This Weeks Newly Released and Updated Plugins and Utilities for the week of 13 - 19 Nov, 2005..


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* Indicates a Newly Released Plugin/Utility.

(R) Indicates the Item has a review in the Review section of ACHeaven.

[h] Indicates a Plugin that has No Current Home Page.

[F] Indicates the Plugin is a Favorite of Mine.


News of the Week;

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Slowish week this one.


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* WARNING *

There are now 2 versions of Decal 3, Version 2.9.1.0 Alpha 3 and Version 2.9.2.0 Alpha 4,

Read the full post here: ACDEV Forums - http://forums.acdev.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3627.


This release Alpha 4 is, as was Alpha 3, intended for PLUGIN DEVELOPERS. This means that end-users should AVOID installing this,


because all plugins will break. Wait until the Plugin developers have released plugins compatible with Alpha 4, till then continue to


use Alpha 3


This release is built with .NET 2.0 Final/RTM. You need to uninstall the Beta 2 framework and install the release .NET 2.0 framework.

This release requires D3DX. If you have do not have D3DX installed, you can obtain the setup files at


http://decal.acdev.org/files/D3DXSetup.exe

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Decal + Decal Core Components;

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None


Decal Plugins;

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LifeTank X - Version 11.3.0.20 Alpha 20 (Decal Alpha 3)


3rd Party Utility and Link Updates;

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* C# Decal Plugin Template - Version 1.0


Interviews;

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Walkthru's/Plugin Setup Guides;

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Skins/UI Enhancements;

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None


Trojans;

(If you'd like to submit a Trojan Plugin to my site or should you have any further questions

or problems with a Plugin listed on this site send an Email to Sucamarto).

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Discontinued Plugins and Dead Links;

(Plugins that have valid sites but are now longer being maintained as stated by the plugins

developer and Dead Links are Plugins with Links that no Longer Work).

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None


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If so, click the XML button on my site and add the XML code to your Website.

(If you don't know how to add a Live RSS feed search Google for "PHP RSS parse"


And as always, please before emailing me about a plugin being out of date or missing please

check this Weeks Newly Released and Updated Decal Plugins to make sure it isn't there.


Cheers

 

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Neat.


Now you need to keep all of these plugins on your own server and your site would be more usefull to the advanced user!


How much is hosting, and who do you go with? Cause I have seen hosting providers with insane bandwidth and space for like almost nothing. Under 25 bucks a month.

Many developers do not want their content mirrored. ACDualClient is one of those. I do not want it mirrored for a couple of different reasons... mainly because instructing users to get it only from my site ensures that it is the latest and more updated (and virus free) versions. Also.. if it is mirrored somewhere else, it's a lot harder to keep statistics on. I track those sorts of things so I can get a general idea of support needed and usage.

<< Now you need to keep all of these plugins on your own server and your site would be more usefull to the advanced user! >>


Advanced users shouldn't have any issues following a link to why the download is located.

 

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My thoughts exactly Maddy!

and I meant where, not why.

 

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Was'nt trying to fire-up the ol' AC Utilities firepit, was just stating it would be nice since he's covering it, to why not go ahead with a "secure" reserve of the plugins available for download.


I being an "Advanced" user.... actually HATE .... I mean HATE>>...... going to 10 different sites for 10-12 different plugins. Having to click "Downloads" or whatever and then also waiting again because thier hosting providers "SUCK" and boom wait on a 9mbps connection for a download thats 1.2MB and getting a speed of 4.7kbps download speed.


A reserve could have benefits.


Think before you feed the fire. It could burn you back.

Hosting a file without the owners permission would be a legal minefield. I'd not give permission for ELTank, Drakier wont give it for ACDC and I doubt many (if any) others would allow it either.

Hosting a file without the owners permission = very bad thing to do


I will never host a plugin/tool unless the site goes down and or the Dev states to do so cause the plugin is no longer being developed, even then I would be hesitant to do so.

 

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Hey Sucamarto,


http://forums.zuggsoft.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=22568


Not sure if you list this utility, but if so it's just gotten a major update.