A Grand Universe is about moving with your little ship across space, finding planets, building mines, making money and infiltrating SpaceGuard outposts.

To achieve our goal of finishing the game, we will need a dedicated team of around ten people. We're looking for:

• Developers
  Will program all the mechanics for the game. I'll lead the development.
  
  
• Artists
  Will create art for the game, including the spaceship, planets, and some characters. Art style is 2D pixel art.
  
  
• Writers
  Will write the grand lore and story, including character interactions.
  
  
• Designers
  Will plan gameplay elements and design engaging mechanics.

You can find the application and details in the next post. We're planning to begin with creating the core gameplay loop, after which we will gradually expand the story and gameplay mechanics. Dedication is key; and the joy of making games and collaborating should still exist.

Lead Developer - Me - NOT HIRING
Builds core systems (ship movement and such), makes final technical decisions, coordinates other developers.

Developers - 3 positions - HIRING
Each developer works on a specific system: combat mechanics, mining/resource gathering, trading economy, or planet generation. You'll work independently on your system while coordinating with the lead developer.
Current members: s714655, Minecraft10782

Artists - 3 positions - HIRING
Create pixel art for ships, planets, UI elements, characters, and environments. We need consistent style across all assets.
Current members: g7-behemoth

Writer - 1 position - NOT HIRING (feel free to apply)
Write the story, lore, character dialogue, and item descriptions. Keep narrative voice consistent throughout the game. Work with designers on story integration.
Current members: SilvaMelinora

Designers - 2 positions - HIRING
Plan progression systems, balance economy and combat, design what makes exploration rewarding. Create the actual gameplay experience on top of everything else.
Current members: none

How to apply:
Copy the form below, fill it out, and post it on this topic.

Application Form:

What we're looking for:
- People who can commit for the long term
- Proof that you can actually do what you're applying for
- Clear communication and ability to work with a team

Applications with proof of work and unique answers are preferred.

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I like this! I'll join as a developer

Username: createsebi
Position: developer
Why do I want to join this project? - I like space, working with other people, and coding games, so I think this will be fun!
How active will I be? - 2-3 hours a week.
What relevant skills/experience do I have? - coding player movement and a small options menu
Proof of work: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1249803690 and this one is unfinished but still progressing: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1255590016
Notes: I mostly speak english

createsebi wrote:

I like this! I'll join as a developer

Username: createsebi
Position: developer
Why do I want to join this project? - I like space, working with other people, and coding games, so I think this will be fun!
How active will I be? - 2-3 hours a week.
What relevant skills/experience do I have? - coding player movement and a small options menu
Proof of work: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1249803690 and this one is unfinished but still progressing: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1255590016
Notes: I mostly speak english

Thanks for applying, but we're looking for developers with more experience with complex systems. Good luck with your projects and I wish you a pleasant day nonetheless!

okay, thank you! have a good day!

Username: ddskeene
Position: developer
Why do I want to join this project I think it will be interesting
I can help out 2-5 hours a day Monday-Friday
What relevant skills/experience do you have? I can make but I and i'm work on one right now
Proof of work https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1153658205/ this took a few months
notes I don't work past 8 pm

ddskeene wrote:

Username: ddskeene
Position: developer
Why do I want to join this project I think it will be interesting
I can help out 2-5 hours a day Monday-Friday
What relevant skills/experience do you have? I can make but I and i'm work on one right now
Proof of work https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1153658205/ this took a few months
notes I don't work past 8 pm

Thanks for applying! Unfortunately, you don't have the skills we need from a developer. Your animation doesn't show your skill in development and your grammar isn't quite coherent (“I can make but I and i'm work on one right now”). Good luck with your projects, still!

Why do you need all of these people for a simple project, I you can have someone do more than just designing the sprites.

Username: s714655
Position: Developer


Why do you want to join this project?

Tbh I am not good at designing things so I was looking through the collaborations to find somebody that needed a custom engine or something because I am great at implementing complete ideas.
How active will you be? (hours per week) I've been in school and have a lot of freetime in school but its summer break so I would guess maybe an hour a day maybe more or less on some days. Mostly ~6-7 hours a week if you want a straight answer.


What relevant skills/experience do you have?

I design custom game engines built for performance (normally in c++ or Java) but I don't exactly have a portfolio and most of my projects are incomplete (like I said I cant think of good game mechanics to add to my projects so I get stumped)


Proof of work (link to projects):

This is just a basic cpu emulator https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1256875578/ I have a lot of unshared projects so I guess https://paper-lantern-studios.netlify.app/rpg/ but that was just a proof of concept the subtile collision is unfinished (controls for that one are 1-2-3-4 to change the layer 123 being visual and 4 being the collision layer I was going to have 5 for subtitles but I stopped working on it I forgot why but I lost the code. Its o and p to change the tile theres some spaces in the atlas so you might need to spam p to get to the other parts. Z while clicking to delete from that layer)


Notes (optional):

I just ranted in the other parts ig. I am just looking for something to work on so if you don't accept me ill probably just work on something else. Though if this goes unactive for a while I might stop checking my messages because I have good response time when somethings active but tend to forget to check otherwise.

s714655 wrote:

Username: s714655
Position: Developer


Why do you want to join this project?

Tbh I am not good at designing things so I was looking through the collaborations to find somebody that needed a custom engine or something because I am great at implementing complete ideas.
How active will you be? (hours per week) I've been in school and have a lot of freetime in school but its summer break so I would guess maybe an hour a day maybe more or less on some days. Mostly ~6-7 hours a week if you want a straight answer.


What relevant skills/experience do you have?

I design custom game engines built for performance (normally in c++ or Java) but I don't exactly have a portfolio and most of my projects are incomplete (like I said I cant think of good game mechanics to add to my projects so I get stumped)


Proof of work (link to projects):

This is just a basic cpu emulator https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1256875578/ I have a lot of unshared projects so I guess https://paper-lantern-studios.netlify.app/rpg/ but that was just a proof of concept the subtile collision is unfinished (controls for that one are 1-2-3-4 to change the layer 123 being visual and 4 being the collision layer I was going to have 5 for subtitles but I stopped working on it I forgot why but I lost the code. Its o and p to change the tile theres some spaces in the atlas so you might need to spam p to get to the other parts. Z while clicking to delete from that layer)


Notes (optional):

I just ranted in the other parts ig. I am just looking for something to work on so if you don't accept me ill probably just work on something else. Though if this goes unactive for a while I might stop checking my messages because I have good response time when somethings active but tend to forget to check otherwise.

Accepted! The project will start next year whenever we fill at least some of the positions, so I'll reach out to you when you're needed.