I really hoped that I wouldn't have to make this post but the situation has gotten so bad that I have no choice but to talk about this

Let me introduce you to @Nerw

Nerw is our current lead environment artist for the game, and he's one of the most talented people I ever met personally (follow him on GameJolt if you haven't done so yet, he posts flumpty-related stuff sometimes and has a lot of other great art to show besides that)

Which is why it is extremely painful for everyone in the team to see how his life has been turning out last couple years. This amazing person has dealt with so much bad recently that his mental health has declined a lot and it's pretty much impossible for him to solve his situation on his own

Nerw lives in Ukraine, specifically in Kharkiv oblast, the part of Ukraine that is the closest to the frontline, and has rockets and shit flying into his town pretty much every day

He struggles with daily power outages that last for hours. Worst thing - he can't even find a remote job in his country because you need to have a generator for that to compensate for the power outages, and he can't afford one

He is poor to the point of actually starving from not eating anything in days because he can't find any good source of income, and we, the other teammates, aren't exactly rich either so we can't help much, even though we try

He needs to leave Ukraine and plans to do it sometime in February, but for that he needs a lot of money, which he has none. He can't find a good job (he tried but the job market in Ukraine sucks), and nobody commissions him anything (no idea why actually, his works are some of the best and most detailed art I've seen), which has taken a huge toll on his mental health. Again, it is very painful to see our dear friend deal with this kind of problems, and not be able to be of any meaningful help

So, me and the OWaF team are collectively asking you for help. Please support Nerw financially as much as you can and want by sending your donations here:

https://app.lava.top/sryvnoynerw?donate=open

Everyone of us, especially Nerw, would very much appreciate any amount given. Also I'd ask you to share this post anywhere you can and help it reach as many people as possible.

Thanks in advance, hopefully this works. This post is our literal last resort