What About Us?
What
About Us
Hi I'm James Lockhart, founder of Sable Studios and creator of Elders of Marmotia. For as long as I can remember I've had these dreams. Intense dreams about... games. Thought I was going to say Marmots? Chirp! For a while there in my own little journey, I ignored these dreams. Ignore no more! By day I work in higher education; by evening I build this game. I hope you bear with me as I explain my methodologies, why they exist, and what I hope for them to evolve into - given enough time and support.
Disclaimer
"We" is mostly just "me". I would love for a we, but for now it is me and occasionally pestering my partner and friends for feedback. I've dreamed up this game for the past few years detailing the story, maps, characters, abilities, mechanics, music etc. It's a lot, and I'm doing my best with what I got. That's disclaimer one.
Look folks - it's like I said. It's just me doing it all, and I gotta level with you. I am not great at art; I'm not even good at it. I've got an imagination sure, but art is just not my forte. I am one human with an ambitious vision - a human who simply cannot do it all. Though, I will certainly try.
So for now, I am prototyping characters by doing something I call "AI Frankenstein". I generate thousands of images, pluck out the perfect parts to build the character I've imagined, and bring them into Photoshop. There, I bind everything together and tweak it to fit the vision. I change the colors, pose, outfits, weapons etc. and fix those weird AI quirks that nobody likes. Finally, I rebuild them with Blender and make further edits there. Believe me when I tell you...
It's Temporary
The moment I can hire, commission or partner with an artist you betcha I will. AI is a scrutinous topic right now and for good reason. Until then, these are the tools I have at my disposal, and I will make the best of them. But I gotta say, I've gotten pretty good building and layering these characters to the point where they are almost exactly what I've imagined. So...
Join Us... Me?
Help me make the first Sci-Fi Fantasy Hero Shooter with a plan for co-op story mode. Help me build something that you own. I'm no salary sucking Founder or CEO. Any and all future profits are either reinvested into our employees via profit sharing or donated to a charitable fund rooted in nature conservation. Check out the non-profits we support.