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31  Info Terminal / Updates / Server move scheduled for 09.08.2015 between 01:00 a.m. and 05:00 a.m. (CST) on: September 04, 2015, 12:53:50 PM
Hello,

There is a server move scheduled for 09.08.2015 and will take place between 01:00 a.m. and 05:00 a.m. (CST).
During this time, the server may be offline for up to four hours.

Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.
32  Feedback Terminal / Suggestions / Re: Galactic Chat + 2 New Suggestions on: July 14, 2015, 01:46:40 PM
All are great suggestions Madden  1

The AG SDK can develop all these ideas no problem. We just need to get some more people on board.

33  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: Astro Galaxy Developer SDK on: July 09, 2015, 04:05:05 PM
DEV server is online, we have the documentation ready as well over here http://dev.astro-galaxy.com/doc

Everything is setup and ready to go. Now to start the happy coding  1

Will add more tutorials and stuff as we increase our team members. Remember, this is a free program and all applications are welcome, but mostly coders are needed.
If you're a rookie, you'll learn a lot with the SDK, it will teach you best practices etc.

34  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: Astro Galaxy Developer SDK on: June 29, 2015, 05:42:49 PM
I presume you haven't opened the website yet? My browser can't find the server.

You are correct. The Dev server will be deployed in due time and will be available at http://dev.astro-galaxy.com/

35  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Astro Galaxy Developer SDK on: June 29, 2015, 12:07:10 PM
General information about the Astro Galaxy SDK

What is the AG SDK?

The Astro Galaxy Software Developer Kit is a platform that will allow you to contribute your code to the game.
The SDK installs the game engine core on your local computer and adds an example database schema. The AG SDK will install and run on your localhost under http://sdk.astro-galaxy.com
Installation instructions will be provided with the SDK.

What is the AG game engine?

The core game engine is a collection of encrypted files under the ET Virtual Worlds copyright. Under the Game Developer Apprenticeship, you receive the right and a license to install a developer version of Astro Galaxy on your local computer. The game uses PHP & MySQL, and guides will be provided on how to install the required dependencies.

How can I use the SDK to contribute to the game?

The game engine features a master file and configuration files. These will all be covered in the SDK Documentation / tutorial. Basically, you will be able to add your own files / modules to the game, then submit this information to the other AG Developers via our shared AG_SDK repository. So all the other developers will be able to see what you are adding and automatically update their own project files with your additions, making it so the team can work on several game improvements at once. If you make a mistake or want to undo your work, don't worry, you can just delete the action you defined in the master file and you're good, so don't be afraid to experiment.

But how would I make a new module and what resources can I use?

The game engine provides you with a list of functions that are already in the game, so you don't need to reinvent the wheel 1 These functions are ready to be used for adding new modules / functionality.
For example, if you are developing a new mission that requires the user to dock into a mothership, be it an alien ship, mission ship, etc. you would use the game engine function called "dockHangar()" that is provided to you via the game engine AG SDK Docs. These functions will help you develop things much faster. There are similar functions for dialogs, jumping, etc.

What is the AG SDK Docs?

This is a documentation resource available to all the AG Game Developers, kind of like http://php.net/docs.php
It lists all the functions / actions available in the game engine. If you are a good developer, you will also be able to contribute to the engine by adding your own functions / actions, that will be indexed automatically and shared with all the other developers. The documentation is automatically generated with a special software called APIGen, so a developer only needs to write the function, and APIGen does the rest, that is, it generates the documentation.

Here is what the SDK Docs looks like:



But how would I share my work with the other developers?

We use an online software solution called Beanstalk for this. It's used by 70,000 companies to run their teams. Beanstalk connects our shared AG_SDK repository to your Code Editor and to the DEV server. Your editor needs to be able to checkout and push data to repositories, thus we recommend PhpStorm for code editing. What you will do is checkout the AG SDK, add improvements and then push it to our team. Your code will also be instantly deployed on our DEV server, so you can test it there as well. Once you submit / push your work, the other team members will instantly be able to review your work, make suggestions, update their own SDK, run your code and test it, and so much more. Once setup properly, you will be able to checkout / push code at the press of a button.

At the moment, we have 5 open game developer slots on the SDK repository, with possibility to increase to 20 and more as we grow our team.
Beanstalk is not free for software teams, but ET Virtual Worlds will support the cost for running it and there will be no cost for you. If you're added to the coding / developer team and you become inactive (we don't get any contribution from you for a month), then you may be removed from the repository to make room for other developers. This does not mean you will be out of the Apprenticeship program, it just means we'll make room for active developers. If you decide you want to be active again, we can always add you back on the team.

If you wish to join and contribute with ideas / suggestions, story writing, dialog writing etc. we have unlimited openings available on our Trello task manager boards.

If you wish to apply please read this topic:
http://forum.astro-galaxy.com/index.php/topic,9173.0.html

All the best!
36  Feedback Terminal / "Bugs" and Problems / Re: Total Ship Power Capped on: June 29, 2015, 11:14:05 AM
Hey thanks. Increased it to BIGINT as it should be  1 The limit for that is 9223372036854775807, as Jim said 9 quintillion  laugh

Scores should update automatically.
37  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: What is the game developer apprenticeship and how to apply on: June 25, 2015, 09:48:39 AM
Further information:

Only the work you will submit to our repository under the Apprenticeship program will be the property of ET Virtual Worlds.

You give the ET Virtual Worlds the right to use / modify / distribute your code in any way.

You are free to create your own games under your name.

You are also free to use anything that you learn during the program and any code you write for the program you can also use in your own games.

In addition, you can also use any database schema's that we provide for game development, and any ideas you gather during the program to create your own games.

This apprenticeship will basically teach you how to create your own game. And while you learn that, you will also help us in developing Astro Galaxy.
38  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: Madden Just Signed Up :P on: June 24, 2015, 01:03:19 PM
Hey Madden,

That's great to hear to you are working with PHP already, and I certainly have the exact setup in mind witch will enable us to collaborate from anywhere in the world, in a fun and easy way.

You will certainly learn a lot about game development 1

Cheers!
39  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: What is the game developer apprenticeship and how to apply on: June 24, 2015, 11:38:06 AM
Team communication board / task management app created  1

This is what we will use to coordinate the team.

40  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: wish list. on: June 23, 2015, 04:59:39 PM
Ok, thank you. Will move it to suggestions soon.
41  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / Re: What is the game developer apprenticeship and how to apply on: June 23, 2015, 04:18:51 PM
Fredericka wants to learn to code. Fredericka wants to make changes to the game. Where does she sign up. If you let me in on this I'll even read the forums.

Hi, please send an email to siremi@etvirtualworlds.com with your application telling us why you wish to apply and how you could contribute, either with ideas or as a member of the team, helping with the forum, development of the wiki etc.

Thank you.
42  Info Terminal / Knowledge base, Information board / Re: Prospectors and site determination.... on: June 23, 2015, 02:04:48 PM
It's all LUCK  laugh

If the target quadrant has few stars with few planets, you're lucky  1
43  Info Terminal / Game Developer Apprenticeship / What is the game developer apprenticeship and how to apply on: June 23, 2015, 01:34:39 PM
Hello everyone,

The Game Developer Apprenticeship is a program started by myself, Emilian Tita, the owner of ET Virtual Worlds

I am a freelance Software Engineer in downtown Toronto, and I've been working with PHP from 1998.

The program is intended for all categories of developers who either have a hobby in coding in general, want to learn how to develop games, or just want to learn in a fun way.

ET Virtual Worlds will support the infrastructure needed to run the program: development server cost, repository subscription, developer forums and the online project management software.
You are free to donate to support this program. It is recommended to use the in-game Pledge system for donations.

Requirement: None really. You can work from anywhere, since we will keep in touch via the team software. You will need to have a free Gmail account and a free team software account.
Cost for you: No cost for you, except your time.

Now about the program. While ET Virtual Worlds will provide guidance and the knowledge base, we will not tell you what to do or hold your hand in any way. There will be guides and tutorials available to introduce you to the coding world and best practices. You will interact with the other members of the team, make friends and ask questions. The program will have a broad range, and you will be able to learn coding from the ground up ("Hello World!"), or play with the best software engineers. We will have a no stress policy, code for fun, that means no deadlines, do it on your own time, pick a task and do it if you like and learn, or pass it up if you have difficulties with it, or join with someone else or a team on the task at hand.

Terms and conditions:
 Please be advised, this program is Volunteer only. That means, you will not receive any remuneration. However, what you will gain is knowledge, experience in agile development methodologies, best practice coding techniques, friends. Our object of interest and "play ground" will be to develop and test new updates for Astro Galaxy in a fun way. You can coordinate with any of the other team members to achieve our objectives. Any abuse of the system will be handled by the administrator and may lead to a temporary or full ban. The source code present in the repositories is the property of ET Virtual Worlds. Any attempt to reverse engineer or steal the code is deemed illegal under the copyright.  When joining the program, you will receive a release form, in witch you acknowledge that any work you do under the program will be under the property and copyright of ET Virtual Worlds and you release any rights you may have on the work to ET Virtual Worlds.


Now, I'm just going to outline what you might be learning from this Apprenticeship program. There are no strings attached, and all topics are optional. I've ordered the topics by category.

CODING
- PhpStorm startup tutorial. Setup your code editor colors & fonts to what you are comfortable with.
- Basic coding tutorial.
- Intermediate coding tutorial. Learn the best practices, so you don't end up with spaghetti code.
- Advanced PhpStorm functions. Setup so you can easily find anything in your projects in seconds.
- Advanced coding tutorial. Learn the Model / View / Controller architecture with frameworks and without.

VERSION CONTROL
- Beanstalk startup tutorial. Learn version control the fun way in a team environment.
- Define and checkout your project in PhpStorm. Learn about linking your project to version control.
- Learn about revisions, history and code reviews. Learn how to rollback but keep your work intact.
- Learn how to Manage your repository files and avoid repository clutter by ignoring some files.

TEAMS
- Trello & Gmail startup tutorial. Keep in touch with the team and pick up your tasks / let us know what you're doing.
- Testing. Deploy to development and test. Rollback and try again if necessary. Learn how important testing is 1

PHP - Backend
- Learn to setup XAMPP under Windows for local development.
- Configure your php.ini, local sites and browser virtual hosts
- API tutorial. Learn how to use CURL.
- Backend Ajax tutorial

Javascript - Frontend
- Basics of Javascript
- JQuery tutorial
- Bootstrap JS tutorial
- Frontend Ajax tutorial

CSS - Frontend
- Basics of CSS
- Bootstrap CSS tutorial

Further more, if you prove your worth in helping to develop Astro Galaxy, you will receive a letter of recommendation my my contact information on request, that will outline the work you did.

Please send your applications to siremi@etvirtualworlds.com You can include resume / a qualifications list if you want.

Best regards,

Emilian Tita
CEO of ET Virtual Worlds

44  General Talk / Hi. My name is... / Re: Im Frazier on: June 23, 2015, 12:14:32 PM

BTW SIREMI I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOU LEARNT CODING!! I WANT TO MAKE MY OWN GAME TOO LEL


Actually, about that. I might start an apprenticeship program for young developers...
I'll make a detailed post about it but the idea is that you will be able to learn coding and working in a team environment, etc.

We will be working together on new updates for Astro Galaxy.
If you do well, you will receive a letter of recommendation from myself of behalf of ET Virtual Worlds (http://etvirtualworlds.com/) witch might help get you a software developer position in the future.

Experienced coders are welcome too, you might be able to learn a few tricks of the trade 1

45  Info Terminal / Updates / Server reboot for updates on: June 23, 2015, 11:53:11 AM
The server is rebooting and installing updates. It will take about 10 minutes.

Thank you.
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