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TL;DR: I'm making a game for the indie game maker contest, I need help, can you help with either sprite work, environmental assets, or sound design? Examples shown below.
Introduction:
I've been working on a large commercial game since February, it's going well but it needs a lot of support both from an audience and funding. Winning the IGMC 2015 can do that for me so I've spent the last two months planning out a small spinoff I could make just for the contest (made completely within the 30 days given for the contest). I normally would have freelancers help me with the art and sound while I do all the writing, design, eventing, mapping, and so forth but due to some cruddy situations I'm now unemployed and barely getting by so I can't afford my usual team at the moment. Not to this degree at least. So I need some help from a temporary team for this contest.
It's not a ton of work but it is going to be quite a few hours to make the bare essentials for this Indie Game Maker Contest game. I can't guarantee pay as we may or may not win, but if you want we can discuss splitting the prize money. But to be clear as much as I want and plan on us winning we are competing with hundreds if not thousands of people so the reality is we might not.
I have the game planned out, what we need to create in what time frame, how the game will play out so the judges feel certain emotions and experience certain gameplay mechanics within the hour time frame they are given to play the game, I'm fairly certain if we do this right we will win this contest. But I need the right people to help me so that's why I'm here. If you can help me let me know, even if it's just help with a single asset it will increase our chances of winning. You can contact me here and once you're on board I'll invite you to a Trello page so we can start knocking things off the checklist as we go.
Example: Sound Effects for The Cabin (where the majority of the game will take place)
Contest Game Summary
The story takes place just before the events of Out of the Storm. You play as an old man who finds an injured young woman lying in the woods. She's unconscious and bleeding in the cold snow. You take the girl back to your cabin and try to keep her alive and nurse her back to health.
The game is meant to be a small taste of what the large project will have in store. It will teach the basic mechanics of the game and tell a small story about the life of this man who has accepted that it is his time to pass, but now needs to stay alive just a bit longer to make sure that this girl does not die.
Mockup Image: Not Representative of actual or final gameplay
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Why I Need Help
I'll need the following:
ARTIST FOUND!Sprite Work: We'll basically be creating some basic animations for the old man so that the game can function, nothing major. Most importantly an interaction animation for each direction so that when the player interacts with something, anything from lighting a fire to picking something up, the old man looks like he did something besides just look in that direction. (Perhaps just a movement of the hands)
Sound: Mainly a series of sound effects. I'm trying to make use of some creative common based sound effects but it would be helpful if I actually had someone who knew what they were doing help me make the best use of what we can get together. If you can make some musical tracks as well that would be great but I wouldn't expect that much of you for a contest entry.
These range from ambience like birds in the forest to actions by the player, such as walking through the snow.
Environment Work: We have a decent amount of assets to work with but there is a lack of polish. We may have a tree but there's no snow to cover it's trunk and make it feel a part of the environment. We may have have a berry bush but no berries once they've been picked. Someone who could help with a little polish to make the world feel real would be a big help.
Overall: I have a more detailed list written out and I'll provide it to those who decide to help but this about sums everything up. I'm not expecting a lot of work since this is unpaid. I feel bad enough asking for help but I know I need to set aside my pride in order to get this done, so here I am.
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Compensation
There's no guarantee that we will win this. I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure we do but I can't promise we'll win and be able to split the prize money. If you want a share of the prize money let me know and we can discuss it. But I just wanted to make it clear that I can't guarantee that money.
You will be credited and your assets will only be used for the contest. If you want me to remove them when I continue working on this to push it towards a full game, then I will do so. I just hope some of you out there are willing to help and I very much appreciate it. I know I have a good chance of winning this contest if I have some people that believe in me enough to help out.
Thank you all for your time and I look forward to hearing from you!
-Dakota of LDE
Introduction:
I've been working on a large commercial game since February, it's going well but it needs a lot of support both from an audience and funding. Winning the IGMC 2015 can do that for me so I've spent the last two months planning out a small spinoff I could make just for the contest (made completely within the 30 days given for the contest). I normally would have freelancers help me with the art and sound while I do all the writing, design, eventing, mapping, and so forth but due to some cruddy situations I'm now unemployed and barely getting by so I can't afford my usual team at the moment. Not to this degree at least. So I need some help from a temporary team for this contest.
It's not a ton of work but it is going to be quite a few hours to make the bare essentials for this Indie Game Maker Contest game. I can't guarantee pay as we may or may not win, but if you want we can discuss splitting the prize money. But to be clear as much as I want and plan on us winning we are competing with hundreds if not thousands of people so the reality is we might not.
I have the game planned out, what we need to create in what time frame, how the game will play out so the judges feel certain emotions and experience certain gameplay mechanics within the hour time frame they are given to play the game, I'm fairly certain if we do this right we will win this contest. But I need the right people to help me so that's why I'm here. If you can help me let me know, even if it's just help with a single asset it will increase our chances of winning. You can contact me here and once you're on board I'll invite you to a Trello page so we can start knocking things off the checklist as we go.
Example: Sound Effects for The Cabin (where the majority of the game will take place)
Contest Game Summary
The story takes place just before the events of Out of the Storm. You play as an old man who finds an injured young woman lying in the woods. She's unconscious and bleeding in the cold snow. You take the girl back to your cabin and try to keep her alive and nurse her back to health.
The game is meant to be a small taste of what the large project will have in store. It will teach the basic mechanics of the game and tell a small story about the life of this man who has accepted that it is his time to pass, but now needs to stay alive just a bit longer to make sure that this girl does not die.
Mockup Image: Not Representative of actual or final gameplay
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Why I Need Help
I'll need the following:
ARTIST FOUND!
Sound: Mainly a series of sound effects. I'm trying to make use of some creative common based sound effects but it would be helpful if I actually had someone who knew what they were doing help me make the best use of what we can get together. If you can make some musical tracks as well that would be great but I wouldn't expect that much of you for a contest entry.
These range from ambience like birds in the forest to actions by the player, such as walking through the snow.
Environment Work: We have a decent amount of assets to work with but there is a lack of polish. We may have a tree but there's no snow to cover it's trunk and make it feel a part of the environment. We may have have a berry bush but no berries once they've been picked. Someone who could help with a little polish to make the world feel real would be a big help.
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Compensation
There's no guarantee that we will win this. I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure we do but I can't promise we'll win and be able to split the prize money. If you want a share of the prize money let me know and we can discuss it. But I just wanted to make it clear that I can't guarantee that money.
You will be credited and your assets will only be used for the contest. If you want me to remove them when I continue working on this to push it towards a full game, then I will do so. I just hope some of you out there are willing to help and I very much appreciate it. I know I have a good chance of winning this contest if I have some people that believe in me enough to help out.
Thank you all for your time and I look forward to hearing from you!
-Dakota of LDE
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. But yeah that's an example of the amount of work needed for this. It's not a lot but it would still likely take up to ten hours to do these based on my previous experience with sprite artist.
