Here's some things I just hate:
-A mod site, with nothing but a storyline. And a news post asking for help. No screenshots at all. If you want help, release some screenshots. Just don't put all your time into a story, I'm sure it's fun to think about, but don't put all your effort into it.
-A million models, but no skins. You obviously won't be getting anywhere if you do this, it mostly shows you're too lazy to learn to unwrap and skin.
-RenX "renders." C'mon people these aren't renders, they're just screens from the perspective viewport in RenX with the grid off. Take your pics either ingame or in the W3D viewer. In general, people that know the difference kind of snicker (I know I do) when someone claims their RenX shot is a render.
-Accept criticism. The second you start flaming, everyone hates you, ala the Ring Raiders guy (unless that was a joke? I never found out)
-Make sure you're going to finish your mod before you accept hosting. I'd say be at least 50% done with it. Don't waste people's time hogging space on their forums.
-Don't ask for help on everything. We're not here to make your mod for you, fool around with the coding for a while, and then if you still can't do it, search. If a search doesn't help, then ask. If you run into more than 10 or 11 problems in the span of a week that you can't fix yourself without help from us, don't bother anymore, because you can't do it. Learn to model or skin or something else that won't challenge your coding-challenged brain cells as much.
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