We're looking for a coder...

Mulchman MM · 04-15-2006, 02:42 AM

It's not currently listed ( http://www.fortress-forever.com/?a=openings ) but we are indeed looking for a new coder/programmer. We're a fair ways into development but basically it's just me and another guy at this point in time while others are tied up with college/university.

So if you've got experience with the HL2/HL SDK and think you could contribute send us an email at the email posted on the website I referenced above. You need to include samples of stuff we can check out and list all previous experience that would be relevant to game/hl2 coding.

The main duties as of now are fixing bugs. The latest build is quite stable [rarely crashes] but there are still a lot of rough areas (ie. bugs) to patch up before continuing on with new stuff.

So, if you want to be apart of the team you should know what to do by now through my rambling. Good luck.

o_qui · 04-15-2006, 10:05 AM

Wish i had bothered to take a look at the sdk in the summer now -_-

I have my amazing graphics engine that i made earlier in the year though

Somehow i dont think it cuts it :P

Out of curiosity, how much is it a step up from joe blog programming? I mean the most complicated stuff ive done in programming is like signal processing and making a crudish file sharing program.

Is there much to it, really? Ive always thought of looking into it with some of my friends after we finish our dissertations.

Anyway, gl hf with the search

**mervaka** · 04-15-2006, 11:29 AM

yeah ive coded some hl1 stuff, but im hopeless at bug fixing :/

Defrag · 04-15-2006, 02:55 PM

It's a fair ol' step up in that we want someone who's already familiar with the HL2 SDK. It takes quite some time to get your bearings, unfortunately.

o_ginger lord · 04-15-2006, 03:23 PM

I did the base coding for HaJ but that was with a lot of tutorials and guidance and I'm naff-all use at bug fixing.

C++ is a cruel cruel woman, sometimes she's just fine...othertimes...well..

o_4est · 04-16-2006, 03:34 AM

I made a myspace page! Can I help?

o_anshinritsumai · 04-16-2006, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginger Lord

C++ is a cruel cruel woman, sometimes she's just fine...othertimes...well..

I am quoting you on this.

On a more serious note; I wrote a calculator program that runs in the dos prompt... can I join teh team!?

o_arimanio · 04-16-2006, 09:01 AM

OMG If they take you nuubs in the dev team, game wont either not be finished or it will look like crap

Circuitous · 04-16-2006, 10:39 AM

Or they'll get cut and they'll find someone more skilled.

Yeah that seems way more likely.

**mervaka** · 04-16-2006, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defrag

It's a fair ol' step up in that we want someone who's already familiar with the HL2 SDK. It takes quite some time to get your bearings, unfortunately.

sorry, i wasnt putting myself forward

i just felt like saying it anyway.

saying that i know a friend of mine whos making a BZflag type game in source. hes only a coder, but a very good one at that.

o_dammage · 04-16-2006, 11:58 AM

Is it possible to compile SDK code with VSExpress or Mingw?

[edit]ok, beta 2 of VSE couldn't load the sdk files, let's download the final one and see if after so much time with java, pascal and python I still can do anything in C++ :P[/edit]

**mervaka** · 04-16-2006, 12:12 PM

last i heard, ms and valve were looking to find a way to get the SDK to compile on c++ express

o_dammage · 04-16-2006, 12:15 PM

yes I found an article on a site I would never want to visit (ms.com) about express being the top penny devtool for valve's sdk.
Well, as I'm unfamiliar with the sdk, you won't get my mail. But I'll play around with the SDK

Quote:

Did you know that if you playback windows CDs backwards it plays satan's speeches?

Quote:

Ah, yes and if you play it forward it installs Windows

Too bad that I have to boot into windows for HL2 :/

**mervaka** · 04-16-2006, 01:32 PM

wtf? stop being such an anti MS zealot

o_frenchtoast · 04-16-2006, 02:31 PM

I'm gonna plagiaraze someone else, just so I can get the latest version.

Sheshesheshe!

o_dammage · 04-16-2006, 02:40 PM

Mervaka, don't worry, it was just a joke.
I agree that (except w9x and Outlook and IE) MS products are very good. The only thing I don't like are their tactics/politics and the bloat around the NT core since XP

Well, that's not the topic to discuss in this thread. If you want to, open up one.

o_d3pth charge · 04-16-2006, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dammage

Mervaka, don't worry, it was just a joke.
I agree that (except w9x and Outlook and IE) MS products are very good. The only thing I don't like are their tactics/politics and the bloat around the NT core since XP

Well, that's not the topic to discuss in this thread. If you want to, open up one.

I thought your joke was hilarious

Circuitous · 04-16-2006, 08:07 PM

What, you've never seen that joke before?

**mervaka** · 04-16-2006, 08:17 PM

hard to tell sarcasm over the internet afaik

o_ohcanep · 04-16-2006, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Ah, yes and if you play it forward it installs Windows

Totally off-topic here but thanks for posting this one. I'm not sure why but it really gave me a good laugh.

I've also written a calculator in java, can I join the team?!

Seriously though good luck hunting an additional keyboard monkey.

04-15-2006, 02:42 AM	#1
Mulchman MM Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lacey, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	We're looking for a coder... It's not currently listed ( http://www.fortress-forever.com/?a=openings ) but we are indeed looking for a new coder/programmer. We're a fair ways into development but basically it's just me and another guy at this point in time while others are tied up with college/university. So if you've got experience with the HL2/HL SDK and think you could contribute send us an email at the email posted on the website I referenced above. You need to include samples of stuff we can check out and list all previous experience that would be relevant to game/hl2 coding. The main duties as of now are fixing bugs. The latest build is quite stable [rarely crashes] but there are still a lot of rough areas (ie. bugs) to patch up before continuing on with new stuff. So, if you want to be apart of the team you should know what to do by now through my rambling. Good luck. __________________ Head of the Orca Revolution (TM)

04-15-2006, 11:29 AM	#3
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	yeah ive coded some hl1 stuff, but im hopeless at bug fixing :/ __________________ Support FF:

04-15-2006, 02:55 PM	#4
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's a fair ol' step up in that we want someone who's already familiar with the HL2 SDK. It takes quite some time to get your bearings, unfortunately. __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

04-16-2006, 10:39 AM	#9
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Or they'll get cut and they'll find someone more skilled. Yeah that seems way more likely. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

04-16-2006, 11:58 AM	#11
o_dammage Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Is it possible to compile SDK code with VSExpress or Mingw? [edit]ok, beta 2 of VSE couldn't load the sdk files, let's download the final one and see if after so much time with java, pascal and python I still can do anything in C++ :P[/edit] Last edited by o_dammage; 04-16-2006 at 12:09 PM.

04-15-2006, 10:05 AM	#2
o_qui Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bournemouth, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Wish i had bothered to take a look at the sdk in the summer now -_- I have my amazing graphics engine that i made earlier in the year though Somehow i dont think it cuts it :P Out of curiosity, how much is it a step up from joe blog programming? I mean the most complicated stuff ive done in programming is like signal processing and making a crudish file sharing program. Is there much to it, really? Ive always thought of looking into it with some of my friends after we finish our dissertations. Anyway, gl hf with the search

04-15-2006, 03:23 PM	#5
o_ginger lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Carlisle, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I did the base coding for HaJ but that was with a lot of tutorials and guidance and I'm naff-all use at bug fixing. C++ is a cruel cruel woman, sometimes she's just fine...othertimes...well..

04-16-2006, 03:34 AM	#6
o_4est Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I made a myspace page! Can I help?

04-16-2006, 09:01 AM	#8
o_arimanio Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	OMG If they take you nuubs in the dev team, game wont either not be finished or it will look like crap

04-16-2006, 12:12 PM	#12
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	last i heard, ms and valve were looking to find a way to get the SDK to compile on c++ express __________________ Support FF:

04-16-2006, 01:32 PM	#14
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	wtf? stop being such an anti MS zealot __________________ Support FF:

04-16-2006, 02:31 PM	#15
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm gonna plagiaraze someone else, just so I can get the latest version. Sheshesheshe!

04-16-2006, 02:40 PM	#16
o_dammage Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Mervaka, don't worry, it was just a joke. I agree that (except w9x and Outlook and IE) MS products are very good. The only thing I don't like are their tactics/politics and the bloat around the NT core since XP Well, that's not the topic to discuss in this thread. If you want to, open up one.

04-16-2006, 08:07 PM	#18
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	What, you've never seen that joke before? __________________ Look at all those dead links.

04-16-2006, 08:17 PM	#19
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	hard to tell sarcasm over the internet afaik __________________ Support FF:

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