SoulForge Project - Recruiting

Well, I think it's about time we gather up a group of worthy, dedicated workers, and start making the best ROTMG private server to ever exist.

The server will be a heavily modified version of Trapped (make sure to say thanks), and will be updated independently from it after the beginning of development. The server will be hosted off of my personal computer until we come up with enough money to purchase a VPS to host it from. (Please suggest hosts so that we can pick the best one!)

This is our starting point. We are starting from scratch. This way, we can build up and the community can shape us so that we can be the best possible for the people that are interested in fun, new content while also keeping to the style of the original game.

We will be spending our money on:
- An IRC server
- Server hosting (VPS)
- Web Hosting + Domain
- Server-related matters (Inquire)

We will be making:
- Custom and Modified Dungeons
- Custom Items
- Custom Spells
- Custom Effects
- Custom and Modified Worlds
- Custom Monsters/Bosses
- Additional and Modified Functionality



For this, we will need the following:

About $15 from 100 people should get us everything we need for right now and in the future, so please send in donations to get us going and keep us running! (or at least jogging?) Every bit helps!

If you'd like rewards from the donation, please send us an email using the contact information below containing your paypal transaction ID.



If you'd like to support the project please make sure you understand where the money is going. Use the contact information at the end of this post for information.

Now, I understand a project this large with such a small base is quite far-fetched, but it's you that can make it happen. Please take a look at the positions below to see what you might be able to contribute to the server, and make this dream come that much more alive.

Game Testers - Will have special commands to test the world thoroughly and quickly while also returning specific information on any bugs, errors, or glitches they run into, and will also have special tools for reporting them.

Web Testers - Will have special permissions in order to test the web servers as effectively as possible. This can range from testing login forms to testing payment functionality. Please be prepared to dedicate anything to the server to ensure functionality if you are to apply for this position.

Play Testers - Will be testing the fluidity, reliability, and quality of the overall gameplay. They will get no special functions, but suggestions from Play Testers will be taken with more consideration due to their thorough experience of the overall game play. Please only choose this position if you are willing to dedicate your time to testing the server's functionality.

Sprite Team - Will be working on making sprites for monsters, objects, and items, as well as possibly some new classes. You will be required to display your abilities with ROTMG-specific sprites during your interview. Sprites to indicate the quality we expect from you will be provided before you make your first sprite for the interview. You will also be working with full-on images for the website, so please have a good understanding of Photoshop before applying for this position.

World Team - Will be making new worlds, dungeons, and any other terrain-related content. Please only apply if you have an extensive understanding and experience with level creation in Realm of the Mad God, as you will be doing a lot of it.

Server Team - Will be responsible mostly for introducing the new ideas to the server itself. You will be helping the integration of items, and adding new and unique functionality to the server. You will need to have an above-average understanding of C# and a good understanding of SQL for this position.

Client Team - Will be responsible for modifying the User Interface of the client, the inner workings of some portions of the client, and allowing the client to cooperate with the server more fluently. You need to have a good understanding of the modification of ROTMG-specific clients for this position.

Web Team - Will be responsible for ensuring the quality and security of our web servers, by any means necessary. During your interview, we will provide more information on the specifics of what is and is not allowed for testing the security of the web servers. You will need a good understanding of JavaScript, HTML5, PHP, SQL, CSS, and XML for this position. It is a good addition to have knowledge of ASP.NET and XHTML, but those are not required for this position.

Creative Team - Will be contributing ideas to the server, through public votes, and considering suggestions from players to put up for voting. This process will involve a relatively uncomfortable amount of communication between this team and all of the development teams, so please only apply for this position if you feel that you genuinely have the good of the server in mind and enough creativity to be constantly brainstorming new ideas.

Administrators - Will manage the other staff members, developers, testers and, in the future, players on the server. We do not hire people directly into this position, so please obtain a lower position, such as Game Master, before applying for Administrator.

Moderators - Will manage Game Masters, testers and, in the future, players on the server. This position requires that you have some good people skills, as well as an aura of professionalism and respectability about you. We will know who is fit for this position.

Game Masters - Will manage testers and, in the future, players on the server. This position requires that you familiarize yourself with the commands on the server constantly and that you are familiar with every rule and have not broken any of them once. You will be permitted to kick, mute, and ban players on the server that are breaking rules. If you apply for this position, we recommend that you check commands and rules as often as possible to be aware of any changes.

Technical Support - This position requires an understanding of the inner workings of different types of computers, the server and client, and that you have a working microphone to provide technical support to testers and, in the future, players on the server. You are also required to have a basic logical thought process about you, for troubleshooting.

Please contact us at any of the following places to have an interview, or to inquire about anything in this post:
Skype - (click to add)
E-Mail - soulforgeproject@gmail.com