This document is no longer used, having been replaced twice. It was more recently replaced by the document next to this one in the que and more recently by the file upload file submission instructions. Still, this is a useful historic document which may be useful or required at some point in the future.

Please don't delete it while your checking all the documents!

- Freyr

Have you created something - be it a skin, a wallpaper, a tutorial, a sound track, a map, a mod or whatever - and wish Armada2Files to publish it? Then read on carefully!

The better you conform to the following guidelines, the faster your file will be online. Ignore them and it might end up being never published at all!

We won't accept any files whose contents seem legally questionable; this includes files that embed a hacked executable or include copyrighted materials used without explicit consent/permission e.g. ripped off from an other game/mod.

As of 25th of September 2005 the following new policy is now in effect;

Before you send a file in to us, you must have FULL permission for everything included that was taken from other people's mods (IF that author requires permission first). You must list the names and e-mail addresses of all the people who you have contacted for permission in the body of the e-mail so they can be contacted for confirmation if felt nessasary. Any files that have "I dont know who made it" will be ignored and not added to this site.

If you can not contact an author for permission for whatever reason, then say so in the e-mail and the readme. Basic message is either create it yourself or get permission.

Anyone found to be pretending other work WAS created by them and omitting to follow the above rules will find their files removed and their days on FileFront as good as over.

For more detailed information about obtaining permissions and putting credits down correctly, please view this link. Ignorance of these rules will not be accepted should you attempt to submit to us a file which has no permission when it was needed.

Sending your file

All of them should be directed to files@armada2files.com


Readying it before dispatch

1. Create a Readme in text-only format (TXT) that provides these information:
   • A short but comprehensible description of your file
   • Installation and use instructions
   • (Optional) A legal agreement stating whether or not you agree that your file may be redistributed on CD, DVD etc, resold, modified or "plugged" into a mod without notifying you. If you want to protect your work from unscrupulous persons, you really should include it!
   • Your contact information
   Avoid using those characters " and " as they won't be properly displayed in the area that displays it
   Anti-spam tip: don't print your email address explicitly e.g. instead of name@isp.com prefer name AT isp DOT com
2. Create a few screenshots (6 at most) showcasing it; preferably in JPG format (quality: 65-75%) and at a resolution of at least 640x480 pixels (maximum: 1024x768)
   
3. Bring together in the same directory file, readme, screenshots; compress them all into one single file
   We would prefer that you use the ZIP format for the compressed file as all platforms have support for it (RAR is not supported on Macs for instance)
   Avoid nested directory structures inside it unless absolutely necessary e.g. for a mod
4. Name your compressed file in such a way that makes our publishing system happy i.e. don't use spaces or funky characters like #, % @ etc
   Example #1: your file is a first version of a MP map titled Gamma Labs; you could name it mp_gammalabs_v1.zip
   Example #2: your file is a wallpaper entitled Return of the Dead; possible name: return_of_the_dead.zip

1. The subject should be the name of your creation
2. The body should include your nickname (or FN member name if you have registered the site), email contact as well as the category you deem your file would fit best

1. My ISP doesn't allow me to send my file because it's too big...
   
   • ... Try out this free service: YouSendIt | Email large files quickly, securely, easily. The title says it all, really!
   • ... Send it in n times, both 7-Zip and WinRAR have means to split archives to match a specific size. Just make sure to append something like this to the subject of your mails: (file 1 of n) for the 1st, (file n of n) for the last
   • ... Try to host it on a FTP and we will retrieve it off there.

Thank you for reading