An C++ based MMORPG is looking for devs!

Join The Team!

Here are 10 reasons why you should dedicate some of your time (or your entire life, as you prefer) to PlaneShift:

PlaneShift is the first 3D MMORPG to be free for all players to play, as much as they want
Thousands of fans will see and enjoy what YOU made
It will not be your job, but your hobby, so you can really enjoy it and work in the areas you like best
The team is ever growing, with talented people from all over the world sharing the same dream
Unlike pro games, no commercial constraints such as money, time, or schedule can stop us. Only our own quality standards and talents determine how far we can go
We are a fair, friendly and happy team! With contributors from 11 countries currently, you can make new friends all around the world--all with talents and interests similar to your own
We have a unique license which we feel will ensure the success of the project and the integrity of the game we are creating
The core engine is released under GPL giving to it endless life and endless ability to improve.
You will have the chance to contribute to the fun of thousands of players
With our vision of free and open code and free play, Planeshift Will shake the gaming community in the next few years

Organization Details
Positions in the Team
Departments

Organization Details

PlaneShift is a complex project and first of all it needs a good organization, for this reason we have divided the project in different departments. Each department has a leader that will ensure the progress and coordination of contributors.
Here you find an Organization Chart that explains which are the departments that you can choose for contributing. Click on it!

In the current state we are not a commercial organization so we can't provide a salary for contributors, members or leaders.

Please note that we accept only people with age of 18 or older. Our team is made of people from 18 to 33 actually.
Positions in the Team

LEADER:

To be a leader you must pass the approval of the director. Before that you will be considered a W.T.B. (Want To Be) Leader and only after proving that you have the right skills and dedication to the project you will officially become a leader.

There's one leader for each department and he can have also one co-leader helping in his job.
He will ensure progress in his department completing the most important tasks in his area and will organize work of other members.
He is the primary reference for development.
Required Skills:

Strong committment to the project.
Good skill to organize work of the Team.
Team leadership.
Good knowledge of the area in which he applies
The leader is the most important contributor of his department!
He will complete critical tasks, he will always have job to do. His tasks are similar to the ones of the members (see below in the section of a specific department).
He will also manage work of other guys.

MEMBER:

To be a member you must pass the approval of the current leader of your department. Before that you will be considered a W.T.B. (Want To Be) Member and only after proving that you have the right skills and dedication to the project you will officially become a member.

You should choose one or two department where you want to contribute. As a member you will benefit of many advantages in the game: you can have special character with a defined social position in Yliakum society, free magical items or weapons, a permanent house and more...
You will have tasks assigned by your leader and you will be asked to respect deadlines to finish those jobs, you are requested to dedicate at least 1-2 hours a day to PS.

The skills required are listed below in the description of each department.

CONTRIBUTOR:

To be a contributor you must simply send an e-mail to the leader of the department in which you want to contribute. The BIG difference with members, is that you will have more loose deadlines on the work you should complete and obviously also lesser benefits in the game. The skills required are the same as the members, listed below in the description of each department.

Departments

If you want to help us, please review what we are asking in each specific department below.

Engine Department: PROGRAMMER Member (We have open positions!)

Will contribute to the core development of PlaneShift, client or server side depending on skills.

Skills:
2 years or more C++ programming.
CS experience really helpful.
Good OO skills.
Ability to work on large projects
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Previous experiences on other C++ projects.
- Previous experiences on other games projects.
- Knowledge of 3d programming (not required but good to have)
- Knowledge of Crystal Space (not required but good to have)

Graphic Department: 3D ARTIST Member (We have open positions!)

Will create models for characters of the game (players and NPCs), buildings, terrain, etc... Will also contribute to the intro of the game and all rendered animations.

Skills:
Good modeling and texturing skills.
Knowledge of major 3D programs (3DStudio MAX, ...)
Bent for medieval setting.
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Programs you use to model (3DSMax, Maya, Blender, etc...). Please tell us how many years of experience you have in those.
- Previous experiences on RPGs. Which tabletop games you played. If you have been DM and for how much time. Which RPG computer games you played.
- Send or point with an URL to some rendered images of models made by you, Models can be buildings, items, or characters (preferred). Try to send the type of models you would like to work on in PlaneShift.

Graphic Department: 2D ARTIST Member (We have open positions!)

Will create all texture for 3D models, concept art for new races, monsters, weapons, and maps.

Skills:
Strong artistic ability.
Knowledge of major 2D paint programs (Photoshop, FractalPainter, ...)
Bent for medieval setting.
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Programs you use to draw (Photoshop, etc...). Please tell us how many years of experience you have in those.
- Previous experiences on RPGs. Which tabletop games you played. If you have been DM and for how much time. Which RPG computer games you played.
- Post an URL to some black & white artwork and some images colored with a paint program.

Graphic Department: Web Designer (We have open positions!)

Will improve the current web site with drawings, new layout, new pages, more content, flash intros, etc...

Skills:
Strong artistic ability.
Knowledge of major 2D paint programs (Photoshop, FractalPainter, ...)
Knowledge of Flash
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Previous experiences on building web sites.
- Web languages you know (php, perl, asp, javascript, etc...)
- Web applications you use to build sites. Please tell us how many years of experience you have in those.
- Post references to sites made by you, or send a proposal to update the layout of our main page.

Setting Department: BACKGROUND/SETTING Member (We have open positions!)

Will create background stories, quests, legends, NPCs and anything related to the setting of PlaneShift.

Skills:
Dungeon Master of pen and paper RPGs for 2+ years.
Bent for medieval setting.
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Previous experiences on RPGs. Which pen and paper RPG games you played. If you have been DM and for how much time. Which RPG computer games you played.
- Post a writing made by you, or an adventure made by you for pen and paper RPG, or some short and special quest ideas.

Public Relation Department: RECRUITER Member (We have open positions!)

Will talk to press giving information about PlaneShift. Will create new opportunities for PlaneShift to be present on the major sites.
Will provide interviews with devs, on-line events, and others to increase the popularity of PlaneShift.

Skills:
Must be heavily present on-line in terms of hours/day.
Knowledge of Net sites related to RPG, multiplayer, communities.
ICQ, IRC channels, Newsgroups.
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Previous experiences on public relations (press, magazines, ...).
- Previous experiences on RPGs. Which tabletop games you played. If you have been DM and for how much time. Which RPG computer games you played.
- Include info on 3 sites you know where we can promote PlaneShift. 3 sites where we can find new developers for any of the departments.

Sound Department: MUSIC Member (We have open positions!)

Will create background music for the game, music for Web page and other presentations.

Skills:
Compositor.
Play the keyboard or other MIDI instrument.
Knowledge of main music formats, compressor, optimization.
Bent for medieval setting.
Samples should be in OGG format (Vorbis.com).

Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Previous experiences at producing music. Instruments you play and which experience you have at those.
- Programs you use to produce music (Cakewalk, etc...). Please tell us how many years of experience you have in those.
- Previous experiences on RPGs. Which tabletop games you played. If you have been DM and for how much time. Which RPG computer games you played.
- Post an URL where we can download a piece made by you. Best if the piece is a background music suited for a game or movie.

Sound Department: SOUNDS Member (We have open positions!)

Will create all sound effect related to spells, interface options, monster voices, speech, etc...

Skills:
Knowledge of main sound formats and programs to manipulate those.
Insert your application here.

Please insert this information:
- Previous experiences at producing sounds. Instruments you play and which experience you have at those.
- Programs you use to produce sounds. Please tell us how many years of experience you have in those.
- Previous experiences on RPGs. Which tabletop games you played. If you have been DM and for how much time. Which RPG computer games you played.
- Send or provide an URL where we can download some sounds made by you. Best if the sounds can be used as spell effects, medieval weapon effects, monsters voices/effects.