#Contributing to BitBurner

##In General
The game is made better because the community as a whole speaks up about
ways to improve the game. Here's some of the ways you can make your voice
heard:
 - [Discord](https://discordapp.com)
   There is a dedicated Discord instance set up for more free-form chats
   between all members of the community. Regular players, heavy scripters,
   BitBurner contributors, and everyone in between can be found on the
   server.
 - [Github Issues](https://github.com/danielyxie/bitburner/issues)
   Although the term "issues" can have a negative connotation, they are a
   means of communicating with the community. A new Issue can be a
   interesting new feature that you feel would improve the game. It could be
   an unexpected behavior within the game. Or because the game is about
   scripting perhaps there is something that is conflicting with the
   browser's Javascript interaction. So please do not be afraid to open a
   [new issue](https://github.com/danielyxie/bitburner/issues/new).

##As a Developer
To contribute to BitBurner code, you will need to have
[NodeJS](https://nodejs.org) installed. When installing NodeJS, a utility
called `npm` is installed as well.

Before submitting your code for a pull request, please try to follow these
rules:
 - Work in a branch forked from `dev` to isolate the new code
 - Ensure you have latest from the [game's main
   repository](danielyxie/bitburner@dev)
 - Rebase your branch if necessary
 - Run the game locally to test out your changes
 - When submitting the pull request, make sure that the base fork is
   _danielyxie/bitburner_ and the base is _dev_.

##As a Documentor
To contribute to BitBurner documentation, you will need to have Python
installed, along with [Sphinx](http://www.sphinx-doc.org).

Before submitting your code for a pull request, please try to follow these
rules:
 - Work in a branch forked from `dev` to isolate the new code
 - Ensure you have latest from the [game's main
   repository](danielyxie/bitburner@dev)
 - Rebase your branch if necessary
 - When submitting the pull request, make sure that the base fork is
   _danielyxie/bitburner_ and the base is _dev_.