Strange Downloads
Strange Downloads
Recently I see strange downloads of my mod (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ingteb). First there are a lot of them, which is not bad now. But secondly the old versions are downloaded in the same way. Is there maybe a bot going on?
Mods: ingteb, ixuClock, ixuAutoSave, NoCheating, hardCrafting (Maintainer) and more
Desperately tried to implement redo
Desperately tried to implement redo
Re: Strange Downloads
I've noticed something same too: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ExpressBus/downloads
Re: Strange Downloads
I am thinking about adding a text like this to my mod:
**This mod has seen surprisingly high download numbers in the last few days. This should actually make me happy as a developer, but it disturbs me. For example, all versions, including the old ones, some of which are buggy, are retrieved in the same way as the very latest version. So here's an appeal to all downloaders: Be fair and only do things that stand up to the Categorical Imperative. Otherwise this beautiful mod system will explode one day.**
But I'm not sure about that. It could be embarrassing and completely pointless - except to wake sleeping dogs.
What is your opinion?
**This mod has seen surprisingly high download numbers in the last few days. This should actually make me happy as a developer, but it disturbs me. For example, all versions, including the old ones, some of which are buggy, are retrieved in the same way as the very latest version. So here's an appeal to all downloaders: Be fair and only do things that stand up to the Categorical Imperative. Otherwise this beautiful mod system will explode one day.**
But I'm not sure about that. It could be embarrassing and completely pointless - except to wake sleeping dogs.
What is your opinion?
Mods: ingteb, ixuClock, ixuAutoSave, NoCheating, hardCrafting (Maintainer) and more
Desperately tried to implement redo
Desperately tried to implement redo
- eradicator
- Smart Inserter
- Posts: 5206
- Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:03 am
- Contact:
Re: Strange Downloads
"Don't feed the trolls."
Either they're doing it on purpose, in which case they won't care. Or it's a buggy crawler, in which case a short one-sentence message may or may not help. Or you could try contacting wube to get the counts reset.
Author of: Belt Planner, Hand Crank Generator, Screenshot Maker, /sudo and more.
Mod support languages: 日本語, Deutsch, English
My code in the post above is dedicated to the public domain under CC0.
Mod support languages: 日本語, Deutsch, English
My code in the post above is dedicated to the public domain under CC0.
Re: Strange Downloads
Oh yes you are right. I had forgotten for a moment.
Mods: ingteb, ixuClock, ixuAutoSave, NoCheating, hardCrafting (Maintainer) and more
Desperately tried to implement redo
Desperately tried to implement redo
Re: Strange Downloads
Another strange downloads: 12 hours and 500+ downloads.
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Biter_Hat ... /downloads
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Biter_Hat ... /downloads
Re: Strange Downloads
I believe Mobile Factory was hit by this: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Mobile_Factory/downloads
I have mods! I guess!
Link
Link
Re: Strange Downloads
I've noticed this start suddenly happening since yesterday. I noticed it first on my own mods, but looking at the "Trending" tab, it's all in disarray compared to how it was a few days ago, and a lot of the trending ones seem to have a similar pattern. It seems like the mods that are most affected are simply those that have a lot of different versions. It seems like some bot is systematically downloading every version of lots of mods, which is disproportionately affecting those that have more versions.
Re: Strange Downloads
I have noticed this on two of my mods recently. Rate Calculator got 4,000 downloads overnight, but the most recent version (released yesterday) only has 1,599 downloads. I released an update to Editor Extensions two hours ago, and it suddenly gained 5,000 downloads in those two hours. The most recent version only has 148 downloads. I went through and manually added all of the various versions' downloads together and it checks out, so someone or a group of someones systematically downloaded various versions of Editor Extensions 5,000 times in two hours.
Something fishy is definitely going on here.
Edit: Rate Calculator has received another 1,000 downloads, and Editor Extensions has received TEN THOUSAND more downloads since my original comment (six hours ago). What the actual hell is going on here!?
Edit 2: the next morning, RC has another 3,000 and EE another 11,000 downloads.
Something fishy is definitely going on here.
Edit: Rate Calculator has received another 1,000 downloads, and Editor Extensions has received TEN THOUSAND more downloads since my original comment (six hours ago). What the actual hell is going on here!?
Edit 2: the next morning, RC has another 3,000 and EE another 11,000 downloads.
Last edited by raiguard on Tue Mar 09, 2021 5:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Don't forget, you're here forever.
Re: Strange Downloads
I've uploaded a new mod (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Rohlinhea ... /downloads) 3 days ago and it already has 700 downloads which is way more than my older mods had around this age.
I've added a new version 8 hours ago. At that moment the old version had around 150 downloads. Now the new version has 140 downloads and the old one has 290!
I've added a new version 8 hours ago. At that moment the old version had around 150 downloads. Now the new version has 140 downloads and the old one has 290!
I am a translator. And what did you do for Factorio?
Check out my mod "Realistic Ores" and my other mods!
Check out my mod "Realistic Ores" and my other mods!