1. Automatic MOD Installation Then and Now Presented by Josh Woody (aka A_Jelly_Doughnut)

2. The Generations GNU patch EasyMOD (for phpBB 2.0) AutoMOD(for phpBB 3.0) In-built Ascraeus MOD Installer

3. GNU diff/patch Older than a wild Yuriy (1970s) Powers the Automatic Updater Well-supported in the *nix world Not-so-well supported in the Win32 world

4. GNU diff/patch and phpBB Completely functional Missing several items that MODs use Metadata New file copies “Do It Yourself” non-file change instructions Not easy to process by hand

5. EasyMOD Grandaddy Performed MOD file changes well … and that was it. Couldn’t handle custom styles, translations

6. Let’s step through a sample MOD Installation With EasyMOD 0.4.0 Beta

10. ABC … EasyMOD as one two three No options to speak of Most support questions revolved around initial setup, especially permissions The Jackson Five, believed to be performing “ABC” Pink unicorns to fill space and make Raimon love me.

11. The MODX Transition phpBB Text Template limited EasyMOD A verbose patchwith some metadata What about a MOD provided in English and Danish?

13. MODX & AutoMOD MODX allowed the new AutoMOD features to exist. … just not always in an obvious or friendly fashion. … and not always equitably.

14. Let’s step through a sample MOD Installation This time, with AutoMOD 1.0.0

18. Turns out, this Isn’t Intuitive Cc-by-sa, Wikimedia Commons user Ludwig2

19. Ascraeus Installer Priorities: Fix user interface Address the inequities Make code more flexible

20. Ascraeus Installer Screenies Some backend work has been done There is no completed user interface at this time.

21. Ascraeus Installer Plans Move farther to a wizard interface Give the user all relevant prompts before-hand

22. Ascraeus Installer Concept

23. Customization Database Yes, with a ^Z^. We’re in the USA now. Will phpBB interface with phpBB.com and the customization database? We’d like to, if the feature can be completed in time for Ascraeus

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