Hello, everyone! Savory here! I've put off mentioning this here until the flames started by the group who shall not be named had petered out. I think now is a good time to announce this.
A group of Touhou fans (yours truly included) have begun to work on our own Touhou x Smash Bros. fan game. We are currently looking for members to move the progress of the game's creation along.
While we plan on starting small with a demo of 3 characters and 3 stages, we plan to include a total of 8 characters and an additional number of stages by the time we reach v1.0. We plan to include game play modes such as a classic arcade mode and online multiplayer if possible, as well as a "conquest" mode. Additionally, should the game be developed to full, more stages and characters will be developed in the future.
Characters confirmed to appear in the demo
(art courtesy of my friend, who goes by Profit Shame)Reimu Hakurei
Marisa Kirisame
Wriggle Nightbug
And here is a little sneak peek at the modeling progress for our Reimu fighter!
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Now! Here is where I ask for help. What are we looking for? While we do have members of our team working on everything we need, we do not have nearly enough people to develop the game in a timely fashion. Here are some positions we need filled:
Unity programmers - These are the guys who actually make the game, obviously implementing what everyone else gives them. We are looking for people who know how to work in Unity 5 and program in C#. If you need access to the code, you can find it at our
Github repo.
Concept Artists - We have concepts, but can you illustrate them? We are looking for people who can turn ideas into things that are actually usable to the people developing the game.
2D and 3D artists - We are looking for people who can flesh out various models, including characters, stages, and other items. Additionally, we are looking for 2D artists who can assist with creating various elements of the UI, among other things. 3D art can be done in anything, though keep in mind that rigging will be done in Maya, so keep in mind that your files need to be compatible with Maya.
Animators - Characters don't move by themselves. We are looking for people who have sufficient enough 3D rigging and animation skills to get the characters to do what we want. Most of this will likely be done in Maya.
Musicians and Foley Artists - As we all know, Touhou is known for its iconic music themes, and thus music is an integral part to completing the game. We are looking for musical artists who can contribute arranges of classic Touhou themes to be used throughout the game. As per ZUN's guidelines, we are not allowed to use the games' official sounds, and thus we are looking for people who can create sound effects.
Finally, to alleviate some potential concerns, we have learned from the mistakes of that group who shall not be named. We are an unpaid team making this for fun, not profit. We have decided to use donationware as a means of attaining funds, as allowed in ZUN's guidelines.
Thank you for your time and please wish us luck!
Also, please cast your vote in the
Genso Shojokosen Character Poll! This will be ongoing until further notice.
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UPDATES- Software (GPL v3.0) and content (CC BY-NC-SA v4.0) licenses added.
- Added information/documentation on how to contribute to the project. Viewable here.
- Opened our Open Mailbox. Email your submissions to teahouse.hourai@gmail.com. See the above contributing information for more details.
