Hey everyone! Hope you are all staying safe, and indoors. Hopefully playing more NFS!
Just wanted to advertise some new features with the site. Hopefully everything will be working smoothly, but if not, feel free to comment here and I'll do my best to fix any bugs as soon as possible
Updated Addon pages
I have redesigned the addon detail pages slightly, to give more real estate to the screens. They are a little bigger now and the rating/favorite features are more prominent. Hopefully that will entice people to rate and favorite more
Comment replies
You can now reply directly to a comment (only down one level, for now) and will be notified via the notifications icon at the top of the screen if somebody replies to your comment.
New Vinyls category
The downloads section now has a category for vinyls. You can now select vinyls when uploading and I have re-categorized existing vinyl/livery downloads into that new category. You may remember NFSAddons/NFSGarage used to have a vinyl section years ago, and those files are still on the server but not visible. The majority don't have preview screenshots, but I will be going through them and re-adding them to the site wherever possible.
Hope everyone likes the new updates, and as always, if you think of a feature you'd like to see, or find a bug somewhere, post on the forums or our Discord (https://discord.gg/Cv79QDW) server.
I really like this update. The new design for the downloads reminds me of a familiar site...idk which one.
Comment replies definitely were needed.
And vinyl section also is useful.
Sorry I'm late with replying, but cool updates, I like the redesigned addon layout and the Reply-to-comment feature. 8)
Another new update today.
NFS:UG, NFS:MW and NFS:C cars will now display which care they replace in the game. If they are addon cars, they will specify that as well.
When uploading, there is a new field to fill out selecting which car it will replace. On the downloads page, you will see this which lets you know which car it replaces
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/replaces.png)
Clicking "Find more cars that replace XXXX" will take you to the downloads page listing all the other addons that replace that car.
Hopefully this makes things a little easier when searching for addons!
Note: I will be extending this to other gameversions soon.
Minor update today, but the database has been converted to a new DB platform, and should be a little speedier. If you notice any bugs, let me know!
My suggestion is maybe changing the SOTD section.
I see that the last day is Saturday,but the official last day in the calendar is Sunday. So maybe changing the SOTD to start the SOTD's with Monday,instead of Sunday. It kinda throws me off.
The weeks start in Sunday here in North America. I'll see if I can get it to start based on your location
Timed out screen for upload? Honestly, doesn't make too much sense to say its already uploaded.
Idk if it would take a while... :/
It would be super helpful to make an update to re-rate an Addon. You only get ONE shot at rating and if you supposedly rated it wrong, there's no turning back. I know how it gets understood when they say they actually rate DIFFERENTLY, like when a mistake was made that a rate was supposed to be 10/10, but it WOULD be a good option. Would it be done?
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Aug 21, 2020, 8:25 PM
It would be super helpful to make an update to re-rate an Addon. You only get ONE shot at rating and if you supposedly rated it wrong, there's no turning back. I know how it gets understood when they say they actually rate DIFFERENTLY, like when a mistake was made that a rate was supposed to be 10/10, but it WOULD be a good option. Would it be done?
I have been meaning to add this... I will build that out this week probably
Love the new menu feature!
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Sep 07, 2020, 8:54 PM
Love the new menu feature!
The Latest addons on the homepage? Thanks! I may add more to it soon. I want to de-clutter a little bit, but still keep all the info we have (top downloads etc)
Welp ima give a small detail suggestion, colors for the top 3?
Bronze / Silver / Gold text color or whatever. :P
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Sep 11, 2020, 9:53 AM
Welp ima give a small detail suggestion, colors for the top 3?
Bronze / Silver / Gold text color or whatever. :P
Hmm, not sure it makes sense for the latest addons, but maybe for the Top Downloads
I actually meant top downloads.
Is there such an option to look at EVERYTHING in this site? Like how you search for something and even SHOWROOMS pop up. Would it be the same with every Addon?
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Sep 25, 2020, 8:31 PM
Is there such an option to look at EVERYTHING in this site? Like how you search for something and even SHOWROOMS pop up. Would it be the same with every Addon?
hmm, I'm not sure where to put such a feature, as it wouldn't make sense for the download page, since showrooms and projects are downloads, but I'll think about it
Quote from: Mike on Sep 25, 2020, 11:23 PM
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Sep 25, 2020, 8:31 PM
Is there such an option to look at EVERYTHING in this site? Like how you search for something and even SHOWROOMS pop up. Would it be the same with every Addon?
hmm, I'm not sure where to put such a feature, as it wouldn't make sense for the download page, since showrooms and projects are downloads, but I'll think about it
I could have an example, like if you want to see what's happening all at once anywhere, or specifically in a chosen game like how every list works (ticking the box). If you ask for location of a button or something, try this, also excuse me if the box is too large.
Hmm, not a bad idea. I'll work on that page when I get some time and add it in there
I do not know if there'd be an option to the site that it would be all-time alert, like if someone replied and you stay at a webpage, it immediately notifies you and changes the recent actions tab to move back, letting a new notification to appear.
But it might make the site heavy or make it slow to load stuff or something. Just a thought.
Maybe ignore this? :V
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Sep 29, 2020, 12:40 AM
I do not know if there'd be an option to the site that it would be all-time alert, like if someone replied and you stay at a webpage, it immediately notifies you and changes the recent actions tab to move back, letting a new notification to appear.
But it might make the site heavy or make it slow to load stuff or something. Just a thought.
Maybe ignore this? :V
I can see some issues with that, if you were typing a comment, then the page suddenly brought you back to view the new reply to a previous comment. I could make the notifications icon change immediately when someone comments, instead of needing a page refresh, but like you said, that has potential to make the site slower overall, and I don't think it's bad how it currently is
If there was such a method to make it run lightly, MS Teams has poor quality in EVERYTHING and this is one reason, slow response.
Just to make sure if you CAN do a light-weight all-time alert feature, then try.
Quote from: Sgt. Drifter on Sep 29, 2020, 12:40 AM
I do not know if there'd be an option to the site that it would be all-time alert, like if someone replied and you stay at a webpage, it immediately notifies you and changes the recent actions tab to move back, letting a new notification to appear.
But it might make the site heavy or make it slow to load stuff or something. Just a thought.
Maybe ignore this? :V
@Sgt.Drifter: Ya Sgt. bro.....I was also just thinking of that too and you posted it in here. Anyway nice thought dude! :)
@Mike:
But I think this update will definitely slow other things down and I am using a wifi router (good connnectivity and speed and still I am still demanding for a faster ones :( ! So in my view I think its better not to do such because there definitely might be some(mostly probably) users in this site who might be viewing with bad or poor connectivity(for me 'OK') . Anyway this idea is good and if u wish to do this as an update to this site I may not mind............ :)
@Mike: Hello Mike I have a doubt. That is why can't I set a 8K wallpaper as my avatar ??? Is just shows to me as ' nfsaddons.com is currently not working'. Any fixes Mike?
Quote from: NFSMWFAN on Sep 29, 2020, 9:51 PM
@Mike: Hello Mike I have a doubt. That is why can't I set a 8K wallpaper as my avatar ??? Is just shows to me as ' nfsaddons.com is currently not working'. Any fixes Mike?
We limit the size of the avatars to a maximum of 100x100, since there's no need for a larger one and the forums won't break and look off that way.
If that's not the issue, send me a link to the avatar you want and I'll see if I can figure out what's going on
Here's the link Mike:
https://unsplash.com/photos/c-NEiPIxpYI
Pls help me fix this thing!
Quote from: NFSMWFAN on Sep 29, 2020, 10:41 PM
Here's the link Mike:
https://unsplash.com/photos/c-NEiPIxpYI
Pls help me fix this thing!
Fixed!
Thanks Mike but I already fixed it by resizing the image MP. But anyway thanks for the help Mike :)!
Quote from: NFSMWFAN on Sep 29, 2020, 11:15 PM
Thanks Mike but I already fixed it by resizing the image MP. But anyway thanks for the help Mike :)!
No problem, glad it's sorted!
Nice NFSAddons Halloween logo and the ghost. Great work Mike :).
I agree, EPIC!
Mike, you know what the NFSA logo's font is?
My wifi is so fricking fast...
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to announce a couple updates (that you may have already noticed).
Added changelog to addon pages
If an author has updated their addon, you will now see a changelog section on the addon detail page:
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/changelog.png)
Addon owners:
When editing one of your addons on the Manage Addons page (https://www.nfsaddons.com/myaddons/), if you select to upload a new file, you will see 2 new fields. One for a short description of what has changed, and another to add a version number for the changelog. Next time you edit the addon, the site will do it's best to guess the next version number, but you can still freely type any version number you want
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/changelog2.png)
Fixed project page sorting bugs
The sorting options for the projects page (https://www.nfsaddons.com/myaddons/) were not working before, but they should be now
Great!
Ya, really kinda nice update Mike! ;)
I like the snowy site! It makes me cool! XDDDD
Quote from: NFSMWFAN on Nov 16, 2020, 8:12 PM
I like the snowy site! It makes me cool! XDDDD
Usually wait until December, but it's 2020.. we need some cheer early this year :)
Greetings, everyone!
A couple new updates to tell you about.
Searching by author will now display on the filters menu
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/author-filter.png)
Clicking the "x" will remove the author from your filters
In a future update, this will let you search for authors directly from the downloads page, rather than going to an addon and clicking the author name
You can now search for replacement cars on the downloads page
If you are filtering by certain NFS versions (MW, Carbon, etc), you will now see a "Replacement for" filter dropdown. This will provide a list (and a count of the number of addons that replace each car) of all the available replacement options. If a car is not listed there, it is because no addons currently exist that replace that car.
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/replaces-filter.png)
Note: If you are filtering by a car brand or author, the "Replacements for" list will only show replacement cars that apply to your current filters:
Example 1:
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/replaces-filter1.png)
Example 2:
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/replaces-filter2.png)
As always, you can always check the "Now viewing" area to see exactly what addons/filters are displaying:
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/nowviewing.png)
Let me know if you run into any issues with these new features!
Good update, searching by author is much easier now.
Hello again, everyone!
Dark mode (beta) 8)
Some of you have asked me specifally for it, and now it is finally here. NFSAddons Dark Mode!
You can switch the site theme by hovering/clicking the "Change site theme" icon:
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/darkmode_icon.png)
Then toggling dark mode on or off
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/darkmode_toggle.png)
I am still considering it in beta mode, as there might still be some sections around the site that need converting.
If you notice anything that is still not "dark", or anything that you think needs tweaking in dark mode, please let me know.
After a few days I will probably make Dark mode the default for all visitors (you will still be able to switch back to "light" mode at any time, if you want)
New download server
You likely didn't notice this update, but all downloads are now being served by an S3 server. This will allow the site to continue to grow and should help the speed of the site overall, as downloads are no longer hosted on the same server as the site itself.
In the future, I may add another download server to mirror everything to a different region (Europe, most likely)
As always, if you notice any issues, let me know here or ping me on Discord
Enjoy!
Dark mode👍, new server S3👌
Another update for you all today
Comment editing is now live
It took a while to get around to it, but I have added the ability to edit your comments around the site.
Just click on the edit pencil icon ((https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/edit_pencil.png)) on your comment, and a modal will appear allowing you to update your comment.
As always, if you notice any issues, let me know here or ping me on Discord
Enjoy!
Pagination updates
Made a small tweak to the pagination today.
You can now click on the 3 dots in the pagination bar ((https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/pagination1.png)) at the bottom of the downloads, showrooms, search and projects pages to bring up a menu to jump directly to a certain page, rather than needing to click next bunch of times.
(https://www.nfsaddons.com/images/pagination2.png)
Enjoy!
All very handy updates, thanks.
Again, I agree 😎😼😸😴
19001 members today. Congratulations :D
Lets celebrate 19002 members ;)
:D
I should celebrate by updating these emojis one of these days
I'm a huge fan of the snowflake effect around this time of the year. It's got that litte something that no other website has, imho. :)
Quote from: bfut on Dec 11, 2023, 11:08 AM
I'm a huge fan of the snowflake effect around this time of the year. It's got that litte something that no other website has, imho. :)
8)
Quote from: bfut on Dec 11, 2023, 11:08 AM
I'm a huge fan of the snowflake effect around this time of the year. It's got that litte something that no other website has, imho. :)
YES totally gotta agree on that
Watching snowflakes here and outside too, interesting effect. Was -35 C tonight. Crazy. 😂 But it'll be warmer soon.
I would like to see a third frame between lastest addons and Top download. The idea is to create a "Lastest update" frame and to separate serious addons from beta addons.
Some addons are top download because the author is unable to upload an ended car. That's unfair and quite demotivating.
Quote from: Butch on Oct 16, 2024, 3:36 AMI would like to see a third frame between lastest addons and Top download. The idea is to create a "Lastest update" frame and to separate serious addons from beta addons.
Some addons are top download because the author is unable to upload an ended car. That's unfair and quite demotivating.
I like that idea. I will work on that
Big agree, sometimes mod updates get buried by new mods and viceversa
Quote from: Butch on Oct 16, 2024, 3:36 AMI would like to see a third frame between lastest addons and Top download. The idea is to create a "Lastest update" frame and to separate serious addons from beta addons.
Some addons are top download because the author is unable to upload an ended car. That's unfair and quite demotivating.
This has been added
There is now a toggle in the menu to disable the snow effect on the main site, if you don't like it:
(https://nfsaddons.com/images/snow_toggle.png)
Disabling snoweffect worked for a while, but I can't switch it off anymore.
Quote from: noise on Dec 01, 2024, 4:03 AMDisabling snoweffect worked for a while, but I can't switch it off anymore.
This should be fixed now
Yes, we have control over the weather again ;) ,thnx Mike
How do those enlarged picture's work on the top of each page. They keep changing.
I went to the download section and I saw a pic. of a car for nfs4 maybe 3 I've never seen.
It was a white sixties sportscar (corvette concept?) in redrockridge I guess.
I know it can be enlarged SOTD's or uploaded cars but I can't find this one.
Link from the Pics. Please.
Quote from: AgentMulder on May 31, 2025, 4:55 PMLink from the Pics. Please.
Impossible...it's random,the pic's keep changing, I bookmarked the page but when you click,you get another pic.
Well, stupid thing. That's it.
I really like that random picture feature! It gives always some fresh vibes for showing something you may have forgotten or you have never seen like that bespoken white car... It's made with the "AIDA"-principle: Attention > Interrest > Desire > Action! If you like what you see, you have to click it immidiately ;)
@noise: I am pretty sure that the car you are looking for is a "fantasy" car made by Rider66 for NFS3. It's called '68 Courcheval Manta and is a remake of a car from the game Interstate76 what resembles a Corvette C3. You can find it here:
https://www.nfsaddons.com/downloads/nfshp/cars/other/8537/other-68-courcheval-manta.html
Thank you Cooya! for clearing that up.
And you're right that is the car I saw (for 2 sec.) I overlooked that car of rider66.
So you can click on those random pic's, I never tried that.