I know a good level designer that know how to use source:
http://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/profiles/76561197997771760/

Thanks!

Are they in Pipeline by any chance?

Yeah they are

hey just message me later in a i am a bit experianced in source engine by level desgining

Okay! Sure!

I appreciate it!

I have plenty of experience with synthesizers; I could perhaps provide some sound assets. What's the general theme of the game?

It's a futuristic/dystopian fps that's in zero gravity. It's going to have an art style similar to the Borderlands games. I think we're looking for some kind of electronic theme for the music, so we would apperciate your help!

Huh, I was thinking about this as more of a minimalistic physics/mechanics-based game; sort of like Osmos, propeling youself by shooting. I think the whole Borderland asthetic might look a little cheesy if you don't have a bunch of modelers/texture artists dedicated to it.

In my experience, indie games that try to emulate AAA titles just don't measure up. They've got 100s(thousands?) of full time employees, and indie devs just have a few people; so you just end up with something that looks bad. Just my 2c.

If you're not talking about making borderlands in space, disregard everything I just said. The whole cel-shaded and angular asthetic tottaly could work, especially if you're going balls deep on it and just making it look insane.

Anyways, I definitely can produce some sparse and bleak soundscapes a la Mass Effect for background ambience. For the gun sounds, are you thinking of more lasery retro sounds, or a more contemporary asthetic? And as far as theme/menu songs, are you thinking more along the lines of dance music or film music?

-JJ

Yeah, we're not trying to make Borderlands in space. We're just using a more of a stylistuc art style. I would appreciate it if you could do some soundscapes for the space. Depending weapon - wise, we would want to do more of a contemporary asthetic. Depedning on some weapons, we might need some laser sounds. I know for the music, in the war - zones and such, it would be a more electronic/dubstep influence. For menu music, I think maybe like a film score migh be good. I appreciate it!
-Roman

Ah, OK. I don't have a ton of background in dubstep(at least the brostep/skrillex stuff); would more downtempo music work? Most of my work is influenced more by jazz and gospel, so it's more of a somber-type vibe. But you're going for a bleak sort of dystopian vibe, yes?

Oh, and I forgot to add, I'll link you to a dropbox with some preliminary FX/atmos later today or early tommorow.

Okay, sure! Right now, we're decinding on five maps right now, and two of those would be in the ruined/dystopian Earth, so I think kind of like a downtempo would be perfect!
-Roman

Hey sorry, I tottaly forgot about this. Here's a link to some short loops for main menu music, which style is closer to what you're thinking of. There's also a rough machine gun FX that I threw together, and a wind atmospheric effect, is any of this at all up to par?

https://soundcloud.com/op-s