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At DarksideRP, we strive to inspire player creativity and provide an environment for brand new adventures within our old favorite game titles.

In order to provide the best roleplay experience for our community, we run purely on the passion and dedication of our talented volunteer team. From community representation to content development, we offer a variety of opportunities where you can share your skills and passions with the community. Whether you can write creative articles, shoot and edit tutorial footage, develop stunning game mods, or just enjoy maintaining a positive presence in our community forums, there is likely a place for you here. If you feel that you are up to the challenge and want to be part of a volunteer team that serves one of the best online roleplaying communities on the internet, send us your application today!

Position	Division	Responsibility	Status
Developer	Atlas	Staff	Open
Developer	GTA5	Staff	Open
Developer	RDR2	Staff	Side Project
Developer	Ark	Staff	Side Project
Developer	Conan Exiles	Staff	Side Project
Admin	SandboxRP	Staff	Open
Admin	Wargames	Staff	Open
3D Artist	SandboxRP	Staff	Open
Discord Rep	SandboxRP	Volunteer	Open
Discord Rep	Wargames	Volunteer	Open
Curator (2D Art)	Darkside	Volunteer	Open
Curator (Creative)	Darkside	Volunteer	Open
Curator (Editorial)	Darkside	Volunteer	Open
Curator (Video)	Darkside	Volunteer	Open

Content Coder

Server Development

Skillset	Status
Atlas	Open
GTA5	Open
RDR2	Open
Ark	Side Project
Conan Exiles	Side Project

Duties and Responsibilities

Attend weekly team meetings to discuss project direction.
Develop, implement, and support content consistent with the project vision.
Collaborate with other members to build clean, optimized and maintainable code.
Optimize and refine systems throughout the development cycle of the project.
Diagnose any issues and correct the mistakes made by external sources.
Keep team asset repositories updated and organized.
Regularly update and debug content as needed.

Requirements

Mature, responsible and 18 years or older.
At least 6 months of proven experience in game design/ programming.
Proficient with the languages and skills required to complete the project:

Unreal Development

Proficient with visual scripting in UE4 and able to implement projects modifying existing systems.
The ability to create fluid UI and UX, post-processing effects and particle systems.
A basic understanding of materials and meshes to better coordinate with the art team.
Additional skills in level, AI, and combat design prefered.
Previous experienced working within the Ark or Atlas Devkit preferred.

RAGE Development

Proficient with LUA, SQL, Javascript/ JQUERY, HTML, CSS. Knowledge of C# preferred.
Understanding of parallelization and optimization based on core threading concepts.
Understanding of Event Handlers and their interactions with multiple threads.
Understanding of MVC model, client/server division and unification.
Proficient with creating items with a dynamic framing when designing GUI.

A game design-oriented mindset with an eye for detail and desire for quality.
Excellent team communication, technical & problem solving skills.
Highly self motivated, dependable and able to meet realistic deadlines.
Able to provide, receive and integrate constructive feedback during development.
Positivity, enthusiasm and passion for gaming and online roleplay.

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3D Artist

Graphic Art

Skillset	Status
Atlas & Ark	Open

Duties and Responsibilities

Attend weekly team meetings to discuss project direction.
Produce efficient game-ready assets according to project specifications.
Understand current game style and be able to replicate for consistency.
Ensure assets are properly imported to project and working as intended.
Conduct internal QA, assuring that all assets are implemented with correct naming conventions and meet all technical requirements.
Diagnose any issues and correct the mistakes made by external sources.
Work fast and collaborate with team members to complete goals.
Keep team asset repositories updated and organized.
Regularly update and debug assets as needed.

Requirements

Mature, responsible and 18 years or older.
At least 6 months of proven experience in digital art.
Proficient in basic modeling, texturing and materials.

Basic Modeling

Proficient with 3D modeling software (such as Blender, Maya and/or Zbrush).
Able to optimize mesh topography to minimize resource consumption.
Understand “normals” and how to properly orient them.
Understand how to test a mesh in-engine, and make adjustments as needed.
Be willing to problem solve and troubleshoot thoroughly.

Texturing and Materials

Proficient with texturing software (such as substance designer/painter or 3D Coat.)
Experienced with graphic editing software (such as Photoshop, Gimp or Clip Studio.)
Understand “UV Maps” and be able to generate them from existing meshes.
Understand Normal Maps, Specular Maps, and Texture Maps, and how to apply them.
Be able to recognize which maps are needed by the project’s specific engine.

Equipment Rigging & Animation

Equipment Rigging skills are not required but are preferred.

Proficient with 3D modeling software (such as Blender, Maya and/or Zbrush).
Experienced with animation software such as Houdini.
Understand basic “weighting”, “skinning”, and “rigging”.
Have a basic understanding of UE4, and how to import skeletal meshes.

Understanding and experience in running 3D asset QA.
Strong communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team environment
Highly self motivated, dependable and able to meet realistic deadlines.
Able to provide, receive and integrate constructive feedback during development.
Positivity, enthusiasm and passion for gaming and online roleplay.

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Server Admin

Community Support

Skillset	Status
Sandbox RP	Open
Wargames	Open

Duties and Responsibilities

Requirements

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Discord Moderator

Community Representation

Skillset	Status
SandboxRP	Open
Wargames	Open

Community Volunteer Position This is considered a volunteer, non-staff, community position due to the lower level of responsibility and activity requirement.
This position is best suited for community members who would like to help without the pressure of daily responsibility.

Duties and Responsibilities

Engage the community and steer conversation toward fun and positivity.
Provide general assistance and basic technical support to the community.
Regularly participate and encourage conversation on the discord, forum and reddit.
Moderate user-generated content on official Darkside hubs to enforce community guidelines.
Represent and uphold the standards established by DarksideRP at all times.

Requirements

Mature, level-headed and 21 years or older.
Proficient in the use of Discord, and Web Forums.
Regular participation in the community and a clean player record.
Strong English comprehension, written and verbal communication skills.
Positivity, enthusiasm and passion for gaming and online roleplay.
Previous customer service and/or moderation experience preferred.
Patience. A lot of it.

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Skilled Creator

Content Curation

Skillset	Status
Writing (Creative)	Open
Writing (Journalistic)	Open
Video Production	Open
Graphic Design & 2D Art	Open

Curators are a non-staff position that help to enhance DarksideRP with their talents, ideas and dedication. Since this is not a staff position, it also has a lot less responsibility and expectation. When there’s opportunities to help, they’re posted in the curator channels and each curator can choose take on as many or as few of those tasks as they’d like. Some of these tasks can include writing news or wiki articles, writing quest text and puzzles for events, creating simple art or graphics for posts or GUI elements, or community compilation video editing. During development, Curators who are approved testers are even asked to play test and help us balance the new content.

Duties and Responsibilities

Routinely check curator channels for volunteer opportunities.
Contribute time according to your schedule and interest in the available projects.
Complete the tasks or projects that you’ve chosen to claim in a timely manner.
Abide by the Curator NDA and keep the upcoming content a secret.

Requirements

Mature, responsible and 18 years or older.
A clean player record with no prior server offenses.
A portfolio or examples of past work displaying your skillset.
Strong English comprehension, written and verbal communication skills.
Positivity, enthusiasm and passion for gaming and online roleplay.
Prior playtime on previous seasons of Darkside preferred.

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NDA Tester

Beta Testing

Skillset	Status
Atlas	Open
Eco	Pending

Duties and Responsibilities

Attend scheduled testing events and complete assigned tasks.
Follow directions, stay on task and collect the required data for the current test.
Uncover bugs and issues within the content, replicate them and create records.
Help determine the meta so we can better balance the systems for RP.
Abide by the Beta Tester NDA and keep the upcoming content a secret.

Requirements

Mature, responsible and 18 years or older.
Prior playtime on previous seasons of Darkside Atlas.
A clean player record with no prior server offenses.
Regular participation on the community discord or forum.
The desire to prioritize roleplay over gameplay and PvP.
Positivity, enthusiasm and passion for gaming and online roleplay.
Strong communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team environment

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Join uS

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Content Coder

Server Development

3D Artist

Graphic Art

Server Admin

Community Support

Discord Moderator

Community Representation

Skilled Creator

Content Curation

NDA Tester

Beta Testing

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