An open-source, GPLv3 open-world RPG looking for contributors

>Hey everyone, > >I’m ( @YUART@lemmy.zip [/u/YUART@lemmy.zip] [https://lemmy.zip/u/YUART] ) a part of the Bazaar Initiative and we are working on an open source game. It’s an open-world role-playing game set in a fantasy world, built for PC. The core idea is simple - it is 100% free, open-source, licensed under GPLv3, and built by anyone who wants to make it. > >We are building this game openly, from the first sketch to the last commit, by a small group of writers, artists, programmers, and sound designers working across time zones. There is no roadmap dictated by a boardroom or a publisher sitting between the team and the player. No micro-transactions, no live-service contracts. Just a growing forest of contributions, each one reviewed, merged, and signed by a real person. > >Why open source? > >A game made in the open cannot be killed by a single quarterly meeting. We work in the open because: > >- It keeps us independent from money-hungry publishers. >- It gives us a workshop for creative vision experiments (want to prototype a weird weather system or combat stance? Branch it, push it, see if it breathes). >- It gives contributors a public artifact with their name on it to build their portfolios. >- An open-source game is forkable. As long as one contributor wants to keep the world alive, the world stays alive. > >Who we are looking for > >We’re looking for anyone who wants to help make this a reality. Any experience level, any timezone, any background. These roles aren’t gates - they are just starting points: > >- Writers: Quests, dialogue, world lore, item descriptions. >- Artists: Concept, illustration, 3D, environment, UI. >- Programmers: Gameplay, systems, tooling, engine, build pipeline. >- Sound Designers: Score, ambience, foley, combat SFX. > >How to join > >There is no application form, no test, and no deadline. Write a few sentences about what you’d like to make, link your work if you have it, and say hello. > >- 📩 Email me at: artem.yurchenko@pm.me [artem.yurchenko@pm.me] >- 🌐 Check out the project page & vibe here: https://bazaar-init.vercel.app/ [https://bazaar-init.vercel.app/]