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│ PS4 Release Standards v1.1 2018 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ 1) Packing: │
│ 1.1) Releases must be packed in RAR. SFV and NFO must be included. │
│ 1.2) Rars must be in multiples of 50.000.000 bytes but no larger than │
│ 500.000.000 bytes. │
│ 1.3) Rars must be RAR4 compressed with M1 (fastest) or better. │
│ 1.4) Rars must use "Old Style volume names". │
│ 1.5) Password protected archives are not allowed. │
│ │
│ 2) NFO: │
│ 2.1) The release must include a .NFO. The file must be a plain-text │
│ document and at least include the name of the title. │
│ 2.2) NFO must include GAMEID and version. │
│ 2.3) The required firmware must be included in the nfo. │
│ 2.4) Patchlevel/Installed updates must be included in the nfo. │
│ 2.5) All game languages is encouraged to be included in nfo. │
│ 2.6) A short description of release is encouraged to be in the nfo. │
│ │
│ 3) Image format: │
│ 3.1) Only PKG Format releases are acceptable. │
│ 3.2) PKG trumps ISO releases. │
│ 3.3) The game dump needs to be a full working "dump". │
│ 3.4) All groups are encouraged to patch the PKG to the highest │
│ compatible patchlevel. This is not mandatory. │
│ 3.5) Source of game disc origin must be included in nfo. │
│ 3.6) All previous ISO File Format releases can be re-released as PKG. │
│ │
│ 4) Proof: │
│ 4.1) The groups are encouraged to include a proof picture with disc │
│ and a group tag, for "new" groups which pred less then 50 "working" │
│ releases this is mandatory. │
│ 4.2) You have 24 hours AFTER NUKE to release a Prooffix. │
│ After this 24 hours grace period, any other group is allowed to │
│ release a PROPER with scans/photos. │
│ 4.3) Proof picture can be scanned and must be in JPEG format. │
│ 4.4) Proof picture must not be blurry. Disc/Cart Code must be clearly │
│ visible. │
│ 4.5) If the medium or cover/booklet contain anything that may expose │
│ your identity, then that part of the image can be blurred or │
│ blackened. Additional scans may be added but these DO NOT count │
│ as sufficient proof! │
│ 4.6) PSN releases will be exempt from proof requirements as they are │
│ downloadable. │
│ │
│ NOTE: We STRONGLY recommend the removal of all Exif data! Uniquely │
│ identifying information such as the camera serial number and GPS │
│ coordinates can pose a security threat if not removed. │
│ Use tools such as jhead, PureJPG, EXIF Cleaner... │
│ │
│ 5) Updates Patches DLC: │
│ 5.1) Updates/DLC for releases must also be in PKG format. │
│ 5.2) Update/patch/DLC must say in nfo what release it is intended for. │
│ 5.3) If Update/patch/DLC is for an iNTERNAL release, │
│ Update/patch/DLC must be tagged iNTERNAL too. │
│ 5.4) Suggested directory format (if the Update/patch/DLC is pred alone): │
│ GAME.NAME.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.UPDATE.v1.00.PS4-GRPNAME │
│ Game_Name_<PROPER/READ_NFO/REPACK>_v1.00_PATCH_PS4-GRPNAME │
│ Game.Name.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.DLC.PS4-GRPNAME │
│ │
│ 6) Region and Languages: │
│ 6.1) If a game does not include the English language, this must be │
│ specified in the dir name (with use of language tag). │
│ - If the game has only one foreign language an appropriate tag │
│ should be used in the directory for example JPN/KOR/etc. │
│ - If the game includes multiple languages MULTI tag should be │
│ used, and the nfo must specify which languages are included. │
│ 6.2) If a game is re-released for having additional foreign languages, │
│ the release must be tagged as MULTI and the nfo must specify │
│ which additional languages are included. │
│ 6.3) Due to releases being region free, region tag EURO, USA and ASIA │
│ is NOT ALLOWED. │
│ │
│ 7) Other: │
│ 7.1) The dirname must only contain the game name, allowed tags, │
│ platform name and groupname. │
│ 7.2) the 'online only' games must state in nfo that game is for online │
│ only, as those cant be played with the currently known methods. │
│ 7.3) Homebrew software, emulators will not be released unless its │
│ official retail or from PSN. │
│ 7.4) Virtual Reality releases must be tagged 'VR'. │
│ 7.5) If the release is an unlocker or trainer compatible with more than │
│ one version/update of a game, the highest compatible version number │
│ must be included in the dirname. │
│ │
│ 8) Only these characters are allowed in dirname and filenames: │
│ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789.-_ │
│ │
│ 9) Suggested directory formats: │
│ GAME.NAME.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.PS4-GRPNAME │
│ Game_Name_LANGUAGE_<PROPER/READ_NFO/REPACK>_PS4-GRPNAME │
│ Game.Name.MULTI.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.PS4-GRPNAME │
│ │
│ Game.Name.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.VR.PS4-GRPNAME │
│ Game.Name.LANGUAGE.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.VR.PS4-GRPNAME │
│ GAME.NAME_MULTI_<PROPER/READ_NFO/REPACK>_VR_PS4-GRPNAME │
│ │
│ NOTE: To nukers/nukenets if something is unclear, ask your resident │
│ groupadmin that signed rules for interpretation and implementing │
│ of above rules. │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Signed: │
│ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │
│ ˙ DarKmooN ˙ DUPLEX ˙ Googlecus ˙ LaKiTu ˙ LiGHTFORCE ˙ PACT ˙ │
│ ˙ Playable ˙ PROTOCOL ˙ RESPAWN ˙ TRSI ˙ UNLiMiTED ˙ WaLMaRT ˙ │
│ │
│ Refused to Sign: │
│ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │
│ ˙ GCMR ˙ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Compliance with this document is mandatory as of 2018-07-02 00:00:01 UTC │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
"make good releases. break all rules - we are pirates afterall"