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We recommend Discord, not IRC
(We recommend Discord, not IRC)
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Most importantly, we'd like you to join our community. There are many previous GSoC participants who are still involved in our project, and whether or not you participate as part of Summer of Code, we'd love for you to get involved too.
Most importantly, we'd like you to join our community. There are many previous GSoC participants who are still involved in our project, and whether or not you participate as part of Summer of Code, we'd love for you to get involved too.


You should come to our [[IRC Channel]] and introduce yourself! We're friendly, and it's often the easiest way to ask questions about the tasks and the code in general. The channel is the main form of everyday communication for the project, and there will almost always be developers there who can discuss your project ideas, answer questions and help out.
You should come to our [[Index.php?title=Discord Server|Discord Server]] and introduce yourself! We're friendly, and it's often the easiest way to ask questions about the tasks and the code in general. The channel is the main form of everyday communication for the project, and there will almost always be developers there who can discuss your project ideas, answer questions and help out.


You can find more information about what we expect from you before you apply at [[GSoC Application]].
You can find more information about what we expect from you before you apply at [[GSoC Application]].
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== Tasks ==
== Tasks ==


General contacts: Our IRC channel, our mailing list, or contact [[User:Sev|sev]], [[User:DJWillis|John Willis]], [[User:Strangerke|Arnaud Boutonné]]
General contacts: Our Discord server our mailing list, or contact [[User:Sev|sev]], [[User:DJWillis|John Willis]], [[User:Strangerke|Arnaud Boutonné]]


The ideas here are meant to be just that - '''ideas'''. We hope they help inspire your proposals, but you should also consider suggesting your own completely new project ideas. Pick something you really want to see improved/fixed, and come and talk to us about it!
The ideas here are meant to be just that - '''ideas'''. We hope they help inspire your proposals, but you should also consider suggesting your own completely new project ideas. Pick something you really want to see improved/fixed, and come and talk to us about it!
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== Game Tasks ==
== Game Tasks ==


Technical contacts: Our IRC channel, our mailing list, or contact [[User:Sev|sev]], [[User:DJWillis|John Willis]], [[User:Strangerke|Arnaud Boutonné]], [[User:Md5|Filippos Karapetis]],
Technical contacts: Our Discord channel, our mailing list, or contact [[User:Sev|sev]], [[User:DJWillis|John Willis]], [[User:Strangerke|Arnaud Boutonné]], [[User:Md5|Filippos Karapetis]],


If you already have reverse engineering experience, you could consider working on one of the external in-development game engines, or even on support for a new game. However, doing this kind of work is very difficult and time-consuming - you would have to convince us that you have the necessary skills to actually be sufficiently productive, probably by demonstrating some actual progress first.
If you already have reverse engineering experience, you could consider working on one of the external in-development game engines, or even on support for a new game. However, doing this kind of work is very difficult and time-consuming - you would have to convince us that you have the necessary skills to actually be sufficiently productive, probably by demonstrating some actual progress first.