The Hope of Ruins File Management Guideline

Storage and File Access

To be confirmed with Jeremy

- in the mean time, please save all files and make backups

File Naming Conventions

Files names are to be in the following format:

FileDescription_VersionNumber_Initials.filetype

eg. BigMonsterLeftEye_v001_MC.jpg

• Files are to be named using AlternatingCapitals, with different levels of information separated by under_scores.

• It will contain a 3 digit version number, and the initials of the person who created it

• The final version of a file will be marked Final in the place of the version number

eg. BigMonsterLeftEye_Final_MC.jpg

• Please make sure you save each update with a new version number, and take care not to overwrite existing files

File Management

Files should be stored in correct folders, organised in a clear hierarchy such as the model below:

Remember to backup your files on a daily basis

• Each person is responsible for saving regularly and backing up his/her own work

• Team leaders are responsible for collecting all appropriate files (working files and drafts) at the end of each day and backing up

File Breakdown

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_Concept

scale sheets, lighting and texture references, and references from the design document

backgrounds

characters

cityPlan

colorPalette

conceptDocument

designDocument

lighting

models

references

scaleSheets

textures

_CreativeAndTechnicalResources

library of images and links used as references and resources by the production and engine team

_ProjectData

project data used by team leaders, schedule, project brief and specifications, color palette, project protocols

_ProjectFiles

project files used by the production and engine teams

    productionTeam
            textureMaps image maps & textures used by production and engine teams
                   assets
                        final
                        workingFiles
                   backgrounds
                        final
                        workingFiles
                   characters
                   documents
                        final
                        workingFiles
                   finalFilesForEngineTeam
                        flashFiles
                        photoshopFiles
                        pngFiles
                        targaFiles
                        tiffFiles
                        uvImageMaps
                   final
                        workingFiles
                  workingFiles
                        flashFiles
                        photoshopFiles
                        pngFiles
                        targaFiles
                        tiffFiles

            3D

                  character

                  maya

                  studioMax

    engineTeam

            animations

            classes

            maps

            music

            prototypes

            sound

            staticMeshes

            testing

    compressed

    final

    references

    uncompressed

    workingFiles