BWL welcomes its first Distinguished Developer! Options

[Baronius]

The title Distinguished Developer is awarded to the best mod developers of the Black Wyrm's Lair. The nominated member must meet very strict criteria. The most important ones are as follows:

• Active membership at any of the departments of the Black Wyrm's Lair at the time of nomination
• At least 1 year of active membership at the Department of Mod Development of BWL
• Comprehensive and thorough knowledge of at least one Infinity Engine game as a player
• At least 3 years of experience in a theoretical or practical field of Infinity Engine game mod development
• At least 1 big and/or complex, stable and practically bug-free released mod for an Infinity Engine game
• At least one other released Infinity Engine game mod, stable and practically bug-free

These are necessary, but not sufficient criteria. Other factors (such as the presence of creativity in mods) can be taken into account as well. The title Distinguished Developer is permanent and may not be rescinded from its holder by the Council of the Black Wyrm's Lair or by any other person, department or organization.

On the ocassion of announcing the new title, Distinguished Developer, the Council of the Black Wyrm's Lair would also like to award it to its first holder, our dear member and powerful developer, Sikret!

Sikret's masterpiece, Improved Anvil has become the metaphor of ultimate tactical challenges in the Infinity Engine mod developer community. Tactical challenges, which tax the patience of even the most experienced players, yet also offer a possibility for less skilled tacticians to learn hard while improving their tactical skills in a stupendous degree. It also opens brand-new dimensions of gaming experience, improving and extending the original Baldur's Gate II content in very many aspects. Improved Anvil alloys seamless technical implementation with the excellence of improved content and brand-new playing possibilities.

Sikret has also contributed to several projects by creating ready-to-use content or by offering useful, modern advice.

Please accept my congratulations, Sikret!

[WizWom]

Oh, my goodness, so, what, Sorcerer's Place, Team BG, Gibberlings 3, Power Plane Group, Chosen of MYstra - all those communities aren't "real"?

Sikret, chill out a bit. Accept that there are other modders with skill who are spending a lot of effort to make their visions come true.

IA is an astonishing mod in scope and effort. But, all in all, it is just a fun way to pass time. Probably wasn't the smartest thing to turn down real money to work on IA, but it's your life. Maybe you think work on IA will get you an "in" into a game devel position, or something, not really important.

Congratulations on the work, it's worth recognizing as important. But don't disrespect the other dedicated modders, please.