Sounds like a plan SirRoss. I sent you an email before reading your post here. A demo account sounds like a plan. But again, I know almost nothing about setting these things up, so I am going to have to rely on you word, and any other recommendations, anyway. Let's start by getting a leadership team started. Anyone interested in a leadership position, please post your nomination, which should include a brief summary of qualifications. Then the generally interested community can "vote" on their leadership team.
Some suggested leadership positions:
Core of Three: 3 people that will represent the highest level of leadership on the project. Time requirements; expect roughly one hour daily dedicated to the project.
Moderators: Forum moderators that help keep the forum neat and tidey, and spam/hacker free. May be asked to organize media or code files.
Officers: Positions like Lead Coder, Lead 2D Artist, Lead 3D Artist, Lead Animator, Game Design Administrator, and so forth.
Assistant Officers: Seconds to the Officer positions. Or can be delegated to specific functions, like: AI Coder, Weapons Modeler, Building Modeler, Music Specialist, Sound Effects Lead, and so forth.
I will start by nominating myself for a Core of Three member as I have already offered to take a leadership role in starting this project back up.
As a second nomination, I will nominate myself as Lead Coder.
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