HyperSpin Community United

[thatman84]

I have a great deal of interest in working on this project. What I do not have is time. In the time that I do have, I am going through files on the ftp. I am nearly done so in about another day or 2, I hope to have a pretty good idea of what has been submitted.

I am still in data collection mode. Perhaps someone could help me in my endeavor to understand everything.

1. Is there a standard for artwork dimensions that we are shooting for? I have a bunch of art but have no idea what I am looking for to regard it as good or not. Outside of scrolling through each picture and critiquing it, I have thought that what I could do is put a dimension check on my spreadsheet and anything that is below that threshold would be colored yellow so as to need a checking over.

2. Could we develop guidelines for this project. Everyone has different opinions on what their system should look like. My envisioning of this project was to create a complete standard for each system. Wheels with no borders, 2d and 3d cart/box art, and system default themes that would be in line with a "hyperspin default". These aspects of media could then be tailored to each system as needed. Borders could be added, box/cart type could be up to the end user, etc. So if we could all agree on what we would need as the standard that might help us create defaults.

3. I really like the HyperSpin United Spreadsheet. It offers a quicker way of tracking down the available media for each system. For people making media though, it is difficult to know what we have and what we do not. I am working on finding out what is on the FTP, is there a list of what is in all of the other places? Is there a listing of what HyperBase will have in it? In other words, how do we know what we have and what we do not? Is there a central place where all of this is stored? Can we make one?

You are doing a great job Adamg. Have a look into the discord app on the first post. It's easier for us to communicate on.

My thoughts on your points

1. The only standard size I know of I wheel art @400x175 maximum (I believe some wheels differ slightly) if it's kept to that the wheel borders can easily be added by and end user with the Kustom program (I recently figured this out and it can batch add a border/background to every wheel on the folder)

Not sure on the Boxart as boxes come in all different shapes and sizes.

I think there are plenty of details on the Hyperspin guidelines in the relevant subforum. I will colate some of that if possible but I'm sure it's all there. This project will stick the the Hyperspin guidelines.

3. Guidelines are very loose really in this thread people aren't to keen on strict methods of work as it can take away from the fun. (Personally I like to do things as a pre defined steps). Generally we are sorting what's missing. Right now the focus is completing Main Menu Wheels, WiiWare wheels collecting various source art and detailing everything else we can with the spreadsheets.

No clue on HyperBase but guessing it will be leveraging the official downloads section + anything else the Admins of Hyperbase have that is worth being distributed. (Your our main man for Hypersync details!!)

Everything else that is available is either in the downloads section, upload here, in people's personal collections from the past.

OR the main project that was created by JayC is HyperVault. This has source art and WIP sets in there to be worked on by people. This then gets dropped in the downloads when it's complete.

My view of the sort of long term goals (hope everyone agrees I'm sure it's been said in here many times) this all runs along side our own projects and we do what we fancy when we fancy as this is a hobby!

1. Detail everything we can then finish up detailing HyperVault (which is fairly organised and well detailed anyway.)

2. Decide on quality of what's available

3. Fill in gaps as you fancy (like Jsinn with the Main Menu Wheels)

4. Pick a system that needs work and smash it.

Collect missing source art then clean it up. Matching it the the best available database.

The database guys and fairly active right now so sets will need updating I guess.

[JSinn]

The artwork quality/size is based on what sources we have, or more so, an average size across the set.

If there are lots of small images then your overall set won't large in size.

 

It does take a long time to clean boxes, especially when you clean the entire set yourself.

It took 7 months of my free time to clean the GameCube set.

 

Yes, I work on what I feel like working on.

I may work on some NEC wheels after my WiiWare project is done?

 

I'm like JayC, I have many projects going on at the same time.

 

Today I'm going to continue with WiiWare wheels, we are at 52% done.

(links are in my signature)

 

I started a redraw of Crystal Defenders that I want to finish.

[SeanDyer87]

Doesn't look like there are a lot of people interested in working on this Community United project.

I would have liked to have seen more people get involved with this but the main thing is it did get some people involved and most of the people involved are helping out in whichever whey they can so I still see it as a win and who knows as time goes on maybe more will get involved only time will tell.

[thatman84]

Thinking of doing a big update to the main sheet tonight. I'll do what I can but 2 things are hampering me, if anyone has thoughts please share

Want to add the development DB threads somewhere but not sure where yet.

Also not sure how to determine what artwork packs in the downloads that are minted complete?

If I do something people don't agree with I will change it back or just delete it. I'm

[adamg]

Unfortunately I am not keeping up with where I find stuff.  I am trying to mint sets that I have with the best quality images available at this time.  Once I mint a set, will I be able to upload the complete set?

[SeanDyer87]

Discord = Voice / Text Chat 

Discord is a voice / text chat for gamers

usable on Windows or Android

you can send pictures and small files

using it we can better communicate as a group 

here is the link to download it

https://discordapp.com/

once you download it and launch it 

on the left hand side of the program there is a circle with a plus sign in the middle of it 

click that and it will give you the option to create or join a server

click join and then copy and paste the link below to join 

https://discord.gg/VHA4uAt

if you havnt already you should join the chat a few of us are on there regularly

[Styphelus]

Can we use ICQ instead? UhOh!

[thatman84]

Unfortunately I am not keeping up with where I find stuff. I am trying to mint sets that I have with the best quality images available at this time. Once I mint a set, will I be able to upload the complete set?

Not sure how your compiling your sets but the general rule for creation (I believe) is to post a tread in the relevant forum, so for boxart post in there, with the details of what you are doing. Then add a screen shot of each new item are. This way people can agree what you have is good enough as we all make mistakes. Then you upload them to downloads section for admins to double check and add to official section

If your just combining sets from different sources there is limited guidelines on that

[adamg]

Yeah I am just compiling basic sets, nothing fancy but I am trying to get quality.  Since sets are not complete, how could I share what I have complied?

[thatman84]

um im not totally sure on the rules but your best off just creating a thread and sticking a link in there to a cloud drive, then see what gets said.

 

Do you have a meganz account or google drive?

 

***EDIT

Or you can directly upload the set to your thread, 200mb limit i think but you can split them.

 

Whats the main specifc set are you working on btw

[thatman84]

Can we use ICQ instead? UhOh!

any reason? a few of us have discord now is all

[adamg]

um im not totally sure on the rules but your best off just creating a thread and sticking a link in there to a cloud drive, then see what gets said.

 

Do you have a meganz account or google drive?

 

***EDIT

Or you can directly upload the set to your thread, 200mb limit i think but you can split them.

 

Whats the main specifc set are you working on btw

All of them.  I am cutting my teeth with creation but mostly just collecting.  I want to see what we have first.  Then fill everything that I can out.

[thatman84]

I suggest just creating a record of your process somewhere in your own thread in the graphic and theme forum. Let people know what your doing, you may get some helpful pointers. Its nice to see what people are up to.

 

you are doing some serious work mate let people know what.

 

O where can i get your spreadsheet thing? is it in the thread a few pages back?

 

I finally added every hyperlist system to my test setup so i can keep track of things

[thatman84]

FYI

 

dinodino has created some GameCube Disk art

 

See this thread http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/14538-gamecube-disc-art/#entry243253

[Styphelus]

Yeah I am just compiling basic sets, nothing fancy but I am trying to get quality.  Since sets are not complete, how could I share what I have complied?

 

Don't you have access to the vault? I would drop it there instead off having everyone keep things separate and all over the place.

[JSinn]

FYI

 

dinodino has created some GameCube Disk art

 

See this thread http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/14538-gamecube-disc-art/#entry243253

 It sounds like low quality, 240x240 is really small.

There is also a set in the downloads that has a lot of incorrect artwork.

 

We collected GC disc art for a project that I planned later on.

 

[thatman84]

 It sounds like low quality, 240x240 is really small.

There is also a set in the downloads that has a lot of incorrect artwork.

 

We collected GC disc art for a project that I planned later on.

 

That set in the downloads is the only set I can find.

 

Im happy to have a complete low res set if we can just detail the problems (ill try and do that if he uploads his 40)

 

*** Just noticed a great screenname thats viewing this topic

 

hello windowlicker11 you made me :rofl:

[thatman84]

o while im in here.

 

Im adding links to all the WIP DB threads to the main sheet.

 

I have come across some conflickting links in the main sheet.

 

Example:- Williams Classics spreadsheet download link points to an XML in the DL section that has 16 games (Williams released games)

The Hyperlist has 166 games

 

This is confusing me? Not sure what takes priority

[JSinn]

That set in the downloads is the only set I can find.

 

Im happy to have a complete low res set if we can just detail the problems (ill try and do that if he uploads his 40)

 

*** Just noticed a great screenname thats viewing this topic

 

hello windowlicker11 you made me :rofl:

The set may be completed, but I won't be happy with the incorrect images.

 

We'll have to audit the set and detail the info in our spreadsheets.

[JSinn]

o while im in here.

 

Im adding links to all the WIP DB threads to the main sheet.

 

I have come across some conflickting links in the main sheet.

 

Example:- Williams Classics spreadsheet download link points to an XML in the DL section that has 16 games (Williams released games)

The Hyperlist has 166 games

 

This is confusing me? Not sure what takes priority

We will find loads of mistakes, we are human after all. 

 

Maybe we should have some sort of list for mistakes?

[Styphelus]

if I'm not mistaken that set came from me aND its really old. it was on my Google drive and someone downloaded it and put it in the downloads section. it was never meant to make its way to this site. a lot of the cds were made using wheel art and the wheel maker software but I stead of a border I used a cd template. that set should be removed from the downloads section once we have a proper set.

[thatman84]

mistakes are totally fine, im just not experienced enough to know if its a mistake or not!! thus the confusion. Im getting there

 

When the updated disc become availiable i will do my best to check and detail the incorrect ones. Its good to have something there before a Jsinn super set arrives

[xALPHAxOMEGAx]

yeah we have most of the GameCube discs collected in decent quality we just need to get around to the project and they will be beautiful :]

[SeanDyer87]

o while im in here.

 

Im adding links to all the WIP DB threads to the main sheet.

 

I have come across some conflickting links in the main sheet.

 

Example:- Williams Classics spreadsheet download link points to an XML in the DL section that has 16 games (Williams released games)

The Hyperlist has 166 games

 

This is confusing me? Not sure what takes priority

Ok it's not actually a mistake so to speak in the spreadsheet weve tried adding links to the Download Section so we can see what categories are missing it's just a case of uploading any files that are missing to the correct place and the spreadsheet will already be linked to it's correct category in the download section if that makes sense mate.

[thatman84]

Ok it's not actually a mistake so to speak in the spreadsheet weve tried adding links to the Download Section so we can see what categories are missing it's just a case of uploading any files that are missing to the correct place and the spreadsheet will already be linked to it's correct category in the download section if that makes sense mate.

Ok that makes total sense now.

I'll fix the any I differed from.

So it's a case of labelling the official db and putting it in the dl section.