Greetings from Belgium!
The project
"Wilt" is a 15 minute horror graphic novel with an important note on fear, gore and action.
Short story:
- Mina and Tom are taking a walk in a remote park by the Belgian Ardennes when they notice a light in the woods nearby, they decide to investigate. Finding a corpse covered by dead leaves of autumn they decide to run in order to call the police, little do they know the Killers are still among them. Forced to confront the murderers on their way back they will run for their lives in the woods. Night settling in the horror just begins. Following a number of choices you will either end up cornered in a hunter cabin or trying to help others by managing to reach the park back. No matter what you do your choices will involve sacrifices, leading you to either let Mina or Tom live.
- While not having many lines of text "Wilt" is still a compromise between a graphic novel and a visual novel, requiring a lot of CG's in order to hold true to its game description.
- Having little to no backgrounds, project "Wilt" requires a lot of adaptability, this will ask you, background artists, to work in coordination with sprite artists in order to deliver the most accurate CG's possible.
- Voicing characters will require a lot of involvement from you, requiring you to yell, cry, despair in agony and play dead... Empty of all emotions.
- Creating soundtracks and sound effects will require you to be able to find the right details, the right pick for the thematic of a wood in autumn by the Belgian Ardennes.
- "Wilt" objective is to showcase us, as a team, are able to deliver a quality product and entertainment to players in the present and the future!
- By working together on Trello, communicating on Discord and Facebook you are able to become part of an inspiring project that is the first of many.
- With a startup over €600 and your help, Nils Fischer (lead designer and writer for the game), will organize a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with a set goal of €5000-€6000 (depending on commission costs).
- Nils will commission you to provide samples in order to make the most intriguing crowdfunding campaign possible.
- By reaching out Steam "Direct", this game will provide an entertainment for the biggest audience!
- If like Nils you're out there in the indie visual novel market and want to make a name of yourself, this is the right place to start, a tool to add to your portfolio.
- You never approached the horror/gore thematic before and hesitate to be fit for the job? Look no further, this project is for people wanting to startup their career in the visual novel world, an adventure, with a few first steps among us, you can help this project become a reality.
- If you have enough time to spend on this project, meaning more than a few hours per week, then this is for you!
- -1 Female character sprite with up to 10 different emotions.
- -Up to 5 different backgrounds.
- -Around 60 CGs.
- -About 3 animations for timed choices.
- -1 Male English voice actor who can both voice Tom with a British accent and adapt his voice to do another male character (Tom will meet a couple in the Park).
- -1 Female English voice actress who can both voice Mina with a Japanese accent and adapt her voice to do another female character (Mina will meet a couple in the Park).
- -32 sound effects and more variations.
- -Between 2 to 4 musics to compose.
- -Make the most appealing Kickstarter campaign!
- The project is due to be completed in the next 4 to 5 months depending on delays that might happen.
- The Kickstarter campaign is due to begin mid-September and will last for a month.
- Recruitment for the project closes one week before the Kickstarter campaign.
- Scenario
- Script
- Story Boards
- Choice of engine (tyranobuilder)
- Budget plans and ressources
- "Wilt", like mentioned before, is the first project of many. On the road ahead lie 2 other projects that will compose a full portfolio of 3 pieces. These 3 pieces put together will allow us, as a future team and company, to produce a bigger project with the temporary codename: "Matrix".
- By applying here you consider the potential of the company, the team and its core members, you are willing to work for more and become part of something exponential.
Job listing
- Sprite artist [CLOSED]
- CG artist [CLOSED]
- Background artist [CLOSED]
- 2D Animator [CLOSED]
- Musics and sound effects creator [CLOSED]
- Voice Actor [CLOSED]
- Voice Actress [CLOSED]
Do you think you have the guts needed for this gore story? Apply now by sending an email to thuskygaming@gmail.com with the mention of the desired position and a showcase of your past work. You will receive a confirmation email during the day.[*2][*3]
[*1]Only applicable if your availability allows it.
[*2]Once your application has been verified and your goal made clear you will receive informations for an interview with Nils Fischer on Discord, Facebook, or another messaging platform of your choice for the first commission to exemplify your inspiration.
[*3]Only applicable if you're at least 18 years old.
EDIT 21/08/17: We already received a couple of applications, thank you for your interest!
EDIT 22/08/17: Thank you very much for every application, this means a lot to us, we're getting back at you as soon as we can!
EDIT 23/08/17:IMPORTANT: We received an increasing amount of demands to follow the project status, for the time being you can head out to our temporary facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thuskygaming , thank you for your interest!
EDIT 25/08/17: We received questions about positions being still available? They are! As long as you see OPEN in green it means it's available, don't hesitate to apply, thank you for your time!
EDIT 27/08/17: Don't forget to read your emails if you applied, you might just have a positive answer leading to an interview!
EDIT 29/08/17: Changed a few details in the application form, please consider the amount of time you can allocate to the project before applying, even if this is commissioned work, it is still holding deadlines, thank you for your understanding
EDIT 30/08/17: The recruitment finish line draws near! All positions are locked except background/CG/sprite artist! Try to apply to the 3 positions if you feel interested, you have better odds to be auditioned if you do!
