# ![](https://www.realm667.com/media/kunena/topic_icons/realm667_repo/user/map.png) \[READ THIS\] Sound Factory Submission Rules ## - **Tormentor667** - ![Tormentor667's Avatar](https://www.realm667.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar10.jpg) Topic Author - Founder - ![Founder](https://www.realm667.com/media/kunena/ranks/rank_20c_barrel.png) Less More- Posts: 440 - - - - [](http://www.dg-media.com) - 11 years 10 months ago - 1 year 6 months ago [\#9](#9) by Tormentor667 *[\[READ THIS\] Sound Factory Submission Rules](https://www.realm667.com/forum/sound-factory/9-read-this-sound-factory-submission-rules#9 "If you are submitting a ambient sound to the Realm667 Sound Factory, please read these rules, and follow the submission template. It makes the job of adding them so much easier, and if a submission...")* was created by *Tormentor667* If you are submitting a ambient sound to the Realm667 Sound Factory, please read these rules, and follow the submission template. It makes the job of adding them so much easier, and if a submission doesn't follow the rules, it won't be added until it does, or it could be flat-out rejected. **General Submission Rules** can be found on the left side of the page in the info box called "*SUBMISSION RULES*". Make sure to check the mouseover-tooltips for details. Categorie-specific submission rules can be found below. **Category-Specific Rules**- **Use OGG, MP3 or FLAC for sounds.** They are much more compressed formats without any (noticable) quality loss. There are several programs to convert to one of these formats, such as Audacity. - **Post a low-quality preview MP3 from your sound(s)** (96kbps or below, at least 1 is necessary) - **Make sure it is a pk3 file placed inside a zip.** Sort your content into apropriate folders so it is easier for modders to implement your weapon into their mod. - **Include a SNDINFO lump** with all the settings for your ambient sound - **A maximum of 5 sounds per package is allowed**, e.g. it's a "River" pack and there are 5 different variants in there, like a calm rivulet or a streaming huge river - **Only one type of sound per package**, please do not mix for example fire and water ambience in one zip, but feel free to split them - **Huge soundpacks like "All ambient sounds from Doom3" or "100 sounds from various sources" will be rejected**, it's absolutely no help for a mapper to search through such packs for the wanted sound - **Include information,** from the template below, in both the submission post, and in the wad itself, in an INFO lump. - **Include credits.** Like information, include credit information (from the template) in both the submission post and in the wad itself, in a CREDITS lump. - **Follow the template, below, in your submission post.** - **Tag it as a submission.** Use the right topic icons with an apropriate prefix, like the blue S icon with \[SUBMISSION\] in your title. - **If you are updating something already on the repo, tag it as an update.** Use the right topic icon here as well with the purple U and a \[UPDATE\] prefix **Submission Template** **Information:** **Name:** *What is the name of this sound?* **Format:** *What is the format of the sound, e.g. FLAC, OGG or MP3?* **Variants:** *How many different variants are included?* **Random:** *Is the sound randomly played in different intervals?* (yes/no) **Delay:** *What are the delays between each interval?* (if random = yes) **Looping:** *Is it a looping continous sound or is it only played once?* (being activated by script for example) **Surround:** *Is it a surround sound or a *point* sound?* **Credits:** **SNDINFO:** *Who wrote the SNDINFO?* **Sounds:** *Where did the sounds come from?* **Sound Edit:** *Who edited them?* **Source:** *From where did you get the sounds?* (game, television, etc) **Idea Base:** *If your sound was inspired by something, what was it inspired by?* **Description:** *People prefer to know exactly what they're downloading, before they download it.* **Sound:** *Put a preview sound. Use an file upload site like DropBox or just attach it to your post. Make sure it's a low-quality MP3 (96kbps or below). Feel free to post a MP3 for all of your files from the package but at least 1 is required.* **Download Link:** *Either upload to a site like DropBox or Google Drive, or just attach it to your post. Please choose one that shouldn't expire, because it might expire before we can add it.* Last edit: 1 year 6 months ago by Gothic. Please [Log in](https://www.realm667.com/component/users/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVhbG02NjcuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3NvdW5kLWZhY3RvcnkvOS1yZWFkLXRoaXMtc291bmQtZmFjdG9yeS1zdWJtaXNzaW9uLXJ1bGVz&Itemid=2662) or [Create an account](https://www.realm667.com/component/users/registration?Itemid=2662) to join the conversation. [Powered by](https://www.realm667.com/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org)