Hello, everyone. I'm a UX researcher that is tired of fintech and looking for a developer to work with on a game prototype. 

About the game

You can check the Vision
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_nM2eICN0UcZ5_6Ao_oq7WIKiKzwMB0xdo67GULBohw/...

- Visual novel
- Key feature —more complicated dialogue system utilized by choice matter games, which is dependent on character attributes/tags/etc.
- Mood and narrative — a bit melancholy, jaded look at everyday life in fairy-tale realities (Sorry, but today without school days of cute schoolgirls, dramas with their senpais; and furries)

The Concept document is currently 50% complete; Design Document is 15% complete due to the need to make core decisions with the developer

Who am I searching for?

I'm seeking for a developer who wants to help assemble the game prototype. Yes, I would prefer to see a programmer for Gadot because I am at least somewhat familiar with the engine, but I am open to any arguments or alternative options. 

Why ought this be interesting at all?
1. The VN genre suggests a restricted number of features, which considerably saves development time =>  greatly enhances the odds of completing the job and receiving a  final result
2. Game core loop and its USP (dialogue) should be a pretty complex and exciting task (as it seems to me)e + the possibility to lay down the architecture from the very beginning, which is always nice

Goal

At the moment, my objective is to focus on one single 2-3 month milestone "Vertical Slice":

• Establishing processes (communication, boosting GIT, breaking down features into tasks, etc.).
• Creating a prototype of the key feature "dialogue system"
• If necessary, create a few modest prototypes for secondary features (game day, character attribute modifiers/multipliers, HUD, ...)
• Working on the visual assets with the artist
• Vertical Slice build

Then, if the stars align as they should, we can consider creating full-fledged demos to get feedback. But for now, it's best not to occupy mind with this.

Contacts

If anyone is interested, write a few sentences about yourself and your Discord.

Or DM to me @dinarlatypov

I have been developing games for 15+ years, and have a decent amount of experience with Godot as well. I could build your game in little time. Even the first prototype shouldn't take much more than a week. a couple months is a bit more than necessary given the requirements.

I'd be interested in working on this project for a modest fee, breaking the project up into smaller milestones to set up a better pay as I work system. If you'd be interested in hiring me, contact me via Discord: TheChayed

Hey!

Fintech dev here, who is also tired of that sh*t! (10 years business sw dev exp, plus 2 years unreal, 1 year unity, using godot lately)

Last december I've put together a custom dialog/VN system for my collection of reuseable game module library (also did inventory, menus, and other small things, and working on a moderately detailed rimworld-like character sheet+progression system right now). The only caveat is that I'm working with the C# version of godot, because that's the language I known for a long time.

Usually my weakness is the UI and visuals, so most of the things i do/draw is ugly, but functioning well :D

Your link doesn't seem to work, so I don't have much material to base the idea on, except the description... by that it doesn't seem to be complicated. There are some really good vn plugins for godot, but i prefer to go custom, because the flexibility, and a lot of code people share are just plain bad imho (by that i mean they would not pass my code review).

Since this is an indie game, I don't really expect to be paid, but if you plan to monetize the project, I would like some revshare. In addition to that I would like to keep open the possibility to reuse the code I write for my own projects later.  (Oh yea... I started out by making some small nsfw games (one of them is published here), because that's where the money flows, please don't judge based on that! :D )

Discord: indigopa