EDIT: Golem's Wake currently on hold for now, so I'm up to looking for a short VN to work on.
Currently working on: Sibling Experiment, CGs (for Katta) // astrokeofmadness's project // omegafalcon's mod
I'm looking for ONE (or more, depending on each project's length) short-term game to work on for free. I've mentioned it in my commissions thread but I can't really fit it in the title, so I opted to create a separate thread for that if that's fine.
Sample for y'all who're too lazy to click the links below.
I'm very willing to do every art in the game: Character design, sprites, backgrounds, and CGs. And it will be colored ofc. I'm also willing to stick til the end (I personally don't like doing things halfway done), as long as you don't act like a douche. I don't want to be treated like an art machine that can just spit out art whenever you say so, I am human too so it'd be nice if you treat me as such as well. Heck, if we get along and become friends, I'd be even more willing to help you out on your other games/projects.
What I'm asking for:
-The story needs to have been fleshed out by the time you post here. I'd love you even more if the writing is 100% and all you need is an artist (I seriously will love you so think about that). I'm not going to consider any games that're still in the idea phase, or has less than 50% of the writing done. You NEED NEED NEEEED to show me that you're going to ACTUALLY finish this game. If you don't finish it, I'm going to hate you for the rest of my life and give away the artwork I made for the game or sell them instead.
-As mentioned above, please treat me nicely. I've done free requests on DA and I've pretty much been treated as if they're my employer even though it was all free. I'm okay with you acting all business-like, that I perfectly understand you'll need to finish a game with other people, but you're not paying me so we're on the same level right now. Treat me like a partner or colleague.
-You don't rush me. I have tons of requests on DA, commissions here, and commissions on another site, so I've pretty much dug my own grave and asked for more work. But I won't be asking for more if I don't think I can do it, so with that, don't rush me. I am willing to add you on Skype for faster communication but don't bug me everyday about the art, that'll really annoy me. I'm not going to leave the project unfinished. I'm pretty much a perfectionist so I never liked finishing things halfway through unless my schedule becomes so tight I really needed to leave, which is almost never.
-That my opinions be valued and taken into consideration. I'm not just an artist, I'm also a writer sometimes (I'd rather you not read my fanfics omg). I have a game in the works I've put back for other stuff, I've got a shit ton of ideas swirling in my head every minute of the day. I WILL give opinions if I feel something's off, or if an aspect of the story could be better, but in the end, it's up to you (if you're a writer) if you want to use my idea or not. I ask that I'm given a chance to voice my opinion at the least. And that you won't react harshly, rudely or like an asshole to being criticized or given my opinion. I do know what the hell I'm saying.
-Be considerable when it comes to the workload. As mentioned in the title, I'm looking for a short-term project. A few mins to 2 hours (or even more, I'm bad with estimating time honestly) of gameplay is what I'm looking for. I don't want to do 40+ CGs because that's just a lot of pressure and work to do by one person.
-I actually DO do logos for free, and you can ask me for one for the game, but don't ask me to do the GUI please. I'm too lazy to do that.
-I'm pretty forgetful, so once a week, remind me that you're still alive. In fact, it'd be nice if you set up a deadline for me (like one artwork each week/biweekly) or for the whole game so I know what I need to do. PLEASE MAKE A SCHEDULE FOR THE WHOLE GAME I WORK BETTER ON A SCHEDULE MY WHOLE LIFE IS A SCHEDULE. But I need to also know you're working on a schedule or doing some writing at least once or twice a week. Please make it reasonable though, and give me tons of leeway for when I can't draw cause of life.
-If you're planning on releasing this as commercial, I obviously want to be compensated for it.
-As stated in the first one, I wanted the writing to be 50% done. By done, I mean written, edited and finalized. Bonus points if you've got a coder, and some GUI done as well.
Types of games I'm interested in:
-Otome
-Mystery/Detective (I honestly love these to death I swear please let me work on one)
-Anything else under the sun except for anything that'll involve machines because I suck at those
-Interesting plots/plot twist to a specific cliche
-Anything inspiring, kinetic novels ftw
-NAKIGE IM ALL FOR IT MAKE ME CRY AS I DRAW ART PLEASE
I'm mostly into doing this because I want to work on an interesting and fun game for a short time. And by fun, one that has an amazing story, great character development -- something that makes me think, can relate to, and draws me in emotionally, mentally and intellectually.
But anyways, if you think I'd like your game and you'd want me to work with you, link me to your progress thread here in this thread. No PMs unless it's a question or I've decided to work on yours and we're discussing it in detail. I will ignore PMs to links about the game because I don't see the point if the game already has a progress thread in the forums. Which will lead me to two things about that PM -- it's still in the idea phase/writing isn't 50% complete, or it's a question. Most likely it'll be the former. Don't even think of replying/PMing me if it's still in the idea phase, I'll despise you.
If I've rejected your game but you still want me to work for you, I'd suggest you commission me instead. For more samples, PM me or post here in the thread. If you guys do have questions, just ask away here. Hopefully I didn't sound pushy, but I just wanted to lay some ground rules to avoid any future problems.
FINISHED GAMES I WORKED ON FOR THIS THREAD: None so far.
