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  • 15-10-2009 11:16AM
    #1
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭


    Kinetic did this before and didnt get much of a response, but i think its worth giving it another try.

    What can we do to improve the place?

    Personally i feel this place as the potential to be a great forum, but at the moment its struggling to be little more than a glorified classifieds for the console modders.

    If you have any suggestions on how to improve the place please post on this thread, or via PM if you'd like.


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  • #2
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    I think at the time, for the current generation, modding was pretty dead or quiet. With the new Xbox 360 mods with linux now usable on it, I can see the scene getting a but of life back in to it. Hopefully we see XBMC360 soon enough too.


  • #3
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Could people create photo diaries or methods they used to mod their consoles? Something like this:

    System:
    Intended Mod:
    Tools Req:
    Software/Hardware Req:
    Steps:

    Its a pity I didnt do this with all my consoles, Id love to have shown some of my early SNES/MD mods..and explain the advantages etc. I still have a 50/60hz switch mod to do on my Mastersystem 2 so maybe I could start with that when I do it.

    I suppose I could just do a re-hash of all my console mods with phots etc and go into some detail about them. Id hate to see the forum littered with 360 flash tutorials however...


  • #4
    docentore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭docentore


    You can find loads of tutorials on other sites, I can't see the reason to copy them over here.

    But I would love to see worklogs, show offs of own consoles, mods etc.


  • #5
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    docentore wrote: »
    You can find loads of tutorials on other sites, I can't see the reason to copy them over here.

    But I would love to see worklogs, show offs of own consoles, mods etc.

    Yeah I was kinda thinking that. Theres no point duplicating an easy to find tut. Maybe just worklogs with photos of the finished article


  • #6
    bluemachaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭bluemachaveli


    Maybe a sticky for posting users console mods? I have a spare 360 that i plan on modding as soon as i get around to fixing the RROD!


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  • #7
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Im in the midst of another project for the arcade & retro forum, and have realised Ive to redo a bad Megadrive region/display freq switch mod. Is that just too old for Console Modding?


  • #8
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    Certainly not. I'd be interested to see that, although i was always a nintendo man!

    In a way I agree with docentore, in another way i dont. Like there is no point putting up a tutorial on how to flash a 360 using jungle flasher, seeing as the authors wrote a guide them selves! On the other hand the forums shiniest moment since I started posting here was supercell's xbox modding tutorial.

    Alot of everybodies suggestions are going to involve stickies, and tbh I hate a forum that has a load of stickies, take for example Building and upgrading has 10, which i feel is about 5 too much! So maybe a sort of index style sticky would work?

    I would also like to see threads on the best use of a modded console, where people post applications or homebrew games that they recomend for a console. Its hard to find the best homebrew, especially for the older consoles.

    I like the idea of people showing off their mods too, a "my mods" thread is certainly something i would support. Where people can list their consoles, how they were modded and post pics (if they'd like)

    If people would like to give feedback on the above, please do! I also really dont mind someone disagreeing with me, so if you dont like one or more of the suggestions say it!

    I'm graduating form college this week so I wont be doing anything till next Monday at the earliest


  • #9
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Ok Ill keep a diary with 3/4 photos as Im doing it, prob wont be till next week or so. Ill also be doing a 50/60hz switch mod on a stock mastersystem 2 in the near future. And Im heavily comtemplating composite/rgb/scart output mods on whatever capable consoles I have so I I should get a bit of mileage out of those.

    My Snes mod is already done unfortunately, but I may mod the Snes scart cable...

    Although modding our wii/360 may have been fun, perhaps we should stick to retired consoles for the moment, to avoid encroaching on any "grey areas"? Just a thought anyway.


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