I've recently noticed the freegamer newspost on the amazing ChuChu Rocket FLOSS remake Duck Marines. The game is nicely crafted and adds many niceties that weren't present in the original. The only issue I see is that it relies on art licensed under CC-BY-NC, which is technically non-free art.

Now, I frankly I believe this game has some serious potential for repo integration in major FLOSS-only GNU/Linux distros, and for that purpose having a nicely made free art pack for it is the only thing missing. So I think it would be worth to try to get some ideas on how to do it, and maybe get some pixel artists interested on the project. Here's a small roundup of ideas:

What we need:

- FLOSS music - current soundtrack is licensed under CC-BY-NC. Fortunately I know a group of amazing video game music composers who would be able to likely roll out some free-licensed tracks for this purpose

- FLOSS art - including characters sprites and anims, terrain tiles, and background elements. The game also has a few minigames which would require some special sprites too.

For some general ideas regarding the art itself:

- Retake the original cat/mouse theme from ChuChu Rocket. It's easier to relate with, and makes the game easier to play. All critter sprites in DuckMarines are ducks, which can make it a bit confusing.

- Rename the game to something to reflect the cat/mouse theme.

- Keep music in an 8-bit style

- For a non-art related suggestion, perhaps getting someone to code online multiplayer.

What do you guys think?