Last week, we showed Part 1 of the Demigod behind the scenes documentary, and Part 2 is now ready. This latest video was recorded in the early morning hours with some of the game and Impulse team.
That little pond should be extended into a moat. With alligators. Hungry ones. Or at least sharks with frickin' laser beams.
Actually there's a monster turtle in there, codename: nessie.
Pic or it didn't happen
I have heard of such a turtle but have not seen it (yet).
Have you seen the gigantic spider though? https://forums.wincustomize.com/?aid=313453
Well, Ironclad, the developpers of Sins of a Sorra empire, game published by Stardock, are canadians ....
If Stardock pays that much I would be extremely interested in a position writing client/server code. According to the latest Game Developer Salary Survey, this is not the case. Since these individuals are not entirely game developers it's possible they fall under system architects and software engineers, or quality assurance, that doesn't get the salary anywhere close to what the average is.
Source: http://www.seriousgamessource.com/item.php?story=23264
"average American game industry salary in 2008 of $79,000, a 7% increase from 2007’s figure of nearly $74,000."
Programming: programmers are the highest paid talent next to high-end businesspeople, with an average annual salary of $85,024. Experience pays in this role, as those with greater than six years of experience earned 26% more than the average annual salary.
Art & Animation: artists – averaging a $69,532 salary, nonetheless, 28% of art directors reported lower salaries than the previous year. But these more experienced, higher status artists also tend to earn at least 35% more than those with less experience and lower title.
Game Design: averaging $67,379, design positions sprouted an average $3,730 over last year.
Production: of all the game development disciplines, production – with a salary average overall of $82,905 – is the most welcoming to women, with 21% of the workforce made up of females – more than twice the industry average.
Quality Assurance: testers with less than three years experience make up the largest percentage of this segment – 46%. Quality assurance is the lowest paid of the game development disciplines, averaging $39,571 – almost flat to 2007
Audio: sound designers as a group earned 6% more than they did in 2007, up $4,758 on average over last year to $78,167. 74% of audio developers reported that their salaries increased over 2007.
Business & Marketing: the business field as a whole remains the highest compensated group in game development - with an average salary of $102,143 - and also receives the highest amount of additional compensation.
So before assuming they are paid well because they work hard, realize that these individuals have to have extensive experience to get what you feel they deserve to be making. Many of them will work for less because they'd rather do something they enjoy than do something they don't and get paid more. It's a rough industry with a high turnover rate. For these people to be there 9 years is credit to them. Though if they were exclusively a game publisher the odds of them existing that long is a lot less likely.
It's not always about money and job security - there's also pride. This is a GREAT game that is having a very bumpy start. When you've created something that gets such fanfare and reviews, you live through it and want it to succeed. The developers and support staff have put way too much into DG to let it die on the vine. As long as us (players/fans) and Stardock have their back, they'll work hard to keep improving DG to be the best it can be.
I dont know about other people but when i work, no matter the pay, as long as the job is tolerable i do the best damn job i can do. Even back to my McJob i had pride for my customer service skills. There are people out there who see their work as their fingerprint. If my name was on a game i helped design, i sure hell would do anyhting i could to make it succeed.