How it will work

Voidea Games, and more importantly, the 2.5 year in development project, Nighttime Runners, is needing Contributors to finish development. We're an indie studio using a deferred payback system. Everyone will log approved work (per asset or hourly), including Voidea Games LLC, which will be kept track of in a Owed Contributor visible sheet, and if the game generates revenue, you get paid based on what you're owed. Why deferred payment? We’re a fully independent two-person team with no external funding. We make nothing, until after you get paid back. We believe in transparency, and all contributors will be paid at the same time, at the same intervals. This isn’t an employment offer, but it is a formal, contract-backed agreement that guarantees payment for approved work if the game earns revenue. This will be backed by a signed contract between the Contributor and Voidea Games LLC. 

Breakdown

• Paid once the game earns revenue, over costs to operate

• Revenue covers expenses first, then 80% goes to the Owed Contributors

• 20% is reserved to cover floating expenses and new business costs

• First $1K owed per Contributor is prioritized

• Remaining funds are paid out proportionally each month

• Complete transparency to Owed Contributors of ongoing costs

Everyone is paid the same rate by role, and it's all tracked transparently in a shared sheet available to Owed Contributors.

How To Apply

Fill out the following form to apply. This is not a job application. You're applying to be able to contribute to the game. We're asking for a few pieces of information, as well as portfolio work. Please have at least 1 year of experience in your area of expertise. Thank you. 

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS

We have completed the majority of major features, and the game is in a playable state. We have run play tests before, over a year ago, and are looking to start again since our switch to dedicated servers. We're using placeholder art to convey atmosphere that ties into gameplay. You're jumping in at the point where we'll start to build a community, witness our first marketing push, and see the polish applied. 

When will the game release

This depends on the amount of Contributors we can get. The more we have, the faster things can get done. Our bottleneck would be programming regardless, and we foresee about 3 months of work left there. 

tasks to complete before early access release

This button links to a publicly available Trello board, tracking what we have left before we can release the game in Early Access. 

Contributors we're looking for

If you can fill more than one contribution type, let us know, and you may be called upon to do so. 

ART LEAD/Direction 

• Approve Artists Work Submissions

• Create and Maintain Visual Style Document

• Partner with Game Director on All Art Tasks

Environment Artists - 3+

• Environment Sets

• Individual Environment Pieces

• Unreal Engine Scene Composition

Character Modelers - 3+

• Meta Humans Outfit Creation

• Character Accessory Creation

• Custom Meta Humans Grooms & Skinning

Animators - 2

• Character, Prop, Environment Animation

Graphic Designer: Marketing & Game Assets

• 2D marketing Materials

• 2D Game Assets (UI/Screens)

Technical Artist: Optimization

• Material optimization

• Environment LOD optimization

• Character LOD optimization

Technical Artist: Materials

• Create visual variations of Character Outfits

• Create visual variations of Gear and Items

• Texturing skills a plus

Technical Game Designer: ALS Character Animation

• Create and Modify advanced locomotion system character animation

• Based on ALS Community

Level Designers - 2

• Create block out Point of Interest sets

• Use block outs to design multiplayer friendly spaces

• Focus on ease of traversal with our parkour system

• Focus on 8v40 gameplay

Sound Designer - 2

• Map Ambience

• Items Sounds

• Game Theme

proposed pay rates

The following rates are what we're proposing each Contributor makes per contribution. Final rates will be signed and available to viewed either in the Owed Contributor work tracker, or referenceable in the Contributor contract. Our utmost goal is to be as fair and transparent with any and all Contributors. If these numbers seem off, we will discuss proper rates, as a group of Contributors and come to an agreement. We are looking to match standard indie level rates. Hourly work may be capped weekly, depending on work available/needed. Rates are in $USD.

contribution type

Technical Artist – Optimization – $35/hr

Technical Artist – Materials – $35/hr

Technical Game Designer (ALS Locomotion) – $40/hr

Unreal Engine Scene Composition (Set Dressing) – $30/hr

Level Designer – $30/hr

Director / Project Lead – $40/hr

Environment Artists

Small Prop – $40

Medium Prop – $75

Large Prop – $120

Environment Set (3-7 cohesive assets) – $600

Large Environment Set (8-12 assets) - $1000

Character Artists

Outfit (Full Set for Metahuman) – $400

Accessory (e.g., backpack, hat) – $75

Custom Groom (Hair/Beard) – $150

Skin Customization (Color/Pattern) – $75

Graphic Designer – Game Assets & Marketing

UI Icon – $35

UI Element (e.g., button, HUD module) – $50

Full UI Screen – $150

2D Marketing Image (Key Art, Banner, etc.) – $75–$150

Logo or Branding Asset – $150–$300

Animators

Human Animation (< 3 sec) – $100

Human Animation (3–5 sec) – $150

Human Animation (5–10 sec) – $250

Item/Prop Animation (< 3 sec) – $60

Environment Animation (e.g., wind-swaying object) – $75–$150

Animators

Ambient Soundscape (POI Atmosphere Loop, ~1–2 mins) – $150–$250

Item Sound Effect (e.g., pickup, throw, use) – $30–$60

Game Theme Music (Full Track, 60–90 seconds) – $300–$500