1. There should be a claiming system for sound effects, however, I am still uncertain as to how this should work. Any suggestions are welcome. For example, two people making sound effects for the same creature or project seems to me to be a waste of time and resources, pretty much like making two versions of the same claim.
2. For those working with the TR soundtrack, the music you compose should be sent in pure MIDI form to me so that I can orchestrate it with a soundscape that fits the rest of the soundtrack. I do by no means have any intention of "running over" any of you, this is purely for keeping the consistency of the OST and making each song feel part of a whole. I will of course work closely with each contributor, and I will try to keep the end result as close as possible to what you intended it to sound like when you wrote it. You will of course be credited as the author of the piece in question, I will take no credit for music I did not write.
3. For sound effects and NPC voices, the same rules as for the TR soundtrack apply with a few changes - since sound effects depend heavily on manipulating digital audio, they will undergo a reviewing process, much like other claims. After a sound or soundset has been approved, they will undergo a "mastering" process, which pretty much is just an adjustment of volume and dynamics to make the sound fit nicely with the original Morrowind sounds.
4. Sound effects should follow a naming standard, for example TR_RAF_Ambience_1.wav where RAF = Rainforest; or TR_SRP_Bird_1.wav where SRP = Skyrim Province.
The standard should be set NOW, before people start using custom sounds actively. Because having a hundred different new sounds for the same purpose hardly makes sense and will make for a HUGE filesize as well as non-consistency throughout the mod.
These rules, I think, address some of the more obvious problems of organizing this project. I think they're pretty straightforward. Please post your suggestions, questions or general banter here and let's get this project rolling!
