Hi guys,

 

We've made a few very small changes to uploading files but I feel they deserve a small mention. This has been based on feedback sent to me.

 

1. Hidden files will stay hidden upon uploading a new version
   If your file was hidden and you uploaded a new version of the file, and that file was flagged by our security systems as requiring manual approval, the act of approving the file would cause it to be shown. Instead, if you submit a change to a hidden file, even if it needs manual approval, the act of moderator approval will put your file back into a 'Hidden by Author' stage for you to unhide at a time of your choosing. This should make staging updates easier.
   If this applies to you, upon trying to upload a new version, you'll see this at the bottom of the page.
   

    

2. You can now choose to mute notifications when uploading a new version
   If you are making a small change, for example a small irrelevant bugfix or a small change to the changelog of your file, you now have the option of making sure notifications don't get sent to people. Please note that the updated date will still be bumped, though.
   

    

3. You can now submit files pre-hidden.
   Upon submitting a file, you can now submit a file pre-hidden. This also incorporates the changes from 1) that if your file needs to be approved, it will be approved back into the hidden state for you to unhide later at a time of your choosing.
   

 

Cyan.

The Essential Mods category came with this, right? It's a very nice category, but what exactly defines an 'Essential'? 

 

(I couldn't find a topic on it.)

2 minutes ago, theninja35 said:

The Essential Mods category came with this, right? It's a very nice category, but what exactly defines an 'Essential'? 

 

(I couldn't find a topic on it.)

 

Essential mods are ones that greatly enhance your LSPDFR experience.  For example coroner feature, tow truck, etc.  Personally, I'm a bit surprised we have VisualV and a callout pack listed as essential, but other than that I agree with all those.  Honestly, all of Albo's mods could probably be under essential, as they all add a lot to LSPDFR.

On 28/09/2017 at 10:39 PM, theninja35 said:

The Essential Mods category came with this, right? It's a very nice category, but what exactly defines an 'Essential'? 

 

(I couldn't find a topic on it.)

We're mostly just testing it and playing around with it for now. A common complaint we get is aside from forum posts, there's no big list of the most common and essential mods anywhere. We're hoping this will fix that and make it easier for newer players to get started with the best mods for their LSPDFR experience.