Rhagelstrom Appreciation Thread

[BushViper]

Rhagelstrom doesn't owe me anything and I'm not a schill for him. In fact, we've had some very, very different opinions about a few topics, but having said that.....

I wanted to bring some public attention to how much Rhagelstrom does for the FG community. The guy has his own suite of incredibly useful extensions, but he also has taken over maintenance of a huge number of extensions from creators that are on a break or MIA.

He also updates extensions for creators that haven't had the time to fix problems created by the recent patch(es).

My only concern is that he takes on too much and it burns him out. So, I would like the community to show some appreciation for one of the people who make FGU, objectively, better.

Also, given the fact that many of the extensions that he maintains are free, I am going to pledge a donation to show my own appreciation for his time. I hope that some of you that also use his work and are fortunate enough to be in a good place financially, will do so as well.

[SilentRuin]

I appreciate him. Especially when he incorporates fixes I debug in BCEG or AURA! (SW5E mine exploding days)

[Dudin]

1000%. I remember when I first saw the original BCE post and being blown away at the sudden depth of automation that became possible for a very large amount of frequently used abilities/spells.
It is hard to understate Rhagelstrom's impact.

[Morenu]

First, absolutely Rhagelstrom deserves recognition and respect. He's on my shortlist of top 10 Devs I have used / communicated with.

I had a healthy respect for ALL devs when I first was learning FG and just had to have extensions, but since delving into doing a Mod in PFrpg that started as coding effects for Feats that has morphed into so many other effects, and taken so many hours (although I enjoy it). I have an insane amount of respect for all the Devs and the time (paid ext or not) involved in creating and maintaining their code.

THANK YOU

[GKEnialb]

Great post about a great asset to the community!

[Vass_Dts]

I 10000% support this thread!

Ryan is among those people here who has devoted their time and energy to increase the enjoyment we get out of FG. BCEG (among other things) has been a revelation, just to name one.

Also, the fact that he has also taken some of the brunt of fixing or helping fix a few beloved extensions that their owner has left (at least for the time being; I have no delusions or expectations that he'll keep doing that) is even more noteworthy.

BushViper, I commend you for this thread. I'm by no means rich, but I'm in a good enough place financially to be able follow your suggestion. And I too invite everyone to do the same if able. For that matter, I'll also say this: These were a couple of particularly challenging months for extension devs. If you appreciate their work and feel they have enhanced your experience, donate. Even if their extensions weren't free. They don't ask for it. They'll probably urge you not to do it. But if you are able to, at least buy them a coffee.

[rhagelstrom]

Thank you all

[Trenloe]

Thank you @rhagelstrom for your herculean contributions and thank you @BushViper for starting this thread.

[Ludd_G]

Thank you!