In which Dixie, Eddy, and Meghan Fitzgerald talk about the nature of freelancing at a panel during Gen Con 2018
- Matthew does his Dixie impression and moans a bit
- Being a fan and a friend
- The Ivory Towercast in Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
- Onyx Path cosplay!
- Panel introductions
- Being contractors and working on projects as work-for-hire
- Dixie can’t read Eddy’s mind
- The development process
- Collaboration
- Kill fees
- Switching between lines and tones
- Contracting doesn’t mean exclusivity
- Approaching freelancing as a hobby vs. a job
- Communication with (and about) your clients
- Following the rules and being professional
- Managing your time and work-life balance
- Q&A (again, not all the questions are clear)
- Matthew moans a bit more about his character
- A lot of our advice boils down to “follow the instructions”
- Matthew calls into the show to ask a question
- Onyx Path Submission Guidelines: https://theonyxpath.com/submission-guidelines/
Just FYI, the mods I’ve been making (many of which have appeared in Jacob’s stream), like the Ivory Towercast poster, aren’t in the Unofficial Patch. They’re a separate texture mod download. You can follow my progress and occasionally grab zip files in this thread on the Planet Vampire forums.