<div>Hi, I'm Jarod Smith, founder, game director and lead developer of No Damn Train. I'm developing **Shining FLUX**, an original 2D traditional fighting game in Godot.
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<div>I've already built a substantial part of the game's technical foundation myself, including its core combat systems, move-data architecture and development tools. My goal is to turn that foundation into a complete commercial fighting game featuring a **20-character launch roster**, rollback online play and professional-quality presentation.
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<div>## Why I'm fundraising
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<div>I can continue handling the game's programming and core development myself, but producing a commercial fighting game requires specialist work I can't reasonably do alone.
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<div>I'm raising **A$25,000 AUD** as an initial production milestone to begin commissioning professional contractors for areas such as:
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<div>* Character art and design
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<div>* 2D character animation
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<div>* Music and sound design
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<div>* Gameplay voice acting
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<div>* Stages, VFX and UI
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<div>* QA and network testing
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<div>* Specialist technical work
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<div>* Legal and release-related costs
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<div>I've already begun contacting professional artists, audio specialists, QA companies and other contractors for real quotes so that production decisions can be based on actual industry pricing.
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<div>**A$25,000 is not the game's total development budget.** It is an initial funding goal intended to help move Shining FLUX beyond its current technical prototype stage and begin paying for professional production work.
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<div>## The planned game
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<div>Shining FLUX is being designed around **20 playable characters at launch**, each with professional gameplay voice acting.
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<div>The current audio plan includes approximately **40–45 music deliverables**, including character themes, stage themes, menu and story music, alongside hundreds of sound effects required for combat and presentation.
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<div>Professional animation will be one of the project's largest requirements, covering movement, attacks, special moves, supers, reactions and other gameplay states across the roster.
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<div>The current priority is producing a high-quality **English-language PC release on Steam**. Additional localisation and console versions may be pursued later through additional funding, game revenue or other opportunities rather than being requirements for the initial Steam release.
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<div>## Where your donation goes
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<div>Money raised will be used toward the development and production of Shining FLUX, with spending prioritised according to what most effectively moves the project toward commercial release.
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<div>The project is still in development, so individual costs and production plans may evolve as I continue receiving professional quotes and determining the best production workflow.
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<div>I'm not expecting any one person to fund the game. **Even a small donation helps.** If you can't donate, sharing the fundraiser with somebody who might be interested is also genuinely valuable.
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<div>Thank you for helping me take Shining FLUX from the game I've been building largely by myself into the complete fighting game I want players to eventually experience.
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<div>— Jarod Smith
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<div>Founder / Game Director / Lead Developer
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<div>No Damn Train
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<div>Shining Flux
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