29-06-2009, 10:48 PM
    There are a few key things to keep in mind if you hope to become an integrated member of our corner of the internet. The first and perhaps most important I will mention is this:
    The Mirage Community is very old, and the majority of the active members have known each other for a very long time. We demand a certain amount of respect regarding our seniority.
    The second, and almost equally important thing to keep in mind is that there is a certain amount of bashing and torment a lot of new members will go through. We do this to weed out the noobs that think everything will be handed to them on a silver platter, and they'll become an over-night success. Believe me, this is never the case. It takes a long time and tremendous effort to produce a successful game. We particularly enjoy bashing and tormenting the know-it-alls who come along. Our advice can be hard to swallow, but we usually know what we're talking about.
    If you'd like to keep our cruel criticism to a minimum, I strongly recommend practicing good grammar and punctuation to the best of your ability. Obviously English isn't every one's native language, so we do make exceptions. But don't expect many of us to take you seriously if every post you make is as such you appear to be a grumbling moron. If your grammar is especially terrible, your post will probably be completely ignored, or cruelly picked apart.
   Earning a place in our community isn't as hard as it seems. We encourage everyone to contribute to the community once it's within their abilities to do so. Turning some of the additions you've made to your project into a tutorial is a great way to contribute and gain respect. You can also contribute by reporting any bugs you find in an unedited copy of MS4. Even yet another is to post constructive criticism regarding tutorials, game theory, or artwork posted by other members.
   The key to any kind of success is cooperation and making friends. You'd do well to go a head and download Google Talk as most of us use it to communicate privately out side of the community. If you're noob ass is still using AIM, you should try a chat client such as Pidgin or Digsby. These chat clients can connect to several popular clients such as AIM, Gtalk, and MSN, but I digress.Â
    The Mirage Community is very old, and the majority of the active members have known each other for a very long time. We demand a certain amount of respect regarding our seniority.
    The second, and almost equally important thing to keep in mind is that there is a certain amount of bashing and torment a lot of new members will go through. We do this to weed out the noobs that think everything will be handed to them on a silver platter, and they'll become an over-night success. Believe me, this is never the case. It takes a long time and tremendous effort to produce a successful game. We particularly enjoy bashing and tormenting the know-it-alls who come along. Our advice can be hard to swallow, but we usually know what we're talking about.
    If you'd like to keep our cruel criticism to a minimum, I strongly recommend practicing good grammar and punctuation to the best of your ability. Obviously English isn't every one's native language, so we do make exceptions. But don't expect many of us to take you seriously if every post you make is as such you appear to be a grumbling moron. If your grammar is especially terrible, your post will probably be completely ignored, or cruelly picked apart.
   Earning a place in our community isn't as hard as it seems. We encourage everyone to contribute to the community once it's within their abilities to do so. Turning some of the additions you've made to your project into a tutorial is a great way to contribute and gain respect. You can also contribute by reporting any bugs you find in an unedited copy of MS4. Even yet another is to post constructive criticism regarding tutorials, game theory, or artwork posted by other members.
   The key to any kind of success is cooperation and making friends. You'd do well to go a head and download Google Talk as most of us use it to communicate privately out side of the community. If you're noob ass is still using AIM, you should try a chat client such as Pidgin or Digsby. These chat clients can connect to several popular clients such as AIM, Gtalk, and MSN, but I digress.Â
and im still here after nearly 7 months! *thinks* although i dont post much. :roll: i might start posting more soon though.