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New to game development, looking for a team.

A topic by SalvageMan created Mar 03, 2025 Views: 335 Replies: 9
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Hey everyone,

I'm a novice generalist and I've never participated in any game jams. I've been playing/running D&D going on 18 years, and I kind of want more out of it, so I felt like game development might me a natural progression? This might still be too advanced for me, but I figured I'd give it a go anyway. 

1. What can I do? I've only just scratched the surface with game development. I have some experience with Unity and C#. All I've really done is follow a tutorial to remake Pong. I'm not trying to get stuck in "Tutorial Hell", but I decided to follow it because I wanted more familiarity with the Unity engine. I've also done a bit of pixel art and messed around in Aseprite. I've also used a few browser programs for sound and music.

2. Who would I like to focus on? [something you already know how to do, or developing a weaker area?] I'd like to help a team however I can, but I'm afraid my skills are not developed enough yet. I'm willing to put in whatever time necessary.

3. What can't I do? Like I said, I'm very new and mostly doing this to see what I can do/learn. 

4. What don't I care about - i.e. other people can have "full reign" over? I'm actually interested in most aspects of game development. I got into this for fun. I want to do more coding, art, writing, etc..

5. What is my time commitment to this project? I have time most mornings for a few hours, usually I don't have time from around 3pm - 11pm CT, due to work, but I'll try to be as flexible as possible.

6. What kind of games do I like? What genres or game types do I enjoy playing or working on, or would like to try making? I'm into RPG's, puzzles, roguelikes, platformers, Card games, Sci-fi. What I'm really not into: Heavy survival games and RTS games, but I'm not opposed to learning more about them.

Also, feel free to shoot me a message on Discord: SalvageMan

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If you need art, I can do 2D character concept art and illustration. I also have a graphic design background so I can help with UI elements (at least the visuals). My life should be getting slightly less hectic in April, so I expect to be able to dedicate a couple hours a day to the project (usually mid-late afternoons/evenings, but the time of day may change dependent on my new work schedule.) I don't have much coding knowledge, but I don't mind learning a little bit if needed. I really love RPGs and action games (but with physical limitations I don't get to play them as often as I like anymore) as well as puzzle games, but I like a variety of genres.

Hey thanks for responding to my topic. Would you mind sending some examples of your art to my discord: "SalvageMan"?

I'd be happy to! Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding you on Discord. I'm not sure if it's something on my end or with Discord, I've tried it on 3 different devices and consulted the help pages. I assume it's spelled like it's written previously?

I see, that's strange. It is SalvageMan. If it isn't working, I could try sending you an invite; what is your discord

I'm Renji_Hattori on Discord, sorry for the inconvenience.

Hello, i'm kind of new to digital game developement but i've been DM for 6 years. I also have experience on board games as we made few projects at university. My main thing is game design, i read a lot of books and researchs about it as a hobby. But lately i've been trying to learn digital game developement. I got a lot of free time for a month so i'll be able to be flexible and have time to work on the game. I expect to have around 6 hours a day for the game jam. I mostly have experience on godot and a bit of aseprite, i can learn programs relatively fast. I also played piano for few years before so i got a bit of experience on musical stuff too. But pretty much i have similar experience to you. I really like card games and rpgs, but i am familiar to most type of games. I can mainly help with game design, but i'll try to fill wherever necessary since i'll have a lot of time for it.

Hello, I appreciate you reaching out to me. Would you be able to message me at my discord: "SalvageMan"; maybe send me some music samples if possible?

Hey SalvageMan. I've participated in two game jams so far as a developer (and also did some art). You can see my games here: https://alexolive.itch.io/. I'm focused on 2D games and have been building a tool to quickly prototype platformers - it could be a fun way to rapidly try out new ideas. Let me know if that sounds interesting to you!