______ _______ ______ _______ _____ _____ _______ _/ _ )__ _/ _ /_\ \ _/ _ /_ _/ \_ / _/_ _/ _ /__ \ _/ \\ -\___\ \\ \\ -\___\ \\ _\ \--\___ \\ -\___\ \ / \ . _/ . . _/ . \ . :/ . _/ _\ ./_____:\_____/____________\ \________/____:\_____\_______/___________\ /______/ _______ _______ _____ _____\ \ __________ _____ / __ )__\ \\ \\ \ / _ / / _/____ PS5 Scene Rules 2021 / /_ \ \ \ \\ -\____\---\___ \ [08 January 2021] / \ . \ . . _/ . :/ \ \______:\______\___________\ \___________\___________/. ----------------+ . /_______/ . ³ ³ ³ ³ PS5 Release Standards v1.0 2021 ³ ³ÁEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE´ ³ ³ ³ 1) Packing: ³ ³ 1.1) Releases must be packed in RAR. SFV and NFO must be included. ³ ³ 1.2) Rars must be in multiples of 50.000.000 bytes but no larger than ³ ³ 1.000.000.000 bytes. ³ ³ 1.3) Rars must be RAR5 compressed with fastest or better. ³ ³ 1.4) Password protected archives are not allowed. ³ ³ ³ ³ 2) NFO: ³ ³ 2.1) The release must include a .NFO. The file must be a plain-text ³ ³ document and at least include the name of the title. ³ ³ 2.2) NFO must include GAMEID and version. ³ ³ 2.3) The firmware version in ISO must be included in the nfo. ³ ³ 2.4) The required firmware must be included in the nfo for PSN Titles. ³ ³ 2.5) Patchlevel/Installed updates must be included in the nfo. ³ ³ ³ ³ 3) Image format: ³ ³ 3.1) ISO Image format for Discs. ³ ³ 3.2) PKG Format releases for PSN Titles, Updates and DLC. ³ ³ ³ ³ 4) Proof: ³ ³ 4.1) The groups are to include a proof picture with disc. ³ ³ 4.2) You have 48 hours AFTER NUKE to release a Prooffix. ³ ³ After this 48 hours grace period, any other group is allowed to ³ ³ release a PROPER with scans/photos. ³ ³ 4.3) Proof picture can be scanned and must be in JPEG format. ³ ³ 4.4) Proof picture must not be blurry. Disc/Cart Code must be clearly ³ ³ visible. ³ ³ 4.5) If the medium or cover/booklet contain anything that may expose ³ ³ your identity, then that part of the image can be blurred or ³ ³ blackened. Additional scans may be added but these DO NOT count ³ ³ as sufficient proof! ³ ³ 4.6) PSN releases will be exempt from proof requirements as they are ³ ³ downloadable. ³ ³ ³ ³ NOTE: We STRONGLY recommend the removal of all Exif data! Uniquely ³ ³ identifying information such as the camera serial number and GPS ³ ³ coordinates can pose a security threat if not removed. ³ ³ Use tools such as jhead, PureJPG, EXIF Cleaner... ³ ³ ³ ³ 5) Updates Patches DLC: ³ ³ 5.1) Updates/DLC for releases must be in PKG format. ³ ³ 5.2) Update/patch/DLC must say in nfo what release it is intended for. ³ ³ 5.3) If Update/patch/DLC is for an iNTERNAL release, ³ ³ Update/patch/DLC must be tagged iNTERNAL too. ³ ³ 5.4) Suggested directory format (if the Update/patch/DLC is pred alone): ³ ³ GAME.NAME..UPDATE.v1.00.PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ Game_Name__v1.00_PATCH_PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ Game.Name..DLC.PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ ³ ³ 6) Region and Languages: ³ ³ 6.1) If a game does not include the English language, this must be ³ ³ specified in the dir name (with use of Region tag). ³ ³ 6.2) If a game is re-released for having different Game ID, this must be ³ ³ specified in the dir name (with use of Region tag). ³ ³ 6.3) If a game is re-released for having additional foreign languages ³ ³ the release must be tagged as MULTI and the nfo must specify ³ ³ which additional languages are included. ³ ³ ³ ³ 7) Other: ³ ³ 7.1) The dirname must only contain the game name, allowed tags, ³ ³ platform name and groupname. ³ ³ 7.2) Homebrew software, emulators will not be released unless its ³ ³ official retail or from PSN. ³ ³ 7.3) Virtual Reality releases must be tagged 'VR'. ³ ³ 7.4) If the release is an unlocker or trainer compatible with more than ³ ³ one version/update of a game, the highest compatible version number ³ ³ must be included in the dirname. ³ ³ 7.5) PSN PKG's must be the PS5 build version, not PS4. ³ ³ ³ ³ 8) Only these characters are allowed in dirname and filenames: ³ ³ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789.-_ ³ ³ ³ ³ 9) Suggested directory formats: ³ ³ GAME.NAME..PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ Game_Name_LANGUAGE__PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ Game.Name.MULTI..PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ Game.Name..VR.PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ Game.Name.LANGUAGE..VR.PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ GAME.NAME_MULTI__VR_PS5-GRPNAME ³ ³ ³ ³ NOTE: To nukers/nukenets if something is unclear, ask your resident ³ ³ groupadmin that signed rules for interpretation and implementing ³ ³ of above rules. ³ ³ ³ ÃÁEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE´ ³ Signed: ³ ³ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ³ ³ BigBlueBox JRP PS5B ³ ³ ³ ³ÁEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE´ ³ Compliance with this document is mandatory as of 2021-01-15 00:00:01 UTC ³ ³ÁEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE³ "make good releases. break all rules - we are pirates afterall"