For downloaders:
Please note that the latest TR_Mainland.esp often needs the [url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/esp/browser.php]latest version of TR_Data[/url] to run, which is not always the version from the previous public release.
PLEASE DON'T REPORT BUGS IN THIS THREAD; they'll just be forgotten. For bugs we have the [url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewforum.php?f=205]public beta testing forum[/url], and the [url=http://www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewtopic.php?t=23512&start=160]SE Alpha thread[/url] (for things that we don't want to discuss in public).
For uploaders:
Before you start doing any changes on TR_Mainland.esp, please consult with Haplo or Thrignar Fraxix(TF) for permission.
Please ensure that you have the [url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/esp/browser.php]latest version of TR_Data[/url] installed, or else your edits might ruin some work previously done by others.
Tools like Enchanted Editor tend to corrupt the file and should never be used to edit TR_Mainland.esp. We trust TESDTK, TESAME, and [url=http://code.google.com/p/mlox/wiki/Tes3cmd]tes3cmd[/url] (though it is somewhat too easy to delete the wrong stuff in TESAME!).
You can use Dropbox or mediafire to upload your file.
How do we make sure that no two people are editing TR_Mainland.esp simultaneously? When one of us (say, Notling) edits the file, she changes her nickname on IRC (#tamriel) to "Notling|mainland" (and stays on #tamriel for the whole time until uploading her version). So if you want to edit the file, please check on #tamriel first whether you'll really be the only one to do so.
Please post a detailed change log along with your changed file. This is something that has become necessary with version 1.2, because some teams are now translating our works into different languages, and they should be able to easily adapt the translations to newer releases. Here is the level of detail required (all examples are purely fictional):
Note that "grammar fixes" didn't need much details because it doesn't matter to translators anyway, but if you correct typos in proper names, you should point that out (many people fail to notice that).Cell 13, -14: several floaters and caspers corrected.
Cell 15, -17: some floaters corrected; a dozen of objects submerged under rocks removed.
Cell 16, -20: Added more rocks along a barren cell border, and fixed some minor land gaps.
Cell "Cephorad Keep": revamped path grid.
Dialogue topic "Master Vaerin": reply "My brother is greatly skilled at the magical schools of Destruction, Conjuration and Alteration." edited (Destruction replaced by Illusion).
Dialogue topic "mazte": grammar fixes.
Dialogue topic "Dadadrome": all mentions of "Dadadrome" replaced by "Dadrunibi" (as the cell was renamed), including the topic name.
Script TR_m3_aselyon_ent_i3-472-ind: optimizations made.
Script TR_m2_q_TTShrine2_Script: shrine message edited.
Script TR_m2_q_A9_4_VorithScript: added TR_map variable.
Weapon TR_m1_w_orcish_longsword_flame: balanced damage stats.
NPC TR_m2_O_Celerin: loot increased, "auto-calc stats" unchecked.
NPC TR_m2_o_Delna: spells rebalanced, removed script.