FAQ: Table of Contents
Updated: 11.05.06
Here is a quick list of things you could possibly send us:
Achievements (see Achievements)
Achievement Tips (see Achievement Tips)
Game Walkthroughs / Guides (see Walkthroughs / Guides)
Live Marketplace Content (see Live Marketplace Content)
Nude pictures of the PMS girls or Lindsay Lohan
If you have something you want to send us that isn't listed, send it along if you feel that we need to see it. We won't get mad at you, as long as it isn't an advertisement for dirt cheap Viagra. We know your cousin "knows a guy" that "knows a guy", but trust us, we're cool.
Achievements (see Achievements)Achievement Tips (see Achievement Tips)Game Walkthroughs / Guides (see Walkthroughs / Guides)Live Marketplace Content (see Live Marketplace Content)If you have something you want to send us that isn't listed, send it along if you feel that we need to see it. We won't get mad at you, as long as it isn't an advertisement for dirt cheap Viagra. We know your cousin "knows a guy" that "knows a guy", but trust us, we're cool.
We have multiple ways for users to submit content to us:
E-mail it to us - submit@achieve360points.com (please use an informative subject!)
PM an Administrator - Monster 1 of 2 or Monster 2 of 2
Post to the Forum - Submit Section (you must be logged in to even view it)
We prefer if you e-mail the information to us (95% of the time, it is the best way). Secondly, we will take PMs on the forums for information. If the first two options don't work, you could always post your information to our "submit" section of the forum. However, if at all possible use either the 1st or 2nd option. It makes all of our lives easier in the long run.
E-mail it to us - submit@achieve360points.com (please use an informative subject!)PM an Administrator - Monster 1 of 2 or Monster 2 of 2Post to the Forum - Submit Section (you must be logged in to even view it)We prefer if you e-mail the information to us (95% of the time, it is the best way). Secondly, we will take PMs on the forums for information. If the first two options don't work, you could always post your information to our "submit" section of the forum. However, if at all possible use either the 1st or 2nd option. It makes all of our lives easier in the long run.
That actually depends on whether or not we like you. Yes, that was a joke.
Include your gamertag so we can give you credit for the find! Last time we checked we weren't mind readers, so if you don't include your gamertag we will have absolutely no clue who to thank. If you wish to remain anonymous, state that in your submission. We understand confidentiality and we will be as discreet as you want us to be. If you have information regarding something that you only want the administrators to know (not even to be posted on the site) then the information will die with us. We aren't about betraying contacts, so no worries with anything you send us. Heck, we found out about *information removed* months in advance and never said a word. See? We can't even accidentally tell anyone something we know. So, make sure that you state explicitly how the information can be used, if not normally. In doing this, we can please everyone and that is exactly what we are all about!
Include your gamertag so we can give you credit for the find! Last time we checked we weren't mind readers, so if you don't include your gamertag we will have absolutely no clue who to thank. If you wish to remain anonymous, state that in your submission. We understand confidentiality and we will be as discreet as you want us to be. If you have information regarding something that you only want the administrators to know (not even to be posted on the site) then the information will die with us. We aren't about betraying contacts, so no worries with anything you send us. Heck, we found out about *information removed* months in advance and never said a word. See? We can't even accidentally tell anyone something we know. So, make sure that you state explicitly how the information can be used, if not normally. In doing this, we can please everyone and that is exactly what we are all about!
Before sending anything, verify we don't have it by looking on the site! We get a lot of duplicate submissions after the given data is already up on the site. It's ok, but try and check first before sending just in case it might already be up. We don't mind receiving the same "rare" image 5 times in a row, especially if we haven't put it up on the site yet. However, if it is already there, we might frown. Yes, we might stop smiling for a couple seconds and frown. Nobody wants that.
A good way to see what kind of achievements we are missing is by simply checking out the Achievement List. This page is automatically generated, from the guides icon all the way down to the missing icon. It will always be 100% accurate.
The only way to see if we have Live Content up already is to go to our Live Marketplace Map and look for yourself. If you know how many downloads are available for a specific category, you can simply look at the list and see if our number reflects your number. Even simplier!
If the information you have can't be found anywhere on the site, make sure and check the Updates page before you send us the information. We document every single update there, so if your info is new and it isn't in the last couple of updates, then chances are we don't have it yet. You might be the first with the information! What are you waiting for? Submit your knowledge!
A good way to see what kind of achievements we are missing is by simply checking out the Achievement List. This page is automatically generated, from the guides icon all the way down to the missing icon. It will always be 100% accurate.
The only way to see if we have Live Content up already is to go to our Live Marketplace Map and look for yourself. If you know how many downloads are available for a specific category, you can simply look at the list and see if our number reflects your number. Even simplier!
If the information you have can't be found anywhere on the site, make sure and check the Updates page before you send us the information. We document every single update there, so if your info is new and it isn't in the last couple of updates, then chances are we don't have it yet. You might be the first with the information! What are you waiting for? Submit your knowledge!
We reserve the right to reject anything if it doesn't meet our requirements. If we do reject something you send to us, do not take it personally! We currently receive an average of 150 e-mails a day and it is quite difficult for us to sift through it all. Site maintenance takes a large portion of our free time and the e-mails are done between that work. We can't reply to everyone, but we do read everything! Yes, that even includes Japanese spam in case they were trying to send us achievement details. Hey, you never know.
We need the achievement in complete detail. The image can be sent as either an url (HIGHLY preferred) or as an attachment. The image url is simple to get. Just right-click the achievement image you wish to send us and copy the "address" within the properties. Please use the following format:
Achievement Name (POINTS, IF SECRET) - Achievement Details
tiles.xbox.com url to image
Real world example, taken from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion:
Located the Shrine of Dagon (50) - Located the Shrine of Dagon, Main Quest
http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/LH/Ke/14CLiGJhbC9HFQQdXVBRGEQxL2FjaC8wLzMAAAAA5+fn+LFyNw==.jpg
Please note if an achievement is secret also! We are smart enough to notice if it isn't on the regular list, but it will make the process go much faster.
Achievement Name (POINTS, IF SECRET) - Achievement Details
tiles.xbox.com url to image
Real world example, taken from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion:
Located the Shrine of Dagon (50) - Located the Shrine of Dagon, Main Quest
http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/LH/Ke/14CLiGJhbC9HFQQdXVBRGEQxL2FjaC8wLzMAAAAA5+fn+LFyNw==.jpg
Please note if an achievement is secret also! We are smart enough to notice if it isn't on the regular list, but it will make the process go much faster.
Everyone needs a little help sometimes and we are more than happy to oblige! If you have a sure-fire way of getting an achievement and want to share it with the world, register on the forums and post your tip in the appropriate game category. So, if you want to post an achievement tip on how to survive 1,000,000 points in Geometry Wars, locate the Geometry Wars section of the forum and post away! Use your common sense though. If you see 50 tips on getting the same achievement, chances are someone has already shared your wisdom.
We used to link straight to achievement tips on the game pages, but we found a long time ago that we simply didn't have enough time in the day to pull it off. No worries though, as anyone looking for help will browse the forums and find what they are looking for. Good times.
We used to link straight to achievement tips on the game pages, but we found a long time ago that we simply didn't have enough time in the day to pull it off. No worries though, as anyone looking for help will browse the forums and find what they are looking for. Good times.
We are pretty sure that we have the most accurate and organized map of the Xbox Live Marketplace on the internet, if not the only archive of the Marketplace in its entirety. We plan on keeping it that way! If you see something that isn't listed within our Live Map pages, let us know! Please use the following format:
Item Category - Item Content
Real world example, taken from our collection of Top Spin 2 items:
Top Spin 2 - Top Spin 2 Demo
We don't ask for the exact size or cost of any item. We will grab that information when we go looking for it.
Item Category - Item Content
Real world example, taken from our collection of Top Spin 2 items:
Top Spin 2 - Top Spin 2 Demo
We don't ask for the exact size or cost of any item. We will grab that information when we go looking for it.
First off, you must be the author of the guide you are trying to send, so don't send someone else's guide. You can try to fool us, but considering the massive amount of traffic we get the chances of the original author seeing his work on here is extremely high. Secondly, if we even remotely think there is the slightest possibility that you ripped information from someone else we will be forced to remove it immediately. We will also deny any future guides from you, even if you are the most brilliant writer this side of Bill Shakespere. The first two rules are very important! Do not break them!
We will only put up walkthroughs / guides that are well-written, have excellent grammar and are organized! If you need help understanding this, simply look through our current guides. You are expressing yourself, so make it count!
Make sure you are writing a guide for a game that needs it! Check our Achievement List and see if a guide has already been written for the specified game. We will put up multiple guides for games as long as the guides are informative, but if we already have 3-4 guides written for one game, chances are we aren't going to add another one simply because everything that needed to be said has already been said!
Last but not least, try and send us your guide in plain text format (txt). While we will accept guides saved in doc and rtf formats, they will be converted to text files before they are added, so forget all about that fancy font or those bold red letters. This will take time because we will have to manually format these files so if you want your guide up as soon as possible, go with plain text. We will also accept images (maps, etc) for games, but the filesize must not be too large. We are able to shrink the filesize on our own, but if the file isn't worth it, we won't take out valuable time to work with it! If you do have a related image that needs to be put up for a certain game, make sure it is either a jpg, gif or png and e-mail it as an attachment to us. You can also send us a link to the respected image if you have it hosted at imageshack or something.
We will only put up walkthroughs / guides that are well-written, have excellent grammar and are organized! If you need help understanding this, simply look through our current guides. You are expressing yourself, so make it count!
Make sure you are writing a guide for a game that needs it! Check our Achievement List and see if a guide has already been written for the specified game. We will put up multiple guides for games as long as the guides are informative, but if we already have 3-4 guides written for one game, chances are we aren't going to add another one simply because everything that needed to be said has already been said!
Last but not least, try and send us your guide in plain text format (txt). While we will accept guides saved in doc and rtf formats, they will be converted to text files before they are added, so forget all about that fancy font or those bold red letters. This will take time because we will have to manually format these files so if you want your guide up as soon as possible, go with plain text. We will also accept images (maps, etc) for games, but the filesize must not be too large. We are able to shrink the filesize on our own, but if the file isn't worth it, we won't take out valuable time to work with it! If you do have a related image that needs to be put up for a certain game, make sure it is either a jpg, gif or png and e-mail it as an attachment to us. You can also send us a link to the respected image if you have it hosted at imageshack or something.
Overall, use your common sense for contributions and you should be good to go. If you have any further questions or comments regarding contributions, feel
free to e-mail them to feedback@achieve360points.com. You never know, if your question is good enough we might just decide to add it to this FAQ!
Thanks in advance and have fun getting those achievements.
Thanks in advance and have fun getting those achievements.
