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An important announcement regarding the closure of the forum on March 16th has been posted to the front page.
The Chaos Engine
Chaos In The Games Industry
Mar
07
We're doing one last fundraiser for Photon, who has pretty much single-handedly kept this place functioning for the past several years. And was here since the beginning of TCE.
If you have anything to give, it would be incredibly appreciated!
Please follow the link to the fundraiser thread: https://thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/one-last-fundraiser.80404/#post-1575390
If you have anything to give, it would be incredibly appreciated!
Please follow the link to the fundraiser thread: https://thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/one-last-fundraiser.80404/#post-1575390
Feb
24
Hello everyone! Please feel free to come on over to the forum TCE2, started by our very own @TheDMan and @MickWest. The forum is live and active.
Follow the guidelines in this thread to get approved. New members are also being accepted, but you'll need to be able to prove your games industry status.
The previously mentioned TCE discord is also up and active.
Let's keep the community together! We’d love to see you all.
Follow the guidelines in this thread to get approved. New members are also being accepted, but you'll need to be able to prove your games industry status.
The previously mentioned TCE discord is also up and active.
Let's keep the community together! We’d love to see you all.
Feb
17
Hi All,
As we're sure many of you know, the Online Safety Act in the UK comes into force on March 17th. As a UK hosted and maintained site our community here will fall within the scope of that law, and as drafted, the BilActl would add considerable risk to continued operation. For those not aware of the Act, it will create legal liability for user content, which would fall squarely on the shoulders of the Admin team; Photon, Jaccident, and Tricky. Unfortunately that risk is expounded by the number of disgruntled former users who could use the provisions in the Act to deliberately attack us. In order to meet the minimum requirements for the legislation, there would be an awful lot of work needed. Put simply, it requires too much, from too few, to service a small community like this. Therefore TCE will be taken offline and the content deleted before midnight on March 16th.
Naturally some might wonder how this can be averted; so in the spirit of transparency we want to talk about the two options that were explored and why those options ultimately aren't suitable.
1. Re-domicile the forum to another country
This would mean removing any UK based member from the moderation or admin teams, and then handing over technical control to someone who doesn't fall under the scope of the Act. There are two reasons this process wouldn't solve the issues faced. Firstly the forum as it's currently hosted, is held together by Photon and not in a state to handover, we can't get it there in two months and the time strain on Photon to do so isn't feasible, it can't be a partial handover, Photon will not be able to help in any way shape or form after the Act comes into force. Secondly, there's a significant risk that even if the handover happens and is successful, the UK Government may still classify Photon and Jaccident as people of significant control.
2. Become compliant with the Act's requirements
This would involve getting a rota of moderation in...
As we're sure many of you know, the Online Safety Act in the UK comes into force on March 17th. As a UK hosted and maintained site our community here will fall within the scope of that law, and as drafted, the BilActl would add considerable risk to continued operation. For those not aware of the Act, it will create legal liability for user content, which would fall squarely on the shoulders of the Admin team; Photon, Jaccident, and Tricky. Unfortunately that risk is expounded by the number of disgruntled former users who could use the provisions in the Act to deliberately attack us. In order to meet the minimum requirements for the legislation, there would be an awful lot of work needed. Put simply, it requires too much, from too few, to service a small community like this. Therefore TCE will be taken offline and the content deleted before midnight on March 16th.
Naturally some might wonder how this can be averted; so in the spirit of transparency we want to talk about the two options that were explored and why those options ultimately aren't suitable.
1. Re-domicile the forum to another country
This would mean removing any UK based member from the moderation or admin teams, and then handing over technical control to someone who doesn't fall under the scope of the Act. There are two reasons this process wouldn't solve the issues faced. Firstly the forum as it's currently hosted, is held together by Photon and not in a state to handover, we can't get it there in two months and the time strain on Photon to do so isn't feasible, it can't be a partial handover, Photon will not be able to help in any way shape or form after the Act comes into force. Secondly, there's a significant risk that even if the handover happens and is successful, the UK Government may still classify Photon and Jaccident as people of significant control.
2. Become compliant with the Act's requirements
This would involve getting a rota of moderation in...
Jan
06
Its been a long time without a front page post, and I am afraid that we are not breaking this silence for particularly good news.
We are extremely sad to hear about the passing of long time forum member Rub Icon. He was not only a longer time member of the forum but was a obviously also a long time veteran of the UK games industry, who made a sizable impact among his peers and colleagues. He will be missed dearly.
Our hearts go out to his wife, children and friends and collegues at this difficult time.
[edit] A previous version of this post named the member as Rubicon, not Rub Icon, which was completely and utterly wrong. I do utterly apologise for this mix up.
We are extremely sad to hear about the passing of long time forum member Rub Icon. He was not only a longer time member of the forum but was a obviously also a long time veteran of the UK games industry, who made a sizable impact among his peers and colleagues. He will be missed dearly.
Our hearts go out to his wife, children and friends and collegues at this difficult time.
[edit] A previous version of this post named the member as Rubicon, not Rub Icon, which was completely and utterly wrong. I do utterly apologise for this mix up.
Nov
29
Over in the private forums sign-ups are soon to close.
http://www.thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/tce-secret-santa-fuck-im-late-this-year.76534/
http://www.thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/tce-secret-santa-fuck-im-late-this-year.76534/
Nov
15
Nominations for this year's GotY are now open over in Game Reviews.
http://www.thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/game-of-the-year-2016-nominations.74260
Please make sure to call out your nominations in bold.
http://www.thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/game-of-the-year-2016-nominations.74260
Please make sure to call out your nominations in bold.
Aug
12
We're having outbound email problems...
Basically our email provider has decided to classify everything we send as spam, and bounce it.
This is great, and potentially slightly beyond our control. I'm conducting some experiments, but due to the glorous way things work (tm) this could take a couple of days. You (may) also note that the contact us link has been removed from all pages, as this (may/may not) be part of the problem. In the meantime if you need to contact us, either use facebook or email direct (this will potentially be the solution long term anyway).
In short, I'm on it, but ... well .. damnit. Which one is the off button again?
Basically our email provider has decided to classify everything we send as spam, and bounce it.
This is great, and potentially slightly beyond our control. I'm conducting some experiments, but due to the glorous way things work (tm) this could take a couple of days. You (may) also note that the contact us link has been removed from all pages, as this (may/may not) be part of the problem. In the meantime if you need to contact us, either use facebook or email direct (this will potentially be the solution long term anyway).
In short, I'm on it, but ... well .. damnit. Which one is the off button again?
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