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[ANtY]

Hey, I've written an article about starting your very first game project and assembling a team if needed to finish a quality game.

You can read it here http://spiffygoats.com/indie-tutorial-starting-a-project-and-forming-a-team/

Let me know what you think

[team_q]

The Desura link for rune masters didn't seem to work

[ANtY]

It's fine, I wanted to switch it to link to the game's subpage on our website when it's done

thx for letting me know  

[ericmbernier]

I saw this posted on Reddit. Good article. I can really relate to the points you make about keeping quiet until you have something useful to show potential artists. Even as someone who commissioned multiple artists in the past, I am sometimes antsy to find an artist to collaborate with. This can cost you both valuable time and money, as you might not get exactly what you were looking for.

Best paragraph in the entire article is the one that starts off with "Is your prototype no fun?". Great advice there.

[ANtY]

Thanks, glad you like it 

Hah, I can relate to that, lately I commissioned an artwork too hasty to realize a few days later that the project is unplayable and the money went to waste. It's hard to wait for those things, but it's really for the good.

[Impmaster]

Sounds good. I never actually thought of making a team like that.

[ANtY]

If you can do your game alone or find ppl you need a different way it's better to stick with it, but most ppl that are just starting are like this so I tried to target the post at them.

[Kinaetron]

Thanks for this, I was wondering what was the best way to recruit people

[ANtY]

No problem, hope it helps  

[kamac]

Thanks for this, I was wondering what was the best way to recruit people

Nobody says it's the best, but it's certainly close

( Just don't take me wrong, I don't mean anything bad. It really is a good article. )

[budleiser]

A good article on a necessary subject. I think one of the most important things is be patient, take your time, and don't be afraid of turning people down if they don't seem serious or mesh well. Better to cut em loose early than spend 6 months trying to work with the wrong people.

[ANtY]

A good article on a necessary subject. I think one of the most important things is be patient, take your time, and don't be afraid of turning people down if they don't seem serious or mesh well. Better to cut em loose early than spend 6 months trying to work with the wrong people.

exactly!

[colinshark]

I speak from the viewpoint of a single-person team.

I'm glad someone else is encouraging folks to just go out and prototype it. You'll challenge yourself greatly, but you'll find new skills at the same time. It's better to know what is a real roadblock.

I'm also a proponent of a "minimum viable team", especially for indies. Not that people aren't good people, but teammates just drop off all the time. They get tired, or they get other jobs, or they go to school, or they get in fights... A multi-person indie team is a bit of a ticking time bomb of motivation.

The people you pick need to be in it to win it.

[ANtY]

A multi-person indie team is a bit of a ticking time bomb of motivation.

perfectly phrased