From 7b5c321def904255d215d9f8fa63c498768bec55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 21:01:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Suggest discussing changes on Discord before starting contributions --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6548f80f55..348b1db8af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ and package it. ## Contributing +OpenRS2 is still in the early stages of development. The current focus is on +building underlying infrastructure, such as the deobfuscator, rather than +game content. This approach will make it much quicker to build game content in +the long run, but it does mean OpenRS2 won't be particularly useful in the short +term. + +If you're interested in contributing new features, you should discuss your +plans in our [Discord][discord] server first. I have rough plans in my head for +the future development direction. Communicating beforehand will avoid the need +for significant changes to be made at the code review stage and make it less +likely for your contribution to be dropped entirely. + ### Code style All source code must be formatted with [IntelliJ IDEA][idea]'s built-in