[Freeware] SciFi RPG Seeks Modelers, etc.

[NayusDante]

Specifically seeking modelers at the moment, other positions open as well.

Team name:
Factory Eight - an independent, collaborative team.


Project name:
2983 (Tentative title)


Brief description:
Genre: Action-Exploration-RPG
Gameplay: Third-person platforming exploration; Designed with heavy console-RPG influence.
Visuals: Stylized, anime-inspired, uniquely shaded.
Target Play Length: ~10 hours if focused entirely on main quest. Lots of side content.
ESRB Estimate: T or M; Strong Violence, Suggestive Themes, Mild Language.

Story Summary: As a confused mercenary without a past, you are confronted with the task of saving the world you have awoken in. This world is inhabited by robots whose masters died in the last millennium, leaving them alone to decide their own fate. Some of these machines view you as a messiah to their dead world, while others see you as a threat to their sovereignty. The best hope for their world lies in the words of a strange prophet who mysteriously appeared around the same time as you, who speaks of purifying the planet for a new life cycle.


Target aim:
Freeware (Windows)
Upon completion, XBLA/WiiWare/etc porting will be considered, but not priority


Compensation:
No pay offered
Full credit given


Technology:
Target system - Windows (initially)
Engine: Undecided, acquiring new programmer, considering Ogre


Talent needed:
CHARACTER MODELER: Work sample required; samples of the characters at the bottom of this post. Looking for anime/manga look, heavily stylized. Animation and rigging skill is a plus.

Texture Artist(s) - Work sample required; expected to produce a variety of textures for use in game environments

Indoor Environment Modeler(s) - Work sample required; model and construct indoor environments

Outdoor Environment Modeler - Work sample required; build the terrain for the world map

Animator - Work sample required; rig and animate character and enemy models
Script Writer - Work sample required; write dialog and game script

Peer Reviewers - Critique and offer insight into the story and direction of the game; offer constructive criticism (not credited)

Public Relations- Promote and distribute the game (when completed) with magazines, in stores, online, or any other medium

Team structure:
See website below

Website:
Factory Eight Homepage

Development Forums

2983 Information Page


Contacts:
Sean: nayusdante@gmail.com
Questions will be answered in this thread, but applications will be taken via email.

Previous Work by Team:
Hideki Yamamoto and Kazuna Nakama - Rising Tide Online Soundtrack]
Diana Aitken - DeviantArt
Others - Random samples and projects


Additional Info:
Current Schedule:
-Story Finalized - End of May 2008 (DONE)
-Design Document Completed - End of June 2008 (Extended, "When-It's-Done)
Content development proceeds from July 2008 until completion and testing.


Feedback:
ANY


Concept Art: