Topic: Alternative to romhacking.net

[Spindaboy]

I've started an alternative ROM hacking site specifically for Nintendo consoles (also using SMF). It just opened so there is literally no one there, but feel free to check it out if you're interested!

Click me!

[Spooniest]

 

You have your first new member.

[Spindaboy]

You have your first new member.

YAY! I replied to your post btw. Glad you could join

[thepatirckinator]

I added you to my buddy list as well. You are a great sprite editor. You can be useful to fedorajoe by making Golbez's SNES Struck and Victory pose similar to the PSP/Wii/Mobile Phone of The After Years during flashbacks with Golbez in his Darth-Vader inspired armor.

[JCE3000GT]

There needs to be an alternative because RHDN is a fucking cesspool of shit. 

[Spindaboy]

There needs to be an alternative because RHDN is a fucking cesspool of shit.

I feel you, man. I'd really like to grow SyndROMe, but I just don't know how to get it out there and convince people to leave or at least consider it as an alternative to the abysmal site that is RHDN.

[JCE3000GT]

There needs to be an alternative because RHDN is a fucking cesspool of shit.

I feel you, man. I'd really like to grow SyndROMe, but I just don't know how to get it out there and convince people to leave or at least consider it as an alternative to the abysmal site that is RHDN.

I think it starts with content followed by good old fashioned marketing.  It will take time.  One of the problems unfortunately is this market is saturated with forums and such for rom hacking / gaming / etc.  You'd be also essentially competing with this very site (and mine).  You might need to start gathering the content and the permissions to host the content first.  Then come up with a user submission system similar to what RHDN uses then build your forums off of those users.  Find something you can contribute or provide that could be unique.  Maybe tailor to repros and how to make them or something.  There really isn't a whole bunch out there on that subject--especially any dedicated forums on it that I'm aware of.

Hope that helps.

[MysticLord]

You can beat RHDN at it's own game by hosting magnet links to torrents of hacks, tools, documents, you name it.  Host sha256 hashes too.  No reason to physically pay to host all those hacks and stuff when file sharing exists.

Other than that the best way forward is to do projects that people like Gideon Zhi have been sitting on for 10+ years and translate them yourself.

[Xardas]

There needs to be an alternative because RHDN is a fucking cesspool of shit.

I never wasvery active on RHDN because I'm not even "advanced" in romhacking. Therefore, I don't know what makes this site this bad. Can you elaborate, please?

[assassin]

start reading here:
http://slickproductions.org/forum/index.php?topic=2348.msg27639#msg27639