Kickstarter Thread I: Cash for The Cash God

[psilontech]

The Mod Wonder:

This is the Kickstarter thread for Role-Playing Games. In it, you will find discussion and promotion of crowd-funded projects related to video, board, and card games. Kickstarters for traditional tabletop RPGS will be found in the Kickstarter thread for General Role-playing, while those for other projects can be found in Arts and Crafts or Media Discussions.

As a semi-permanent and structured thread, there are two rules that need to be addressed.

Rule 1. All other board rules apply. Do not flame, do not double post, do not troll. If a Kickstarter breaks any of the board rules (e.g. explicit materials, political or religious in nature), it will be deleted, and the person posting it will receive the appropriate warning or infraction.

Rule 2.Posting Kickstarter plugs. You may post one initial link to your Kickstarter, explaining the project; for our purposes, you "own" any project you post the initial link to, whether you're the creator or not. When the project is at a week or less remaining, you may post another reminder of it. You may, of course, join in any discussion of it, though we encourage that to move to Kickstarter, itself. Do not spam the thread with reminders; if people talk about it, they talk about it.


So, it would appear that there are five kickstarter threads on the front page alone. If we could consolidate any future kickstarter announcements / advertisements here it might cut down on the clutter and make it easier to see what's going on with what everyone is interested in getting funded.

Edit: My internet connection of late is quite spotty, especially where these forums are concerned. As such until further notice this first post will not contain information on past, current, and future kickstarter projects. My apologies for the inconvenience.

[Comet]

This is not a bad idea.

Beside Wasteland and Shadowrun, there is one Kickstarter I have great personal interest in:

Jane Jensen's newest adventure game endeavour (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg).

A spiritual successor to Gabriel Knight? A sequel to Gray Matter? All that and more could be delivered with this new project Jensen is starting and now you, too, can help her get there as well as ensuring you get your pickings of the products she will inevitably provide.

Not just a game, but a whole range of games to satisfy your point n' click adventure needs for years to come as well as an interesting new business plan for delivering those games to the fans. Read up if you have any interest in adventure games, supernatural mysteries or fun!

[Maxios]

Can you add The Dead Linger to the list, as well as Yogventures?

[Zeful]

TB's Kicksmarter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da3sIpv64Fs) video.

[Forbiddenwar]

Can we add Necro and Starlight Inception on the list, they both look pretty amazing.
Is there any where I can go for a Kickstarter addiction?

[psilontech]

Could you give me a link to the Necro page? The closest I'm finding is "Necromancer: Corruption", unless that is it.

[Iskandar]

Actually, think he is referring to Nekro: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/343838885/nekro

[Snowstorm]

Is there any where I can go for a Kickstarter addiction?

I'm currently backing 28 projects. Somebody help me...

[factotum]

Would it be worth indicating which projects have reached their targets, even if they're not completed? Yogventures and Banner Saga have both done so, for instance, whereas Nekro and some others really need some help to manage it. (I'd contribute to Nekro myself if I hadn't already broken my budget for the month backing two other projects!).

[ShellBullet]

Can we add the Grim dawn to the list?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crateentertainment/grim-dawn?ref=category

It got pretty good start (almost 50% in 2 or 3 days!?) and it has pretty uncommon setting in video game world.

I also support putting Starlight Inception to the list. It looks amazing and the last spaceship sim combat that I played was freelancer and I loved that game

[Zeful]

Can we add the Grim dawn to the list?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crateentertainment/grim-dawn?ref=category

It got pretty good start (almost 50% in 2 or 3 days!?) and it has pretty uncommon setting in video game world.

I also support putting Starlight Inception to the list. It looks amazing and the last spaceship sim combat that I played was freelancer and I loved that game

Iron Lore and Titan Quest have pretty strong following to the point that Grim Dawn was announced as a project to the community... 4 years ago I think it was. It probably wasn't as detailed as this was, but it's not surprising.

[Forbiddenwar]

Yes, Please add Nekro (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/343838885/nekro) produced by DarkForge, a group of industry vets hailing from studios such as Blizzard, Sony, Microsoft. They need all the help they can get.



WHAT IS NEKRO?

Nekro is an overhead, randomly generated action game about summoning evil forces of darkness to do your bidding!

Hailing from the era of great classics such as Myth: The Fallen Lords, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Dungeon Keeper and more, we are creating a game rooted deep in PC gaming's history, but with all the flourishes you've come to expect from a modern experience.

[Croakamancer]

Iron Lore and Titan Quest have pretty strong following to the point that Grim Dawn was announced as a project to the community... 4 years ago I think it was. It probably wasn't as detailed as this was, but it's not surprising.

Eh, reading the project details, this isn't Iron Lore, but a part time company without a publisher or notable funding source. It's taking their word on their current position, but we have to do that with all kickstarters. I think it's worth including

[Aidan305]

I'll throw a mention of Kittens in a Blender (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1187581581/kittens-in-a-blender-the-card-game) here. I've played the original card game and it's great fun (the kittens are so cute you don't want to blend them, yet you must... Much hilarity derives from this). I feel that a reprint and expansion are a worthy cause to Kickstart.

[Snowstorm]

Not exactly a game, but I'm going to leave this here because it's a great comic and an awesome group of folks.

Ringtail Cafe: Issue 6 -

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1608048069/ringtail-cafe-issue-6

[Xapi]

Iron Lore and Titan Quest have pretty strong following to the point that Grim Dawn was announced as a project to the community... 4 years ago I think it was. It probably wasn't as detailed as this was, but it's not surprising.



I just discovered the Grim Dawn project thanks to this, and it looks awesome.

Really awesome.

[Forbiddenwar]

Leisure Suit Larry (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again) has been fully funded!

Zpocolypse is completed, and with free dice bags for everyone.

[Kristoss]

I realy want Shadowrun returns to meat their new Stretch Goal (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1613260297/shadowrun-returns/posts/215147) of having Physical Adepts playable in the game.

[Zeful]

Physical Adepts and sound track had me up my pledge some.

[Snowstorm]

Leisure Suit Larry (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again) has been fully funded!


Bleh. LSL is one of the few items that I wish *didn't* get funded; them and the Yogventure project. I feel they're just riding DoubleFine and Wasteland's coattails, and don't really believe it's a worthwhile idea.

[Croakamancer]

Well, for a new game, Republique looks interesting, and it's struggling for money. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/486250632/republique-by-camouflaj-logan?ref=history) I've been considering putting up a thread for it, it's now on PC 'n stuff.

[Weimann]

Gaming-related: Roll20, an online platform for table-top RPGs online (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rileydutton/roll20-virtual-tabletop-gaming-that-tells-a-story?ref=live) that focuses on streamlined social solutions.

59 hours left as of now.

[Unisus]

I'd like to add Serpents Tongue - a new magick experience (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/500894669/serpents-tongue-a-new-magick-experience) to the list - it's already founded and has 15 days to go. I think it's a very interesting game, but see for yourselves.

Also like fun looks Match and Magic (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1217383590/match-and-magic) for those of us who like gaming on the pc.

[Opperhapsen]

I can't help but notice that there are people who go to kickstarter hoping to fund their dreams.
People who put hard work and dedication into these things, and hope beyond hope that people will notice and help them set up a measly shop or a booth that sells chocolate.

And yet we're giving thousands to yogscast. :smallmad:

Bah, I shan't be too high and mighty, I've given to both banner saga and the double fine game.

[factotum]

And yet we're giving thousands to yogscast. :smallmad:


I haven't funded Yogscast myself (as soon as the blurb said the game was going to be multiplayer focused I knew it wasn't for me), but what makes you think they (and, perhaps more importantly, the game developer) haven't put any hard work or dedication into their project? In fact, the stuff they've shown indicates they've got quite a chunk of the game engine actually working, which is a lot more than you can say for Double Fine, Shadowrun Returns, or many of the other games on Kickstarter!

[Sprinter]

I haven't funded Yogscast myself (as soon as the blurb said the game was going to be multiplayer focused I knew it wasn't for me), but what makes you think they (and, perhaps more importantly, the game developer) haven't put any hard work or dedication into their project? In fact, the stuff they've shown indicates they've got quite a chunk of the game engine actually working, which is a lot more than you can say for Double Fine, Shadowrun Returns, or many of the other games on Kickstarter!

You mean what they shown in introduction video? Well it looks just like minecraft mod except for that they are showing just a bunch of artworks.

I have to agree with Opperhapsen Yogventures looks suspicious.

[factotum]

It doesn't look anything like a Minecraft mod--you don't get smoothed-out landscapes like that in Minecraft. You should also check out some of the more recent update videos.

[Domochevsky]

...
And yet we're giving thousands to yogscast. :smallmad:
...

Y'know, if i didn't knew any better i'd say you don't like the yogscast. Just a unfounded impression though. :smallwink:

[Maxios]

I love the Yogscast, I really do; but if I had ten thousand bucks lying around I don't think I would donate all of it just to have lunch with them.

Also, watch the recent videos. It's nothing like Minecraft, the focus of it is creating adventues for your friends to go through.

[Forbiddenwar]

Any interest in Gravitaz (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954522547/gravitaz)?
Looks a bit like the old PS2 game Kinetica. And they are giving out wireless logitech joysticks to supportes for a limited time.

[Mewtarthio]

Well, for a new game, Republique looks interesting, and it's struggling for money. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/486250632/republique-by-camouflaj-logan?ref=history) I've been considering putting up a thread for it, it's now on PC 'n stuff.

I also think it looks interesting. Of course, it also needs to raise $350K in ten days, so I wouldn't bet on it being funded. Still, Kickstarter won't take your money if the project doesn't get funded, so I'll at least pledge what I can.

Also, the guys from Banner Saga plugged this game. That should be a mark in their favor.

[Forbiddenwar]

I also think it looks interesting. Of course, it also needs to raise $350K in ten days, so I wouldn't bet on it being funded. Still, Kickstarter won't take your money if the project doesn't get funded, so I'll at least pledge what I can.

Also, the guys from Banner Saga plugged this game. That should be a mark in their favor.

I think the decision to not make it for android and only recently decided to port it to PC really hurt them. I don't have an iphone nor do 70%* of people. And I am unsure of PC ports. I've played a lot of buggy terrible PC ports lately.

*99% of statistics online are made up. But I'm sure the iPhone market is not overwhelming.

[Forbiddenwar]

I also think it looks interesting. Of course, it also needs to raise $350K in ten days, so I wouldn't bet on it being funded. Still, Kickstarter won't take your money if the project doesn't get funded, so I'll at least pledge what I can.

Also, the guys from Banner Saga plugged this game. That should be a mark in their favor.

I think the decision to not make it for android and only recently decided to port it to PC really hurt them. I don't have an iphone nor do 70%* of people. And I am unsure of PC ports. I've played a lot of buggy terrible PC ports lately.

*99% of statistics online are made up. But I'm sure the iPhone market is not overwhelming.

[Mewtarthio]

I think the decision to not make it for android and only recently decided to port it to PC really hurt them. I don't have an iphone nor do 70%* of people. And I am unsure of PC ports. I've played a lot of buggy terrible PC ports lately.

The smartphone market is pretty big. The smartphone market for a game of that caliber, however, is nonexistent. That's the whole point of the campaign: They're trying to see if anyone's even interested in the possibility.

[Forbiddenwar]

The smartphone market is pretty big. The smartphone market for a game of that caliber, however, is nonexistent. That's the whole point of the campaign: They're trying to see if anyone's even interested in the possibility.

The difference between the Iphone market and the smartphone market is vast. So what they are likely seeing is that a game of that caliber doesn't have a market for the iphone users who also use kickstarter.

[Forbiddenwar]

Nekro is about to close at 150% They added:
a charcter called total biscuit, kill him to steal his hat
a kickstarter exclusive pet pig that poops evil
Coop
Character customization: outfits, genders etc
Community selected armor,

and soon a very secret pig level
(pig level, pet pig, special armor i guess they are working for blizzard.)

[Maxios]

I'm about to donate $25 to the Yogventures.

[Rannald]

A Kickstarter for Rappan Athuk has started. The kick starter page is this:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/froggodgames/rappan-athuk

Supported for both Pathfunder and Swords and Wizardy. The project already reached its first bonus goal today. It only has 58 days left to go.

[Opperhapsen]

A Kickstarter for Rappan Athuk has started. The kick starter page is this:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/froggodgames/rappan-athuk

Supported for both Pathfunder and Swords and Wizardy. The project already reached its first bonus goal today. It only has 58 days left to go.

What, exactly, are the authors going to do with 60.000$?
What, exactly, will an extra 10.000$ allow them to write in a dungeon module? :smallmad:


I haven't funded Yogscast myself (as soon as the blurb said the game was going to be multiplayer focused I knew it wasn't for me), but what makes you think they (and, perhaps more importantly, the game developer) haven't put any hard work or dedication into their project? In fact, the stuff they've shown indicates they've got quite a chunk of the game engine actually working, which is a lot more than you can say for Double Fine, Shadowrun Returns, or many of the other games on Kickstarter!

It looks like a really bad minecraft clone, the developers are seemingly just a couple of dudes who know C, and the entire thing just reeks of a cash grab.
Besides that, the idea of using kickstarter as some kind of preorder service also rubs me the wrong way a bit.

Y'know, if i didn't knew any better i'd say you don't like the yogscast. Just a unfounded impression though. :smallwink:

Why ever would you think that?
Silly Domochevsky!

[Soralin]

Some new kickstarter projects:

A couple new old developer projects:

SpaceVenture - Two Guys from Andromeda
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que
Adventure game being made by the people who did the original Space Quest series of games.

Carmageddon: Reincarnation
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stainlessgames/carmageddon-reincarnation
Driving/Destruction from the original creators of Carmageddon.

A couple of new new developer projects that look interesting:

Legends of Eisenwald
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1684781151/legends-of-eisenwald
RPG/strategy, Gameplay looks like it has similarities to King's Bounty, or Disciples.

Drifter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/celsiusgs/drifter-a-space-trading-game
Space trading sandbox game, intended to be along the lines of Elite/Privateer

[ShellBullet]

I think Kinetic void is one worthy candidate for that make your own spaceships thing alone, I fear that I will lose unaccountable hours alone trying to build different space ships. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seanpollman/kinetic-void?ref=category

[Forbiddenwar]

SpaceVenture - Two Guys from Andromeda
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que
Adventure game being made by the people who did the original Space Quest series of games.


Featuring voice actors like:

Robert Clotworthy – Jim Raynor from StarCraft 1 & 2, Senator Evran & Supreme Chancellor from Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Narrator of The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens series, Big Bang Theory, etc.

Ellen McLain - GLaDOS from Portal 1 & 2, Overwatch from Half-Life 2, Administrator from Team Fortress 2, Witch from Left for Dead 2 and many more.

Reason enough to pledge.

[Iskandar]

Xenonauts (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts) just went live with their kickstarter.

[houlio]

Xenonauts (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts) just went live with their kickstarter.

I believe you can also download the current demo build of the game from their kickstarter page to see what it's like. I figured that's worth mentioning here.

[Sprinter]

Another interesting Kickstarter

Skyjacker (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digitilus/skyjacker/)

SKYJACKER is a 1st person free-roaming space combat game with incredibly high dynamics and freedom of the gameplay, which you‘ve never seen in any other space combat game before!

Link to game demo is in Update #1.

[Forbiddenwar]

Interesting that the last three games in a row offer their demo. Shows a great sign of professionalism than some other kickstarter projects

[The Succubus]

Featuring voice actors like:

Robert Clotworthy – Jim Raynor from StarCraft 1 & 2, Senator Evran & Supreme Chancellor from Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Narrator of The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens series, Big Bang Theory, etc.

Ellen McLain - GLaDOS from Portal 1 & 2, Overwatch from Half-Life 2, Administrator from Team Fortress 2, Witch from Left for Dead 2 and many more.

Reason enough to pledge.

The last few Space Quests weren't too hot but 4 and earlier were incredible....

[Mewtarthio]

Pinkerton Road's Moebius (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg) (the one by Jane Jensen) has met its goal. They've posted new stretch goals in one of the updates (note that the stretch goals apply to Moebius; it was previously implied that money raised beyond the goal would be used to fund an additional game, but they've apparently secured another source of funding for that).

[Soralin]

Xenonauts (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts) just went live with their kickstarter.
Nice :) I had seen it before, but didn't know that they had a kickstarter planned.


Ok, and this is just silly: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2092804470/cthulhu-knitted-ski-mask?ref=category :)

[kkortekaas]

Whoops, didn't realize we had a Kickstarter Thread going, I just posted about Off Your Rocker (It could use a hand)

Off Your Rocker Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stratusgames/off-your-rocker-the-party-game-of-quirky-insanity)

Giant IP Thread - LINK (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13206372#post13206372)

My bad, won't let that happen again.

[durrem]

Quick heads up. Tonight is the last night for the Ogre kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/847271320/ogre-designers-edition) from Steve Jackson Games.


http://www.sjgames.com/img/newsq/illq/2012/bigogrebox.jpg
http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/products/ogre6e/img/board_lg.jpg
http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/img/the-ogre-pursues_550.jpg

[Smight]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1869102574/conquest-2-vyrium-uprising-rts-fans-unite


Conquest 2 - The Vyrium Uprising is the sequel to the critically acclaimed real time strategy game Conquest: Frontier Wars. You build and command a vast armada of ships, factories and research facilities to become the dominant force in the universe.

[Mewtarthio]

:smalleek: Republique got funded. I totally wasn't expecting that.

[Tyndmyr]

The smartphone market is pretty big. The smartphone market for a game of that caliber, however, is nonexistent. That's the whole point of the campaign: They're trying to see if anyone's even interested in the possibility.

I'm the kind of person who blows piles of money on projects, and for whom a high end game on a smartphone sounds awesome. That said, as the kind of person who is interested in putting awesome software on a phone....I own a droid. It was between them and windows seven...iphone was not a serious consideration because I don't want to buy a mac to dev on.

I'm sure I'm not alone. Everyone in my shop has non-iphones for the same reason.

Steve Jackson Games can suck it, so far as I'm concerned. They are an established business, and can produce games without this sort of funding. They're just using it for advertising/sales. I'd rather see less established folks getting a start.

I feel somewhat similarly about the pathfinder module.

[kkortekaas]

I'd like to remind everyone about Off Your Rocker (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stratusgames/off-your-rocker-the-party-game-of-quirky-insanity) it's a fun party game that everyone can enjoy.

It also needs about 4k to hit the funding mark, and I'd really like to see this new game company do well.

[Opperhapsen]

:smalleek: Republique got funded. I totally wasn't expecting that.

Good for them, that thing looked really clever.

[Acanous]

To be fair, Tynd, Frog God Games is a 3rd party publisher, and not a very big one. Palladium is still bigger, and we all know THEY'd need a kickstarter to get back in the game.

...I'd buy the modual if I had the cash. Really, I want to win some kind of lottery and gnab all the "Our team will pay you a house call" rewards. All of them. At the same time. I'd have my own convention. It'd be awesome.

One can dream...

[kkortekaas]

I really don't want to sound like a broken record, but Off Your Rocker really needs some help to hit it's goal of 10k, it needs 4k in about 8 days, which could be possible but it needs some more traffic.

Please head on over and check it out.

Off Your Rocker (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stratusgames/off-your-rocker-the-party-game-of-quirky-insanity)

[kkortekaas]

pretty awesome that after I post here, the count goes up on the kickstarter.

The Project still needs a final push! come on guys!

[kkortekaas]

bump as I think it needs it.

[Tyndmyr]

To be fair, Tynd, Frog God Games is a 3rd party publisher, and not a very big one. Palladium is still bigger, and we all know THEY'd need a kickstarter to get back in the game.

...I'd buy the modual if I had the cash. Really, I want to win some kind of lottery and gnab all the "Our team will pay you a house call" rewards. All of them. At the same time. I'd have my own convention. It'd be awesome.

One can dream...

Ah, I'd glanced over it briefly after following the link from the pathfinder site and thought it was a pazio thing. I agree, third party is very different.

In other cynicism, the 15k kickstarter for the zombie prep iphone game seems...excessive. It shouldn't cost 15k to make a game for iphone only, especially when your game is merely a glorified inventory system. Plus, rewards don't include the actual game until $10. $10 for a very specific inventory system with zombie graphics is...probably a bit much. I'm not surprised it's failing to meet it's goals.

It *could* be a very successful idea, if done in a different fashion(such as web page/multiplatform to actually get customers), but right now, it looks like a ball of fail.

[factotum]

It shouldn't cost 15k to make a game for iphone only, especially when your game is merely a glorified inventory system.

Once Kickstarter and Amazon take their pound of flesh that 15k is already down to 13.5k or thereabouts. To do any game on any platform you need a programmer, a graphic artist, somebody to do the sound and possibly a musician. How long do you reckon you could hire four people for $13.5k?

I mean, if iPhone games were as simple to make as you reckon, it shouldn't have taken Rovio around a year to produce Angry Birds Space...

[kkortekaas]

Off Your Rocker got a large boost in the last couple days, brought the required to about $2900. Scuttlebut is that Stratus games might make a new pledge level to get two of their games + off your rocker.


check it out.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stratusgames/off-your-rocker-the-party-game-of-quirky-insanity

[Tyndmyr]

Once Kickstarter and Amazon take their pound of flesh that 15k is already down to 13.5k or thereabouts. To do any game on any platform you need a programmer, a graphic artist, somebody to do the sound and possibly a musician. How long do you reckon you could hire four people for $13.5k?

I mean, if iPhone games were as simple to make as you reckon, it shouldn't have taken Rovio around a year to produce Angry Birds Space...

Let me clarify, I'm a software engineer who does this for a living.

This is a glorified inventory app. That's ALL it is. Music? What? Dedicated audio AND musician for an iphone app?

What they needed was probably about a day's worth of coding, and a few zombie related graphics, and perhaps one or two stock sounds.

[kkortekaas]

Off Your Rocker (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stratusgames/off-your-rocker-the-party-game-of-quirky-insanity) added a new pledge level that will enable everyone to get more Stratus Games!

70$ DOTTY - New! One copy of Off Your Rocker and TWO other games from Stratus Games (Gold Mine, Launch Pad, Eruption, or DiceAFARI). Add $20 for a T-shirt of your choice. Free shipping within the USA or Canada (+$15 worldwide).

if that's too rich, opt for the NUTS level
50$ NUTS - One copy of Off Your Rocker and your choice of one other game from Stratus Games (Gold Mine, Launch Pad, Eruption, or DiceAFARI). Add $20 for a T-shirt of your choice. Free shipping within the USA or Canada (+$15 worldwide).

or hell just get the base game.

20 LOONY - One copy of Off Your Rocker. Add $20 for a T-shirt of your choice. Free shipping within the USA or Canada (+$15 worldwide).

[whitehelm]

Tex Murphy is back! Possibly! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251414413/tex-murphy-project-fedora

[kkortekaas]

2k Left For Off Your Rocker!

[kkortekaas]

56 hours to get just over 1500$, that's 80 people at the base game pledge level (20$) less if people get adventurous.

Come on guys lets push it over the top!

[kkortekaas]

less than 800$ left! way to go guys

[Acanous]

is there any sort of way to browse Kickstarter by type?
(Pen and Paper, Board Game, Video Game, Baked Goods, etc)

[Smight]

is there any sort of way to browse Kickstarter by type?
(Pen and Paper, Board Game, Video Game, Baked Goods, etc)

http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/video%20games?ref=sidebar

this is closest thing they got to sorting

[Soralin]

http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/video%20games?ref=sidebar

this is closest thing they got to sorting
Yeah, there's categories on the right that you can choose from. You can expand the popular section (see more popular projects), and that's a good way to see the major projects currently going on, for example: http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/video%20games/popular?ref=more

[kkortekaas]

Off Your Rocker (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stratusgames/off-your-rocker-the-party-game-of-quirky-insanity) needs $438 to make it a reality, if anyone on the forums can help with that, I know Stratus Games would appreciate it.

(that's only 22 people getting the game at the base level of 20$)

[Runeward]

My first Kickstarter project, ARC: A Region Charted, just launched. ARC is a set of 10 poster maps, each 18 x 24 that work together to begin exploring an IP-neutral region so that they fit into a wide range of fantasy settings. Inspiration for the maps in both design and style comes from the older D&D introductory boxes and the map pack includes PDF copies of all maps for use with projectors or online tabletops. There are a handful of other neat little tricks in the maps and other GM aids that come from decades of gaming. I'm really excited about the project and hope you'll check it out!


[Project has been cancelled--thanks to all of our great backers for their support!]

[Runeward]

My first Kickstarter project, ARC: A Region Charted, just launched. ARC is a set of 10 poster maps, each 18 x 24 that work together to begin exploring an IP-neutral region so that they fit into a wide range of fantasy settings. Inspiration for the maps in both design and style comes from the older D&D introductory boxes and the map pack includes PDF copies of all maps for use with projectors or online tabletops. There are a handful of other neat little tricks in the maps and other GM aids that come from decades of gaming. I'm really excited about the project and hope you'll check it out!

ARC on Kickstarter (http://kck.st/ARCMAP)


We've gotten some great early support and are putting up a Memorial Day special ($22 for all 10 maps, all 10 PDFs, and all 10 map supplements) with free US shipping and cheap international shipping ($4 Canada, $8 everywhere else). Thanks for your support!


[Project has been cancelled--thanks to all of our great backers for their support!]

[Tyndmyr]

Chipped in on this one, as I'm pretty fond of the idea of maps that all link together.

[kalelovil]

Only 36 hours left on Kinetic Void's kickstarter.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seanpollman/kinetic-void/?ref=kicktraq
It is a 3D Space Combat/Trading/Exploration game (ala Elite, Freelancer, etc.) with highly detailed ship customization and management, and a wide range of scale from small fighters and drones to massive carriers and dreadnoughts.

It's going to be difficult to reach 60k in that time, but there has been a lot of momentum the past few days.

http://iforce.co.nz/i/afforh5s.grw.jpg (http://www.iforce.co.nz/View.aspx?i=afforh5s.grw.jpg)

http://iforce.co.nz/i/kipoymki.fyf.jpg (http://www.iforce.co.nz/View.aspx?i=kipoymki.fyf.jpg)

[GloatingSwine]

Those of you with a toy soldiers bent can slake your lust for kickstarters with Mantic Games' Kings of War.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/kings-of-war

[Runeward]

Chipped in on this one, as I'm pretty fond of the idea of maps that all link together.

Hey thanks so much for your support! Here's a quick image of what Tyndmyr is talking about and hopefully real soon we'll be able to update it and show how a few more maps link onto it as well to make a pretty massive area. There is a dock that can repeat below, a gate above, and a sewer below.


[Project has been cancelled--thanks to all of our great backers for their support!]

[Smight]

Dead State: The Zombie Survival RPG (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/70755535/dead-state-the-zombie-survival-rpg?ref=category)


Dead State is a compelling, high-tension RPG set at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize allies, fortify a shelter, scout for food and supplies, and make uncertain alliances, attempting to hold together a group as humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. And although the zombies lurk as an ever present threat, the biggest obstacle to the player may just be other humans with the same goal: survival at any cost.

[Tyndmyr]

Dude, that looks amazing. I'm a great fan of the xcom style of gameplay, so mixing that in with zombies and post-apocalyptic feel? Win.

[Trauco]

Hello everyone!

I'm a long time lurker and infrequent poster on this forums, that happens to be planning a kickstarter campaign for a cross platform videogame project (iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, and your toaster if it supports OpenGl and OpenAl), and I would very much like to read your opinions on the matter.

Currently we are sitting on the fence because our game is almost done as we've been working on it for almost a year, and maybe we should just release it and move onto the next idea, but there are several things we would like to get done, that would improve the game for everyone, yet the only thing stopping us ain't time, but budget (For example: We would very much like to record the 11 songs that compose the soundtrack with a live orchestra, but our budget allows for just one).

So:

What kind of perks would you want from a videogame project on kickstarter? (I've got a pretty cool ideas for the ones above 1000 dollars besides the usual "let's have lunch together" kind of perk that I find ridiculous. Instead, we are particularly interested on what would you expect from the 30 to 500 range, considering that the game would be under 20 dollars, and the game plus soundtrack would be under 30 dollars)

Do people really dig merchandise like T-shirts? (this one intrigues me, as I haven't worn a branded t-shirt in my life, besides the one from my soccer team)

[Forbiddenwar]

Two guys (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que/posts) of Space Quest Fame, need help for their science comedy adventure game. They got 4 days to get 125 K. Warburton (or a very VERY good copy) voiced their latest trailer. Hopeful he is in the game. So GO!

In other news, for give aways consider physical game boxes, physical albums, beta keys, sign and nonsigned collectors editions, art books, physical props that appear in the game, action figures.

Or just click the two guys link and look at their rewards. They have them all.

[Soralin]

Neal Stephenson is apparently making a swordfighting game: Clang (www.kickstarter.com/projects/260688528/clang), focusing on control and depth. Nice kickstarter video, I like the brief cameo by Gabe Newell. :)

Xenonauts (www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts) has 9 hours left, for stretch goals.
Spaceventure (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que) is at 441k/500k, with 51 hours left to go.

[Hawriel]

Neal Stephenson is apparently making a swordfighting game: Clang (www.kickstarter.com/projects/260688528/clang), focusing on control and depth. Nice kickstarter video, I like the brief cameo by Gabe Newell. :)

Xenonauts (www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts) has 9 hours left, for stretch goals.
Spaceventure (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que) is at 441k/500k, with 51 hours left to go.

I just hopped onto kickstarter ten minots ago. This was the first thing I saw. I thought it was pritty damn cool. So after watching the vid I pledged.

[turkishproverb]

Ten days left on it, but a great "Alternative" type of die for Fudge and Fate have been theorized and are having a kickstarter fund drive here (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1234318117/pulse-dice).

[Soralin]

There's an android-based open gaming console being developed, Ouya, that's picked up quite a bit of attention. Open gaming/app development, usb ports/bluetooth for additional hardware, rootable, etc:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console

It's been up for about 13 hours or so now, and has picked up over $1.7 million. :)

[Opperhapsen]

Penny arcade have made a kickstarter to remove ads from their site.
I'm genuinely mad about that. :smallmad:

Kickstarter is now officially another platform for squeezing money out of nerds.

[factotum]

There's at least one Kickstarter project I backed just because the artist who writes and draws a webcomic I really like works for the company that put it up there, so I'm indirectly supporting her. I don't see that Penny Arcade thing as being majorly different--I don't have a problem with paying people who provide me with entertainment I enjoy. Heck, I even occasionally watch the adverts on the start of Youtube videos to help support the creators!

[Trazoi]

The ire I've seen around the 'net isn't because Penny Arcade is experimenting with crowdfunding itself, it's because they're using Kickstarter. Kickstarters usually has a rule that it is only for a well-defined creative project - a game, film, book, robot statue made from garbage cans, etc. But PA's kickstarter is about replacing their current funding model with a different one, an internal business funding decision, which is runs against Kickstarter's own rules. They claim it's okay because if you pretend PA didn't exist already then what you're really getting is a year's worth of PA comics, but a) PA does exist and they would output a year's worth of comics anyway and b) that's not what the Kickstarter page says you're getting, it says it's all about removing the ads.

In my view, PA got their goals backwards: if they had made it all about releasing new Lookouts or Automata comics with the stretch goals being the removal of ads, then it would be far more in tune with Kickstarter.

[Forbiddenwar]

Kickstarter is now officially another platform for squeezing money out of nerds.

It was official long before that. About the time when the Yogscast launched their kickstarter.

[Snowstorm]

And this is on top of the previous Kickstarter that they (Penny Arcade) just did for their crappy ping-pong card game.

There was one pledge level, which got you a copy of the game. That's it. It was nothing but an exceedingly lame pre-order and some free advertisement.

[Forbiddenwar]

It's an intersting thing.
In one corner, we have a comic creator that never had advisting on his site, produced quality work consistenly, produced more work on a frame by frame count (I'm guessing), and his kickstarter was to republish his books. He got 1.2 million and his reward tiers were well crafted.

In the other corner, we have two comic creators who have been heavily advertised, who produces 3 3 panel strips in a week, and have built a franchise creating televsion shows and conventions, but their tiers seem like a terrible joke. ($35 for a $5 game. $1 for duck harrassment. $15 for a piece of paper that says thanks. $500 to have your tweets read by one of them.) And all for what? "Those people we hired to do advertising and marketing will be responsible for content creation instead." Not exactly high demand, hmm?
Let's wait and see what they get.

[Scowling Dragon]

Well technically the Giant has a puny ad-box at the top of the screen (In the least intrusive place possible, since I spend more time scrolling through the comics/ forums).

So we can say he worked without ads for about.....9 years?

[Opperhapsen]

Well technically the Giant has a puny ad-box at the top of the screen (In the least intrusive place possible, since I spend more time scrolling through the comics/ forums).

So we can say he worked without ads for about.....9 years?Let's be fair here: Penny-Arcade spent a majority of their time, before they became a big thing, ad-free.
They actually lived off donations for quite a while there.

[Forbiddenwar]

All true. Except for ads on this website. The only ad is on the forum. And it only pays for the forum. Rich doesn't see a dime of that revenue.

But the point I was trying to make is would you rather have a crayon drawing from the artist at $250? Or have the artist read your tweets for $500?
And I'm amazed how many people prefer the second option.

[Sprinter]

While i we talking about controversial kickstarters there is a new kickstarter for Defence grid 2 with set goal of 250k $. However there will be no Defence grid 2 unless they get 1M $ !!! Yes thats right you dont get the advertised project unless they get atleast 400% of goal. So what they do if they raise only 399% or less of goal ? New defence grid expansion.

Well on the other side you have a chance to get the defence grid for free. (if you pledge 15$ for project and then withrawn before kickstarter is over).

[Scowling Dragon]

Would you rather have a crayon drawing from the artist at $250?

I know that "I" of course would Grovel at Riches feet in order to get one, but it sounds kind of silly when you say it like that.


While i we talking about controversial kickstarters there is a new kickstarter for Defence grid 2 with set goal of 250k $. However there will be no Defence grid 2 unless they get 1M $ !!! Yes thats right you dont get the advertised project unless they get atleast 400% of goal. So what they do if they raise only 399% or less of goal ? New defence grid expansion.


Hmm...Thing is that a Million bucks is unlikely to be raised, but by lowering the thing for an expansion instead, they can give the people something for their money without having to path the whole price.

[Trazoi]

But the point I was trying to make is would you rather have a crayon drawing from the artist at $250? Or have the artist read your tweets for $500?
And I'm amazed how many people prefer the second option.
The Penny Arcade guys are making it clear this is an annual donation pledge drive and shouldn't be about the rewards. I'll agree though that it adds to the aura of arrogance about the way they're conduncting their kickstarter. It will be interesting to see what the reacton will be if they meet their first pledge goal but little to none of the stretch goals with the only result being the removal of the leaderboard ad.

[Reverent-One]

While i we talking about controversial kickstarters there is a new kickstarter for Defence grid 2 with set goal of 250k $. However there will be no Defence grid 2 unless they get 1M $ !!! Yes thats right you dont get the advertised project unless they get atleast 400% of goal. So what they do if they raise only 399% or less of goal ? New defence grid expansion.


...And multiplayer and a new game engine and a level editor (assuming they get 399% of their goal).

[Sprinter]

...And multiplayer and a new game engine and a level editor (assuming they get 399% of their goal).

Controversial part --> Kickstarter is for Defence grid 2 which as Scowling Dragon pointed out is unlikely to happen. If they started kickstarter just for another Defence grid DLC with sequel as a strech goal it would be ok.

[Scowling Dragon]

Then thats not a horrible crime but just poor planning.

[Reverent-One]

Controversial part --> Kickstarter is for Defence grid 2 which as Scowling Dragon pointed out is unlikely to happen. If they started kickstarter just for another Defence grid DLC with sequel as a strech goal it would be ok.

How unlikely it is is debateable. Really, the name issue is just a matter of how you look at it. They've said from the start that DG2 requires them getting $1 Million, so they're not lying to anyone or moving the goalposts. They're just taking advantage of Kickstarter and making sure that even if the $1 million dollar goal isn't met, they're still going to be able to make something. I don't find the fact the Kickstarter page says DG2 instead of DG+ or something controverisal at all, I think that's rather nitpicky. After all DG2 is their intended goal, not a stretch goal.

[Trazoi]

I don't find the fact the Kickstarter page says DG2 instead of DG+ or something controverisal at all, I think that's rather nitpicky. After all DG2 is their intended goal, not a stretch goal.
For me this is like Penny Arcade in that I think it's a perfectly fine way to do crowdfunding for your project, but it doesn't feel right for Kickstarter. The kickstarters I've backed have all been: "Here is a project I want to do. I need $X. If I get $X or more I make the project. If not you keep your money." Stretch goals are a bonus that are outside the system and purely optional; the project is for whatever the set pledge goal is for. Hidden Path's kickstarter is for an 8 level expansion to Defense Grid 1, and Penny Arcade's kickstarter is to remove the leaderboard ad from the main website.

[Reverent-One]

For me this is like Penny Arcade in that I think it's a perfectly fine way to do crowdfunding for your project, but it doesn't feel right for Kickstarter. The kickstarters I've backed have all been: "Here is a project I want to do. I need $X. If I get $X or more I make the project. If not you keep your money." Stretch goals are a bonus that are outside the system and purely optional; the project is for whatever the set pledge goal is for. Hidden Path's kickstarter is for an 8 level expansion to Defense Grid 1, and Penny Arcade's kickstarter is to remove the leaderboard ad from the main website.

Like I said, it depends on how you look at it. I look at the Hidden Path kickstarter as one for DG2, with a safety net built in to allow them to make an expansion/new game engine/level editor if they don't happen to get to that level. It's making intelligent use of Kickstarter. Even if you look at DG2 as a stretch goal that's defined from the get go, I still find having an issue with them naming the kickstarter after the highest stretch goal strange. It's just a title on a web page.

[Trazoi]

Even if you look at DG2 as a stretch goal that's defined from the get go, I still find having an issue with them naming the kickstarter after the highest stretch goal strange. It's just a title on a web page.
For this case I think it's more of a potential mistep in terms of sales-pitch than controversy; I'm not sure if it is the best for them. For a backer and assuming the creators are honest, the usual kickstarter can end in one of two states: either you get what you want which is them doing the thing, or you don't spend any money. In this case now there's another state: you spend the money but don't quite get what you want. I'm curious as to whether as a result there are a bunch of people who are holding off backing their project until it's obvious whether there is a chance of it reaching a million or not, which is a bad thing because these kickstarters are fuelled by momentum.

[Reverent-One]

On the other hand, how many people want DG2, but wouldn't want more DG, DG Multiplayer, and a DG level editor if they can't have DG2? If there are a large number of people that fit that criteria, then yes, the kickstarter is poorly put together, but if not, then it's at least no worse than simply having a $1 million dollar kickstarter project, and most likely is better. My money, based solely on my own guesswork, is on there not being a significant number of those people. It seems the folks at Hidden Path feel similarly. We'll know in about a month whether or not this was the right choice (or at least, whether it was the wrong choice).

[Smight]

STAR COMMAND: Kickstart Part 2 - The PC/Mac version (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starcommand/star-command-kickstart-part-2-the-pc-mac-space-adv/posts)

[Hexcaliber]

I has a Kickstarter HERE (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rachisthorn/hallowmas-an-epic-fantasy-version-of-halloween)

The update has some of the art in black and white form and a video of me making delicious cookies. Mmmh. Cookies!

All I ask is folks check it out and maybe tell a random stranger in the streets. Not too much to ask for I hope. :smallbiggrin:

[Kaiser Omnik]

Check out this awesome project by folks from Montreal!

Castle Story (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/902505202/castle-story?ref=live)


Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little characters called Bricktrons.

Your goal will be to explore a vast landscape full of mysteries and dangers, and defend your castle against onslaughts of hostile creatures and possibly other players.

The world of Castle Story takes place on flying islands, high above an infinite ocean. The islands are made of voxels, cubes made of various elements, which means you can dig, carve and build anything you can imagine in the landscape. Digging underground to gather resources, stacking bricks on top of each other to build a wall or even tunnelling through a mountain is all possible and even necessary to keep your Bricktrons safe.

Carefully designing your castle not only requires creativity and imagination, but thanks to pathfinding AI and physics simulations, Castle Story has layers of strategy and depth on top of an otherwise free-form sandbox experience.

[Weezer]

I backed this an hour or so ago. It looks so awesome, and unlike many game kickstarters it appears to have a solid prototype that will allow them to put out a functional (if not totally complete) product very soon

[Ksheep]

I had seen a preview of this some months back, thought it looked interesting. Now I find there's a kickstarter for it, so of course I wind up backing it. I guess I'll just add this to the list of games competing for my attention and distracting me from schoolwork. Looks like a great game though, can't wait to play it.

[Xondoure]

Looks like good fun. The only thing I fear is that it seems quite possible the most efficient buildings won't be the coolest looking. But then I reminded myself games aren't always races and my fears were laid to rest.

[super dark33]

Looks AMAZING!

DO WANT!

[Hiro Protagonest]

Looks like a mix between Minecraft, Erfworld, and a decent RTS game.

In other words, totally awesome.

Haven't finished watching the video to see if they touched on this, but I hope there's an online multiplayer. Race for resources, fight for land, pit your skills against full intelligences on an equal footing! It starts out slow, with people on different islands, but once bridges are built or the correct magic is discovered, things heat up. You can train soldiers and invest in bridges, with only the most utilitarian forts to protect you while you try to get the biggest force as fast as possible and build a bridge while the others are still working on castles, or you can train a few as a token defense and invest all your resources in a couple strong castles, fending off the native monsters while you get a strong power base before going out to conquer.

[Tavar]

Part of the kickstarter does seem to be based on the fact that they need money to develop/support the multiplayer.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Part of the kickstarter does seem to be based on the fact that they need money to develop/support the multiplayer.

Yeah, like I said, I hadn't finished looking through it (although I only mentioned the video).

[LibraryOgre]

The Mod Wonder: This thread is currently on probation; it has been going well, but we've not solidified any Kickstarter policies yet. You will not get in trouble simply for posting on this thread, though remember that all board rules apply: Do not spam the thread, double post, flame, etc.

[turkishproverb]

On that...crimson...note, Reaper Minis is having a kickstarter with some great stuff.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min

In addition, there are a couple cool new types of dice on the site, including brail

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/592087154/braille-dice?ref=live

and 18 sided dice. That's right, 18. ANOTHER GAP FILLED!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-missing-even-sided-game?ref=live

and, of course, pitfalls and penguins, a new wacky RPG that thusfar reminds me of Toon.


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joehills/pitfalls-and-penguins-first-printing?ref=live (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joehills/pitfalls-and-penguins-first-printing?ref=live)

[Trazoi]

and 18 sided dice. That's right, 18. ANOTHER GAP FILLED!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-missing-even-sided-game?ref=live
I don't use the fancy game dice that much, but for some reason I really want to own a D14.

[turkishproverb]

I don't use the fancy game dice that much, but for some reason I really want to own a D14.

Yea, they are fun looking. The only reason I didn't mention them is there's already a d14 by gamescience.

[Trazoi]

Yea, they are fun looking. The only reason I didn't mention them is there's already a d14 by gamescience.
I've seen novelty dice designed as curiousities before, but there's something about the way they're imagining those D14s and D18s in their no-nonsense, opaque plastic look that make them me want a bucket of them to find a way to use them.

Stupid Kickstarter keeps finding a way to make me pledge money. :smallsmile:

[Sangius]

Hello everyone,

It's not totally off-topic to roleplaying but I figured I'd post here to be on the safe side.

Anyway, I wanted to do my part in helping an awesome project at kickstarter to succeed. Shadowrun Online is a tactical MMO for PC (Windows & Linux), Mac, Ouya and Tablets, with a deep, rich story, co-op gameplay, and player vs. player action, in the unique and persistent world of Shadowrun. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun) And they need your help. You'll be well rewarded! See yourself as a character in the game, get Shadowrun campaign books and figurines, or receive many in-game packages.

Browse to shadowrun.com/kickstarter and help them to make Shadowrun Online a reality.

If anyone is interested, I'll be happy to provide further information. And so will be the community over at the kickstarter or at shadowrun.com . You can always send a PM to the developers on kickstarter too. I'll leave it at this short summary so people don't go TL;DR :)

[Cristo Meyers]

On that...crimson...note, Reaper Minis is having a kickstarter with some great stuff.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min


I put a thread up about that one here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251241) before someone reminded me there was a catch-all thread. There's more info in there.

Right now the $100 "Vampire" level pledge is sitting at $1 per mini and the stretch goals are only getting better. The mini-case is awesome! And the latest stretch goal, the Fire Elementals (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min/posts/283250) (scroll down a little bit), is something I've been hoping for for a long time.

Even if you just donate a little you're helping Reaper with the costs of getting these new minis produced and distributed, so every little bit means that these will be in stores sooner.

[Trauco]

Hello again!

I just wanted to tell you that we launched a kickstarter campaign for our first videogame (as a company).

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af125/fbudinichd/2287911-photo_full.jpg

The game is "Evilot", and it's a Puzzle/Defense/Strategy game for basically every platform aside from consoles (for now, anyway!) That's PC, Mac, Linux, iOS (Universal), Android and even the upcoming talk of the town, OUYA. Yes, we actually got in line for one of those dev-consoles of theirs and are planning to support it!

We are a REALLY REALLY REALLY small studio, just starting out. No one is making any money at all so far, it's been about a year in the works in our off-times and we are hoping to make our dream come true.

We are not some children with a dream here. We are grown-ups, that behave like children, that have a dream :D

Anyway, just let me know what you think. We are trying our best here to make the dream of working in video game development a reality for this little team in South America! For me, personally, it's my first game ever (I'm doing gameplay design as well as a little sound design here and there), most of the team has had previous experience, either indie or AAA.

Just check out the video, it does a better job explaining it all than I am! :D

Seriously, just tell me what you think, I'll be lurking the forums as per usual. Thanks guys!

Evilot by Syrenaica - Kickstarter -- http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/syrenaica/evilot

[Erloas]

Right now the $100 "Vampire" level pledge is sitting at $1 per mini and the stretch goals are only getting better. The mini-case is awesome! And the latest stretch goal, the Fire Elementals (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min/posts/283250) (scroll down a little bit), is something I've been hoping for for a long time.
It looks likely to unlock those sometime today. I bought into the kickstarter a couple days ago, doing the Undertaker option for my brother's game store.

I haven't even seen any of the models in person yet, but they look good and I've heard interesting things about them not breaking and being able to bend without destroying the paint. I think this will be the first Reaper products my brother's shop is going to carry.
As for the rest of the Reaper lines... their not-quite battletech 'Mechs its very clear what they are trying to be but they still look a little off. Probably not going to get to any of the 'Mechs in Bones.

Any guess as to what the tomestone with the big wings is covering?

[Snowstorm]

As for the rest of the Reaper lines... their not-quite battletech 'Mechs its very clear what they are trying to be but they still look a little off. Probably not going to get to any of the 'Mechs in Bones.

I was painfully close to pulling the trigger for one of those pure silver master models, though...

[Cristo Meyers]

Any guess as to what the tomestone with the big wings is covering?

We're all pretty sure it's this guy. (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Darkspawn/latest/14417) I haven't seen that particular one in person, so I can't give a real good idea of it's scale, but I know it's a pretty sizable model. That base is 2x2 inches.

And if it comes out in Bones, I'm all over it.

Also, I have it (http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/45090-kickstarter-discussion-thread/page__st__1035__p__624149#entry624149) from the folks at Reaper themselves (http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/45090-kickstarter-discussion-thread/page__st__1035__p__624178#entry624178) that they do have plans for those of us that want some of the upgrade packs (like Ebonwrath), but can't donate at Vampire level. Maybe it'll be another stretch goal, maybe it'll be something else, but they are at least listening.

#edit 08/10/12: It's confirmed that the big winged tombstone is indeed the model I've linked above, plus one more: This dude (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/agramon/latest/02895). Again, I don't know the scale off-hand, but I believe that he's about as big as Rauth up there, just without the wingspan.

[Sangius]

BTW, have you seen the new update with even more swag (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1964352341/shadowrun-online/posts/284669) and the endorsement by Jason Hardy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsX1mOPYt8Q)?

[Zen Master]

Commercial posting.

It kinda leaves gives me a bad taste in my mouth, especially since SRO has already been mentioned, volutarily by a real supporter rather than an employee, in the appropriate Kickstarter thread.

For the sake of professionalism, it would have been so much more effective to find the thread, and post a thank you to the guys who already plugged your product for you.

But I guess that never even occurs to marketing people. Hey, you could hire me =)

[Sangius]

Hm, first of all I am not an employee. Just another fan. I used the search-function and found no dedicated thread when searching for 'Shadowrun Online' and/or Kickstarter. I understand how this might look bad - if you could point me in the right direction, I'll be happy to continue posting there.

(Also, the KS has passed 300k now and there was a new update on character creation / new swag rewards - but more on that in the appropriate corner of the forums :) )

[Smight]

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240226

kickstarter thread

[Snowstorm]

I'm really less then impressed with the SRO idea. We already supported the return of a Shadowrun video game, and now they're parlaying that into an MMO? Nah.

[Seerow]

I'm really less then impressed with the SRO idea. We already supported the return of a Shadowrun video game, and now they're parlaying that into an MMO? Nah.

Is it actually related to the FPS video game from a few years back?

[Zen Master]

Hm, first of all I am not an employee. Just another fan. I used the search-function and found no dedicated thread when searching for 'Shadowrun Online' and/or Kickstarter. I understand how this might look bad - if you could point me in the right direction, I'll be happy to continue posting there.

(Also, the KS has passed 300k now and there was a new update on character creation / new swag rewards - but more on that in the appropriate corner of the forums :) )

Your profile was made the day you posted this thread. You have made no post on anything else. Ergo, you signed up for this forum for the express purpose of doing commercial work for this title.

It's ok. It's just inelegant.

[Sangius]

@Snowstorm: Well, the license was already saved long before the SRR kickstarter was started. It's two different game concepts, in two different timeframes of the franchise, made by two different developers. So it's not like one company would be increasing their portfolio after the success of their first kickstarter. :)
@Seerow: Not in any way.
@Acromos: Of course the aim of this thread is to promote the kickstarter. And I am sorry I created a new thread when there already was a general kickstarter-thread. I just wanted to clarify that I am not being paid to do this or anything of that irk.

Should we move over to the kickstarter thread or is it ok to continue using this thread?

[Hazzardevil]

[QUOTE]
@Seerow: Not in any way.
[\QUOTE]

It's the same IP based off the same RPG, it's just this time they are trying to make a game that the fans would like.
I know that someone has publicly apologised for making the shadow run shooter, it was in a kick starter video a few months ago.

[Sangius]

Well, to be fair, you don't see much of the RPG in the FPS. Barely anything. Most Shadowrunners just don't consider it a Shadowrun game (e.g. magic in SR doesn't allow for teleportation and/or resurrection, yet the FPS featured both ...)

[Seerow]

It's the same IP based off the same RPG, it's just this time they are trying to make a game that the fans would like.
I know that someone has publicly apologised for making the shadow run shooter, it was in a kick starter video a few months ago.


Well there's a big difference between a game based off the same IP, and a game that is directly related. I mean the FPS was basically Halo with Trolls. Not something any fans of the system or setting are going to be interested in. We'll see how it plays out with the new games coming out.

[Sangius]

Well, with a point-buy creation system, a turn-based combat etc. I doubt it'll develop anywhere in the direction of Halo with trolls, again. (BTW: Mitch is still very, very sorry for that. I bet he'll do a much better job from a SR-fan perspective with Shadowrun Returns :) )

[ShadowFighter15]

Yeah, it's been admitted that the FPS was "Shadowrun In Name Only". SR:R and SR:Online are both turn-based RPGs with isometric camera angles - no connection whatsoever apart from the general concept of cyberpunk+fantasy and which fantasy races you can play as (the FPS didn't add or remove any from the PnP RPG).

The first video for SR:R's Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1613260297/shadowrun-returns) had Mitch Gitelman holding a large sign saying "Sorry" about the FPS... then getting pelted with fruit. I think it safe to say that the devs know how much of a colossal screw-up that FPS was.

[Sangius]

Just wanted to let you know: The last 48 hours have started now. Money pours in more quickly now, but it's still uncertain whether the Kickstarter will fail or succeed. If you thought about backing the project and find yourself in a position to be able to do so - please go ahead and back it at shadowrun.com/kickstarter . If it fails, you won't loose any money, if it succeeds we'll not 'only' get one but two great Shadowrun games in 2013. AWESOME!

[Erloas]

Well the Reaper Bones kickstarter is coming along nicely.
But in reading the comments I found another kickstarter called Evil Baby Orphanage (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1334239018/evil-baby-orphanage-0) which was just too unusual of a name to not check out. It has been a short kickstarter and its only open for another 8 hours. And the base game is only $18. It is a party game about time-traveling nannies who go through time and collect evil people as babies before they get a chance to become evil. It seemed interesting enough, I figured I would give it a try.

[LibraryOgre]

The Mod Wonder: Just Merged in a Thread. There may be double posts between here and Sanginus's introduction of the SR KS as a result.

[Sangius]

@Mark Hall:

Thanks a lot for merging. One last update on the Shadowrun Online Kickstarter: The last 13 hours are running now with about $44,000 to go. I'll, sadly, be gone those last 13 hours, but there are plenty of nice people over at shadowrun.com/kickstarter to chat with and get information from. Every dollar counts!

[Trazoi]

The D14 and D18 Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-missing-even-sided-game?ref=live) has met its target. They plan to make a new type of die if they hit their second stretch goal, which judging by the voting looks like it's going to be a D22.

If you're a dice fan, they've got pledge options with extras which means you can get all the evens from D4 to D20, a D24 and a D30 in up to six colours. Also cubic D3s (D6s marked 1-3 on two faces).

[dsmiles]

Well the Reaper Bones kickstarter is coming along nicely.They've made it to Heroes, and I'm hoping they make it to the Chronoscope minis before it's over.

But in reading the comments I found another kickstarter called Evil Baby Orphanage (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1334239018/evil-baby-orphanage-0) which was just too unusual of a name to not check out. It has been a short kickstarter and its only open for another 8 hours. And the base game is only $18. It is a party game about time-traveling nannies who go through time and collect evil people as babies before they get a chance to become evil. It seemed interesting enough, I figured I would give it a try.Evil Baby Orphanage is awesome! Wyrd never fails to put out a decent product.

[Erloas]

The Bones is getting about one update a day, but the price gap between updates is increasing. I don't really see it getting all the way through the crypt, but I think it will get at least a couple rows farther in.

I'm already at $427 for my pledge, thats the Undertaker + all the model upgrades (with the bone giant and chronoscope models already added in) and the case. So if I'm going to continue getting everything then this is really going to add up. And since this is for the shop... I might need to get extra of some of the upgrades. I am disappointed that several of the updates aren't going to the Undertaker level but going to the Vampire level.

Of course one thing I'm still not 100% sure on is how many models are now with the Undertaker pledge. It says the first 59 is 4 of each... but I don't know what 59 that is. 30 new ones on the KS page, and there are 16 models in the bones line already... but if they count the 3 different rats and 3 different kobolds as different models then thats 60, not 59. And then the Undead Horde upgrade has at least some of the models already available in Bones, so does that mean 8 of those ones? And the Orcs, well I see two of the orcpocolypse upgrade in the existing line but not the other 3. And the orcs, and undead come in 3 models per blister and the kobolds and rats are 6 per blister... but I'm assuming we're getting 4 of each different one instead of the blisters are they are sold from Reaper.

[Cristo Meyers]

Of course one thing I'm still not 100% sure on is how many models are now with the Undertaker pledge. It says the first 59 is 4 of each... but I don't know what 59 that is. 30 new ones on the KS page, and there are 16 models in the bones line already... but if they count the 3 different rats and 3 different kobolds as different models then thats 60, not 59. And then the Undead Horde upgrade has at least some of the models already available in Bones, so does that mean 8 of those ones? And the Orcs, well I see two of the orcpocolypse upgrade in the existing line but not the other 3. And the orcs, and undead come in 3 models per blister and the kobolds and rats are 6 per blister... but I'm assuming we're getting 4 of each different one instead of the blisters are they are sold from Reaper.

The 59:

The Undertaker Level: 4 each of 59 models

Released and available right now:
Skeletal Spear-man
Orc Archer
Orc Spearman
Cave Troll
Ogre Chieftain
Minotaur
Ghost
Great Worm
Good Human Warrior
Kobolds
Rats
Dwarf Warrior
Gnoll Warrior
Werewolf
Bugbear
Zombie

Not Released yet: Was scheduled for this year
Skeletal Swordsman
Skeletal Archer
Orc Swordsman
Elf Archer
Evil Human Fighter
Bathalian
Female Ranger
Goblins
Giant Spider
Unicorn
Young Dragon
Vampire (female)
Gargoyle

Plus the 30 new models shown in the Mummy level

[Erloas]

Not Released yet: Was scheduled for this year
Skeletal Swordsman
Skeletal Archer
Orc Swordsman
Elf Archer
Evil Human Fighter
Bathalian
Female Ranger
Goblins
Giant Spider
Unicorn
Young Dragon
Vampire (female)
Gargoyle
Is there anywhere these models are pictured then? They aren't on their Bones page, they aren't in their shop page, and they aren't anywhere on the kickstarter page that I could see.
With the potential of some of them, like the skeletons and orcs at very least, being added in some of the later stretch goals... in which case are you getting 4, 6 or 8 of some of them, as some are listed as +2 in the stretch goal but the first part says you get 4 of each of them...

Since they have everything together to make quick cut-and-paste images they really should take the extra couple minutes to explicitly state and break down the undertaker level on the Kickstarter page. As it is, it seems like it might work out better to just get 3x the Vampire level rather then the Undertaker level. You would get 1 less of the first 30, it seems many of the original releases and upcoming releases are mixed into the later stretch goals and you would get 3 of each of them instead of 2 or 4 (depending on the model) and another 17 models that are only going to vampire levels coming with the next 2 goals. And 17 models x3 is going to make up for a lot of the original bones models that the Vampire isn't getting.

[Cristo Meyers]

Is there anywhere these models are pictured then?

Let me do some digging, I might be able to find them.

[Thes Hunter]

Erloas - I think that is an excellent question for the people running the kickstarter, and I think your suggestion of having an undertaker level picture would be very helpful for people who are running stores to use to understand what sort of things they are getting with their investment.


And Cristo, I'm glad you posted this. I was just heading over here to let every one know how good of a deal this is (and looks like an increasingly better and better deal).

If they advertise this at all at Gen Con (and I don't see why they wouldn't) I am sure they will blow through many more of their goals. If I remember from other kick starters I have watched, the pledges exploded in the last 24 hours or so.

So I will be watching this one with very baited breath. Can't wait to see all the loot I'll be pulling!

[Cristo Meyers]

Let me do some digging, I might be able to find them.

Got 'em. Keep in mind that these aren't the actual Bones models, though. The Bones versions have yet to actually see production:

Skeletal Swordsman (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20004)
Skeletal Archer (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20005)
Orc Swordsman (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20007)
Elf Archer (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20016)
Evil Human Fighter (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20020)
Bathalian (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20021)
Female Ranger (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20023)
Goblins (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20024)
Giant Spider (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20027)
Unicorn (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20028)
Young Dragon (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20029)
Vampire (female) (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20030)
Gargoyle (http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Legendary%20Encounters/latest/20031)


Erloas - I think that is an excellent question for the people running the kickstarter, and I think your suggestion of having an undertaker level picture would be very helpful for people who are running stores to use to understand what sort of things they are getting with their investment.


Yeah, at this point I'd go direct to the Reaper folks. We're getting into questions that I'm just not in a position to answer. The best I could do is quote some posts from the Reaper boards (here's one about what counts as a "model" in undertaker (http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/45090-kickstarter-discussion-thread/page__st__1155__p__624608#entry624608)) and that may not even help.

The last thing I want is anyone to feel cheated.


And Cristo, I'm glad you posted this. I was just heading over here to let every one know how good of a deal this is (and looks like an increasingly better and better deal).

Great minds an' all that...

[Erloas]

Well I've currently switched over to multiple Vampire levels rather then the Undertaker level.
Undertaker had 19 models that wasn't originally in Vampire, but Vampire now has 7 of those 19, leaving 12 unique to Undertaker. However Vampire now has 17 (6 marines, 11 chronoscope) models that don't go to Undertaker (by default at least). The 30 original common models the undertaker gets 4 and 3x vampire gets 3 of, but there are now 40 stretch goal models that 3xVampire gets 3 of where as Undertaker only gets 2, with at least 13 more likely to be added to that number (with just the next 2 stretch goals). And pretty much every stretch goal just makes multiple vampires better then Undertaker by more because the original 4x models doesn't change and all the stretch goals are only 2x each model for Undertaker

They did say the Vampire models aren't going to be packaged for sale, but thats not too much of an issue. Also no signs or racks, which are actually worth a fair amount but I can build racks for cheap and signs are easy enough to print. I do like a number of the models we won't have access to, like the minotaur, vampire, spider, and gargoyle for sure, we might just have to order them through normal distributors though if the other bones sell reasonably well.
Also with so many large creature add-ons, which I think are going to sell better, I might drop down to 2xVampire and get more of the monsters.

I'm really hoping for some other big monsters that aren't dragons. Dragons are cool and all, but there are already 6 with 2 more in the stretch goals already visible.

I'm up to $495 right now but I'm expecting that to change as I go over with my brother what I think might change. Probably get a few more cases as they are good for everyone and they are pretty cheap even for the retail side of things.
And I'm going to have to take a kickstarter break after this... spent $300 on Ogre recently, $163 on Red Box Games minatures, $55 on Evil Baby Orphanage... at least the OOTS and Wastelands KSs stayed under $100 each and they were earlier.

[Soralin]

Planetary Annihilation:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

It's an rts across multiple planets in a system, with a rather impressive concept video. :)

[Cristo Meyers]

I'm really hoping for some other big monsters that aren't dragons. Dragons are cool and all, but there are already 6 with 2 more in the stretch goals already visible.


Well, they have just added Spider Centaurs to the stretch.

The Reaper kickstarter is just on fire today. It's up close to $70K in the past 12 hours!

Two new paint sets, new Chronoscope bones, Dark Elves, Spider Centaurs, and now more Fire Giants...and there's still a week left!

[Ogremindes]

I finally roped my folks into pledging for the Reaper KS for me. Fortunately the ETA is near enough to my birthday.

Is it just me or does it seem unwise to do so many dragons when to goal is to get a new range established. I mean, with 4 scaled dragons you'd think some sales cannibalism is going to happen once they hit the stores.

[Seonor]

Planetary Annihilation:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

It's an rts across multiple planets in a system, with a rather impressive concept video. :)

Seconding this soooo much. It is a spiritual successor to TA and Supcom, has assaults over multiple planets, moons and asteroids and if you build engines on asteroids you can ram them into planets and stuff :biggrin:

It even has the same speaker as TA!

[dsmiles]

SWEET JEEBUS!!!

Look at that Bones Kickstarter go! I really NEED that ginormous Dracolich. Seriously, who DOESN'T need a ginormous Dracolich? (And with that statement, I'm up to $250. :smalltongue:)

[Reverent-One]

Man, the Reaper kickstarter is crazy. I'm definitely grabbing some paints, but the choices on mini's is difficult. On the one hand, I don't want to spend too much money (especially right after Gencon) and I don't know about really needing 180+ minis, on the other, getting the $60 level when vampire is only $40 more feels like a waste.

Where's a first world problems meme image when you need one?

[Gecks]

Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous how much money I'm sinking into little paintable plastic men, but this reaper kickstarter is pretty addictive. I've kind of tricked the smart part of my brain into looking at it like an investment, since after this I will pretty-much have all the fantasy minis I will ever need, and so won't be tempted to buy any more later.

So basically the smart part of my brain doesn't really know me very well at all. :smallbiggrin:

If it helps the $60 vs $100 decision, they put out an FAQ today which mentions that reaper is going to use a special kickstarter app to track fullfillment, and one of the options available in said app is going to be to waive the "biker Sophie" model from the vampire level, in order to get a $25 credit to spend on other options. So if you were doing the paint set thing for example, you could skip the sophie and get an $18 paint set plus those $7 fish people for free. Granted, a succubus riding a harley is pretty rad, but that still seems like a pretty good deal to me.

[Reverent-One]

If it helps the $60 vs $100 decision, they put out an FAQ today which mentions that reaper is going to use a special kickstarter app to track fullfillment, and one of the options available in said app is going to be to waive the "biker Sophie" model from the vampire level, in order to get a $25 credit to spend on other options. So if you were doing the paint set thing for example, you could skip the sophie and get an $18 paint set plus those $7 fish people for free. Granted, a succubus riding a harley is pretty rad, but that still seems like a pretty good deal to me.

Well, that's interesting news, and useful given that I would like the Clockwork dragon mini as well.

[turkishproverb]

SWEET JEEBUS!!!

Look at that Bones Kickstarter go! I really NEED that ginormous Dracolich. Seriously, who DOESN'T need a ginormous Dracolich? (And with that statement, I'm up to $250. :smalltongue:)

Must...resist...urge...to sig...

Still on the fence about Bones oddly. Awesome, but still...something's holding me back...

Incidentally, here's another gaming kickstarter.


The mother of all gaming kickstarters.


The king of returning products.


A familiar little train ride from Chaosium...


Here. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/448333182/horror-on-the-orient-express-a-chaosium-publicatio?ref=live)

[Hiro Protagonest]

Planetary Annihilation:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

It's an rts across multiple planets in a system, with a rather impressive concept video. :)

Looks so awesome... @_@

[Tavar]

Only thing I'm nervous about is that I'm pretty sure that's just a scripted video, and not an actual game/game engine. Or, at least, that's what the video implies to me.

[turkishproverb]

True, prerenders are a worry. Still, looks promising.


Link for a translation of a japanese RPG.


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diamondsutra/tenra-bansho-zero-an-art-and-culture-rich-rpg-from (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diamondsutra/tenra-bansho-zero-an-art-and-culture-rich-rpg-from)

[DaedalusMkV]

Only thing I'm nervous about is that I'm pretty sure that's just a scripted video, and not an actual game/game engine. Or, at least, that's what the video implies to me.

My worry comes from that little "Look how much experience we have" collage. Every single game on that list that I've played came with hideous bugs, obviously missing features or clearly unfinished sections. Sure, TA, SupCom and Morrowind post-patching are classics, but we've also got duds like the Iron Man game and Enter the Matrix to balance out the slightly flawed good. Admittedly due to a distinct lack of boxes with an X on them I've never played Monday Night Combat, the studio's only real game, but the fact that it's not an RTS or a PC game is slightly worrisome as well.

In short? I think that anything that comes out of that Kickstarter is going to be hurried badly or absolutely tiny. I mean, they're promising a 10-month dev time for a game that's going to require a heavily customized engine to not suck, on a budget of something like $800,000. I just don't see them delivering on the scope and scale that they're promising. Cool concept, but won't be getting my money until it's finished.

[Forbiddenwar]

Admittedly due to a distinct lack of boxes with an X on them I've never played Monday Night Combat, the studio's only real game, but the fact that it's not an RTS or a PC game is slightly worrisome as well.


:smallconfused:
Monday Night combat and Super Monday Night combat are PC games. Super Monday night combat is polished, balanced and bug free, and is generally considered one of the best f2p 3rd person shooter moba (or arts or whatever) available.

[athenahollow]

Just popping in to spread the word about The Gamers: Hands of Fate kickstarter :D

We held a kickstarter for our tabletop rpg about 6 months ago, and thanks to the awesome people of this community - were able to easily hit our goal. So now I'm paying it forward to a kickstarter that's near & dear to my heart.

If you ever watched The Gamers, or The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, you'll be very familiar with the cast & characters. Also, if you happen to like Journeyquest, The Gamers: Hands of Fate is very much up your alley.

There's 2 weeks left in the campaign, but I would LOVE to see this one finish out on top. I had the pleasure of helping them shoot part of the movie at Gen Con, and I must say, they are some of the nicest, and funniest people I've ever worked with :D

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/the-gamers-hands-of-fate

Thanks to everyone!

[Trazoi]

The D14 and D18 Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-missing-even-sided-game) has a few days left, and they've reached a stretch goal which means they're also making D22s.

If they get an unlikely amount of money in the next few days, they're planning on making D7s. I doubt they'll make this goal, but I like their designs. Hopefully Impact will do an odd numbered dice Kickstarter in the future. I'd love to see a complete matching set of all the dice from D3 up to D20.

[wadledo]

The D14 and D18 Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-missing-even-sided-game) has a few days left, and they've reached a stretch goal which means they're also making D22s.

If they get an unlikely amount of money in the next few days, they're planning on making D7s. I doubt they'll make this goal, but I like their designs. Hopefully Impact will do an odd numbered dice Kickstarter in the future. I'd love to see a complete matching set of all the dice from D3 up to D20.

I actually just removed my order from them.
I don't need another set of wonky dice, sadly, since I'm already getting dice made from endangered woods and stone from Mt Vesuvius and I need more money for Bones.

[Trazoi]

I actually just removed my order from them.
I don't need another set of wonky dice, sadly, since I'm already getting dice made from endangered woods and stone from Mt Vesuvius and I need more money for Bones.
Geez, Bones is nearly at $2 mil? I don't quite get why the internet is falling over themselves for tiny plastic figurines, but I'm hardly one to talk given I'm pledging for a pile of weird dice.

[wadledo]

Geez, Bones is nearly at $2 mil? I don't quite get why the internet is falling over themselves for tiny plastic figurines, but I'm hardly one to talk given I'm pledging for a pile of weird dice.

Really cheap tiny plastic figurines.
I think now it's less than 50 cents per figurine.

[Reverent-One]

Really cheap tiny plastic figurines.
I think now it's less than 50 cents per figurine.

This. Also, some are definitely not tiny.

[OrcusOfUndeath]

I dunno how many ppl are familiar with the work and exploits of the Dead Gentlemen, but they are trying to make a third Gamers movie called Gamers: Hands of Fate.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/the-gamers-hands-of-fate

Its not gonna be easy but any help is welcome. These guys really bring the quality content.

[Trazoi]

Really cheap tiny plastic figurines.
I think now it's less than 50 cents per figurine.
That sounds like it's about an eighth of the usual price, so it now makes sense. I've got to admit that basic Ghast level looks useful: plenty of game use for kobolds, goblins and rats.

The $100 pledge level looks like it's got out of control. How much stuff is in that?

[wadledo]

That sounds like it's about an eighth of the usual price, so it now makes sense. I've got to admit that basic Ghast level looks useful: plenty of game use for kobolds, goblins and rats.

The $100 pledge level looks like it's got out of control. How much stuff is in that?

A bit more than 200 at this point, of various sizes and shapes.
You can also trade in the collectors Sophie (Succubus on a motorcycle) for an extra $25 in goodies, which is great.

[Ogremindes]

A bit more than 200 at this point, of various sizes and shapes.
You can also trade in the collectors Sophie (Succubus on a motorcycle) for an extra $25 in goodies, which is great.

I wish they didn't do that. Now I have to decide between a limited edition mini vs. like, 3 dragons. Not an easy choice.

[Sprinter]

For all adventure players here Broken Sword Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure)

150k pledged on first day .

[Erloas]

Well the Reaper Bones Kickstarter ended about 40 minutes ago as the 3rd highest Kickstarter of all time. Besting Double-Fine's by almost $93k with a total of 3,429,236 and 17744 backers.

The last two updates were very cool, being a giant skeletal dragon and a giant cthulhu.

Between what I wanted for myself and what we are getting for the game shop I'm in for $870 total.

One thing I found rather funny is that the Wikipedia page for Kickstarter was updated with this within about 10 minutes of it ending. I had been checking it earlier to see how we compared to the Double-Fine drive.

And here are all of the models:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/130/603/d16a85bc18693a9888d179936b4e73fa_large.jpg?1345920 839
http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/130/802/ec4552aaeb24cf96de54520096d0a68e_large.jpg?1345930 321

[turkishproverb]

Wow. Kickstarter broke and then gave 15,000 after it ended. I think Cthulhu is more eldrich than we thought.

[Borgut]

An interactive-Bones Link is http://greg.botch.com/bones/ With mouse-over one can see the "original" Miniature.

There's a table containing the order numbers and "Names" of the Minis included, so one can google painted versions.

[dsmiles]

This:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/relic-knights
Do it.
:smallcool:

[turkishproverb]

An interactive-Bones Link is http://greg.botch.com/bones/ With mouse-over one can see the "original" Miniature.

There's a table containing the order numbers and "Names" of the Minis included, so one can google painted versions.

That is awesome, even if it is missing a few of the minis origional versions.

Also: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-missing-even-sided-game

Still a bit of time left!

[Reverent-One]

An interactive-Bones Link is http://greg.botch.com/bones/ With mouse-over one can see the "original" Miniature.

There's a table containing the order numbers and "Names" of the Minis included, so one can google painted versions.

Huh, that answers one question I had, which is why the some of new mini's has actual figure images while some just have design art. Does anyone know if all of the vampire mini's going to be "new" (at least in plastic form), or whether some of the later additions are already around in plastic?

[Erloas]

Huh, that answers one question I had, which is why the some of new mini's has actual figure images while some just have design art. Does anyone know if all of the vampire mini's going to be "new" (at least in plastic form), or whether some of the later additions are already around in plastic?

Prior to this almost every model Reaper made was metal, so none of these kickstarter models were anything but metal.
There are a *few* resin models, but I have no idea which ones they were, I'm sure they must have been some larger monsters.
The only plastic models they have are the Bones line, and there are about 28 or so models in the current bones line. As far as I know the only existing Bones models that ended up in the Vampire pack are from the Undead Horde and Dungeon Attack and I'm pretty sure all of those models are already orderable as Bones, but a couple might not be.

[GloatingSwine]

Mantic's latest kickstarter is up and running, so prepare yourselves for Dreadball (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dreadball-the-futuristic-sports-game)

I'm officially allowed to talk about this now (Jake says so), so I will. I was at the beta test weekend for Dreadball and have played a few games of it, so I can give you a few bits of information about it.

For a start, before anyone asks, it's not Blood Bowl. It's more like Speedball 2 the boardgame, in that the game is very fast, and scoring means more than running the ball to the end of the pitch and shouting "yay!".

The key elements are that scoring is spread out around the pitch (like the stars/bouncer in Speedball), with three scoring zones, each of which are worth different values, and each having a possible bonus allowing a single strike to be worth 1-4 points depending on where on the board it is scored and scored from.

The other, and most significant difference is that when you score the board doesn't reset. The ball is fired back onto the centreline and play continues, that means you aren't spending time shuffling models back into starting positions, and you have to think in advance about how you're going to stop a runaway score in the opponent's turn, as the ball is now free.

The rules themselves are pretty elegant, there are only three main player types and each race has a single statline, but the balance of them being different in each team means that there's real variety in how the four starting teams play. The corporation are good at running and scoring, the marauders are really good at hitting people, the forge fathers (space dorfs) are solid fighters and very durable (though they have trouble standing up, dwarf tipping is a popular sport in its own right), and the veer-myn are excellent at stealing and keeping the ball (if sadly not very good at doing anything with it).

There's also the on-pitch presence of the referee, who can be moved by the players to either get out of the way for some creative fouling or to watch hawkishly in case your opponent has a funny look in their eye.

In all it's a really good sportsball board game, and Mantic are a company with some great people and would like your moneys.

[Tyndmyr]

Man, the Reaper kickstarter is crazy. I'm definitely grabbing some paints, but the choices on mini's is difficult. On the one hand, I don't want to spend too much money (especially right after Gencon) and I don't know about really needing 180+ minis, on the other, getting the $60 level when vampire is only $40 more feels like a waste.

Where's a first world problems meme image when you need one?

Meh. I have a $1300 machine to print myself off little plastic men. I still couldn't resist dropping $100 on this. And the thing of it is, I probably won't be able to resist adding on some of those amazingly sweet models. The prices really were just too good to pass up.

That said, I'm now torn between ordering a clockwork dragon and designing one. I never realized I needed a mini of one until I saw that bad boy.

Funky dice I'm less enthused over. I already have lots of obscure dice, no need for more that I'll sadly never use.

[wadledo]

So, a very unpleasant story here (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/603154302/genesis-aboriginal-playing-cards-by-tpx-designs).
Someone donated $7000 and then refused to pay, meaning that even though the project was successful, it could not be funded.

Just goes to show that you shouldn't be this guy.

[turkishproverb]

Meh. I have a $1300 machine to print myself off little plastic men. I still couldn't resist dropping $100 on this. And the thing of it is, I probably won't be able to resist adding on some of those amazingly sweet models. The prices really were just too good to pass up.

That said, I'm now torn between ordering a clockwork dragon and designing one. I never realized I needed a mini of one until I saw that bad boy.

Funky dice I'm less enthused over. I already have lots of obscure dice, no need for more that I'll sadly never use.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Also, I design games for fun. I'll find a use for the strange dice. :smallcool:

[Zeb The Troll]

I'm just going to leave this here. It's a KS from Slugfest Games, the people who make Red Dragon Inn and a handful of other really fun board games.

They're attempting to publish a Pathfinder source book called "The Guide To Inns and Taverns (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slugfestgames/red-dragon-inn-pathfinder-sourcebook)".

[turkishproverb]

I'm just going to leave this here. It's a KS from Slugfest Games, the people who make Red Dragon Inn and a handful of other really fun board games.

They're attempting to publish a Pathfinder source book called "The Guide To Inns and Taverns (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slugfestgames/red-dragon-inn-pathfinder-sourcebook)".

Not a huge pathfinderer....anyway...but the book looks decent.

[LibraryOgre]

I have updated the first post with the following information:


The Mod Wonder:

This is the Kickstarter thread for Role-Playing Games. In it, you will find discussion and promotion of crowd-funded projects related to video, board, and card games. Kickstarters for traditional tabletop RPGS will be found in the Kickstarter thread for General Role-playing, while those for other projects can be found in Arts and Crafts or Media Discussions.

As a semi-permanent and structured thread, there are two rules that need to be addressed.

Rule 1. All other board rules apply. Do not flame, do not double post, do not troll. If a Kickstarter breaks any of the board rules (e.g. explicit materials, political or religious in nature), it will be deleted, and the person posting it will receive the appropriate warning or infraction.

Rule 2.Posting Kickstarter plugs. You may post one initial link to your Kickstarter, explaining the project; for our purposes, you "own" any project you post the initial link to, whether you're the creator or not. When the project is at a week or less remaining, you may post another reminder of it. You may, of course, join in any discussion of it, though we encourage that to move to Kickstarter, itself. Do not spam the thread with reminders; if people talk about it, they talk about it.

[Smight]

MORE - old school turn-based 4X space strategy game. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1447560584/more-oldschool-turn-based-4x-space-strategy-game)

[Weimann]

Andrew Hussie has posted a Kickstarter project for a Homestuck adventure game. It was posted 3 hours ago. It's currently at 25%.

Watch it in real time. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14293468/homestuck-adventure-game)

[Forbiddenwar]

For people who contributed to the Nekro project last spring, they are doing a Live Stream today with game play. Pretty excited about this project.

[Maxios]

Andrew Hussie has posted a Kickstarter project for a Homestuck adventure game. It was posted 3 hours ago. It's currently at 25%.

Watch it in real time. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14293468/homestuck-adventure-game)

Meh. I don't really care too much for Homestuck. If it was a Problem Sleuth game on the other hand...

[Martok]

Kickstarter site (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1447560584/more-oldschool-turn-based-4x-space-strategy-game)

Game site (http://www.morethegame.com/)


(Credit for discovering this project goes to Adam Solo over at SpaceSector (http://www.spacesector.com/).)



I know we're seeing a virtual glut of space 4x games right now -- most of which have been disappointments so far -- but despite this, I have to say M.O.R.E. looks like one of the more exciting entries in the genre I've seen in a very long time. There's so much sci-fi gaming goodness here, that it's almost overwhelming.

I hadn't even gotten halfway through the presentation video before I had my wallet out ready to pledge. (Just watch it; I dare you to not get at least a little excited!) Now here's hoping the devs can pull it off.








Hello! We are an international team comprised of 12 people from Poland, United States and Germany.

We are interested in the cosmos, science fiction literature and films, and playing computer games — in particular, 4x (Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate) turn-based space strategies. For many years, we have played various games, and we hoped that we would finally find a game which could trigger in us a syndrome, "just one more round ..... " However, for the last several years, nothing has been produced to fill that void.

We know that many people before us undertook an ambitious challenge to dethrone the ultimate game—the classic of the genre—Master of Orion 2. These games are not satisfactory for us, because the effect is that, sooner or later, we will continue to go back to playing the classic as most diehard gaming enthusiast will do. Now, we finally decided to create a production that would be a worthy successor and extension to the 4x games of the past. We want to expand the gaming experience without complicating it.

We do not want to create a game with just impressive graphics. We want to go beyond the visual and special effects and create a truly amazing gaming experience, drawing on the wealth of options. We will create a game that captures the real joy of outwitting opponents,planning long-term strategy, and fighting 3D tactical space battles. We want our game to become the next computer game addiction.

This extensive— yet easy to use —game will be written for PC and will have impressive, polished graphics which require a minimum screen resolution of 1280x720. Space battles will be fought in turns on a 3D map. The game will enable multiplayer capability with simultaneous gaming on LAN and on the Internet. It will also have online player rankings.

Galactic maps can be generated based on different settings resulting in 189 types of galaxies. Galactic maps will include:

many types of stars (ranging from white dwarfs to red giants)
different sizes of stars
multiple star systems
different types of nebulas
black holes
wormholes
a galactic black hole

In addition, galaxy maps will have an option to switch to the information mode that allows the player to review more in-depth information. In our game, there are no starlines. The player will have complete freedom.

MORE will be visually appealing by using intuitive interfaces. Based on our basic game developing principles, we will enhance and improve the gaming experience. By providing an intuitive interface for each race, we will maintain that goal while providing each race their own unique interface design.

The game will be divided into nine chapters, similar to other 4x games. Each chapter provides standard functionality in conjunction with the design team's original ideas, rarely seen in games of this genre.

For example, a space yard is a solution that will be new to this genre, where users can design their own spacecraft. However, it will not be like most 4x games by placing items in predefined hulls . The game will allow designing of a spacecraft, and its hull will take place by making it from parts. This option provides users more freedom for designing their ships.

Space battles with vessels designed by the user will be conducted in full 3D and played in turns. This will be resulting in well-controlled spectacular engagements with an abundance of deadly beams, missiles, fighters and many other types of enemy attacks, such as suicide attacks or the possibility of ram hostile unit. We will, of course, introduce additional improvements to this part of the game, such as the ability to determine maximum time that players have to complete their turn.

Our universe, of course, will be inhabited by different races. It will be up to 20 completely different, exciting races, each with its own unique culture, interface, as well as its own unique military tactics!

Players will meet charismatic humans, blind to the rational arguments - orthodox religious fanatics Skitheli, Bruthas - warriors, beings for whom the progress of science is the greatest value - Zientzielari, and other representatives of typical science fiction races. However, in our game, players will also find races inhabiting the gas giants, collective minuscule insect races or a totally unique race of multi-mile creatures living in space - Hvaluri.

We will try to provide significant innovations in the gameplay without losing the spirit of Master Of Orion2. For example it will be possible for some races with telepathic abilities to calm, or even to tame space monsters. After discovering suitable technologies it will be possible to breed some types of those giant space animals and use them in combat.

Artificial Intelligence will be very challenging, with special emphasis on diplomacy and military alliances. As you gain hegemony in the galaxy it will become more and more difficult to expand, as other powers will team up against you according to the principle of Balance of Powers. On the other hand if you are of medium strength you will receive a proposal to collaborate against the strongest empire. Weaklings will probably perish quickly.

Alliances will offer a wide range of options for cooperation. There will be trade treaties, research treaties and more. It will be possible to designate spheres of influence to avoid future tensions with your ally. You will be able to lend your fleets to your allies for a predetermined period of time. Similarly, your allies will be able to lend fleets to you - you will control them completely during that period. It will even be possible to lend your fleet in exchange for credits, research points or even star systems, so you can use your fleet as mercenaries. Members of a military alliance will coordinate their actions against common enemy – your AI allies will inform you about their planned attacks, suggest targets and time of action for you, and even accept your suggestions in that matter.

Whether your allies comply with the treaties or not will depend on many factors: your stance among the powers of the galaxy, your reputation, allies' character and belligerence. Some races will be xenophobic, unwilling to enter treaties with anyone. Others will be nationalistic and dislike anyone who has control over members of their race. Some will dislike certain forms of government or will frown at you if you try to develop certain types of technology.

Management of your vast empire will be possible through innovative approach unseen in other games of the genre. We will not rely on automatization of processes, which in time reduces gameplay to mere next-turn clicking. Instead, you will be able to discover and develop technologies assisting in management. As your empire grows and science progresses, you will be able to merge colonies of one star system into a supercolony called Dysonian Sphere. After further expansions and scientific developments, it will become possible even for these supercolonies (if they are close to each other) to be merged into clusters managed as one entity. Such clusters will have enormous industrial and scientific potential and will be able to produce spaceships of truly epic design, capable of destroying whole star systems.


"MORE" will also pay special attention to such gaming aspects as mineral extraction, food transportation, raw materials, and people. It will contain leaders of the colonies, ship captains, spy masters, and complex technology trees with a separate department of science, designed for the particular civilization.

We hope that what you have seen thus far demonstrates that even though we are not from a large well-known studio, we have the capability and desire to create a professional, appealing computer game. Our team consists of 12 individuals with a mean age of 28 with advanced degrees in computer sciences and associated software development disciplines. Our team also contains IT and art students. We have talented programmers, great 2D graphic designers, wonderful musicians, which on a daily basis create wonderful content for this game. Our 3D graphic designers cannot wait that instead of creating boring visualization of another housing, they we will be able to create spaceships and other three-dimensional objects.

This project is supervised by a person who has, for many years, run his own business and other enterprises. Our team is composed of close-knit friends. We know that we are capable of developing and delivering on this gaming idea. We have the passion, skill, and fresh, excellent ideas with a clear vision for something bigger! We are determined to succeed, thanks to our exceedingly high motivation. We take this Kickstarter project very seriously, and we want to approach the subject with considerable professionalism.

Each of us is passionate about the universe, 4x games, movies, and science fiction literature. Among us are PC game enthusiasts for such games as Master of Orion, Sins of Solar Empire, Space Empires, Endless Space and Galactic Civilizations. We appreciate movies like Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, StarGate, StarGate Atlantis, Babylon 5, StarWars, and the literature of Stanislaw Lem, David Weber, Frank Herbert, and Isaac Asimov.

For many years, we dreamed about playing a truly great successor to the classic space strategy game. Now, we want to create such a game for every science fiction gaming enthusiast. The idea of ​​creating our game is not due to time, but it is a mature concept which has slowly formed in us for 10 years. It took several years before we discovered that our skills, talents, experience, and creativity can enable us to meet this ambitious challenge.

We started to create this game four months ago. We have managed to create a 200-page dossier describing the game, hundreds of artworks, dozens of 3D models and several animation cells. The project, which we want to develop, is very ambitious. So, in this short presentation, we are not able to show you all of our ideas. However, we want to show you a taste of what we can create for this game and let you decide whether to support us.

More info and our work progress can be seen on our product website http://www.morethegame.com/

The only thing that stands in the way is lack of finances. This is our only limitation. Once we overcome this obstacle, we will have made a polished game. Therefore, we need your financial support. Our planned budget is $50,000, and these funds will allow us to finish this project. Furthermore, we invest in this game, our own money and time.

We want to reward you for your support of our idea at this early stage. In return, we offer you game keys in promotional prices and other bonuses, which can be found on the right. Now for $10 you will receive the product, which will have a standard price of $20. Buying it at this moment, you not only support us and make possible for this game to be created, but you will save your money and receive other bonuses!

Your support will enable us to purchase the necessary commercial software licenses, pay for remaining work schedules, musicians, and programmers. The more we will cross our defined budget, the more we will be able to give you an even more polished product.

MORE will probably be released in the Winter 2013. Do you want an excellent, modern space 4x turn-based strategy game? Do You Want MORE? Together We Can Make It Happen!


[Zeful]

Well I was hunting around on Kickstarter for something interesting and found the Genesis Roleplaying system (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1858679975/genesis-roleplaying-system) which is pretty much Dominion+D&D-Dice and seems like a basic introduction to Pen and Paper games.

I think it'll at least be something new, but homebrew will be kinda limited without the ability to print cards.

[Sprinter]

Obsidian Studios just launched theyr Kickstarter. New Isometric party based Fantasy RPG called Eterenity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity)

Legendary game designers Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, Josh Sawyer are behind this project.

Project goal is 1,1M$. Ambitious but with those names behind it this will probably biggest kickstarter in games category yet.

Start throwing money at screen. Currently soon after start people pledge like crazy. speed is around 2k$ per minute wonder how long it wil last at this speed :smallbiggrin:

[Forbiddenwar]

Obsidian Studios just launched theyr Kickstarter. New Isometric party based Fantasy RPG called Eterenity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity)

Legendary game designers Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, Josh Sawyer are behind this project.

Project goal is 1,1M$. Ambitious but with those names behind it this will probably biggest kickstarter in games category yet.

Start throwing money at screen. Currently soon after start people pledge like crazy. speed is around 2k$ per minute wonder how long it wil last at this speed :smallbiggrin:

Surprised their early bird special isn't gone yet. Guess $5 off isn't that special?

Edit: oh, it is limited to 25000, not 10 or 100 like most early specials. That is half of their funding right there when it sells out. Which it might not for a while.

[Sprinter]

Surprised their early bird special isn't gone yet. Guess $5 off isn't that special?

Edit: oh, it is limited to 25000, not 10 or 100 like most early specials. That is half of their funding right there when it sells out. Which it might not for a while.

Yeah 25000 is not as limited and on top of that alot of people went straight for higher tiers and many more considering upping pledges in comments think most of limited tier will full in week but there will be few left each day for patient latecommers.

*edit * 9k+ backers and 400k pledged after 4 hours at this speed this only 7h till the project is funded.

[Mewtarthio]

Wow. Same weekend that GOG put up all their old D&D games on sale, too.

[Johnny Blade]

Project goal is 1,1M$. Ambitious but with those names behind it this will probably biggest kickstarter in games category yet.

Start throwing money at screen. Currently soon after start people pledge like crazy. speed is around 2k$ per minute wonder how long it wil last at this speed :smallbiggrin:
They went up by like 3k while I was watching the trailer. **** is crazy.


There's very little actual information there, though. That they're going for Infinity game style combat is big, and that alone is almost enough to make me back it, but beyond that what they tell you about the game and setting is very basic and could have been said about any game with swords and magic and recruitable NPCs - and there are lots of those around.

I mean, it's nice to be reminded of all the games they did in the past, but besides the tactical combat blurb, all I took away from this was that "souls are...a thing".

Gonna wait for some more stuff of actual substance before giving them my money. I'm pretty sure I'll end up doing that, though.

[Tome]

And Eternity is funded.

Yeah, for what works out to be only a bit more than a tenner I'll take a copy of that when it's done, thank you very much. :smallbiggrin:

[Mordokai]

Monsters! - A 2D Shooter for Win/Mac/Linux (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1935836322/monsters-a-2d-shooter-for-win-mac-linux)

A small kickstarter for a small game, one that looks rather well, at least to me personally. It's still got a whole month to go, but it seems to be a little lacking when it comes to support. For ten dollars you get a digital download of a game and I believe it's not that much, since as said, it looks a fairly decent game and has that good old nostalgia feeling. Anything more is a bonus, that also nets you a couple of freebies that are nice to have.

In any case, give it a thought.

[Hazzardevil]

So, I want to know other peoples opinions on this, lots of things right now are getting far, far more than the minimum, I saw something about a wallet that got 1.5X what it needed, do people think this is something that will always happen? Or is it just the relative newness of Kickstarter where people are just throwing piles of money at it because it's the "cool" thing to do?



And Eternity is funded.

Yeah, for what works out to be only a bit more than a tenner I'll take a copy of that when it's done, thank you very much. :smallbiggrin:
I expected this to do well, partially due to the amount of publicity and also because it had 800,000$ out of 1.1million $ after the first 16 hours. I think it looks good, but very similar to games like Inquisitor and Baldur's Gate.

[factotum]

So, I want to know other peoples opinions on this, lots of things right now are getting far, far more than the minimum, I saw something about a wallet that got 1.5X what it needed, do people think this is something that will always happen?

It won't always happen and it's not always happening now. There are plenty of Kickstarters that fail to meet their totals--in fact, more than half of them do so, according to Kickstarter's own stats:

http://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats?ref=footer

[Soralin]

So, I want to know other peoples opinions on this, lots of things right now are getting far, far more than the minimum, I saw something about a wallet that got 1.5X what it needed, do people think this is something that will always happen? Or is it just the relative newness of Kickstarter where people are just throwing piles of money at it because it's the "cool" thing to do?
Well, the thing is, when the kickstarter is essentially a pre-order, the amount of money it will end up getting will depend largely on how many people want it, rather than what the actual goal is. The two could be looked at as rather separate things, and if they happen to match up exactly, it's just coincidental.

Now, this doesn't necessarily hold in practice, people are often willing to spend a lot more to support a project they like, or to try to push a project up over the goal, or reach a stretch goal or such. But for projects where you're getting an object, that's going to be a major factor that may be largely independent of what the goal is. (For example: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min?ref=card )

[Zen Master]

The webcomic Unsounded - which I find to be the best thing since ... well, sunlight ... has a kickstarter to go into print. I find it to be entirely awesome, so I'll warmly recommend it to anyone =)

Link! (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/502093706/unsounded-comic-volume-1)

[wadledo]

While not actually Kickstarter, this is pretty cool as well.

Cardinal Quest 2 (http://www.indiegogo.com/cardinalquest2?c=home)

Essentially a simple roguelike with an amusing art style, easy to master gameplay and lots of fun.

[Smight]

Nexus 2: The Gods Awaken (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mostwanted/nexus-2-the-gods-awaken)

[kkortekaas]

Check out Salmon Run

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/167427101/salmon-run-prepare-for-the-race-of-a-fishs-lifetim

It's got a great theme, and seems like a very easy to learn concept for entry level.

If we can get it up to 20 k they'll add another player (bringing it to 5!)

[Smight]

not Kickstarter, but still crowd funding, Star Citizen (http://backup-na.robertsspaceindustries.com/) from the creator of Wing Commander, the carrier in intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DqIC2B9UVPM)seems to be hommage to Tigers Claw.

[Homalakh]

Hey,

Just wanted to post another reminder that the Project:Eternity from Obsidian Games has 4 days left! These guys are the same people who made Fallout 1,2, 3:NV, Planescape:Torment, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Damned, KOTR, and many of them worked on the Baldur Gate series. So if you liked those games, and are interested in more games like those, check them out and help with the funding!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity

They've already surpassed their goal, but they have "Stretch goals" where if you surpass the new goals, they're planning on adding more content to the game. Just trying to get the word out to those who care.

Thanks

[Endarire]

Greetings, all!

I think Project: Eternity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity) will make it big as a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. The game is made by people from Black Isle Studios and Obsidian Entertainment.

Project: Eternity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity) is a new IP (intellectual property) with new mechanics in a new world. As of this writing, the Kickstarter ends in about 26 hours. At least check 'em out! (I already pledged $110 for the collector's edition and to have my name in the credits.)

NOTE: Project: Eternity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity) is already funded, but if they get at least $3.5 million, there will be another big city in the game about the size of Baldur's Gate from Baldur's Gate or Athkatla from Baldur's Gate II.

[Tonal Architect]

Crowdfunding, hopefully the beginning of smart mobs...

[Senator Cybus]

Greetings, all!

I think Project: Eternity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity) will make it big as a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. The game is made by people from Black Isle Studios and Obsidian Entertainment.

As a huge fan of those old-school RPGs (OMGPlanescape: TormentOMG!!!), I sincerely thank you for bringing this to my attention. My bank manager, on the other hand, now wants to kill you. :smallbiggrin:


NOTE: Project: Eternity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity) is already funded, but if they get at least $3.5 million, there will be another big city in the game about the size of Baldur's Gate from Baldur's Gate or Athkatla from Baldur's Gate II.

Fingers crossed for that; they may just manage it...


EDIT: So I've chipped in...don't want to say by how much (or think about it :smalleek:), but if while playing the game you should chance upon a young lass called Nyssia Silversmith, say hi from me. :smallsmile:

18 hours to go, $3,388,993 raised...

[sageikosa]

A little CRPG tactical called Guildsmanship: Battle-Scapes (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sageikosa/guildsmanship-battle-scapes) based on the OGL-SRD, using a software framework I've been working on for a number of years.

Normal site at www.guildsmanship.com (http://www.guildsmanship.com)

[DeusMortuusEst]

EDIT: So I've chipped in...don't want to say by how much (or think about it :smalleek:), but if while playing the game you should chance upon a young lass called Nyssia Silversmith, say hi from me. :smallsmile:

18 hours to go, $3,388,993 raised...

If you've done what I think you've done I'd say that counts as more than 'chipped in'. Thanks! :smallbiggrin:

And I've joined in as well. If this is as good as any of the older ones, especially BG or PS:T, it'll be money well invested.

[Inglenook]

This looks absolutely fantastic.

[Remmirath]

I've been following this like crazy for the last month, and I'm very happy it is doing so well. It seems it'll be exactly the sort of game I've been hoping to see again for the last decade or so.

[Senator Cybus]

If you've done what I think you've done I'd say that counts as more than 'chipped in'. Thanks! :smallbiggrin:

You are entirely welcome! :smallbiggrin:

The 'create an NPC' reward is such a clever idea. I've just checked the Kickstarter page and 109 people have pledged the required amount; this means that there's now 109 NPCs that the developers don't have to design from scratch! Basically, we're paying to be allowed to do the devs work for them, and I couldn't be happier about it! :smallsmile:

Speaking of the Kickstarter page...as I type this, there's 73 minutes to go, the total is at $3,893,652...will they break the four million mark?! Either way, we've got the second big city and a thirteen level dungeon, so I'm happy.


I've been following this like crazy for the last month, and I'm very happy it is doing so well. It seems it'll be exactly the sort of game I've been hoping to see again for the last decade or so.

"Project Eternity will take the central hero, memorable companions and the epic exploration of Baldur’s Gate, add in the fun, intense combat and dungeon diving of Icewind Dale, and tie it all together with the emotional writing and mature thematic exploration of Planescape: Torment."

If they can actually pull that off, it'll be amazing!

[Remmirath]

Speaking of the Kickstarter page...as I type this, there's 73 minutes to go, the total is at $3,893,652...will they break the four million mark?! Either way, we've got the second big city and a thirteen level dungeon, so I'm happy.

It's up to 3.91 million now. I think it's actually fairly likely that it will end up at four, at this rate, with still forty minutes to go.


"Project Eternity will take the central hero, memorable companions and the epic exploration of Baldur’s Gate, add in the fun, intense combat and dungeon diving of Icewind Dale, and tie it all together with the emotional writing and mature thematic exploration of Planescape: Torment."

If they can actually pull that off, it'll be amazing!

Indeed!

[Inglenook]

3.93 mil with 24 minutes to go!

The live feed of their party that they have set up is pretty amusing; they're all hammered.

[Senator Cybus]

And...done! A grand total of $3,986,929. So just shy of the 4 mill.

However...there's people in the comments section on the page saying that donors who paid through PayPal have yet to be accounted for, which, if true, may put the total comfortably over the 4 mill. :smallcool:

[Senator Cybus]

So, for those who are interested, I took the following from Obsidian's Project Eternity forum just now:

"Kickstarter and PayPal Stats
So as of about 1:30 PM PDT, here’s where we stand funding-wise:

Kickstarter
Backers: 73,986
Pledged: $3,986,929

PayPal
Backers: 3,681
Pledged: $176,279

Totals
Backers: 77,667
Pledged: $4,163,208

Stretch Goals
So that means we hit the 4M stretch goal, right?
Yes!"

So, they hit the 4 mill mark (live orchestra providing the soundtrack, enhanced everything) and got enough backers for a fifteen level mega dungeon! I am disproportionately excited by this news!!! :smallbiggrin:

Additionally:

"Will Facebook Likes still count to a larger dungeon?
Yes, for now they do! Come like us (https://www.facebook.com/obsidian) quickly and maybe we can hit the 40,000 likes for one last dungeon level. But it’s for a limited time, so… like us! Please note: If you clicked Like on our Eternity home page, that doesn’t qualify – we need likes on Obsidian’s Facebook page!"

Guess where I'm going next?

Disproportionately excited!!! :smallbiggrin:

[Brother Oni]

Just found a reference to this game that might interest some people: Timber and Stone (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1102507263/timber-and-stone?ref=recently_launched).

It's apparently a cross between RTS, building management and sandbox-y free building (the author says Age of Empires, Caeser, Minecraft with a healthy dose of Dwarf Fortress).

8 days left and has about 40% of the required funding.

[super dark33]

not Kickstarter, but still crowd funding, Star Citizen (http://backup-na.robertsspaceindustries.com/) from the creator of Wing Commander, the carrier in intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DqIC2B9UVPM)seems to be hommage to Tigers Claw.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Smight]

Star Citizen (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen?ref=category) now on kickstarter, don't know how smart it was to split the backer pool.

[Tyrrell]

Ars Magica as a video game

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackchickenstudios/ars-magica-video-game

It looks like a sort of sim covenant RPG but they haven't given us too much detail yet.

[Lordmasacre]

Hi all! I'm a long-time lurker to the GITP. I run a Dragonlance campaign (http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/autumn-dragons) which keeps me busy, but I still follow some of the discussions threads here - in particular the one on game hacks.
Anyway, I thought some of you might be interested in supporting a kickstarter.
Many old-school gamers may remember an RPG series called Quest for Glory. This game was one of my favorites, especially when the rest of my AD&D buddies were busy.
QfG creators, Lori and Corey Cole, are developing a new game that exists in the same universe as the original QfG games. The game is called Hero-U and you play a captured Rogue-type sentenced to rehabilitation via attendance at a university for heroes.
The game offers roleplay opportunities and character development - plus it's likely to have a terrific blend of fantasy, whimsy, and humor like the original QfG series.
I know there is at least one person here (besides me!) that would enjoy seeing this game become a reality. Please visit the kickstarter at:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption
I'm not asking anyone here to contribute, only to check out the kickstarter and consider supporting it.

Thanks for your consideration!

-LordMasacre

(Yes, one 'S' :smallcool:)

[The Wanderer]

So, back in the pre-historic days when I was a kid, I was a huge fan of a bunch of the Sierra titles that were around, games like the Space Quest series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Quest), Police Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Quest), King's Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Quest), etc.

However, by far my favorite were the Quest For Glory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Glory) games made by Corey and Lori Cole. The games were a series of 5 D&D style fantasy games that let you choose from 1 of 3 classes (Fighter, Wizard, Thief) all of which would have vastly different ways of approaching the games, tackling problems, and subplots. The games were fun, had a great sense of humor, lots of replay value, and drew from various different mythologies in their backstories and surroundings.

Well, now the creators of that series have a kickstarter project up called Hero U: Rogue to Redemption (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption), which seems to be in a very similar vein to the QFG games, (and is actually set in the same world) with various benefits that advances in videogame technology have allowed.

Naturally, I instantly pledged, and I hope that many others, both old time fans and those who are new to the work of the Coles, that see this and are intrigued will join me in supporting the project.

As of right now, there are 22 days to go and the project is at about $143,000 of of a $400,000 goal. I hope you'll help give it the push to make it.

[Trazoi]

I loved the Quests for Glory too. I'm really hoping the Coles Kickstarter makes it over the line. It looks like it might be close.

[holywhippet]

I'm really hoping this gets funded. It sounds a lot like the type of game I like.

[Lordmasacre]

As of right now, there are 22 days to go and the project is at about $143,000 of of a $400,000 goal. I hope you'll help give it the push to make it.

I never wanted to spend $257,000 more in my whole life... and I own a house!

-LordMasacre

(Yes, one 'S' :smallcool:)

[Castaras]

"Old Sierra Games" :smallbiggrin:


*not the citybuilders* :smallfrown:

[Smight]

Sword of the Stars: The Pit (http://www.indiegogo.com/sots-thepit)


Sword of the Stars: The Pit will take you back to the best of the Rogue-style dungeon diving games, up the ante with modern action/rpg gameplay, and catapult you into the future of the SotSVerse.

[blackspeeker]

One of my very favorite cardgames is having another kickstarter for an expansion. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gtgames/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-shattered-timelines

I'm super excited to see what may be The Visionary's nemesis and whatever else they're adding.

[Opperhapsen]

On one hand I'm squeeing over star citizen.
On the other hand Craftyy barely got funded.

Shame on all of you. :smallmad:


Sword of the Stars: The Pit (http://www.indiegogo.com/sots-thepit)

Wasn't the last SotS game unplayable or something?

[DaedalusMkV]

Wasn't the last SotS game unplayable or something?

It's... Playable, now. Finger-pointing and name-calling aside, it was released in a very early state, but has been patched to the point of being mostly complete and largely functional. It took them somewhere around nine months after release to get there, though, and it's still not in any way what I'd call a step up from the first game. I loved SotS 1, but I wouldn't trust Kerberos at this point, and I used to be a huge fan of their style.

[Soralin]

A couple new ones:

Maia: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1438429768/maia Which is a sort of dungeon keeper / dwarf fortress style god game, building a colony on a hostile alien world, and keeping it alive.

Starforge: http://www.indiegogo.com/starforge Which is something like a Minecraft+Halo, with physics based movement and buildings (compression/tension/strain/etc), vehicles, procedurally generated guns, land, etc. And just very ambitious in general, watch the video for the idea. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSmlrPcXumc

[Zar Peter]

I think this looks good and creepy:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1499900830/sir-you-are-being-hunted?ref=home_leanback

Unfortunately I can't back because the system doesn't support my credit card (It always is working with Kickstarter US so I'm a bit at a loss) but I really want this to get supported.

[Smight]

Elite: Dangerous (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous) sequel to the 1980s ELITE


Take a ship and 100 credits to make money legally or illegally - trade, bounty-hunt, pirate, assassinate your way across the galaxy.

[Sprinter]

Elite: Dangerous (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous) sequel to the 1980s ELITE

They are asking awfull lot of money for this game ( around 2M$ ) and provide only brief description of the game. They will have problem raising that much without providing more informations about game.

That said i loved Elite and FE back in the day and will most likely back this project.

[Opperhapsen]

Diablo meets Left 4 dead (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betadwarf/forced?ref=home_location).
Looks pretty damn neat.

[blackspeeker]

A very fun game is well within its second week of its kickstarter for its most recent expansion. It's a very cool super hero co-op game: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gtgames/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-shattered-timelines

I'm not a good salesman.

[Flickerdart]

This. So much this. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1473965863/sui-generis)

Sui Generis is a 3D isometric view open-world RPG with a very interesting physics-based engine that extends to every object in the game (including combat). It's like Neverwinter Nights and Skyrim had a baby that went on to become Einstein or something.

[Zen Master]

Diablo meets Left 4 dead (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betadwarf/forced?ref=home_location).
Looks pretty damn neat.

I like this - original gameplay ideas, interesting graphics and monster design, co-op play.

When I support stuff on Kickstarter or Greenlight, I try to find stuff that'll break the mold of the major productions and game houses. This, I will definetely support =)

[karak]

Hi,
Though my AfterEarth Kickstarter didn't make it the artists had created art for a custom poker deck as the game originally used cards instead of dice.

We wanted to sort of hint at a post apocalyptic world in our card art and went fully custom with everything from the cards to the dice(chessex) and the chips.
Anyway, if anyone has any questions feel free. We are already well past our funding but still have some time before we close.

Apocalyptica Chromatics Card Deck (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1170969302/bicycle-apocalyptica-playing-cards-the-world-ends)