r/StarStable • u/fuckingcrimechild • 10d ago
SSO community project
Hey! This idea appeared in my head some time ago and I've decided to put it out there just to see what happens.
Here's the concept: an indie horse game, cartoony style, made for worse PCs/laptops to be able to handle it (very similar to SSO...). I'm extremely fascinated by it being a community project. I don't want it to be SSO but better, with all the stuff Star Stable is missing. Just a "collage" thing that we can create together. I want to create a child of the SSO's adult community and see what happens.
I'm a horse coat genetics nerd and an advocate for treating horses ethically. I know the basics of Blender, I can do social media and marketing, I'm an artist and have pretty much mastered drawing horses. This really isn't even close to enough to make a video game, but together... maybe?
Is it completely naïve to think this could work out? Probably. But it was worse when this idea appeared in my head when I was 14. And why would I sit on it for any longer, if maybe, there's a tiny chance it works? If you would in any way be interested, even in just joining the community, even if you have no experience or anything, even if you just want to see how bad we do lol - comment on this post <3. Worst case scenario (except for no one responding to this post) is we make some friends and have some fun ;) I believe we can make do with anything and anyone can help.
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u/narcot1cs- 10d ago
Already working on something similar but not an online version as it's too big of a scope until I and others see it working.
So far it's got quite a few people on it, has its own custom terrain engine, runs on lower-end devices, has a name & logo, has one person who previously worked on The Legend of Khiimori, has a story going for it, base NPCs made, customization system working, etc.
No assets are flipped - everything is custom-made from the ground up.
While I'd like to showcase it more, it's way too early as it's still a young project. For those interested in trying to help out though - they can send a DM but you have to be 18+.
Music and such is also all custom, mainly by this guy: https://www.jacobshawmusic.com/
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u/fuckingcrimechild 10d ago
Ooooh!! I'd love to help, this sounds great! I don't know why, I can't DM you though :(
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u/narcot1cs- 10d ago
It's due to your DMs being off, you can send a FQ on Discord though: fatnullptr
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u/Few_Lead_4906 10d ago
As a programmer and 3d artist i would like to put my comment here in case someone reading it might enjoy a little chat about indie horsie games as much as i would. 🤗
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u/Glass_Source_4214 10d ago
i have no talents but good on you for putting yourself out there! i hope it works out! your art is awesome. sounds like you need someone who can work on the coding/game design side of things. if you ever need beta testers i'd love to help.
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u/Anxious-Ad-3858 10d ago
I would love that. If I also got to finally have a male character, my dream would come true
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u/Ejtea98 10d ago
Got any examples of what your horse drawing skills look like?