The uploading of a new mansion

[Freddy]

Assuming that there is no (more) doubt about the quality of the custom mansion, here is the step-by-step how I am handling the uploading.

PART A.

1° I go to the topic 'Board IDs' and choose an unused number. In the only post of this topic, I add the new mansion with its number.

2° Now I go to the YaBB Administration Center / Forum Controls / Boards with the Admin-tab. At the bottom  I change 3 into 1 (for one mansion) and click on go. Then I complete the window as shown in the models 'Edit boards 1', 'Edit boards 2' and 'Edit boards 3' added below.

PART B.

1° I drag the unzipped mansionfile to my own Custom Mansion folder.

2° I check if the game really starts and play a few rooms to see if everything works neatly.

3° I check if all Preview PICTs were removed.

4° At File / Mansion Options I correct the name of the mansion for the maps. That name MUST be: exactly the same as the mansion name, plus the appendix 1.0. (Reminder: 1=first version and 0=no updates yet. The version-number only changes in cases of enlargements or other very drastical changes.)

5° With COMMAND+I, I see what the size is of the mansionfile.

PART C.

1° Now that the mansion is

finalized

for release, I go to Finder / File and duplicate the mansionfile.

2° I drag that file to my desktop and delete the word

copy

in the name.

3° I make a zipfile from the mansionfile at my desktop. With COMMAND+I, I check the size of this zipfile.

4° I open Terminal at Applications / Utilities and give the command: openssl sha . I may NOT forget the space after sha! I drag the zipfile to the cursor in Terminal and press enter to become the Checksum sha.

PART D.

1° Now I go to the board Custom Mansions Area / CMs Sub-forum and open a random topic and make a copy as a reminder of what I need to do for the new mansion.

2° Then I go one step back and start a new topic. The name for that new topic is the Checksum sha, that I copy from the Terminal.

3° I complete the new topic now and may not forget to add the zipfile from my desktop and to lock the topic.

4° When this topic is posted, I have a look at the http-address on top. It contains a number that I will need later to make the links from the 3 downloadlists. I always copy it somewhere.

PART E.

1° I go to Custom Mansions Area / List of Completed Mansions and start with

Downloads sorted by mansionname

. I open that post and click on modify.

2° The list is in alphabetical order, so I go to the right place. Now I make a copy of the one above or below and put that copy where the new mansion needs to be added. Then I change the names of the mansion and the designer AND the link-number (see C4).

3° Under the name of the mansion I add: First release on ...

4° I save the post.

5° I now go as well to

Downloads sorted by date

and

Downloads sorted by designer

and work in a similar way.

6° Then I go to YaBB Administration Center / Forum Controls / Boards. I click at the right of the board

List of Completed Mansions

and at the bottom on

Go

. At

Description

 I change the date of the last change and at the bottom click on

Save

.

7° Finally I go to YaBB Administration Center / General Controls / Forum News and click on the tab 'Edit Forum News'. Add the correct announcement at the right place. (And if relevant remove old news.)