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I just want to clear this up in case anyone is worried about their own standing, or whether they are also at risk of being banned or otherwise getting in trouble, following on from some recent events. I can understand this might be a bit of a shock as it's, if I'm not mistaken, the first time since I took over this site that a non-spambot user has been banned.

Without going into too much detail - I want to make a few things clear, for the peace of mind of other users, especially those who might be paranoid about whether their own posts are pushing the limits a bit.

Firstly, that this was not a matter of "one single offence, and instantly banned". This user was advised multiple times by staff and community members about their conduct, before I progressed to issuing actual forum warnings (ie: the kind that, if they accumulate enough, lead to restrictions on one's account). It was not until the user's fourth forum warning, that they were set to a high enough warning level to apply any restrictions. It was further conduct after that, via a feature that is not restricted regardless of warning level (I do not see a need to go into further detail than that), which lead to a fifth forum warning in which I explicitly mentioned that further trouble would lead to a ban, before - after the conduct continued yet again - the banhammer was finally brought in. TL;DR: This didn't come out of nowhere, the user was given multiple warnings including one explicitly stating they may get banned.

Secondly, this was nothing to do with the quality (perceived or otherwise) of their content, or their approach to creating it. Quality of content is not a moderation matter - the only penalty for bad content, is that people probably won't like it. Likewise for frequency of releases - there is a rule against creating topics too often in the levels boards, but that rule is a very recent addition and was not around for the majority of the time the user in question was active. It is also explicitly allowed to release content more often than this limit, as long as a single topic is used instead of a new one for each new pack. TL;DR: You will not be banned or warned simply due to creating content that is perceived as being poor quality. Ever.

And finally, I'll go back to the point that opened this topic - that this is the only non-spambot that I have had to ban in the 7 years (I think?) now that I've been running the site. Off the top of my head, I can only think of one other user I've even issued a forum warning to, and maybe two or three more I've given less-formal warnings to. Even if I'm overlooking any other cases here, the point is that this is an exceedingly rare event - and that this is not a very ban-happy site.

Overall tl;dr: Unless you're a spambot, you probably have nothing to worry about - if you were at any risk of getting banned without it being extremely obvious that such a risk existed, you'd have gotten multiple warnings first - and the earliest warnings would not impart any restrictions whatsoever.

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For those who don't know what I'm talking about, you can simply ignore this post.

For the others - especially given that NL no longer requires downloading the styles seperately from the game itself, there is little purpose to the installer anymore. Yes, it's convenient for packs, but this relies on me manually updating links, which in turn generally relied on people informing me when the links change - which very few people actually bothered to do (or perhaps, did not realise that eg. if you replace an attachment on a post, the new file has a new link).

I have unstickied the installer a long time ago now, and to be honest I'm not sure how people are still finding it. I have still been receiving occasional requests to add / update packs in it, so I'm making this post to make two things clear to everyone - firstly, that said list is no longer being updated, and secondly, that the installer may stop working altogether at any time.

To download NeoLemmix itself, download the ZIP and extract. The editor is a single EXE file that should go in the same folder as NeoLemmix. You can use the in-game style manager for any styles you want (or else, the all-styles ZIP is still available for those who prefer it - though do keep in mind it may be slightly out-of-date compared to the style manager, usually only by a couple of weeks at most). As for packs, that does have to be done manually - but if creators are following recommendations, the ZIP file will also be set up so you can extract it directly to your NL base directory.

I might look at reviving the installer in some form once NL reaches a final version, or at least very close to it - likely without the pack downloading feature for the most part, though possibly with an option as to whether or not Redux and/or Intro Pack are downloaded. (I could also include Lemmings Plus without the technical issues, but I feel that would be giving special status to my own packs without good reason, whereas Redux and Intro can be justified as special cases.)

(Yes, it does pick up the newer versions of NL itself - this is because when it connects to the server to check what downloads are available, the server is configured to always give it the newest NL version, not a specific exact version.)

This proposal is considered a strong contender.

This proposal is for an object which, when a lemming enters the trigger area of, the lemming loses one/all of their permanent skills.

Considerations:
- Should it be simply a "removes all permanent skills" object, or should it instead be that each individual instance removes one particular skill? (So for example, you could place two removers in a level, and set it so that one removes climbers while the other removes swimmers.)
- Should they be single-use or infinite-use?
- If infinite-use, should they be one-at-a-time (like traps) or constant (like fire / water / exits)?

Other notes:
- Adders / state changers (ie: to/from Zombie and Neutral) exist as seperate suggestions and are not part of this one.

This proposal is for objects that turn a regular lemming into a neutral lemming (or vice versa). This could be single-shot or infinite-use.

There is also the possibility of a "normal to zombie" equivalent, though only for the single-shot version - an infinite version can in most cases be emulated with blocker-on-steel or contained-in-steel preplaced zombie lemmings.

I might split this one into seperate topics later, but for now I think a combined topic is fine.

Considerations:
- Should they be single-use or infinite-use?
- If infinite-use, should they be one-at-a-time (like traps) or constant (like fire / water / exits)?

Ruled out variations:
- Zombie equivalents, except "single shot normal-to-zombie". "Zombie to normal", whether single-shot or infinite, introduces too much complexity when dealing with certain other aspects. "Infinite normal to zombie" is ruled out for the reasons described above.

Other notes:
- Objects that give or remove permanent skills exist as seperate suggestions and are not part of this one.

This proposal is considered a strong contender.

This proposal is for an object which, when a lemming enters the trigger area of, the lemming gains one (or more?) permanent skills.

Considerations:
- Should a single object be able to grant multiple skills? (How often do situations arise where simply placing two objects - one for each skill - next to each other, wouldn't be suitable?)
- Should they be single-use or infinite-use?
- If infinite-use, should they be one-at-a-time (like traps) or constant (like fire / water / exits)?
- What should occur when a Floater encounters a Glider object, or vice versa? Keep the existing skill, or lose it and gain the new one?

Other notes:
- Removers / state changers (ie: to/from Zombie and Neutral) exist as seperate suggestions and are not part of this one.