THE JOY OF CREATION

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THE JOY OF CREATION
Information
Platform(s)	Windows
Engine	Unreal Engine 5
Developer	Nikson
Price	$19.99
Genre	Survival Horror
Theme	Horror
Mode	Single-player
Project	Indie
Release Date(s)	N/A
Download(s)	N/A
ESRB Rating	N/A
Preceded By	The Joy of Creation: Story Mode

THE JOY OF CREATION, formerly known as The Joy of Creation: Ignited Collection and abbreviated as TJOC, is an upcoming installment of the The Joy of Creation series and is the only one in the series under the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative. The title is being developed by Nikson and published by Clickteam LLC.

Nikson plans on having the player be able to play the Story Mode and Reborn-inspired modes in any order they'd like. The Reborn mode will have an arcade-like gameplay style, mostly focusing on high scores instead of an actual solid ending.

Development

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On August 20, 2020, Scott Cawthon made a Reddit post announcing The Fazbear Fanverse Initiative, which announced Nikson would be making "The Joy of Creation: Ignited Collection." On August 23, 2020, Nikson made a post on Game Jolt sharing what the project is. He stated it was going to be a bundle of The Joy of Creation: Classic, The Joy of Creation: Reborn, and The Joy of Creation: Story Mode. At the end, he stated, "to expect the title somewhere in 2021.". On August 29, 2020, Nikson shared early gameplay footage of The Joy of Creation: Classic portion of Ignited Collection. On August 31, 2020, Nathan Hanover posted to X/Twitter, sharing the Ignited Collection theme. Later that day, he posted it to YouTube and Reddit. On September 4, 2020, Nikson made a post asking fans what they'd like to see changed/added to the Reborn portion of Ignited Collection. Later, Nikson commented on people's requests to remove object collection. He stated that he may spice it up by adding different game modes for Reborn, like collecting all objects and escaping in the shortest amount of time, with a leaderboard system. He followed it up by saying he wants to make the game repayable, with no linear objectives, with the example of The Joy of Creation: Halloween Edition, unless he randomized the locations. He added, "The emphasis is to provide the player with a score at the end of every run." On April 30, 2022, Nikson confirmed on Discord that he was finally allowed to develop the game again after a delay with a contract with Glowstick Entertainment, and he stated that he was looking to change the Ignited Animatronics models as he didn't want to use the Help Wanted models as a base. On July 21, 2022, Nikson shared two proof-of-concept WIP videos of Ignited Collection. The first being a test to get the Ignited material to have more interesting damage, and the other being a WIP showcase of the Reborn mode having randomly generated layouts. On July 22, 2022, Nikson shared another video of a test of real-time simulated wires that will be added to the models. On September 16, 2022, Nikson shared that he received the final, improved Ignited Freddy model. He also said that once he materialized it and made a new render, he'd share the design. On October 30, 2022, Nikson shared a video teaser of Ignited Freddy. On October 31, 2022, Nikson shared the full body render of Ignited Freddy, which was made by former modeler Mahmoujh. On November 1, 2022, Nikson revealed that the Phantom eye texture is no longer being used, sharing a video of him testing the new eye shader. Nikson also shares the breathing he worked on in the video. On November 12, 2022, Nikson shared that the Ignited Freddy model couldn't be used due to the modeler being underage. On February 15, 2023, Nikson posted a video teaser of Ignited Bonnie. On February 16, 2023, Nikson shared the full body render of Ignited Bonnie, made by modeler Gabriel. Later, he shared a video of Bonnie's real-time wire physics. On April 8, 2023, Nikson asked fans if they'd rather have Ignited Collection be full price and get all content or be able to purchase them separately. On May 2, 2023, Nikson shared teasers of Ignited Chica. On July 9, 2023, Nikson shared WIP teasers for the Office. Later, he shared prototype gameplay footage. On July 27, 2023, Nikson shared that The Joy of Creation: Classic would no longer be remade for the Ignited Collection, opting for new gameplay and story for the Story Mode and Reborn modes for $19.99. Later he posted two screenshots of Chica in the cameras wishing that she appeared in the cameras in normal gameplay. On August 14, 2023, Nikson shared another prototype gameplay video. Later, he added that he planned to release the Office demo before the end of 2023. On September 6, 2023, Nikson shared the new sound design for Ignited Freddy. On September 11, 2023, Nikson shared that he's gonna try to get the Ignited models redone to look more like Mr. Nobo's models. On September 12, 2023, Nikson commented on some fans reactions to the new direction of the models. He added that his idea is to start the Ignited's normal, which will slowly deteriorate as the game progresses, and maybe replace the fallen with what Nikson called "fucked up" versions. On September 17, 2023, Nikson shared an image of the more deteriorated version of Ignited Foxy's head. On November 21, 2023, Nikson shared two videos, a meme of Ignited Bonnie punching someone into a fence and the protagonist animations using the generator, and two images, one of a more deteriorated version of Ignited Bonnie and three forms of Ignited Cupcake. On November 30, 2023, Nikson shared that the Ignited Foxy jumpscare is also done and only needs sound design. Later that day, Nikson posted the jumpscare for Ignited Foxy, saying he wanted it to feel chaotic and intense. On December 1, 2023, Nikson shared the finished version of Ignited Foxy's jumpscare. On December 3, 2023, Nikson shared a teaser of Ignited Foxy's more demonic form. On January 14, 2024, Nikson commented on THE JOY OF CREATION winning Twitter user @FNaFFanGameNews' "Most Anticipated Fanverse Game 2024" post. He stated that he didn't expect to see it win and that he's feeling extremely motivated. He also stated that the Office demo looks like it'll release in February or March and that he's really trying for Q1 2024. On February 25, 2024, Nikson shared a track he made using The Joy of Creation melody as a base. On March 2, 2024, Nikson shared video teasers for Ignited Chica and Ignited Cupcake and more gameplay footage for Dawko's PCRF Charity stream. On March 18, 2024, Nikson shared gameplay of Ignited Bonnie punching the player and a camera. He also stated that when the player is in a long animation, all of the gameplay-related timers will pause, so the player won't be killed unfairly. On March 22, 2024, Nikson posted a video of Chica's black ooze raining from the office ceiling. On March 25, 2024, Nikson changed the title to just "THE JOY OF CREATION," no longer making the game a bundle but an entirely new game that draws inspiration from Story Mode and Reborn. On April 6, 2024, Nikson shared that the Office demo's core gameplay is complete and that all that's needed is some polish and a few little narrative sections, and then it will be ready for review. On April 7, 2024, Nikson shared the main menu of THE JOY OF CREATION Office Demo. On April 10, 2024, Clickteam posted that their QA department is testing THE JOY OF CREATION Office Demo. On April 13, 2024, Animator CokosBeanz posted, saying that all the animations were complete for THE JOY OF CREATION Office demo, with a photo of a frame of Ignited Chica's jumpscare.

Audio

Audio	Description
	Story Mode's theme remade by composer Nathan Hanover for the game. Due to the change in direction, it is unknown if this theme will be used for THE JOY OF CREATION's full release.
	A track that Nikson made using The Joy of Creation melody as a base. It is unknown at this time if it'll be used in THE JOY OF CREATION.

Credits

• Nick "Nikson" - Developer, Composer, Sound Designer
• CokosBeanz - Animator
• Gabriel - Lead Character Artist
• Crash - Title Designer
• Nathan Hanover - Composer

Gallery

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Teasers A teaser for Ignited Bonnie, animated. Ditto, a frame. A teaser revealing Ignited Bonnie. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. A teaser of Ignited Bonnie that Nikson says looks like a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure-like pose. A teaser revealing Ignited Chica. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. A teaser of Ignited Foxy, animated. Ditto, a frame of the teaser. Ignited Cupcake and Ignited Chica teaser, animated. Ditto, a frame of Ignited Chica hanging from the ceiling. Ditto, a frame of Ignited Cupcake. A WIP teaser of the office. Ditto. TJOC Demo menu teaser. The Office (Prototype) An image of the cameras with Ignited Bonnie. An image of the camera with Ignited Bonnie close up to it. Prototype footage of the office level in THE JOY OF CREATION, animated. Black ooze dripping from the ceiling, animated. An image of Ignited Freddy in the camera. Gameplay footage of Ignited Freddy jumpscaring the player, animated. Gameplay footage of Ignited Bonnie jumpscaring the player, animated. Gameplay footage of Ignited Bonnie jumpscaring the player through the camera, animated. Gameplay footage of Ignited Foxy jumpscaring the player. The protagonist's generator animation, animated. Gameplay of scaring off Ignited Cupcake's, animated. Gameplay of the player fending off Ignited Foxy, animated. Ignited Chica peering from the hallway heading to the generator. Two eyes staring from the static of the camera. The Office (Demo) Ignited Freddy, as seen in the camera of the Office demo. A dark blurry frame of Ignited Chica's jumpscare. "Reborn" Mode A showcase of the Reborn-like levels having random level layout generation. Behind-the-Scenes Ignited Cupcake's animations. A WIP version of a more demonic form of Ignited Bonnie. Ignited Bonnie's jumpscare. Ignited Freddy. A WIP head of a more demonic form of Ignited Foxy. Ignited Foxy. Ignited Chica's model. Ditto, with wireframe. Another point-of-view of Ignited Bonnie's jumpscare, animated. Ignited Freddy's jumpscare. The protagonist's animations. Generator animation. Ignited Foxy's jumpscare. Ignited Bonnie wireframe. Ignited Foxy's full body demonic form endo. Ditto, closeup. Ignited Foxy's old and new hooks. Ignited Foxy's old and new silhouette. Other A JoJo's Bizarre Adventure pose that Nikson made based on a fans comment. An image of Ignited Chica as seen in the cameras. Ditto. Nikson's old Twitter banner showing Ignited Freddy in the darkness. Another old Twitter banner showing Ignited Bonnie in the light. Ditto, with inverted colors, showing Bonnie better. A comparison between both the old models of Ignited Freddy. A comparison between both the old models of Ignited Chica. Ignited Freddy being made dance to music, animated. Ignited material test. Ignited eye test. A test of the real-time simulated wires on the old Ignited Freddy model. Ignited Bonnie's real-time wire movement, animated. Three forms of Ignited Cupcake. Ignited Foxy giving a thumbs up. A scrapped look at the phantom eyes texture Nikson remade. Ignited Collection's preliminary logo. Old logo. WIP logo. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Different forms of Ignited Cupcake. Scrapped The scrapped The Joy of Creation: Classic gameplay preview. A teaser for the scrapped Ignited Freddy model, animated. Ditto, a frame. A teaser revealing the scrapped Ignited Freddy model. Ditto. Ditto. Scrapped Ignited Foxy tail. Scrapped Ignited Foxy tongue. Scrapped Ignited Cupcake designs. Videos Joy Of Creation - Ignited Collection - Prototype Gameplay Footage -2 THE JOY OF CREATION prototype gameplay footage.