NOTICE: GameFront's "Terrible" File Hosting FAQ
I don't host any files or upload hardly any, but for the people that do this must suck big time. I can see a lot of old UT2004/UT3 maps and mods just disappearing completely if not hosted somewhere else. It's a good thing I'm almost done downloading what I want.
Anyway, here's what's in the link:
http://www.gamefront.com/file-hosting-faq/
GameFront File Hosting Rules Changelog – 11-05-2012
On July 19, 2012, several new rules regarding GameFront's file hosting service are going into effect.
1. New deletion rules for registered user files:
These rules will go into effect on July 19, 2012. After that date, files uploaded to a registered user account will need 1 download every 60 days to avoid deletion. If a "user file" is not downloaded at least once in a sixty day period, it will be automatically deleted due to inactivity. If a user file receives at least 1 download every sixty days, it will stay on GameFront indefinitely. This rule will affect new files you upload, as well as files you already store on the site. After July 19, 2012, if files uploaded to your user account have not been downloaded at least 1 time in a 60 day period, they will be deleted.
2. Allowed file types:
Only files listed on our whitelist below will be accepeted by the system.
3. New video file rules:
Gameplay videos must be in one of the formats listed below on our whitelist, and must be 10 minutes long or less.
PS: If you want to submit one of your UT2004 stuffs to the official GameFront general archive that preventing get deleted from the site through your dashboard, here's how at the link: http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/674369
Downloads from territories.
As the first file hosting rules changelog had been changed, there is one awkward thing I don't like: the following territories below are able to download from GameFront. If you're not in one of the below territories then, unfortunately, you will be unable to download files from GameFront (you can only upload your file to GF).
The more you upload, people from territories that are not listed above will get an 403 error from the file you uploaded, and the files from your dashboard will be deleted for 60 days for inactivity. To all UT modders, DON'T USE GameFront anymore! Use MediaFire, UTzone.de, Dropbox or any file hosting sites instead!
PS: Some file hosting sites (like MediaFire) have possible limitations for free account in terms of storage size, upload size limit, traffic/bandwidth and expiration. If you don't know then, here's the link and see the difference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...sting_services (or see the following from file hosting sites)
I created this thread for solely purpose (also in UT2004) that old and new people may not wish visited to GameFront site. Thank you for reading this.
Cordially,
Private Tux (formerly Tux Android)
Anyway, here's what's in the link:
http://www.gamefront.com/file-hosting-faq/
GameFront File Hosting Rules Changelog – 11-05-2012
On July 19, 2012, several new rules regarding GameFront's file hosting service are going into effect.
1. New deletion rules for registered user files:
These rules will go into effect on July 19, 2012. After that date, files uploaded to a registered user account will need 1 download every 60 days to avoid deletion. If a "user file" is not downloaded at least once in a sixty day period, it will be automatically deleted due to inactivity. If a user file receives at least 1 download every sixty days, it will stay on GameFront indefinitely. This rule will affect new files you upload, as well as files you already store on the site. After July 19, 2012, if files uploaded to your user account have not been downloaded at least 1 time in a 60 day period, they will be deleted.
2. Allowed file types:
Only files listed on our whitelist below will be accepeted by the system.
3. New video file rules:
Gameplay videos must be in one of the formats listed below on our whitelist, and must be 10 minutes long or less.
PS: If you want to submit one of your UT2004 stuffs to the official GameFront general archive that preventing get deleted from the site through your dashboard, here's how at the link: http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/674369
Downloads from territories.
As the first file hosting rules changelog had been changed, there is one awkward thing I don't like: the following territories below are able to download from GameFront. If you're not in one of the below territories then, unfortunately, you will be unable to download files from GameFront (you can only upload your file to GF).
| AD – Andorra AE – United Arab Emirates AF – Afghanistan AG – Antigua and Barbuda AI – Anguilla AL – Albania AM – Armenia AN – Netherlands Antilles AO – Angola AQ – Antarctica AS – American Samoa AT – Austria AU – Australia AW – Aruba AZ – Azerbaijan BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina BB – Barbados BD – Bangladesh BE – Belgium BF – Burkina Faso BG – Bulgaria BH – Bahrain BI – Burundi BJ – Benin BM – Bermuda BN – Brunei Darussalam BO – Bolivia BS – Bahamas BT – Bhutan BV – Bouvet Island BW – Botswana BY – Belarus BZ – Belize CA – Canada CC – Cocos (Keeling) Islands CD – Congo, Democratic Republic CF – Central African Republic CG – Congo CH – Switzerland CI – Cote D’lvoire (Ivory Coast) CK – Cook Islands CM – Cameroon CV – Cape Verde CX – Christmas Island CY – Cyprus CZ – Czech Republic DE – Germany DJ – Djibouti DK – Denmark DM – Dominica |
DO – Dominican Republic DZ – Algeria EE – Estonia EH – Western Sahara ER – Eritrea ET – Ethiopia FI – Finland FJ – Fiji FK – Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FM – Micronesia FO – Faroe Islands GA – Gabon GB – Great Britain (UK) GD – Grenada GE – Georgia GF – French Guiana GH – Ghana GI – Gibraltar GL – Greenland GM – Gambia GN – Guinea GP – Guadeloupe GQ – Equatorial Guinea GR – Greece GS – S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Isles. GT – Guatemala GU – Guam GW – Guinea-Bissau GY – Guyana HM – Heard and McDonald Islands HR – Croatia (Hrvatska) IE – Ireland IL – Israel IO – British Indian Ocean Territory IQ – Iraq IR – Iran IS – Iceland JM – Jamaica JO – Jordan KE – Kenya KG – Kyrgyzstan KH – Cambodia KI – Kiribati KM – Comoros KN – Saint Kitts and Nevis KW – Kuwait KY – Cayman Islands KZ – Kazakhstan LA – Laos LB – Lebanon |
LC – Saint Lucia LI – Liechtenstein LK – Sri Lanka LR – Liberia LS – Lesotho LT – Lithuania LU – Luxembourg LV – Latvia LY – Libya MA – Morocco MC – Monaco MD – Moldova ME – Montenegro MG – Madagascar MH – Marshall Islands MK – F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia) ML – Mali MM – Myanmar MN – Mongolia MO – Macau MP – Northern Mariana Islands MQ – Martinique MR – Mauritania MS – Montserrat MT – Malta MU – Mauritius MV – Maldives MW – Malawi MZ – Mozambique NA – Namibia NC – New Caledonia NE – Niger NF – Norfolk Island NG – Nigeria NI – Nicaragua NL – Netherlands NO – Norway NP – Nepal NR – Nauru NU – Niue NZ – New Zealand (Aotearoa) OM – Oman PA – Panama PF – French Polynesia PG – Papua New Guinea PK – Pakistan PM – St. Pierre and Miquelon PR – Puerto Rico PS – Palestinian Territory, Occupied PW – Palau |
PY – Paraguay QA – Qatar RE – Reunion RW – Rwanda SA – Saudi Arabia SB – Solomon Islands SC – Seychelles SD – Sudan SH – St. Helena SI – Slovenia SJ – Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands SK – Slovak Republic SL – Sierra Leone SM – San Marino SN – Senegal SO – Somalia SR – Suriname ST – Sao Tome and Principe SV – El Salvador SY – Syria SZ – Swaziland TC – Turks and Caicos Islands TD – Chad TF – French Southern Territories TG – Togo TJ – Tajikistan TK – Tokelau TM – Turkmenistan TN – Tunisia TO – Tonga TT – Trinidad and Tobago TV – Tuvalu TZ – Tanzania UA – Ukraine UG – Uganda UM – US Minor Outlying Islands US – United States UZ – Uzbekistan VA – Vatican City State (Holy See) VC – Saint Vincent & the Grenadines VG – British Virgin Islands VI – Virgin Islands (U.S.) VU – Vanuatu WF – Wallis and Futuna Islands WS – Samoa YE – Yemen YT – Mayotte ZA – South Africa ZM – Zambia ZW – Zimbabwe |
PS: Some file hosting sites (like MediaFire) have possible limitations for free account in terms of storage size, upload size limit, traffic/bandwidth and expiration. If you don't know then, here's the link and see the difference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...sting_services (or see the following from file hosting sites)
I created this thread for solely purpose (also in UT2004) that old and new people may not wish visited to GameFront site. Thank you for reading this.
Cordially,
Private Tux (formerly Tux Android)
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