I'm thinking about having a map database on TUS, before I start coding the Tourneys part.

Why? There are a few map database sites already!


Reasons :   

• I have promised Big Billy before I start coding TUS about making a map database
• Connecting Leagues, Tourneys and Cups to Map database :
  
  I've been checking replays. I see most of the time, the host takes advantage of hosting "His Maps".
  For example, In the WfW if you know the map well and your opponent is not familiar with the map, I say he is dead already before the game starts. I gotta say almost in EVERY scheme there's this advantage that the host can take. It is not his fault. Someone must host!
  
  So I'm saying TUS can pick up a map by random for the players.
  For this, The system must have :
  
  1. Rated by being standard maps :
  People can vote for the maps if they are standard to be play for a serious game.
  
  2. Rated by difficulty maps:
  Is a map easy, normal or hard?  System can pick a map for them in the normal categorized maps. e.g a normal wxw map.
  
  Another advantage I guess we would have by this is :
  When picking maps, 1st player goes to some page maybe "Map picker".  He request a map, then his opponent must go to that page and confirm, and then system will give them a map.
  So if someone is faking somebody else's name, he can't come to site and confirm his map.

A simple database is a nice idea but I don't think that too many people will "waste" their time with this.

The map database could fit in well and integrate with the tourney & cups section.

See what you come up with.

Don't forget there's the almighty WMDB out there

Yea, WMDB and Hosting Buddy are together, you know that...

Maybe you should start the Tourney Stuff first.
And then the map database

Quote from: Big Billy on January 04, 2009, 11:57 AM
Maybe you should start the Tourney Stuff first.
And then the map database

agree

lol the Cups part is still wet! Now you want tourneys? xD

I like the idea, I'm kinda worried about the site though. It often has too many connections already. And with all the .PNG maps it is bound to take up quite some space as well. 

I'm also interested to know the possibilities of linking the database to the league. There could be plenty, but it might just make things more difficult to understand.

Would be cool though, there's some maps that aren't suited for WMDB: ordinary .BIT maps and large packs, they deserve to be stored somewhere as well (and not just on some crappy file-sharing site).

I think it would be cool if you could add a record to each RR-map, allowing users to post their fastest time and a replay of it to prove it. A sort of large-scale RR challenge 

Quote from: HHC on November 19, 2009, 12:20 PM
I like the idea, I'm kinda worried about the site though. It often has too many connections already. And with all the .PNG maps it is bound to take up quite some space as well. 

TUS server will be changed soon mate.

Quote from: HHC on November 19, 2009, 12:20 PM
I'm also interested to know the possibilities of linking the database to the league. There could be plenty, but it might just make things more difficult to understand.

Would be cool though, there's some maps that aren't suited for WMDB: ordinary .BIT maps and large packs, they deserve to be stored somewhere as well (and not just on some crappy file-sharing site).

TUS Map database will present both png and bit maps.

Quote from: HHC on November 19, 2009, 12:20 PM
I think it would be cool if you could add a record to each RR-map, allowing users to post their fastest time and a replay of it to prove it. A sort of large-scale RR challenge 

You mean a 'anytime for any rr map' style or should we take you to a tour on TUS? ^^
https://www.tus-wa.com/challenges/

Quote from: MonkeyIsland on November 19, 2009, 12:27 PM
You mean a 'anytime for any rr map' style or should we take you to a tour on TUS? ^^
https://www.tus-wa.com/challenges/

Anytime and anywhere

As for the challenges, only those maps are up which appeared in a Challenge already. Would be nice to have a sorted list, with complete map packs, like those real oldschool RR maps.