Access Tiers
Access to source is based on what you give back to the community.
| Tier | Source access | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 2014 source (178 heroes) + 2019 source (213 heroes) | Join the Discord and create a Git account |
| Contributor | 2014 + 2019 + 2021 source (up to 232 heroes) | Get one contribution merged |
| Core | Everything Contributors get, plus review rights and early access to future updates | Hand-picked by the team |
Becoming a Contributor
Section titled “Becoming a Contributor”- Pick a task from the task board of the 2014 or 2019 source.
- Work on it in your own fork.
- Open a pull request.
- Once it is reviewed and merged, you are promoted to Contributor.
See How to Contribute for the details.
Staying a Contributor
Section titled “Staying a Contributor”Contributor status stays active as long as you keep contributing. If you have no merged contribution for 60 days, you get a reminder first. If nothing comes after that, you move back to Public. One new merged contribution brings you back.
Becoming Core
Section titled “Becoming Core”Core members are chosen by the team. They are regular contributors whose work is reliable, and they help review pull requests from others.
Future updates
Section titled “Future updates”New updates go to the higher tiers first. Over time, older updates move down to the lower tiers:
- Core gets the newest work.
- Contributor is one step behind.
- Public is the oldest.