āļø THIS IS PART 1 - GAME of the Project Overview for 2024. Part 2 - MUSIC will come soon! Because otherwise the post would have been much too long. š
Hello everybody! š
How are you doing?
IĀ“m great so far! Wednedsday is always the day where I can work from home, on Hive, all my ideas and my music. I love this day. ItĀ“s always very relaxing for me, although my ToDo list is long. š
I love this tool, itĀ“s called "Virtual Cottage". I always use it for my ToDo-lists and to listen to some chilled music while working.
I hope someday I will manage to get my music into this! ItĀ“s time to invade some more games. š
ā¶ļø In this post I want to give you an update of what I am working on right now, and how my year 2024 will look like regarding to Hive. āļø
This is important for me to do, because I want to be transparent as always and you guys will better understand why I wonĀ“t be as active as last year when it comes to blog posts.
ItĀ“s also important for me to be transparent to my $RAVEN token holders, because they invested money into my project. I have several smaller NFT drops and raffles planned and also my first physical merch drop. š
But there wonĀ“t be a drop every 2 months because I need my time to work on something bigger, which will also give my $RAVEN token holders benefits once itĀ“s done. And I REALLY want to use my time for this! So I just wanted to inform you guys so you know what to expect. š I hope you will still stick with me!
Now letĀ“s talk about what projects are in the line for this year. š
š® MY OWN GAME š±
Oh yeah! Of all the projects I am working on, this is the most exciting one for me! š š I feel, even writing about this makes me nervous haha!
I took a long time before finally being sure enough about it to mention it officially.
IĀ“ve played alot of Hive games and games in general and IĀ“ve seen alot of great stuff but also alot of bad stuff. And I just want to try and make it better.
Therefore, I will not make any promises or presales before the game is done!
Let me try to explain:
Making my own game has always been a dream for me. I am a big gamer ever since I was a kid and IĀ“ve always dreamed of having my own game. And Hive gives me the platform and the fanbase for it. So I just have to try it
But I wonĀ“t do this for any price.
I know Hive already has ALOT of games and doesnĀ“t really need another one. So it wonĀ“t make much of a difference if I create my own game or not.
But I feel I have to do this. For me and for the artists on the Hive Blockchain.
I am not doing this because I hope to earn money with it. I mean, yes sure it would be great, but this is not my goal.
To be honest, IĀ“ve seen alot of Hive games which were just put out because the game creators hoped to get rich quick. Seeing this as a person with a creative heart makes me very sad.
The art behind game making suffers in some Hive games.
NOT ALL! I want to make this clear! We have some good games here. But in some, people shit on good game play, a nice user interface or great graphics. š
LetĀ“s be honest, how many games on Hive would you play if there was no chance of earning money with it? How many games would you play just because of the gameplay?
My heart bleeds when seeing this. And I just want to try and make it better. This is a huge goal. Oh yes, and I donĀ“t know if I can succeed in this. But I have to try. Even if it scares me alot. But I want to prove to myself as an artist, that I can do this.
But because of this attitude, and what IĀ“ve seen in many games, I will NOT make any presale of assets or promise anything upfront!
I donĀ“t want to promise anything to people and take their money, if I donĀ“t know if I can ever deliver what I "promised". So there will be no promises here. We will see how it goes, and then decide on when to release and what to do.
I am not doing it for the money and I donĀ“t care if it takes 2 more years to build, as long as I put out something that I am happy with.
šØ About The Game
I also have the attitude that I wonĀ“t reveal much upfront. Because I donĀ“t want people to really look forward to it and then something happens and we canĀ“t continue. What I donĀ“t hope! But you never know. š
- This game will take place in my very own world that I tried to start building with all I did the last years: The Reign of Raven
- It will be based in this modern fantasy world and is centered around music, art and tales (what a surprise š)
- Hive musicians, artists and writers will play a huge part in this game and will be entitled to a portion of the earnings of the game
- It was important for me to have a unique game, therefore a very personal lore will be a huge part of the game
- I love collecting Trading Cards and NFTs! So yes, this game will have a huuuge collection you can collect
š The Status Of The Game
WeĀ“ve already worked on this for a few months. So there is already stuff to tell.
- The base for the world and the lore is set
- The gameplay and the mechanics are already constructed
- After testing out alot, we found our graphics style for the game and started working on the first 20-30 graphics
- The first 3 musicians agreed to be part of the game (artists and writers will follow later)
- The team has 5 members already š
šThe Next ToDoĀ“s
- We need to write the documentation of the gameplay
IĀ“ve set this as our first goal because I think it is important to have a written documentation of the game and the gameplay. This will help the devs to know what to code, and it will help us to explain the game to creatives who we want to try and onboard into the game. In case we need investors at some point, this will also be a good thing to have and show them.
- We started researching what we need to develop the game and will start with the coding soon
Yes. We donĀ“t have experience in any Hive and Blockchain coding. So this will not be an easy task. ThatĀ“s why we want to prepare for this as good as possible. I am quite sure we will need some more help with the coding at some point and need to hire another developer. We are already saving up money for this.
- We need to draw all the graphics
Right from the beginning for me it was not even a question if I use a real graphics designer or just make my graphics with AI. I am an artist. I want to support artists. I like AI and it makes many things easier. BUT real drawn art gets lost these days. And I donĀ“t want to be a part of this! So of course we will draw most of our stuff. WeĀ“ve already put so much love and work into finding our drawing style. ā¤ļø We will make this as awesome as possible.
But since this is a game with a huuuge collection and hundreds of pictures to draw. We hired some more help for the retouch and AI additions to the graphics. Cause I am fully aware that 1 person cannot draw all this.
Like you already recognized:
This game will focus on graphics, art, music, lore and collecting. Of course web3, NFTs and earning Hive tokens will be a part of it. But it will NOT be the center of our game. We want people to play this game because they love the story, art and gameplay. Not because they want to earn in the first place.
I really hope you understand my thinking behind this and that me as a person that was born for music and art doesnĀ“t even have any other choice than doing it like this! šš¤
You will already wonder who I mean with "We" in my post.
Well let me give you a short overview of our team so far.
ME š
I am taking care of the game design and the mechanics and try to give the right input to have a great lore in the end, that will fit into the Reign Of Raven.
I am also the Creative Director and supervise the drawing and creation of the graphics.
NANE (@nane-qts)
Nane is a true friend ever since I entered the PIZZA Discord 2,5 years ago and always believed in me and my project. Her dream has always been to open up her own software company. So it was clear for us from the beginning, that we will lead this project together, because our expertises complement each other.
Nane is in charge of the technical and dev lead.
JFUJI (@jfuji)
Jfuji is an excellent writer and consulatant when it comes to game design and web3. I admire him alot! I am sure, he has 5 clones at least, because I have no idea how one person can handle so many projects with such an excellent quality of work! š
Jfuji is a huge help with the game design and is in charge of the lore and everything that needs to be written down in a professional, nice english. š
He also helps me find back to the right track when I am lost from time to time. š
CREEPYARTS (@creepyarts)
Lisa aka CreepyArts is my girlfriend and always sticked to me and believed in everything I did, even when I didnĀ“t believe in myself. She is an excellent drawing artist but often underestimates her own talent. For me it was clear that I wanted to give her the chance to draws my game, because she knows me best and what I imagine the game to be like. And also I believe she needs this project to see her own talent and grow with it.
SMILE27 (@smile27)
Smile is a very talented graphics designer and AI graphics creator. I wanted to work with him ever since he entered my Discord server.
He is experienced in working on Hive games already and a very reliable and trustworthy person (like all my other team members too!).
He will help with retouching the graphics and add more AI graphics in case we need them. He will also help with layouting the media stuff like PDFs.
I love you all guys and I am so happy that you believe in me and my ideas and that you stick with me on this long journey! I canĀ“t say how thankful I am for this! šš
I know, this team is still small. And I know we will need more help at some point. I am fully aware, that it will not be easy, because I am not a big player on this blockchain like many others, and I donĀ“t have as much manpower as other projects like Holozing, Neither do I have alot of funds to invest. But I have alot of passion and love to put into. And I am sure this will be rewarded at some point. š¤š So I will just keep going. Even if I am afraid that I might fail...
My inner demons haunt me and laugh at me: "You little girl with the bad self-esteem want to create such a big project like a game?" But I need to try and stand up against these demons. And I believe that if there is a will, there is a way. So I will keep going no matter what...
š I cannot promise anything to you. I donĀ“t know how it will go. But I can promise that I will give my best. Because this has always been my dream. š
I am curious to hear your reactions to this. š
Part 2 - MUSIC of the Project Overview of 2024 will follow soon!
Have a great day!!
RAVEN š¦
I am very thankful for everyone who supports me on my journey!!
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