[R>Artist 2D] Share Unpaid Looking for 2D artist / koikatsu know-how

Wasabi777

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Project:
- The project has a name idea, but not final.

Developer:
- Wasabi. Patreon is almost available, thinking about final touches.

Looking for:
- Ren'Py/Python coder and 2D artist (anime-type) / Koikatsu know-how

Employment Type:
- At first unpaid, then shares. But here is an overview: each employed person gets 10-25%. It depends on how many people will be participating and also i want to leave 20% untouched for farther development or taxes. So basically 80% is divided evenly.

Work commitment:
- AS much free time you have. Let's first work on this project, then we shall see, on the other project.

Preferred method of contact:
- at first here, then probably discord.

Job Description:
- I don't want to share personal information, but let's just say I had some "skills" which enabled me to be somewhat successful at jobs that required writing. I have my book in native languages with some reader base. So I decided to write something that "our gentlemen" would enjoy. The story I'm gonna be using is a re-write of my unfinished work. The story itself has a cute romance in it, but it lacked something, so I thought I would use it for more sexual adventures.

So I'm looking for someone who has experience with Ren'Py and either knows Koikatsu Chara editor or is a good anime style artist.

Additional comments:
- Overview :
Life is hard, life is strange, everyone has that tough period in life. This tough period is during Risa’s school period. Constantly being bullied and abused, which leaves her to be a shut-in, depressed shy girl, until she decided to end her life by jumping from a bridge, but she was saved by a mysterious guy. Risking his life, he rushed over and jumped as well. From a high air pressure, the girl was losing consciousness, the last thing she saw was his face and heard his words “... still need you.” When she woke up, she was sleeping in her room. Believing to be a dream, She hoped everything to be a reality until that same guy transfers into her class.

Later she discovered that it was not a dream and decided to do everything she can to becomes his girlfriend. Besides his kind personality, she founds out that he has a second side to him, which is being a deviant and a pervert. His name is Hiro.

The gameplay is very unique, something that I haven't seen on f95 yet. So if anyone gets interested and we build a team, I will share the idea during the development process, but either late when the first test release will be available or before the release.


Hopefully even if you quite development on the game, keep it a secret because unique gameplay in the hands of wrong people could destroy the whole concept of it.



Update 21.05.20 - programmer found. Here is my previous post about suggestions: Earlier Post

Still open for suggestions before the first test release of the game. After that suggestions will still be available but through Patreon. Although that doesn't mean i don't read other posts and comments.
 
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Crazy Penguin

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I am a good programmer and have coded in Ren'Py for a year. Can you clear which side narration through are we going to see and would the girl try to fulfill the boy's wishes (I assume that's how we are going to fulfill the perverts).
 

Wasabi777

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I am a good programmer and have coded in Ren'Py for a year. Can you clear which side narration through are we going to see and would the girl try to fulfill the boy's wishes (I assume that's how we are going to fulfill the perverts).
that's part of the unique gameplay. but I guess I could reveal 1 part of it. Even though I wanted to make a surprise to the community first.

there are actually 2 playable characters. Boy and a girl. It starts with a girl at first, then the boy playable character unlocks. But after the guy unlocks, the girl is locked again, until they reach a specific point where both characters are playable. So this is a challenge for any programmer(somewhat).


Unless..... everything is programmed smartly. imagine that there are classes: like meters, relationships and etc. Those are separate classes for other characters, which are easily called upon for main characters, but the problem would be connecting these 2 main characters. They need to have separate classes for each other and with a lot of restrictions. By restrictions i mean something like this - they can't advance relationship progress until their relationship has become "boyfriend and girlfriend" (hope i explained it correctly).

I have experience with C#(somewhat, beginner level on unity). What i can help with is figuring it out what is where and how and might help with some bug issues
 

Wasabi777

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I'm more a C developer but I wish to learn ren'py, if I can help ...
After Learning Complex C, python should be easy, but in case of ren'py, not so easy. First you need to read all the documentation



I could do that as well, but I don't have as much time for it now. For example, if my project will be my full-time job, obvious that i will have a lot of time for it.

P.S basic ren'py programming is easy, but when you're making a complex game, that's where everything gets hard.
 

prisspanda

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Yeah, I already know Python and other languages as well. I'm a old developer. I have test ren'py and already change some parts of the code, testing buying object or else but only simple things.
Every "engine or framework" are hard when you need to customize your way. The other ways is creating my own engine.
I don't want to spend time on ren'py without project. But I can help you if you wish and spend time with ren'py.
 

Wasabi777

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So are you interested in the project?


prisspanda
Still waiting for what the other guy decided, and also looking for anyone who has experience with koikatsu or looking for 2D artists.

i Have some experience in both programming and koikatsu, but working on script+ something else will take a lot more time.

So prisspanda if the other guy is not interested, welcome abroad. but I would like to share the programming part as well. since i want to look in to code as well. and maybe we can come up with solutions together, because, this game in a way is complicated. I'm not experienced with Ren'Py, but got the idea of how it functions (probably).
 

prisspanda

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No problem. I always share my code anyway.

I don't know what is koikatsu. The only thing I find it's a game.
 

Wasabi777

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No problem. I always share my code anyway.

I don't know what is koikatsu. The only thing I find it's a game.
It's a separate game, and most people here make games with koikatsu for 3d anime style games, and honey select for 3D games, while people with more knowledge and budget use their own assets created in blender/ daz 3d.

At first, I want to make using koikatsu, but later, while I get that budget, I want to use my own assets or should i say "our team's" assets.

I do have future plans for this game. you will know why later. since the other guy isn't replying yet. I'll start working on images for now. and contact you later after I get all the images ready for the first 0.0.0.1 version of the game. Or i might contact you earlier, because I'm still thinking about the "parameters" game will have. for example "love meter" for specific characters and etc. yes most of such parameters will be added later in the game, but still i need to builds plan. I have the storyline, but i don't have the script. and this story is half-baked since i was planning to use this story for my book, but decided to change it to suit the game.

Spoiler alert!
if we reach the goal I'm originally thinking about, I want to make 2 separate games. first will be a VN as it is, the second will be 3D game, with fully playable characters. but That plan is for the future. for now, I'm focusing on a VN. that's why i mentioned 20% untouched funds. for future proposes. for now i wrote 1 artists or koikatsu specialist and 1 programmer, but i do have 1 musician on the side, and 2 more people as a backup if the get interested in the game. 1 is 3D modeler and texture specialist, the other is modeler, rigger and animator.

So in conclusion :
First I'll be working on images, also figuring out the parameters and functions of the game, and contact you later. I'll ask if you think you'll be able to do it or not. than we can officially start working, probably i will need like 15 days for the first steps.


P.S don't take it too personally, I prefer to work with someone who is more knowledgable in Ren'py, and you might as well learn in the process. and yes, when everything will be ready I'll send the agreement later as well.
 

prisspanda

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P.S don't take it too personally, I prefer to work with someone who is more knowledgable in Ren'py, and you might as well learn in the process. and yes, when everything will be ready I'll send the agreement later as well.
I understand.

I didn't know that we can or have the right to use asset from this two games. Interesting.
 

Wasabi777

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I understand.

I didn't know that we can or have the right to use asset from this two games. Interesting.
Speaking truthfully, we don't. But 80% of games made here are with help of those programs / Games. Otherwise, you don't have a chance to create anything. That's why i want to gather enough to recreate the game with original assets.