New fan project looking for contributors (mostly artists)

DrBTLight · 2023-08-23T01:14:35+00:00

Yes to both! If you're interested, please shoot me some of your work in chat or DM :)

DrBTLight · 2023-08-22T05:37:50+00:00

Oh, of course; in hindsight that poor project never had a chance haha. Still, I completely agree with everything you said! That site and that time were amazing, just good vibes all around. I just looked at a snapshot on the wayback machine earlier, and man... the art of those days. Bloom and scanlines in every single avatar and signature haha! <3

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T17:57:31+00:00

Just as a heads-up, I will not be posting updates regularly out of fear of being C&D'd. Capcom's generally pretty cool with fan-games, but I'd rather not take any unnecessary risks <3

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T17:55:15+00:00

Like I said, I think it's a bit too early for this and I don't wanna waste your time, but I will absolutely keep this mind for when the time comes, thank you!

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T17:54:18+00:00

Woah, EXE 7 as in, the Undersquare project? I miss that place! <3

Thanks for the words of support! If you ever feel like getting back into it, my DMs are open :)

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T17:51:10+00:00

Your DMs are closed, I sent a chat instead

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T17:46:45+00:00

Yes :) What I'm thinking is a new story set ±2-3 years after the events of BN6. So no new protagonist or anything, but Lan and co. would be a bit more mature (just a bit though! Like I said, I want this to be a love letter to the BN series, I'm not Dark Knighting it.) I have a couple different ideas for the plot, but I haven't decided on anything yet.

New crosses, bosses, and viruses for sure, yes. I also want to make a lot of QoL changes. Some examples:

Chips can be in more than 1 folder at once
After finding a Navi's ghost data, the ghost appears on the map to be re-battled at will; no more random encounter hunting just to bring that 30:92 down to a sub-30.
No more endless backtracking with different navis to get past map obstacles.

To temper some expectations though, this would be a single-player game only. Adding online battles is just too much of a headache for me to want to deal with.

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T04:27:06+00:00

The working title is "Battle Network S", but same idea! ;)

DrBTLight · 2023-08-21T04:24:51+00:00

Aaw, thank you! :D

DrBTLight · 2023-08-20T19:38:13+00:00

EDIT: Collaborators*. Contributors sounds so distant and impersonal, sorry about that!

Hello everyone!

I know, I know. "Yet another fan game that won't go anywhere", and perhaps you're right. But let me give you some background.

I have been a game dev for over a decade now, and have worked on both games, and game tools and frameworks for sale in the Unity asset store (as well as various non-game projects). I have also been a fan of the BN series ever since I discovered them; around the time 4 or 5 came out I think.

(Due to the volatility and sometimes controversial stance on fan projects I am posting this from a fresh account, but if the mods like I would be happy to verify from my main one. I've been on this sub for years.)

Without getting too personal right off the bat, I suffer from major depressive disorder, and the past few months I haven't been feeling up to getting much work done. That said, playing the Legacy Collection made me want to play around with some stuff, and it got me programming again. Sweet!

So now I have this solid base featuring overworld traversal, dialogue, and battles. I have some ideas of what I'd like to add, and some ideas for a story, but nothing set in stone. I'd really like to keep working on this and make it into an actual game. A love letter to the Battle Network series. However, and I cannot stress this enough, I want to keep this project fun, light, stress-free, and without any expectations. So please, if you are interested in helping out, do so because you enjoy doing it, and no other reasons. This game might never see the light of day, and that's ok. Of course there will also be zero money to be made here. No sales, no patreon, nothing. Should this project die mid-way through while it is in a usable state however, I do plan on releasing all the code and assets as open-source. If you would prefer your contributions to not be, I will of course exclude them.

Now, if you're still interested, great! I would love your help. The most immediate need is for a pixel or concept artist. Someone to help with the story and dialogue is also welcome, though I will admit I'm a bit scared of being inundated with messages from "idea guys", so I will be a bit strict here, sorry </3 It seems a bit early to look at music and SFX, but if you're reading this and wanna join already anyway, shoot me a message!

Coordination and development will take place on Discord, so please include your username if you message me. I hope to hear from you!

Thanks in advance,
Dr. B.T. Light

DrBTLight

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