development, I own a community myself for over 8 years, so I have a lot of respect for insaneone for keeping it alive 11 years, I am not interested in making money off this site, I want to help the royal members like you by developing a better system. Here is what I am going to do (in no particular order): Removed invasive ads, removed donation Migrate forum system from xenforo to invision power board This will speed to deployment time of features because my other community also runs on it, effectively avoids keeping two different versions of system, I know this community already went through the transition from vbulletin, I will test the move in my local environment to make sure seamless migration. In addition, it comes with other features including, but not limited to: Download section, which will allow direct mod upload to the site Gallery section, for creating personal albums show case screenshots Personal Blog, Club etc Direct integrate Wordpress (news site) with the forum, allow single login across both area, and sharing session time Redesign of entire site, which will be more visually integrated across news and forum. Migrate to my custom private cloud server, this will ensure both performance and uptime SEO changes, fixing broken links, layouts, SMTP emails etc Custom scripts will be written for things like calculating in-game mechanic Wiki, News contributor program, expand in other area, collaborate with my other community if we have enough anime lovers, building social media presents and more by no mean that any of above is decided so please let me know what you think, if you feel uncomfortable saying certain thing, feel free to shoot me an PM. Please continue to support the community by regularly visiting and posting news updates, as a new member to the community I look forward to learn from you guys.

[quote name='Loek']@Diablo oh hell I would like to see that @F12Berlinetta merci beaucoup :) Got a new set of pics, it's quite the dump so prepare ;) [ATTACH=full]31238[/ATTACH] Audi Vision GT in a museum. Experimenting with lighting and shadows. [ATTACH=full]31239[/ATTACH] But it also drives, as seen here on the 'Ring... [ATTACH=full]31240[/ATTACH] ...or Bathurst. Gotta love the brake lights in the rims. [ATTACH=full]31242[/ATTACH] Chasin' the Supra GR Concept and 911 RSR. [ATTACH=full]31243[/ATTACH] Some more experimenting on the 'Ring with this BMW M6. [ATTACH=full]31244[/ATTACH] Liking this random shot of a Civic. [ATTACH=full]31245[/ATTACH] Some more Bathurst, in the 650S which I borrowed for career races. [ATTACH=full]31246[/ATTACH] Hence why they call it Mount Panorama... [ATTACH=full]31247[/ATTACH] This came out nicely. [ATTACH=full]31248[/ATTACH] Nice lighting in the Merc museum. [ATTACH=full]31249[/ATTACH] Porsches looking nice in front of a hotel in Macau. [ATTACH=full]31250[/ATTACH] Loving the RSR... [ATTACH=full]31252[/ATTACH] Also in Manhattan... [ATTACH=full]31251[/ATTACH] And especially in this museum in Tokyo. [ATTACH=full]31253[/ATTACH] Oddly satisfying color similarities between the RSR and the Toyota Supra GR Concept. [ATTACH=full]31254[/ATTACH] On the track. [ATTACH=full]31255[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31256[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31257[/ATTACH] Controversy about whether it's a deserved successor to the Supra aside, I like it. [ATTACH=full]31258[/ATTACH] Some more stationairy shots[/QUOTE] Awesome @Loek !!

Okay guys, let me clear the air here :p Diablo, the original owner is now @insaneone and the new owner is taking over the same Diablo account. The "leaving" message was sent before leaving as diablo and becoming insaneone. This Diablo is the new owner and I'd like to thank one and all for all your contributions so far. Let's keep it up. After all, we are family :)

Hey Milli, here's the new manager and you are welcome to annoy anytime lol. Thanks for being apart and for all your contribution. Cheers! ;)

[quote name='insaneone']This is me now. Myself is in new pyjamas. I am the insaneone!!! :nuts:[/QUOTE] Welcome once again @insaneone ! Your continued contribution will benefit one and all. Cheers!

[SIZE=6][B]I Am Leaving But This Is Not Goodbye[/B][/SIZE] After more than 11 years of being the admin and owner of this here community I have decided that it is time to fly the virtual nest [I](wait, do ducks have nests?)[/I] and hand control over to someone else who can really make the :duck: fly! [I](harhar, me do pun)[/I] It’s been an amazing amount of time and a hell of an experience being the main muppet of this place and I will miss some of the behind the scenes work. And it still amazes me that I have watched a number of members here grow up and mature, going from being punk kids who hate school to becoming adults and moving on with their lives. Some of you have even confided in me how finding this place benefited you in ways I could never imagine which was extremely humbling. I have also met some of you incredible in real life. Getting to travel with that crazy lot down to Namco Bandai Partners in London was superb. Every one of them was a real character and a barrel of laughs. Hopefully, we’ll get to meet up some time again guys!! :bigsmile: Meeting people for real is generally a rare thing with online communities, and even though the vast majority of those I have interacted with on here have been only through text or chat in a game, I do consider a number of them friends who I would very much like to meet. It may sound weird, but those times where we all jumped on to play a few hours of whatever game gave the same feeling and sense of enjoyment as meeting up with my mates for a drink at the pub. In the sense that the banter was flowing and so were plenty of jokes. And of course a good amount of these times had alcohol present! :D From humble beginnings to becoming a known name in certain gaming circles, and in such, getting noticed by the people behind them. Resulting in being able to get to know and meet Mr Nadal and all of Eden Games, Lee ‘Pizza & Games’ Kirton formerly of Atari and now Namco Bandai Partners, and having back and forth conversations with sterling community managers such as Soufyane and Natchai at Ubisoft. There are probably more but my stupid memory cannot remember who they are. :confused: Last but not least I come to all of you guys, the members. Whether you are someone who shares their excellent in-game or real life images and video, a modder putting out good stuff for the community to use with their game, or just simply a chatty sod. Know that I have enjoyed seeing all sorts here. :tup: I wish I could say more and be more epic with this but you all know how terrible I am at this sort of thing. So, I will say my goodbyes but rest assured I am not leaving, I will still be around, but not in an official capacity, and in a funny way this will actually not only help me, but also help this place as the new boss can surely give it what I wasn’t able to. I got a bit of time as one of the better members to show the new boss around and give them the wealth of my experience (oh boy) before I become one of you scum. And so with that, all I have left to say is... smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast! :crazy: [SIZE=5]Cheers![/SIZE] [SIZE=6]Diablo[/SIZE] (former community Admin & Owner) So.. uh what? [B]Q: Who is the new owner of turboduck on tduck?[/B] [I]A: The new owner is now in control and uses the @Diablo account.[/I] [B]Q: Who is Diablo now then?[/B] [I]A: Diablo, as they used to be, is now under the @insaneone username.[/I] [B]Q: Will Diablo still be around?[/B] [I]A: Of course they will, but as @insaneone as this is who they are now (and has always been! :cheeky:).[/I] [B]Q: Why did Diablo leave?[/B] [I]A: They haven't left, they are now known as @insaneone and so is still here. As much as the original Diablo loved this place, they knew it was time to pass it on so that the :duck:'s future could be preserved. :cool:[/I]

Umm, from the first pic, it looks like you are almost waiting for it to jump in the back like a dog would. :lol: How was it anyway? Wait how it is this poolside? o_O

Yikes, that sounds dreadful mate. At least the day is over and you can enjoy the weekend ...right?

Oh no, it's a Friday and the date is the 13th, that can only mean one thing!! It's Friday the 13th!! :nailbiting: For most of us this is just another day but for others this is a day to be feared and cautious of. Anything bad that happens is because of what day it is. Anything good that happens, must mean something bad is going to happen because of it. And anything that doesn't happen, was bad because it didn't. So, let's join in our collective misery of this day and post about what saddening and unfortunate events or scenarios befell us on it. Alternatively, share the mundane and the normal that occurred instead, if that was your experience. :)

Awesome bike, but damn, it reminds me too much of a shell suit I used to have when I was younger. :eek:

That is quite a technical circuit with lots of blind corners and sections where you need to know to place the car otherwise a lot of time (and places) will be lost. Nice driving for sure. :)

Woah, those are some stunning colours on them. I don't know if I like the Lambo decked out like that, the front shot is really nice but the gold becomes a bit much when you see covering the whole car imo.

Hey @roodsta, I understand that you are feeling annoyed and frustrated at it not working for you with no obvious reasoning as to why, especially when you have tried to narrow down a possible cause, but that is no reason to use language that we do not permit. It is also unfair to label the project in the way you have, as is evidenced in here, it is working and has worked for others. You have to remember that TDU is a 10+ year old game and unfortunately headaches are going to be experienced by some in trying to make it work, that's just a fact. Hell, game's released today always have their fair share of people having problems, and it's just bad luck if you are one of them usually.

This is absolutely incredible! What a project you have taken on and absolutely smashed!! It's amazing the lengths some of you will go to to improve on a game and prolong its longevity. I tip my hat to you @Ramon1991cobra :tup:

It's looking good and coming along well. :cool: Good to hear that the implementation seems to be fairly universal and therefore result in few problems. (that's the dream anyway!)

Well I missed the repeat but I finally caught up today and damn was that another good one. :cool: I really liked the 70 year comparison between Piaggio and Ferrari and the way it cut from the road to on the track with Matt shouting and all the noise! Rory in the Camaro was well done too and flying in Sabine to help bring down his time was fun to watch. Albeit, her method of teaching leaves a lot to be desired but it definitely got results! The guest was good enough, she really could handle the car well and was not afraid to push it. Harris was clearly impressed. And what can you say about Track-tor. Man, that was such a surreal yet clever piece. The way it was put together and the, what I imagine to be mostly real reactions and talk of Matt and Chris, made for a properly entertaining bit. Again, I have to give huge admiration for the production quality this Top Gear team is putting out. The wonderful environment and action camera shots coupled with the raw sounds are for me especially, really enhancing what is being seen on screen.