[ROYALTY] Grindstone - UE4 - Environment Artists and Animator

28th October 2008. From the 26th floor of the office, the distant thunder can barely be heard over the rain crashing against the window. Tightening the grip on the bloodied crowbar in your hand, you stare at the city streets below until the light streams become a blur.

Minutes ago, a team of highly trained mercenaries took control of the building; taking co-workers hostage and barricading the exits. A splinter faction of this team are planting explosives on the building's underground structure - with a 1 hour timer. After evading capture, you’ve found yourself trapped in the middle of a far-reaching government conspiracy known only as Grindstone.

Grindstone is a first person stealth-action game, with a semi-linear narrative focussing on player choices in morally divisive situations. Gameplay takes inspiration from early stealth titles such as Thief, emphasising the use of light and shadows, as well as a ‘natural’ AI system which is rewarding to outsmart.

Details

The project began in July 2014 and has been steadily progressing with a small team since. We are working to build a gameplay prototype for February 2015 featuring at least 2 environment styles, with crowdfunding for the full singleplayer campaign to start in March 2015.

Basic movement and inventory systems are working, with work on the AI and gameplay to begin shortly. We are now looking for more artists to join the project.

General Requirements

• Have the time to dedicate to the project (10 hours+ per week)
• Have a portfolio to show previous work
• Be willing to perform an art test if required; this depends on the style of work in your portfolio
• Be available on Skype/Forums to work with the team
• For any 3D positions, we would prefer someone working with 3DSMax / Maya to avoid FBX pipeline issues

Positions

Lead Environment Artist

• Responsible for overall look-development of environments, from assets, to materials and post-processing
• Experience with UE3, UE4 Preferable
• Knowledge of modular level design

Animator

• Experience with recent game engines - UE3 or UE4 a plus
• Ability to create character movement animations and first person view animations

Applying
Send an e-mail to davewwatts@live.co.uk with a link to your previous work. Or add me on Skype: "davewwatts".

Any promising applicants will be able to see our 4-page pitch document which gives greater details about the project, storyline etc. that we aren't detailing publicly yet.

Links
ModDB
Website