If only you released this on October 26 2015...

I love BTTF so I might try this, seeing as you've improved the look of it.

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And here's how to make one:
Creating a IPS/BPS Patch

1. Download and open Floating IPS.
2. Click 'Create Patch'.
3. It will ask you to select your original/unmodified file. Click on your unmodified ROM/NES file.
4. Next, it will ask you to select your new/modified file. Click on your modified ROM/NES file.
5. Finally, name your file. For 'Save As Type', choose IPS Patch File or BPS Patch File. For BPS, choose the option that you think it best. Click save, and you're done!

From LifeMushroom's website.
I suggest .bps since if you're moving data around it won't be stored in the ROM. However less people use .bps over .ips.

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Posted by Googie

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Can I add a suggestion?

Close old threads, so people won't bump threads that are months/years old. If a thread is over a month old, just close it...

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It's a good point, but I don't think it should apply to stickies and the like, or important topics.

Otherwise it should be done.

Also, here are my suggestions from my board2 activity suggestions thread which no onre replied to, which fits here:

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SPAM RELATED:
The spam looks like it was done by bots, and not humans (however some of it was made by people pretending to be contributors e.g. blume and golddty), we need some sort of system to kick those bots up the arse and still make registration possible. Perhaps implement the proxy protection system (like Blargboard's), and get a decent proxy protector, this will stop reregs and some spam.

Also link the board to StopForumSpam so that IPs are banned from the site if a spam bot is on the blacklist - although we'll have to report spam to the database as well, too.

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FORUM LIST:
Merge the Gaming/Fraxy/Entertainment into General (no one posts in any of those anymore).
ROM hacking releases could be made specifically for tools and emulators - things like that - at the moment it's pretty ambiguous what the rom hacking and related releases are actually differ for.

Megaman could also be a subforum instead of SMW - and a tutorial forum would be good for the board too (content needs to be submitted via a PM to somebody).

Maybe also a Homebrew/Development forum for the classic consoles. It could help the board become more active as new developers write games from scratch.

There's also thousands of hidden boards, if any of those (like ones for specific games etc) could be worth opening we could merge those into ROM Hacking (if for games) or make them viewable once more. In particular the Programming forum could be merged into Technology, or both be merged into General.

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STAFF:
The only people that still visit the board who are staff seem to be blackhole, ninjablooper and Xeruss, also sometimes ShaneM. Perhaps out of the currently active userbase we could have a few new staff members - I think Googie and Quick Curly would work as good staff for this site, both are interested in the site, have been around for god knows how long and are pretty active. (Somebody could also be a local mod for the hack tutorials, perhaps Mike-Tech?)

Also I guess blackhole and ninjablooper are more focusing on real life as they haven't posted much for a while.

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OTHER USES:
Board2 could have a subsite (Blog2) for the latest rom hacking related news, but this is a possibility and would require a lot of dedication.

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HACKS:
I don't know, but if enough interest happens maybe a collab hack could be done across the active users here? A lot of members seem to be interested in Megaman hacking and I think a board2 hack of one of those games would work really well if we tried.

All in all I really want this board to get more active while it is still around. Perhaps we could ask people to join this site or put it in our signatures using a special banner - another idea would be to remake the current banner and use it for signature links, when the new one is done.

(Disclaimer: I am not saying 'do it now, or throw yourself under a bus', and I don't want staff in any way at all, I don't need it, or want it. I just want board2 to become active again.)

Post any new suggestions or additions below and discuss.



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Posted by Trinitronity

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*cringes*
Sorry, but no.
Games based on memes is a big no-no for me. I pass.

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Hmm yes, the troll is also pretty outdated these times, if we do that the hack will probably date very quickly.

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NES - FCEUX
SNES - Snes9x
N64 - Mupen64++
GB/GBC - GEST
GBA - Visual Boy Advance

The emulators I typically use most of the time.
Talk about emulation stuff here...

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Posted by bossgod

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Hi i'm bossgod i found this site from a friend called dixie kong and Yushe on 3chan.

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I'm 'Dixie Kong' on 3chan so yeah hi.
We were discussing the collaboration hack in 3chan and I pointed to the thread here

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Posted by Model FZx

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What are your controls for your NES emulator? I cant seem to find a comfortable control scheme. I use Z for the A button and X for the B button, with arrow keys being the dpad, but it just doesn't feel right. Maybe I should get used to it?

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Try using X for A and Z for B, Right Shift for Select and Enter for Start.
Alternatively use a PS3 controller and map it to the buttons, a lot better that way.

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Posted by Yushe

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I think board2's software should be updated to a newer version of acmlm2.

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I'm pretty happy with what it is right now, and probably should stay this way.
We should only upgrade if there's an overhaul of the board.

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Posted by Yushe

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Posted by MegaEliteGamers

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What's wrong with Windows?

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They spy on you now, also they still don't understand that no one wants that ugly windows phone start menu.

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Don't forget how fucked up Windows 10 is with updates.

Just use Linux. However it may be an arse to actually do rom hacking on it, in which I recommend anything before Windows 8.0 (XP, Vista or 7).

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The dog then runs into the board2 database and destroys it, however blackhole made a backup of the database a few minutes before it happens.

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XP and vista, windows 8 is shit.

You can only disable NSA helpers (spying) in enterprise editions I think (Cortana and other crap).

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@Quick I was mainly getting at the fact that it might age quickly, which isn't something I want to happen, but a lot of people still like the trollface (including me) even if it is called "deprecated" by others.

I've never played balloon fight either but I might string a couple of levels in somewhere, how many can be made total for the hack?

Also, if Balloon Fight goes well, perhaps SMB3 would also go well too and that would be the second collab hack, wouldn't it?

*I'll make sure the tea doesn't run out so that this hack goes well*

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Probably the latter since they sometimes try to post back here occasionally, for no reason.

However they do know how to read posts and respond to them (blume/golddty posted properly and then made their spam post later).

300th post.

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We cancel it.
I was playing BF yesterday and could design a level, what are the hacking tools to make them?

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Posted by hakarl

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Posted by Yushe

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Just update acmlm.kafuka.org the latest version has loads of features to deal with this sorta stuff easily.

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hello, I know nothing about what I'm talking about, but pushing a more recent software version is cool so I'm cool, right?

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I agree. Newer isn't always better in terms of technology.

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Try adding some sort of proxy protection like I did with my own board, it should stop reregs and spammers somewhat.

I used htaccess code for basic level proxy protection, which was enough to stop the M spammer from attacking the site.

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http://www.l4w2gamers.x10.mx/?page=profile&id=8

Notice the next user ID was 29 (Minecrafter4718), becuase they made several accounts before stopping.

It's also possible this is the same person:
http://mc.pwnedgalaxy.net/profile.php?id=159

According to SquidEmpress/L'Impersonateur it's also possible 'M' or 'Dabby Mago' impersonated Acmlm on Discord.

I forgot to add the code back when the board was moved but here it is:

# BLOCK PROXY VISITS # PerishablePress.com: http://bit.ly/12k6Uo <ifModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP:VIA} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:FORWARDED} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:USERAGENT_VIA} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:HTTP_PC_REMOTE_ADDR} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:XROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-FORWARDED-FOR} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:HTTP_CLIENT_IP} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP:FORWARDED-FOR} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-FORWARDED} !^$ RewriteRule .* - [F] </ifModule>

Some of it might be unneccessary, I found two versions of the proxy protection .htaccess on the site, one didn't have the XROXY or X-FORWARDED parts for some reason...

Does this board use StopForumSpam or not? The users here are probably actual bots...

Also someone called zblerp (99% sure this is Mega-Mario, garbage name + female gender) got my password and found the boqrd likely through one of the redirect links.

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Moroncrafter couldn't operate such an attack, and the only reason he'd want to get up at 2am is to nick all the food or something. He doesn't even know what a useragent is and yet this one was spoofing the same as SquidEmpress's one, so it isn't him.

Most of the things he knows about forums are what I already mentioned to him though.

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Speaking of morons, Mega-Mario signed up and successfully logged into my account, but didn't do anything to it. He probably found the board link through where you just posted it.

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So you finally got around to posting, heh
I use an unofficial PS3 wireless controller which has a Bluetooth (?) receiver built-in, so it works with PC or PS3 systems.
The main difference with it is that it swaps the D-Pad and the Left Stick around so it has the same layout as a gamecube controller generally.
Unfortunately it doesn't work with no$gba 2.8b though.

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Returning to Board 2 after just over 8 months to say that... :lol:
If only this board was better moderated, it'd keep some of this shit off the board.

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