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muntdefems 29 Mar 2013
I've submitted a couple of offers from a new indie games digital distributor called [Shiny Loot](http://www.shinyloot.com/). The've got not many Linux titles but they're on beta yet, so there's space to grow.

Could you add it as a Game Sales provider? And maybe also add it to the Crowdfunding Wiki's main page as a site for buying Linux games?
Liam Dawe 29 Mar 2013
Will do, any suggestions for others you use?
muntdefems 29 Mar 2013
None that I'm aware of... I'll let you know in case I discover a new one.

Thanks!
muntdefems 29 Mar 2013
On second thoughts yes, I know of 2 more digital distributors: [FireFlower Games](http://fireflowergames.com/platform/linux/) and [IndieCity](http://store.indiecity.com/projects).

The first one you already added to the wiki at my request. It's offering only 5 Linux games since I discovered it and it had all of them on sale around Valentine's Day, but it hasn't held any more sales ever since. Add it as a Game Sales provider at your own discretion.

The other one, IndieCity, features Linux games in principle but I really couldn't say as there's no way to filter games by platform. The only hint it's a faint penguin icon overlay on some games' thumbnails, but still it's quite confusing since I've managed to find some games with theoretical Linux support which are lacking the icon on their thumbnail.
What's more, they seem to have no sales so I wouldn't recommend adding it as a Game Sales provider, nor putting it on the wiki.
Liam Dawe 30 Mar 2013
Added [FireFlower Games](http://fireflowergames.com/platform/linux/), indiecity will be a future one once they get their client out.
muntdefems 1 Apr 2013
I love the new sales layout, great job! :)

Just a comment, though: I'm afraid the 'Price' column might get somewhat inconsistent, as everybody will report sales in their own currency when regional pricing applies. What could we do? Maybe replacing the 'Price' column by 3 columns (£, € and $) and adding the possibility to edit other people's submissions to add the missing pricings?

Edit: I've just realized the providers filter has ceased to work. :S:
Liam Dawe 1 Apr 2013
The filter should work again now, not sure how I broke it though gah!

I am a little unsure on that pricing thing, that may be the best way to do it, to split it up but it may be a lot of work for every sale..hmmm.

Admins/Editors can edit them, I wander how hard it would be to add in a edit suggestion ability for users will look into that too.
muntdefems 1 Apr 2013
Also I've spotted an error, there are currently 2 Dungeon Fray sales:

1) 40% off on Desura (expiring in 21 hours): http://www.desura.com/games/dungeon-fray

and 2) PWYW (min $2.99) on the game's website: http://www.dungeonfray.com/p/buy-dungeon-fray.html

I think you accidentally merged them into one incorrect entry. :P
muntdefems 1 Apr 2013
Yep, filter works alright, thanks!

On the other hand, now what seems to fail are quotes here on the forum. Clicking "Quote me" on any message has no effect. I think your quoting nightmares are not over... :O
Liam Dawe 1 Apr 2013
I actually meant to merge them since the official website has a link to both their sale and the Desura sale ;)

I haven't moved the new quote system over to the forum yet :P
muntdefems 1 Apr 2013
Quoting: liamdaweI actually meant to merge them since the official website has a link to both their sale and the Desura sale
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Oh, I see, hadn't thought of that... Still I think there's a chance someone looking for Desura sales might overlook it. How about multi-provider sales? (they'd also be useful for bundles, when there's DRM-free + a key, or Desura+Steam keys)

Quoting: liamdaweI haven't moved the new quote system over to the forum yet
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No worries! I can manually quote until then. ^_^
muntdefems 1 Apr 2013
Just one more thing (promise! :P) about the sales RSS feed: it doesn't validate, allegedly because of «Mine Base: Chess & Checkers». I'd bet it's either the colon's or the ampersand's fault...

PS: When opening it on Firefox it only displays the first 7 games: up to Waking Mars, just the one before Mine Base.
Liam Dawe 1 Apr 2013
Quoting: muntdefems
Quoting: liamdaweI actually meant to merge them since the official website has a link to both their sale and the Desura sale
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Oh, I see, hadn't thought of that... Still I think there's a chance someone looking for Desura sales might overlook it. How about multi-provider sales? (they'd also be useful for bundles, when there's DRM-free + a key, or Desura+Steam keys)

Quoting: liamdaweI haven't moved the new quote system over to the forum yet
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No worries! I can manually quote until then. ^_^
As you may tell from this reply, the quoting system is now rolled out on the forum...only took me an hour :><:
Liam Dawe 1 Apr 2013
Quoting: muntdefemsJust one more thing (promise! :P) about the sales RSS feed: it doesn't validate, allegedly because of «Mine Base: Chess & Checkers». I'd bet it's either the colon's or the ampersand's fault...

PS: When opening it on Firefox it only displays the first 7 games: up to Waking Mars, just the one before Mine Base.
Fixed.
muntdefems 1 Apr 2013
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: muntdefemsJust one more thing (promise! :P) about the sales RSS feed: it doesn't validate, allegedly because of «Mine Base: Chess & Checkers». I'd bet it's either the colon's or the ampersand's fault...

PS: When opening it on Firefox it only displays the first 7 games: up to Waking Mars, just the one before Mine Base.
Fixed.
Sweet! (both the quoting and the RSS) :D
muntdefems 2 Apr 2013
...and another thing: I've just reported the end of the Waking Mars sale. I don't know if you've received it, but anyway I was redirected to a blank page, with no thank-you message nor the sales list. Please take a look at it. ;)

Edit: Sale submissions, on the other hand, work flawlessly. I was returned to the sales page and a green-highlighted message appeared at the top. :)

Edit#2: Ooops! Looks like sales submissions make their way into the RSS feed inmediately, prior to supervision. Furthermore, I've realized the links provided on the RSS feeds are incorrect: http://www.gamingonlinux.com/sales/### (where ### would be the sale ID: e.g. http://www.gamingonlinux.com/sales/131 should be the «Age of Conquest III» sale). They don't lead anywhere, regardless of the value of ###. :(
Liam Dawe 2 Apr 2013
Fixed the reporting issue thanks!

Added a check to only show accepted items on RSS as well, oooooops!

Hmm the link on RSS for me is correct and just sends me to the sales page, i only added id to the GUID as it has to be unique didn't know some places used that as the link, they shouldn't do!
muntdefems 2 Apr 2013
Quoting: liamdaweHmm the link on RSS for me is correct and just sends me to the sales page, i only added id to the GUID as it has to be unique didn't know some places used that as the link, they shouldn't do!
You're right, it depends on the RSS reader application. Both Firefox and the Android app on my phone display the (correct) generic link to the sales page but Thunderbird doesn't, it only shows the numbered URL.

I could file a Thunderbird bug report, but I don't know any of the fields involved (or how does an RSS feed work, for that matter), so I think it'd be better if you did it. :whistle:
muntdefems 3 Apr 2013
Looks like a second copy of the Anodyne sale has been publised. I'm pretty sure the cause was me refreshing the sales page some time after sending a submission. Doing that it didn't just reload the sales page (http://www.gamingonlinux.com/sales/) but the page with the PHP form, which re-submitted the sale.

Is there any way to prevent this?
muntdefems 4 Jun 2013
Someone is repeatedly sending [this Puddle sale](http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PUDDLE/puddle) our way, and I keep rejecting it because it's a Win/Mac DRM-free download and doesn't come with a Steam key. If you're the one who's reporting this sale and you're reading this, please stop! :P
Liam Dawe 4 Jun 2013
Odd they list the Linux requirements on it but only have the Win and Apple icons.
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