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Need a "Temporarily Disabled" state for Arcs

Hercules

By Hercules,
Posted on: 2009-05-05 18:31 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

Posted

After this patch, one of the maps I was using on a published arc mysteriously disappeared. They also messed with some of the captive animations, why, I don't know.

So now, I have to fix the animation, and go through dozens of maps again to find one that works correctly with the series of events that I want to occur. Meanwhile, hoping that no one plays my arc while it's in this state.

There needs to be a "Temporarily Disable" button, to allow authors time to fix arcs after the Devs make changes like this.
While in this state, the mission will not be listed in arc searches and as a result, will not be played. However, it will allow the author to keep existing ratings and not be forced to unpublish/republish.

131430 Starfare: First Contact
178774 Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name ( 2009 MA Best In-Canon Arc ) ( 2009 Player Awards - Best Serious Arc )

 

Posted

I thought that's what the 'Invalid' state was. I was under the impression that arcs marked Invalid couldn't be accessed until they were changed under the new rules. Is this not the case?

The Abrams is one of the most effective war machines on the planet. - R. Lee Ermy.

Q: How do you wreck an Abrams?

A: You crash into another one.

 

Posted

Mine wasnt showing as invalid in the list - however, I received several errors upon editing it.

131430 Starfare: First Contact
178774 Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name ( 2009 MA Best In-Canon Arc ) ( 2009 Player Awards - Best Serious Arc )

 

Posted

Hm. That definitely doesn't sound like WAI. Did you try running the arc to see what happened when you got to the mission without a map?

The Abrams is one of the most effective war machines on the planet. - R. Lee Ermy.

Q: How do you wreck an Abrams?

A: You crash into another one.

 

Posted

No, I just made the assumption that it wouldn't run and started trying to fix things. The arc will run now, but I'm not happy with the execution of the 2nd map - probably going to take several days of experimentation before I find another map that meets my needs.

131430 Starfare: First Contact
178774 Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name ( 2009 MA Best In-Canon Arc ) ( 2009 Player Awards - Best Serious Arc )