ZanithOne
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Project:
The game is called A House in the Rift. It’s somewhat successful, currently residing in top 10 by reviews on this here site, with a healthy Patreon following, and a wonderful community on Discord.
The game is a blend of urban fantasy and plain old fantasy. Sort of a harem isekai, really, if it tells you anything. The protagonist gets sucked into a dimensional vortex, ends up in a modern house suspended in nothingness, girls from other fantasy dimensions also get transported into it, and then plot and sexy times happen. You can get the latest free release by following the link in my sig.
Developer:
Patreon -
Discord -
Looking for:
A writer.
Employment Type:
Paid, I am open to per-word, hourly rate, or basically any sane arrangement, and additional rev share bonus is quite possible later on.
Work commitment:
Long term part-time+. The development will take at least another year or two. I'd like you to dedicate at least 40 hours per month to this job. More, if you are able and we aren't limited by the available art.
Preferred method of contact:
Discord or telegram, discord strongly preferred.
Job Description:
I am not really a writer. And I am not a native English speaker either. And to top it all off, I am deeply unhappy with the pace of development. And this is where you come in, hopefully. I am looking for a writer to join the team, improve the word stuff, and speed up the development.
You will have to work with me on the script for the game. My biggest weakness is sex scene writing, so that’s the skill I’m most interested in, but there’s plenty of regular dialogue and scene work, too. Mind, this is a visual novel, so you will also have to do some technical writing explaining the scene setup, character movements and expressions. But more on that a bit later.
And even though I’m more of a “pantser” myself, most of the really big stuff is already planned. I will welcome your input, but please don’t expect me to change major plot points or characters.
Additional comments:
Here's how my scripts look:
And here’s a slightly condensed and more human-readable excerpt if the first one is too much:
There’s a lot here, but don’t worry, I can adapt your plain text writing if needed. That said, I would certainly appreciate it if you will be willing to learn the basics of RenPy (the engine used by the game) scripting.
I will ask you to do a very small test assignment for me. Writing for a game like this can be quite weird. You have to write from a second person point of view, provide a voice to the main character, and offer multiple reply choices now and then. If you already have experience in writing VNs and can show me your 18+ work, that’s awesome, and you can skip the first part of the assignment. The second part is still relevant, though, because your ability to match the voice of a character is very important to me.
Warning, NSFW visuals inside (duh)! Please either download one of those demo builds:
PC -
Mac -
Or take a look at the web version
The first part of the assignment is to write your own take on the sex scene from the demo build. The sex scene in the demo build is an earlier one, and I like to think that I’ve improved as a writer since then, as this scene is pretty bad.
40 to 50 lines of text should be more than enough. If you have ideas on how to improve visuals, add your notes. If possible, use the script file from the link above as a reference, if it’s still a bit much, here’s a shortened version stripped out of all technical stuff:
And for the second part, please write a bit of dialogue between Azraesha and Lyriel. Use the second (breakfast) scene from the linked demo build as a reference, but yours should be super small, 20 lines or so. They can discuss basically anything, just try to match their voices as best you can.
Here’s some more info on the characters to help you out:
Azraesha is a succubus. She is quite old in human years, but she can still be a bit childish and generally behaves like a naughty girl in her early twenties. Except for when there’s something important at stake, then she’s a fiercely loyal and wise companion. Rae likes to behave like a mock royalty, even though her life experience led her to despise aristocracy of any kind. She speaks with a british accent and never misses a chance to lightly tease others.
Lyriel is an actual royalty. Well, she was an actual royalty. She hails from a world where elves consider themselves as the pinnacle of creation, but at the same time are slowly getting pushed out to fringes by humans. She was exiled, had a number of nasty encounters, and then ended up in the house by accident, so she’s not exactly happy about the situation. She still tries to maintain her haughty demeanor bordering on being a spoiled brat, but fails often, and underneath she’s an insecure and vulnerable girl.
Feel free to reply or PM me for more details. If you are ready to do the test assignment, please send it here: zanith.one@gmail.com or upload it somewhere and send me a link.
If you don’t do unpaid test assignments on principle but are interested otherwise and can show me your writing, let me know, maybe we can work something out.
EDIT: Clarified workload, I'm expecting at least 40 hours of work per month from a writer.
Project:
The game is called A House in the Rift. It’s somewhat successful, currently residing in top 10 by reviews on this here site, with a healthy Patreon following, and a wonderful community on Discord.
The game is a blend of urban fantasy and plain old fantasy. Sort of a harem isekai, really, if it tells you anything. The protagonist gets sucked into a dimensional vortex, ends up in a modern house suspended in nothingness, girls from other fantasy dimensions also get transported into it, and then plot and sexy times happen. You can get the latest free release by following the link in my sig.
Developer:
Patreon -
You must be registered to see the links
Discord -
You must be registered to see the links
Looking for:
A writer.
Employment Type:
Paid, I am open to per-word, hourly rate, or basically any sane arrangement, and additional rev share bonus is quite possible later on.
Work commitment:
Long term part-time+. The development will take at least another year or two. I'd like you to dedicate at least 40 hours per month to this job. More, if you are able and we aren't limited by the available art.
Preferred method of contact:
Discord or telegram, discord strongly preferred.
Job Description:
I am not really a writer. And I am not a native English speaker either. And to top it all off, I am deeply unhappy with the pace of development. And this is where you come in, hopefully. I am looking for a writer to join the team, improve the word stuff, and speed up the development.
You will have to work with me on the script for the game. My biggest weakness is sex scene writing, so that’s the skill I’m most interested in, but there’s plenty of regular dialogue and scene work, too. Mind, this is a visual novel, so you will also have to do some technical writing explaining the scene setup, character movements and expressions. But more on that a bit later.
And even though I’m more of a “pantser” myself, most of the really big stuff is already planned. I will welcome your input, but please don’t expect me to change major plot points or characters.
Additional comments:
Here's how my scripts look:
You must be registered to see the links
And here’s a slightly condensed and more human-readable excerpt if the first one is too much:
You must be registered to see the links
There’s a lot here, but don’t worry, I can adapt your plain text writing if needed. That said, I would certainly appreciate it if you will be willing to learn the basics of RenPy (the engine used by the game) scripting.
I will ask you to do a very small test assignment for me. Writing for a game like this can be quite weird. You have to write from a second person point of view, provide a voice to the main character, and offer multiple reply choices now and then. If you already have experience in writing VNs and can show me your 18+ work, that’s awesome, and you can skip the first part of the assignment. The second part is still relevant, though, because your ability to match the voice of a character is very important to me.
Warning, NSFW visuals inside (duh)! Please either download one of those demo builds:
PC -
You must be registered to see the links
Mac -
You must be registered to see the links
Or take a look at the web version
You must be registered to see the links
This one doesn’t have animations, and animations are a pretty big deal for my game, but it’s more than enough for the purposes of this test thing. The source script files are available here:
You must be registered to see the links
The first part of the assignment is to write your own take on the sex scene from the demo build. The sex scene in the demo build is an earlier one, and I like to think that I’ve improved as a writer since then, as this scene is pretty bad.
40 to 50 lines of text should be more than enough. If you have ideas on how to improve visuals, add your notes. If possible, use the script file from the link above as a reference, if it’s still a bit much, here’s a shortened version stripped out of all technical stuff:
You must be registered to see the links
Or just write it as you usually would, really.And for the second part, please write a bit of dialogue between Azraesha and Lyriel. Use the second (breakfast) scene from the linked demo build as a reference, but yours should be super small, 20 lines or so. They can discuss basically anything, just try to match their voices as best you can.
Here’s some more info on the characters to help you out:
Azraesha is a succubus. She is quite old in human years, but she can still be a bit childish and generally behaves like a naughty girl in her early twenties. Except for when there’s something important at stake, then she’s a fiercely loyal and wise companion. Rae likes to behave like a mock royalty, even though her life experience led her to despise aristocracy of any kind. She speaks with a british accent and never misses a chance to lightly tease others.
Lyriel is an actual royalty. Well, she was an actual royalty. She hails from a world where elves consider themselves as the pinnacle of creation, but at the same time are slowly getting pushed out to fringes by humans. She was exiled, had a number of nasty encounters, and then ended up in the house by accident, so she’s not exactly happy about the situation. She still tries to maintain her haughty demeanor bordering on being a spoiled brat, but fails often, and underneath she’s an insecure and vulnerable girl.
Feel free to reply or PM me for more details. If you are ready to do the test assignment, please send it here: zanith.one@gmail.com or upload it somewhere and send me a link.
If you don’t do unpaid test assignments on principle but are interested otherwise and can show me your writing, let me know, maybe we can work something out.
EDIT: Clarified workload, I'm expecting at least 40 hours of work per month from a writer.
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