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Spherical Ice September 17th, 2010 9:23 AM

Are you an organised hacker?
 
Do you keep lots of backups, do you have specific folders for specific things, or do you just throw everything into one folder?

As for myself, I am borderline organised. I've got a Backup, Screenshots, Scripts, Sprites and Toolbox folder, all in a folder with the same name as my hack name, where I keep the actual ROMs, and Patches. The reason why it's borderline is because I normally end up just saving stuff in whatever folder I want. Heh, it's a real mess atm, actually.

So, what about you?

Xela September 17th, 2010 10:01 AM

Pretty much. I have folders for tools, unused ROMs, hacked ROMs, type of tools and such. I always create backup of everything except the tools. So I would call myself a little bit organized. :P

Giga Universe September 17th, 2010 10:03 AM

I generally am - I keep each of my tools in a separate folder, and I make regular backups, etc. Sometimes it gets a bit too much for me and I just save everything in one folder though XD. I was trying to make a tool to make organisation easier at one time, because being organised was too much effort XD.

giradialkia September 17th, 2010 10:06 AM

I like to think I'm relatively organised- I pretty much do the same thing you do.
Right at the beginning, I make a folder and name it the Hack's name, then Copy/Paste a ROM into it. Then, as I go along, more and more folders appear in that folder, and then appropriate sub-folders in those ones- for example, the Graphics folder has sub-folders like Tilesets (from A-Map) and Sprites (the latter haveing several sub-folders). It's good to be organised, really. I also ALWAYS back up my files. I make a .zip folder and put the ROM in there. Every time I do maps or anthing to the hack, before switching off the PC I backup the ROM, and I also back it up on a USB Memory Stick in the event of a format (wich has happened before). Organisation and preparation is very important, really.

rosebunny September 17th, 2010 10:10 AM

I actually am a very organised hacker. But what I find myself doing is clogging up my desktop with various other things and it just keeps growing and growing like weads.

Binary September 17th, 2010 10:30 AM

Pretty much, I suppose.
Whenever I start a new hack, I make a new folder and have different folders for everything including screenshots, backups and so on. But the folders are really unorganized and there are even things that I probably don't need. I clean up the folders once in a while, so that I don't mix up things; And it's hard working that way.

NiKaNoRoU September 17th, 2010 10:50 AM

In addition to what everyone said so far, I keep track of all my flags/variables/palettes used, do a plot outline-walkthrough-like, filler scripts for the beta, a to-do list, reminders, all on .txt files. Oh, and a casual test rom included, all in a separate folder.

Spherical Ice September 17th, 2010 10:54 AM

Funny, I expected most of PC to be messy, and it was just me with my OCD. Haha.

Oh, I also keep track of all of my flags and variables used, in XSE's note thing. I also have the directions for "spriteface". I always forget. XD

Edit:
@Manipulation: ...oh.

Logan September 17th, 2010 10:59 AM

You realise for spriteface you could do 'spriteface FACE_DIRECTION', right? If you didn't, you do now.

Anyway, I'm pretty messy. Everything's all over the place. :)

Haz September 17th, 2010 12:44 PM

I'm realitivly organised. I have all of the rombases and hacks I have downloaded in a folder, which is then subfoldered into Ruby/ Spahire, FR/LG, Emereld and Rombasrs. My own hak is in yet ANOTHER folder and I have all my backups in there with it. My tools all have seperate folders which is all in another folder on my Downloads

Alignment September 17th, 2010 1:15 PM

I'm messy as hell. I forgot where I put my ROM once, and ended up having to use the back up I emailed myself a few weeks ago, yeah pretty big setback. I usually just put stuff places and search the entire C drive when I need them :D

I don't know which flags I use, I just use random ones at random times, once I used 800 and realized it was the safari flag, that ended up messing the script at the end cause of it :P

I have only about 5-6 tools so it's not that hard to keep track of. List :

Spoiler:
Advance Map 1.92
PKSV
XSE
NTME
UNLZ
TileEd 2002

I only used TileEd once though, and if ifranview counts then that too...

Kevin September 17th, 2010 2:20 PM

Uh-huh ^_^
Alrighty... on Desktop is my hack, Pokemon Destiny folder. Inside is the ROM, and a folder for screenshots for showcasing the hack (later on :>).
Back to Desktop.
Below the hack folder is Pokemon Tools, where all the tools I use are in there.
Below the tools folder is a back-up ROM of Destiny. I update it once I do major stuff, like tile-inserting, scripting, ect.

Guess that's it... =P

TB Pro September 17th, 2010 3:27 PM

Pretty organized, here. This is the breakdown of my folders:

Documents->Hacking->IPS; Maps; ROMs; Tools; VBA
ROMs->Project Z; Mahogany; Unnamed; Fire Red; Ruby; Hacks
Project Z->Palettes; Tilesets; Story Elements; Screens; and the ROM/backups
Mahogany->Old Scripts; Stuff(containing many different text files); Screens; Palettes; Graphics(containing many graphics such as hp boxes ect.); Sprites; Tilesets; and the ROM/backups
Fire Red->Clean Fire Red ROM
Ruby->Same as Fire Red
Hacks->Bugs; and all the hacks I download

Ninja Caterpie September 17th, 2010 3:30 PM

I'm relatively organised.

Sort of.

I keep all the bigger tools in their own folders (with my ROM in A-Map's, for ease of use) to make reaching them easier, but my main "Hacking Stuff" folder is a pile of junk. :D

...then again, I don't keep backups... :|

Alice September 17th, 2010 3:59 PM

I keep backups of course, and I have a folder for hacking tools, and a folder for everything else. lol

Crimson Stardust September 17th, 2010 6:20 PM

I organise my hacking things preety neatly.Like a folder for all the hacking tools.

Then a folder for my hack,seperated to rom,backup rom,extreme backup[refer to before the backup],
imortant sprites[which are seperated to hero sprites,prof,evil team..etc],there are sprites[for normal people]

storyline[all my ideas and story goes here],
then i have tiles[tiles i want to insert and the ones i made are seperate]
Screenshots,World Map,Maps..thats basically covers them..lol

Flandre Scarlet September 17th, 2010 10:45 PM

I am organized, I have folders for sprites, scripts, etc, but sometimes I get lazy and put them in the main folder and they sometimes get lost. :(

Orinjmate September 18th, 2010 5:16 AM

I'm very organised I have each thing in it's own folder with updated backups for everything including palettes, sprites and map files. And I have it all backed up on an external device too :)

hackerofdarkness September 18th, 2010 5:31 AM

Me no because I'm lazy and forgetful.

NarutoActor September 18th, 2010 6:18 AM

I started hacking un-organized and I realized rom hacking is a lot more easier if you are organized. So I have slowly became more, and more organized.

fifthjudge September 18th, 2010 9:24 AM

Nah, I only keep one copy, no back-ups or anything.

~Teh Panda~ September 18th, 2010 9:44 AM

Ehh, I wish I could say I was one of the most organized but I don't know.

Usually I start out backing up at a constant rate that firered rom's take up the majority of my HD... Then I slowly start to fill one folder more and more until I get super lazy and just use a dump space for everything... For Mystic so far I have been good though :)

TB Pro September 18th, 2010 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fifthjudge (Post 6163999)
Nah, I only keep one copy, no back-ups or anything.

That is a very bad idea, and you will realize this the first time something goes wrong.

Platinum Lucario September 18th, 2010 11:20 AM

If I was creating a hack, yes I would! All the different folders for making different palettes and all that. And even some Maps if neccisary.

I'm pretty sure the developers are like that too. lol

colcolstyles September 18th, 2010 5:47 PM

I could've sworn I was just bragging to Vrai about how organized I keep everything.

Anyway, I try my best to keep all of my hacking files in order. I've got separate folders for my hack, other people's hacks, all of my projects, my programs, and my source files, each with a good number of folders within each one (especially "Projects" o_O). I'm moderately obsessive-compulsive so it shouldn't be a surprise. However, if you open any of my folders, you'll see that the contents of each folder are messy. It doesn't help that for every folder in "Projects", I need a copy of VBA-SDL-H, VBA-H, and the three files that compose my ASM assembler. Add to that two ROMs and an .asm file or two (and their assembled, binary files) and you can see why I have trouble finding things.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spherical Ice (Post 6161451)
Oh, I also keep track of all of my flags and variables used, in XSE's note thing.

I use an XSE header file with "#define"s for those. It's a lot easier to remember a name (e.g., "F_OV_MOTHER" (Flag, Oceanview, Mother)) than a hexadecimal number.

Dabutcha September 19th, 2010 5:48 PM

I make A backup of my hack. Usually only one. I also keep data for people in a folder, because when you add or take events in Goldmap, the data resets and matches. Id like to say Im fairly organized, what about you guys?

BlooDy_MuloS!! September 21st, 2010 3:33 PM

oh mani never know were the tiles and such are im not really ordered:S:S:S

chrunch September 22nd, 2010 2:38 AM

I'm lazy. :3 I put everything in one folder, although I do have a separate folder for my hack, Elite Quest, and I keep a backup there.

Acronell September 22nd, 2010 9:24 AM

I can say that I'm an organized hacker.

My hacking computer has everything in folders, based on what roms, from what language, what it is (script/palette/OW spite/sprite/raw/ect.) Back ups for every single change marked by date/time, and all of my tools are organized using AquaDock, ObjectDock, and RocketDock, as well as all documents that I use for reference, such as TheTheThe's Scripting Thread, Pros/Cons, and others.

The computer itself is only used for hacking Pokemon roms, and absolutely nothing else.

Organized? I believe so

Zeffy September 25th, 2010 4:34 PM

I'm organized at first, then it becomes messy because of all that saving. I only keep one back-up, but I constantly replace it after doing something to my ROM.

Quest September 25th, 2010 4:46 PM

You could say I am... I have a folder for rom bases, fun maps and sprites, and the actual game roms and then i have a folder for each team or hack, within the team i have assignments and the hack we are doing and in the hacks folders i have tools being used, backup, the rom, and each map and sprite for it. The fun maps and sprites just holds all my random stuff.


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