Ask the [DEV]s a (?) - Part 2

[Mineral]

I did a bit of searching the forums and couldn't find a place to post this question but this place seems to be the most fitting and I apologize in advance if there is an answer to this already and my searching didn't turn it up.

I have been doing software development for about 20 years, 10 years professionally. I have a MS in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis and I'm very good at debugging and optimizing code. I've been able to take our schedule engine at work and rewrite the entire thing to get the time to generate a schedule down from 2 hours to less than 2 minutes. The software generates the schedules for the USGS / NASA LANDSAT program. This is only one of my accomplishments (this year) and I can provide a resume if needed or desired.

I've been playing PR since 2007 but I never thought about trying to help out with development of PR until I heard about PR2. I also took a bit of time off from 2009-2013. Some people may know me on there, "]CIA[ KoryP". Anyhow, how can I help out with development? I am a near-expert in both C++ and Java, but I'm guessing the former is mostly used for PR. Regardless of that, I also do a lot of scripting and like I said above, I'm really good at debugging and optimizing both Windows and Linux. Oh, I don't have much DirectX experience, only a few projects and maybe less than 2 years total but I have quite a bit of OpenGL / OpenGL ES experience perhaps 4 years total.

Let me know how I can start helping out on PR. I can provide any references and whatever anyone would need to verify everything I have said above. I am expecting this to be a volunteer gig because I feel that I need to contribute some of my expertise back to PR. I've taken a lot and haven't given back much...
Thanks,
Kory

Hi man! Nice background you have there Pretty much all PR Team members went threw just being a community modder and then later on were invited into the team. So if you want to help out both the community and the team I suggest looking into community modding. Right now this mostly means helping with finishing community factions and etc.

Although your background seems to not really be fitting for that. Perhaps you can look into creating some kind of tool that can help development?(no clue what that could be though ). For example we just had a community guy make a android app to check servers and maps and etc. Just saying stuff out loud really Your skills mostly lie with what our Lead developer AncientMan has been doing for us I believe. Creating our launcher, server systems,etc... Pretty much all the difficult stuff

Most game-coding for PR/BF2 is done in Python btw. And object control is done with bf2's own syntax.

But yeah, this is pretty much where we all started:
PR:BF2 Community Modding - Project Reality Forums
Although for your skills there isn't much there.

[Psyrus]

[quote=""'[R-DEV"]Mineral;2029080']Most game-coding for PR/BF2 is done in Python btw. And object control is done with bf2's own syntax.

But yeah, this is pretty much where we all started:
PR:BF2 Community Modding - Project Reality Forums
Although for your skills there isn't much there.[/quote]I believe his post was talking about PR2 development:[quote="Kory""]I've been playing PR since 2007 but I never thought about trying to help out with development of PR until I heard about PR2. [/quote]I could be wrong though

As you said Mineral, code wise there's not that much that needs to be done for PR:BF2

[Kory]

Mineral;2029080']Hi man! Nice background you have there Pretty much all PR Team members went threw just being a community modder and then later on were invited into the team. So if you want to help out both the community and the team I suggest looking into community modding. Right now this mostly means helping with finishing community factions and etc.

Although your background seems to not really be fitting for that. Perhaps you can look into creating some kind of tool that can help development?(no clue what that could be though ). For example we just had a community guy make a android app to check servers and maps and etc. Just saying stuff out loud really Your skills mostly lie with what our Lead developer AncientMan has been doing for us I believe. Creating our launcher, server systems,etc... Pretty much all the difficult stuff

Most game-coding for PR/BF2 is done in Python btw. And object control is done with bf2's own syntax.

But yeah, this is pretty much where we all started:
PR:BF2 Community Modding - Project Reality Forums
Although for your skills there isn't much there.

I know this thread is for the BF2 version (the one I mostly play), but what about the PR2 guys? I saw on here they were using the Crytek3 SDK. Any contacts to get in touch with them or is everyone working on it?
Thanks so much for responding, I wasn't sure if anyone would,
Kory

[Brainlaag]

I know this thread is for the BF2 version (the one I mostly play), but what about the PR2 guys? I saw on here they were using the Crytek3 SDK. Any contacts to get in touch with them or is everyone working on it?
Thanks so much for responding, I wasn't sure if anyone would,
Kory

This gentleman should be able to help you out

Project Reality Forums - View Profile: [R-DEV]Foxhound

[Brisk187]

They may or may not need coding help with PR:ARMA3. Consider those guys as well.

[Kory]

This gentleman should be able to help you out

Project Reality Forums - View Profile: [R-DEV]Foxhound

Thanks so much for the contact info. I sent a PM.

Thanks guys!

[greg3000]

sooo is the PMC faction project is dead or do we still have hopes ?

[Souls Of Mischief]

Can we haz Soviet-Afghan war minimod?

[SShadowFox]

Can we haz Soviet-Afghan war minimod?

I second that.

[Microwaife]

Afaik alot of the assets and weapons should be in the game already. Should be a matter of retexturing and mapping stuff.

[KaB]

Russia vs Taliban

Why not.

[Souls Of Mischief]

Afaik alot of the assets and weapons should be in the game already. Should be a matter of retexturing and mapping stuff.

Current maps based in Afghanistan (Op. Archer, Korengal, Kokan, Sangin when it's released) could be utilized, thus removing the need for new maps to be created. The only necessity would be making a new faction - Soviet Army. All the assets are pretty much there, except for proper skins.

[camo]

I made a suggestion for that ages ago but it never got approved so yes, i definitely 2nd that idea.
A soviet army vs mujaheddin would be awesome on korengal with a bunch of bmp's rolling around.
And as has been said above a lot of the assets are already in the game.

[Tim270]

Its not so much being approved, The Dev's love more mini-mods/factions, as long as they make progress!

[X-Alt]

Current maps based in Afghanistan (Op. Archer, Korengal, Kokan, Sangin when it's released) could be utilized, thus removing the need for new maps to be created. The only necessity would be making a new faction - Soviet Army. All the assets are pretty much there, except for proper skins.

Personally, I would blowing the brains off Mujahideen fighters with muh BMP-1, and I always thought archer would be cool if it were Soviet v Afghan.

[ComradeHX]

I have been looking into throwing together a minimod with 1980s Soviet Army for testing and I think you still need new maps(even if just clones of old ones) because there can be only one set of voice files.

Taliban voice will be fine; but you will have Soviets shouting in German/English...etc.

Having a tan texture is good enough for the uniform as a placeholder, and weapons are mostly there except AK-74 needs (wood) texture rework.
Equipment for Soviet Army is also pretty much there; swap to one of the "chechen" gear with 6b3 and type 2 bayonet or just change texture of RD-54/ssh68 on current kit geometry would both look mostly acceptable as placeholder.





So, the only problem is to get mapper to allow a cloned map just for minimod, someone make a tan uniform texture(the guy who made digi flora agreed to do it if the mod is getting playable), and all that's left is to just assemble a SA faction.
Also, think up of a name for the minimod.


I actually asked about this a few pages ago; if it's made, there is no problem with including it in PR.

But we need to solidify the concept of 1980s insurgency; should there be more vehicles to counterbalance the much lower amount of scoped kit(thus forcing SA to fight Taliban on more-or-less equal footing except for bodyarmour)? 1-2 BMP-1 and 3-4 BTR-60(pb), maybe; but it could also be too much.

[Mineral]

So what's the purpose then? No new map, no new assets? Seems rather useless. I'd love afghan/soviet part in PR. But at least give it a proper dedicated map, some proper re-textures. Make it worth it

Anyway, I suggest to all to start a separate thread so more people can read it and perhaps gather a little team to make it happen! Discussing it in here will bring nothing forward.

[ComradeHX]

So what's the purpose then? No new map, no new assets? Seems rather useless. I'd love afghan/soviet part in PR. But at least give it a proper dedicated map, some proper retextures. Make it worth it

Can't have everything instantly when all the mappers are preoccupied. And there will be retextures.

I would want a battle of Elevation 3234 like in 9th Company.

[Raphavenger]

Are the Devs still working on vehicles/weapons/factions or is this now entirely in the hands of the community?

[Spec]

Some things are still being worked on.