Author Topic: Monsoonix made free for the community (Read 32229 times)

Chakra · « **on:** August 03, 2007, 10:51:37 am »

Alright fellas, if you don't know what Monsoonix is, don't ask. But in short, its the banner service for Soldat that unregistered users see when loading Soldat.
It's run by Michal's brother, but hasn't turned out quite as popular as it could've. So, its now a free service for anything community/soldat related.

If you'd like to advertise your service to the community, whether a popular server you host, a forum, even a mod, anything at all Soldat related and towards it's benefit, you need only send the appropriate image to me (PM me via the forums with the image) and it'll go on Monsoonix for all to see. Banners will rotate around one another, so the image'll change everytime it's loaded.

I'm also looking towards having the Monsoonix banner appear here on the forums for visitors to see, once I work it out. Can't be hard, Michal said it's doable.

There are limitations though, which are...

Image must be 400x50 in size. Make it yourself.
Must be in .gif format only.
Be at or under 40kb in size.
Be marginally popular already. I don't want every Tom, Twat and Noob sending me banners for their self-hosted realistic survival advanced WM trenchwar pointmatch server, If you're a recognised service, you're banner worthy.
Be linked to a website (Can use a thread on these forums related to it if in doubt)
And probably best not to have it contain images or words not suitable for our younger audiences.
..most likely something else i've forgot thats very important. But If I remember, i'll be very angry with you.

Fulfill these requirements and you got yourself a banner on Monsoonix. Woo! Don't spam my PM or you'll get banned!

Sytrus · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2007, 10:57:00 am »

Would other Soldat Sub-Gamemode forums also fall under "soldat/community related"?

PaFel · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2007, 10:59:42 am »

Woha! Nice too know that! (damn! I must end my super-ultra BF2 mod hih...)

Chakra · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:03:35 am »

Try me Sytrus. Â Just so long as it's not something half-baked and fresh off some kid's imagination, know what I mean? Something that has at least a bit of shelf life and is reasonably recognised.

DePhille · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:17:31 am »

Alright, made a banner for SoldatPage, I guess that's the type of website you're looking for right?

Image: http://soldatpage.u13.net/dump/monsoonix_soldatpage.gif
Example:

Size: 11 571 Bytes
Format: GIF
Link: http://soldatpage.u13.net/

Also sent this to your PM inbox. I posted this here to get some feedback on the banner if it sucks badly because SoldatPage needs the extra advertising.

Grtz, DePhille

Cappy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:19:49 am »

Good to know this, Avarax should have a 'monsoonix' banner so even more people know about Hexer.

NinjaGimp369 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:22:40 am »

Quote from: Cappy on August 03, 2007, 11:19:49 am

Good to know this, Avarax should have a 'monsoonix' banner so even more people know about Hexer.

So very very true, hexer really needs to get out there to the players who haven't discovered it already.

Chakra · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:47:54 am »

Whoopsie, turns out it can only be .gif images. No .jpg's or .png's allowed apparently.

Just working out some of the kinks to the system ....can even set banners to show to those with a particular 'language', ip/ip range, hostname type, set dates for it to be shown, set times, certain days of the week, etc etc..

DePhille · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:49:49 am »

Diffrent images too?
Maybe I can make multiple banners so you don't always get to see the same SoldatPage banner.

Chakra · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:52:59 am »

Could be done guv, could be done. It's now up btw.

And wheres your grtz? Only one per thread now?

Clawbug · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:54:11 am »

Quote from: Cappy on August 03, 2007, 11:19:49 am

Good to know this, Avarax should have a 'monsoonix' banner so even more people know about Hexer.

Tbh, many people know, but I dont believe so many people like it, which includes me.

sorry for offtopic!

DePhille · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:59:28 am »

Ah great, I'll make some later on.
Oh and I said in that post I sent you a PM also but considering you replied before I could write it, I didn't send the PM. I'll send the new banners trough PM if there are any.
I only end with "Grtz" when I think there is enough text inside the particular post

.

Like now,
Grtz, DePhille

EnEsCe · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:58:38 am »

Hardly anyone clicks them anyway. I paid for like 800,000 views and only 1,000 or so actually clicked it....

Michal Marcinkowski · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:51:19 am »

The click-rate isn't high because it isn't a website so people want to play instead of visiting a page, but still 1000 is a lot and 800,000 views? Wow were can you get that?

EnEsCe · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:43:18 am »

Note the word "like", this was last year at some stage.

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #15 on:** August 04, 2007, 01:46:27 pm »

Now if only Monsoonix was on a new server so it wasn't sharing bandwidth with all of the Soldat stuff...

Chakra · « **Reply #16 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:04:50 pm »

...and if the forums had a lovely front news page like the old dna forums, where the monsoonix banner could be appropriately decorate for all to see...

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:09:24 pm »

Quote from: Chakra on August 04, 2007, 02:04:50 pm

...and if the forums had a lovely front news page like the old dna forums, where the monsoonix banner could be appropriately decorate for all to see...

once I had the money from a certain someone for the new server, I could focus more time on the front page

Chakra · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:19:50 pm »

more time than a year? I asked you last feckin' June ya bastad. and I hope that certain someone isn't me, 'cos i'm stoney broke.

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #19 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:28:13 pm »

nah that someone is MM. He's got the money for it but is having a hard time getting it to me

Chakra · « **Reply #20 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:43:07 pm »

Michal?
Money?
But he's polish guv. I can't wait another year.

Xxypher · « **Reply #21 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:54:09 pm »

Meh, I guess I will make one.
I will post it when I am done.

^_^ · « **Reply #22 on:** August 04, 2007, 04:29:48 pm »

Woopsie, wrong place.

'

Ahem... Anyways, I always thought the new little banner thing that shows up was kind of cool.

Xxypher · « **Reply #23 on:** August 04, 2007, 04:48:02 pm »

How do i set up URLS in this site?
Does it go like this?

[url

]http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=16757.0[/url]
Or
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f133/Xxypher/CybotronicAngelMonsoonbanner.gif[/img]]http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=16757.0
Or

Well anyway... The link goes to this.
http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=16757.0

mxyzptlk · « **Reply #24 on:** August 04, 2007, 04:49:49 pm »

Code: [Select]

[url=http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=16757.0][img]http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=16757.0[/img][/url]

xurich · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2007, 04:50:33 pm »

It's too tall. It needs to be 400x50.

Xxypher · « **Reply #26 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:12:01 pm »

Date Posted: August 04, 2007, 06:09:36 PM

Okay I will make it shorter, just used the site to see what it would look like.
Is there any way at all I can have it 200x50? or does it have to be 400x50?
Never mind I read the first page.
It will be stretched, but at least it will be usable.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:40:15 pm »

just animate it to scroll, or anything but squash something in half.

Xxypher · « **Reply #28 on:** August 05, 2007, 04:17:49 pm »

Nah, I am fine with this, plus I have no animation programs.

Date Posted: August 04, 2007, 09:20:05 PM

And as I think about this, shouldn't this be stickied?

xurich · « **Reply #29 on:** August 08, 2007, 09:25:43 pm »

Just to clarify: are we able to submit multiple banners for the same service? We have about three that we would like to use for SCTFL.

The Bone Collector · « **Reply #30 on:** August 08, 2007, 09:38:08 pm »

I spose my website is nothing soldat related? www.dansgfx.emdco.net

blackdevil0742 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 09, 2007, 02:17:09 am »

So community related does that mean that I can make a image with "blackdevil0742 a Soldatforums member"?

NinjaGimp369 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 09, 2007, 03:22:50 am »

Haha I doubt it. It's mostly advertising servers and sites, not players.

Chakra · « **Reply #33 on:** August 09, 2007, 05:41:00 am »

Quote from: xurich on August 08, 2007, 09:25:43 pm

Just to clarify: are we able to submit multiple banners for the same service? We have about three that we would like to use for SCTFL.

Not exactly. I can't submit one 'item' that'll randomly swap between different banners, but i can upload multiple banners which, due to their numbers, would show up more often. Can't see why I wouldn't do that considering it's for SCTFL ...also theres other things that can be done, like having them show up to a specific date, or after, etc..

EnEsCe · « **Reply #34 on:** August 09, 2007, 05:51:02 am »

There should like... a standard or something. 80% of the ones that are added look disgusting / mspaint / out-of-place

coolhunt · « **Reply #35 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:48:05 am »

and the link for the picture is this:
http://www.dieteam.de.vu

plz add it =)

gedazz · « **Reply #36 on:** August 11, 2007, 06:30:27 am »

Here's my banner for Let the Weapons Talk comic

URL: http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=10945.0
Image (11,5 kb): http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3920/lettheweaponstalkbannerjb5.gif

Add it, please

Chakra · « **Reply #37 on:** August 11, 2007, 02:57:26 pm »

I've had a few banners put forward to me in my PM also. Sorry I can't upload them today or earlier, as my PC is rather fucked. I'll see what I can do tomorrow, and if not then, later in the week.

Chakra · « **Reply #38 on:** August 13, 2007, 08:03:25 am »

Quote from: coolhunt on August 10, 2007, 11:48:05 am

and the link for the picture is this:
http://www.dieteam.de.vu

plz add it =)

....what the fuck is this site? Is it about Soldat?

And I'm not sure gedazz ... I.. thought your comic was a bit wank. Crap infact. If a few others think otherwise, i'll throw her up there.

Pafel, if you're reading this, png mod is up.

PaFel · « **Reply #39 on:** August 13, 2007, 08:50:37 am »

Quote from: Chakra on August 13, 2007, 08:03:25 am

Pafel, if you're reading this, png mod is up.

Sure I'm reading! Thanks

DeMo · « **Reply #40 on:** August 14, 2007, 10:30:13 pm »

Ok Chakra, here's the banner for the Brazilian Soldat Community.Â

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8729/sbr3xe4.gif (GIF 11kb)

soldat.com.br is the biggest Soldat community in South America. We're also the only site/forum dedicated to Soldat in Brazil. We're listed here in the forums in the "national community pages" and there's also a link to us in soldat.pl front page. You can also see our button (shown below) in the official Soldat page (the one in english).

We have over 4000 members registered in our forums, our own ranking system for clans, download section, 14 dedicated servers and a lot more. As you can see, we're pretty big and we would like to have our banner in Monsoonix to help attract more Brazilian/Latin American players.

Thank you for your time.

gedazz · « **Reply #41 on:** August 15, 2007, 11:33:14 am »

Quote from: Chakra on August 13, 2007, 08:03:25 am

And I'm not sure gedazz ... I.. thought your comic was a bit wank. Crap infact.

Yeah, I know

CAATINGA · « **Reply #42 on:** August 15, 2007, 12:12:52 pm »

Quote from: DeMo on August 14, 2007, 10:30:13 pm

Ok Chakra, here's the banner for the Brazilian Soldat Community.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8729/sbr3xe4.gif (GIF 11kb)

soldat.com.br is the biggest Soldat community in South America. We're also the only site/forum dedicated to Soldat in Brazil. We're listed here in the forums in the "national community pages" and there's also a link to us in soldat.pl front page. You can also see our button (shown below) in the official Soldat page (the one in english).

We have over 4000 members registered in our forums, our own ranking system for clans, download section, 14 dedicated servers and a lot more. As you can see, we're pretty big and we would like to have our banner in Monsoonix to help attract more Brazilian/Latin American players.

Thank you for your time.

Yeah, and just to ratify... the link we'd like the banner to point is the one written on the picture: http://www.soldat.com.br

thanks Chakra, nice initiative!

Serial K!ller · « **Reply #43 on:** August 30, 2007, 04:49:17 pm »

Here's my banner for my mods website

Image:

link: http://www.denacke.net/matthi/skmods/

and for the mod's archive:

Image:

link:http://soldatmods.edgegaming.com

wolfbr · « **Reply #44 on:** October 24, 2007, 08:46:27 am »

Here's my banner for my Metal knights modÂ

(20,5 kb)
link:http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=2687.0
add it pleaseÂ

Quote

Next time, turn the url into a hyperlink. >_>

ok

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #45 on:** October 24, 2007, 10:24:09 am »

Next time, turn the url into a hyperlink. >_>

xmRipper · « **Reply #46 on:** September 06, 2008, 03:44:40 pm »

Hey Chakra.

Here's my banner for Turkish Soldat Community;

(14 KB.)
Link: http://soldat-tr.com

Add it please.

Date Posted: 19 May 2008, 23:22:14

* xmRipper fists Chakra

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Author Topic: Monsoonix made free for the community (Read 32229 times)