GameFront File Storing Policy Changed!

Tux Android · 8th Jul 2012, 06:55 AM

I don't host any files or upload hardly any, but for the people that do this must suck big time. I can see a lot of old UT99/UT2004/UT3 maps and mods just disappearing completely if not hosted somewhere else. It's a good thing I'm almost done downloading what I want.

Anyway, here's what's in the link:
http://www.gamefront.com/file-hosting-faq/

GameFront File Hosting Rules Changelog – 11-05-2012
On July 19, 2012, several new rules regarding GameFront's file hosting service are going into effect.

1. New deletion rules for registered user files:
These rules will go into effect on July 19, 2012. After that date, files uploaded to a registered user account will need 1 download every 60 days to avoid deletion. If a "user file" is not downloaded at least once in a sixty day period, it will be automatically deleted due to inactivity. If a user file receives at least 1 download every sixty days, it will stay on GameFront indefinitely. This rule will affect new files you upload, as well as files you already store on the site. After July 19, 2012, if files uploaded to your user account have not been downloaded at least 1 time in a 60 day period, they will be deleted.

2. Allowed file types:
Only files listed on our whitelist below will be accepeted by the system.

3. New video file rules:
Gameplay videos must be in one of the formats listed below on our whitelist, and must be 10 minutes long or less.

PS: If you want to submit one of your UT99/UT2004/UT3 stuffs to the official GameFront general archive that preventing get deleted from the site through your dashboard, here's how at the link: http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/674369

Downloads from territories.
As the first file hosting rules changelog had been changed, there is one awkward thing I don't like: the following territories below are able to download from GameFront. If you're not in one of the below territories then, unfortunately, you will be unable to download files from GameFront (you can only upload your file to GF).

AD – Andorra
AE – United Arab Emirates
AF – Afghanistan
AG – Antigua and Barbuda
AI – Anguilla
AL – Albania
AM – Armenia
AN – Netherlands Antilles
AO – Angola
AQ – Antarctica
AS – American Samoa
AT – Austria
AU – Australia
AW – Aruba
AZ – Azerbaijan
BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina
BB – Barbados
BD – Bangladesh
BE – Belgium
BF – Burkina Faso
BG – Bulgaria
BH – Bahrain
BI – Burundi
BJ – Benin
BM – Bermuda
BN – Brunei Darussalam
BO – Bolivia
BS – Bahamas
BT – Bhutan
BV – Bouvet Island
BW – Botswana
BY – Belarus
BZ – Belize
CA – Canada
CC – Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CD – Congo, Democratic Republic
CF – Central African Republic
CG – Congo
CH – Switzerland
CI – Cote D’lvoire (Ivory Coast)
CK – Cook Islands
CM – Cameroon
CV – Cape Verde
CX – Christmas Island
CY – Cyprus
CZ – Czech Republic
DE – Germany
DJ – Djibouti
DK – Denmark
DM – Dominica
DO – Dominican Republic
DZ – Algeria
EE – Estonia
EH – Western Sahara
ER – Eritrea
ET – Ethiopia
FI – Finland
FJ – Fiji
FK – Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FM – Micronesia
FO – Faroe Islands
GA – Gabon
GB – Great Britain (UK)
GD – Grenada
GE – Georgia
GF – French Guiana
GH – Ghana
GI – Gibraltar
GL – Greenland
GM – Gambia
GN – Guinea
GP – Guadeloupe
GQ – Equatorial Guinea
GR – Greece
GS – S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Isles.
GT – Guatemala
GU – Guam
GW – Guinea-Bissau
GY – Guyana
HM – Heard and McDonald Islands
HR – Croatia (Hrvatska)
IE – Ireland
IL – Israel
IO – British Indian Ocean Territory
IQ – Iraq
IR – Iran
IS – Iceland
JM – Jamaica
JO – Jordan
KE – Kenya
KG – Kyrgyzstan
KH – Cambodia
KI – Kiribati
KM – Comoros
KN – Saint Kitts and Nevis
KW – Kuwait
KY – Cayman Islands
KZ – Kazakhstan
LA – Laos
LB – Lebanon
LC – Saint Lucia
LI – Liechtenstein
LK – Sri Lanka
LR – Liberia
LS – Lesotho
LT – Lithuania
LU – Luxembourg
LV – Latvia
LY – Libya
MA – Morocco
MC – Monaco
MD – Moldova
ME – Montenegro
MG – Madagascar
MH – Marshall Islands
MK – F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia)
ML – Mali
MM – Myanmar
MN – Mongolia
MO – Macau
MP – Northern Mariana Islands
MQ – Martinique
MR – Mauritania
MS – Montserrat
MT – Malta
MU – Mauritius
MV – Maldives
MW – Malawi
MZ – Mozambique
NA – Namibia
NC – New Caledonia
NE – Niger
NF – Norfolk Island
NG – Nigeria
NI – Nicaragua
NL – Netherlands
NO – Norway
NP – Nepal
NR – Nauru
NU – Niue
NZ – New Zealand (Aotearoa)
OM – Oman
PA – Panama
PF – French Polynesia
PG – Papua New Guinea
PK – Pakistan
PM – St. Pierre and Miquelon
PR – Puerto Rico
PS – Palestinian Territory, Occupied
PW – Palau
PY – Paraguay
QA – Qatar
RE – Reunion
RW – Rwanda
SA – Saudi Arabia
SB – Solomon Islands
SC – Seychelles
SD – Sudan
SH – St. Helena
SI – Slovenia
SJ – Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
SK – Slovak Republic
SL – Sierra Leone
SM – San Marino
SN – Senegal
SO – Somalia
SR – Suriname
ST – Sao Tome and Principe
SV – El Salvador
SY – Syria
SZ – Swaziland
TC – Turks and Caicos Islands
TD – Chad
TF – French Southern Territories
TG – Togo
TJ – Tajikistan
TK – Tokelau
TM – Turkmenistan
TN – Tunisia
TO – Tonga
TT – Trinidad and Tobago
TV – Tuvalu
TZ – Tanzania
UA – Ukraine
UG – Uganda
UM – US Minor Outlying Islands
US – United States
UZ – Uzbekistan
VA – Vatican City State (Holy See)
VC – Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
VG – British Virgin Islands
VI – Virgin Islands (U.S.)
VU – Vanuatu
WF – Wallis and Futuna Islands
WS – Samoa
YE – Yemen
YT – Mayotte
ZA – South Africa
ZM – Zambia
ZW – Zimbabwe

The more you upload, people from territories that are not listed above will get an 403 error from the file you uploaded, and the files from your dashboard will be deleted for 60 days for inactivity. To all UT modders, DON'T USE GameFront anymore! Use MediaFire, UTzone.de, Dropbox or any file hosting sites instead!

PS: Some file hosting sites (like MediaFire) have possible limitations for free account in terms of storage size, upload size limit, traffic/bandwidth and expiration. If you don't know then, here's the link and see the difference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...sting_services (or see the following from file hosting sites)

I created this thread for solely purpose that old and new people may not wish visited to GameFront site. Thank you for reading this.

Cordially,
Private Tux (formerly Tux Android)

dr.flay · 8th Jul 2012, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the info on the epic thread

I will spread it around!

Over at UT99.org there is a big effort at the moment to go hunting and downloading
http://www.ut99.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4005

The best place to submit your archives of Unreal stuff is at UT-files
http://news.ut-files.com
No adds, no fluff, just easy to find files.

Vaskadar · 8th Jul 2012, 07:49 PM

I've got all my maps saved on backup in case I need to re-upload for some folks who want to play them.

leilei · 8th Jul 2012, 07:55 PM

If you do it through a partner site like moddb or mapraider there's a chance it might stay a bit more indefinite.

SkaarjMaster · 8th Jul 2012, 11:29 PM

It's a good thing I'm almost done downloading what I want too!

wait...

....seen this before...

dr.flay · 11th Jul 2012, 12:08 AM

I have been informed by FeraliDragon that yes, if you upload via ModDB, they should be permanent.

Anyone who already has uploads at risk, can log in and "submit" the file for permanent storage.
CaptainSnarf over at the Epic games forum has posted what you need to know about keeping you mods and maps safe on ModDB File/GameFront.
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/674369

Tux Android · 13th Nov 2012, 04:10 AM

There it goes again on GameFront, new FAQ updated 11-05-2012, can't download any UT2004/UT3 files on my country through GameFront. Move to another file host outside the site. What's the fuzz is all about GameFront?

Quote:

Game Front file downloads are not supported in the following territories. If you’re not in one of the below territories and are still having issues with our servce, please submit a ticket and we’ll look into it.

Argentina
Mexico
Chile
Spain
Thailand
Poland
Colombia
Brazil
France
Venezuela
Italy
Peru
Uruguay
Malaysia
Turkey
Indonesia
India
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Honduras
Hungary
Philippines
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Singapore
Sweden
Japan
Indonesia

UBerserker · 13th Nov 2012, 04:40 AM

I'm in Italy and can actually download files from this **** website.

SkaarjMaster · 13th Nov 2012, 07:23 PM

someone in South Africa cannot...........me thinks the list is flawed

Phraggonía · 2nd Dec 2012, 04:36 PM

This long and seemingly arbitrary country list is pretty bizarre and unworthy of the internet age. I was also on the page in question, only I couldn't find any reason given for these measures.

Tux Android · 7th Jan 2013, 08:29 AM

First post is updated.

PS: If this thread is in the UT3 sub-forum, may I duplicate this thread in any sub-forums? Thanks.

8th Jul 2012, 06:55 AM	#1
Tux Android ...................... Join Date: May. 19th, 2011 Location: Republic of the Philippines, Southeast Asia Posts: 246	NOTICE: GameFront's "Terrible" File Hosting FAQ I don't host any files or upload hardly any, but for the people that do this must suck big time. I can see a lot of old UT99/UT2004/UT3 maps and mods just disappearing completely if not hosted somewhere else. It's a good thing I'm almost done downloading what I want. Anyway, here's what's in the link: http://www.gamefront.com/file-hosting-faq/ GameFront File Hosting Rules Changelog – 11-05-2012 On July 19, 2012, several new rules regarding GameFront's file hosting service are going into effect. 1. New deletion rules for registered user files: These rules will go into effect on July 19, 2012. After that date, files uploaded to a registered user account will need 1 download every 60 days to avoid deletion. If a "user file" is not downloaded at least once in a sixty day period, it will be automatically deleted due to inactivity. If a user file receives at least 1 download every sixty days, it will stay on GameFront indefinitely. This rule will affect new files you upload, as well as files you already store on the site. After July 19, 2012, if files uploaded to your user account have not been downloaded at least 1 time in a 60 day period, they will be deleted. 2. Allowed file types: Only files listed on our whitelist below will be accepeted by the system. 3. New video file rules: Gameplay videos must be in one of the formats listed below on our whitelist, and must be 10 minutes long or less. PS: If you want to submit one of your UT99/UT2004/UT3 stuffs to the official GameFront general archive that preventing get deleted from the site through your dashboard, here's how at the link: http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/674369 Downloads from territories. As the first file hosting rules changelog had been changed, there is one awkward thing I don't like: the following territories below are able to download from GameFront. If you're not in one of the below territories then, unfortunately, you will be unable to download files from GameFront (you can only upload your file to GF). AD – Andorra AE – United Arab Emirates AF – Afghanistan AG – Antigua and Barbuda AI – Anguilla AL – Albania AM – Armenia AN – Netherlands Antilles AO – Angola AQ – Antarctica AS – American Samoa AT – Austria AU – Australia AW – Aruba AZ – Azerbaijan BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina BB – Barbados BD – Bangladesh BE – Belgium BF – Burkina Faso BG – Bulgaria BH – Bahrain BI – Burundi BJ – Benin BM – Bermuda BN – Brunei Darussalam BO – Bolivia BS – Bahamas BT – Bhutan BV – Bouvet Island BW – Botswana BY – Belarus BZ – Belize CA – Canada CC – Cocos (Keeling) Islands CD – Congo, Democratic Republic CF – Central African Republic CG – Congo CH – Switzerland CI – Cote D’lvoire (Ivory Coast) CK – Cook Islands CM – Cameroon CV – Cape Verde CX – Christmas Island CY – Cyprus CZ – Czech Republic DE – Germany DJ – Djibouti DK – Denmark DM – Dominica DO – Dominican Republic DZ – Algeria EE – Estonia EH – Western Sahara ER – Eritrea ET – Ethiopia FI – Finland FJ – Fiji FK – Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FM – Micronesia FO – Faroe Islands GA – Gabon GB – Great Britain (UK) GD – Grenada GE – Georgia GF – French Guiana GH – Ghana GI – Gibraltar GL – Greenland GM – Gambia GN – Guinea GP – Guadeloupe GQ – Equatorial Guinea GR – Greece GS – S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Isles. GT – Guatemala GU – Guam GW – Guinea-Bissau GY – Guyana HM – Heard and McDonald Islands HR – Croatia (Hrvatska) IE – Ireland IL – Israel IO – British Indian Ocean Territory IQ – Iraq IR – Iran IS – Iceland JM – Jamaica JO – Jordan KE – Kenya KG – Kyrgyzstan KH – Cambodia KI – Kiribati KM – Comoros KN – Saint Kitts and Nevis KW – Kuwait KY – Cayman Islands KZ – Kazakhstan LA – Laos LB – Lebanon LC – Saint Lucia LI – Liechtenstein LK – Sri Lanka LR – Liberia LS – Lesotho LT – Lithuania LU – Luxembourg LV – Latvia LY – Libya MA – Morocco MC – Monaco MD – Moldova ME – Montenegro MG – Madagascar MH – Marshall Islands MK – F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia) ML – Mali MM – Myanmar MN – Mongolia MO – Macau MP – Northern Mariana Islands MQ – Martinique MR – Mauritania MS – Montserrat MT – Malta MU – Mauritius MV – Maldives MW – Malawi MZ – Mozambique NA – Namibia NC – New Caledonia NE – Niger NF – Norfolk Island NG – Nigeria NI – Nicaragua NL – Netherlands NO – Norway NP – Nepal NR – Nauru NU – Niue NZ – New Zealand (Aotearoa) OM – Oman PA – Panama PF – French Polynesia PG – Papua New Guinea PK – Pakistan PM – St. Pierre and Miquelon PR – Puerto Rico PS – Palestinian Territory, Occupied PW – Palau PY – Paraguay QA – Qatar RE – Reunion RW – Rwanda SA – Saudi Arabia SB – Solomon Islands SC – Seychelles SD – Sudan SH – St. Helena SI – Slovenia SJ – Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands SK – Slovak Republic SL – Sierra Leone SM – San Marino SN – Senegal SO – Somalia SR – Suriname ST – Sao Tome and Principe SV – El Salvador SY – Syria SZ – Swaziland TC – Turks and Caicos Islands TD – Chad TF – French Southern Territories TG – Togo TJ – Tajikistan TK – Tokelau TM – Turkmenistan TN – Tunisia TO – Tonga TT – Trinidad and Tobago TV – Tuvalu TZ – Tanzania UA – Ukraine UG – Uganda UM – US Minor Outlying Islands US – United States UZ – Uzbekistan VA – Vatican City State (Holy See) VC – Saint Vincent & the Grenadines VG – British Virgin Islands VI – Virgin Islands (U.S.) VU – Vanuatu WF – Wallis and Futuna Islands WS – Samoa YE – Yemen YT – Mayotte ZA – South Africa ZM – Zambia ZW – Zimbabwe The more you upload, people from territories that are not listed above will get an 403 error from the file you uploaded, and the files from your dashboard will be deleted for 60 days for inactivity. To all UT modders, DON'T USE GameFront anymore! Use MediaFire, UTzone.de, Dropbox or any file hosting sites instead! PS: Some file hosting sites (like MediaFire) have possible limitations for free account in terms of storage size, upload size limit, traffic/bandwidth and expiration. If you don't know then, here's the link and see the difference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...sting_services (or see the following from file hosting sites) I created this thread for solely purpose that old and new people may not wish visited to GameFront site. Thank you for reading this. Cordially, Private Tux (formerly Tux Android) __________________ “Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.” – George S. Patton My Homepage (WIP) \| UTzone.de \| YouTube \| Facebook \| Twitter \| Google+ (No new posts yet, sorry. ) UT-Files.com Staff Member \| Custom UT2004 Voice Pack Links at Epic Games Forums (100+ VPs counted!) UT2004 Voice Pack Tutorial: A guide to making voice pack modules for UT2004. New VPs are always welcome! Last edited by Tux Android; 11th Jan 2013 at 08:16 AM.

8th Jul 2012, 07:37 PM	#2
dr.flay Dr.Flay™ Join Date: Sep. 19th, 2011 Location: Kernow, UK Posts: 229	Thanks for the info on the epic thread I will spread it around! Over at UT99.org there is a big effort at the moment to go hunting and downloading http://www.ut99.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4005 The best place to submit your archives of Unreal stuff is at UT-files http://news.ut-files.com No adds, no fluff, just easy to find files. __________________ http://my.opera.com/Unreal-Tournamen...nali-weapons-3 Unreal News Links: http://my.opera.com/Unreal-Tournament (The biggest Unreal news aggregator) Free Mashup music http://www.last.fm/label/Fishy+Business Small donations from the community will keep your UT-FILES safe, your redirects running, and your players happy.

8th Jul 2012, 07:49 PM	#3
Vaskadar It's time I look back from outer space Join Date: Feb. 12th, 2008 Location: and face the mirror I still have to face Posts: 2,301	I've got all my maps saved on backup in case I need to re-upload for some folks who want to play them. __________________ Love is wise, and hatred is foolish.

8th Jul 2012, 07:55 PM	#4
leilei YES! YES! YES! Join Date: Jan. 20th, 2008 Posts: 317	If you do it through a partner site like moddb or mapraider there's a chance it might stay a bit more indefinite. __________________ o^_^o

8th Jul 2012, 11:29 PM	#5
SkaarjMaster enemy of time Join Date: Sep. 1st, 2000 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,357	It's a good thing I'm almost done downloading what I want too! wait.......seen this before... __________________ Insite Reviews: right here in the web archive

11th Jul 2012, 12:08 AM	#6
dr.flay Dr.Flay™ Join Date: Sep. 19th, 2011 Location: Kernow, UK Posts: 229	I have been informed by FeraliDragon that yes, if you upload via ModDB, they should be permanent. Anyone who already has uploads at risk, can log in and "submit" the file for permanent storage. CaptainSnarf over at the Epic games forum has posted what you need to know about keeping you mods and maps safe on ModDB File/GameFront. http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/674369 __________________ http://my.opera.com/Unreal-Tournamen...nali-weapons-3 Unreal News Links: http://my.opera.com/Unreal-Tournament (The biggest Unreal news aggregator) Free Mashup music http://www.last.fm/label/Fishy+Business Small donations from the community will keep your UT-FILES safe, your redirects running, and your players happy.

13th Nov 2012, 07:23 PM	#9
SkaarjMaster enemy of time Join Date: Sep. 1st, 2000 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,357	someone in South Africa cannot...........me thinks the list is flawed __________________ Insite Reviews: right here in the web archive

2nd Dec 2012, 04:36 PM	#10
Phraggonía Registered User Join Date: Feb. 27th, 2010 Location: Helsinki Posts: 20	This long and seemingly arbitrary country list is pretty bizarre and unworthy of the internet age. I was also on the page in question, only I couldn't find any reason given for these measures.

7th Jan 2013, 08:29 AM	#11
Tux Android ...................... Join Date: May. 19th, 2011 Location: Republic of the Philippines, Southeast Asia Posts: 246	First post is updated. PS: If this thread is in the UT3 sub-forum, may I duplicate this thread in any sub-forums? Thanks. __________________ “Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.” – George S. Patton My Homepage (WIP) \| UTzone.de \| YouTube \| Facebook \| Twitter \| Google+ (No new posts yet, sorry. ) UT-Files.com Staff Member \| Custom UT2004 Voice Pack Links at Epic Games Forums (100+ VPs counted!) UT2004 Voice Pack Tutorial: A guide to making voice pack modules for UT2004. New VPs are always welcome! Last edited by Tux Android; 7th Jan 2013 at 09:08 AM.

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