​​Interviews

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29.01.2020 Interview with Wired Pro :Deutschland:

.:Deutschland: is one of the most experienced Wired professionals in the German-speaking Habbo Hotel. We were allowed to learn some interesting things about him!

What got you so excited about Wireds that you started doing it, and what was your startup like with Wireds?

I think it was 2013 when there was a contest with Wireds. At that time the contest was called Game Maker Contest or something, I think. At that time I didn't know much about Wireds and that was also the moment when I started to get involved with them. I saw a lot of creative work from the other participants and thus saw for the first time that you can definitely do more with Wireds. At least at this point I was inspired for the first time to create something "new" with Wireds.
Of course, in the beginning you don't know anything about Wireds, so my "skill" was still very low and I could only do basic things like: - Step on object - Move furniture - Habbo says something - Teleport - and so on.

I think around 2015 I built my first UserGame (HabboEvent) and then also directly provided an event at the Midsummer Festival - my big incentive: There was an additional badge for the hosts of the Midsummer Festival, haha. So basically because of a badge an event was built. As far as I can remember, this was a kind of Guitar Hero. And then, of course, everything started to take its course and I pretty much just spent my time with Wireds....

How did you become a pro? Was it a long road or are there even tricks you can use to become a pro faster?

I guess everyone has to figure this out for themselves. I learned just about everything on my own and tried things out. I tested a new combination here and there and just tested things for fun. So then came new ideas, whereupon also new games followed. However, I have also learned things from others, or seen things that I have never seen and thus also applied and tested. So the knowledge has increased little by little, but still far from "complete". Because I believe that at Wireds you never stop learning.

For me, it certainly took a few years to become one of the better Wired artists.
The only thing I would recommend is to try to do everything on your own first. If you can't do it at all, watch tutorials or ask someone who knows how to do it for help. But it's important, even if you got help - most of the time you don't adjust it yourself, so you forget it faster. Therefore, try to adjust everything yourself if possible, or repeat things several times and always be aware of what you are adjusting. Alternatively, tools like videos, or texts (here e.g. a really great thing: EasyWired), are very helpful for many people, everyone has to find out for themselves! :D

Do you have a favorite Wired that you like to use or is there one that you find most useful or use the most?

Definitely the Wired: Effect: Furniture takes state and position (Posi Wired). This is by far the one I used the most, because you can do just about anything with this Wired. You can do so many different things with it that you can't even imagine.

Would you want wireds that don't exist yet, what would they be or do you think everything is covered with the current wireds?

I would find wireds such as condition: Habbo is on furniture type + negative version very interesting. So you could e.g. determine, if the player is NOT on a color tile and uses the lever, to trigger an x-any effect. I think something like that would be feasible and would bring a lot of new options. There are certainly x-thousands of ideas that could be implemented, but unfortunately I can't think of anything else right now.

There are several wired games in the hotel, but which ones do you like the most in terms of wired settings?

I like games that are very complex and cost a lot of wireds. I also like "bigger" games, or better known ones, like Base Wars or Fireball. The settings are not difficult if you know how, but they are still complex. Don't know if anyone else knows this, but I also liked Color Flash. smile

What is the best way to avoid errors, and if any do occur, how would you go about fixing them, keyword: troubleshooting?

It is best to adjust step by step, starting at the start of the game and testing the process again and again. Test every new part that is added. It can always happen that an error occurs somewhere. In my opinion, it is best to look for the cause first: Problem search; Cause - what is going wrong? Is it a wrongly colored tile? That way I don't have to look at the Teleport Wireds. When does the error occur? Important features to look at to be able to determine where the error is occurring. Then run through the processes several times to keep track of the Wired stacks at the same time, when the error occurs and which stacks are activated at that time. Then you can start to act and check and process the wrong wireds. Afterwards test the whole process again and hope that it works now! :D If not... You just have to go troubleshooting again :)

How can you expand your horizons in Wireds if you are already very good with Wireds?​

I think you can never know enough about Wireds. Something new always comes along at some point. If not in the DE, then maybe in the English hotel. So my suggestion: Maybe look at and play games and events in other hotels. In Finnish there were also some great creators! There are also games that I have never seen in German. Feel free to join! ;)

Every now and then you find a few bugs on Wireds. Is there a good way to find them out?

I would say, in an emergency do not despair, Surab (surab1996) ask. Hahaha, ... and otherwise just rack your own brains about why something like that happens and for what reasons ...  :D

You notice very often that Wired professionals complement each other, e.g. what one knows, the other didn't and vice versa. Do you think it is possible to become an "all-rounder" or is there someone in the Habbo Hotel, internationally speaking, for whom this could be true?

Yes, I actually believe that there are some all-rounders who can do (almost) everything! In the German hotel, in my opinion, e.g. Sternthomas2, -SensenMann- , Invictus,x , & some more belong to the most experienced people. Internationally, Juancha23!! from the Spanish hotel was my role model. He was also a great inspiration for me, as he always created great new stuff with the Wireds himself. However, there is no one who is perfect. Everyone can sometimes not know one thing and learn from the other, or even make a mistake. No human is perfect, we are not machines. :)

Thank you for the interesting interview!

gladly <3