Hi, I'm a 13-year-old developer, I'm willing to help with the code."

[LexarVSE]

Hi everyone! I’m 13 years old, and I’ve been programming for a few years now. I’m really passionate about creating complex systems and simulations, and that’s exactly what drew me to Thrive. The idea of building an evolution simulator that actually respects science is something I deeply respect.

I have experience with several programming languages and engines:

Godot (GDScript): I’ve been working on my own simulation projects, including a 2D game with conveyor belts and resource management.

C++: I built a voxel engine with instancing and memory optimization (bit masks).

Lua: I created a procedural biome generator for Roblox with 45 biomes and climate simulation.

I’ve also worked with server administration (Docker, Nginx) and basic hardware (ESP-32).

My main interest is in programming — I love optimizing code, solving architectural problems, and making systems feel alive. I’ve already looked through some of the GitHub issues and saw a few marked as “good first issue”. I’d really like to start with one of those to get familiar with the codebase.

A few things about me:

I’m a geography nerd — I used to study maps for hours as a kid, and I still love understanding how systems connect.

I have my own philosophical framework (I call it “The Codex of VSE”) that explores freedom, choice, and creation.

I listen to Lil Peep and play accordion — a weird mix, I know.

I want to contribute to Thrive because I see it as more than just a game. It’s a model of how life, choices, and systems interact. I’m ready to learn, to make mistakes, and to grow as a developer with this project.

If there’s a specific area where you need help — whether it’s fixing bugs, improving performance, or prototyping new mechanics — let me know. I’m also happy to start small and work my way up.

Thank you for reading, and I’m excited to be part of this community.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

Welcome to the forum @LexarVSE ! We are looking forward to you contributing to our codebase.

[Poodelicus (Crazy, Curious, and Stubborn)]

Welcome to the forum, @LexarVSE!

[AnthropocenianAge (𝒜𝓇𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓊𝓇𝒶 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒶 𝒽𝓊𝑔!)]

Welcome to the Thrive Community Forums, @LexarVSE! We hope you enjoy your stay here!

@LexarVSE

play accordion

That is so cool! Maybe you can also compose a piece of accordion music for Thrive?

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

Would Lexar then become the first programmer-musician of Thrive since oliver?

[LexarVSE]

Thank you all for such a warm welcome! I’m really glad to be here.

Yes, I do play the accordion. Maybe one day I’ll try to write some music for Thrive, who knows? Now I’m just learning to play. But first, I want to focus on contributing to the code.

I’m ready to learn and help wherever I can.

And about being “the first programmer-musician after Oliver” — that sounds like a title I’d be happy to live up to!

Thanks again for having me!

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

Um, why did you need to create a new intro thread to post these replies to our questions? You could’ve just replied in the old intro thread.

[hhyyrylainen]

Lexar’s post got caught in the automatic filter but I approved it as it didn’t seem definitely like an AI post. I guess we’ll see real soon if they are a real person or not.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

A “13 year old” using M-dashes does seem rather strange now that I think about it. Also their profile description is suspicious in my eyes.

[LexarVSE]

Sorry, I just didn’t know how to continue the conversation. My writing doesn’t sound very natural because I ask an AI to rewrite my original text fixing errors—since my English isn’t very good.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

Could you perhaps show us how your english is like WITHOUT the AI processing?

[LexarVSE]

I don’t even know how to write properly; I don’t know many words, and I read your conversations using a translator. I actually started studying it properly a month ago on Duolingo. I wrote this text using a translator also

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

Well I suppose it’s better than using AI at least

[Wyatt0609 (Wyatt)]

holy crap your 13 and know C++ danm

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

I suppose the newer generations may be more acquainted with the technology around them like those coding languages

[Wyatt0609 (Wyatt)]

yeah that makes sense

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

I mean, some could say they’d be so acquainted to others helping them with this stuff that ironically they themselves would know little.

[LexarVSE]

It seems to me that C++ is increasingly becoming my favorite programming language.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

I think it should be remembered that Thrive is written mostly in C-Sharp

[LexarVSE]

I think it’s time to contribute to Thrive.