Hey!

First off, yeah... I probably need some help with this game. I'm not sure if I can do it alone, as much as I'd like to...

Here's what I'm currently looking for:

• Artists

  • Digital Artists

    • For concepts and promo art

      (for posts, the page's thumbnail, etc...)

  • Pixel Artists

    • e.g. overworld & battles sprites, tiles and etc.

      (just whatever you're able to make)

• Musicians

  • Any software :)

• Assistant Coders

  • Game Maker

• Writers

  • Helping me write a good story and keeping everyone in character

• Playtesters

  • A maximum of 3 only.

    (Also won't have access to the more development focused chats in the server to prevent leaks)

If you apply, I'll ask for examples of your work (just 2 or 3 unless you want to share more)

Especially If you want to help but think your stuff sucks and/have some difficulty such as a language barrier, please apply anyways!

This project will be very laid back, so I don't have too high of a bar for the applications. A difficulty out of your control also shouldn't stop you helping on a project if you really want to, so please apply!

Also, you can work at your own pace and will never be rushed for anything

(though I may check in every once in a while to see where you're at, especially if you go AFK for a long time e.g. a few weeks).

You can also quit anytime with no questions asked, though I will likely continue to use your assets (besides in special circumstances) so we don't lose progress.

You'll still be credited for them if you want to be and can stay in the server.

Oh yeah, the server!

There will also be a discord server for the team, though you don't have to join it and can just work over Gamejolt DM's if you want. You also won't be expected to join any voice calls and can stay contacting with messages only (I will never ask anyone to join a VC)

!!!Apply Here!!!

Now, as you may know I only published this page yesterday and there isn't a whole lot of information about this project on it, is there?

Guess I'll have to fix that with this post!

(All of this will be added to the game page shortly after posting)

I'm going to try to give the best possible overview of this project using the 5 W's:

1. Who

2. What

3. When

4. Where

5. Why

and after those I'll also have:

• Other information (e.g. characters, locations, the story's draft...)

I don't want to drag this out any longer than it has to be, so let's get straight into it!

Who is this game for?

This game is for fans of UNDERTALE and The Amazing Digital Circus (TADC)!

What do you have to do for the game?

Here's a simple break-down of how I'm going to approach this project:

• Writing

  • Writing guidelines for how characters should act/speak & an overview of the story

  • Writing out the full story (this will be done after episode 9 of TADC releases)

• Coding

  • Coding a full area of the game room by room with basic placeholder assets

• Assets

  • Making all the music for an area

  • Making all the sprites for an area

• Release

  • I'll release a new demo after each area has been completed for a total of 5 versions of the game.

    • Each release will have all of the content it will have in the final game (besides fixing any glitches or quality of life improvements, etc...)

When will it release?

Yeah, I dunno to be honest...

When it's done, I guess.

Where can I play it when it releases?

Each version will be released on this site and can be downloaded to Windows with save and trophy support.

There are currently no plans to support mobile devices.

(I am new to Game Maker so I wouldn't know how to do this)

Why are you making this?

So I have something to cling to when TADC ends

I chose to start making this because I love TADC and UNDERTALE, and I want to use that love to make a fun game for other people who like them.

It's also a good excuse to finally teach myself Game Maker so I can make this the best project it could possibly be.

Other information

Roles

Here are the roles I currently have the characters filling:

Frisk -> Pomni

Flowey -> Bubble

Toriel -> Kinger

Sans -> Jax

Papyrus -> Ragatha

Undyne -> Zooble

Alphys -> Gangle

Asgore -> Caine

*Keep in mind that while the cast are filling these roles, they'll be their usual selves and events will not play out the same as they do in UNDERTALE as the story will be majorly different.

This isn't just a character swap AU, these are only to give you an idea of how everything will be laid out.

Locations

these are the main locations inspired by the locations seen in TADC:

The Ruins -> The Tent (Ep1 & 6)

Snowdin -> Candy Canyon Kingdom (Ep2)

Waterfall -> Ghost Town (Ep3)

Hotland/Core -> The City (Ep4 & 5)

New Home -> Caine's Office (Ep7 & 8)

Current Story Draft

In the current story, Pomni enters the digital world starting at the tent and has to progress through the locations as ordered above.

Caine has broken and is in his office trying to think of methods to make the cast happy driving himself mad in the process. No one has seen him in a while.

Along with his broken state the world broke and a bunch of locations are now linked together through portals along with Caine letting the NPC's run for long periods of time.

Pomni's goal is to get to Caine's Office in search of an exit. Along the way she can help the cast cope with their struggles or push them off the brink! It's all up to YOU to decide how you want to play it!

So in conclusion, if you want to apply then no matter what please do!

Progress on this game will be slow and steady, and I'll probably start other projects while it's ongoing

(I have 2 ideas for FNaF fangames I love as I type this)

I have high hopes for this project.

I really hope this can be a good love letter to TADC, especially for all it's done for me (I won't go into that here, though)

Thanks for reading, and whether you apply or not I hope you enjoy this lil' project :)