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[halzy]

Danyaela The Fallen

To any/all devs:
What was the longest work hour you guys have put in with developing the game?

Edit:
Just additional stuff. I'm sure there were sleepless nights and stuff, and there were lost and lost of coffee involved. Do you guys have like a particular brew or its just your run of the mill coffee?

Ok -- so as you go from being a Jr software engineer to a Sr engineer you learn some things. One of those things is: DONT CODE TIRED! You'll just waste your time, add more bugs, and have to spend more time undoing all of the stuff you did when you were tired. In the end, it's a net loss of time. smile

So I've done a couple of all-nighters followed by some good sleep. Q is really good about sending us home when he comes in and finds out we've been there all night.

My local coffee shop chose to get their beans from a local roaster:
http://www.barefootcoffeeroasters.com/

I like their Element 114 espresso, lots of flavor, not very acidic. MMmmm.

Cheers,
Halzy

[Sensual Soul]

I think the tread has a champion! Thank you halzy for spending so much of your free time answering questions. It's to bad the other devs are missing the fun. rofl But really we thank you for answering our questions for us.

[Sensual Soul]

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[Kaze32]

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[Aeryn Nox]

3nodding Thanks for taking the time to answer Halzy. I'm sure you cant speak for any of your colleagues, but I'm sure they feel the same way, that rest is very important before doing anything, esp. with coding.

And really cool coffee site. I'm more of a Hawaiian roast myself. I guess being grown on volcanic soil really does have an effect to it. whee Maybe one of these days you get to try it.

[Sensual Soul]

I guess coffee would play a big roll in your day/nights working. What kind of music do you guys play in the office while working? Do you all take turns picking it or do you put headphones on and jam alone?

[kaia9]

Danyaela The Fallen

To any/all devs:
What was the longest work hour you guys have put in with developing the game?

Edit:
Just additional stuff. I'm sure there were sleepless nights and stuff, and there were lost and lost of coffee involved. Do you guys have like a particular brew or its just your run of the mill coffee?

longest? maybe 20+ hours, mostly happened close to and around launch when there were lots of stuff to do / fix. happened frequently during those first few launch months. i didn't see family and friends much, as i was doing the work - sleep - work - sleep - work thing alot.

as for coffee, i usually do expresso-type drinks. white mocha's with soy, and way too many shots.

halzy

Ok -- so as you go from being a Jr software engineer to a Sr engineer you learn some things. One of those things is: DONT CODE TIRED! You'll just waste your time, add more bugs, and have to spend more time undoing all of the stuff you did when you were tired. In the end, it's a net loss of time.

i fully agree with halzy... coding while tired, although it may seem like a good idea, is usually a bad thing. sometimes, if i get tired while working on something... i'll crash out, and i'll figure out the problem while i sleep, waking up knowing the answer. that's right... i can debug code while sleeping! twisted

[Sensual Soul]

Yeah I knew you guys work way to much but you sleep at the office?! eek Tell me I got that wrong! I mean, I hope you go home to crash at least. As for the debugging while sleeping, like wow, that's is dedication for you! I rather dream my naughty dreams then dream about my job, thanks. wink

Thanks for chatting with us again too, kaia9. heart

[Sir Leto]

LVL UP

I have a question for developers.
Why doesn't zOMG! work natively in Linux? The game loads, but it times out before the map loads.
Currently, the only way to play zOMG! in Linux is through Firefox in WINE. WINE is used to run Windows programs in a Linux environment.

*waits for answer*

[Aeryn Nox]

kaia9

Danyaela The Fallen

To any/all devs:
What was the longest work hour you guys have put in with developing the game?

Edit:
Just additional stuff. I'm sure there were sleepless nights and stuff, and there were lost and lost of coffee involved. Do you guys have like a particular brew or its just your run of the mill coffee?

longest? maybe 20+ hours, mostly happened close to and around launch when there were lots of stuff to do / fix. happened frequently during those first few launch months. i didn't see family and friends much, as i was doing the work - sleep - work - sleep - work thing alot.

as for coffee, i usually do expresso-type drinks. white mocha's with soy, and way too many shots.

halzy

Ok -- so as you go from being a Jr software engineer to a Sr engineer you learn some things. One of those things is: DONT CODE TIRED! You'll just waste your time, add more bugs, and have to spend more time undoing all of the stuff you did when you were tired. In the end, it's a net loss of time.

i fully agree with halzy... coding while tired, although it may seem like a good idea, is usually a bad thing. sometimes, if i get tired while working on something... i'll crash out, and i'll figure out the problem while i sleep, waking up knowing the answer. that's right... i can debug code while sleeping! twisted

Wow thats awesome.. and kinda scary. You're still working while you dream! We appreciate the work you guys put in for the game we enjoy.

And thank you for taking the time to answer Kaia9 3nodding

[DanieBarton03]

*following the crowd* Yes, thank you all for working with this great website.

Question: Who came up with the musical tombstones?

[Sensual Soul]

I have a question. How do you test? Is it like what we see on these servers or is it different? Like, just code?

[Aeryn Nox]

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[Sensual Soul]

What besides the baseball do you guys do together? Do you have like a poker night or something?

[Decaffeinated Rabbit]

do you guys game online much ?(as in play games like call of duty /counter strike/tribes/half life/team fortress.....)if so do you play together ?and whats your favorite?