A decent customization section might look something like this
(SECTION)
--Concepts Forum for Research and Development of new concepts.
(This area would be composed of original concept ideas, and tha subsequent development of them into usable in-game models...ending with the model's release) (A pinned thread at the very top could act as a directory of all available finished concept models...it would be the responsibility of the section's moderator to keep it current through updates done VIA submissions)
--Help "How do you do this?" Ask away, we won't bite..
(Pretty self explanatory...people wanna know how to do something, regarding a model, or a piece of code, or something graphical, this would be tha place to go...)
--Custom NS Have a new sprite, map, minimap, code mod, etc.?..post it here.
(And this subsection would be for obviously new sprites, maps, minimaps, code modifications, and other stuff like that..also general duscussion on customization of NS could take place here...)
I say make the concept forum a subforum of the artwork forum <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Finally got around to evaluating your suggestions. In the end, a system that takes as little of the actual content out of the main forum as possible while opening dedicated spaces for the more often frequented non-core aspects of customization seemed to be the best way to go.
Comments
i suggest
Customization help (already there)
Concepts + Artwork
Work In Progress Section
-concept /request forum
-release and WIP forum
(SECTION)
--Concepts
Forum for Research and Development of new concepts.
(This area would be composed of original concept ideas, and tha subsequent development of them into usable in-game models...ending with the model's release) (A pinned thread at the very top could act as a directory of all available finished concept models...it would be the responsibility of the section's moderator to keep it current through updates done VIA submissions)
--Help
"How do you do this?" Ask away, we won't bite..
(Pretty self explanatory...people wanna know how to do something, regarding a model, or a piece of code, or something graphical, this would be tha place to go...)
--Custom NS
Have a new sprite, map, minimap, code mod, etc.?..post it here.
(And this subsection would be for obviously new sprites, maps, minimaps, code modifications, and other stuff like that..also general duscussion on customization of NS could take place here...)
I dunno....i think this could work...
Hope you like the solution.