Company News Obsidian is hiring

[Ausir]

Tags: Obsidian Entertainment; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords

<a target=_blank href=http://www.obsidianent.com>Obsidian Entertainment</a> is advertising <a target=_blank href=http://www.obsidianent.com/jobs/index.html>several positions</a> on their website. They're looking for a Level/Environment Artist, Senior and Junior Designers and a Gameplay Programmer, all for work on one of their upcoming RPGs.
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[Diogo Ribeiro]

At least a year of experience in computer game design or related computer development field, preferably with RPGs.

... Can't i just be hired because i'm a nice guy?

 

[Psilon]

Well, you could apply for a programming job. You just need math skills and VS.NET experience then.

 

[johannesprix]

At least a year of experience in computer game design or related computer development field, preferably with RPGs.

B/w, if anybody in here is looking for an opportunity to collect game design experience, did I mention that we're always looking for more content, characters, stuff, ... at the FreeDroidRPG project? Of course there are suitable credits for any work done, but no money from there, only credits and experience... Well, just a thought

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

At least a year of experience in computer game design or related computer development field, preferably with RPGs.

B/w, if anybody in here is looking for an opportunity to collect game design experience, did I mention that we're always looking for more content, characters, stuff, ... at the FreeDroidRPG project? Of course there are suitable credits for any work done, but no money from there, only credits and experience... Well, just a thought

Curious. What exactly would it entail? Is there some time frame i should look at (ie, a month or so to contribute something)? What programming languages, if any, would be required? What aspect of design are you after: game mechanics, animations, level design, etc?

 

[johannesprix]

Curious. What exactly would it entail? Is there some time frame i should look at (ie, a month or so to contribute something)? What programming languages, if any, would be required? What aspect of design are you after: game mechanics, animations, level design, etc?

Well, content mostly, and that is fairly broad. We've been critized a lot for weak storyline, but also the classical things like item database, modifiers, game balancing that are quite under-developed. That's because noone is working on them right now. Only Simon is doing some level-editing, but worlds are hard to build for one alone Anyway, if you'd want me to say you did it all almost alone, I'd sign that too if it helped you to get you that assignment

 

[ArcturusXIV]

I wish I knew how to do all this programming and stuff. *sigh* Writing game ideas out on paper with no way to apply them is no fun... :S

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Nice. I'm interested in seeing what i can do with it, as i'd actually like to help, and also get a feel of how game design works on all fronts. I should point out i have no knowledge of programming languages unfortunately I do have this bulky C++ manual somewhere around here, but i still haven«t gotten around to reading it. Seems i've found a reason to.

I'll only be able to focus on helping you and the project towards the end of the month, though; i have some personal things to take care of. If i can be of any help, let me know

 

[johannesprix]

I should point out i have no knowledge of programming languages unfortunately I do have this bulky C++ manual somewhere around here, but i still haven«t gotten around to reading it. Seems i've found a reason to.

Well, that's cool. Learning new skills is always fine However, you won't be needing coding skills very much, especially at the start. If you want some feature of the game engine, that isn't currently implemented, best thing is to tell me about it. We have this new irc channel and since my DSL connection is now up, there's also ICQ as a possibility, as well as direct e-mail or the mailing list. The content is mostly the problem. Implementing that with the dialog editor/events and triggers/mission entries can be complicated enough for the start...

UPDATE: Also I should mention the build tools and cvs system as things that might need to be discussed before you can start fixing bugs or implementing new features. Without cvs and a proper build environment, you can't even compile the present code, much less make useful changes to the existing codebase. (Also, for code changes, you'd have to learn quite a bit about the present code, so you understand what's going on and can do the right thing.) So best one thing after the other. You might want to discuss these issues a bit on the channel or something, once you find the time and feel like getting a bit into it. That should be perfect.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Ay, agreed

 

[triCritical]

Feargus:

How much does a gameplay programmer make these days?

EDIT: And will this person be laid off in the near future and/or sent to India?

 

[Feargus Urquhart]

Game Programmer Salaries...

Depending on their abilities and the company game programmers generally make between $35K and $115K.

 

[Human Shield]

I've heard that competition for game programmer jobs is tough, creating lower pay on average, along with weak job security.

 

[Spazmo]

How much does a gameplay programmer make these days?

Trying to score a job at Obsidian, tri? Give 'em hell. Feel free to put the Codex as a reference on the 'ol resume.