Dev

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The founding developers

Wurm Online was originally created by Rolf Janssen (Rolf) and Markus Persson (Notch). Up until 2007 Notch and Rolf continued to work together on the game; developing the client and server sides respectively. In 2007 Notch retired, but Rolf continued working on the game and created the Client Development Team to continue improving the client.

What do developers do?

Developers are responsible for a vast array of things from fixing bugs to creating graphics, maintaining the website, managing sysadmin and much more. They directly affect the game by making changes to code, adding content, and altering how things work.

Employed developers

• Rolf - Owner & Database and Server developer
• Saroman - Art Developer
• MaxC/Maximusi - Game Server Admin
• Retrograde - Community Relations Coordinator

Volunteers

• Budda - Server Developer, Client Developer
• Wollschaf - Client Developer
• saytheb - Client Developer
• Darkfilo - Client Developer
• Taufiq - Server Developer, Client Developer
• Egal - Server admin, Server Developer, Client Developer
• Zcul a.k.a. Andreas - Server Developer, Client Developer
• Tich - Server Developer
• Heroic - Client Developer
• Anshar - Client Developer
• Warlander - Server Developer, Client Developer
• Brqqq - Server Developer, Client Developer
• Keenan - Server Developer, Client Developer
• Tamlin - Server Developer, Client Developer

Retired developers, Thanks guys!

• Notch - Founder / Client programmer
• DragonM - Coordinator, client development team
• Jake Lear - Artist
• Inventor - Artist
• Ron Smits - Server programmer
• Mortimar - Content Manager / Graphics
• Mrbloodworth - Lead Art developer
• Kilean a.k.a Haraldstern - Client programmer
• Athero - Art developer
• Taliesin a.k.a Doughboy - Sound Developer
• Wintermute - Client developer
• Cryptik - Client Developer
• Kinoss - Art Developer
• Gurubear - Webmaster and Music
• Faeran - Sound developer, created Wurm video.
• Snowtech - Client developer
• Dashiva - Lead client development
• Dipse - Client Developer
• Redbaron_Johan - PR / Marketing
• Wox - Art Developer
• Erikn - Server developer
• Haradur - Client developer
• Tamlin - Server Developer, Client Developer

See also ...

• Rolf's blog post fo 2012-08-22