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Tons of changes have just been deployed plus we've just hit 400,000 registered members!

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As I'm sure most of you know, we are extremely hard at work putting the finishing touches on Desura (our game / mod digital distribution solution). But that doesn't mean ModDB misses out on the update love it deserves. If you noticed a few minutes of downtime today, this is why:

Added

  • Email verification, so if you change your email - you will need to verify it works
  • Shopping cart + purchase history (though this change is for Desura, unless you donate using the job ad system)

Updated

  • Streamlined the registration process, so new accounts are made instantly. They are read-only however, until you confirm your email
  • Updated the "lightbox" solution to be nicer. Also means when clicking "view original" image in the gallery you see it FULL SIZE and not a minimized version
  • Site login is now done via HTTPS for added security

These changes are not that exciting, but we should have some very exciting announcements and changes late next week, so check back in for that. Oh and we just hit 400,000 registered members!

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Delusibeta
Delusibeta - - 43 comments

I'd like to think that the "very exciting announcement" next week is a Desura open beta date.

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INtense! Author
INtense! - - 4,100 comments

Afraid not, that is still about 4 ~ 6 weeks away if all goes to plan! Could be longer due to the sheer amount of work involved... but it is getting close now

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infl1ct1on
infl1ct1on - - 306 comments

Wow! 4-6 weeks, or a little longer is much closer than I thought it'd be for Desura's release.

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Jike
Jike - - 177 comments

yes, that is great! Good luck, looking forward to this!

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Desiderium
Desiderium - - 160 comments

Desura is proly one of the best things to happen to us, Indie Devs :)

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KodY
KodY - - 102 comments

"Updated the "lightbox" solution to be nicer. Also means when clicking "view original" image in the gallery you see it FULL SIZE and not a minimized version"


Thanks for listening :)
Thats one click less to worry about

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ammd
ammd - - 1,003 comments

I want a "clear all" featrue for all the updates

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cW#Ravenblood - - 6,703 comments

yes, this would be cool!
Anyway, nice!

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OTPIdARP
OTPIdARP - - 167 comments

Nice job!

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

400,000 registered members?

Why are there about 80,000 (80,090 ATM to be exact) ranks?

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MrChocolateBear
MrChocolateBear - - 68 comments

Very good question. I'm curious about this as well.

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INtense! Author
INtense! - - 4,100 comments

you've gotta be an active member to be ranked. so only 80,000 are active.

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FreeFall89
FreeFall89 - - 59 comments

thats a shame :(

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JohnnyMaverik
JohnnyMaverik - - 469 comments

Aye, should be more. Ah well, the rest of this planets fools don't know what they're missing.

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FreeFall89
FreeFall89 - - 59 comments

true

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frosty-theaussie
frosty-theaussie - - 843 comments

congrats moddb

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Jashin
Jashin - - 169 comments

Did May have zero mod release? No highlight video yet.

I like the monthly highlight video :)

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leebarguss
leebarguss - - 316 comments

It's coming! Don't worry.
Dave's just finishing up.

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justgoaway
justgoaway - - 8,208 comments

Nice work Moddb. Congratz too.

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MEGADETHTHRETH
MEGADETHTHRETH - - 19 comments

ModDb kicks ***

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Noktis
Noktis - - 159 comments

Nice ;)

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nosfer4tu
nosfer4tu - - 1,378 comments

I thought moddb already had 400,000+ members.

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WinstonSmith
WinstonSmith - - 83 comments

It's nice that ModDB is doing logins via HTTPS now. Good to see that some sites care about security!

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa121403.htm
No security is impenetrable.

The tightest security is making backups, scanning/capturing data, plus your own eyes, intelligence - and above all - awareness. ;-]

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INtense! Author
INtense! - - 4,100 comments

It is a lot harder to use data when it has 256bit encryption.

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

Mhmm, sorry. Too much insolence & pride. That serves me right.

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Elementalist
Elementalist - - 732 comments

400,000? ... Weird. I'm actually surprised, I thought there was at least a million. Dunno why, just imagined it was bigger, but glad that it's still growing.

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

Also, these are registered members.
400k registered members in total.
80k active ones.
And the guests not told about - BTW, how many guests do you get now? :-) 2kk a month?

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INtense! Author
INtense! - - 4,100 comments

We get about 1.5 million visitors a month. So the vast majority of visitors are guests

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Elementalist
Elementalist - - 732 comments

As well as me visiting the site at school from about 10 different computers at various times but not logging on. Haha.

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Tatsur0
Tatsur0 - - 1,068 comments

Exciting new is the upcoming game from the developers of ZPS :D

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MrMattWebb
MrMattWebb - - 1,803 comments

good luck with contagion. seems you picked up the last of the best modders for source. :P

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leebarguss
leebarguss - - 316 comments

Well done ModDB :)

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Cremat0r
Cremat0r - - 6,885 comments

Woow!
Nice to see this awesome mod-providing webpage is growing in it's community, if just all the guests would quickly register, then we would have 1 or 2 million! (Minimum)

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Q_Layer
Q_Layer - - 37 comments

GREAT NEWS!
Im glad the site is growing!
Thanks for all the support for the community so far!

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Gandbon
Gandbon - - 1,718 comments

Long live moddb! Soon moddb will get on tv(hope plz)/

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MrMattWebb
MrMattWebb - - 1,803 comments

Feillyne: 2k guests a month?
INtense: 1.5 million guests a month.

Epic. :D

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sasuke2490
sasuke2490 - - 347 comments

modb is awesome

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ConzoMc
ConzoMc - - 4 comments

I must have been close to the 400,000 because I joined on monday

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Eagle19
Eagle19 - - 265 comments

Great Job

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DOLBYdigital
DOLBYdigital - - 623 comments

This is and has been my absolute favorite site on the internet... yes ModDb is that awesome in my opinion :)

Keep up the great work with ModDb and Desura!

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Marffy
Marffy - - 285 comments

OMG. I am 1 of the 400,000 members on this site!

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Jyffeh
Jyffeh - - 982 comments

Congrats on 400,000.

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Xylemon
Xylemon - - 2,677 comments

I've been here for almost three years, it's been a great time.

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The_Great_Skratsby
The_Great_Skratsby - - 6 comments

Congrats!

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C&C_Burger
C&C_Burger - - 2,040 comments

400,000!? I thought moddb had a lot more then that.. Like way more then a million.. XD
Congratulations by the way.

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hate4uall
hate4uall - - 702 comments

**** DLC USE MOD DB <3 X X XX X X

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mjMAG
mjMAG - - 73 comments

you need a gold medal for this

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technoblue
technoblue - - 70 comments

Invalid SSL certificate??

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Noktis
Noktis - - 159 comments

Great ;)

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