Echoes of Barenziah

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Echoes of Barenziah - Join us!

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Echoes!

What are some of the benefits of joining the team?
> Have a voice in character, location, story, and quest design for a fan-favorite faction!
> Build on existing groundwork from a decade's worth of community modding.
> Supporting roles available outside of creating the mod itself, so modding knowledge isn't strictly necessary.
> Roles available with varying time commitment and leadership levels.
> Concrete release date goals keep the project moving, fresh, and exciting.
> Concrete project timeline to make time commitment manageable.
> Project coordination by a professional management team committed to the project from start to finish.
> Opportunities for mentorship.

What should I know or do before applying?

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TENTATIVE RELEASE DATES:
NOVEMBER 11, 2021 (Alpha)
FEBRUARY 22, 2022 (Major Update)
JULY 9, 2022 (Beta)

What makes a truly great thief? Acquiring mountains of stolen loot, demonstrating incomparable skill, having the freedom to do and take whatever one pleases? Are the best thieves legendary and infamous, do they operate alone and unknown, or do they spin tales so that the truth isn’t all it seems?

In development since 2020, Echoes of Barenziah is a The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mod that asks the player to consider what – and who – makes good thieves. By building on existing lore and a decade of fan favorite community-created content, the mod seeks to transform the vanilla Thieves Guild into a more complex, rewarding, and immersive faction.

More information:
skyrimthieves.fandom.com/Project_Primer

Administrative Details

Preferred name or screenname *

Discord username (if you have one)

Reddit username (if you have one and would like to disclose)

Nexus username (if you have one and would like to disclose)

Preferred contact method *

Discord

Other:

Required

Your Skills

We welcome expressions of interest from all skill- and knowledge-levels.

I am generally interested in... (more specifics are asked below)

Administration

Communications

Community Management

Environment Design

Implementation (CK)

Implementation (xEdit, plugin merging, other utilities)

Level Design

Patching

Porting

Playtesting or QA

Scripting or coding

Sound and music design

Translating

Visual arts (2D)

Visual arts (3D)

Voice acting

Writing

Other:

I work best...

Independently

On set tasks with deadlines provided

On a small team of collaborators working on the same piece

With complete creative control/direction on my piece

Other:

I want to be involved as a(n)... *

Area lead (area decision-making, direction)

Mentor (acting as a support to entry-level or "student" contributors)

Core team member (larger involvement and creative control)

Casual team member (assigned smaller, concrete tasks)

Playtester

Porter (to Classic/Legendary)

Porter (to XBOX)

Translator

Resource (for troubleshooting, questions, etc.), but NOT for tasks

Other:

Required

If you are available for translation, which language(s)?

Chinese

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Other:

I would like to mention that I am a...

Dashing rogue

Lore buff

Hobbyist

Modding newbie

Memelord

Mod author

Professional

Student

Stormcloak

Tea-loving granny

Other:

What can you offer? Summarize what you can bring to the project. *

What is most exciting to you about this project? (optional)

What worries or hesitations do you have about this project? (optional)

Would you like to disclose or request accommodations for a disability, difference, or other information? All information shared here is confidential and will not be used in exclusionary ways.

If available/applicable, please link to any sample(s) of your work. (optional)

Software and Platforms

I am comfortable using the following tools at a BEGINNER or BASIC level

xEdit

Creation Kit

Google suite

Discord

Other:

I am comfortable using the following tools at an INTERMEDIATE or NOVICE level

xEdit

Creation Kit

Google suite

Discord

Other:

I am comfortable using the following tools at an EXPERIENCED or EXPERT level

xEdit

Creation Kit

Google suite

Discord

Other:

Preferred Role(s)

I can help with the following QA areas...

Bugfixing

File cleaning and merging

Patches

Playtesting (PC Special Edition) (for bugs)

Playtesting (PC Special Edition) (to provide mid-project feedback on WIP features)

Other:

If you can help with patching specific mod(s), please list...

I can help with the following ADMINISTRATIVE aspects...

Administrative leadership

Project coordination or management

General administrative support

Double-checking asset use permissions and credits lists

Maintaining team documents, files, and Google Drive

Coordinating/compiling team and community updates

Coordinating bug fixes

Task check-ins and team management

Setting up shared accounts (such as email, Casting Club) and maintaining login information

Other:

I can help with the following VISUAL ARTISTIC areas...

Visual arts leadership/direction

2D graphics (promotional)

2D graphics (textures)

3D graphics (creating new assets)

Character design (appearance - adults)

Character design (appearance - children)

Screenshot production

Video production

Other:

I can help with the following LEVEL DESIGN areas...

Level/environment design leadership

Enemies and encounter zones

Environment design (exterior)

Environment design (interior - layouts)

Environment design (interior - decoration and/or cluttering)

Environment design (lighting, image spaces, effects)

Level design (dungeons)

Level design (heists)

Loot placement

Other:

I can help with the following WRITING areas...

Writing leadership

Writing (spelling and grammar QA)

Writing (character dialogue)

Writing (lore writing or lore buff)

Writing (quests)

Writing (in-game materials such as notes and books)

Writing (mod description, documentation, promotional)

Writing (wiki)

Other:

I can help with the following COMMUNICATIONS or COMMUNITY areas...

Communications and community management leadership

Communications (Discord creation and setup)

Community management (Discord admin)

Community management (Discord moderator)

Community management (Updates and point-of-contact)

Community management (Nexus forums and page monitoring)

Communications (internal)

Communications (point-of-contact for voice actors and other external partners)

Other:

I can help with the following SOUND DESIGN areas...

Music and sound design leadership/direction

Music (creating completely new tracks)

Music (creating remasters of or new takes on existing tracks)

Music (identifying existing tracks)

Music (designing track lists for locations)

Sound design (level sound design such as sound marker placement and acoustic space)

Voice acting (ambient or generic)

Other:

I can help with the following CODING areas...

Scripting and coding leadership/direction (or coordination)

Scripting (general)

Scripting (items and effects)

Scripting (quests and character implementation)

Scripting (troubleshooting)

Other:

I can help with the following IMPLEMENTATION areas...

Implementation leadership/direction (or coordination)

Navmeshing

Creation Kit entry (characters and quests)

Creation Kit entry (weapons and armor)

Creation Kit entry (voice and dialogue)

Implementation (planning and design)

Implementation (story manager)

Implementation (weapons and armor)

Other:

What are you most interested in or excited about? (optional)

Of the locations or features in the project primer, is there something you are particularly interested in working on? (optional)

Anything else we should know?

Thank you for your interest!

We will aim to get back to you by June 6, 2021.

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