Azim was the first CS-team member after Contex. Before he became a team member, he has hosted his own cs-server. Because of that I will ask him some questions and perform a small interview:

Hi Azim, please tell us a little bit about you.

Hello, I am sudying computer science at the university of karlsruhe and since the beginning of creepsmash.de I have been in the developing team.

Where, how and since when did you notice creepsmash?

In the middle of july 2008, during my exam preperations. At first I played some flash td games before I discovered creep smash, fortunately on towerdefensehq.de

What do you like about Creepsmash?

I like playing with other people via internet.

For what reason did you start developing Creepsmash?

Because it was written in java. In the beginning the hft-stuttgart server crashed a lot and for longer periods of time. Since this was occuring a lot I had started writing my own Cs-Server for all cs-addicted users. After a short time I switched to helping Contex and the creepsmash.de project;-)

What is your function in the Creepsmash team?

I do everything that should be done. More recently, I spend most of my time on the server code.

How much time did you spend on Creepsmash?

Nearly 2-3 hours per day.

The development of creepsmash carries right on, which features would you like to see in the following versions?

There will be a all vs all game mode and a new point system. We will no longer use the elo-system, score will be based on ranking.i would try to make an observation mode but that is very complicated and would make the source code sloppier than it is at the moment.

How important are the communities’ suggestions to the development team?

The community is very important for us, because without the community the game wouldn’t be as good as it is at this time. everything we do is for the community and we try to incorporate their suggestions to the best of our ability…Some of the proposals are sadly very difficult to add. Before we will add more new features we have to remove most of the bugs that disturb the gameplay and make users sad.

What features do you miss the most in Creepsmash?

A game observation mode. Some user information like a player’s profile and clan support,…

Is there a team player mode expected in the future?

There is unfortunatly no clear decision from the community how a team mode has to look. We have to work out a clear definition how it will have to work before we add this feature.

Where do you see creepsmash if you look six months in the future?

Many new players, More new maps in a game that is more fun than at the moment.

What problems do you have as a developer?

A very hard to upgrade source code. New features have to been added on the same function every time so this function is getting longer and longer. Additionally this function is getting more and more complicated everytime we add a new feature.

What is your motivation to improve creepsmash?

The huge community and the lovely team members :D

How often do you play creepsmash currently?

3-4 times a week.

Do you have fun during playing?

Definitely!

Do you have a favorite map?

I am playing mostly RANDOM. I like short maps. My favorite map is NOVA.

Thank you for your time! Is there anything you would like to say in closing?

Thanks to the great community, for their help and game promotion and without them the game wouldn’t be where it is at the moment.

Thanks to contex for his basic work, without that the project would not have been possible…