Hello! I’m Chanda with Visual Butterfly. I’m looking for people to join my team to work on Aella of Athens.
Some background about Aella of Athens is that it was entered in NaNoReno 2020+ and has since taken a break. The major issues I seem to be running into is the current platform which was used as the customization is limited as well as BG placeholders. Since everyone’s contribution was volunteered, I wanted it to stay free. This game's baseline is the Hymn of Demeter.
The game takes place prior to the marriage of Hades and Kore (Persephone) and they have no relation to each other as far as blood relation.
Please be aware that when applying for this project that mental health is involved and triggers like suicide, multiple underlying disorders are present, depression, etc are written within the game’s text.
Editor/Proofreader [2] – I have someone on board as an editor already, but she is busy at this moment. It will be nice to have more people on board.
BG Artist [1] –The game is set in 450 BC Athens. By looking at the demo, the house BG, outdoor dining BG, etc are not at all relevant to the times.
Coder [1 Maybe 2] – The platform the game had been using was Tyranobuilder, but it will be switching over to Ren’py. I was the main coder, but I would like someone to help me as I have never coded with Ren’py before.
For anyone applying to these positions, please keep in contact. It’s all I ask to keep updated on your progress, so I’m not incessantly in your DMs looking for answers.
Set in Ancient Greece, following the story of a fugitive Princess of Athens, Aella wonders aimlessly to find her purpose. With nowhere to return, she only has herself and her trusted wind gods, The Anemoi, to rely on. On her journey, she comes across two individuals who change the course of her fate. Whether she chooses to stay with either of them is up to you.
Secrecy, Desire, Hidden Motives, and most of all Romance awaits Aella on her adventure.
Aella is the playable heroine who tries to make sense of her destiny. Aella has been told much, but she has a discerning eye for lies. Traveling aimlessly throughout Athens, she’s meeting people and following her heart to get the answers she needs.
A God with no goal in life. He has many circling rumors. He’s known for his harem, his lies, his manipulative behavior, and his cheating ways. However, what is true about this God underneath the rumors, very few actually know.
The Other Zeus, The Unseen One, Aidoneus, a plethora of epithets to go by. He lives in the darkness as a mere shadow. It is something he has been used to as well as what he desperately wishes to leave behind.
A naïve Goddess untainted and divine as many know her. However, what she’s really like can only be discovered by those she trusts. Kore is a beauty who wants to see the world but is constrained through duty and her mother.
A venomous Goddess, filled with a burning love for her husband, Zeus. Her jealousy has driven her to get rid of competition for eons. With the pretense of protecting Zeus from getting hurt by humans who mean him harm, she has eliminated many.
A secretive Harvest Goddess. Much like Hades she has kept to herself down below Olympus growing crops with her newfound daughter. Hiding Kore, protecting Kore but for what reason? The once jovial woman but a fragment of who she once was.
I am a slow worker motivated by a deadline for NaNoRenO 2020 to get the demo out. With that said, I wasn’t able to finish the entire demo from the timeline I had planned with my carpal tunnel.
I will be writing, scripting, coding as well as working with the VA. I’ve never used Ren’py, so I’m not familiar with Python, but I’m more than willing to learn.
We will be making the switch for the game from Tyranobuilder to Ren’py. There have been a lot of issues I saw with Tyranobuilder which showed in the final demo of the game. It didn’t affect gameplay, but it did affect the visual aspect.
Please fill out this form to be considered for the game!
If you don’t fill out a form, then you will not be considered. Thank you so much for your cooperation!
https://forms.gle/Fgd97fbMJaLXCtuz6
If you have any questions regarding the game or want to tell me that you’ve filled out your application, you can contact me here:
Discord: Chanda#8029
E-Mail: vis.butterfly2020@gmail.com
Twitter: @vis_butterfly
Update!!
Currently, the prologue is in its editing stages at ~10k words. I wanted to finish the prologue before bringing editors on board.
Unfortunately, I have to reopen the position for our BG Artist due to conflicts in scheduling. While this does push back production, I do have other ideas while I try to find a BG Artist to try and get people interested in this game's production!
That is all I have as far as updates. Thank you for your attention and I'll be looking into the applications!
Hello! Hello!! Here is the update on Day 1
I have finished the Prologue of the game which will lead into the character routes. It has come out to 13 pages of google docs coding which I will translate into Tyranobuilder! I plan to have a small sneak peak video up by tomorrow as it is 12 AM for me currently.
Here is what I have the first branch buttons set as:
A small teaser since you don't know the content before this! I can't wait to set this up for you guys!!
Hello! I have returned!
I have finished outlining the story for Sunir's route and I will get right on coding the Prologue for the game. However as I said before I was iffy on Ajeel's duality with Reaki and have created these options for myself:
Allow me to go into detail because any one of these could work between them as I am very undecided at the moment! I don't know if everyone has heard of them, but maybe they have and in case you haven't, I am basing Reaki and Ajeel's duality on the Seven Deadly Sins with the Seven Virtues.
With Sin comes Virtue. Think in terms of equivalent exchange where you need to give and take or yin and yang. Charity is paired with Greed. Diligence with Sloth and Humility with Pride. For Reaki & Ajeel, I came up with these 3 options and they all fit. In regards to Charity & Greed, Reaki never asks for anything for the things she does. She's constantly giving to everyone around her whereas Ajeel wants her to be greedy like him. He's always taking from others to survive and believes it's just, so when he sees Reaki giving and giving, he's jealous. He wants to bring her down to his level. If I go down this route, you'll see why Reaki doesn't think herself charitable at all.
In regards to Diligence & Sloth, Reaki is trying to prevent the war. She has ambition and actively working against it. Ajeel sees how hardworking she is and realizes that he's done nothing in his life to accomplish his own dreams. He wants to be more like Reaki. This one is a bit harder to incorporate and I like the challenge since it's heavily relied on Ajeel's backstory.
Next is Humility & Pride. Now it says that humility can be related to being humble or I guess demure. That's how I've taken it as. Someone who holds back and bites their tongue when it suits the situation whereas someone prideful doesn't know when to hold back which can cause complications. Both Reaki and Ajeel are prideful to their race, but Reaki definitely has more humility than Ajeel. She has more humility especially around him and I think it's because she sees him as someone she should respect or someone who is fragile and doesn't want to hurt.
Please let me know which route I should go with below! I think your insight will help me with the Reaki & Ajeel route!!
