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    Ranged66 - Developer Application (Coder)

    Developer Application
    Byond ID?
    Ranged66

    Age?
    18

    Gender?
    Male

    How would you define yourself? (Coder, Mapper, Spriter):
    Coder

    If Coder, what languages?
    Python

    Any previous experience developing with SS13?
    My last dev application got denied partly because it had no coding work of any kind to show for, so I was recommended to make some stuff for other codebases.

    Coding for servers I never really play on though turned out to not be my thing at all, and I couldn't stay motivated to do that after 2 small bug fixes and a feature/change.

    https://github.com/ParadiseSS13/Paradise/pull/10504 it made flashbangs do minor damage to people on the same tile, and if it went off in your hand it would blow your hand off.

    Proof of any previous or current work:
    The work I do in Python is mostly scripts for university. During lab assignments we'd gather data, and use Python at the end to manipulate the data, curve fit functions and make pretty graphs.

    Example 1: https://pastebin.com/gauHNFqK
    Example 2: https://pastebin.com/fktYPTN1

    I wanted to make something other than graphs for once so as a small self-challenge I made a simple solar system program, that shows some planets and moons orbiting. You can speed up time, change scale and move around in it.
    https://pastebin.com/BETzq8n7



    For purposes of this application I wanted to create an idea I had for CM to better show off my capabilities in DM coding than some bugfixes. I wanted to make something for an admin special-event, the ability to 'shoot down' one of the dropships and make it crash into a custom location. It took a few (5, 6?) hours to make, I almost regretted digging into something as complicated as the dropship code, but in the end I'm pretty happy with the result.

    Video showing it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYo_v1Wzy3U (I didn't realize OBS was set to record my mic too so ignore the cough . I also messed up the settings so all the audio was double ehhhhh)
    Code:
    https://pastebin.com/mnFw9MU7
    Difference from original highlighted:
    https://www.diffchecker.com/diff

    How well do you know Git?
    I know how to push, pull and merge, but any more complicated than that I will have to look up how to do.

    Your primary job is server development, not policing the server. You may be given Moderator-level of access but you should *not* be invoking any administrative actions unless there are no moderators or Admins online. Do you understand?
    Yes

    Anything else you'd like to add?
    This is my second application, first being https://cm-ss13.com/old/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=19232 which was, now that I look back on it, *pretty bad*.

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    Why do you want to be a developer?

    Are you more interested in refactors or balance?

    What are the biggest issues with balance in your opinion?
    Resident ex-punished Junior Developer and Coder, and ex three-time member of the Yautja Council, two-time member of the Synth Council.

    See with your eyes, my army of flies, when no one's alive...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattAtlas View Post
    Why do you want to be a developer?
    I've been playing CM on and off for 3 or 4 years now, and I feel like I want to make a change in it too. I enjoy coding things for myself every now and then and finally getting them to work, coding things that other people will actually use sounds pretty great to me. And there are many things that could be added or changed in CM that would improve it, and I want to be a part in making them a reality.

    Quote Originally Posted by MattAtlas View Post
    Are you more interested in refactors or balance?
    I don't mind doing either, though I would prefer to stay away from making major balance decisions. Improving QOL things, fixing bugs and adding some features sounds pretty good to me though.

    Quote Originally Posted by MattAtlas View Post
    What are the biggest issues with balance in your opinion?
    From what I've seen balance is in a pretty decent place at the moment. Xenos are winning games, marines are winning games, both sides have pretty enjoyable games often enough. The biggest issue for me though is the dominance and effect of the many, many stuns in the game. You can get stunlocked to the point where you might as well just leave to go make a sandwich, maybe by the time you're back you can play again (though you're probably dead). It's never fun to be on the receiving end of a stunlock in any game...

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    I've sent you the coder test in your DMs - there is no set deadline, however if you take unreasonably long we may set one.

    Our developer meeting is today, which means your application will be reviewed today if you finish it before then, however you should not rush it in any case.

    Send the test answers back to me when you're ready. This test will be kept confidential unlike the spriter or mapper tests.
    Resident ex-punished Junior Developer and Coder, and ex three-time member of the Yautja Council, two-time member of the Synth Council.

    See with your eyes, my army of flies, when no one's alive...

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    Handed in my answers to Matt on discord.

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