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<div id="content">
                <h2>Want to Contribute to Deliantra?</h2><br />
        <div style='clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px;'></div>
                <p>
                        Do you have a new idea you want to implement?
                        Want to make a new monster? Or a new map? Are you an artist and want to
                        make some nice artwork or graphics? Then you are on the right page!
                </p>

                <h3>Some things you have to bear in mind:</h3>

                <ul>
                         <li>
                                All things you contribute have to be licensed under
                                <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL</a>.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                All developers and contributors are investing their free time to
                                improve the game. As all this is non-commercial and therefore, there
                                is no reward we can give, except that you are mentioned in the credits
                                and get the social status of a contributor who improved and helped to
                                build this game.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                The immediate reward you get is the feeling that you helped the
                                users of this server and the whole game and of course the status as
                                contributor and the mention in the credits.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                We can't tell what you should do or assign any tasks to you like a
                                company would do. There is, of course, a list of things we want done (ask via email or on
                                the irc channel), but we can't and won't force you to work on that.
                                Every developer is free and should do what he likes to do, as it is
                                his free time he invests.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                Contribution to the game and the server isn't connected in any way
                                to gain Dungeon Master status. It's essentially up to the server admins of
                                deliantra who becomes DM. The reason for this is that the game
                                development is not directly related to the server. Anyone could run
                                a server and that doesn't imply that all the game developers are
                                automatically Dungeon Master on all public servers.
                         </li>
                </ul>
                
                <h3>What to contribute?</h3>
                
                <p>
                        It might help if you talk to other developers, for example
                        on the IRC channel, to get an idea of what might be needed
                        most at the moment or what isn't currently needed that
                        much. We can't tell you what to do, but we could help you
                        to find ideas of what to do.
                </p>
                
                <p>
                         If you are not familiar with the code or don't want to contribute
                         code to Deliantra, here is a list what things you could do:
                </p>
                
                <ul>
                         <li>
                                 <b>Maps:</b> We strongly encourage users to make maps.  In fact, we wrote an entirely
                                 new map editor (see <a href="editor.html">Gtk+ Deliantra Map Editor</a>)
                                 to make mapediting more bearable and less tedious. If you want to make
                                 maps we recommend to read <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/map/index.html">the map guidelines of the original crossfire</a>.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                 <b>Graphics:</b> We are in the process of replacing the old tileset with new
                                 and nicer graphics (monsters, houses, items, whatever). If you want to
                                 make new graphics, please submit an archetype file along with the graphics!
                                 If you have improved or redrawn an existing archetype, you can submit the
                                 new graphics.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                 <b>Sounds:</b> New sounds would be a great addition and would improve the overall
                                 atmosphere of the game.
                         </li>
                </ul>
                
                <p>
                         Aside from all that, you can checkout the entire source code from our
                         CVS, get familiar with it and try to find and fix bugs and/or implement
                         other kinds of improvements.
                </p>
                
                <h3>How to contribute?</h3>
                
                <p>
                         If you finished some nice maps/graphics/whatever, you should contact the
                         developers. They will help you getting your work into the CVS and online
                         on the game server. You can either send what you have made to
                         <tt>support@deliantra.net</tt> or you ask for CVS access.
                </p>
                
                <p>
                         You can also contact the developers.  See the <a href="contact.html">Contact</a> page.
                </p>
                
                <h3>Development Resources</h3>

                <ul>
                         <li>
                                The <a href="testserver.html">testserver.deliantra.net:24 test server</a> which always
                                runs the newest version of server code, maps and archetypes.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                 The <a href="deliantra_vm.html">Deliantra development VM</a>.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                The <a href="editor.html">Deliantra Editor</a> that is easy to install and use.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                The <a href="http://maps.deliantra.net/">maps.deliantra.net</a> server
                                with browseable maps.
                         </li>
                         <li>
                                A public <a href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/deliantra.html">
                                CVS repository</a> that contains:
                                <ul>
                                         <li>
                                                The <a href="server.html">server</a>, in the
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/server/">
                                                <code>server/</code></a> directory.
                                         </li>
                                         <li>
                                                The <a href="editor.html">Deliantra Editor</a>, in the
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/gde/">
                                                <code>gde/</code></a> directory.
                                         </li>
                                         <li>
                                                The <a href="client.html">Deliantra MORPG Client</a>, in the
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/Deliantra-Client/">
                                                <code>Deliantra-Client/</code></a> directory.
                                         </li>
                                         <li>
                                                The <a href="maps.html">maps and archetypes</a>, in the
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/maps/">
                                                <code>maps/</code></a> and
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/arch/">
                                                <code>arch/</code></a> directories.
                                         </li>
                                         <li>The Perl plug-ins, in the
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/maps/perl/">
                                                <code>maps/perl/</code></a> directory.
                                         </li>
                                         <li>
                                                The Deliantra perl module family, in the
                                                <a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/Deliantra/">
                                                <code>Deliantra/</code></a> directory.
                                         </li>
                                </ul>
                         </li>
                </ul>

                <h3>Development Tutorials</h3>
                
                <ul>
                        <li><a href='editor_tut.html'>Deliantra Editor and Server Installation Tutorial</a></li>
                </ul>
                
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1	elmex	1.8	<div id="content">
2			<h2>Want to Contribute to Deliantra?</h2><br />
3			<div style='clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px;'></div>
4			<p>
5			Do you have a new idea you want to implement?
6			Want to make a new monster? Or a new map? Are you an artist and want to
7			make some nice artwork or graphics? Then you are on the right page!
8			</p>
9	sf-dustfinger	1.1
10	elmex	1.8	<h3>Some things you have to bear in mind:</h3>
11	sf-dustfinger	1.1
12	elmex	1.8	<ul>
13			<li>
14			All things you contribute have to be licensed under
15			<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL</a>.
16			</li>
17			<li>
18			All developers and contributors are investing their free time to
19			improve the game. As all this is non-commercial and therefore, there
20			is no reward we can give, except that you are mentioned in the credits
21			and get the social status of a contributor who improved and helped to
22			build this game.
23			</li>
24			<li>
25			The immediate reward you get is the feeling that you helped the
26			users of this server and the whole game and of course the status as
27			contributor and the mention in the credits.
28			</li>
29			<li>
30			We can't tell what you should do or assign any tasks to you like a
31			company would do. There is, of course, a list of things we want done (ask via email or on
32			the irc channel), but we can't and won't force you to work on that.
33			Every developer is free and should do what he likes to do, as it is
34			his free time he invests.
35			</li>
36			<li>
37			Contribution to the game and the server isn't connected in any way
38			to gain Dungeon Master status. It's essentially up to the server admins of
39			deliantra who becomes DM. The reason for this is that the game
40			development is not directly related to the server. Anyone could run
41			a server and that doesn't imply that all the game developers are
42			automatically Dungeon Master on all public servers.
43			</li>
44			</ul>
45
46			<h3>What to contribute?</h3>
47
48			<p>
49			It might help if you talk to other developers, for example
50			on the IRC channel, to get an idea of what might be needed
51			most at the moment or what isn't currently needed that
52			much. We can't tell you what to do, but we could help you
53			to find ideas of what to do.
54			</p>
55
56			<p>
57			If you are not familiar with the code or don't want to contribute
58			code to Deliantra, here is a list what things you could do:
59			</p>
60
61			<ul>
62			<li>
63			<b>Maps:</b> We strongly encourage users to make maps. In fact, we wrote an entirely
64			new map editor (see <a href="editor.html">Gtk+ Deliantra Map Editor</a>)
65			to make mapediting more bearable and less tedious. If you want to make
66			maps we recommend to read <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/map/index.html">the map guidelines of the original crossfire</a>.
67			</li>
68			<li>
69			<b>Graphics:</b> We are in the process of replacing the old tileset with new
70			and nicer graphics (monsters, houses, items, whatever). If you want to
71			make new graphics, please submit an archetype file along with the graphics!
72			If you have improved or redrawn an existing archetype, you can submit the
73			new graphics.
74			</li>
75			<li>
76			<b>Sounds:</b> New sounds would be a great addition and would improve the overall
77			atmosphere of the game.
78			</li>
79			</ul>
80
81			<p>
82			Aside from all that, you can checkout the entire source code from our
83			CVS, get familiar with it and try to find and fix bugs and/or implement
84			other kinds of improvements.
85			</p>
86
87			<h3>How to contribute?</h3>
88
89			<p>
90			If you finished some nice maps/graphics/whatever, you should contact the
91			developers. They will help you getting your work into the CVS and online
92			on the game server. You can either send what you have made to
93			<tt>support@deliantra.net</tt> or you ask for CVS access.
94			</p>
95
96			<p>
97			You can also contact the developers. See the <a href="contact.html">Contact</a> page.
98			</p>
99
100			<h3>Development Resources</h3>
101
102			<ul>
103			<li>
104			The <a href="testserver.html">testserver.deliantra.net:24 test server</a> which always
105			runs the newest version of server code, maps and archetypes.
106			</li>
107			<li>
108			The <a href="deliantra_vm.html">Deliantra development VM</a>.
109			</li>
110			<li>
111			The <a href="editor.html">Deliantra Editor</a> that is easy to install and use.
112			</li>
113			<li>
114			The <a href="http://maps.deliantra.net/">maps.deliantra.net</a> server
115			with browseable maps.
116			</li>
117			<li>
118			A public <a href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/deliantra.html">
119			CVS repository</a> that contains:
120	sf-dustfinger	1.1	<ul>
121			<li>
122	elmex	1.8	The <a href="server.html">server</a>, in the
123			<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/server/">
124			<code>server/</code></a> directory.
125	sf-dustfinger	1.1	</li>
126			<li>
127	elmex	1.8	The <a href="editor.html">Deliantra Editor</a>, in the
128			<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/gde/">
129			<code>gde/</code></a> directory.
130	sf-dustfinger	1.3	</li>
131			<li>
132	elmex	1.8	The <a href="client.html">Deliantra MORPG Client</a>, in the
133	root	1.10	<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/Deliantra-Client/">
134			<code>Deliantra-Client/</code></a> directory.
135	sf-dustfinger	1.3	</li>
136			<li>
137	elmex	1.8	The <a href="maps.html">maps and archetypes</a>, in the
138			<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/maps/">
139			<code>maps/</code></a> and
140			<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/arch/">
141			<code>arch/</code></a> directories.
142	sf-dustfinger	1.3	</li>
143	elmex	1.8	<li>The Perl plug-ins, in the
144			<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/maps/perl/">
145			<code>maps/perl/</code></a> directory.
146	sf-dustfinger	1.3	</li>
147			<li>
148	elmex	1.8	The Deliantra perl module family, in the
149			<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/Deliantra/">
150			<code>Deliantra/</code></a> directory.
151	sf-dustfinger	1.3	</li>
152			</ul>
153	elmex	1.8	</li>
154			</ul>
155	sf-dustfinger	1.1
156	elmex	1.8	<h3>Development Tutorials</h3>
157
158			<ul>
159			<li><a href='editor_tut.html'>Deliantra Editor and Server Installation Tutorial</a></li>
160			</ul>
161
162			</div>