Post-GenCon #SuperPreAlpha Demo Debrief!
Wow, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind of nerves and activity and emotions... but it was all incredibly worth it to see everyone’s excitement about the pre-alpha demo, both online and in-person at GenCon. We couldn’t have asked for a warmer response -- it was fantastic to see longtime tabletop fans and new recruits alike respond with such enthusiasm to this first look at our game. Brian and Connor (below) even drove six hours -- at the last minute, after seeing our Kickstarter update last Wednesday night -- to come try out the demo at GenCon. (They loved it!)
We got a lot of great coverage from both press and fans about the GenCon demo last week, such as
Austin Walker’s piece on Vice, and
this fan’s thoughts about the demo on the Penny Arcade forums.
We’re still a bit tired, but also deeply buoyed by your support -- and by the validation that while we have a lot of work still to do, you believe we’re on the right path to deliver a great BATTLETECH experience. So, to the Global BattleTech Community: we thank you, and we salute you!
We’re going to get back to work now, but we’ll be back in touch soon with more updates -- and more cool new stuff to show you. In the meantime, see below for a recap of everything from last week, including photos from the show, and a brand-new cinematic sneak-peek teaser.
-- Jordan, Mitch, Mike, and the BATTLETECH team
The GenCon 2016 demo crew!
Demo Playthrough Video
If you missed the Backers-only update last week, here’s the #SuperPreAlpha demo video. (Feel free to share it!)
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Digital Backer Tiers Re-Opened
We’ve also re-opened a limited number of
DIGITAL-ONLY Backer Tiers on our BackerKit page -- if you know anyone who missed the Kickstarter, let them know! And if you’re a current Backer, but want to upgrade your Reward Tier to the $35, $50 (Beta Access), or $85 (Valhalla) Reward Tiers, just contact us via our website and we can process your upgrade.
Cinematic Sneak Peek
This is a short teaser that the art team cut together right before GenCon to loop on the TVs at the show. Now that we’re back, we want to share it with you to give you a taste of what we’re doing with the cinematics for the game.
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#SuperPreAlpha Screenshots
In addition to the playthrough video, here’s a
Facebook album of screenshots we took to show off of the demo.
BATTLETECH At GenCon
And, for those of you who weren’t able to make it to GenCon - here’s some of our favorite pictures from the show! (There’s more on our
Facebook page too, if you’re interested!)
Were we clear enough that this was a pre-alpha?
MechWarriors take the field.
There was so much interest, we had to demo in the aisles!
Mitch received the Gift of the Show from an old-school fan.
