community [WIP] Download Section Clean Up

thatman84 · October 23, 2017

Hi All,

After my unexpected upgrade to Section Admin I just wanted to let everyone know I will be focusing my efforts more on the download section.

Notice

It will be a long standing project due to the nature of the beast. I am a little stretched for spare time so please dont expect anything to drastic!!

I am also less accomplished than most of this community when it comes to artwork quality.

The Plan

~~1. Migrate solid community approved artwork over to the Official section~~
I cannot see a way to do this currently. All work is now focused on the Submit section only

2. Create new categories where needed
(Starting to think less categories is better PEOPLE JUST CANT CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE ANYWAY. SOrry for shouting)

3. Request users return to posting their content in announcment threads before uploading to the download section. (Never gonna take off lol, I live in hope!!)

4. Find some active Media Approvers (Update Aug 2018 - none found yet)

How Can You Help

Please post here content, from the Upload Here section, you feel is of high enough quality to be classed "official"

To be continued.....

thatman84 · October 23, 2017

Moved To Official List.

Expand the hidden content for direct links to files.

@diskmach 3DS Wheels

@Dabil XBOX 2D box pack, Main Menu and System Default Theme

@shagizoo mame game theme

Reveal hidden contents

Accorsi · October 24, 2017

Good to see that someone has reactivating the community, after the disappearance of the Avar.

Keep going!!!

thatman84 · October 24, 2017

Its a shame he seems to have left without saying anything. I asked him to do a post but no reply yet. He may just be busy with his crazy job.

I'm all about the community, its what makes the hobby more enjoyable... The more people that help out the better for everyone. Personally I think this community is bigger than Hyperspin and the projects that flurished here have been an asset to the wider emulation scene (RocketLauncher, RetroFE, EmuMovies, THE ARTWORK, Brolly and co's database, dare I say it Simply bloddy Austin etc) Hyperspin has its place much like the big emulators.

Although activity and Admin communication has slowed in recent months I understand how different this place must be to when it started.

Ramble over

Kondorito · October 25, 2017

Grab the beast by its horns!

Glad that you will be working on that!

griffin518 · October 25, 2017

Thanks for doing this! We've got a beautiful mess to clean up...

thatman84 · October 26, 2017

On 10/25/2017 at 9:43 PM, griffin518 said:

Thanks for doing this! We've got a beautiful mess to clean up...

Expand

3000+ of a mess

If you find anything link to it in this thread

Accorsi · October 26, 2017

Here, @thatman84 some official artwork

Reveal hidden contents

thatman84 · October 26, 2017

That is simply awesome @Accorsi greatly appreciated. Im just turning in after a very long day and 3 more long ones to go. i will be back at it after that. Or a little bit when I can.

Fyi spoiler tab is

Providing links is a great help

Then its approving artwork which maybe @THK could comment on for us or any media approvers reading.

The moving of files I will take care of.

Its gonna be a slow burner project this one

thatman84 · October 30, 2017

Finally had some time tonight to get some sort of clean up going!!!

I have started in the Platinum Section because I thought if you have paid some cash it's kinda nice to be thought about first. (and its a smaller section ssshh )

Anyway, I put a duster around the Cinematic Hyperspin, Supporter Themes & Hyperspin Builds Section.

Lemme know any thoughts please its just me in there at the moment dusting away.

I will get back to that list above asap! But Supporter section is a way to ease myself in.

RLBradders26 · October 31, 2017

Great job on picking this up @thatman84

Please can I request that you remove the sub sections for particular users. Whilst I am a big fan of recognition for excellent work and as cool as the names are it just seems a bit messy. I would rather have all box sets together rather some in Kondorito Korner and some in Accorsi's Awesomeness. Its just a bit irritating when looking for things.

thatman84 · October 31, 2017

On 10/31/2017 at 1:00 PM, RLBradders26 said:

Great job on picking this up @thatman84

Please can I request that you remove the sub sections for particular users. Whilst I am a big fan of recognition for excellent work and as cool as the names are it just seems a bit messy. I would rather have all box sets together rather some in Kondorito Korner and some in Accorsi's Awesomeness. Its just a bit irritating when looking for things.

Expand

I have been discussing this with people in the community. Although it is a little confusing for now some of those sections will stay.

Some will be removed... but unless a wave of Platinum user complain most will stay for now.

I'm not keen on making that call untill more people have commented. Theres plenty of other work to do while I wait!!

griffin518 · November 1, 2017

I guess my thought is that the individual artist sections make it messy to find things. I think they should be removed.

Feel free to merge my files into any other future section. How about a new download category for bezels?

thatman84 · November 1, 2017

On 11/1/2017 at 5:28 PM, griffin518 said:

I guess my thought is that the individual artist sections make it messy to find things. I think they should be removed.

Feel free to merge my files into any other future section. How about a new download category for bezels?

Expand

Finnally decided on a small edit to that section.

I moved Aorins and Retrohumanoids sections to reflect their content. Thinking I could create named sections under the type of media they reflect untill more comments come in from the big boys

Also started reorganising the Upload section. Bezels will get a cat in there for now.

Capa · November 2, 2017

Is the site run on Wordpress?

thatman84 · November 2, 2017

On 11/2/2017 at 2:44 AM, Capa said:

Is the site run on Wordpress?

Expand

No it Invision Community based

thatman84 · November 2, 2017

219 files moved out of Upload Here to there relevent sub category.

@Mykillvee I know you have finished the mame gap fillers and I thank you for that, but if you do another project up them to the right place please my fingers hurt now!

thatman84 · November 3, 2017

In the absense of Media Approvers I have continues splitting up the larger Upload Here sections. This should aid user navigation and ease the task of approving.

It may mess with peoples search habits......let me know any negative affects.

347 Main Menu Themes organised

Main Menu Themes have been split up.

I grouped them the best I could. Hopefully it makes sense and people use the categories to upload.

Bungles · November 7, 2017

How many media Approves are not active anymore? Surely the dev/admin team can check their last hit on the forum.
Also perhaps there could be a like button approves can put on new content submitted to show that its approved?

Or comment perhaps on un-approved submissions with critic on where/how to get it to official standards?

I would love to know personally if my submissions are upto par? Else where I should be looking to improve.

Granted I don't spend much time on each theme/item (5-10min usually) as I am focusing on PC Games which tend to have a lot of available media. (Which is nice as I am not the best artist by hand)

Personally I think what Hyperspin needs is to get its Audit/Download tool polished and going strong, its FTP repository linked somehow to the website so they are one or a clone of each other ... or start looking more into Download Packs for Systems that are complete or close to complete as possible.

The bulk of people want an out of the box experience these days with little setup time.

A perfect system would be one you install and using the current databases scans designated Drive(s)/Folder(s) for *Ahem* items and then allows you to download chosen media content.
Similar to what *ahem* Launchbox is doing but less.. cold and more forgiving in miss-matched item names using CRC and Fuzzy Logic to correct where it can.

Even scanning for current media and skipping where up to date/available.

Databases could have matching Item to Theme CRC connections if possible or use a fuzzy list to determine that you have the correct/upto-date media.

All that being said I was frustrated at first setting up Hyperspin (Thank god for Simply Austins Packs/Guides) however...

After a time it became almost a game in itself to get it setup perfect for me.

Also as I miss Avar but also want to see this FE Succeed as out of all it is still my Favorite I am willing to throw my hat in the ring to assist in auditing and getting things complete and ready for the new version.

I am fairly new on the scene but let me know if you want some help as you will find I am stupidly efficient at times.

Bungles · November 7, 2017

(Best Russian Accent) I think you are right on the money there 47.

Going through some of the themes I have downloaded you can see there has been a phenomenal amount of effort, care and hard work put into them. Personally I am content with what I have produced and tried to contribute over my short time learning but I think its not even close to some of the designs put forth before me.

I would hope however with patience and practice my content will improve overtime as its all a new learning experience for me as I work in Support.

Perhaps its something @thatman84 can look to achieve with the clean up eventually is to create a section for public submissions (Non Content Creator) but as you said, the content grows probably faster than it can be sorted and graded. Also adding/looking into a Rating Star/Cherry/Whatever System over just a public like system might be viable? Also a plead to people to start looking into widescreen and future proofing themes/content if that's the direction the product itself is heading.

Unsure what direction the new HS version is heading might also be part of the problem. I personally would like some sort of re-assurance that current or future works will not become redundant in the future versions. If the Development team could start looking into release notes even in a section to Staff only with a simple NDA if needed.

Personally I think secrecy will only hinder this amazing FE from reaching its Top Place on the Market again as input from the people using the product usually gets the people what they want where possible.

Accorsi · November 7, 2017

@thatman84 All files from @Creloce are Unified Style.

:good:

thatman84 · November 7, 2017

I will catch up next week. Currently knee deep in rumble at home working 8-22.00.

from what I read until there are some active media approvers it will just be me organising and sorting.

Bungles · November 7, 2017

Sad Faces.. I have tried other front ends but it feels like starting again in a new world and I don't do defeat very well.

I might as well just look at the current version as a "Final" and work from there improving my version where I can and contribute back what I can also.

As you said "Its been done before" but we can hope.

thatman84 · November 7, 2017

On 11/7/2017 at 5:39 PM, agent47 said:

So, I'm not sure there is a solution to the problem

Expand

Theres always a solution bud.....not always the one we want though.

ninja2bceen · November 7, 2017

Ya the problem for me is I have a fully working Hyperspin and want to move to launchbox BUT I want to use everything the same as Hyperspin which I don't think I can do. You lose the themes mostly moving to launchbox but you gain dev and main menu nesting. If I could switch over in 30 min or less I think I'd do it if it were just a drag and drop. So sad

Bungle you focus on pc themes? Wanna finish off my pc wheel being all dedicated themes? I'd guess I have 100 missing :-)

community [WIP] Download Section Clean Up

Recommended Posts

thatman84

thatman84

Accorsi

thatman84

Kondorito

griffin518

thatman84

Accorsi

thatman84

thatman84

RLBradders26

thatman84

griffin518

thatman84

Capa

thatman84

thatman84

thatman84

Bungles

Bungles

Accorsi

thatman84

Bungles

thatman84

ninja2bceen

Archived

Community

Development Tracker