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| The '''Global Smasher Compendium''', often abbreviated "GSC," is a utility for [http://earth.google.com Google Earth] made for [[smasher]]s by [[Simna ibn Sind]]. It displays locations and info on [[smasher]]s, venues and tournaments all over the world, and is a popular way for smashers to find other players living nearby. | | {{redirect|GSC|the Generation II {{uv|Pokémon}} games|Pokémon (universe)#Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal|here}} |
| | The '''Global Smasher Compendium''', often abbreviated '''GSC''', was a utility for [http://earth.google.com Google Earth] made for [[smasher]]s by {{Sm|Simna ibn Sind}}. It displayed locations and information on smashers, venues, and [[tournament]]s all over the world. It was a popular way for smashers to find other players living nearby. The Global Smasher Compendium could be downloaded as a bundle package with Google Earth for both PC and Macintosh. It was discontinued in December of 2008. |
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| [http://files.filefront.com/GSCversion002zip/;6500139;;/fileinfo.html PC Download Link] (Global Smasher Compendium and Google Earth PC bundle)<br><br>
| | ==History== |
| [http://files.filefront.com/GSC002GEmaczip/;4796305;;/fileinfo.html Mac Download Link] (Global Smasher Compendium and Google Earth Mac bundle)<br><br>
| | The goal of the Global Smasher Compendium was to list as many smashers worldwide in one comprehensive directory as possible and effectively bring the members of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' community closer together. The Global Smasher Compendium was originally created in October of 2005 as an alpha test for selected smashers. Once 50 players had joined, the first beta version was released, and its potential as a worldwide directory was soon realized. |
| == Mission == | |
| The goal of the '''Global Smasher Compendium''' is to list all smashers world wide and to bring the members of the Super Smash Bros. community closer together. In short, more smashing for everyone. | |
| ===Your Global Smasher Compendium Profile===
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| When you join the '''Global Smasher Compendium''' a placemark consisting of your alias and a Smash Bros. character icon(of your choice) is added to the 3D Google Earth interface. Your profile appears when the character icon is double clicked and includes all of the info submitted upon joining(In-game info, [[:Category:Crews|crew]] info, and contact info) as well as any additional info you want listed. You may even have pictures of yourself posted in your profile (although this is not required).
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| == History ==
| | With the help of [[tio]]-programmer {{sm|Nealdt}}, a second beta release of the GSC was upgraded to include a hassle-free automatic update system that is currently still in use. |
| The '''Global Smasher Compendium''' was created in October 2005 as an alpha test for selected smashers. Once 50 players had joined the first beta version was released. At the time when about 90 players had joined, and with a lot of help from [[Nealdt]], the second beta version was released and included a hassle-free automatic update system that is still used today. Currently, the '''Global Smasher Compendium''' has over 700 smashers listed world wide and has new ones joining daily.
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| ==Google Earth Functions==
| | At one time, the Global Smasher Compendium listed more than 1,000 smashers around the world with new members joining daily. It was both directly and indirectly responsible for expanding existing local competitive communities and creating entirely new ones as well. |
| ===Find===
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| Using Control+F you can find a specific word amongst the available placemarks. Using this you can search for [[smasher]]s by name.
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| ===Fly To===
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| With this function you can type in the name of a place on Earth and you will be taken there. Using this you will be able to see what smashers are in a specific area.
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| ===Zoom===
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| With this function you can zoom in or out to get a better view of a particular area. Many areas have high concentrations of [[smasher]]s and the only way to see them all without having overlap is to zoom in.
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| ===Tilt===
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| This function allows you to view areas from different angles. This is a very nice way to take advantage of Google Earth's '''3D Terrain''' and, in some areas, '''3D Buildings'''.
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| ===Directions To/From===
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| This function gives you driving directions from placemark A to placemark B via [http://maps.google.com Google Maps]. This allows you to get exact driving directions from one [[smasher]] to another.
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| == Specifications ==
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| === PC System Requirements ===
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| *Minimum configuration:
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| Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP
| | ==Features== |
| CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz
| | When a smasher first joined the Global Smasher Compendium, a placemark consisting of their alias/name and a ''Smash Bros.'' character icon of their choice was added to the 3D Google Earth interface. The full profile only appeared when the character icon was double-clicked and included all of the details submitted upon joining including alias, name of [[crew]](s), [[tournament]] venues, and any additional contact information or comments desired. Although not required, the GSC provided support for photographs to be displayed as well. |
| System memory (RAM): 128 MB (PC)
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| 200MB hard-disk space
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| 3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM
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| 1024x768, 32-bit true color screen
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| Network speed: 128 kbps ("Broadband/Cable Internet")
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| *Recommended configuration:
| | As well as smashers, the Global Smasher Compendium also listed venues for [[tournaments]] and smashfests and supported equally comprehensive information about each. |
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| Operating system: Windows XP
| | These placemarks represented locations of tournaments not being held at a smasher's home, locations that hold regular tournaments, and locations that had a ''Super Smash Bros.'' game available for casual play such as game lounges and LAN centers. |
| CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® P4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
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| System memory (RAM): 512MB
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| 2GB hard-disk space
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| 3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM or greater
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| 1280x1024, 32-bit true color screen
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| Network speed: 128 kbps ("Broadband/Cable Internet")
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| === Mac System Requirements ===
| | Rather than having an additional placemark, tournaments held in a smasher's home would be attached to that smasher's placemark info which could be accessed by clicking on their character icon. |
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| OS: Mac OS X (10.3.9 +)
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| CPU: 500MHz
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| Free Hard Disk Space: 400 MB
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| System RAM: 128 MB (PC), 256 MB (Mac)
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| Video RAM: 16 MB
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| Screen Resolution: 1024x768, 32-bit color
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| Internet: 128 Kbps ("broadband")
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| Operating System: Mac OSX 10.4.4
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| CPU: G4 1.2Ghz
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| System Memory (RAM): 512MB RAM
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| Hard Disk: 2GB free space
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| Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec
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| Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
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| Screen: 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color" screen
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| === Installation ===
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| #To install Google Earth follow the download instructions at the official website or run the file GoogleEarth.exe and follow the step-by-step directions.
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| #Run the file GSCv002b.kml from the archive at the above download link. This will open Google Earth and with many new placemarks displayed.
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| #Close Google Earth and click YES on the question it asks you before it closes. To use the GSC simply open Google Earth.
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| #If you already have Google Earth and simply need the .kml file, you can download the file [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=200407 here].
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| === How to Join ===
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| To join you must send your main character, address, city, state/country, crew name(if in one), gamer alias(name at SWF, IGN, GFAQs, or whatever name you are known by online), and some form of online contact information(AIM/MSN/email/whatever) to [[Simna ibn Sind]]. <br>If you would like a picture of yourself in your GSC Profile then send a link to the image or the image itself to [[Simna]] as well. Picture restrictions may apply.
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| ==Events==
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| As well as smashers, the '''Global Smasher Compendium''' also lists venues for [[tournaments]] and smashfests.
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| ===Venues===
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| These placemarks represent locations of tournaments not being held at a smasher's home, locations that hold regular tournaments, and locations that have a Super Smash Bros. game available for casual play such as game lounges and LAN centers.
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| ===Home Tournaments===
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| These are tournaments held at a smasher's home. Rather than having a new placemark, these ones will be attached to that smasher's placemark info which can be accessed by clicking on their character icon. Smashfests at a smasher's home will be listed the same way.
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| ===Adding a Venue, Tournament, or Smashfest===
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| To add a venue or tournament(home tournaments included) to the '''Global Smasher Compendium''' send '''the name of the event''', '''the name of the venue''', '''the date of the event'''(if it is a tournament or smashfest), and '''the address of the venue''' as well as hyperlinks to any information on the tournament(such as the rules and prizes for the tournament) to [[Simna]]. Links may include tournament topics in forums such as [[Smash World Forums]], tournament info on non-forum webpages, and the homepages of venues where the tournaments are located. '''Please specify if the event you are adding is a mutli-event(monthly, biweekly, weekly, etc.) or a single event.'''
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| ==Screenshots== | | ==Screenshots== |
| ''Images as of August 4th 2006''
| | <center><gallery> |
| ===United Kingdom===
| | Image:GSCdemo3.jpg|GSC - United Kingdom |
| [[Image:GSCdemo3.jpg]]
| | Image:GSCdemo1.jpg|GSC - San Francisco Bay Area, California |
| ===San Francisco Bay Area, California===
| | Image:GSCdemo2.jpg|GSC - New Jersey State |
| [[Image:GSCdemo1.jpg]]
| | Image:GSCdemo4.jpg|{{sm|Simna ibn Sind}}'s House |
| ===New Jersey===
| | Image:GSCdemo5.jpg|3D Terrain on the beaches of San Francisco |
| [[image:GSCdemo2.jpg]]
| | Image:GSCdemo6.jpg|3D Buildings in St. Louis, Missouri |
| ===[[Simna]]'s House===
| | </gallery></center> |
| [[Image:GSCdemo4.jpg]]
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| ===3D Terrain on the beaches of San Francisco===
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| [[Image:GSCdemo5.jpg]]
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| ===3D Buildings in St. Louis, Missouri===
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| [[Image:GSCdemo6.jpg]]
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| ==External Links== | | ==External links== |
| | *[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=58804&styleid=1 '''Global Smasher Compendium''' - Official Thread] |
| | *[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=6980 '''Simna ibn Sind''' - Public Profile] |
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| *[http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/166688/an/0/page/0#166688 GSC@Google Earth Forums]
| | [[Category:Competitive play]] |
| *[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=58804&styleid=1 GSC@Smash World Forums]
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- "GSC" redirects here. For the Generation II Pokémon games, see here.
The Global Smasher Compendium, often abbreviated GSC, was a utility for Google Earth made for smashers by Simna ibn Sind. It displayed locations and information on smashers, venues, and tournaments all over the world. It was a popular way for smashers to find other players living nearby. The Global Smasher Compendium could be downloaded as a bundle package with Google Earth for both PC and Macintosh. It was discontinued in December of 2008.
History[edit]
The goal of the Global Smasher Compendium was to list as many smashers worldwide in one comprehensive directory as possible and effectively bring the members of the Super Smash Bros. community closer together. The Global Smasher Compendium was originally created in October of 2005 as an alpha test for selected smashers. Once 50 players had joined, the first beta version was released, and its potential as a worldwide directory was soon realized.
With the help of tio-programmer Nealdt, a second beta release of the GSC was upgraded to include a hassle-free automatic update system that is currently still in use.
At one time, the Global Smasher Compendium listed more than 1,000 smashers around the world with new members joining daily. It was both directly and indirectly responsible for expanding existing local competitive communities and creating entirely new ones as well.
Features[edit]
When a smasher first joined the Global Smasher Compendium, a placemark consisting of their alias/name and a Smash Bros. character icon of their choice was added to the 3D Google Earth interface. The full profile only appeared when the character icon was double-clicked and included all of the details submitted upon joining including alias, name of crew(s), tournament venues, and any additional contact information or comments desired. Although not required, the GSC provided support for photographs to be displayed as well.
As well as smashers, the Global Smasher Compendium also listed venues for tournaments and smashfests and supported equally comprehensive information about each.
These placemarks represented locations of tournaments not being held at a smasher's home, locations that hold regular tournaments, and locations that had a Super Smash Bros. game available for casual play such as game lounges and LAN centers.
Rather than having an additional placemark, tournaments held in a smasher's home would be attached to that smasher's placemark info which could be accessed by clicking on their character icon.
Screenshots[edit]
GSC - San Francisco Bay Area, California
3D Terrain on the beaches of San Francisco
3D Buildings in St. Louis, Missouri
External links[edit]
