At 10/10/22 10:58 AM, TomFulp wrote:
VPN users who were previously blocked from creating accounts should now be able to make accounts, however you may get flagged as potential spam when you try to post interactions to the site. If this happens, you will have the option to become a Supporter to validate yourself instantly as human.
This is brilliant!
At 10/10/22 01:05 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote: are you kidding me
Hey dude, which part are you upset about?
At 10/10/22 02:07 PM, Fro wrote:At 10/10/22 01:05 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote: are you kidding meHey dude, which part are you upset about?
Flash portable is trash in first time, later it gets better
Some interesting changes for sure! The change to the dump is understandable, moreso for someone who rarely uses it nowadays. That reminds me, I gotta sift through it at some point...
At 10/10/22 02:07 PM, Fro wrote:At 10/10/22 01:05 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote: are you kidding meHey dude, which part are you upset about?
Presumably the dump being made supporter-only.
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At 10/10/22 02:13 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote:At 10/10/22 02:07 PM, Fro wrote:At 10/10/22 01:05 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote: are you kidding me
If you go to dump you should still be able to use it, we're grandfathering existing accounts (which could change in the future but will probably work out).
At 10/10/22 02:38 PM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/10/22 02:13 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote:If you go to dump you should still be able to use it, we're grandfathering existing accounts (which could change in the future but will probably work out).At 10/10/22 02:07 PM, Fro wrote:At 10/10/22 01:05 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote: are you kidding me
ok :) (I better be a supporter because the guy changes the dump to only supporters)
Flash portable is trash in first time, later it gets better
At 10/10/22 02:14 PM, ChazDude wrote: Some interesting changes for sure! The change to the dump is understandable, moreso for someone who rarely uses it nowadays. That reminds me, I gotta sift through it at some point...
At 10/10/22 02:07 PM, Fro wrote:Presumably the dump being made supporter-only.At 10/10/22 01:05 PM, Gustavotonogamer wrote: are you kidding meHey dude, which part are you upset about?
I didn't want to assume since there were a ton of topics covered!
Kinda a unrelated question but how's the development for Nightmare Cops so far?
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Dumping Grounds has always been very useful for over 18 years.
At 10/10/22 02:51 PM, BigA7071 wrote: Kinda a unrelated question but how's the development for Nightmare Cops so far?
Going well, at this very moment @JohnnyUtah is illustrating a hoarder house sort of situation and he's having the time of his life.
Not sure if this is something due to this update or an update I'm missing from a while ago but I'm no longer able to see A rated content when logged in, even including stuff that I myself posted. If I log out the search option is there X'd out, but when I log in I don't even get the X'd out option.
Am I missing something?
At 10/10/22 04:06 PM, tdtbaa wrote: Not sure if this is something due to this update or an update I'm missing from a while ago but I'm no longer able to see A rated content when logged in, even including stuff that I myself posted. If I log out the search option is there X'd out, but when I log in I don't even get the X'd out option.
Am I missing something?
This is a bug that got introduced when some other changes rolled out this afternoon, it should be fixed shortly.
At 10/10/22 04:09 PM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/10/22 04:06 PM, tdtbaa wrote: Not sure if this is something due to this update or an update I'm missing from a while ago but I'm no longer able to see A rated content when logged in, even including stuff that I myself posted. If I log out the search option is there X'd out, but when I log in I don't even get the X'd out option.This is a bug that got introduced when some other changes rolled out this afternoon, it should be fixed shortly.
Am I missing something?
Oh good to know. Cheers :)
At 10/10/22 11:09 AM, squidly wrote: Dumping Ground changes make a lot of sense, that's a ton of hosting space to just give out for free to every user, must've been really raising server costs
It is a really useful feature. Most people really never thought about the server costs.
At 10/10/22 10:58 AM, TomFulp wrote: UPDATE: In the process of fixing a million little things today, at this moment you may not be able to enable the A rating in the filters. This is a bug and will be fixed shortly!
Starting today, Dumping Grounds is now a Supporter feature.
Existing users are grandfathered and can still use Dump like they always did, although we might revisit this in the future if needed. New accounts will need Supporter status to upload to Dump and they will still be able to access existing files if their Supporter status expires.
We’ve also rolled out a bunch of other changes, mainly around new accounts and how we utilize third party anti-spam APIs. If you stumble into any bugs, message me with a description of what happened or email support@newgrounds.com if messaging isn't an option.
VPN users who were previously blocked from creating accounts should now be able to make accounts, however you may get flagged as potential spam when you try to post interactions to the site. If this happens, you will have the option to become a Supporter to validate yourself instantly as human.
We’ve re-enabled the registration gates on A-rated content, which had been disabled previously due to the high volume of new accounts and associated anti-spam API calls; hence the reshuffling of where we do spam checks. The incoming volume of new accounts is also why Dump storage needs to be throttled moving forward.
We are now enforcing email validation more heavily than in the past. If you are hitting any roadblock in the email validation process, email support@newgrounds.com and explain what is happening with as much detail as possible. Don’t forget to search ALL of your email folders for "newgrounds" first! NG doesn’t sell or share your email address or other personal info, btw.
I promise our next round of updates will be more glamorous and useful to everyone!
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Man, I only remember dumping grounds in times like this, when it's getting less accessible. Such an useful feature. Oh well, at least we're getting less spam maybe, good to know
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At 10/10/22 12:54 PM, GeoKureli wrote:At 10/10/22 12:48 PM, TomFulp wrote:Good question, im sure people who come here for adult content can answer better, but i advise against blurring and recommend just maybe a grey banner that says "hover to reveal" or something. I imagine someone browsing NG at a public place, and if there is a bunch of blurred thumbnails it still looks like they are on some porn websiteAt 10/10/22 12:43 PM, GeoKureli wrote:Here's another question then... If we offered an account-level option to blur adult thumbnails, would you want them only blurred on the front page but not on the hub pages, or would you be ok with them being blurred everywhere? Wonder if we would need it to be granular, like:At 10/10/22 12:39 PM, BoMToons wrote: One thing I've been wondering about lately is explicit thumbnails in the home page "Best New Games & Movies" sidebar. Seems like those should potentially be blurred or something (if on the home page), showing an "A" overlay and can perhaps be hovered over to be revealed.Second this, I just have A content disabled, but I assume 99% on NG user's dont want to do that, and also do not want to unexpectedly see it on the front page
1) Don't Blur Adult Thumbnails
2) Blur Adult Thumbnails Everywhere
3) Blur Adult Thumbnails on Front Page Only
Im just trying to think about this particular NG user
yea no blur, defeats the purpose
At 10/10/22 12:48 PM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/10/22 12:43 PM, GeoKureli wrote:Here's another question then... If we offered an account-level option to blur adult thumbnails, would you want them only blurred on the front page but not on the hub pages, or would you be ok with them being blurred everywhere? Wonder if we would need it to be granular, like:At 10/10/22 12:39 PM, BoMToons wrote: One thing I've been wondering about lately is explicit thumbnails in the home page "Best New Games & Movies" sidebar. Seems like those should potentially be blurred or something (if on the home page), showing an "A" overlay and can perhaps be hovered over to be revealed.Second this, I just have A content disabled, but I assume 99% on NG user's dont want to do that, and also do not want to unexpectedly see it on the front page
1) Don't Blur Adult Thumbnails
2) Blur Adult Thumbnails Everywhere
3) Blur Adult Thumbnails on Front Page Only
yea don't blur, defeats the purpose of a thumbnail
At 10/10/22 12:35 PM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/10/22 12:32 PM, Dungeonation wrote: The Supporter purchasing page still says "Extended Dumping Grounds allocation" by the way!Making note... Curious for feedback about something. I made a page in the Wiki that goes into more detail about Supporter features:
https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/supporter-upgrade
Do you think this would be a good replacement for the text that is currently on the Supporter page, or do you think it might be overkill?
overkill, but def link to the wiki page on the supporter page for more info!
just to make sure, if a supporter uploaded more than the default amount, then their supporter expired, would the files still be there and they can't upload any new files?
At 10/10/22 05:02 PM, s-zenmode wrote: just to make sure, if a supporter uploaded more than the default amount, then their supporter expired, would the files still be there and they can't upload any new files?
Yup, they wouldn't be able to upload more but would still be able to access their files.
I assume one of these should be updated, though.
At 10/10/22 12:23 PM, NK2007 wrote: Dumping grounds is very essential because if you're making a "team animation"(that means collab)
you can make the scenes and downloading the results to add to the collab animation
If you're making a collab, projects have some shared storage in Team Tools that you can use for that purpose, as long as each file is under 100 MB. It's probably even better to keep those files under the project than randomly across multiple people's file dumps…
okay, so that means dumping grounds has a separately memory one for normal users, and one for supporters thats it? oh okay.
I like to make animations :)
At 10/10/22 05:09 PM, RaIix wrote: I assume one of these should be updated, though.
At 10/10/22 12:23 PM, NK2007 wrote: Dumping grounds is very essential because if you're making a "team animation"(that means collab)If you're making a collab, projects have some shared storage in Team Tools that you can use for that purpose, as long as each file is under 100 MB. It's probably even better to keep those files under the project than randomly across multiple people's file dumps…
you can make the scenes and downloading the results to add to the collab animation
That screenshot that says 1,000 MB, that's on the main Dump page for you? As a Supporter you should see 1.3GB there, I see 1.3GB when I go there at least... Unless I have some staff exception that I totally forgot about over the years. Non-Supporters were 512 MB so it's possible Supporters have always been 1,000 MB and I'm the one who is confused, looking into it. I've updated the Wiki to say 1 GB for now.
UPDATE: I do indeed have an extended allocation that I forgot about years ago. Whoops! The Wiki now shows the correct amount.
At 10/10/22 05:11 PM, NK2007 wrote: okay, so that means dumping grounds has a separately memory one for normal users, and one for supporters thats it? oh okay.
It means newly made accounts will NEED Supporter to use Dumping Grounds.
At 10/10/22 05:09 PM, RaIix wrote: I assume one of these should be updated, though.
At 10/10/22 12:23 PM, NK2007 wrote: Dumping grounds is very essential because if you're making a "team animation"(that means collab)If you're making a collab, projects have some shared storage in Team Tools that you can use for that purpose, as long as each file is under 100 MB. It's probably even better to keep those files under the project than randomly across multiple people's file dumps…
you can make the scenes and downloading the results to add to the collab animation
Second this, team tools has some storage for each project, that can be shared across team members
At 10/10/22 11:39 AM, GeoKureli wrote: I, for one, welcome our new horny friends
They definitely came to the correct website. lol
At 10/10/22 12:35 PM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/10/22 12:32 PM, Dungeonation wrote: The Supporter purchasing page still says "Extended Dumping Grounds allocation" by the way!Making note... Curious for feedback about something. I made a page in the Wiki that goes into more detail about Supporter features:
https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/supporter-upgrade
Do you think this would be a good replacement for the text that is currently on the Supporter page, or do you think it might be overkill?
I like the current support page more; it looks sleeker and less like a 90s website with all the images.
Thanks Tom, I'm glad you're meeting the threats head-on and making balanced decisions.
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Ok, but people without the supporter status can still access other people's dumps? Just asking.
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