Are you an organised hacker?

[Spherical Ice]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Crimson Stardust]

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]

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]

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]

Me no because I'm lazy and forgetful.

 

[NarutoActor]

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.