I am starting this thread to hopefully build a nice list of Mod Hosting Sites, File Mirror locations and Image hosting locations for modders on a shoe-string budget. This list will also have a little bit of info about each one.
Please feel free to let me know about other places and I will update this list. Once the list is fairly stable, I will place this list on a wiki site to be maintained and accessible to the entire community.
Anywhere with the word "unknown" means I do not know the answer. Help with this info would be great.
FYI - As I've been adding and updating this list, I have noticed a ton of "Requires Free Registration" so I'm going to list this as an understood assumption for everything unless otherwise noted to keep the text to a minimum rather than turning into clutter.
Assumptions
These assumptions can be made for everything listed here unless otherwise noted.
- Site Requires Registration for uploaders
- Site Registration is Free
- Usage of the site is free (otherwise it won't be on this list)
Mod Hosting Sites
Good places to host your mod files, descriptions, comments, ratings, etc.
Name: TESNexus
URL: http://www.tesnexus.com
Maximum Storage: Unrestricted
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 300 MB
Download Limitations: Requires registration (FREE) for large files (DL speed limit for non-premium user)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes
Easy for Downloads: Yes, requires registration (FREE) for large files
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes - Absolute full and instant control
Name: Planet Elder Scrolls
URL: http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/
Maximum Storage: Unrestricted
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 25 MB.
Download Limitations: Requires registration (FREE) and DL speed limit for non-premium users.
Easy for Downloads: Yes (after you go through the free registration process)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes (initial upload requires manual admin approval)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes
Name: FileFront
URL: http://browse.files.filefront.com/Elder_Sc...rowsefiles.html
Maximum Storage: Unrestricted
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 1GB.
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes (as long as you don't submit the mod to the game database)
Name: TTS Data Center
URL: www.ttsdatacenter.org
Maximum Storage: Unknown
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 300 MB.
Download Limitations: Unknown
Easy for Downloads: Yes (after you go through the free registration process)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes but requires admin approval before being made visible.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Unknown.
Name: Spellhold Studios
URL: http://forums.spellholdstudios.net/index.p...s&showcat=3
Maximum Storage: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Upload Limitations: 32 MB Maximum
Download Limitations: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Name: Elric Melnibone
URL: http://www.elricm.com/nuke/html/modules.ph...&file=index
Maximum Storage: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 50 MB (unless you contact admin)
Download Limitations: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: No.
Name: PlanetOblivion.de (Primarily German Language)
URL: http://www.planetoblivion.de
Maximum Storage: Unrestricted
Upload Limitations: Must attach to email and send to mods@planetoblivion.de; For bigger files: ask for FTP access or use a FileMirror Service
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for Downloads: Yes. No registration, no advertising
Easy for Uploaders: Yes and No. Mod is managed by site admins.
Easy to Update/Maintain: No. Must communicate via email.
Name: Wiwiland (Primarily French Language)
URL: http://oblimods.wiwiland.net/
Maximum Storage: Unrestricted.
Upload Limitations: Must attach to email: for Oblivion mods: oblivion@wiwiland.com, for Morrowind mods: modules@wiwiland.com
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes and No. You must submit your files via email and wait for them to be reviewed.
Easy to Update/Maintain: No.
Name: StrategyInformer
URL: http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/theelde...ollsivoblivion/
Maximum Storage: Unlimited
Upload Limitations: None barring approval from admins
Download Limitations: None
Easy for Downloads: Yes
Easy for Uploaders: Yes (initial upload requires manual admin approval)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes
Name: Obliviet - BANNED from the community due to uploading mods without permission, stripping the readmes and credits.
URL: N/A
Maximum Storage: N/A
Upload Limitations: N/A
Download Limitations: N/A
Easy for Downloads: N/A
Easy for Uploaders: N/A
Easy to Update/Maintain: N/A
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File Mirror Sites
Locations to upload copies of your mods (and providing the service of a file mirror)
Name: MediaFire
URL: http://www.mediafire.com/
Maximum Storage: Unlimited
Upload Limitations: Up to 100 Mb per file
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for uploaders: Yes.
Easy for downloaders: Yes.
Easy for update/maintain: Yes. (Good uploader, multi-folder organization)
Name: sendspace
URL: http://www.sendspace.com/
Maximum Storage: Unknown (If you know, please tell us) (possible expirations?)
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 300 MB.
Download Limitations: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Downloads: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes.
Name: 4Shared
URL: http://www.4shared.com/
Maximum Storage: 5GB
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 100 MB.
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes.
Name: Savefile
URL: http://www.savefile.com/
Maximum Storage: Unlimited
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 60 MB
Download Limitations: Unlimited
Easy for uploaders: Yes.
Easy for downloaders: Yes.
Easy for update/maintain: Yes.
NOTE: Files stay as long they receive downloads, otherwise deleted after 60 days with 0 downloads.
Name: Uploading.com
URL: http://www.uploading.com/
Maximum Storage: Unlimited
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 300 MB, file is purge in 30 days if nobody downloads it.
Download Limitations: Unlimited.
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes and No. You can upload another file but not the same file to the same place (update).
Name: TurboUpload
URL: http://www.turboupload.com/
Maximum Storage: Unlimited
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 300 MB
Download Limitations: Unlimited
Easy for Downloaders: Yes (must validate easy captcha image)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes (on initial upload)
Easy to Update/Maintain: No. Free users must save the "Delete" URL to remove. No option to change/update files.
Name: Upload2.net
URL: http://www.upload2.net/
Maximum Storage: Unlimited
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 25 MB
Download Limitations: Unlimited
Easy for Downloaders: Yes (mandatory 50-second wait)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes (on initial upload)
Easy to Update/Maintain: No. Uploaders must save the "Delete" URL to remove. No option to change/update files.
Name: RapidShare
URL: www.rapidshare.com
Maximum Storage: Unrestricted
Upload Limitations: None
Download Limitations: Very Restricted (Max per day)
Easy for Downloads: Yes (if you don't download too much per day from there)
Easy for Uploaders: Yes
Easy to Update/Maintain: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Name: MegaUpload (Non-Premium Info)
URL: www.megaupload.com
Maximum Storage: 50 GB Total storage per user, files purged after 90 days of inactivity
Upload Limitations: File no larger than 500 MB (Non-Premium users cannot download larger than 500 MB)
Download Limitations: No larger than 500 MB, Daily download maximum per IP
Easy for Downloads: No (Forced wait time, Captcha security, embeded and popup ads)
Easy for Uploaders: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Name: FileDen
URL: www.fileden.com
Maximum Storage: 1GB
Upload Limitations: Registration is about as annoying as it gets, Maximum per/file size is 50 MB.
Download Limitations: Limited to 100 kb/sec maximum download speed, 5GB bandwidth usage per month.
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes. (Good uploader, multi-folder organization)
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Image Sharing Sites
Places to upload your images.
Name: PhotoBucket
URL: http://www.photobucket.com
Maximum Storage: 1GB
Upload Limitations: 1MB per file (dimensions larger than 1024x768 are automatically downsized)
Download Limitations: 25GB/mo
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes (even allows for SubAlbums to maintain an orderly collection).
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes.
Name: ImageShack
URL: http://www.imageshack.us/
Maximum Storage: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 1.5 MB
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for Downloads: Yes but it is much slower compared to PhotoBucket.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes.
Name: The Image Hosting
URL: http://www.theimagehosting.com/
Maximum Storage: No
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 1 MB
Download Limitations: No
Easy for Downloads: Yes
Easy for Uploaders: Average (anonymous uploader possible)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes (seems)
Name: xs.to
URL: http://xs.to/
Maximum Storage: Auto-purge inactive files after 3 months.
Upload Limitations: Maximum per/file size is 2.5 MB
Download Limitations: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Downloads: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Uploaders: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Name: Spimagehost
URL: http://www.spimagehost.com/
Maximum Storage: 100 MB
Upload Limitations: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Download Limitations: 5 GB per month
Easy for Downloads: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy for Uploaders: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Easy to Update/Maintain: Unknown (If you know, please tell us)
Name: PicasaWeb by Google
URL: http://picasaweb.google.com
Maximum Storage: 1 GB
Upload Limitations: None. (Can use an existing Google Account)
Download Limitations: None.
Easy for Downloads: Yes.
Easy for Uploaders: Yes.
Easy to Update/Maintain: Yes.
