Manatee Studios - Indie game studio needing volunteers.

[ajf412]

http://www.manateestudios.com

We are an indie game studio located just outside of Pittsburgh, PA.

Title: AfterMath (working title)
Engine: CryENGINE 3 SDK
Release: TBD
Platform: PC
Genre: FPS/RTS MMO
Background: ( http://www.manateestudios.com/games ) AfterMath is set in a post-apocalyptic world, brought about by a massive meteoroid shower that brought with it destruction on a massive scale, and an alien virus. The virus is extremely mutagenic, and is able to infect almost all biological life on Earth (meaning animal, vegetation, etc...). The virus splices itself into the host's DNA, mutating the DNA of the host. This causes reproduced cells to mutate, as well as viral reproduction. When the virus reproduces, it also takes along copies of portions of the host cell, creating a cross-reaction with other hosts it infects. Basically, the virus causes massive cross mutations through all earthly biological lifeforms. The game takes place 100 years after the initial viral outbreak.
Atmosphere: Think "Junkyard Wars"

Currently, we are trying to build a nice library of equipment, weapons, mobs, NPCs, vegetation, and mundane models.
We are using primarily Autodesk and Pixologic software.
We are also using DAZ3D software and models.

We are also building our library of textures. We are using CGTextures.com and Photoshop.

All current positions are volunteer positions. We do plan on launching AfterMath commercially, and then work on a royalties system for our developers, but until it is actually released, we cannot guarantee any form of payment.

Current Openings:
3D Modelers - equipment, weapons, mobs, vegetation, mundanes
Animators - biped, quadraped, insect, arachnids
Level Designers

You can apply at http://www.manateestudios.com/apply

Thank you,

Aaron Faulkner

[ajf412]

Manatee Studios has chosen a couple of temporary Team Leads to help with development. We now have a 3D Prop Team Lead and a 3D Character Team Lead. This should help tremendously! They have volunteered to step into the positions until we can find somebody with more experience to take Team Lead.

So...

Manatee Studios is looking for some volunteers!
3D Team Lead
Riggers
Animators
Animation Team Lead
Programmers
Programming Team Lead

[ajf412]

We are in desperate need for a rigger and an animator!

[ajf412]

Manatee Studios has ordered our first server!

Tortoise SVN will be up and running before the end of the month. We hope to be able to use our server to not only host our development files, but also alpha/beta testing of the AfterMath Foothold Demo.

Development continues! Our first character model is scheduled to be moving in our map this Sunday.

The walls are coming together nicely, and I am looking forward to seeing some of them built in our world!

Now... we need some experienced level designers to look at what we've gotten together so far, and fix it up really nice. We also need some vegetation modelers to get over here to help said level designer make things look amazing!

[ajf412]

Would be nice to be able to edit the opening post. Can't keep it up to date.

Posting some WIP stuff.

[ajf412]

Like Manatee, Like Son! =)



Still looking for modelers, texture artists, riggers, and animators.