So there have been a couple ongoing threads about current R3D status recently...
I still intend to get Rage3D onto current vB hosted environment this summer as that would remove some of the legacy issues of running the current environment. However, my personal and professional responsibilities have limited my ability to drive change for the site for several years now as everyone is painfully aware.
Of relatively recent changes, being behind the Cloudflare servers has significantly increased security and performance of the site even on its current legacy server and vB version. Longer term we still need to resolve getting off current server hosting equipment as it is well into its life-cycle at this point.
Some have expressed interest in taking over Rage3D so it could have more active administrative and content leadership going forward. I'm not opposed to that idea. But I need to have some confidence that if I turn it over to others it will continue going forward.
I'm happy to sustain the R3D forums at my own loss as long as it makes sense and the community continues. I still have tremendous appreciation for the history and community around the site, and the endless hours I enjoyed in the forums, and then the site itself over the years. At this point being basically totally ad-free, the only site cost mitigations I see are the wonderful souls who still subscribe to the site and a few dollars now and then from VigLink links for non-registered users.
So, if you think you have a vision for Rage3D, and that you are interested in taking it over and moving it forward into the future, private message me, or email me at [email protected]. I am willing to entertain the idea, but I'm not going to do that without some confidence that the site will be sustained.
I look forward to your input.
I still intend to get Rage3D onto current vB hosted environment this summer as that would remove some of the legacy issues of running the current environment. However, my personal and professional responsibilities have limited my ability to drive change for the site for several years now as everyone is painfully aware.
Of relatively recent changes, being behind the Cloudflare servers has significantly increased security and performance of the site even on its current legacy server and vB version. Longer term we still need to resolve getting off current server hosting equipment as it is well into its life-cycle at this point.
Some have expressed interest in taking over Rage3D so it could have more active administrative and content leadership going forward. I'm not opposed to that idea. But I need to have some confidence that if I turn it over to others it will continue going forward.
I'm happy to sustain the R3D forums at my own loss as long as it makes sense and the community continues. I still have tremendous appreciation for the history and community around the site, and the endless hours I enjoyed in the forums, and then the site itself over the years. At this point being basically totally ad-free, the only site cost mitigations I see are the wonderful souls who still subscribe to the site and a few dollars now and then from VigLink links for non-registered users.
So, if you think you have a vision for Rage3D, and that you are interested in taking it over and moving it forward into the future, private message me, or email me at [email protected]. I am willing to entertain the idea, but I'm not going to do that without some confidence that the site will be sustained.
I look forward to your input.