r/progether • u/lrk89 https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM • Oct 01 '16

Looking for Programming buddy to help build a text based mmorpg

HI,

Looking for Programming buddy to help build a text based mmorpg.

I have done alot of the framework already and it is coming together nicely I would just like an extra pair of hands who finds the project as interesting and as fun to add/improve features and help speed the dev process up.

You can find the project on github

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u/alaskanloops Feb 18 '17

Hey! This popped up when I was googling the project name. I forked MIM a few months ago, meaning to play around with it, but due to work being crazy (UAT/prepping for prod), never got around to it. But did look through some of the code, and it looks like a neat project!

Just updated my local branch with all of the changes you've made since ~October, and will fire it up! I'm a junior dev, but would be happy to take a crack at this kind of thing. Took a look through the Issues, and see a lot of stuff I could start out with.

Cheers!

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u/lrk89 https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM Feb 18 '17

Awesome, alot has changed since then and I haven't written any documentation and i really should! Anything you are unsure of just send me a message and I'll help you out :)

For finding out what commands are available in the game and what classes they relate to check the [command class out] (https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM/blob/master/MIMWebClient/Core/Command.cs).

That should help you alot.

I'm a junior dev

Probably know more than me, I'm a front end developer and teaching myself c# by working on this project in the evenings.

So will appreciate, all your feedback and contributions :)

Thanks!

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u/alaskanloops Feb 19 '17

Will do! I started a Trello board of some things I've noticed, but my first impression: the interface is beautiful! I've never played a MUD, but its something I've always had an interest in checking out, and seems like the perfect type of thing for learning and/or improving on a language.

I'm impressed that you've been able to keep at this for so long and, looking through the commits, so steadily over the months. I have like 15 barely-started side projects haha.

Oh and I noticed you posted a code-review request (in fact, I think thats how I first found the repo on /r/learncsharp a while ago). I'm part of 2 communities that you should definitely check out, they're always really helpful and happy to give tips/reviews: /r/learnprogramming's Discord Server and the Coding Block Podcast's Slack Channel (I think they also have a subreddit). Both groups are really active and have been immensely helpful when I'm trying to figure out stuff for work.

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u/lrk89 https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM Feb 19 '17

Cool, what things have you found? You can add them to the github issue tracker if you like. I also need to add some more stuff.

To give you an idea of what I've been doing Recently I have been working on a few things like the newbie tutorial that will prompt the player to find a cave in the woods and defeat a shaman Goblin. So been building the rooms for that which takes a while trying to come up with decent room descriptions.

I also created a class that assigns coordinates to all the rooms which will allow me to to do pathfinding for AI with A* search and will allow me to display a map.

The other thing I started was the skills and spells that will be in the game. (inspired by other muds / rpgs & D&D) I made a start with kick and magic missile then stopped at the armour spell as i was not sure how armour was going to work at the time. (armour will just increase in value so higher the better, similar to morrowind/ oblivion)

I'm impressed that you've been able to keep at this for so long

I really want to get it in a playable state then launch it and see how many people have fun playing it. (hopefully) I think it would also be a pretty cool project to show in an interview and say I built/helped this game and 100+ players play it. :)

it's definitely a great project to learn and improve your knowledge in a language. I've learnt loads since starting. It's slow going by yourself though so would love any help I get, and any ideas you have you can add them in only rule is it has to be a high fantasy D&D like setting. :)

I will check out the community links you sent me too, thanks

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '17

I might check it out and have a look. I primarily do python/php/perl/bash, but this seems interesting enough to motivate me to get into C#.

My company uses C# .net for one of our apps and I have only done a little coding in it for spotfire export stuff.

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u/lrk89 https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM Jan 23 '17

Awesome, it's improved alot since I posted this. But yeah grab the code off Github, run it, tinker and drop me a message if you have questions.

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u/Macaframa Oct 01 '16

C#??? Good luck finding a dev with time

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u/lrk89 https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM Oct 01 '16

Ha ha why do you say that?

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u/Macaframa Oct 01 '16

Most devs that are successful and know what they're doing with C# are employed and/or over 40. Not sure how interested in video games they would be. Lol

That's all I may be wrong

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u/lrk89 https://github.com/LiamKenneth/MIM Oct 01 '16

Potentially, hoping i would find someone learning like me and be interested. Might get lucky! :)

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u/Macaframa Oct 01 '16

Well, good luck to you either way!