** Note: Nothing on the website is final by any means. I have some guidelines that I wrote that are purely ideas that I want to go off of. They might be exact or completely different by the time the website is done. That's why I am hoping to get some suggestions from you guys to see where we should take this.
For now, the draft can be seen at: http://mxstdraft.fammx.com/
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First off, I am not trying to take the place of any other Mx Simulator related website. I actually have a MXS Directory set up on the site where I want to advertise all other MXS related websites so if you have one you would like listed, submit it today! The main goal of this website is to have an accurate up-to-date archive of Mx Simulator Teams. Hopefully, if everyone cooperates, this will bring teams back to life, we will all be able to see more skins in game and have a more organized personal folder (See screenshot a couple paragraphs down). Also, I am hoping this website will serve as a fun community for teams and riders to connect.
How it could help with Team Skins
What drives me crazy is when I download numerous team packs however in game, I still only see 2 to 3 riders during a race. My idea to fix this is to have scheduled updates. Right now it is set where teams can submit updates to their skins and roster 5 days before the end of any given month. Then, on the first of each month, the website will be updated highlighting the teams who have made updates. This way, everyone knows when to check MXST for team updates and they can easily navigate to download updated team skins. Not only will this help people who want to see everyone's skins but it can also ensure that your skin addons will more likely get downloaded throughtout the year.
How it could help with organizing your personal folder
This will be hard to get everyone to do this but it's worth a shot I think. To try and keep team skins organized in your personal folder I am hoping that all teams will follow a naming convention.
The basic name format for a .saf would be something like this, depending on the series;
> TeamName-SupercrossSkins.saf
> TeamName-NationalSkins.saf
> TeamName-OffSeasonSkins
For any team updates, the saf names must be the same as the original so it will replace the previous file.* Another option is to use the same file name as the original but add, "-Addon1, Addon2, etc" to the end of file name. An example of this would be, TeamFAMmx-SupercrossSkins-Addon1.saf
See what your personal folder could look like:
How it could spice up team championships, rosters and free agents
Not sure how this will work yet but my idea is similar to what RaceFactoryGaming did in the past but with some rules and deadlines applied to the system. Also would like to hold some team only events such as bracket racing, team races, etc. Open to suggestions on this!
While a team can have as many riders as they want, their "Official Team" will only consist of 6 riders. MXST will display your entire roster however your top 6 official riders will be highlighted and their points will count towards your team championship for that given series.
For your top 6 riders, I want to use something like Contract and Release dates. Contracts begin on the first round for any given series and they expire after the final round. During that series, your top 6 riders cannot be changed. Even if you release them behind the scenes, their points will still count towards your team championship. At the end of each series, it is contract and release time. You can either keep your Official Team how it was or release and sign new riders.
List of current features and ones that I hope to add in the future.
Website Features:
> Organized Teams with Guidelines and Championships.
> Social Network with personalized Profile, Friends, Activity Wall, Mailbox, and more.
> Forums for Team Discussions, Silly Season, etc.
> Fun Forum Rankings including D Class, Privateer, Forum Goat and more.
> MXS Directory - Full Directory of all Mx Simulator related Websites. (Submit yours today!)
> Unique Downloads - NO skins, tracks, etc. Instead, files such as series logo's, titles, pitboards, tachs, starting gates, and whatever else might fall into this category.
Features still to come
> Team Name Guidelines
> User Content Submissions
> Chat system similar to Facebook
> Team History, Stats, and Championships.
> Team Bracket Racing and other team events.
> Free Agent List and application system to be sent to desired team.
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The website does currently work however the domain will be changed in the next few days if you guys seem interested in this but feel free to register and test things out. It would be a great opportunity for me to make sure everything works properly. I plan to add more user options in the future but right now the profile and forums should be working fine.I'm open to all suggestions. Like I said above, nothing on here is final. I want you guys to enjoy coming to MXST so let me know what you guys like, don't like, any additions or things that should be taken away and any other questions, comments, concerns or opinions that you want to share. Any feedback is appreciated.
