Goals

I've added some goals to the project. I'm gonna break them down here in this post just to make sure we're all on the same page.

The first goal is $100, and after I pass that threshold, I'll start working on getting portraits for certain major NPC characters. For some of those characters who have sex scenes in the game, I'll also create some special CGs. After this goal is reached, the process of creating the art could take some time, so I'll announce an ETA on this goal once we reach it.

The next goal is for $150. At that point I will hire some writers to help create more of what I call "incidental content." Incidental content is the content outside of story and request content; mostly events and encounter scenes. I don't believe anyone should work for free, so I will pay these writers a flat fee for each event or scene, and then a bit extra based on word count for lengthy events and scenes. I don't want to encourage over-written content, though, so I want the flat fee to be the significant portion.

If you're reading this and interested in providing content in this way, feel free to reach out to me with samples or your portfolio. 

I will probably start by hiring one writer to do a few events or scenes at a time. As the funding increases, I will hire more writers or commission more scenes.

The turnaround time on this is gonna be variable. If I have writers respond to me and wind up with a decent pool or talent to pull from, then I can hit the ground running. If I have to go in search of freelancers, then it may take me longer.

This is the big one, and is sitting at $200. I want a new official, default art pack. I will continue to maintain and provide the current art pack as an option for at least the executable game releases, but I want to commission an actual artist with actual talent to provide high quality anime-esque 2D images. There is a lot of art in the game already (as of v0.2.0); there are 25 CGs, portraits in differing states and with differing expressions, and character status art. I expect to have a minimum of 35 CGs in the game by 2021, with a possible maximum over over 60 CGs by the time the game is complete. This amount of art will take a significant amount of time to create, so I need a long term partner for this endeavor.

 If you're reading this and interested in providing content in this way, feel free to reach out to me with samples or your portfolio. I will probably ask you for some sketches and rough concepts of the main character, and I will pay you at least a small fee for these even if I don't pick you.

 This is gonna take a while. I plan to start searching for an artist when I hit this goal, but that process alone could take some time. Once I have found an artist, the volume of art they will need to generate will also take a significant amount of time. In short, this goal will not yield short term results.