Hello,
I'm an artist who has been trying to volunteer to help the effort with City of Titans. I haven't seen anywhere that concretely directs volunteers to any kind of creative team.
I've gone to the missingwordsmedia.com website but there doesn't seem to be a way to register there. I've sent in my information several times through the 'contact us' menu and never heard a response. I tried to contact the missingworldsmedia.com board administrator and got a bad-email-address bounce-message.
I think I'm a pretty good artist who could help the effort. I certainly put my money behind the kickstarter as well. I just would like to know where I can go to volunteer, or at least sign up to try and volunteer.
Thanks in advance,
~JOE
Hey Joe! (Now I have that stuck in my head)
missingworldsmedia.com is no longer in use since we tried moving everyone to...well....here! =) That would be why registering isn't working out on that website. For getting on the team, I suggest messaging Petalstorm, she's the Artistic Lead and she'll get you going =)
Best of luck and it's great to have you!
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Speaking of volunteering, who would I contact as a writer? I used to write missions for Architect in COH and got some fairly good reviews, so if you need anyone doing that kind of writing I'd be happy to help.
Firstedition and mistformsquirrel, I'll send your names to the proper channels.
Former Online Community Manager & Forum Moderator
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Most excellent, thank you Zombie_Man!
"Foooooooooooooooooooooools! Have you forgotten that the Nightmare exists as well?!"
Ehem.. sorry for that. What I mean is that I'd be perfectly fine with volunteering to help with lore writing as well as voice acting. Currently working on a small fanmade promo for CoT if you'd like to wait and see how I am in terms of skill.
[B]Revenge is motivation enough. At least it's honest...[/B]
Roleplayer; Esteemed Villain
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After 8+ years of getting after a certain software company to correct spelling and grammar errors (I was, after all, first 100 beta crew in Paragon City), I'm itching to volunteer as a copy editor. (There was some fuss about this sort of thing in the comments to the Kickstarter offer, and it sort of reminded me to get my down in gear and start helping. You already have programmers--which I also do--but nothing would make me happier than making sure that all the they're/there/their and its/it's occurrences in the game content are actually right.)
Mallard
His Own Self
p.s. As for it being paid work: nope. Not a cent. T'ain't about the money. I have money. (I wouldn't object to more in principle--I just don't expect I should be getting money for doing this. A labor of love, this is.)
Arg.. I just saw this after posting a thread introducing myself in the Devs forum.
I'm an artist, sculptor, animator, developer type.. I do have training and experience.. the topic I started went more into depth but you can check out my work if you want.
http://mikelawlergallery.blogspot.com/?view=magazine
Sorry for the double-post..
Here's the content of the thread I had put in the wrong place. I have since deleted it (hooray for self moderation)
My name is Mike Lawler and I'm an artist with a few other tricks up my sleeves.
To summarize, I'm here to offer my skills.. to find out more read on.
I played City of Heroes back in the day (it's been so long that I am not 100% sure on the server name but I think it was Paragon) and my character was Iron Synthezoid. I leveled up to cap and development for the game pretty much stopped.. so I tried out Champions Online.. which.. was alright.. but was missing a lot of the elements I liked from CoH. Long story short, by the time life had worked out well enough for me to have time for an MMO again CoH had gone offline.
Okay... so who am I?
Well, I'm an artist. I do concept art, illustration, etc etc.
I'm also a modeler/sculptor. I have a BS in Digital Entertainment and Game Design.. that I have not really been able to put to proper use since I got it... as most game companies require that you've shipped 2 AA games before they will look at you.
I've trained in animation at Animation Mentor.. until I ran out of money..
I've been in early Closed-Beta up through Open Beta to Launch phase on at least 2 dozen games.
I can go on and on.. but I'm not even sure if you guys are actually looking for more help or not.. but if you are my gallery can be found at http://mikelawlergallery.blogspot.com/?view=magazine
I apologize up front for it being a blogger site, but you should find examples of different types of work that I do as well as my contact info.
Even if you're not interested, I really wish you guys the best of luck.. I love indy developer success stories and there are not nearly enough quality superhero games out there.
Thanks,
Mike Lawler
I definitely think some sort of thread or even sub-forum for collecting and managing volunteers would be a great idea.
Especially with information about what kinds of assistance are needed and what minimums there are for getting involved.
I'm not entirely sure how much time I could devote long-term, but I have programming skills and experience, and fancy myself something of a lore writer.
For clarity, I'm volunteering to help with the kickstarter and the like.. actual game development would definitely need to be paid work... affordable sure..but paid nonetheless..
Really, payment for my service is... eh, who cares? I'd be fine with a special title or a VIP sub, if that's possible. No seriously, dat's it. Sure if my character becomes canon, that'd be great too.. but for the most part I'd be doing it just because I can and I'd enjoy some form of involvement.
[B]Revenge is motivation enough. At least it's honest...[/B]
Roleplayer; Esteemed Villain
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I'm a long time bug tester / killer for various projects. I would imagine ones people might know of in here would be opensim and swgemu perhaps? I've got years in QA, world testing, .lua script editing, some php, mysql, etc.
Mostly used Mantis, but have used other various systems for tracking. I can adapt to whatever is needed. Basically if you give me a project and tell me what you need, I can learn it and do it even if I don't have a knowledge base in it yet.
Just participating and getting to experience the game's growth would be great.
I am proficient with Windows and Linux / Unix / Qnx systems.
Comfortable with command and shell environments. BAT and shell scripts. etc.
If I can help in any way, please let me know!
Thanks,
Manny
If ya'll need help with mission writing/Egyptology lore and/or (copy) editing, I'd be glad to help in between homework assignments. I'm majoring in English with a creative writing concentration at University of Houston. I've DMed several games of BESM d20, DnD 3.5, and W:tA. I've also open beta played several games (including CO). I did play CoH for a while (Lapis Ma'at was my main character. Really wanted the Lapis name, but it was taken), but dropped off of it because I couldn't afford the subscription. I really don't need any pay for this effort, just props for whatever I write that gets included in the final cut, as I am trying to build my CV for when I start taking on internships in a few years.
Writer catwoman at play...
Hi there,
I'm an (ITIL accredited) performance and capacity specialist. I work on HP non-stop systems at the moment, and am assuming that this will be a virtualised environment so I'm not sure how transferable my skills would be, but I'm happy to chip in where I can. Please pass my name on if it's of use.
-H
Well i'm intrested in helping also, recently started with blender 3d so maybe i can do some small procs.
I'm far from being an expert though
Hi Artist here,
Only heard about this project through a gaming news website, was astonished to see the effort behind it and as a past CoX player would be delighted to volunteer
my abilities.
My training is traditional animation, and have worked for a number of companies over the years as a stroyboarder, concept artist and right now a graphic designer.
But illustration, particularly comic books has always been my main goal and i would love to get involved in a project like this to help me get back to it.
Would be particularly interested in character/ prop concepts, sequentials or environment concepts.
Any help on who to contact would be great.
Thanks
Sent a message to you guys on facebook the other day and got it passed along, but I figured I might as well post here as well. I'm a percussionist and avid lover of City of Heroes who would be more than willing to dedicate time to recording percussion tracks of varying degrees for the game's music once development reaches that stage. I've been playing drumset for 9 years, concert percussion (auxiliary percussion, timpani, mallet percussion, etc.) for 4, I've played set for a musical, was part of a top-notch marching band program in high school that came in first place on the Atlantic Coast three years in a row while I was a part of it, have taught percussion there following my graduation, have sung with various choirs including the Garden State Philharmonic (adding that to show that I'm not just a one-dimensional musician) and will be minoring in both percussion performance and music composition starting next year (transfer restrictions stopped me from already being a part of the programs). I've got a plethora of recording equipment readily available to me as well as several close friends and family members who are well-versed in achieving maximum quality with recording, as well as several professional references to vouch for my ability if you have any doubts.
Even if I'm just bus insurance for a percussionist you might already have, that would be fine with me. I wish you all the best of luck in pioneering what is likely to be an absolutely amazing innovation in the MMO world as well as the revival of a community that's come together to be more like a family than anything else.
-Eric
Howdy,
I will throw my name in the hat to help out if needed.
The bad: I know zilch about computer programming or modeling, I can't draw a stick figure that looks right and have a job that keeps me very busy.
The good: I am a decent writer/ copy editor/ musician, sounds like you got that covered pretty well though.
I know my way around a spreadsheet pretty well and am willing to help out where I can.
Long story short; I'm willing to help with anything from creative to mundane, just have someone contact me if there's anything I can do to help out.
Best of luck, can't wait to see the game!
This seems to be the thread for volunteering. =) I am a Mac OS X and iOS software engineer with some experience working on MMOs and for little companies like Adobe. =)
Please shoot me a message, I'd love to help out on City of Titans!
-Buxley
I'm volunteering as well.
I'm a software engineer (C, Basic, COBOL, Perl, PHP, take your pick) with a 30+ year focus on tools and database programming.
I'm crap at drawing but am not horrible doing photo manipulation (repairing, painting stuff out etc) in GIMP.
Might as well toss my name into the writing hat. I'm a relatively well-known author in the furry community, mostly specializing in a particular niche. If you google my chosen screen name, pretty much everything that isn't the Adventure Quest guy is me, usually.
My writing talents do stretch behind writing OMFUX TEH WAREWULF PRONZ, as I've been a tabletop gamer for years, have been competing in competitive writing with a pro wrestling theme (aka e-fedding) with a pretty good record, and have been described by the groups I've DMed for as the "Best DM we've ever had."
I'm not particularly skilled at coming up with base concepts. But you get me a skeleton of an idea and I can flesh out the thing for you like you wouldn't believe.
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And I throw my name into the hat as well. I am Eben Brooks, a professional technical writer (which means my editing and proofreading skills are exemplary), a long-time hobbyist creative writer, and a semi-professional musician. I would love to volunteer in any or all of these capacities.
Like the previous commenter, I too have been a tabletop gamer for many years, and I am considered one of the best GMs among my gaming circle here in San Diego (said gaming circle being something like 35-50 people strong). And more importantly, I love superheroes. I love telling stories about superheroes. And I love helping people to tell stories about superheroes. So please, if I can be of any assistance at all, let me know.
Music for your inner superhero: Eben Brooks, The Working Class Superhero
Wow, here I am running around the forum offering to draw for people, when all I had to do was ask for an audition here?
Sign me up! I'm trained in comics, character design, comedy writing, logo design, set design, and occasionally teach myself animation as a hobby.
While majority of my 'style' is cartoony, I am capable and comfortable drawing in a more traditional comic style when called to.
It'd be an honour to toss my art into this canvas.
My portfolio is offline at the moment, but I'd be glad to produce anything at command. Currently, working on the Silly Supers, and Paragon SG characters, if you want to wait.
-JS Longstreet
I'd like to volunteer here as well for something that may or may not even be on your radar: Answering Email. No, this is not meant as a slight in any way to your efforts, but right now you are lacking in support staff. That is the un-glamorous side of game development. While we have the visible people, like the wonderful folks here in the forum, you will still, eventually, need support staff, like people to sit around and answer emails.
If you want me, I'm willing to do this sort of task for you. I don't guarantee I'll be able to keep up with whatever volume you have, but I type fast and I will do what I can to try to fill this gap for you.
I would like to volunteer to help as well. I am a systems analyst (requirements), plus i was a software engineer. I have done some QA. I would love to learn the Unreal gaming engine!
(Plus I am local to Missing Worlds Media)
Since there's a thread, I'd like to take the opportunity to see if you might have anything for my particular skillset - writing and editing. Thanks.. well, wait.
I should probably give some actual indication of who I am at this point, hmm?
I should note that I meant to volunteer when I first heard about the Project, not long after it started post-City of Heroes.
Between the game dying and my father having cancer (I lost him a month ago), I never got past the stage of shock and "I should sign up for the forums soon." Not to use that as an excuse; I’m here now.
The kickstarter seems like the right time to try again. (I donated 25 bucks and wish I had more to pour in.)
I started writing in the early 90's and refined my skills with some writing themed roleplaying games, first with the e-wrestling hobby - a competitively written roleplay game as well as offshoots - forum based competitive / cooperative roleplaying games with various themes
(Some involved or were set in a super hero city. Would be fun to do for Titans. I'll provide details if you want. I ran one such game, about a dozen members at a time, five or six years total.)
The games were all about writing and working with people to build up a larger story. It supplied me with experience turning out expansive quantity of good writing. I've had plenty of days (between that and NaNoWriMo) of turning out one or two thousand words a day - or more.
An e-wrestling friend told me about the City of Heroes public beta testing. I gave it a try and ended up being a VIP for most of the game's life. I've also done fanfiction. (My X-Men and City of Heroes are up at fanfiction.net.) Aside from writing for the mission architect, I’ve hosted small social gatherings in City of Heroes. Parties, usually in a park or on a mission map.
Anyway, I think that sums me up. My style tends to be a mix of humor and drama, generally speaking. Offer's there if you want help or want more information on me, glorious titanic overlords.
I really want to see this MMO launch and enjoy a good long life. I’d love to contribute in anyway necessary- either writing or helping proofread and offering ideas, two services I often did for other players in the forum games.
It's cool seeing all the volunteers - and I love the art on Mike Lawler's page.
Thanks again and best of luck.
Joshua
Longtime City of Heroes player, longtime writer. :) Working in Nebraska.
COT: Mission tips writer, studying Cinema 4D animation program
I'm happy to help if I can in any way. I have a degree in English (Creative Writing) and I work as software QA for a living (though not on video games. I realize we are a long way from QA, but still..).
If there's anything I can do to help, let me know!
I'm currently into my third of three years in school for game development, and would like to volunteer my services. I have a basic knowledge of C++, C#, and DirectX, but haven't worked on anything that I would consider "real" up to this point. I'd like to help, if possible, even if it's coding something small. I'm looking for some "hands-on" experience, and this seems like an awesome opportunity to get it while helping with a project that I'd be proud of.
My name is Dallas but I was known as Attache on the old official forums and globally as Attache in-game. I played City of Heroes since the waning days of the open beta up to and including the blackout. Spent the first 3 years or so doing what I had done in most MMOs up to that point - soloing and PuGing and seldom interacting until I decided to make my home on Virtue and dip my toe into the RP community. After that, I was interacting constantly and loved the community.
On Virtue, I was probably best known for my characters Attache, Liberta, Doctor Epoch, his archnemesis the Chrono King, Hellstone, Satin Doll, Maniac Mime, Janet Planet, the Cavalcader, Highbrow, Shadowshot, Goldsmith, Queen Sting, and many others. I also briefly got into the character art collecting scene (www.attache.deviantart.com/) and seemed to fairly consistently get compliments on my character concepts and backstories. I was very nearly always working on some grander story for my SG and friends but I never got into Architect as I found it inferior to good old fashion RP for telling stories.
In real life, I've more or less succumbed to my day job but I was once an optioned (albeit unproduced) screenwriter. I've done extra work for a number of web series (The Guild, Learning Town, soon to be My Gimpy Life) and I've had the curious experience of having Felicia Day call me out by name during a con panel as an example of someone who was "very upset" when she was asked what she thought about City of Heroes shutting down. I guess she did read those tweets, after all. :)
I know that at this point you probably need people to do more technical heavy-lifting than contributing to the lore because, let's face it, writing is a more subjective skill and a lot of people think they do it well. That said, it's probably where my strengths lie and I'd be most comfortable volunteering in that area but I certainly don't have an issue with doing grunt work either. Support is always needed.
Either way, I wish this project much success and you have my full support. I can't wait to log into Titan City for the first time.
EDIT: I was often mistaken for Attache' of Evolution-X. I am not him. I would occasionally get PMs meant for him though so I decided to go with a different main as my "identity" on these forums. :)
I'm sure as the kickstarter craze slows down, the team will have a more formal application process. Sometimes organizing too much help can be a burden equal to not having enough. That said, I'd like to throw my hat in the ring as I do believe in what the team is attempting.
I'm a hobbyist 3d and digital artist with apprentice-level proficiency with modo and Zbrush. I'd assess I have a journeyman or better proficiency with Photoshop.
I currently own full legal and professional licenses for the Adobe cc Creative Cloud suite, modo 701 and Zbrush. I also have a full professional license to Unity 4x that I would be willing to transfer to Missing Worlds Media to help the effort if such a thing can be accommodated.
As a professional with a demanding work schedule, time for personal projects comes in waves. Travel has me away from my workhorse computer until December, however, if my help is desired I'd like to get acclimated to the project and work on honing any necessary skill sets before then. I can provide samples of my work after the new year if that is a better time.
Cheers
Hey I wanna volunteer for writing stuff. ^_^
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Owner and Big Sister of the Justice Girls -Champions Online-City of Titans-
Forum Breaker
Leader of the Ellysyn Dark Ensemble
Just popping in here to volunteer for copy editing, QA, writing and bug testing. I have a mind uniquely suited to these sorts of repetitive tasks and would love to offer my services to this community.
I'll hop in from time to time to check on your progress. This is a very exciting project.
I don't know if this is useful, but I'm a semi-competent photographer.
Perhaps you're buying textures but if you need photos of e.g. brick walls, ashphalt, wood boards, siding, etc. I would be pleased to contribute.
Writing and voice acting here. Literally just give me a list of what you need, I'll do what I can, and you decide what you want from there pretty much.
I uh...Don't have a resume of experience or fancy published material to direct you guys to, most of this comes from hobbies but I am aiming to eventually make a career out of both writing and stage acting so this is a passion for me, and you have my word that I'm 110% behind it already.
Other than that this project has, over the past couple days, reminded me of why I was always so proud of the CoH community, why I would always want people to know which MMO I played. I am so excited for what this game might do post launch.
HP NonStop SQL Server?
No Stored Procedures for how many years? KILL!! KILL!! KILL!! ;)
Well, I might be of some help as well.
Web Developer by day (C#, ASP.Net, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, etc...)
Application Developer by night (C, some C++, Java some time ago, Delphi some time ago)
On Windows, Mac (for iPhone apps), and even on LINUX (i ran Ubuntu)
I started work on my pet project website, mostly CSS, and JavaScript, tried to use almost no images if possible at:
http://www.myBigDeal.com (WebKit browsers do a better job. Chrome, Safari, etc... Firefox doesnt show it the same, they broke it again!)
Did some Versatracker as well as http://openmpt.org/ Module music (not awesome, but I like it)
Google Drive:
2 short pices from that software:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-G-3jTfhPIaM2Y4Njg1MjktNGEyNy00ODhiLWE4ZWUtOTAxMzIyZDE4Mjdj/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-G-3jTfhPIaOTlmZDhlOTUtMjBlYS00OWNlLTliMzItNWFjZjcyYTRhODNh/edit?usp=sharing
And for the past 6 to 8 months, i've been learning Unity 3D, and am familiar enough with it to build a 2.5D shooter.
I have written short stories one i call "Fish Tale" (the above music (1st one) would be used for the post heroic rescue of the damsel), but my writing isnt very extensive.
Saga of Ellysyn Way?
Longtime City of Heroes player, longtime writer. :) Working in Nebraska.
COT: Mission tips writer, studying Cinema 4D animation program
I havent tried making it myself but, I think CoT would benefit form a Orchestral pice for the Login Screen perhaps something close to this?
https://app.box.com/shared/9og0bht86y
When i listen to the music, i feel like the Camera Should be Pathing through the City Landscape, showing off the Major areas. :)
note: Tracker Musicians can get the samples from here: http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/download.html
and for free inspiration: http://www.freesound.org
Would have been great if they played this background musicwhen we entered a cave with Circle of Thorns ;) http://www.freesound.org/people/Xanco123/sounds/202504/
I'd be all over helping with writing and editing in any capacity. I am a Technical Writer by trade / Creative Writer at heart, which I guess means I know my way around words a li'l bit.
..cutter
I could find a way to throw in other people into my saga. ^_^ Need a cast of characters.
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Owner and Big Sister of the Justice Girls -Champions Online-City of Titans-
Forum Breaker
Leader of the Ellysyn Dark Ensemble
Like some sorta whacky Ellysyn Dark Ensemble? :) If so, would we all get Ellysyn Dark Ensemble Embalms for our uniforms? That would be electrifying!
:)
Longtime City of Heroes player, longtime writer. :) Working in Nebraska.
COT: Mission tips writer, studying Cinema 4D animation program
Greetings, I too am interested in helping/volunteering in the art department. Please let me know what program I need to use. I am available to help/volunteer with characters and landscapes. Also, if there is a portfolio that I need to submit.
I am also a musician and have access to electronic music production (ProTools 10 & Komplete 9 Ultimate). I can help with soundtracks or musical score if there is a need for help in that area as well.
"Hell hath no fury like a wife's agro. God help me when CoT comes out"
Wonder if this thread is being read by devs, probably is but havent seen a public confirmation yet for anyone
Devs have occasionally posted in here. I would suggest the answer is yes.
The Ellysyn Dark Ensemble. Going to make that my Elite division in the Justice Girls. I go to them for the really secret stealth missions against the most powerful and deadly villains.
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Owner and Big Sister of the Justice Girls -Champions Online-City of Titans-
Forum Breaker
Leader of the Ellysyn Dark Ensemble
Hi there! I'm a software engineer with 25 years of experience. Although I can code,
it's been years and probably isn't my strong point any more. I'm currently the tech
lead for a $10M project. I lead a team that's geographically dispersed so
meetings on the phone are the norm. I can drive technical solutions.
If you think I can help in some way please let me know.
Kind regards,
Bruce
Bruce Tromp
Hello lovely people! I'm very much wanting to volunteer my time for any of the following: writing lore/mission descriptions/in-game periodicals/random dialogue for NPCs, Copy Editing.
I have examples of my writing that I can submit on request, some my own worlds and some from the many MMOs I've played.
As to my gaming history... I played CoX from launch until a week before the end, interrupting my devotion to it with WoW, Aion, SW:ToR, CO, Rift, LoTRO, GW2 and others. I've been a raider, PvPer, and devout PvE-er, but throughout my entire MMO life, I've been a rampant RPer. That love started with D&D when I was in Jr. High. A... few years... ago. Heh. Creating the stories was, to me, one of the most important things about the MMO experience. Being able to share my (sometimes) nutty/fun stories with others is the most amazing thing.
Poke at me (or point me in the right direction!) if I can help with anything!
- Anna
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I'll toss my name out here for writing and all that goes with it. I found that my History professors were more grammar nazis than my English professors (go figure) and I am constantly being used for my editing skills.
Forgot to add - now that my kids are in school (hoo ray, school!) I have plenty of "free" time to give.
I know I'm probably late to the game, but I'd like to help. I'm a programmer analyst by day, and a general code monkey in my time off, I've done work in windows,osx, and android. Most of my professional development has been with server-side software. I'd be more than happy to help with any coding projects. As a native English speaker I can do proof reading if necessary as well.
Freelance writer...volunteering my services. ^_^
I offered my services on the old forum, but I'm guessing all the PMs got lost and forgotten in the Kickstarter excitement, so I'll restate them here: Long-time amateur computer programmer ("amateur" in the sense that I went to college and got a degree in it, but can't seem to get an actual job programming computers) and math whiz here. I don't have any specific experience in MMO coding, but I've been coding games since the days of the Commodore 64, and I'm also interested in bringing my mathematical ability (as well as years of video gaming experience in general) to bear in being one of the game's "power guys" (a la Phil "Synapse" Zeleski in CoH).
My computer is rather old, but there's a twist to that, but one I don't want to talk about on the forums. If you're interested, contact me.
Just don't do anything too controversial. Otherwise, you'll have an Ellysyn Dark Ensemble Emblem Embargo to deal with.
... Too much? :)
Longtime City of Heroes player, longtime writer. :) Working in Nebraska.
COT: Mission tips writer, studying Cinema 4D animation program
Synapse! Huzzah! Always loved that Crey Experiment Speedster! Nice to see you here!
If there's any need for more writers, I'd gladly volunteer my time to the cause.
Former Villain of Virtue - Magistryx Lucra - Mastermind/Dark
I'd like to volunteer for being a writer if there's any spots left
not my video just one I lke ===> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-SdIN0hsM
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Er, I didn't mean that I *was* Synapse, just that I was looking for the same sort of role he seemed to play on CoH. I don't think any of the old CoH devs are here (or if they were, they're not saying who they are).
Tossing my hat in the ring here as well. 3D artist/ UDK level designer/ recent graduate willing to help out. I've sent in a couple of messages with links to my portfolio but here's my DA: telonial.deviantart.com
Played on both Virtue and Liberty, both sides of the fence. Well, those were my main servers, I had toons on every server at one point as I tried out costume ideas or power sets. Top toons were a 50 emp/psi defender on Liberty, a 40-something spines/ dark armor scrapper on liberty and dark / elec defender on Virtue.
Hi developers,
I'd be very keen to contribute beyond the Kickstarter if required. I've worked a few years as a professional software tester of geophysical 3D visualization tools in the US. I ran a thread in the Architect Entertainment section of the CoH forum, doing rigorous but helpful arc reviews. I also review short stories on critters.org. I was one of five international admins of a text-based MUD called 'Angalon', still running since 1993 that had a dedicated and happy team of over 30 volunteers in its heyday, programming in C and LPMUD.
I am currently employed in Singapore by a US company as an regional editor for a technical journal. I could be a helpful and diplomatic but not overqualified tester of story missions. Or pinch-hitter of geoscience questions. Or Asian timezone forum moderator. Or I'll simply do closed beta testing later on that comes with the Construction Crew perk. This place will be fantastic, don't let me be holding you back!
Cheers, Airhead
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[size=14] "One piece of flair is all I need." - Sister Silicon[/size]
I guess I am volunteering as a .... swag creator?
basic idea I posted in the kickstarter area.. since I came up with the idea to answer my own question of "How can I contribute more to the kickstarter when i don't have more cash?".
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/dev-poke-my-kickstarter-idea
A decent amount of my work can be found
http://angelsrflamabl.deviantart.com/
While I only consider myself a hobbist sculptor I am a professional mold maker. so anything i mass produce will always be the same quality every single time.
I have been running my sculpting business for over 5 years, so I know how to fill orders and stay on task. =)
Supporting how I can, Starting up a DA group for art, stories, and concepts to be collected
http://city-of-titans.deviantart.com/
Please join up if you plan to make or collect CoT related art.
DOUBT it will be anytime soon, but I'd like to throw my virtual hat into volunteering. While I am NOT artistic, or any good at programming, I was a force in CoH/V.
Played CoH for all but the first year.
Member of a the guild that forced the CoH Dev's to change hami. Twice. Do to neutering his mechanics.
One of the first to break SS/Fire brutes into farming. (Went to brute on CoV day 1! I miss my Brute)
One of 2 people that I've heard of to solo a LRSF (I'm sure there MAY be more, but I only knew of one other)
One of the only people I know of to solo a STF. (again, see above. Havent heard of anyone else)
I guess what I'm saying is, I'd like to volunteer for Class/AT/whatever design. I had a knack for breaking AT's in CoH, I've know what needs to be done in order to try and BALANCE them as well.
Oh my goodness.. 60+ posts ! I am trying to get all of the artists contacted but it's late. I will pick back up where I left off today tomorrow! :P
[color=#ff0000]Art Director[/color]
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Not sure if you'll need me, but I'll throw my hat in the ring anyway.
I'm a designer with a specialty in systems design. I have an Applied Mathematics degree and I'm taking classes in game design. I'm somewhat proficient in Java and C++, although I'm probably a little rusty. I've led a team to design a tabletop game based on City of Heroes, which is still in development. I write occasionally, and I like to think I'm pretty good.
Any help I can provide, I'm happy to provide.
CoH has some of the tightest communities in any game ever. This just shows that :)
Taking applications for volunteer traffic director? :)
Been thinking of volunteering myself, but I'm kinda waiting to see what they are looking for rather than just saying I'm available.
Glad to see this forum was started to post help wanted.
I would gladly throw my hat into the ring for volunteering, the only downside is, I'm not good at a whole lot to help out. The only real things I could possibly help with is with the writing. Would love to be able to learn on the job when it comes to actual design of games and such, but the writing would be amazing to help out with. As a roleplayer, lore and story are a huge inspiration and basis to an entire community of people and I would enjoy even being able to help out in doing that kind of thing.
I don't have any formal education in any of the backgrounds necessary or a job actually doing any of it, but as a roleplayer, I would like to offer my backstory and story writing skills to those that would properly use them to bring the spiritual successor to City of Heroes to life and to give it a flourishing life for many many years to come.
-John - Warpdrive
Wormholes are just silly. One moment you're here. The next you're stunned and over there. Ha. Gravity is silly.
I'd like to volunteer for 3d model construction (buildings and furniture, mostly), mathematics support, robotics, and game design. I write software for a living, and have a healthy bit of experience with game mechanics, economics, and game balance.
Mythological Beast
Triumverate, Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow (Infinity)
I am available to help out with Writing of Lore, stories behind missions, as well as really bad concept art!
"Making waves the fun way!"
Hello -
I wanted to drop my name as a volunteer. I am a FX, Environment and Technical Artist whose focus has been on the Unreal Engine. I am currently looking for a job in the industry but I came across your Kickstarter and love the idea of bringing back such a great game on a current generation engine and honestly would love the opportunity to work on project like this one with people who are truly passionate about it. I have a Portfolio online at [url]www.erketchum.com[/url]. Please feel free to contact me through there or at k@erkdesign.com.
I would like to volunteer for 2D art, I have the Adobe CS4 suite and have done comics back in the 90's.
Like so many others, I would like to volunteer my time and effort in the area of writing -- content creation, actual mission writing, proofreading, and the like. I have no professional credentials, or even any samples of my writing. If you're offering a bit of piecemeal work to evaluate writing volunteers, I'm more than happy to help, even if only slightly, and even if only once. Very much looking forward to the game's launch, and each KS update seems to just ramp up my anticipation that little bit more.
What happens if we actually get picked after signing the release forms. Is there a plan for that yet or is that still down the line. And like is it just going to be a "give us your ideas and be creative" or will we given a sort of task or what. I guess in general how will we be used to help the game. ^_^
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Forum Breaker
Leader of the Ellysyn Dark Ensemble
Hi, not sure if this is the right place to do it, but Id like to volunteer as coder/developer/whateveryoucallit
By education I'm a theoretical physicist, but by trade I'm a software engineer with about 16 years if experience (give or take). In recent years I've mostly done software archaeology with focus on restructurisation and modernisation ... if you want I can give you a list of languages, frameworks, databases and OSes I came in contact with.
Would be nice to know what kind of further steps are required.
I'm pretty sure there are people (devs) with red names reading all of this... but they're pretty busy with the responses over the last few weeks.
Someone with a red name will post here pretty soon (in fact I think Petalstorm did above a bit ago...)
And ignore that thing that's on my signature - that's from a skiing accident involving a flaming panda and waffle maker that left my signature horribly disfigured.
If you're looking for experienced writers, I'd like to think I fit the bill; even though my last published work in the games field was some years ago (in the 7th Sea and Stargate RPG's), I'm still currently writing (for the soon-to-be-published (x's fingers) RPG's 'Cairn' and 'Dissonance'). I was a huge fan of CoH, and I love telling a good, collaborative story.
Should those who post here also sign onto the IP and NDA threads, or is that for people who have already been 'called up', as it were?
I unfortunately lack the computer skills that you would be looking for but I would be more than happy to help out on the community end if it was needed as far as being a forum moderator. I don't have direct experience doing it (although I was asked once for one of the communities I frequented) but I have a BA & MA in psychology along with experience counseling and working with soldiers in Iraq, traumatized teenagers and people with developmental disabilities so I feel I could handle rabid fanboys & girls. I figure if I can tell a kid the his plan no longer involves returning back to his family and help them through it I could help put out some fires on the boards, should they arise. Thanks kindly for your consideration :)
I don't recall seeing any guidelines about that, but I dropped my name here earlier for editing/writing, and more recently plugged into the IP/NDA threads. Y'know, to save time later :)
I volunteered on MWM for almost a year, was green-named for a while and did my best to contribute. I'd love to be involved here, as well. I have no credentials worth mentioning, am looking for my something'th career, and hope to complete my degree in Business and Technology Management by the time the game launches, so I'll actually have time to play it. *grin*
Be Well!
Fireheart
Hi there,
My name's Rich. I'd like to look into volunteering and helping on the project if possible. I have a keen interest in writing and would love to be able to help out in that regard. The online community I'm part of, during CoX and CO days) used to create our own super-hero fiction to fit in the world we were playing in. I am also a programmer, though I'm mostly self-taught and my knowledge is fairly basic (though could always use a boost :) ).
Cheers,
Rich
We all have it in us to be a hero to someone,
Super powers are optional.....
Part of the Phoenix Rising Initiative.....
Proud to be a hero. Prouder still to be a member of [url=http://www.watchfire-online.info]Watchfire[/url]
I'd love to help out writing! I've written creatively since 2002 or so, and I have a BA in Literature and Writing (emphasis writing). If I can be of any help, please contact me.
-Dark MatterTRON from Triumph!
I'd like to help out wherever I can be of use. Currently working a 9-5 weekdays job of 15 years doing take-offs of plans for sales and drafting HVAC systems in a test and balancing company. I've got a degree in AutoCAD. Plenty of online playtime in past decade with EQ (3 years), AC2 (1 year), CoH (8 years), & WoW (9 years). Also time spent playing Battletech/Mechwarrior, ADnD, DnD3.5, DnD4.0, & SWSaga. Spent spare time in AutoCAD course crashing computers with 3D designs. Also like to play with numbers on spreadsheets in Excel for the games mentioned above. Type of gamer who prefers leveling up over end-game raiding, all while trying to learn each class/role in the games. Admitted altoholic. If I can fit in anywhere, please contact me via email.
Pinnacle:
Solarblaze (Fire/Fire Blaster)
Kitty Phoenix (Fire/Emp Controller)
Phoenixblaze (Fire/Fire Dominator)
- A friend gifted CoH on my birthday, 5/1/2004.
I had never heard of it before then...
It still is the best birthday gift to this date.
Hi,
I was an avid CoH player and was a professional software coder. I am now unable to work full time due to a health problem but would love to keep busy. My expertise lies heavily in business processes and database coding but I am willing to do any coding that needs doing. Have better than a decades experience in C/C++, HTML, JavaScript, Java and SQL. Please feel free to contact me for more info or to put me to work.
Hi,
I'm a Freelance 2D artist. would love to volunteer.
check out some of my work here.
http://suppa-rider.deviantart.com/
Greetings,
8 year COH vet here, I happen to be a lifelong musician (live and recorded) with my own home studio. I am available for help with writing / recording / and sending you game-play soundtrack music. I can submit samples of my work asap. Maybe some of my work is perfect, maybe just some of it would be useful; I wont be offended in none of it is. Please contact me if this is an area of need. I would be honored to contribute. Please contact me via the email address attached to my membership here.
Thanks - Kip
~~~ The Real SHIVA
~~~ Patiently waiting in Champions Online until CoT saves us all.
Lots of well-qualified writers!
Someone has to edit all of that great work, yes? I'd like to volunteer for that role, if the need is there. Not only micro editing at the mission/arc or NPC/contact level, but also at the macro-level...ensuring the expected consistency across arcs, within NPC factions, within TFs and special events, as well as intra-zone, etc.
I was with CoX for eight years, had three accounts, and stand willing to help with anything in truth : )
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([i]Currently developing the Sapphire 7 Initiative[/i])
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Hahaha Love it! ^^^
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([i]Currently developing the Sapphire 7 Initiative[/i])
I'm also happy to add my spare time to the volunteer movement.
I'm an amateur sci-fi/superhero fiction writer, and I would love to help CoT with any lore development, story arcs, mission ideas, dialogue, NPC hero/villain character concepts/backstories, hero group concepts, villain group concepts etc. Hell, even if you just need someone to proof read, I'm in.
I've got about 400 pages of my own superhero universe and sci-fi fiction if you would like a sample of my writing. You just have to look past my habit of writing 'armour' instead of 'armor', and 'colour' instead of 'color', and using 's' instead of 'z' on occasion...it's a British thing. :D
P.S. I was a full term CoH/CoV veteran and subscriber from day 1 until the day the servers went down; with 40+ characters on Union and Defiant. CoT has given us the opportunity to bring some/all of our characters and a great community back to life. That's why I'm here and that's why I'm volunteering. :)
I have many years experience with C (mostly for hardware control) and some C++. I have been doing Python scripting for the last several years. I am currently learning UnrealScript (via the Rachel Cordone book). Obviously, I hope to get on the tech team :-)
I can commit to at least 10 hours a week, more when needed, and a lot more over the end of year holidays (when my company shuts down).
I learn quickly, as demonstrated by the Google/CoH "ad" video I made (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB7kETvmQkI)...without any knowledge of demo editing beforehand. I used Python a lot to help with the various scene creation. I'm not trying to brag...just giving you an example to back up my statement.
I do work and play well with others. I just want to help out in any way I can.
Hello, my name is Ian and I would like to volunteer my services as a software engineer. I work in the video game industry as a software generalist, primarily using C++, though I have worked with C and C# as well. My current specialty is refactoring, though other areas of interest include gameplay and AI.
Online I am a heroic PVE alt-aholic (I really miss CoH's character builder). Offline, I am a player / GM of superhero PnP RPG's, such as Champions, Mutants & Masterminds, etc.
Hey! Professional musician and composer here, with some minor experience in game music (DOOM .wads), hella excited about this entire project, and happy to assist with the tunes if needed.
I am [b] not[/b] an altoholic! I can stop whenever I want. No, really...
Hello, Tyler here, and I'd like to volunteer to help the project as a programmer. I loved CoH and would be proud to have a hand in building CoT. I have a background in Computer Science and my primary languages are C++/C or Java, and LUA if I need to use a scripting language.
I have an interest in any and all aspects of game-building: AI, gameplay, UI, server programming, and I'd be happy to fill any role required. I've been tinkering with games and game modding since I was young; taking games apart, using SDKs, building mods, etc. so I know at least the rudimentary processes.
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