   3D Artists sought for 2D scrolling shooter
Team name:Variant Interactive*Project name:NorthstarBrief description:Northstar is a 2D vertical scrolling shooter in the vein of games like Raiden and Ikaruga. It has been in production for a few months.Target aim:CommercialCompensation:We are offering a percentage of the first-year revenues on this title, ranging from 3-5% depending on level of involvement.Technology:This game is being developed for the PC and Mac (OS X) platforms. Contractors are requested to provide their own art suites. For interest's sake, it is being created using the Torque2D engine.Talent needed:3D Modelers - Responsible for modeling and animating npc enemy ships, boss characters and backgrounds as directed by the design documentation and producers. Prior experience definitely preferred, please provide a sample of your work when applying.Team structure:The current project team is comprised of six people:- Myself: Executive Producer, Designer. Have been around since project start.- Senior Producer, Scripter, 3D Artist. Has been on board since August '05.- Lead Programmer. Has been on board since project start.- Programmer, Ass't Producer. Has been on board since project start.- Lead Artist. Has been on board since project start.- 3D Artist. Has been on board since November '05.- 3D Artist. Could be you!- 3D Artist. Could be you!- Musician/SFX Tech: Has been on board since project start.Website:www.variantinteractive.com - is under reconstruction.Contacts:jobinfo@variantinteractive.comAdditional Info:Attached are screenshots from an alpha build of the game.A Northstar starfighter fires upon an oncoming wave of Garanos light fighters A Northstar fighter in speed mode desperately dodges fire from a strange bio-tech weapon known as the Nanobrain In heavily armored power mode, a Northstar fighter powers up the megacannon to take out the NanobrainFeedback:Encouraging only, please.*Disclosure: Variant Interactive is a startup company. Applicants please take note.[Edited by - Kazgoroth on December 27, 2005 6:27:51 AM]
  Suggestion: I would have a non-contrasting background. That colourful background looks great, but would make it hard to tell where the bullets are flying. Notin' more frustrating then dying and not knowing why =DHope you find your artists. I can make 3d primitives (Triangle spaceship anyone?) but thats as far as my artistic talent goes.Bah humbug! (Stuck in a foreign city on christmas)J/K Merry Christmas!   ;  Free bump, as this was just unstuck as the Spotlight topic for the previous week.   ;  Cool. Thanks for the sticky, Khaz!   ;  Looks freaking fantastic!;  Thanks, Rain! Hopefully the rest of the game will look immensely better once we get new art plugged in and all that. =)   