wru03 wrote:

Username: wru03
Time on Scratch: over 2 years (on separate accounts)
Job Wanted: programmer
Example Project(s):https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/127817265/
Activity(Scale of 1-10): 7
Notes
I want to start doing something on scratch…
So I wanted to see if I could help you guys/girls

wru03 wrote:

Username: wru03
Time on Scratch: over 2 years (on separate accounts)
Job Wanted: programmer
Example Project(s):https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/127817265/
Activity(Scale of 1-10): 7
Notes
I want to start doing something on scratch…
So I wanted to see if I could help you guys/girls

AiyanMind wrote:

Username: AiyanMind
Time on Scratch: 1 year 2 months
Job Wanted: Programmer
Example Project(s): Object Physics, 100% Pen, No Costumes Shooter
Activity(Scale of 1-10): I'm not sure what 1 or 10 is. But I can tell you my work totals to about 30 to 90 minutes a day. But I check the website every 5 to 180 minutes.

if it works, then do it

Now that we got that over with. Do you have any assignments?

• Looking at your game, I could've helped with the platformer engine, but I think you already have that covered
  
• Perhaps a better UI seems a bit messy
  
• Your game looks very promising
  
• Basically anything you want me to do haha
  

AiyanMind wrote:

Also, I want to let you know I will be mostly using my collaboration account AiyanTasker to do things.

AiyanMind wrote:

Do you have any assignments?

DrMichaelPants wrote:

NO LONGER HIRING

Anyone who has any idea for this game, send me a message!
Make sure that the idea is appropriate and is well thought out.
Also, make sure you consult with DrMichaelPants or ZozaTech

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Index
1. About
2. Members
3. News
4. Notes
5. Links
6. Assignments
7. Bugs

1. About

Stranded is a screen scrolling survival based game.
It takes place on a island
The player will have to make use of the plants, animals, and sand around him/her
The island should contain ores and various edible and non-edible plants
The player is able to use raw materials to craft useful objects
The player should be able to craft structures and start fires
The player should be able to replant all types of trees
It is a platformer (Left/Right scrolling only)

2. Members

All Members
DrMichaelPants
ZozaTech
Rhodare
JGames101-Tutorials
mylothecool
nickydroids
AlexR1der
ryansrichai
HyperBird
EpicGuy_AT8
LegoSpaceman
MaJ67Gamer
fly_hunter
Bufflehead
tallontallon
unitychicken270
MrAwesomePants2002
Rainbowcat191
AiyanMind

Pixel Artists
Rhodare
AlexR1der
LegoSpaceman
fly_hunter
tallontallon
MrAwesomePants2002

Programmers
JGames101-Tutorials
mylothecool
nickydroids
EpicGuy_AT8
AiyanMind

Sound
MaJ67Gamer

Music
ryansrichai
unitychicken270

Management
DrMichaelPants
ZozaTech

Animators
HyperBird
Bufflehead
Rainbowcat191

3. News
August 29, 2016 - Started Collaboration
September 9, 2016 - Hired 10th worker! Congratulations, EpicGuy_AT8
September 16, 2016 - Released 1.0 of Stranded!
September 21, 2016 - Stopped hiring
October 18, 2016 - Released 2.0 of Stranded
November 30, 2016 - Break initiated (Work will not be picked up until December 22nd)
February 22, 2017 - Remove all unnecessary features due to lag and inability to make any progress
February 25, 2017 - Hired AiyanMind as exception to “no hiring” rule

4. Notes

Nothing should be added to the game without written approval from a manager. Otherwise, stick to the assignments!
If you have an idea for an addition send DrMichaelPants or ZozaTech a message

Important for programmers
- I don't want the construction in the game to be like Minecraft in the way that the player places down tiles and I don't want the player to be able to equip sand, stone, coal ore, etc. since there is really no reason to. I think that shelters should be craft-able and place-able to appear similar to the way the trees are.

Important for programmers, animators, pixel artists
-I don't want many strictly melee weapons (sword, knife, etc.) Since there won't be many hostile creatures, strictly offensive melee weapons would be obsolete. Weapons like bows and javelins are fine for killing birds and fish, and knives are fine for tools. I think that knifes should be hold-able and do some damage and javelins could be used as a melee weapon as well as ranged but most animals should avoid the player anyway.

Important for programmers, pixel artists
- The ores I'd like to have in the game are:
- Coal for torches (Complete)
- Phosphorus for matches (Incomplete)
- Sulphur for matches (Incomplete)
- Copper for flashlight and maybe other electrical items (Complete)
- Iron for tools and arrows (Complete)

- The animals I'd like to have in the game are:
- Crab for food (Incomplete)
- Seagull for food and feathers (Incomplete)
- Lizards for food (Incomplete)
- Various fish for food (Incomplete)
- Shark as hostile water creature (Incomplete)

-The plants I'd like to have in the game are:
- Grass for aesthetics, food? (Incomplete)
- Palm trees for wood (Incomplete)
- Wild berries for food (Incomplete)
- Moss for shelters (Incomplete)
- Orange/apple trees for food (Incomplete)

-The foods I'd like to have in the game are:
- Apples from trees (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw fish from fish and sharks (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw seagull (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw crab (Incomplete)
- Berries (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw lizard (Incomplete)

-The tools/weapons I'd like to have in the game are:
- Hatchet (Axe) for cutting wood
- Bow for hunting
- Spear (javelin) for hunting
- Crossbow for underwater hunting
- Fishing rod for catching fish
- Knife for crafting
- Flint Striker for starting fire

5. Links

Official Studio
My Profile
ZozaTech's Profile

6.Assignments



Programmers - Re-add inventory, Re-add AI creatures (See list above), Implement swimming animation
Sound - Create ambient sounds such as walking on sand, digging, chopping wood, etc.
Pixel artists - Create costumes for food (See list above), Create costumes for ores (See list above)
Fans - Ideas on crafting recipes needed

7.Bugs

REPORT ANY BUGS TO ME

PintOfMilk wrote:

DrMichaelPants wrote:

NO LONGER HIRING

Anyone who has any idea for this game, send me a message!
Make sure that the idea is appropriate and is well thought out.
Also, make sure you consult with DrMichaelPants or ZozaTech

you may want to pin this page to your task bar or favorites bar

Index
1. About
2. Members
3. News
4. Notes
5. Links
6. Assignments
7. Bugs

1. About

Stranded is a screen scrolling survival based game.
It takes place on a island
The player will have to make use of the plants, animals, and sand around him/her
The island should contain ores and various edible and non-edible plants
The player is able to use raw materials to craft useful objects
The player should be able to craft structures and start fires
The player should be able to replant all types of trees
It is a platformer (Left/Right scrolling only)

2. Members

All Members
DrMichaelPants
ZozaTech
Rhodare
JGames101-Tutorials
mylothecool
nickydroids
AlexR1der
ryansrichai
HyperBird
EpicGuy_AT8
LegoSpaceman
MaJ67Gamer
fly_hunter
Bufflehead
tallontallon
unitychicken270
MrAwesomePants2002
Rainbowcat191
AiyanMind

Pixel Artists
Rhodare
AlexR1der
LegoSpaceman
fly_hunter
tallontallon
MrAwesomePants2002

Programmers
JGames101-Tutorials
mylothecool
nickydroids
EpicGuy_AT8
AiyanMind

Sound
MaJ67Gamer

Music
ryansrichai
unitychicken270

Management
DrMichaelPants
ZozaTech

Animators
HyperBird
Bufflehead
Rainbowcat191

3. News
August 29, 2016 - Started Collaboration
September 9, 2016 - Hired 10th worker! Congratulations, EpicGuy_AT8
September 16, 2016 - Released 1.0 of Stranded!
September 21, 2016 - Stopped hiring
October 18, 2016 - Released 2.0 of Stranded
November 30, 2016 - Break initiated (Work will not be picked up until December 22nd)
February 22, 2017 - Remove all unnecessary features due to lag and inability to make any progress
February 25, 2017 - Hired AiyanMind as exception to “no hiring” rule

4. Notes

Nothing should be added to the game without written approval from a manager. Otherwise, stick to the assignments!
If you have an idea for an addition send DrMichaelPants or ZozaTech a message

Important for programmers
- I don't want the construction in the game to be like Minecraft in the way that the player places down tiles and I don't want the player to be able to equip sand, stone, coal ore, etc. since there is really no reason to. I think that shelters should be craft-able and place-able to appear similar to the way the trees are.

Important for programmers, animators, pixel artists
-I don't want many strictly melee weapons (sword, knife, etc.) Since there won't be many hostile creatures, strictly offensive melee weapons would be obsolete. Weapons like bows and javelins are fine for killing birds and fish, and knives are fine for tools. I think that knifes should be hold-able and do some damage and javelins could be used as a melee weapon as well as ranged but most animals should avoid the player anyway.

Important for programmers, pixel artists
- The ores I'd like to have in the game are:
- Coal for torches (Complete)
- Phosphorus for matches (Incomplete)
- Sulphur for matches (Incomplete)
- Copper for flashlight and maybe other electrical items (Complete)
- Iron for tools and arrows (Complete)

- The animals I'd like to have in the game are:
- Crab for food (Incomplete)
- Seagull for food and feathers (Incomplete)
- Lizards for food (Incomplete)
- Various fish for food (Incomplete)
- Shark as hostile water creature (Incomplete)

-The plants I'd like to have in the game are:
- Grass for aesthetics, food? (Incomplete)
- Palm trees for wood (Incomplete)
- Wild berries for food (Incomplete)
- Moss for shelters (Incomplete)
- Orange/apple trees for food (Incomplete)

-The foods I'd like to have in the game are:
- Apples from trees (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw fish from fish and sharks (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw seagull (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw crab (Incomplete)
- Berries (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw lizard (Incomplete)

-The tools/weapons I'd like to have in the game are:
- Hatchet (Axe) for cutting wood
- Bow for hunting
- Spear (javelin) for hunting
- Crossbow for underwater hunting
- Fishing rod for catching fish
- Knife for crafting
- Flint Striker for starting fire

5. Links

Official Studio
My Profile
ZozaTech's Profile

6.Assignments



Programmers - Re-add inventory, Re-add AI creatures (See list above), Implement swimming animation
Sound - Create ambient sounds such as walking on sand, digging, chopping wood, etc.
Pixel artists - Create costumes for food (See list above), Create costumes for ores (See list above)
Fans - Ideas on crafting recipes needed

7.Bugs

REPORT ANY BUGS TO ME

What Can I say nice game so far (I always thought scratch's collaboration system was bad but you've made good progress

DrMichaelPants wrote:

PintOfMilk wrote:

DrMichaelPants wrote:

NO LONGER HIRING

Anyone who has any idea for this game, send me a message!
Make sure that the idea is appropriate and is well thought out.
Also, make sure you consult with DrMichaelPants or ZozaTech

you may want to pin this page to your task bar or favorites bar

Index
1. About
2. Members
3. News
4. Notes
5. Links
6. Assignments
7. Bugs

1. About

Stranded is a screen scrolling survival based game.
It takes place on a island
The player will have to make use of the plants, animals, and sand around him/her
The island should contain ores and various edible and non-edible plants
The player is able to use raw materials to craft useful objects
The player should be able to craft structures and start fires
The player should be able to replant all types of trees
It is a platformer (Left/Right scrolling only)

2. Members

All Members
DrMichaelPants
ZozaTech
Rhodare
JGames101-Tutorials
mylothecool
nickydroids
AlexR1der
ryansrichai
HyperBird
EpicGuy_AT8
LegoSpaceman
MaJ67Gamer
fly_hunter
Bufflehead
tallontallon
unitychicken270
MrAwesomePants2002
Rainbowcat191
AiyanMind

Pixel Artists
Rhodare
AlexR1der
LegoSpaceman
fly_hunter
tallontallon
MrAwesomePants2002

Programmers
JGames101-Tutorials
mylothecool
nickydroids
EpicGuy_AT8
AiyanMind

Sound
MaJ67Gamer

Music
ryansrichai
unitychicken270

Management
DrMichaelPants
ZozaTech

Animators
HyperBird
Bufflehead
Rainbowcat191

3. News
August 29, 2016 - Started Collaboration
September 9, 2016 - Hired 10th worker! Congratulations, EpicGuy_AT8
September 16, 2016 - Released 1.0 of Stranded!
September 21, 2016 - Stopped hiring
October 18, 2016 - Released 2.0 of Stranded
November 30, 2016 - Break initiated (Work will not be picked up until December 22nd)
February 22, 2017 - Remove all unnecessary features due to lag and inability to make any progress
February 25, 2017 - Hired AiyanMind as exception to “no hiring” rule

4. Notes

Nothing should be added to the game without written approval from a manager. Otherwise, stick to the assignments!
If you have an idea for an addition send DrMichaelPants or ZozaTech a message

Important for programmers
- I don't want the construction in the game to be like Minecraft in the way that the player places down tiles and I don't want the player to be able to equip sand, stone, coal ore, etc. since there is really no reason to. I think that shelters should be craft-able and place-able to appear similar to the way the trees are.

Important for programmers, animators, pixel artists
-I don't want many strictly melee weapons (sword, knife, etc.) Since there won't be many hostile creatures, strictly offensive melee weapons would be obsolete. Weapons like bows and javelins are fine for killing birds and fish, and knives are fine for tools. I think that knifes should be hold-able and do some damage and javelins could be used as a melee weapon as well as ranged but most animals should avoid the player anyway.

Important for programmers, pixel artists
- The ores I'd like to have in the game are:
- Coal for torches (Complete)
- Phosphorus for matches (Incomplete)
- Sulphur for matches (Incomplete)
- Copper for flashlight and maybe other electrical items (Complete)
- Iron for tools and arrows (Complete)

- The animals I'd like to have in the game are:
- Crab for food (Incomplete)
- Seagull for food and feathers (Incomplete)
- Lizards for food (Incomplete)
- Various fish for food (Incomplete)
- Shark as hostile water creature (Incomplete)

-The plants I'd like to have in the game are:
- Grass for aesthetics, food? (Incomplete)
- Palm trees for wood (Incomplete)
- Wild berries for food (Incomplete)
- Moss for shelters (Incomplete)
- Orange/apple trees for food (Incomplete)

-The foods I'd like to have in the game are:
- Apples from trees (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw fish from fish and sharks (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw seagull (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw crab (Incomplete)
- Berries (Incomplete)
- Cooked and raw lizard (Incomplete)

-The tools/weapons I'd like to have in the game are:
- Hatchet (Axe) for cutting wood
- Bow for hunting
- Spear (javelin) for hunting
- Crossbow for underwater hunting
- Fishing rod for catching fish
- Knife for crafting
- Flint Striker for starting fire

5. Links

Official Studio
My Profile
ZozaTech's Profile

6.Assignments



Programmers - Re-add inventory, Re-add AI creatures (See list above), Implement swimming animation
Sound - Create ambient sounds such as walking on sand, digging, chopping wood, etc.
Pixel artists - Create costumes for food (See list above), Create costumes for ores (See list above)
Fans - Ideas on crafting recipes needed

7.Bugs

REPORT ANY BUGS TO ME

What Can I say nice game so far (I always thought scratch's collaboration system was bad but you've made good progress

Thank you!
Keep your eye on the company if you're interested in joining;
there is a small chance that we may be hiring again sometime

JGames101-Tutorials wrote:

Still waiting on confirmation of Nickydroids, but thought I might start work anyway:
Requested changelist for next Stranded update:
• Saving Worlds, Inventory, etc.
• New item icons
• Pause screen, with options and saving.
• Placing code for campfire - in the future can be used for things like shelters, etc.
• Options screen with more options
• Credits screen
• More items - orange, leaf, bottles, pickaxes
• Slightly updated menu UI
• Maybe we will have infinite worlds

DrMichaelPants wrote:

JGames101-Tutorials wrote:

Still waiting on confirmation of Nickydroids, but thought I might start work anyway:
Requested changelist for next Stranded update:
• Saving Worlds, Inventory, etc.
• New item icons
• Pause screen, with options and saving.
• Placing code for campfire - in the future can be used for things like shelters, etc.
• Options screen with more options
• Credits screen
• More items - orange, leaf, bottles, pickaxes
• Slightly updated menu UI
• Maybe we will have infinite worlds

Everything seems very reasonable
I'll add each to the assignments in an order that is appropriate
About the infinite worlds, if it isn't possible or causes a ton of lag, I think that you would agree that it isn't necessary.

nickydroids wrote:

Important Update:
I just looked through the source code of the latest version of Stranded.
Considering the way Stranded is headed i would suggest the following changes to make the game better to develop.

1. ALL effect blocks besides brightness and ghost should be REMOVED since they cause major performance drops based on they way the flash player handles them.
   
2. Every change should be well documented inside the code.
   
3. I will do some compression but there will be scripts that should be removed.
   
4. the modable version and the vanilla game should NOT be the same project but coexist so that there is less source code for the vanilla game.
   

The problem with the current mod API is that it is not very well organized and really confusing. It also causes most of the bad fps drops which is bad since the average pc wont be able to run the game with a decent performance.

Do you guys have any problems with the game or have anything against my point please tell me

unitychicken270 wrote:

nickydroids wrote:

Important Update:
I just looked through the source code of the latest version of Stranded.
Considering the way Stranded is headed i would suggest the following changes to make the game better to develop.

1. ALL effect blocks besides brightness and ghost should be REMOVED since they cause major performance drops based on they way the flash player handles them.
   
2. Every change should be well documented inside the code.
   
3. I will do some compression but there will be scripts that should be removed.
   
4. the modable version and the vanilla game should NOT be the same project but coexist so that there is less source code for the vanilla game.
   

The problem with the current mod API is that it is not very well organized and really confusing. It also causes most of the bad fps drops which is bad since the average pc wont be able to run the game with a decent performance.

Do you guys have any problems with the game or have anything against my point please tell me

Hmm.. Mods and API lag control, The reason it run slow is because of internet traffic. That's why Stranded for Windows works amazingly proficient

DrMichaelPants wrote:

unitychicken270 wrote:

nickydroids wrote:

Important Update:
I just looked through the source code of the latest version of Stranded.
Considering the way Stranded is headed i would suggest the following changes to make the game better to develop.

1. ALL effect blocks besides brightness and ghost should be REMOVED since they cause major performance drops based on they way the flash player handles them.
   
2. Every change should be well documented inside the code.
   
3. I will do some compression but there will be scripts that should be removed.
   
4. the modable version and the vanilla game should NOT be the same project but coexist so that there is less source code for the vanilla game.
   

The problem with the current mod API is that it is not very well organized and really confusing. It also causes most of the bad fps drops which is bad since the average pc wont be able to run the game with a decent performance.

Do you guys have any problems with the game or have anything against my point please tell me

Hmm.. Mods and API lag control, The reason it run slow is because of internet traffic. That's why Stranded for Windows works amazingly proficient

Does this have anything to do with Stranded?

unitychicken270 wrote:

DrMichaelPants wrote:

unitychicken270 wrote:

nickydroids wrote:

Important Update:
I just looked through the source code of the latest version of Stranded.
Considering the way Stranded is headed i would suggest the following changes to make the game better to develop.

1. ALL effect blocks besides brightness and ghost should be REMOVED since they cause major performance drops based on they way the flash player handles them.
   
2. Every change should be well documented inside the code.
   
3. I will do some compression but there will be scripts that should be removed.
   
4. the modable version and the vanilla game should NOT be the same project but coexist so that there is less source code for the vanilla game.
   

The problem with the current mod API is that it is not very well organized and really confusing. It also causes most of the bad fps drops which is bad since the average pc wont be able to run the game with a decent performance.

Do you guys have any problems with the game or have anything against my point please tell me

Hmm.. Mods and API lag control, The reason it run slow is because of internet traffic. That's why Stranded for Windows works amazingly proficient

Does this have anything to do with Stranded?

Yup, the mods section and how its internet, not processing power that makes the game faster.

DrMichaelPants wrote:

unitychicken270 wrote:

DrMichaelPants wrote:

unitychicken270 wrote:

nickydroids wrote:

Important Update:
I just looked through the source code of the latest version of Stranded.
Considering the way Stranded is headed i would suggest the following changes to make the game better to develop.

1. ALL effect blocks besides brightness and ghost should be REMOVED since they cause major performance drops based on they way the flash player handles them.
   
2. Every change should be well documented inside the code.
   
3. I will do some compression but there will be scripts that should be removed.
   
4. the modable version and the vanilla game should NOT be the same project but coexist so that there is less source code for the vanilla game.
   

The problem with the current mod API is that it is not very well organized and really confusing. It also causes most of the bad fps drops which is bad since the average pc wont be able to run the game with a decent performance.

Do you guys have any problems with the game or have anything against my point please tell me

Hmm.. Mods and API lag control, The reason it run slow is because of internet traffic. That's why Stranded for Windows works amazingly proficient

Does this have anything to do with Stranded?

Yup, the mods section and how its internet, not processing power that makes the game faster.

Sorry, I didn't see the actual message before; only the advertisement at the bottom
I'm using Windows currently on a decent PC and Stranded still is too slow
Do you think you could do some script optimization with the mod API?
Frankly I think that something like that should be added much later since the game concept itself isn't near finished yet.
If you can get it working significantly faster, it would be quite progressive and more acceptable.