1024 said:
Here's a theory: people don't want to work for free. Just think about it: would you work for free, for someone else?
yes I would and I have. I've come across a lot of people with a range of skill levels that also are willing to work for free.
of course its better to be paid than not paid, but most hobby projects aren't able to shell out the funds to anyone. IDK your skill level and your employment status, but if your a professional game dev, I'd understand your point of view.
Games is a field built on passion.
just because you want to to be paid, doesn't mean your good enough to be paid.
Refusing to do something simply because it doesn't pay is a foolish way to live a life.
SuperVGA said:
Your c&c moddb project got models created by hobbyist modelers, right? Perhaps a demo reel of the project to flash what it does could attract someone to work on it for free/profit share?
yes, all the models were made for free.
For animations, I had to shell out 3K to 2 animators, and then 1k to a new animator to redo work that wasn't done correctly. Managing that one guy that didn't follow instructions was one hell of an issue.
That project is largely done and we are doing indie stuff now.
Profit share is not possible with a mod because there is no way of getting profit.