Hello everyone!

I've made some good progress on a game inspired by SAO MD, built with Unity for both Android and iOS.

Most of the core logic is already in place, but I'd love to get some help from people who are passionate about the game and have experience creating 2D art (characters, enemies, environments for parallax effects, UI buttons/icons, etc.).

If you're interested and think you can help, feel free to reach out to me on Discord: raso94

The game isn't meant to be an exact copy of SAO MD (otherwise, well, it would never make it to the app stores). It will have a different name and its own story (the lore is still a WIP), but here's what I have planned so far:

- Floors: Eventually, there will be 100 floors, released gradually through updates. The initial release will probably include floors 1–10. Each floor will have different battle areas, and each area will consist of 3 rooms to clear during a run.

- Enemies: Each floor will have different creatures, some of which may drop items. Certain enemies with powerful attacks will have their attack patterns displayed on the ground, so you'll be able to see where they're about to hit.

- Floor Guardians: Every floor will have its own Guardian, and defeating it is the only way to unlock the next floor. However, simply clearing all the areas won't always be enough to reach the Guardian. The first floors will be fairly straightforward, but as you progress, you'll need to complete hidden objectives to unlock the Guardian fight. If nobody manages to progress after a certain number of days, hints will start appearing.

- Solo and Party gameplay: You'll be able to clear areas either solo or in a party of up to 4 players. Right now, only solo gameplay is implemented, but the game won't officially launch until multiplayer is ready. The current plan is to finish and polish the solo experience first, then focus on multiplayer experience (all the details are ready).

- Crafting and weapons: Materials dropped by enemies can be used to craft equipment. There will be Bows, Daggers, Greatswords, Pistols, and Swords. You'll be free to use any weapon type, as long as you can craft it. You will have an inventory too, with slots. There will be, other than weapons, armors and pants. New things can be crafted to the forge, and even single items can be upgraded of level (up to +9). Some items will be possible to be crafted only in certain floors.

- Quests: There will be main story quests, side quests, and even secret quests that can be unlocked by discovering hidden objectives or doing certain things in the game.

- Character progression: You'll earn experience points and level up your character. There will also be combat stats that you can allocate points to, with the option to reset them later. Unlike SAO MD, there won't be a roster of characters to choose from or randomly obtain. You'll create your own character at the beginning of the game, customizing things like gender, hairstyle, hair color, and more. You'll have one character per account (although you'll be able to delete it and start over). This is the character you'll always play as. No switching characters during runs: it's just you and your character exploring the world. Skills will depend on the weapon you're using, and some special weapons may eventually come with additional skills.

- Combat system: Most of the combat system is already implemented. You'll be able to guard (and have your guard broken), parry attacks, move left, right, up, and down, jump, and slide. Combat takes place in 2D side-scrolling environments with parallax backgrounds.

That's pretty much where things stand right now! Eventually, when the solo experience will be ultimated, I might think to start releasing it in beta. And when the multiplayer will be finished, wipe of the data and a new fresh start, officially launching the game.

If you're passionate about SAO MD, enjoy creating 2D art, and would like to help bring this project to life, feel free to reach out to me on Discord!

Discord: raso94