Request for help and my current state in the project

Bror · Post by **Bror** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:53 pm

I have been working on Illarion for about 4 years now and it grow bigger and bigger. My primary intention was to program a computer game, but as soon as we released Illarion to the public, this task (that I enjoyed) was more and more covered with other tasks that, at the time where they arose, no one other was willing to do (we were two in the beginning...). I did them, with decreasing sparetime for me (now my sparetime additionaly decreases because I have left university and work). Therefore working on Illarion lost its joy for me and I got a little bit lazy during the past year. My only motivation to keep on working was, that I did see Illarion dying when I would leave. Since a team of programmers from Shi'vocs University is currently programming a new client, I refrained from updating my client. I will now take the chance to retire from active Illarion project work and will only take small tasks from now on, that are sure that they do not create ongoing work for an undefined period of time. So I will finaly after four years will have the oportunity to actualy play the game, and will perhaps aid in some quest activity.

Therefore we are currently searching for a person to aid us with the emails to character_requests@illarion.org.

The person would basicaly do these things:
1) receive email
2) check provided password of the person in the database.
3) alter the data in the database
4) reply with a short mail (usualy only "done")

Therefore you should be:
- an older, well known (=trusted) character, because you get to handle passwords.
- be able to operate some kind of database tool (I used simply SQL on the server, but there are tools, that simply show the data on your computer too). This shouldn't be the difficult part, once the tool is set up!

I would say that the mails to character_requests@illarion.org are usualy one or two each day.

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 8:30 pm

I would like to help out with this. I would like to believe I am trusted, I have never powergamed, or hacked or really down anything really bad in this game.
I am also semi old, since January.... Well, I would like to help out in this game that I have enjoyed so much for the past 6 months.

martin · Post by **martin** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 10:59 pm

Thanks for everything you have done for Illarion so far, Bror.
Without you, Illarion wouldn't only be much smaller and simpler, it just wouldn't even exist.
I hope you enjoy your new "status" and I too hope that you stay with us, in one or the other way.

Martin

Vindigan · Post by **Vindigan** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 10:59 pm

I'd like to do it too. Got lots of free time because i'm in the gap between school and collage. Not too well known though so..

Edit: martin said it better

Salathe · Post by **Salathe** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:13 pm

i would do it, but im only 15, so i doubt that i will be trusted

and bror is a lizard right? So thats good news, another lizardmen in town

Caranthir the great · Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:14 am

I would love to help if it was possible, but I am aware of my shortcomings and therefore will not apply, knowing the answer. (lack of time is not shortcoming, lack of knowledge and skill however are)

The things I wanted to say:

In my early days (or not so early days) I might have pissed you off couple of times. However, thank you for taking time to read and reply, even tought the grammar of those e-mails was not even close to acceptable and the ideas included were mostly good-old nonsense. Hopefully I didn't bring too much work for you and if so, I apologise. Anyways, you are the one of the Illarion crew that I respect the most (or fear?), if you wouldn't be you, Illarion would not be the same to me.
Thank you - hopefully see you still around.

Refugee · Post by **Refugee** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:49 am

Dear Bror,

First off all thanks for all your effort over all those years.

Actually it makes me sad to see you leave the project officialy, but i really do understand your reasons.
Hopefully you will keep your eye on illarion and make sure the baby is making its way you (maybe others) thought off.

a sad refugee

Freo · Post by **Freo** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:00 am

Hey Bror, thanks for making illarion the way it is now! I really dont know you, because we havent had a conversation or anything on the boards, plus I only joined around nov. last year, but I really love the game. Anyway, as Martin said, I hope you stay in one way or another, because it would only better the game ((I look forward to these "quests" you speak off!)).

Crocket · Post by **Crocket** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:19 am

Actually, I was thinking of starting a quest of some sort. I thought of some kind of scavenger hunt where I hide certain items in different places on the map and see who finds them. But if you leave items laying around they dissapear, so I'll have to think of something else.

Malinne · Post by **Malinne** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 3:09 am

You're awesome Bror. You're going to actually play the game then? I hope you enjoy it as much as people like I do. You've done a really great job with Illarion. Have fun!

Cuderon · Post by **Cuderon** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 3:57 am

I tend to play David Bowie right now...

"Time may change me, but I can´t change time."

Thank you Bror for all the things you´ve done and you will do.

Aragon · Post by **Aragon** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 9:23 am

Herzlichen Dank für deine Arbeit an Illarion und deinen Einsatz für dieses Spiel. Gerade, wenn man ein paar Blicke hinter die Kulissen werfen konnte, weiß man, was du alles investiert hast.

Ich wäre bereit, die Charakter-Requests zu übernehmen.
Mit einer kurzen Erklärung und den Hinweis auf ein passendes Tool, dürfte es kein Problem sein.

Bror · Post by **Bror** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:24 pm

Feel free to apply, even if some persons already offered their help. We will discuss whom to choose, on the GM boards (since I hardly don't know the new players, nor how they are trusted in the game)

Salathe wrote:bror is a lizard right? So thats good news, another lizardmen in town

I doubt, that I will play with Bror, since people might tell, that he has "cheated skills" (since he was a GM character). In this case it isn't much to loose except some background stories.... Even if he was a GM, his skills were near to zero and attributes were standard.
I remember the good old days, when I was in the game to yell at some rulebreaker and some PKs threatened to kill me. My "fans" stood around me and said "Pah, Bror is invincible!".... Two hits from the PK and I crumbled to dust...

Elkrim · Post by **Elkrim** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 3:25 pm

Auch von mir ein großes Dankeschön!

Leider hab' ich im Moment nicht viel Zeit bzw. keinen "eigenen" I-Net-Zugang und kann mich somit nicht "bewerben".

Viele Grüße,
Franz.

Crocket · Post by **Crocket** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:30 pm

I first played back in December 2001. My forum name was DaveyCrocket. I don't remember my character's name. (I think it was Sturm). But I had to leave because of family and working two jobs. I just didn't have a lot of spare time. Plus I had to cancel my internet service because of a lack of funds.

I was going to try to learn how to make games on my own. I bought a book on programming in C++ but then realized the program costed more than what I could put into it. So now I have the book but no program to use it on.

I got my internet service back and played a few text based muds and finally found Illarion again after some searching. Well anyhow, I came back and It's still great. The skills are a lot harder, but I guess that's a plus.

I'm glad you're not leaving but will still stick around and finally get to play the game you have worked so hard to create.

Darkarma · Post by **Darkarma** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:47 pm

Of course, I would be most happy to help Illarion along in any way possible!

I've got a backround of working with Databases, and I am on the internet virtually all the time when I'm at home and work. (Yes, I have no life.) I'd be more than happy if you decided to take up my offer.

{I don't even mind doing all the 'under-dog' work.}

Salathe · Post by **Salathe** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:22 pm

well bror... your new char should eb a lizardman

Caranthir the great · Sun Jun 29, 2003 10:57 pm

Feel free to apply, even if some persons already offered their help. We will discuss whom to choose, on the GM boards (since I hardly don't know the new players, nor how they are trusted in the game)

Are you saying that we should 'feel free to apply' even tought we would not propably fill all the requirements?

Mishrack · Post by **Mishrack** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:35 am

As always, I'll offer my help if it is needed.

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:58 am

Man... all the GMs are leaving recently... hope they'll be some left.

Sorry to see you go, Bror, but we'll keep our eyes on the recently joined list for the forum to see your new screen name.

I hope Shi'voc's team can match the legacy that Bror has left, but I doubt it.

Good luck in all your future exploits.

Signed,
Paul Laffing

Pronon Palmsuger · Post by **Pronon Palmsuger** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:40 am

Well Im not really Trusted, and im kinda young, But Im learning C++ and would love to help out in any way.

Dyluck · Post by **Dyluck** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:37 pm

Bror wrote: I remember the good old days, when I was in the game to yell at some rulebreaker and some PKs threatened to kill me. My "fans" stood around me and said "Pah, Bror is invincible!".... Two hits from the PK and I crumbled to dust...

Haha~
Imagine how many hearts must have been broken that day as those "fans" lost their faith.

There's always going to be some who are "Hey Bror, my best friend in the whole world!" and some who are "Yesss! I killed Bror! THE Bror!"

Korwin · Post by **Korwin** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:36 pm

You know, I don't think a single one of these people has stated they knew their way around a database progam. On the note of databases, what monster decided to make the programs cost $300.00?

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:54 pm

*coughs*Bill gates*coughs*

Konstantin K · Post by **Konstantin K** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:05 pm

Thank you for everything, Bror. What you and all the rest of the crew are doing is a truly great thing. You created a world that unites people together, different people from different countries. You created power. You created a tale, a legend.
My thanks to you, and I take my hat off.

Konstantin

Rynt · Post by **Rynt** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:15 pm

Fact is, I'm glad they are hiring Gms with skill in things. In one game, they hired people who behaved well ( I would have been a Gm, but The head Gm was really annoying me one day by insulting me. I got banned that say, and the guy I really hated got the job. I always have to argue.

)

I say, good luck to you. I hope you do well at whatever you do.

Personally, I'm too young to do this. I've been learning a lot of computer languages recently, but I really need to study a few in school. Maybe when I'm a little older and smarter, I'll wait for an opening. Until then, it's bottles of cola and studying computer coding til 8 Am, and then go to school.

Aradhul Rythwier · Post by **Aradhul Rythwier** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:17 pm

You guys not in the summer vacation yet damn i have been in it for 3 weeks or more

Bror · Post by **Bror** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 6:05 pm

Bror wrote:We will discuss whom to choose, on the GM boards (since I hardly don't know the new players, nor how they are trusted in the game)

Thanks everybody for offering your help. This shows us, that some people enjoy this game so much they even want to invest their spare time to enable others to play.

We have discussed the offers in the team and picked Aragon.
@Aragon: expect an email soon.

Zerbus · Post by **Zerbus** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 6:31 pm

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Request for help and my current state in the project

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