★ Simple Answers to Simple Questions made Simple ★ FAQ ★ [Updated 07.21.10] ★ 30 Topics Explained! ★

[Lyfe.]

As of

3 June 2011

 

If you have any other helpful tips, links, or topics, please let me know.

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[spoiler=All 30 Topics]

1.) The Rules

2.) Stars And Levels

3.) Where to Find Pictures for Your Cards

4.) How to Make Your Cards Realistic

5.) How to Print Your Cards

6.) Editing Your Signature

7.) How to Change Your Name

8.) How to Lock Threads

9.) How to Change the Title of Your Thread

10.) How to Post a Card

11.) How to Make a Spoiler

12.) Abbreviated Terms

13.) How to Create Graphics

14.) Where to Post Your Cards

15.) Reputation Points

16.) Points

17.) Vanillas

18.) How to Make a Shop

19.) How to Make a Club/Organization

20.) How to Make a Dark Synchro

21.) The Forum Staff

22.) The YCM History Thread

23.) The OCG Threads

24.) Non-forum Related Topics

25.) Advertisement

26.) How to Make a Contest

27.) How to Start a Thread

28.) Opening a Note

29.) What You can do to a Post

30.) Linking a Picture with URL

 

 

 

[spoiler=1.) The Rules]The Rules of YCM

 

[spoiler=2.) Stars and Levels]1 Star = Join

2 Stars = 25 - 149 Posts

3 Stars = 150 - 399 Posts

4 Stars = 400 - 999 Posts

5 Stars = 1,000 - 4,999 Posts OR Regular Moderator

6 Stars = 5,000+ Posts OR Super Moderator

7 Stars = Administrator

 

[spoiler=3.) Where to Find Pictures for Your Cards]Google Images

DeviantArt Digital Artwork

Magic Deck Vortex

 

[spoiler=4.) How to Make Your Cards Realistic]

Making Your Card On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

 

Okay, so this is the first part of my tutorial to making a perfect card. Making the card.

 

1. To start with, always stick with common cards. It is near-impossible to make rare, super-rare, ultra-rare, limited edition, etcetera cards, and print them off. However if you print off transparent holo sheets on laminate sheets, this is possible, however you need direct precision to do this well...

 

2. For the fields "Creator" and "Date", put in "1996 Kazuki Takahashi". Kazuki Takahshi is the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh, and it was Copyrighted in 1996. Every card has this.

 

3. Keep the "Circulation I.D" clear. The way YCM puts it in is unrealistic, so don't bother with it.

 

4. Always "Randomize" the "Serial Number" section. Make sure none of them are the same.

 

5. Don't go off making your own sub-types, recolours, etc. etc. for print. Your friends will pick it up instantly.

 

6. Keep OCG correct, and up-to-date. You can fool them saying; "It's a new packet released...", in which case you'll have to have New-OCG.

 

7. Divine Monsters and "9999" ATK/DEF Monsters are a big no-no. It's pathetic trying to fool people with that.

 

8. Make sure you've taken off the "/ Effect]" on Union, Toon, and Gemini Monsters.

 

9. The "Set I.D" should be, for an example; The Name Of The Packet Is "The Rise Of The Killers", the first card would have the "Set I.D" of "ROTK-EN001". Going to 5 characters long in the first field is a little bit iffy.

[http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/76590-update-coming-soon-tutorial-make-your-cards-almost-foolproof/]Original Thread[/url]

 

[spoiler=5.) How to Print Your Cards]

Printing The Card You Made On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

 

So here is the second part of my tutorial, printing off your cards. This is the hard bit, and make sure you have some spare money for things in this area...

 

1. Make sure the card(s) you've made are saved in an easy-locatable place on your hard-drive.

 

2. Try to print Nine (9) cards at the same time on one A4 sheet, so open them all up in a program such as Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Publisher, and leave a gap between them, so it is easier to cut later.

 

3. Make sure that every card has the dimensions of:

 

| ______Measurement______ | ______Width______ | ______Height______ |

 

| ________Inches________________ 2.3125 ____________ 3.375 _______ |

 

| ______Centimeters_______________ 5.9 ______________ 8.6 ________ |

 

| ________Pixels_________________ 167 ______________ 243 ________ |

 

 

4. Make sure you have an A4 size printer. Buy some "Photo Paper" or "High Gloss Paper" and set your printer settings compatible with the paper.

 

5. Print it off, in High-Definition. Make sure it is HD, because it can easily get messed up otherwise.

 

6. Time to cut out. Get a very sharp knife, and a ruler (scissors will also do, but a knife can be more accurate), place the ruler up against the edges of the card, and cut out!

Note: Guillotines can also be used (not the head-chopping off ones...).

 

7. Check the thickness of your card. If it seems the same thickness of a real card, just print the back of the card onto the, well, back of the card. If not, you can print off another sheet with card-backs on, and stick them together.

[http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/76590-update-coming-soon-tutorial-make-your-cards-almost-foolproof/]Original Thread[/url]

 

[spoiler=6.) Editing Your Signature]Click here to be redirected to your "Change Signature" setting.

My Settings > Profile > Change Signature

 

To add images to your signature, you will need the URL of the image and additional IMG tags.

 

To find the URL of an image, you can do one of two things:

 

1) Right click > copy image code/address/url

2) Right Click > Save Image > Upload to either TinyPic or Image Shack. These site will give you the direct URL.

 

[spoiler=7.) How to Change Your Name]Click here to be redirected to your "Change Display Name" setting.

My Settings > Change Display Name

 

You may change your name once in a 90 day period.

 

[spoiler=8.) How to Lock Threads]

Normal members do not have the power to lock or delete their threads. To have your thread locked, place a [LOCK] tag in the title. This can be done by editing the main post.

 

Threads and posts are two different things. Posts can be deleted by the owner while threads cannot.

 

[spoiler=9.) How to Change the Title of Your Thread] In the main post, click on "Edit". After a text box appears, click on "Use Full Editor". At the top, there will now be an option to change the title and description of your thread.

 

[spoiler=10.) How to Post a Card]Generate your card so that the image next to it is what you want to post. Click on the image of the card and copy the IMG code that appears on the bottom of it. Paste this code into a post/thread to have it shown.

 

[spoiler=11.) How to Make a Spoiler]

[spoiler= TITLE ] CONTENT [/spoiler]

If it helps, copy and paste the code above and replace "TITLE" with whatever you want the name of the spoiler to be and "CONTENT" with whatever you want inside of the spoiler.

 

[spoiler=12.) Abbreviated Terms]Coming soon

 

[spoiler=13.) How to Create Graphics]Graphics Tutorials

YCM has many tutorials on many different ways to edit cards, create signatures, etc. Look around!

 

[spoiler=14.) Where to Post Your Cards]Realistic Cards for cards that could possibly pass as an original Yu-Gi-Oh! card.

Pop-Culture Cards for cards based of TV Series, Movies, Video games, etc.

Any Other Cards for cards that don't fit into the other categories.

Written Cards for cards without images.

Joke Cards for pointless and humorous cards.

 

[spoiler=15.) Reputation Points]Reputation is now given through posts. At the lower, right-hand corner, there will be a

followed by a number. By using the + , you are rewarding a member's post with a positive reputation. By using the - , you are taking away from their reputation.

 

Positive Reputation can be given through contest, help, or being nice in general.

Negative Reputation can be given through arrogance, sarcasm, or being rude in general.

 

[spoiler=16.) Points]Points are the Currency of YCM. They are rewarded by posting and winning contests. To donate points, click on a member's profile and towards the left, there should be an option to donate points. You can also donate points by clicking on the "Points" at the bottom of a post of the member you wish to send them to.

 

[spoiler=17.) Vanillas]This term is used for a Normal Monster, originating from the color of the card.

 

[spoiler=18.) How to Make a Shop]Shops belong here.

To create a shop, you do what you would to start a new post. Choose a catchy name, what you will sell, how much your products will cost, and examples of what your finished products look like.

 

Shops are no more than a thread you can go to and have someone edit your card for you either because you are lazy or you don't know how to do it.

 

[spoiler=19.) How to Make a Club/Organization]Clubs and Organizations belong here. To start a Club, you will need a title and member list at minimum. Banners, topics, events, and other things can be added to your Club to spruce it up.

 

[spoiler=20.) How to Make a Dark Synchro]Coming Soon

 

[spoiler=21.) The Forum Staff]The Forum Staff

 

[spoiler=22.) The YCM History Thread]Coming Soon

 

[spoiler=23.) The OCG Threads]Konami's New Card Grammar Rules

Coming Soon

 

[spoiler=24.) Non-forum Related Topics]Should you have a question as to how a program works such as GIMP, or any other topic that is not related to Yu-Gi-Oh! or any other feat of YCM, be sure to look it up using your search engine such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.

 

[spoiler=25.) Advertisement]It is against the rules to Advertise anything in these forums. You may advertise what you wish in your signature. Links to other threads that relate to a topic in a thread may be used.

 

[spoiler=26.) How to Start a Contest]Card Contests belong here. To start a contest, start a new thread. List those that have entered, the card regulations, a grading scale, and the rewards.

 

[spoiler=27.) How to Start a Thread]At the top right-hand corner of a section, you should see a picture of a piece of paper followed by "Start New Topic." Click this. From there on out, things become self explanatory.

 

[spoiler=28.) Opening a Note]Click here to be redirected to the "Manage Notes" setting.

My Settings > Manage Notes

 

A note is a space where you can save small pieces of information that no one else can see except yourself.

 

[spoiler=29.) What You can do to a Post]Watch Topic - This will give you updates on who posts in the topic while you are away.

Add Reply - Opens up an area with easy access to BBcodes and other features/

Rate - Also known as reputation, represented by a + and a - .

Report - It is vital to report threads that are out of hand and filled with many accounts of breaking YCM rules.

Points - You can donate points to the owner of the post by clicking on this.

Reply - This will quote the entire post and open a new text box for you to easily quote and reply to another post.

MultiQuote - You can quote multiple posts at once by clicking multiquote. Click once on each post you wish to quote.

Edit - You may edit a post that belongs to you.

Delete - You may delete a post that belongs to you, but not a thread.

 

[spoiler=30.) Linking a Picture with URL]

[url= LINK GOES HERE ] [img= IMAGE URL GOES HERE ] [/url]

 

[Twig]

Many newbs ask about name changing. Add some info about that.

[Lyfe.]

Will do. But first I need answers. That topic has been extremely unstable, plus the fact that I have been inactive for a while.

 

To my knowledge, you can no longer get a name change. Correct?

[Kaisu]

Nah, you still can. YOu have to personally PM a Super though.

[Lyfe.]

Ok then. I'll take your word for it then.

[DARKPLANT RISING]

Wow... really good guide. This should be stickied.

 

You should add "Why can't I lock threads?" titling it "Privledges only for Moderators and Super Moderators". Admins... not really needed you know.

[Lyfe.]

Thanks for the idea, Kenta. I'll add both of the new ones later today.

[Parion555]

I know it's weird but i think next to administrator you should add that you can never become one.Just a thought.

[LiAM]

This thread is a relatively common idea, and the odd newbie that does visit may benefit from it, but majority of newbies don't read.

 

So, don't be surprised if newbies still ask about these topics.

 

D=

 

Add some stuff about shop sections though, you sometimes get people asking how they can request a tag or custom image etc.

[Lyfe.]

Will do, Liam.

[Cloister]

Isn't the "Generate" button there so you can preview the card before saving it? And not for making the code appear?

 

You click the card to make the code appear.

[crimsonWolf777]

i dont under stand where is the code to post the card

[Dranzer]

Dunno if this is realy an often asked question(I've seen 2 or 3) but,add stuff on how to make bosters.

[Lyfe.]

Isn't the "Generate" button there so you can preview the card before saving it? And not for making the code appear?

 

You click the card to make the code appear.

It was in my thoughts' date=' but I must have typed it wrong. Will change. Thanks.

 

i dont under stand where is the code to post the card

Hopefully the new change will be more understandable to you.

 

Dunno if this is realy an often asked question(I've seen 2 or 3) but' date='add stuff on how to make bosters.

[/quote']

I'll add a more general version to it, such as making GFX.

 

Also, I'm adding the "Where To Post Your Cards" FAQ.

[Lyfe.]

UPDATED

 

• Reputation

• Points

• Vanillas

 

EDIT:

UPDATED

 

• Shops

• Clubs

 

EDIT:

UPDATED

• Dark Synchroes

[Lyfe.]

Ran out of ideas. Anyone have some?

[♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥]

Update the list of supamods you can PM for a name change.

[Lyfe.]

Will do Mia.

[♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥]

You didn't even update it =_=.

[Lyfe.]

I know, I got kicked off my computer ;-;

 

I'ma do it now though, lol.

 

EDIT:

 

UPDATE

• Name Changing Team

• The Staff of YCM

[Cloister]

Maybe add links to the YCM rules. And to the YCM history thread?

[Lyfe.]

I'm gonna need a link to the History Thread, but I'll do the rules one right now.

 

EDIT:

UPDATE

• The Rules

[Cloister]

http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/thread-184893.html

 

YCM history thread.

[Lyfe.]

Thanks, man.

 

UPDATE:

• YCM History Thread

[Cloister]

Do you have the OCG thread(s)?:

 

Azrael's Guide to OCG Fixes

 

- The OCG / Grammar & Card Presentation Thread -