https://triplea-game.org/maps-list/maps/

RogerCooper

There is a scenario called 1939A Historical-Revised. It can be downloaded through the in-game downloader. It can be downloaded from github at https://github.com/triplea-maps/1939ARevised

However, it does not appear at https://triplea-game.org/maps-list/maps/. Why do some mods appear on that page why others don't?

ubernaut

@rogercooper that page looks like someone needs manually update it. prolly it should be either automated in some fashion or just redirected to the GitHub page

RogerCooper

@ubernaut Who manually updates the page.

ubernaut

@rogercooper no idea sorry @LaFayette or @Panther or @prastle might know

LaFayette

We need to re-invent how that page is done.

Used to be done by an automation, was removed 4 years ago:
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/commit/9350ca253744f0d3e4d9f0f5cadff54e8c288a7c

The timing was not correct, but the fundamental problem of how to update the page remains.

The low traffic is a real thing. Open question what to do on this situation (combined with capacity to do so)

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DanVanAtta committed to triplea-game/triplea

Disconnect github action to update maps on website (#10781)

We have some configuration to automatically split the 'triplea_maps.yaml'
file (which indexes avaialable maps) and publishes these map descriptions
to the TripleA website.

This has a few problems:
1. We are quickly moving away from 'triplea_maps.yaml' and will need
a different mechanism if we wish to continue updating maps on website.

2. The website receives exceedingly low traffic, it's likely nobody
has even looked at the maps listing on the website for a few weeks.
The value to complexity ratio is seemingly unfavorable for even building
a replacement, which is all more argument for removing the current legacy
implementation.

RogerCooper

@lafayette I am fine with using triplea_map.yaml. But it should be noted if the maps page is no longer being updated.

There are problems with the in-game downloader, but new maps can be added.

ubernaut

@lafayette we doing office hours this sunday? i should be around can post to the axisaliies sub if we want to do it

TheDog

@LaFayette
Options are;

Update it, to dynamically show the 300+ maps in the map repository.
A static web page show casing say 4 maps/periods showing that TripleA is not just about WW2.
Remove the page completely.

Considering the low traffic, I favour removing the page completely as
https://triplea-game.org/
could be updated to better show off TripleA.

LaFayette

@RogerCooper

@lafayette I am fine with using triplea_map.yaml. But it should be noted if the maps page is no longer being updated.

Indeed, the group got quite adapt at using that configuration file. It should be good news to know that YAML file is just obsolete in 2.7. The support server reads maps out of the repositories directly, mooting the need for the YAML file entirely, it's a step that map makers will be able to skip going forward.

There are problems with the in-game downloader, but new maps can be added.

Could you add some details? I'm very interested to know what specifically you are seeing. I'm stretched thin, the exact pointers is helpful so I don't try to fix additional issues and not the main problem you're seeing.

@ubernaut

@lafayette we doing office hours this sunday? i should be around can post to the axisaliies sub if we want to do it

Yes! Agenda is to show the new infrastructure for controlling bots. It's become significantly easier to add/remove them, lots of automation. Very importantly, the needed server config and redeployments is all in a pretty decent place now (though I do need to configure bots to get their maps, but overall the server side is in good shape now)

LaFayette

@thedog, appreciate the response, reasonable option list. I suspect new comers, the very few that look at that page, might not have context to know the page is not being updated. I tend to agree that one way or another something should happen, either removal to clean it up, or enhance it in one way or another.

AI tooling is strong enough now that someone less technical might be able to make good headway into re-skinning the page, to go more the static direction or to re-invent the page otherwise. Linking to the maps org feels like something of a minimum. Certainly a bit of a limbo situation for the moment.

ubernaut

@lafayette done:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AxisAllies/comments/1svjb44/triplea_offices_hours_tomorrow_10am_pdt_1_pm_edt/

see you tomorrow

TheDog

@LaFayette
New issue on latest version 2.7.15447
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/issues/14283

LaFayette

@thedog wrong thread for the bug report @TheDog , regardless, great find!