[KnottyMarie]

Hey Guys!

 

LOVE that you are providing this fantastic service to us! But it gets so very confusing with links to all of the other spreadsheets and misc forums containing customs strewn about. It would be ever so wonderful if someone would compile a master spreadsheet with all of the customs available, so that we, the humble users, could find these treasures a little easier. Pretty Please?

[espher]

Hi KnottyMarie,

 

The spreadsheet off the main page is probably the best aggregate resource of all customs currently out and about. The relevant forums are linked because they also contain wishlisting, discussion, Q&A, and (in some cases) the first releases of a song before it ends up in the spreadsheet.

 

The spreadsheet is currently being maintained by one of our own, so we try to keep it up to date as often as possible — if you want to only check one spot, that’s probably the one to check. ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif”>

[KnottyMarie]

Awesome! Thanks for the quick response ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif” /> Is there a way to make the “Date Added” column in descending/ascending order. I see that we can select a specific date, but it would be helpful down the line to be able to sort by date order as well. Again, truly appreciate the time and effort you guys put into this.

[espher]

The sheet isn’t really set up for External Sorting, but if you ever do, you can click on Spreadsheet View, click on File -> Make a copy… (assuming you have a Google account), and then get your own working copy of it. You can then select column I, and go Data -> Sort sheet by Column I, A-Z (or Z-A, depending, but you probably want newest up top, so Z-A).

 

You can then delete that copy when you’re done if you don’t want an outdated file cluttering your Google Drive view. ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif”>

[v4vendetta]

Here is another spreadsheet, and you guys should recruit him and combine forces since he has different music taste to add.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc … PZEE#gid=2

 

Also, with all these new people on the forum looking to chart, why is there still behind the scenes secrets about upcoming music? This can lead to double work, and people unaware working on the same song. Why not use the spreadsheet like the one I linked, and have a list upcoming, then break those songs down by instrument so people can be assigned, or volunteer for “job” openings. Nahmean? lol

[espher]

The reason we asked people to contact us if they were interested in charting under C3 is so that they can tell us what they’d like to chart and we can make sure there are no conflicts in charts being authored. If we catch that someone else is looking to work on the same (or has started), we usually get in touch with them to make sure there is no ‘doubled work’, as you say.

[v4vendetta]

Ok, if that’s a foolproof of way of catching someone before they start a project, fine. But creating a list of upcoming projects from everyone can still help recruit help for those projects with lower difficulties, venues, or an instrument chart. Especially when the people who want to help, are just as picky about the music they work on as those who create customs. It would speed up the process.

[Farottone]

Ok, if that’s a foolproof of way of catching someone before they start a project, fine. But creating a list of upcoming projects from everyone can still help recruit help for those projects with lower difficulties, venues, or an instrument chart. Especially when the people who want to help, are just as picky about the music they work on as those who create customs. It would speed up the process.

 

The element of surprise is proving to be one of the keys to the success of what we’re trying to do. Friday releases generate a lot of buzz and people are still excited, probably in some respects even more than before about their weekly dose of DLC.

 

Now, what you say is very valid, but we have just started. We are not a group but a collective for a reason: ideally, anyone who authors full band customs would be under the same roof but still releasing as an individual. We don’t scout for people to get into a group, we reach out to people so that we can coordinate our efforts. Hopefully, in the not so distant future, people who author full band or want to do so are all joined by a single vision of delivering quality customs through a unified channel. That’s why we’ve already reached out to a number of authors and are continuing to do so (and we will reach out to the author you pointed out as well, of course). If we can get all the full band authors to just make a small effort to coordinate, this game can really have a bright future even without official DLC.

[espher]

Ok, if that’s a foolproof of way of catching someone before they start a project, fine. But creating a list of upcoming projects from everyone can still help recruit help for those projects with lower difficulties, venues, or an instrument chart. Especially when the people who want to help, are just as picky about the music they work on as those who create customs. It would speed up the process.

 

If people are interested in authoring, or helping with reductions, or helping with charting, or helping with playtesting, they’re more than welcome to get in touch with us. If authors want help with any of these, they are more than welcome to reach out on our own. We’re all accessible and we are all interested in collaboration and help.

 

I hate to sound like a dick, but opening up carte blanche and having people commit to tasks they’ll never finish (something all of us who were “behind” the formation of this collective have all dealt with) is going to kill momentum, delay progress, and hinder interest/hype. Personally, I’ve had to cancel about as many “contributions” as I’ve successfully released with RB:HP (the ones I actually got, of course, were all great). There’s no guarantee that the ones we get are going to be of quality, and if the authors (or testers) have to redo the work themselves, we’re just doubling up on the work again — except this time with a bunch of time pissed away waiting on someone else.

 

I understand why you support a more open concept, but a) not everyone needs help with their projects, there’s no guarantee we’ll see a huge uptick in interest by tipping our hand anyway, and c) we’re ceding a lot of innate “advantages” for very little in the way of tangible return.

 

As farottone said, we have reached out to authors who we feel are at a given quality plateau, we’ve had authors contact us when they feel confident they’re at that plateau, and frankly (most) people who have expressed an interest in helping (and done what we’ve asked of them) can and are doing so. These are people who are already aware of the project, of course, and I don’t really know how “another spreadsheet” is going to get a better response than posts on forums (here or elsewhere) and a strong social media presence.

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