I've been looking for a fun game project for a little coding in my spare time. (I only really use toy languages in my day job). I've decided that OpenMW must be it, since after walking around for a few minutes the game crashed. I love it! Just like the original MW!
Jokes aside, you guys are doing a great job. I think I can help out, so here's the breakdown:
Pro:
* I have worked on fairly large programming projects.
* I don't really "know" C++, but I've done a reasonable amount of Java and C#, as well as a little C so it should be trivial to catch up.
* I have graduate-level knowledge of statistics.
* I have post-graduate mostly theoretical knowledge of neural networks, but I'm not as hot on game AI. I'll try, if you need me to.
* I have graduate-level knowledge of economics and banking. (If we ever want to make an improved game economy?)
* I know a fair bit about metallurgy and the history of metal working, mainly steel and iron. (If we ever want to do built-in crafting?)
* Geek beard. It has to count for something.
Con:
* I'm often sick of computers when I get home from work. I'll probably write less code than most of you.
* I have precious little experience with game programming.
* I can't help with the graphics side of things.
* I get bored easily.
* I have a terrible internet connection.
Under normal circumstances, I'd volunteer to do either the Alchemy or the Mercantile implementation as a way of testing the water. However, I understand that you are preparing for the next release and would like these done quickly. That doesn't mix well with the casual developer starting to learn his way around the project, so I'll ask you:
Which task would you like me to work on?
