Rediscussed

Sorry the last few days we have had server problems, and Rediscussed had been suspended for a few hours, due to the high volume of traffic the site is receiving. We managed to switch to an old shared hosting server that i had only a small amount of bandwidth left.

This mean’t the site had to be switched over again to a new host. It is now hosted with Key Space Hosting and will be up 99.9% of the time.

So back on track we will be able to provide more game updates, crysis tips, and our rss updates are now online again.

Download Acute Control Panel CMS Version 1

(24/04/2008) 21:45pm GMT

Hey over the last couple of weeks i made a Website Content Management System, I called it Acute Control Panel, because it was to be developed in a short amount of time. It’s open source anyone can modify it to suite their needs but i would like the original credit.

I have released it under a Creative Commons License that can be viewed here:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/

Current Features

are as follows:

• User’s
• Edit Pages / Delete Pages / Modify Pages ( Using TinyMCE )
• Parent Pages
• Sub Pages
• Edit Links / Delete Links / Modify Links
• Support for Theme’s
• Page Statistics
• Visitor Statistics

If you need to quickly make a website then acute cp is way to do it, it takes a few minutes to setup. I’ve made the default template in xhtml and the design SEO Friendly. It’s very easy to create your own themes, checkout The “rounded theme” to create and derive your own.

If you find any bug’s or things that will improve it you can email me on “Spencer-AT-rediscussed-DOT-com”, or leave a comment below.

Installation is easy

Installation

1. Extract, the contents of the zip file into a directory.
2. Create a MySQL Database on your webserver and import/run the MySQL Query “acute-cp.sql” from the contents of the zip, with a user and appropriate permission’s.
3. Open “acute-cp/web_settings.php” with a text editor. Replace the appropriate fields highlighted and any other information if need be(not usually):
   define(”db_name”,”acute-cp“);
   define(”db_server”,”localhost“);
   define(”db_username”,”web-cp“);
   define(”db_password”,”web-cp“);
4. Upload the contents of the “acute-cp” folder to your root FTP directory.
5. Installation is complete login to your control panel with the
   Username: admin
   Password: password
   and make sure you CHANGE the default password.

You can preview the default theme.

Click Below to Download

Download Acute Control Panel

Football Superstars Overview

Website: Football Superstars Website Click Here

Football Superstars is an Massively Multi-player Online Game, in which of course you will be playing as a football player. I know this game will appeal to so many people as there are a lot of football fans out there.

Football Superstars is currently due to be released this year 2008. Although there is no exact date confirmed it is expected to be this summer sometime.

Like most MMOG’s Football Superstars will feature a epic world in which players can explore different parts of. This game is not all about being a player on the pitch but also taking the Superstar to the max and enjoying what players do off the pitch ( saying that i doubt the age rating will be that high so don’t expect to see or do everything they get up to ).

The game will feature full TEAMS create your own team with a few mates or just people you meet online, I’ve not seen this type of MMOG before but this looks like it is going well!

The good stuff

Football Superstars is soon to be released as a beta phase and you the public will be able to test it.  The graphics from screen shots do not look as good as some MMOG’s and MMORPG’s that we have seen around today, but they look sufficient and that they will serve the purpose of what they need.

In Football Superstars its said in the Developer’s diary’s that you WILL be able to customize your players look.

Checkout their site get signed up, and make sure you fill out all the information and you will have a chance for Beta testing Football Superstars very soon!

Release Date: 9/15/2008

Click Here For the Trailer

Alex Mercer in Prototype

Opening lines..

Did you ever think you were put here for a reason?

Someone asked me that once.

I can’t remember who

I can’t Remember anything

Not even my name.

A game recently released a bunch of trailers and features coming from Sierra and created by Radical Entertainment called Prototype in this game you play the role of Alex Mercer a shape shifter with great powers with a mix of combat, destruction and deception powers and abilities. From a glance Prototype looks similar to Assassins Creed where as the main character (Alex Mercer in Prototype and Altair in Assassins Creed) is wearing a hooded top, and in both there are a range of free running type skills involved. A lot of users from the gaming community are comparing the game with GTA most probably because of the streets and the free roam feature.

That aside they are all completely different games.

In Prototype you will use different abilities and Biological weapons to push your way through enemies and wade your way through the deep set storyline finding out more information and unlocking more abilities as you go along.

Enemies? plenty of…

At first you wake wanting to find out about your life before you will need to exploit and annihilate enemies using different disguises of anyone you come across, being a shape shifter. The creators of prototype have explained well why they chose the enemies apparel to why the enemy are fighting. The Black-watch (click here to watch the black watch featurette) being one of those enemies that are the kind that will “STOP AT NOTHING“. The black watch are supposedly the last line of defense against the virus, they will bring many heavy weapons against you.

Wage a secret war against factions with complex agendas of their own, out to capture or kill you. They are your greatest threat and the key to the secrets of your past. Confront them, find those responsible and make them pay.

Right is that it? no…

Multiplayer

Yes! what would a game be now days without a great multiplayer feature? they would not be as replay-able as they are.

Prototype will include at least one multiplayer feature and that is Co-operative play. So your going to be able to play online or over LAN with a friend and play with your cool abilities and biological weapons out.

Prototype is set to be released by September the 15th 2008

I’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on this game. Hope you do to.

So if that wasn’t enough heres the trailer!

Trailer

Heres the official Trailer for prototype and don’t forget to checkout the prototype website

Black Watch Featurette / Trailer

Today i noticed that crysiseu.com one of the many big crysis community sites had created a section in their forums for far cry 2 and also advertising talk about crysis 2!?!.. already!

I wonder if this is because people(crysis fans) are bored of crysis already? So the communities will have to keep alive by introducing sub categories in their websites, fighting for survival.

To Download the Free php petition script click here

File Size: 15kb

File Type: zip

File List: List of the files in the petition zip

Author: Spencer

The Script

I’ve created a PHP and MySQL based script which allows you to create multiple petition’s for users which they will be able to sign on your site. Currently everything for a basic petition script works which is great! This small script didn’t take very long to be honest but your feedback and donations are welcome. Your emails are welcomed too. There are alot of scripts out there that want you to pay and don’t do the job correctly. Now you can just download my free PHP and MySQL petition script! (see above).

By making it free to download i expect you to respect that it is released under the creative commons license here:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/

So if you are redistributing the PHP petition script always keep the license information with it, and a link back to: www.rediscussed.com

Preview

Here are a few screen shots of the petition script pages, all styles can be changed in the style css file.

Click to Enlarge

Installation

It only takes a few minutes to install the script

To install “signing petition system php script” do the following:

1. Upload the files via FTP to your web hosting.

2. Create a MySQL database and import import.sql

3. CHMOD the folder reports to writable.

4. Edit sqlconnection.php and put the database information in.

5. The default username and password is ‘admin’ and ‘password’ change this in your mysql database.

Note: You may want to change the style, edit style.css

Version 1 of the PHP Petition Signing Script

Features Implemented:

• Add a Petition / Topic
• Sign a Petition / Topic
• Administrator Login
• Delete Petition / Topic
• Delete Signature / a signed entry
• Export petition entries into an .xls excel or spreadsheet file

Features not yet implemented:

• Adding and removing User’s
• Removing users
• Access levels

Your feedback is always appreciated, ideas and suggestions are welcomed.
Enjoy the petition script!

Project Offset Short Review and Some Information

What do you think? If your a gamer you have probably heard of the Offset Engine, or Project Offset by now.

Available for both Xbox360 and pc this game looks like it will suit lots of peoples interests, Read on to find out more about project offset and the offset engine, offset editor etc.

If not heres a short piece of history for the project and the Offset team:

” Offset Software started as 3 people: Sam McGrath, Travis Stringer and Trevor Stringer. Initally working out of an apartment and completely self-funded, the engine and all art was created with a tiny budget — just enough to purchase the software and hardware needed for development. The budget was small but the goal was big: to create a next generation First Person Shooter set in a fantasy world (codenamed “Project Offset”), and a powerful game engine to run it.

After a year and a half of programming work by Sam McGrath on the game engine, and with the amazing artistic skills of Travis and Trevor Stringer, the three released the two “Sneak Peek” videos, showing off the technology and world behind Project Offset. The videos took the gaming industry by storm, showing that high quality, next generation technology, graphics, and gameplay rivaling that of the biggest game studios, could still be created by a small team.”

Set in The Lands of Aylon Project Offset looks promising said to cover all the aspects of a good first person shooter with some rpg elements to it.

The Offset team have came up with stunning visuals and a powerful offset engine!

Project Offset will be available for xbox and pc!

This information has been taken from their own website.

Project Offset Engine Information

The Offset Engine is a complete platform for creating next generation games for the Xbox 360 and PC. Every aspect of the engine is designed around the goal of reducing development time and cost, while empowering designers and artists with the tools they need to create spectacular visual effects and immersive environments.

For Designers - The Offset architecture is different from any other engine out there. The game logic and editor are directly linked, allowing level designers to work and think in new ways. The core principle we have been developing around is fast iteration. A designer can block out a level, setup AI, test gameplay, and then iterate on these aspects very quickly. All the game logic runs in the editor which means instant feedback and on-the-fly testing.

For Artists - The Offset Engine empowers artists to create, change and experiment with visuals without needing a programmer. The shader builder, effects editor, and animation editor all share the same graphical interface and node based architecture.

For Programmers - Programmers will appreciate the straightforward layout of Offset’s cross-platform code base. The C++ code is clearly separated into sections for the core engine, renderer, editor, game, and generic libraries. Additionally, all resource files are specified in easy to read XML format, making it easy to track down bugs caused by bad assets.

For Teams - The Offset Engine is designed to scale well to large development teams. A modularized code base, asset manager, and layer system in the editor gives teams the tools they need to organize a next gen project.

Project Offset Locations and The Lands of Aylon

The Lands of Aylon are lands in which free animals and creatures, at this time everything is still under extreme work, but its gradually looking more and more intersting. So far on the project offset website they have listed 6 different location’s.

Here below is a current list of all the question and answers on the project offset site since 17th of January 2007.

What kind of game is Project Offset (working Title)?
Project Offset (working title) is a action game within a fantasy setting containing FPS elements. At its core, the game relies more on player skill and coordination than equipment & ranks.

What platforms will this game be released on?
As of this writing, Project Offset (working title) is planned for released on windows-based PCs and Xbox 360

When will this game be released?
The official release date for this project has not been announce at this time.

Is Project Offset (working title) a Massively-Multiplayer On-line Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)?
No. Project Offset (working title) is a single-player/multiplayer action game.

I want to join the team! How do I submit my application?
Current position openings may be found here. Simply follow the instructions listed below the position(s) you are applying for.

“(Working Title)”? What Gives?
Project Offset is the code name for the game currently in development. Its true name has not been officially announce and, upon its official announcement, will replace the working title currently displayed.

Will Project Offset (working title) be Mod-Friendly?
As with all PCs titles, game modifications (mods) help add to a game’s longevity. Offset Software realizes this and will release tools to help potential mod-makers create new material for extended play.

So if you havn’t checked this game out already, nows the time.

I’ll give the Offset Team a 9/10 for effort so far. Shame theres no release date as of yet but who knows how close it is.