XJ is officially looking for a new AMXX coder

By faker mapper·
Hey guys,

it's no big secret that our cup plugin is more than outdated and isn't working properly anymore lately, since the AMXX IRCbot is being attacked by an unknown jerk. It's also a big problem that all the stuff is hardcoded and we don't have the sourcecode, means it can't be changed by our admins. These facts are causing a few problems at the moment, because the system is based on nicknames and works only if all the bots have the right nicknames - but, as I mentioned before, they are under attack/stolen right now (and the Quakenet staff isn't really willing to help us; therfore we might change the IRC network additionally).

Another problem is that the Beta plugin is still beta and the coder(s) kinda disappeared, so it's more than unsure if it will ever be finished the way it was supposed to be.

Therfore we decided to officially open a slot for a new AMXX coder (or 2, if you are a good team). You will be part of the XJ staff and even get rewarded with some extra money if you do an excellent job on the plugins (if that does motivate you).

The top priority would be to write a new cupplugin and then, after the cupplugin is finished, a new and complete kreedz plugin for our public servers (with focus on a great (php) toplist, irc announces and some special vip functions).

I really hope we're going to find a suitable person who enjoys to work with us and will create something wonderful for the people out there :)

P.S: If you know a skilled AMXX coder, who is not into KZ yet and might be interested, please leave his name or contacts in the comments and we will try to get in touch with him or her.

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31/08/2009 17:54:00

#1 not me ^^

31/08/2009 18:03:00

etis matis animatis 0_0

31/08/2009 18:14:00

Good luck :)

31/08/2009 18:15:00

TROUbl3m4k3R get out from your edge take your time and create it :)

31/08/2009 18:33:00

Wow nice. Cup plugin is really fucked up, password has to be set manually, teamcup is impossible and so on.. Btw I hope spr1n is interested, he's done a great job with kz.ee autocup plugin :P

31/08/2009 18:36:00

gl

31/08/2009 19:14:00

It must be eusunt!

31/08/2009 20:06:00

Yeah! Eusunt have the talent to!

31/08/2009 20:16:00

where is exolent?

31/08/2009 20:35:00

u dont

31/08/2009 20:55:00

HeBTeMy will write a cup plugin.

31/08/2009 21:45:00

haha dEMolite :D i like my edge :) and tbh i can't code amxx plugs :) anyway. i love my edge :/

31/08/2009 22:40:00

If i see the current one, I can tell you if I can do a better job. Ps : Plugin working at nicknames is so cheap xD!!

31/08/2009 23:28:00

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31/08/2009 23:59:00

lmao @ trojans. but hopefully you'll find some epic coders :D

01/09/2009 01:28:00

easunt !

01/09/2009 01:31:00

Sorry, but eusunt won't be coder in XJ...ask him if u don't believe me.

01/09/2009 01:34:00

Hmm. I could give it a shot. If you're interested, give me a detailed description of what different codes would be needed, such as SQL, IRC, etc.

01/09/2009 01:48:00

^ use him

01/09/2009 02:04:00

gl guys

01/09/2009 02:09:00

Exolent , you koined 3 years ago and his is your first comment. Wow nice discretion.

01/09/2009 02:16:00

pick exo tbh

01/09/2009 02:27:00

@nucLeaR I don't really use these forums much as for talking, but I do drop in to catch up on what's going on. Maybe if I was actually involved in this community somehow such as the AMXX coder, I would be more active on the site. However, since it is also all European servers and I'm from USA, I'd much rather play on my own server, so that also takes me away from XJ in one portion.

01/09/2009 03:10:00

i think i could help :D

01/09/2009 04:37:00

irc network gamesurge :) ftw

01/09/2009 04:51:00

[code]p_hostname = get_cvar_pointer("hostname") ... new CommunityName[192] get_pcvar_string(p_hostname, CommunityName, 191) client_print(0, print_chat, "I don't have a lot of knowledge to participate on this, but good job %s, CommunityName)[/code]

01/09/2009 06:05:00

you forgot about semicolon after %s

01/09/2009 06:08:00

sorry for dp but i really want to be XJ coder

01/09/2009 08:15:00

Changing irc network would be quite nice in my opinion, XJ is the only reason why I am on QuakeNet [Along with kzmod, but thats only because someone from XJ set it up there. We would be willing to relocate as well.] Everything else CS related is on GameSurge. I would also have to say that Exolent is also the single best AMXX coder that I personally know. But I personally doubt he would be interested in the job.

01/09/2009 09:31:00

he just said he was :)

01/09/2009 11:10:00

its just a matter of how trustworthy you guys are. imo everyone should have a chance to make this plugin... make like a contest and may the best man win... you`ll think of some prizes or smth... and the guy that wins can be the next amxx coder for XJ. :P but thats just my opinion :)

01/09/2009 11:36:00

@Boom, I think its not fun coding something when you know 10 other people are doing the same thing. And wich aspect you mean trustworthy ?

01/09/2009 11:57:00

@boom.dll: coding is a contest... there cant be any envy

01/09/2009 12:05:00

the problem is that there may be ppl applying who are not skilled enough to take that job. i personally have a lack of time else i'd really like to continue this project as maincoder... and honstly, the only person who applied in the comments so far who is skilled enough to take that job is exolent.

01/09/2009 13:27:00

exolent is teh man

01/09/2009 14:08:00

what i meant with trustworthy is that if one of you guys gets to be an official coder for XJ, he will have enough power to either HELP the servers/ircbot/coding related stuff on XJ, or to FUCKUP all those things... so this is a choice that admins will have to take really serious. and about the contest : i`m not a scripter/coder, but as in any other things someone can create, improvements are always something that make a difference. you might be really good and make an awesome plugin that does everything anyone has imagined, but it might have an ugly ass code or a cpu/resource eater, etc... or you might not be as skilled, but your code might look perfect even tho it doesnt do all the things that the other codes do. its just a matter of the combination between things like, source code/aspect/efficiency/features/etc... that might make the difference between coders. anyway, the contest was just an idea :P if it was up to me i`d choose someone who maybe isnt THAT skilled but has the time and the passion to keep doing this for a while... why choose someone who knows everything and can get bored at any moment and then just quit his "job"?

01/09/2009 14:12:00

@ DaFox That would totally split the "IRC community" or just make it smaller I guess. QuakeNet is the only server I use so I'm not willing to connect to another IRC server for just one channel.

01/09/2009 14:54:00

Clearly, Exolent is the best choice. Flibo- /s -m, big deal. :P

01/09/2009 14:58:00

[color=#ff0000][b]Lt.RAT[/b][/color] ftw

01/09/2009 16:14:00

ican help u guys, but im not going to cuz idont get anything for it so noty

01/09/2009 16:19:00

Flibo, i totally agree!

01/09/2009 16:35:00

Wow, Exolent :) Would be definitely a honor to work with you. Please contact me in Steamfriends or IRC (check your PM), because that might be the easiest way to communicate in "real time".

01/09/2009 16:51:00

sorry guys but I have to say, big mistake to throw away xPaw... could be now useful

01/09/2009 17:32:00

xpaw is back now

01/09/2009 17:35:00

I code an AmxmodX IRC Bot, That work with metamod. An no with IRC Script. Just send me an PM. :D I will not give the code.

01/09/2009 17:45:00

I suggest you post this on alliedmodders forum too.. More chances with finding someone who is actually capable of doing this. :B As for the thing Dafox is talking about, I think XJ should get a channel on the gamesurge side too, though this doesn't mean the quakenet channel has to disappear. I know another cs 1.6 community who did that, they just put a mirc bot in which copies everything from 1 serverchannel to the channel in the other server, so the people from gamesurge can communicate with the people from quakenet.

01/09/2009 19:06:00

Flibo: The problem is that the CS community is drastically split on IRC already. Everyone who is remotely competitive in CS is on Gamesurge. Am I to assume that all of your Gamesurge IRC channels are kz related? If so I'm really not surprised, XJ is the 400 pound gorilla in the room, everyone in the kz community follows it. (unless they are completely isolated due to the language barrier like the Chinese communities.) I like QuakeNet, it is one of if not the largest IRC network, but the thing is I am only on it for #XJ & #kzmod, I'm sure many other people are as well. On GameSurge I'm in 5 channels directly related to CS.

01/09/2009 19:07:00

er I wish there was an edit button. I'm not saying that #XJ should move, I'm saying if they are planning on it GameSurge should be the one and only candidate for a new home.

01/09/2009 19:54:00

2 kraster No, thx. I`m currently workin on many other things like Ph.D. thesis (dissertation), my own projects like new ljstats etc Also i don`t like private plugins.

01/09/2009 20:00:00

Then release your lj stats. Would help yourself too , because [quote=Lt.RAT]i don`t like private plugins. [/quote]

01/09/2009 20:03:00

Sorry for dp. I vote for Exolent becasue he's, in my opinion, the best coder at the moment.

01/09/2009 20:27:00

reymon coded kz-arg right? you should consider getting a team maybe?

01/09/2009 23:30:00

Well, too bad I kinda quit Amxx coding :P But, if you need a PHP-coder, I'm willing to participate. Currently done some PHP-work for xtreme-surfs.com and hidezone.eu And I also was the man behind the whole duck2bounce site etc. Just writing this to let you guys know I'm here :)

02/09/2009 05:29:00

Exolent ftw

03/09/2009 16:53:00

dafox, but so are many people on the xj channel in qnet, most of them are in more than one channel and just joining gs for XJ is quite the same as you joining qnet. about the network switch i dont really care since i dont even join the xj channel ;)

29/11/2009 14:06:00

how's this going? do you have a code team now?