Vapourware That Which Sleeps - Vaporware Strategy RP

Is that thing usually this accurate?

 

AFAIK it just takes the average pledge amount per day so far and extrapolates.

 

After Cult: Awakening of the Old Ones turned into a hilarious shitshow, I'm pegging all my cultist strategy hopes on this game.

 

Congratulations man.

 

I have respect for the Cult guy, he's spent over a year now paying back the money, and has been updating the project with the refund progress. He's handled his failed Kickstarter better than just about anyone else, including AAA celebrities.

 

I haven't even heard of any other kickstarter doing refunds.


And now begins the long wait, for those of us that didn't back at beta level.

 

Maybe I'll make a let's play.*




*Abandoned on page 3 of course.

 

Wow, I remember seeing this game years ago when it was kickstarting - hadn't heard about the failure and refunding.

 

While I agree with you, the squandered potential of that IP and initial use of funds to write a novel instead still irks me.

 

Azazel a novel?

 

It seems like it's pretty normal procedure for some kickstarters. Elite: Dangerous, Wasteland 2, Xenonauts etc. all had novels written to establish the setting during development. Heck, Torment: Tides of NumaNuma has, what, 5-6 novels written for it.

 

Xenonauts' novel was actually pretty good. Maybe a bit too long since you pretty much know how it's going to end, but otherwise it gave a good, thriller/alien/mystery vibe.

 

He dropped out for months and then admitted he'd been working on a historical romance novel instead of the game and wasn't interested in finishing it due to his new religion. Though it's nice to see he has refunded basically everybody, that's a class act.

Anywho, That Which Sleeps looks rad and I am watching it with interest.

 

Too long? It was more of a short story if anything

 

KingDinosaurGames I see you are now looking for artists, a freelance friend of mine does a lot of exotic aliens, I think he could do some nice cosmic horrors.

 

I like it, passed along to Joe though it may be too high quality compared to our other art ($$$$) - we're mostly focused right now on environmental/map art since that is a fairly heft prerequisite to other assets.

 

While he mostly does high detail pieces like I showed, he has worked on videogame assets before at a local THQ studio.

 

Getting the Beta out to our backers is our number one priority now - so no ETA until Beta and the Beta Modding tools are out

 

When am I getting my beta and modding tools?

 

Dat parrot though

Everyone should be in the forums by the end of the weekend - we're rolling things out one permission level at a time because I would hate for things to break all at once. If you don't receive an email by Monday you can message me here, via KS, or at our KDG email and we'll get it sorted out.

 

The KDG forums are up! Looks like voting for game content and providing feedback on game features has begun.

 

Got my mail this morning!

So what's the policy on posting top secret beta backer forum stuffies on the codex? For the sake of argument, what if I posted some of the neato minion art thumbnails? Or quoted bits/all of the map tile discussion post? Is that a no-no or is it 'k?

 

Can I buy this game anywhere right now? I didnt participate in the kickstarter because I dont have a credit card (ok I do but Im not using it) but would like to be a part of the development.

 

Malakal -> http://www.kingdinosaurgames.com/
There's an awesome a paypal button for preorder and/or beta stuffies. You'll still need a credit card though. You'll probaly need one after release as well, as the devs haven't said anything about physical copies.