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Ryzom Forge meeting's agenda - 18th of april 2016

on IRC (freenode) #ryzomforge
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ryzomforge

1 Communication & Marketing Group

2 Lore Group

3 Event Group

4 Translation Group

5 Support Group

6 Dev Group

7 Ark Group

8 Level Design Group

9 Graphics Group

10 Music Group

1 Groupe Communication & Marketing

1.1 Ryzom sur Steam
Nous attendons toujours que l'équipe de Steam nous crée les packets manquants sans lesquels il n'est pas possible de s'abonner à Ryzom via Steam, ce qui nous oblige à reporter la sortie de Ryzom. Nous ne pouvons donc pas encore donner de date définitive de sortie, vu que ça ne dépend pas de nous.

Le travail pour Steam a bloqué pendant des mois presque toutes les groupes, et comme chacun de nos projet nécessite l'intervention de plusieurs groupes, beaucoup de projets se sont trouvés en pause. Là, nous commençons doucement à tout relancer, ce qui va permettre aussi aux projets de RF, qui étaient en attente de l'aide d'autres groupes, de redémarrer.C'est pourquoi il y a peu de nouvelles à annoncer aux réunions en ce moment, mais ce n'est que temporaire, la machine redémarre.

3 Event Group

The Event Team is strongly understaffed and in big need of new animators to help to provide regular events. If you enjoy playing role or writing stories, join us! Help of everyone will be very useful and appreciated. To know more about it: http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/22046/ 

4 Translation Group

Translation Team is recruiting!
We're looking for translators / proofreaders to English (3 FR => EN), to German (2), to Spanish (2), to Russian (2) and to French (2).
If you're interested, send a mail to: volunteer@ryzom.com mentionning you're applying for the Translation Team.

6 Dev Group

6.1 Bug: account creation with Mac OSX client
It was impossible to create an account with OS X client. In fact, certificate was already under OS X, this leads to OpenSSL returning an error saying that we were trying to add it twice. It's fixed.

6.2 Ryzom forge testing server
Ryzon Forge really needs is own testing server, this will give him more possibilities that with only Yubo. This is a call for dev group, both internal and Ryzom Forge side.
Having an accessible Ryzom shard could allow us to go deeply in our work, more test, more fix (like unimplemented weapon) etc.

6.3 "Blender Exporting" tool

Q: I didn't follow for real those last few weeks : what is the situation of the new graphic tools?
A: Tamarea: I need to contact Kaetemi to know how it is going. Steam took a lot of my time. Kaetemi still needs designer or 3D artist to try his tool to see what needs to be improved. The first feedback i got is, we should add to this tool an user manual. The tool has been created, its manual is still missing (should be written by Kaetemi) and a maximum of testers to allow him to improve this tool.

Q: Which tool?
A: Creation of the free (cc-by-SA) tool "Blender Exporting"
This tool, usable on all platforms, aims at allowing computer graphics designers to do without 3DsMax (paid software) by exporting directly their graphic productions from Blender and other software to NeL, Ryzom's free engine.
Blender Exporting development was funded by Winch Gate, the company that owns Ryzom.

The first phase, under trial, is the exporting tool itself. It converts Blender models to the NeL format without needed too much interaction with the artists.

The second phase, in progress, consists in creating a properties and mesh editor, to allow the artists to specify advanced effects for the mesh (like reflections on models, the wind on trees, etc).

The third phase will consist in creating the Zone editor.
While awaiting for the end of the tests, it can be compiled there: https://bitbucket.org/ryzom/ryzomcore/commits/all ). It can also be downloaded through ryzom_tools_static_*.zip on this page http://ryzom.kervala.net/clients/.

8 Level Design Group

PtitBill: Level-Design is returning to active service, some projects were in sleep caused by Steam, but they are going back. for the next meeting, I will submit a new occupation project from Lapiaz : Fireworks maker. The preparation of this project is already advance. - the resumption of our activities will allow Deed to continue as well as Zendae and Bastien.
In our on-going project, their is also the fishing occupation from Depyraken and especially encyclopedia rites.
I don't forget project proposals, they are also waiting for validation.
And of course, if you have some ideas for missions or anything you would like to see on Atys, contact me : ptitbill@ryzom.com or IG mail.
I have nothing to add, we were looking for Ark, Dev, Graphics, Music teams, I'm taking back my pilgrim's staff and knocking at everydoor i need for my missing "on-going" projects. I will go to these both teams, I have a lot of things to ask. (I would like to put sounds to the new things).

Q: what about "La firme" event?
R : La Firme event is related with Ark Team. Ark team was waiting for devs who were busy with Steam.