There are more chances things can screw this project over and/or end it completely than there are chances it'll get somewhere even a quarter where we're reaching.

I don't know all the details about those community projects but from what you're saying it sounds like people made whatever they wanted with no kind of quality check or assignments.
I'm tweaking my approach that I had hosting the Web Comic Awards into this. It's a lot different but I think there are many similarities.  Yes, it's to be an open community project but there needs to be a host. I've taken up that mantle. I have a set plan for how to assign and distribute the work. I'll be open to ideas that will improve the distribution and the work flow. But to break it down in a general sense.

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Once the system is set in stone we make a mock up Ryu that uses the mechanics we've agreed upon. I think Renzo will be handling this mock up himself? If I misunderstood that I'll adjust it accordingly.

Anyway, once that's finished and we are content with the outcome we'll start work for real. Users that are proficient in sff and air making will begin putting together or tweaking the files for Ryu. I think it'd be best to work together to make a single template character then start opening up 2-3 characters at a time after the fact. This way we can solidify exactly where in the sff and air files all the animations should go for optimal use of any special states, standards, etc

There should be multiple threads dedicated to explaining the coding and how the coding is being done. This will act as a teaching tool and keep a certain quality. Example would be a standards archive that would explain the vars, and other universal coding mechanics. A lot of the characters will probably share from a common cns which should aid in quality as well.

Coders can ask for what they want to code. Some coding will be assigned. I'm envisioning a sort of modular coding system. Where the code is posted in the forum in chunks. Like a thread dedicated to just coding Ryu's punches. The forum coding would have documentation explaining what vars should be present and what options.

Each character's gameplay will go through the same process as the mechanics have been going through. We agree on a move list then we code it up. The "technical experts" will be the ones to help decide how moves should change, buffs, nerfs, etc. Everything that goes into the game should meet a certain quality. Yes this is where some users will get upset when Akuma doesn't have all his shin buffs by default or whatever. But that's how it'll have to be.

That's just a bit of the idea I have for this/ I'm sure there are a lot of flaws but we have a lot of talented people that should help us figure out how to accomplish this. It's a community project but it'll probably still be a pretty small group working on things at a given time. I hope any of that made sense

But yes, I'm well aware this is a very uphill battle.

MS_Todd said, March 30, 2014, 04:29:51 am

You could ask Lightflare, if i can remember (and if i'm not wrong) he was working on many extended stages from SFA3-SF2 stages.

That's a possibility.  We'll have to see the quality and the number of stages he has converted.

I wouldn't start the music remixes "just for this project" already. BUT even if this project goes belly up they can still be useful so I want to say yes in that regard, if that makes sense.

How do I go about making the dropbox open community? Do I just give out the user email and pass? Nevermind, I figured it out

You said you didn't use any sort of chat program, correct?

If you want you can take JMorphMan's sff and start reordering the sprites to be in Ryu's order. Remove all the fx and strip her down