Kobra's Realm is a Web-Community of various members in Amateur Game Development, Primarily using the RPG maker series. It is commonly referred to by the acronym, "KR," among members and those familiar with it.
History edit
On November 22 2002, Kobra's Realm was created by VoodooKobra in order to host his own RPG Maker projects. Within Weeks, however, Voodookobra, or "Kobra," as he had come to be called, began to convert the website into a community, primarily following the design of the former "Dark-Dominion" website.
Kobra's Realm was hacked shortly after; One of the staff members, "Lunar666," had come into conflict with the rest of the site's staff. Disgruntled, "Lunar666" hired a Turkish hacker, self-identified as "TREMO," to attack Kobra's Realm. The site was effectively demolished, and was left to be rebuilt.
The second Kobra's Realm was built completely from scratch. Security was tightened, and the Pages were better organized during this attempt. Though the second Kobra's Realm was certainly more secure, as it withstood the attempts of a novice hacker, it eventually was lost to a datacenter disaster; The host server caught fire.
The third, and current Kobra's Realm, was recreated, once again in late 2005. It is still in the process of being completely rebuilt, and many of the original members have been lost to the many failings of the site. There is a new 'crop', however, of potential members, still aspiring to make KR better than ever. [1]
Mainsite Contents edit
The mainsite of Kobra's Realm contains many links to its resources:
Resources - An extensive archive of the many resources available for download for RM2K, RM2K3, and RMXP. All are user-made.
Literaries - User-made writings on various topics. Originally, non-RM* (RM* Being an Acronym for "RPG Maker [Version]")literature was not allowed; but this was resended, and now, the variety ranges from tutorials to theorems.
Games - User-made games from the members of the 'Kobra's Realm' community.
Downloads - Various programs available for the creation and enhancement of projects.
KR Forums edit
The community of Kobra's Realm is generally most active in the forums. Submissions are still made to the mainsite on a daily basis, but the forums are the center for activity and discussion, whether it be site news, RM* discussion, artwork, literary works, or general discussion. There are few members who simply log into the forums alone.
Kobra's Corner edit
The webmaster, voodookobra, started this spin-off rant site officially on November 3, 2005, although it had been a subsection of the forums before this. Here, the author (mainly Kobra, with input from his friend Omen from time to time) claims "The contents of this subsite are the opinions of the author. If you disagree with my opinions, quit reading my fuckin' subsite!"
Since its opening, the site has received a considerable amount of viewers with many fans but also a lot of hatemail. Contrary to being shamed by this mail, the author actually encourages it. There is an entire section dedicated to "hatemail people have sent [Kobra] over this website or anything related to it."
Recently, to most readers' dismay, Kobra has added "black pages", where the users can not post comments on the pages. This is usually because it is a personal article, about his family or life, or he "really [doesn't] care what someone thinks of [his] opinion".
Founding/Notable Members edit
Founding Staff
VoodooKobra - Webmaster - As the founder of Kobra's Realm, he is, in one way or another, involved with all major, and most minor decisions and arguments made on the mainsite and the forums. He is known for his sarcasm and narcissism.
Cyber_Dreamer - Co-Founder
PlaguedSoul666 - Co-Founder
Ragzouken - Co-Founder
Stlunatic6006 - Co-Founder
Current Staff and Notable Members
Digital_Demon - Resource Staff - The current "manager of resources". Though all staff can allow resources, the job title is officially Digital_Demon's. He is an avid composer, and has created many BGMs and Midis for the Kobra's Realm community.
Nightmare2626 - Site Staff - Has no official job-title, and is a back-up staff member, and trusted in the community. He runs a flash-generated humor site.
Rlp - Site Staff - Has no official job-title, and is also a back-up staff member. She is often comically referred to as "KR's Spellcheck" due to her high intellect, and habit to correct grammatical errors.
Trance2 (Also known as 'Ashenneko') - Forum Administrator - Trance2 is a highly recognized member of Kobra's Realm, both as a talented RM* user, and an intellectual, effective administrator. Within the short time she was at "KR", she rose through the community with an exceptional pace, each time demonstrating her skills deserving as such.
Arcadillo (Also known as 'Ösuka') - Former Staff - Arcadillo was one of the chief resource submitters, and most of his resources were noted for exceptional quality, as well as the sheer number of resources he submitted. He returned after the second site fell, momentarily stopping by to check-up.
Hawkeye - Literary Staff - Hawkeye is in charge of reviewing the various literaries submitted to Kobra's Realm, and approving or disapproving them appropriately for use on the mainsite. He has also been accounted to contributing over 100 literaries to "KR" before the second site was lost.