Mod The Sims - Some more small changes

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18th Apr 2008, 11:29 PM	Some more small changes - updated 23rd April! #1
Delphy Original Poster Delphinius The Great Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8,714 Thanks: 69932 in 16 Posts 26 Achievements View My Journal	Hi All, I seem to be doing a lot of small optimisations lately... So much for retirement. But, hey, it's fun and keeps me busy. Anyway some small changes today: Removed the query that checks for staff messages on every page refresh - now it is all handled by the PM system. Saves 1 query every page. Changed the Thanks display on download threads, so that the full list is only returned for the thread owner, rather than returned but not shown. Should speed up thread generation. Made the "Add to favourites" box dependant on the Thanks - now you can't add anything as a Favourite Download unless you have thanked it (which makes sense, but mostly becuase it also saves a query too) Some small optimisations with regards to template caching, but shouldn't change much Chii has been switched back to Apache2, since Apache1.3 seems to kill the box regularly Updated / added 23rd April: Fixed bug where threads with no keywords would have an implode error at the top of showthread Possibly fixed bug with member.php and imploding arrays Added "Search PMs" box which, as the name suggests, searches PMs Hopefully fixed bug with 65536 unread PMs from staff Fixed bug where PMs from some staff would not get added to the pmsFromStaff value Removed the Online/Offline indicator from the profile page Removed all QX links from the site. This is now unsupported permenantly. Probably some other minor changes I have now totally forgotten about The main thing you have to be aware of is the whole Thanks/Favourites thing. Otherwise it's all small stuff but should hopefully help a little. Edit: a quick note about QXpress. The reason that MTS2 has stopped supporting it is twofold. Firstly, it does not work on a lot of peoples machines, has serious issues with Vista, and is horribly broken code, and secondly becuase I personally feel that it is is outdated and that we have FAQs and tutorials on how to install manually anyway. Yes, it still works on other sites, no those other sites are nothing like how MTS2 is setup, no I wont be fixing any bugs for QXpress, no those links wont be coming back. Thats it for now. Regards Delphy
	Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies.
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18th Apr 2008, 11:35 PM	#2
Rapsheba555 Mad Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,987 Thanks: 9238 in 64 Posts 16 Achievements View My Journal	good work as always delphy! Just can't stay away, can you? Well, we all appreciate it, so thanks! Looks good. I like the one about the thread must be thanked to be a favorite. It's a nice improvement. Nice job! :D
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19th Apr 2008, 12:13 AM	#3
pokedude9777 Field Researcher Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 269 Thanks: 1763 in 10 Posts 9 Achievements View My Journal	I really like the favorites to thanks, Delphy! Great job
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19th Apr 2008, 1:15 AM	#4
icy96 Lab Assistant Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 163 Thanks: 1228 in 8 Posts 6 Achievements	Hehe. But i'm not sure if I recieve the results for my upload now :P
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19th Apr 2008, 2:13 AM	#5
bbc100 Lab Assistant Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 113	Wow!!!!
bbc100 Lab Assistant Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 113	Sims 3 is good! And so is Sims 2 but not when you have the CD set and you have a 64-bit system! And using Windows 8 as well!

19th Apr 2008, 4:46 AM	#6
Buzz2112 Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 116	Thank you Delphy

19th Apr 2008, 11:04 AM	#7
Vixenia Lab Assistant Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 62 Thanks: 824 in 2 Posts 6 Achievements	thanks delphy. These 'small' changes have made quite a difference it used to take forever to load pages here and now it takes only a few seconds thanks again!
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19th Apr 2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by icy96

Hehe. But i'm not sure if I recieve the results for my upload now :P

Translation, anybody?

Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :)

<Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'?

Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies.

19th Apr 2008, 11:47 AM	#9
icy96 Lab Assistant Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 163 Thanks: 1228 in 8 Posts 6 Achievements	whoops! sorry 'bout that sometimes I get carried away :P
	Nazgul: "I was a king once, mean feared my name. I was a king once, now men call me Ring-wraith, for they no longer remember my name. But... they will. I was a king once, but now I am Nazgul!!!" Siege of Mirkwood Launch Day Video Check it out! :D

19th Apr 2008, 1:03 PM	#10
Petchy Alchemist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,703 Thanks: 2081 in 26 Posts 14 Achievements View My Journal	Thankyou! Hey I know, If we speed it up even MORE, delph, we'll need a new theme! XD Ok, Thats not necessary, At all, but it makes for good reading! Thanks and Grat. for the improvements on your jolly retirement!
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19th Apr 2008, 2:22 PM	#11
Mihura Scholar Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,498	Yes it's a not far retirement but thank you for your support Delphy.
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19th Apr 2008, 3:29 PM	#12
freesimmy21 Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 179 Thanks: 3532 in 28 Posts 12 Achievements View My Journal	Nice work on the site! Thanks!
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19th Apr 2008, 4:38 PM	#13
The Sim Supply Test Subject Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 17 Thanks: 768 in 2 Posts 6 Achievements	Ah great idea, thanks for the update

19th Apr 2008, 4:56 PM	#14
cameranutz2 Scholar Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,397 Thanks: 10611 in 52 Posts 15 Achievements	Thanks for the updates, Delphy! Glad you aren't taking Retirement TOO seriously!
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19th Apr 2008, 6:05 PM	#15
verenaheu Alchemist Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,609	Cool! Thanks,

19th Apr 2008, 8:47 PM	#16
Kimsie Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 104 Thanks: 6103 in 14 Posts 11 Achievements	Nice work, as always! I've encountered a minor issue though. Every now and then I get the message: "Messages: 0 Unread, Total 35. You have 65535 unread message from an MTS2 Staff Member" It's not a big deal, and it doesn't bother me at all. Just thought that maybe you wanted to know.
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19th Apr 2008, 9:38 PM	#17
Alisar Forum Resident Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 779 Thanks: 3591 in 19 Posts 13 Achievements View My Journal	I am glad for your still improving mts2 site. your help is invaluable. thank you.

19th Apr 2008, 9:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimsie

Nice work, as always! I've encountered a minor issue though. Every now and then I get the message:
"Messages: 0 Unread, Total 35.
You have 65535 unread message from an MTS2 Staff Member"

It's not a big deal, and it doesn't bother me at all. Just thought that maybe you wanted to know.

The same thing happens to me every now and then...

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20th Apr 2008, 3:59 AM	#19
billyratbag Test Subject Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	Thank Delpy you rock!

20th Apr 2008, 5:33 PM	#20
G.O.C. What just happend? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,764 2 Achievements	Nice work "Delphy" Now, sit down and have a sausage!!!
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21st Apr 2008, 10:07 PM	qxprees #21
mdude Test Subject Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	hey I was wondering when qxpress links will be back? mdude ps nice retirement!
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21st Apr 2008, 10:23 PM	#22
neosimstyler Lab Assistant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 102	mdude basically qxpress links will be back up when they are back up... Could be a few days or could be longer

21st Apr 2008, 11:27 PM	#23
dmcflygirl1 Test Subject Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9	thank u delphy

22nd Apr 2008, 9:15 AM	#24
Wolfe075 Lab Assistant Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79	Um, Sorry that I'm adding this comment here but Q-Xpress is still not working.
Wolfe075 Lab Assistant Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79	Honor, Loyalty, and Sacrifice

22nd Apr 2008, 10:48 AM	#25
Delphy Original Poster Delphinius The Great Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8,714 Thanks: 69932 in 16 Posts 26 Achievements View My Journal	bops Wolfe on the head with a rolled up newspaper Q-Xpress links are back. Whether Q-Xpress works or not is a totally seperate issue and is not the point of this thread.
	Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies.

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