Are you interested in becoming an EB Closed Beta Tester? RECRUITMENT.

[Divinus Arma]

Europa Barbarorum is holding a highly restricted recruitment call for Closed Beta Playtesters. This is an uncompensated membership position with the Europa Barbarorum Project.

Qualifications.
Desired Candidates will have a firm grasp of the English language and be highly capable of effective written communication. A high school education is preferred, but not required. Higher education is always a plus. Established regular members of The Org community will have first priority in this recruitment call. Our most loyal fans are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities.
Beta Playtesters will engage in the following activities:
* Regularly perform minor code changes and downloads as necessary to maintain build playability. (You will be given instructions for code changes. No prior experience with code is necessary.)
* Contribute no less than 15 hours per week of playtesting.
* Write detailed reports on bug/balance findings.
* Engage in analytical thinking to investigate bug sources.
* Work in a team environment and be willing to follow directions.
* Be able to work independantly in the absence of instructions.
* Adhere STRICTLY to EB's community relations policies.

Application Process.
Please reply to this thread with a general expression of interest. A Europa Barbarorum professional will contact you as soon as possible via PM to inform you whether you have been selected for further consideration.


The Europa Barbarorum team looks forward to selecting new members.


Thank you for your interest and Good Luck to all,

Divinus Arma

[Taliferno]

I'll help. I've got nothing better to do for the next couple of weeks other than to sit around. May as well make myself useful.

[Forgus]

Silly question. I apply, as usual.

[Harlath]

As a long time lurker and first time poster I'd be very interested in joining the beta testing.

I have experience testing the A Game of Thrones CCG and have sent reports on game features and worked in a group before. I am currently halfway through my university education, although as it is in economics this may be a mark against, rather than in favour of, my English language skills! Luckily, almost half the credits in my degree come from history modules.

I have a fair amount of experience of coding and can post my machine specifications or email them if required.

Hopeful of being involved.

[AlhazenAl-Rashid]

Also, a long time lurker myself, I would be willing to devote a good deal of time to this process. I am a 25 year old soldier who works in military intelligence, and have a bachelor's degree in both English Literature and History. My focus areas are Medieval and Classical History and Literature, and I run a rather high-end computer and am fairly experienced with modding but mostly for Paradox games and only recently RTW. I do not know alot about coding or most other computer-leet-speak , but I do know alot about writing, history, and the ancient mind.

I am very supportive of this project and its devotion to classical history and realism.

I play at least 25 hours a week gaming as it is, and so this would not be a problem for me. I am willing to help in whatever way possible, if not in playtesting, in writing or proof-reading.

Oh, and I happen to be an intelligence analyst, so analytical thinking is my forte'. :) No MI JOKES PLEASE :)

[the_handsome_viking]

how complex would the code editing process be?

[tk-421]

This was my original post plus a whole lot of edits. I have now put it into one nice, complete deal.

I would love to help out if I can. I am still in high school. I have a GPA above 4.0 and I take all honors classes. When I get to college I plan on majoring in history or some sort of HTML/web design thing.

"Write detailed reports on bug/balance findings."
I write reports and research papers all the time for school. I just wrote one about nuclear power.

I am fluent in English and I am not a bad writer. I also know a little bit of Spanish, if that matters.

"Regularly perform minor code changes and downloads as necessary to maintain build playability. (You will be given instructions for code changes. No prior experience with code is necessary.)"

I am fairly familiar with some of the text files, especially the descr_strat file. I have learned about them entirely through trial and error. As soon as started a campaign and realized that all of the cities were underdeveloped and I couldn't train any triarii or princeps, I found that file and started playing around with it. I also have done some basic modding with Rise of Nations.

"Engage in analytical thinking to investigate bug sources."

That's how I figured out how to edit the descr_strat file. I am very good at recording data also. I do a lot of this with a historical college football rating system that I developed and maintain.

"Adhere STRICTLY to EB's community relations policies."

I don't think that I would have a problem with this.

"Be able to work independantly in the absence of instructions."
I work well alone.

"Contribute no less than 15 hours per week of playtesting.'

I would be available to do whatever you want me to as long as I don't have to0 much homework. Some weeks I would not be able to get to the full 15 hours, but on other weeks I could work longer. I couldn't do very much work for you until after next Tuesday because I have football practices and a game plus whatever homework that I have. Once football ends I will have much more time.

"Work in a team environment and be willing to follow directions."

That's what football is all about. That and knocking the snot out of people with who have a different color shirt on.

[Birka Viking]

I'm very interested to become a beta tester. I have a loot of spear time to test because for the moment I am unemployed. But unfortunately I can not perform minor code changes. My english is not so good but I think I can make my self understood. I visit this forum at least 2-3 times a day and have done that since new year. So I must say that I am a very... very...big fan of EB. I hope for a positive answer.

[Spendios]

I m interested in beta-testing EB. I don't post often but I check the forum everyday since december. English is not my native language (it's french) but I think I'm able to work in an English environment (I got 850 points at the TOEIC and I'm currently working for the GMAT).
I can test beetween 2 and 4 hours a day depending on my timetable. But,I don't know how to perform code changes.
So I would really hope to help the EB project because even if I don't post a lot I'm a big fan of your project.

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

I'll sign up, definiately!
I won't be able to do coding, but I'll definately check balancing and all.

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

Also, a long time lurker myself, I would be willing to devote a good deal of time to this process. I am a 25 year old soldier who works in military intelligence, and have a bachelor's degree in both English Literature and History. My focus areas are Medieval and Classical History and Literature, and I run a rather high-end computer and am fairly experienced with modding but mostly for Paradox games and only recently RTW. I do not know alot about coding or most other computer-leet-speak , but I do know alot about writing, history, and the ancient mind.

I am very supportive of this project and its devotion to classical history and realism.

I play at least 25 hours a week gaming as it is, and so this would not be a problem for me. I am willing to help in whatever way possible, if not in playtesting, in writing or proof-reading.

Oh, and I happen to be an intelligence analyst, so analytical thinking is my forte'. :) No MI JOKES PLEASE :)

Hi! Welcome to the fourm!

[Omegamann]

Consider me interrested in helping you make this great mod even greater

[jerby]

good to have some chumbs to help out!

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

I'm not sure if I've been put down or not. Yet again I am inpatient.

[KingOfTheIsles]

I would be happy to help, if you need any assistance. I'm part of General Sun's beta team and I have beta-tested builds of EB in the past, and certainly have adhered to the required standards of confidentiality. I'm not sure how much I can help with coding, but I have a bit of experience with basic changes of text files.

Thanks

[jedispongee]

I'm interested. I'm majoing in history and political science and a minor in classics. I would say I have a very firm grasph of writing in general.

[khelvan]

The coding Divinus is referring to is making small changes to various files in order to quickly test fixes. You'll be instructed in how to do it, and what to change. I don't think he'll hang anyone out to dry.

The testers aren't supposed to fix bugs, only to test things that coders, like me, give them. So, for instance, if a unit doesn't have the correct faction ownership and a settlement name in the script file is wrong, you'll be told which files to edit and how, and asked to see if it fixes whatever problems we are seeing.

[Ergion]

Greetings EB Team.

I am very interested help you with the testing, if you want.

I am a fanatic RTW player (single and multi), I love this game and always I have interested in all mods, but mainly EB.

This is the mods section of my clan, Devoti Custodes.



http://usuarios.lycos.es/devotio/for...6e56eb5802f65b

[AlhazenAl-Rashid]

Well that makes everything much simpler then. In that case I would love to be involved.

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I safeguard classified information for a living and have a Top Secret security clearance

[hellenes]

I would like to contribute for the sole reason of helping this project to achieve what the Creative Assembley was unable due to the imposed marketing and deadlines.

Hellenes

[Kuestionmark]

Well, guess it's time for me to withdraw the veil! I'v been following EB progress for a long time now, since the original screenshot threads where historical accuracy would be discussed for 30+ pages, (maybe to long :P) and I'd be very excited to help with beta testing, I have lots of spare time I'd be willing to devote. My primary language is english, although i speak enough french to get by. I'm active here every day, and look forward to your reply :).

-I am able to devote much of my time, but due to parental circumstance, but I don't have access to Rome:total war every other week, but i can still read the forums and keep my text files up to date.

[Ianofsmeg16]

I'll do it, if you want....you mention a good grasp of english? My reading/writing age is (according to my Eng teacher's latest assesment) over the age of 21.

plus i love RTW, and have many an hour to play away

[Inepticus]

Am happy to help.

I am a 37 year old classics graduate, working as a Bank Manager in the UK. I am not a computer buff in any sense of the word, though I do have a vague undertanding of simple procedures, and the only games i own are Shogun, Medieval and RomeTotal War, which much to the detriment of other hobbies, I have been playing for the last four years.

I doubt I can be much help other than being able to offer impartial and constructive feedback on how the game works and feels when played.

Regards.

[hoom]

I'd be interested I think.
Could be a bit short on actual testing time though.

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

I want to join! I want to join!

[overenthusastic/]

[Ragabash]

I am inrested in Beta tester position. I have lots of free time for gaming, and that goes mostly to RTW mods at the moment.

I have looked up for your mod for some time already and would like be part of the beta team that would make the game better for us and for other people also.

I am not too experienced when it comes to modding files, but I can assure that I give feedback for every bug or issue I encounter.

As I have Beta tested some other games I know what it is. I know it can be quite unpleasant experience sometimes, but some people need to do it so game/mod developers can fix issues noticed by Beta community.

Just let me know if you need extra Beta tester.

[solar]

funny. It seems my registration to the guild was lost after months of not coming :P


15 hours a week... oh my. I, eh... I guess I could do it, but I'll have to abdicate of most other free-time activities, for the next two months at least (after that, I'll be all through college and will have plenty of time to game and party )

[Bonny]

I don't post much in this forum but i'm watching it and the progress of eb, since the first "countdown previews", every day.
My English isn't that bad, and it would be an honour to me, to help

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

I don't post much in this forum but i'm watching it and the progress of eb, since the first "countdown previews", every day.
My English isn't that bad, and it would be an honour to me, to help

Hi! Welcome to the fourm!

[RandyKapp]

I would apply but im already working on testerifying another mod so ill have too pass.