OutpostHD needs a sound track
Hey all! Title basically says it all -- OutpostHD needs a background sound track for its main gameplay.
Since this is my first post on OGA regarding this project, here's a little info about the project and its development.
What is OutpostHD
OutpostHD is a remake of OUTPOST by Sierra On-line from 1994. It's not a clone of OUTPOST -- it's an entirely new game inspired by OUTPOST's core mechanics while providing a more complete and satisfying experience than the original ever could.
How long has OutpostHD been in development?
I started OutpostHD sometime around 2014 but didn't go public with it until September 27, 2015. Since then it's been in active development as much as I can work on it during my free time. There are lulls in development, usually around the holiday season, where I'm too busy with real-life work to dedicate much if any time but OPHD has never ceased development since 2015.
Who's developing OutpostHD?
Most of the development efforts for OutpostHD come from me though I have had a good amount of help from some of the forum users over at The Outpost Universe both directly with the OutpostHD code and the middleware code it uses called NAS2D.
Is the game open source?
YES!
I have the code hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/ldicker83/OPHD
Is this a free game?
YES!
I have no intentions of selling the game.
Screenshots or Videos?
Is there a download available?
YES!
Head on over to https://forum.outpost2.net/index.php/topic,5718.0.html
Okay, cool. What do you need?
OutpostHD's gameplay is pretty functional at the moment and getting further along every day... but it's also really quiet. As the title states, I need a background sound track for the gameplay. I've looked around on OGA and other resources for (like incomptech) for background tracks that would be appropriate for OutpostHD and they all sound fine... until you start playing the game. They just don't quite fit right.
It's hard to describe exactly the kind of sound track that's needed. Something ambient with a bit of hope and dread all mixed in. The basic premise of the game is that Earth has been destroyed and you're tasked with rebuilding human civilization on another planet. The colonists that you have were shipped off in a hastily built colony ship that barely made it off Earth before its destruction.
The game is really hard with a somewhat bleak outlook on the possibility of survival. I'd like the sound track to reflect that.
As far as formats go, I prefer OGG. MP3 is not supported in the middleware out of principle (MP3 is an encumbered format much like JPG and I'm rabidly against software patents). Anyway, WAV or FLAC is also fine, these are easy to convert.
Are you expecting this to be exclusive?
NO!
One of the reasons I'm asking on OGA is so that the OutpostHD sound track can be contributed to OGA either as CC0 or as CC-A (or similar licensing, basically just not GPL). All of the art assets for OutpostHD are intended to be made available under CC compatible licenses.
I'm convinced... Sign me up!
Woot! You can reply to this thread or PM me and we can talk in greater detail what I'm looking for.