Broken image links

Stupot · Mon 13/05/2013 01:12:50

Quote from: LimpingFish on Sun 12/05/2013 23:51:48The number of as yet unmarked broken downloads should be relatively small.

Not the case. Based on the games I covered for this thread, I'd say of all those whose links were broken only about a fifth were already marked as such.

I've seen more 404 and 'sorry, cannot be found' screens this week than the rest of last year put together

I fixed as many as I could as I went along though.

LimpingFish · Mon 13/05/2013 01:45:24

Well, to be honest, there is no follow up work done on links. If a download worked at the point in time it was checked, then it remained a working link. Various factors, such as the demise of shutupload.com and Megaupload, will result in previously working links turning up as broken.

Taking these factors into account (the number of download links being relatively small was based on the number of games which had never been officially checked, and not the entire database), I would agree that we could be looking at a more significant percentage.

cat · Mon 13/05/2013 09:02:48

Just found this: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/193/

The screenshot is an errorpic from image host and the text says "This demo is no longer available."

Tramponline · Mon 13/05/2013 09:04:13

These games have "outside" sources,
Lance The Penguine (mediafire.com) --> Not in the AGSarchives database!
The Legend of Rovendale 1 (Download page from Russia http://narod.yandex.ru/100.xhtml?jift.narod.ru/invis/LoR1.rar) --> "Coming soon" in the AGSarchives database.

If they're not stored "internally" they might join the unavailable list at one point. Any suggestions?

Quote from: cat on Mon 13/05/2013 09:02:48
Just found this: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/193/

The screenshot is an errorpic from image host and the text says "This demo is no longer available."

That game is in the AGSarchives.com database though and can be downloaded.

AGA · Mon 13/05/2013 09:56:51

As we discussed though, I think if a game author deliberately makes a game unavailable in the official AGS database, that should be respected. Offsite stuff like AGS Archives is fine though. So essentially, The Find demo should be removed.

However, I think I'll rework this a bit, to allow game authors to disable their own games. The game wouldn't be permanently deleted, it would just be made invisible to the game playing public, so the author could go back if they changed their mind.

EDIT: okay, done that, and marked The Find demo as unavailable.

Leon · Mon 13/05/2013 11:32:01

Quote from: Tramponline on Mon 13/05/2013 09:04:13
These games have "outside" sources,
The Legend of Rovendale 1 (Download page from Russia http://narod.yandex.ru/100.xhtml?jift.narod.ru/invis/LoR1.rar) --> "Coming soon" in the AGSarchives database.

If they're not stored "internally" they might join the unavailable list at one point. Any suggestions?

Unless you let all downloads point to your own server, there's not much you can do. I'm sure I've updated Legend of Rovendale with a screenshot and a working download, not necessarily to agsarchives.

It would be easy(ier) to check if the download doesn't point to your own archive. Just list the ones that don't and correct them. Then you'll be left with the ones you don't have and mark them as unavailable.

btw: I have "The 7 Doors" on in my archive somewhere... It's not on agsarchives either, but I know it's around somewhere.

Narushima · Mon 13/05/2013 11:43:34

Quote from: selmiak on Sun 12/05/2013 21:12:02
or have for example the image uploaders see a message that the a link was reportet as broken and have them confirm this and then mark it as broken without a link.

That seems like a good idea, and one I'd happily help with. If at all possible, we should also try to fix the link.

Narushima · Mon 13/05/2013 13:55:14

Speaking of misisng links, I've contacted the authors of the following games, which weren't available anywhere, to see if they still have a copy:
I Need A Wee!
Insta Game: The Strange Planet v1.0
It ain't easy
James bond (this one has been fixed)
Kill Davy Jones (demo)
Kiselyova Unleashed!
Klaus Kerner and the Fate of Atlantis

This one I couldn't find AND I couldn't locate the creator either:
Indy y la Abadia de Effel

Leon · Mon 13/05/2013 14:15:15

I have the Instagame!....

...if only I knew where.. $:-\$

Peder 🚀 · Mon 13/05/2013 16:25:26

Quote from: Tramponline on Mon 13/05/2013 09:04:13
These games have "outside" sources,
The Legend of Rovendale 1 (Download page from Russia http://narod.yandex.ru/100.xhtml?jift.narod.ru/invis/LoR1.rar) --> "Coming soon" in the AGSarchives database.

If they're not stored "internally" they might join the unavailable list at one point. Any suggestions?

This is now available over at AGSA: http://agsarchives.com/download/GameID/406/legend-of-rovendale-1.html

[edit]
I guess maybe I should ask for permissions to edit too, so I can edit directly when I update AGSA to include any games that are either set as coming soon or not yet added.

Tramponline · Mon 13/05/2013 20:10:43

Got kind of a double entry:

Old version (had a bug): "Phoenix1" (Download link broken)

Updated version: "Phoenix1(newlly uploaded)" with proper working link (for Peder: Not in the AGSarchives.com database)

I suppose that's also why the former is reported as download link broken.

Narushima · Mon 13/05/2013 21:25:57

Quote from: Peder Johnsen+ on Mon 13/05/2013 16:25:26
I guess maybe I should ask for permissions to edit too, so I can edit directly when I update AGSA to include any games that are either set as coming soon or not yet added.

These two aren't on AGSA yet:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1292/
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1389/

Peder 🚀 · Mon 13/05/2013 22:05:47

Most AGS db games with an ID > 1284 is most likely not in the AGSA db yet..

AGA · Mon 13/05/2013 22:29:07

Quote from: Tramponline on Mon 13/05/2013 20:10:43
Got kind of a double entry:

Old version (had a bug): "Phoenix1" (Download link broken)

Updated version: "Phoenix1(newlly uploaded)" with proper working link (for Peder: Not in the AGSarchives.com database)

I suppose that's also why the former is reported as download link broken.

Okay, merged the relevant data from the two entries, and deleted the latter.

Leon · Tue 14/05/2013 00:14:50

Found 7 Doors... stored it on my server for now until Peder moves it to the archive.
Found The 24 Hour Game...

Peder 🚀 · Tue 14/05/2013 00:31:07

The 7 doors link doesn't work :O. (Still uploading?)

Leon · Tue 14/05/2013 01:18:32

Nope.... case sensitive..

Should work now.

Peder 🚀 · Tue 14/05/2013 01:31:32

It does indeed

Tramponline · Tue 14/05/2013 12:50:16

The download of the game "Test Rat Escape" contained a corrupt speech.vox before:

Quote
AGS Panel Review
"File downloads, but is corrupt. Marking download as broken."

I added a new download link from the author's website.
It works now and the game can be started. Test Rat Escape still feels somewhat patchy though(Can't even figure out how to get to "walk cursor mode"!), but
it's a MAGS game after all.

Author's website: https://sites.google.com/site/joelphilippage/games

The AGSA database download version is the corrupt version as well.

Download link for "Test Rat Escape" on author's website: http://lifsadventures.googlepages.com/TestRatEscape.rar

The 'AGS Panel Review' comment might have to be adjusted?

EDIT: "Tales of Chikerny" (I think it's supposed to be "Tales of Chickenry" <- according to author page) can be found there as well. But there're two different talkie versions and I'd prefer if someone would update those entries who's more familiar with those two(?!) games...Leon, perhaps?

~~Link to the author's game page: https://sites.google.com/site/joelphilippage/games~~

edit2: Nevermind, the other download links seem to be dead.

AGA · Tue 14/05/2013 15:06:56

Quote from: Tramponline on Tue 14/05/2013 12:50:16
The 'AGS Panel Review' comment might have to be adjusted?

You can actually edit the Panel Rating, not that you should really do so without very good reason. Just click the "AGS Panel Rating" hyperlink (which is not a hyperlink for normal users). That page also lets you set the download and image links as broken / valid, just in case changing the link the other way didn't change that flag anyway (which shouldn't happen!). I should probably eventually just unify these things into one page, with different options depending on your user level, but that's a job for another day!