Announcement 2023 (english) HL2RP Development Drive

[M!NT]

Hello Willard Networks!​

To those of you who don't know who I am, my name is M!NT. I am a veteran developer here at Willard and I've had the pleasure of being able to work on the gamemode as a volunteer since 2020. In that time we've seen a lot of really talented devs come and go but, I feel as time goes on, most of our devs have become inactive and/or shifted their direction towards something else. That is why I'm making this post.

We need you to help us!
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We always need more devs, especially now more than ever. Developing on Garry's Mod is very rewarding, and will really help you develop your skills. Working with us means getting to work on an interactive, 3D platform, with all the tools you could ever ask for.

To help streamline this, we are currently looking for three categories of contributors. If you fall within any of these categories please don't hesitate to send me a PM here on the forums.

For those of you who know who I am on discord, please still reach out to me on the forums anyways. I don't want to have to track all of the applicants in both places.

NOTE: Expect this to be a volunteer effort (at least at the beginning)
Also, there is not really an activity requirement. I won't be cracking the whip and saying that you need to pull 40hrs a week. As long as you contribute, you're welcome to do it on your own time.

1. Programmer: NOTE: You will have to learn glua and helix if you have no experience with them. I will host a workshop to help get everyone up to speed on this.
   1. You will be writing new plugins, or extending existing ones. This involves work with graphics, UI programming (derma), networking, all kinds of things. It is hard but you will learn a lot.
   2. NO PRIOR GMOD/GLUA EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED but heavily recommended
   3. Specifically looking for people with some kind of prior experience here. Typically experience as a backend developer best translates to this role, BUT anything should work for this. It will depend person to person.
   4. Must be willing to learn glua and helix, and to work on specific tasks.
2. Designer: NOTE: I will have to be really selective about this because just about everyone qualifies for this role, but we can't take everyone.
   1. You will be helping myself and the other devs steer new features to be fun, balanced, and immersive.
   2. You will do in depth designs of the features we are working on. Essentially, how will it contribute to gameplay, how will it affect other characters, and how it fits into the existing features, etc.
   3. This requires a lot of understanding behind serious roleplay as a whole.
   4. You should be able to produce documents and diagrams, and communicate on behalf of the playerbase.
   5. Experience with programming is a plus.
3. Content Creator:
   1. Original models, materials, music, source engine mapping, etc.
   2. We're specifically really looking for 3D ANIMATORS. If you have experience with this, or an interest in it, please reach out to me.

If you want to help, but don't fit into these categories, please reach out to me anyway. I'll try my best to get back to you. Keep in mind that we might not have something for you at the moment, but I'll keep your name in my mind in case we do in the future.