Contest Team Hack-off II: Sign-ups

Started by Christos July 1st, 2015 2:05 PM
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Christos

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Posted December 16th, 2019
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17.2 Years

PokéCommunity Team Hack-off II


Introduction


Welcome to PokéCommunity's second official Team Hack-off! People who sign up will be assigned to teams, and will have two months to plan, prepare and release a playable hack. This is aimed towards both beginners and experienced hackers, and no previous hacking experience is actually necessary. If you're looking for a team to make a hack and haven't had any luck yet, join this! You can find team mates here.

Team roles


To make things run smoothly in teams, each team member will be assigned a specific role, with different responsibilities. There can be many people with the same role in each team, with the exception of the Coordinator. Graphics artists and music composers can be rare so it's possible that there won't be any. Here is the list of the roles and their responsibilities. Roles that do not require any experience or knowledge specific to ROM hacking are in green.

Coordinator: this member will be in charge of the team and putting everything together. They will be making sure the weekly requirements are completed in time and will be posting the updates.
Hacker: tiles, sprites pokémon data, titlescreen, world map editing, and many more.
Mapper: bring the hack's region to life by making the maps.
Scripter: script storyline and other events, or even side quests, or create exciting new features with ASM.
Artist: create new tiles or sprites, giving the hack a unique look.
Writer: write the hack's main story, events and dialogue.
Composer: make your team's hack stand out even more with custom music.
Tester: test the hack and give feedback on its features and progress.

Schedule


The last competition was planned to be only two months long, and was extended by two weeks in order for the hacks to actually get progress done and finish things. This time, the Hack-off will be three months long, so that there won't be any pressure with time, and requirements for each Checkpoint (explained below) will help to ensure teams do not stay behind.
  • Sign-ups (Jul 1 - Jul 20): Members may sign up and will be assigned to teams. The size and number of teams will depend on the number of the participants.
  • Brainstorming (Jul 21 - Jul 31): Teams will decide on their hack's setting, region and story. Teams will have their own threads in the ROM Hacking Hub to discuss these, and can also do so in Skype group conversations, IRC channels, or other chat rooms.
  • Hacking (Aug 1 - Sep 20): Teams will then get started on their hacks. Every 10 days there will be a Checkpoint, where the Coordinators will post updates on their progress in a separate thread. There will be progress requirements that will have to be met for each Checkpoint.
  • Testing (Sep 21 - Sep 31): The teams will finish their hacks and do some final polishing on them, and also test them for any bugs.

How to sign up


If you want to join, simply fill in this application form and post it here!

Username/name: your username and your real name or nickname
Preferred contact method: it could be the forums, IRC, Skype, or any other messaging client
Role: you may pick one or two roles
Skills: additional skills you have related to all of the listed roles
Experience: how experienced you are on each of your skills listed above, and also on your role (on a scale from 1-10)

If you have any questions, feel free to post in here and ask, or just message me!

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Splash

But nothing happened.

Male
Just use an Old Rod
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted September 9th, 2020
658 posts
13.6 Years
Ooh Ooh! I wanna join!

Username: Splash
Preferred Contact: Skype
Role: Scripter and/or Tester
Skills: Scripting, Inserting Routines, and implementing other features.
Experience: Made hacks like Firered A Reboot and FlareRed
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Sensual

This should be good.

Male
Seen August 3rd, 2018
Posted December 12th, 2017
106 posts
8.7 Years
Username/name: Sensual
Preferred contact method: Forum or Skype
Role: Hacker / Tester
Skills: Inserting tiles and sprites (OWs, backsprites, pokemon, etc), changing titlescreen, editing professor intro, etc.
Experience: I'm pretty confident on all the fronts listed above and some.

Mana

Age 31
Male
UK
Seen March 25th, 2023
Posted August 18th, 2021
10,075 posts
14.4 Years
o/ am I meant to sign up too?
Male
Seen April 14th, 2016
Posted April 14th, 2016
190 posts
13.4 Years
Username/name: Johto_Legend
Preferred contact method: Forums, possible Skype later on.
Role: Mapper & Artist
Skills: Mapping[Towns, Cities, Land Routes] , Artist[Tiles, Sprites, Palettes, Inserting]
Experience: Participated in several Mapping Competitions[February 2015 Winner][9/10], Minor edits to default FR tiles[7/10]

BlackStorm20x

Content Creator

Age 22
He/Him
Dallas, Texas
Seen November 6th, 2022
Posted January 28th, 2016
325 posts
9.1 Years
Username/name: BlackStorm
Preferred contact method: Skype: yoyophoenix1963 (Next would be IRC.)
Role: Hacker and Tester
Skills: Hacking - (Pokemon Stat editing, sprite editing, party sprites, etc.) - 10 I can help with storyline and dialogue, too. :P - 7
Experience: I particapated in the first Hack-off and our team won, so yeee. Also working on my own hack myself. May not seem like enough, but trust me, it is.
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Xertified

Shtposting is my life.

Age 23
Male
Idk man, the Devil's Anus?
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted June 24th, 2020
Signing!

Username: RayZax, Xian Iver Pasamonte.
Preferred contact method: Skype.
Role: Story Writer
Experience: Tried many tools and make a simple ROM hacks!
Skills: When I was collage, I have been a story teller (writer at the sane time)
Satire.

JaDe.X105

Age 32
Male
Seen April 8th, 2023
Posted November 4th, 2022
379 posts
8.1 Years
Username/name: JaDe
Preferred contact method: PM and Skype
Role: Mapper, and maybe secondary Scripter since I don't know ASM. (shouldn't everyone technically be a Tester?)
Skills: Modest knowledge of most standard tools (A-Map, XSE, Item Editor, OW Editor, Trainer Editor, YAPE), Very basic with sprite editing...
Experience: I've participated in all of Mana's Hack-Alongs, and messed around with all the tools I've downloaded. Mapping-8/10, XSE Scripting- 7/10

Come join us in The Underground
Or check out my latest blog post in Genwunner No More!

Dr. Seuss

Navegando en mi automóvil, hablando con la nena por el móvil 😎...

Age 27
Male
Guatemala City
Seen 2 Days Ago
Posted 2 Weeks Ago
521 posts
9.2 Years
Username: Ruk!
Preferred Contact: Skype or PM
Role: Scripter and/or Artist
Skills: Scripting, Inserting ASM Routines, Tiler, spriter, titlescreen maker
Experience: GBC and GBA hacker, I've made a lot of unconclused hacks :3.
Graphic design is my passion...

Click on the picture to see the best hack ever created (?
Male
Seen October 30th, 2017
Posted June 5th, 2016
6 posts
8.1 Years
Username/name: Kowasabi
Preferred contact method: Skype, kik, line, pm
Role: writer is what I am best at or coordinator
Skills: I'm very creative
I have lots of ideas for hack just I don't really know how to make one super well.
I'm also a pretty good leader
Experience: some experience writing I actually had ideas for and wrote up and drew maps for 3 rom hacks just I never published

Thx and I hope you will consider choosing me for one of the teams :)

ShockHERO

#TeamSonia Member

Age 28
Male
Spinel City
Seen January 13th, 2017
Posted October 22nd, 2016
266 posts
12.2 Years
Username: Zerkrom The Hedgehog (Or Zerks)
Preferred Contact: Skype (I feel more comfortable talking on here via text chat or voice chat.)
Role: Writer Im usually the person who thinks of the story, region and other things that make up a pokemon game.
Skills: Writing stories, planning out the routes and progression of a normal pokemon scenario
Experience: Spriter for 3 Personal Projects, Planner and character designer for a fighting fan game, and I'm planning on making a story driven hack in the future. (Though I do write better with a partner)
Skill Level: 7/10


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DyingWillFlareon

Burning Candle

Age 24
She/Her
Under a bucket (still)
Seen March 11th, 2021
Posted March 10th, 2021
4,308 posts
8.5 Years
Username: DyingWillFlareon/Flare
Prefered Contact Method: VM/PM here on Pokecommunity.
Role: I used to be able to map, but my computer is still busted so I can't do that, but I am willing to be a Writer, possibly a Tester, and if need be a Cooridnator.
Skills: I am very good at mapping storylines I believe, and I know I can add good humor and serious balance when I try. I'm also pretty hard working, so I'd remember about the checkpoints as a possible Cooridnator, but my Testing skills might not be as good, since I'll take some time to get through the game....
Experience: I've made some good storylines before but never told anyone, but I can work around whatever others like. I was in the last Hack Off, but all of the more experienced members left the group, see Team 1's story for reference I suppose. Writing(9/10) Testing(6/10) Cooridinating(8/10).
POKECOMMUNITY'S DREAM WORLDDYINGWILLFLAREON

*For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and sober. -1Thessalonians 5:5-6
#TeamTrivia

Shitik

Generic Bio

Male
Personal
Seen May 25th, 2021
Posted February 23rd, 2018
100 posts
10.1 Years
Username/name: Icefire123/Icey
Preferred contact method: PM or Skype
Role: Writer/Coordinator/Composer (I know it's only 2 I can choose, but it's real easy for me)
Skills: Writer/Mapper/Trainer Editor/BASIC Scripting/Composer
Experience: I would say 8/10 haha

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
Age 22
Male
In a house
Seen September 6th, 2015
Posted August 17th, 2015
54 posts
9.1 Years
Username/name: Demingiscool
Preferred contact method: PM/VM on PokéCommunity
Role: Writer or tester
Skills: According to my teacher my writingskills are really high and i've once written a book, so coming up with story's isn't that hard for me. And i've played all existing pokemon games so I really know what a player wants in a game. So I could be a good tester to.
Experience: I don't have any experience with working in a team to create a pokemonhack, but I think everything will be fine.
I rate my writing skills (8/10) and my testing skills (8/10) XD
Hacks that I support:


esperance

Age 26
Male
OH
Seen October 8th, 2022
Posted January 11th, 2022
3,830 posts
13.2 Years
I'm here for Christos
I should finally have time to actually do stuff!

Username/name: Lost Heart
Preferred contact method: VM/PM
Role: Hacker (8/10) or Scripter (8/10)
Skills & Experience: Overall about 8 or 9/10. I can pretty much do everything but hardcore ASM.
What are you so afraid of?
Male
My House
Seen January 17th, 2016
Posted January 11th, 2016
229 posts
8 Years
Username/name: CF, Chicken, Fingers, anything you want to call me idrc

Preferred contact method: I'm good with Skype, these forums, or anything that is available to me as long as their is no face2face or voice contact (I don't have a mic )

Role: Scripter, Tester

Skills: I can insert Pokemon sprites and edit stats and such. I can also help with writing. Other than that, I'm willing to learn or at least try to learn.

Experience: Scripting 5-6/10 I'm pretty new to hacking in general and I'm trying to learn.

Testing 9/10 I'm a pretty good bug finder and I have a decent amount of experience testing games.

My scripting's not great and I don't have any experience putting together really long scripts, but I think I'm learning pretty quickly. I have experience learning HTML and Javescript, so I'm familiar with coding.

trenhoj

The Pikadex Gym leader and shiny hunter

Male
Seen July 5th, 2019
Posted July 6th, 2016
84 posts
8.5 Years
Username/name: User: Trenhoj
Preferred contact method: kik username: trenhoj
Role: tester/ Coordinator
Skills: mapping 1/10 Testing 9/10 Coordinator 10/10
Experience: Previous hack off and testing and getting help.
I make rmvxa games.
If u ant to help, pm me.
Male
Switzerland
Seen July 28th, 2015
Posted July 20th, 2015
2 posts
8.8 Years
Username/name: PlayGameTom/Thomas
Preferred contact method: Skype
Role: Tester, (If needed a Translator), Writer
Skills: Speaks English, French and German, IQ of 130 makes some things pretty easy
Experience: Tester (7,8/10) and (Translator (8.5/9)) , writer (4/10) Pretty new in the hacking Scene, tried some tools for NDS and GBA Roms

Wobb

Wynaut

Male
behind you
Seen 4 Weeks Ago
Posted April 28th, 2019
330 posts
10.5 Years
I guess I can try this...


Username/name: WobbuffetWynaut
Preferred contact method: Skype
Role: Mapper / Artist
Skills: ...I have no other skills...
Experience: 6/10 for Mapper. 8/10 for Artist
Pokémon Cosmos

Pokemon Cosmos Discord Server: https://discord.gg/t9zBhaK

Find me on Discord or whatever. @Wobb#2777

Mana

Age 31
Male
UK
Seen March 25th, 2023
Posted August 18th, 2021
10,075 posts
14.4 Years
Wow lots of sign-ups already! :)

DyingWillFlareon

Burning Candle

Age 24
She/Her
Under a bucket (still)
Seen March 11th, 2021
Posted March 10th, 2021
4,308 posts
8.5 Years
I just realized that I won't be able to get on PC when the contest starts, so whoever my team is, sorry I'll be back on the 25th or 26th to help out. >.> Sorry.
POKECOMMUNITY'S DREAM WORLDDYINGWILLFLAREON

*For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and sober. -1Thessalonians 5:5-6
#TeamTrivia