DEG Mods

DEG mods, rebuild complete. Alpha V2 milestone passed.

Change log:

https://degmods.com/blog/snpub17jl3ldd6305rnacvwvchx03snauqsg4nz8mruq0emj9thdpglr2sst825xa5f9a8

Thank you for your patience and support. Enjoy the design and code overhaul, new systems, improved UX, and more improvements and additions to come.

#gaming #modding #gamemods #modjams

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DEG Mods has passed its third development milestone, reaching an Alpha v1 state.

(The change log is basically a cumulative of all the update posts we've been posting as social posts since the last update post)

Update post:

https://geyser.fund/project/degmods/posts/view/5067

Site updated. Here's the change log since the last one:

New:

• Censorship-resistant file hosting system
• • Drag and drop your mod .zip file and it'll get upload to our server (if left with the default value), attempt to mirror it to other independent compatible servers (if selected), and you can mirror it to your own compatible servers (ones that you've added, your own or others'), and users/fans can backup/mirror the files to their own compatible servers (that they know, or their own) upload it there.
• • Clicking 'download' goes through various checks & scans (checks the main server, checks the hardcoded mirrors, checks the logged-in user's compatible server list, then scans the mod post's comments to check the users' compatible server lists, and see where these files can be retrieved from.
• • Automatic malware scan and reporting functions (on our specific server, not others, but they can implement it, of course). (It's recommended that you still do your own scan, of course).
• • Download and upload speed limitations (a gradual system with weekly resets, so it isn't a hard limit, which should give a better experience for a casual modder, and an initial better experience for a heavy modder), and it's prepped for when we have a subscription package to benefit from higher limits.
• • A simple challenge function (slide to the specific position) to help decrease abuse of our server resources.
• • Auto hash checker upon download (from our server or similar), along with a manual file hash verification tool/checker.
• • Queue system to handle load.
• • If our server breaks (or even if we completely shut down), the mod post would still be there, and there'd be a higher chance of the mod files still being available because of this system/infrastructure.
• • If by chance we've reached our server limit and we couldn't increase it (until we implement a business model that results in us handling the growing costs), people can use other compatible servers that allows you to upload .zip files, or like before, the old system is still there and you can just use third-party hosting servers and just add the file link.
• User (Blossom type) server list.
• • This is where you add (Blossom type) server links, which will show up as options to mirror mod files to if you choose to back it up.
• A third level of blocking for the site admin
• • This is to hide/block mod/blog posts on the current site (other sites running the same infrastructure aren't affected) and would be applied for illegal posts.

Changes:

• Uploading images, from the featured image to screenshots, now goes through a mirroring process, and the site attempts to render the original files from different server hosts, upon being discovered, if the original host goes offline, or if the original image has been modified by a server host.
• • Meaning: If a server censors an image or goes offline, the site attempts to find it from other servers and presents it to you.
• Comments now have a new option/toggle ('on' by default) that, upon publishing a comment, records a log of the download links of the current mod post they're commenting on.
• • Meaning: Simply by having people comment on a mod post, it increases the censorship-resistance of a mod post's files, different builds of it, and decreases the chance of losing them (or at least information about them, assuming there's a hash).

Fixes:

• Blog posts in /blog now correctly get fetched from the Aggregator Server.
• 'Download title' field now shows what you write again
• You can now have specific characters like '%' in the body text of mods/blogs and publish them without issue.
• New users can now see the UI for adding relays in the settings page when they have none.

Known issues:

• Some older mods aren't discoverable while the Aggregator Server is running.
• User relay lists being correctly fetched is not working 100%
• Yes, things are becoming a bit messy with showing information, and it'll be resolved with the eventual redesign of the site down the line.
• There might still be some hiccups with this new system (for files and images), but we're ironing it out now.

This is a significant milestone that has been achieved. While there's still a lot to do, such as enhancing current systems, fixing bugs, improving performance and UI/UX, and providing educational and documentation materials to help increase the power of the censorship resistance of this infrastructure, we're happy with what we've accomplished so far, and it will only get better from here.

We'll be temporarily shifting our focus to dealing with the roadblocks of bureaucracy in the background, to be able to start accepting financial support from the market/community/supporters, so that maintenance, development, and marketing efforts can continue, if not increase in speed and intensity. This will help us achieve those improvements and add more systems and features to continually enhance the value of DEG Mods and eventually reach the top.

With that said, depending on how well the market supports this project and how successful it becomes overtime, it will speed up the development of DEGA, which will make use of a lot of the infrastructure we've built for DEG Mods, definitely helping its growth and success, and we're building it because of the growing censorship in the whole of the gaming industry, not just mods; we’ll bring a brighter future, parallel to the coming darker times, where proper freedom, privacy, and ownership are at the forefront.

Site updated. Here's the change log since the last one:

New:

• Search based on tags (tags on mods/blogs now functional)
• Filter (exclude) mods based on tags (with default tags)
• Hard blocking system
• Moderation toggles in the settings page

Changes:

• User profile bio now expands to view it full via a popup
• Swapped the first default media upload server to another one
• Removed 'Signature Public Key' field in mod submission page, and removed 'Signature from' in the authentication details popup

Fixes:

• Updating a user's profile picture works correctly again
• Sub-categories becoming categories after editing a mod doesn't happen anymore

Site updated. Here's the change log since the last one:

New:

• Deletion Request: You can now request to delete your mod/blog/comment/social posts (This is basically a normal delete, but considering the tech being used, 'nothing gets deleted off the internet' is stronger here)

Changes:

• Removed the support of an old comment type system (kind 1) under mod and blog posts
• Added Web of Trust system in the comments section
• Added a checkbox for users to tick if their comment is nsfw, along with nsfw filtering in the comments section
• Added a source filter of where comments are coming from in comments of mods/blog posts, similar to what's found in /mods (old comments, before this change, would appear under 'all' as a consequence).
• Disabled media rendering in comments of mod/blog posts

Fixes:

• Clicking on mods should open quicker now (it sometimes hung for a long time before)

Site updated. Here's the change log since the last one:

New:

• Events Aggregator Server, a type of aggregate/caching server that helps collect and organize mod and blog posts from the (nostr) network and presents them to the user, providing more (immensely more) reliability in discovering and presenting mods and blog posts. If something goes wrong with this server, the site goes back to how it was before its inclusion.

(Note: This isn't the censorship-resistant file hosting system, which will come later).

Changes:

• Adjusted how the mods and blogs are fetched and presented in various pages (there's now pagination for each of their pages, making navigation easier than before).
• Minor adjustment to the design of the gallery of mod posts.
• Images in a social post (in /feed) are now clustered depending on if they're next to each other.
• Quote-repost chain won't render its preview with the second quote-repost (under the posts tab in the feed page).
• Added media upload to the edit profile page.
• The games page now has a filter to switch between popular ones (shows the most popular games first based on mods published to it) or latest ones (shows games based on the latest published mods).
• Mods that are blocked by the user are now swapped with a box telling the user this is a blocked mod by them, with an option to see what that mod is.

Fixes:

• Most, if not all, mods can now be properly discovered, as soon as they're discovered, and presented (Because of that aggregate server implementation).
• A lot more games, with better search term prioritization, are now properly showing when searching in the mod submission page
• Visiting a social post directly is now visible without needing to login

That Events Aggregator Server took a long time to get done, and it's a boring update, but it was definitely needed.

And, as mentioned above, it's not an issue if it went down; the site would still function, just not in a stable state. The server just makes things more reliable in regard to user experience.

Site updated.

New:

• Feed page: View the latest mods and blogs (and social posts) of who you're following
• Social posting: The ability to post 'short' posts
• The 'Posts' tab in a user's profile now works, showcasing the latest social posts of the current user https://video.nostr.build/36de3de95a5b1fcddb160af5b30442ac9a3d79cae3fc196a7c72539dc413d745.mp4 Changes:
• Better search (shows more results with different keyword combos and number considerations)
• Adjusted the design of categories
• Adjusted iframe video embeds to resize to a 16:9 aspect ratio with full-width
• Adjusted the visuals of loading elements

Fixes:

• User profile data properly shows correct data now
• More cleanup of the games DB list, and new games added (for those who published mods under '(unlisted game)', edit your mod to add the correct game
• Blog search results on /blog properly clear on revisiting the page

It took longer than expected, but now you can see mods, blogs, & social posts of all the modders you follow (or other users, friends, family, or randoms if you choose to follow them).

You, a creator or anyone else, can also post whatever you like, similar to any other social media platform, with the same censorship resistance the site provides everywhere else.

Enjoy!

On a side note:

We'll be looking into having another failsafe step/system of uploaded images so that the chances of complete media censorship decrease.

(This was posted using on DEG Mods ;3)

quote-repost test

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Site updated.

New:

• Advanced commenting system

Changes:

• Tipping popup design change for better clarity of the tip-split process

Fixes:

• User WoT and its filter now behave correctly
• Zap/Tipping now works again
• The "Above 18?" popup now triggers on the direct link of an NSFW post
• Games that weren't there before, for mods in '(Unlisted Game)', are now available.
• Games DB list clean-up and additions

Regarding the commenting system (NIP-22 btw, and old types of comments are still visible but, for now, can't be replied to), you can now reply to people, and a popup displays replies to a main comment.

Navigating down a chain of replies is handled by showing a 'reply depth' with a back button and a 'main post' button that goes back to the first/root comment.

For the tip/zap design adjustment, for a better UX, it now shows the process of who you're tipping first when a tip-split is triggered.

It also now showcases who you're tipping first by showing their profile pic under the generated QR image.

Side note: Regarding some games, make sure you're typing it correctly to find the game. For example, searching for 'spider-man' is different than 'spiderman' or 'spider man'.

(Looking into making this less of a headache)

Also, for those who've been spreading the word of the site / what we're doing (in general and those getting some heat from it):

Thank you.

Site updated.

New:

• 'Permissions & Details' section was added for mod posts where creators can easily adjust what permissions the public has with their mods

Changes:

• Added a new filter on the admin side to better manage hidden mods (in case there was a mistake).
• Adjusted the download section in the mod post to always show the other downloads, and show the 'Additional Details' as a popup now.
• Creators can now also add a title for each download, and add a single image for each download.

Fixes:

• Cleaned a chunk of the games list

Note: For mod posts that were published before this update, the permissions section won't show unless creators edit their post and do a simple republish (if they're ok with the default selections, otherwise they can change it before republishing).

Site updated.

New/Changes:

• Easier media uploads (Drag and drop. There's no need to find other sites to upload images to anymore, but it remains optional)

A small update went live.

Fixes:

• A 'try again' button appears on mods that error out. (99% of the time this fixes the issue).
• The blog tab in a user's profile now loads correctly (doesn't get stuck anymore for new users)
• Text now appears if a game isn't found in the search

Next up:

• Looking into fixing one newly discovered issue related to old mods
• Easier media uploads (drag and drop basically. No need to go find other sites to upload images to anymore)

Site updated.

New:

1. Categories system 2 "Are you above 18?" popup when changing the filter to see NSFW
2. Reset button to clear fields in mod or blog submission

Changes:

1. Adjust the visual hover effect of a game card
2. Swapped the text editor in the mod and blog submission pages with a markdown one

Regarding the categories system, you can have more than one in a mod post, and of varying depth, as well as custom ones.

For the markdown text editor, it's a lot better than what we had before. Still has a few issues, but they'll eventually be fixed.

Say hi to Moda!

She's the official mascot for

Here's some basic information about her.

More details (bio/lore/story) about her will be shared in the future.

Here's her first message:

Another example of why DEG Mods will be on multiple different protocols/solutions (Tor, Nomen, Nostr nsite, etc) not just ICANN / their registrars.

Site updated.

New: Repost tagging system.

Changes: (Technical) Refactored code for the mods and mod page. Design tweaks for the "view more" part of a Mod post's page. Design tweaks for blog posts.

Games added: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

New update is up.

New:

• Web of Trust system

Changes:

• Minor design adjustments for blog posts

Fixes:

• Relay page in settings now loads for new users without saved relays.

New update up.

New:

• Blog system implemented (relevant pages and sections updated).

Changes:

• (technical) nPub user addresses now lead to a user's profile if added through the URL, which would be auto-converted to an nProfile type address.
• Reaction (heart/poop) numbers now show a loading indication with 3 dot animation, and you'd only be able to react once loading is finished.
• There's now a spinning loader animation for the comments of a post to make sure, as a user, if there are comments or not
• There's now a comment loader button that you can press to load newly discovered comments for a mod or blog post

Fixes:

• Fixed ordering of latest mods
• Profile links in comments, specifically from clicking the name or user address, lead to the correct profile page now
• Reaction buttons now appear immediately on the page load

That's about it for now. There'll also be another update going live relatively soon.

It took longer to fix this issue than it should have, but searching for profiles on the site now works 🤘

Aside from that, the source filter & some filters now appear in the URL (easier to share specific pages with friends), and filters are temporarily saved locally (better UX).

Note: if some of these aren't appearing or working for you, then you need to completely clear the site's cache

(ctr/alt f5 won't be enough, you need to go into your browser settings, find the site, and clear that).

A new update went up.

New:

• User profile page (currently only showcasing published mods)

Fixes:

• That /#/ in the URL is now gone (all current links are still functional / redirect to a URL without the hashtag)

Now you can see creators' mods🤘

You can navigate to a profile of a creator by clicking their profile picture, or what's next to it, area in the profile box (it'd be highlighted on mouse hover).

Or, if you're logged in, click the user icon in the social/bottom navigation to go to your profile page.

We've updated the site with a massive performance boost for loading in content (mods, profiles, search) with little to no errors now.

Similar performance boost update is expected to go live by next week for publishing actions (publishing/editing mods, comments, reacts, etc).

NDK is great! =3

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Development will continue on Monday to reach the second milestone 🤘

DEG Mods has passed its first development milestone.

The first truly censorship resistant game mods platform is now live for testing and use.

Update post:

https://geyser.fund/entry/3411

#gaming #gamestr #gamemods

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Road To MVP and 1.0

https://geyser.fund/entry/3335