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[GentlemanCthulhu]

We still got ~23 days. I'm not worried.

It might not have been clear, I really do hope that all the goals are in fact reached. I am rooting for this one quite a bit.

 

[Tyranicon]

Tyranicon Damn nigga. You were doing all these low budget porn gayms and now this? What happened?

What do you think has changed?

Because otherwise you could still call it a low-budget porn game.

 

[Elttharion]

Tyranicon Damn nigga. You were doing all these low budget porn gayms and now this? What happened?

What do you think has changed?

What can change the nature of a porn games developer?

 

[santino27]

SPG took a look at this.

She calls you a bitch with no marketing skills, no budgeting skills, no planning skills, no feeling for the market, no maidens, no dick, no balls, no butthole, and Occam's Razor says you're a scammer.

(not in those words but to that extent)

I agree with all her points (err, her actual points). If anybody else is doing this I would be highly skeptical.

But I think the problem is that most peoples' conception of dev is still of how AAA works and the associated costs. Gamedev tools have become very accessible and the costs have dramatically lowered.

Unless Tyranicon figures out a way to push the campaign, the later stretch goals will likely not be met. It's sad because those are the actually interesting ones. Gotta say, you messed up the ordering here mate.

We still got ~23 days. I'm not worried.

Just speaking from a KS perspective, don't forget to release some regular updates (non stretch goal-related) with more info about the game/world/characters/whatever to keep momentum going between the campaign's beginning and end spikes. Obviously, your campaign is already successful, but keeping things churning during the inevitable dead spots of the campaign (no pun intended) can add up to significant gains.

I know you already had some pre-campaign videos on lore and such... slapping stuff like that into updates for your backers or others who just discovered the game wouldn't be a bad idea, I think?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Just speaking from a KS perspective, don't forget to release some regular updates (non stretch goal-related) with more info about the game/world/characters/whatever to keep momentum going between the campaign's beginning and end spikes. Obviously, your campaign is already successful, but keeping things churning during the inevitable dead spots of the campaign (no pun intended) can add up to significant gains.

I know you already had some pre-campaign videos on lore and such... slapping stuff like that into updates for your backers or others who just discovered the game wouldn't be a bad idea, I think?

Yeah. Or just post tits

 

[Lord_Potato]

58,6k! 2,5k since yesterday.
That's good! But I agree additional lore materials (which you already did for youtube) can increase the hype and visibility.

 

[Caim]

SPG took a look at this.

She calls you a bitch with no marketing skills, no budgeting skills, no planning skills, no feeling for the market, no maidens, no dick, no balls, no butthole, and Occam's Razor says you're a scammer.

(not in those words but to that extent)

I agree with all her points (err, her actual points). If anybody else is doing this I would be highly skeptical.

But I think the problem is that most peoples' conception of dev is still of how AAA works and the associated costs. Gamedev tools have become very accessible and the costs have dramatically lowered.

Unless Tyranicon figures out a way to push the campaign, the later stretch goals will likely not be met. It's sad because those are the actually interesting ones. Gotta say, you messed up the ordering here mate.

We still got ~23 days. I'm not worried.

There's also this comment, not sure if this is a Codexer:

Knowing the devs mentality, not having enough money will not stop him from creating the game. It will just take much, much longer. That's quite the jump to make from a pixel-art game to a semi-open world 3d game.

To which she responded:

Game of the Year for 2045!

 

[Storyfag]

Reading the comments on the trailer video reminded me of how dumb the average person is.

Now, I hope to see this game succeed, but I do find it hilarious that the only thing the normies need to be impressed is a bunch of random, stitched together assets with UE4 lightning.

Stitched together asses...

This game is about vampires, not zombies

*laughs in Vicissitude*

Go away Tzeentchzimisce this ain't your turf.

Thou fool, stand not between the Nazg every land that a Dragon wishes to claim as his own becomes his!

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Reading the comments on the trailer video reminded me of how dumb the average person is.

Now, I hope to see this game succeed, but I do find it hilarious that the only thing the normies need to be impressed is a bunch of random, stitched together assets with UE4 lightning.

Stitched together asses...

This game is about vampires, not zombies

*laughs in Vicissitude*

Go away Tzeentchzimisce this ain't your turf.

Thou fool, stand not between the Nazg every land that a Dragon wishes to claim as his own becomes his!

Oi, 'ave ye got a loicense for that dragon?

 

[jakkis]

Just speaking from a KS perspective, don't forget to release some regular updates (non stretch goal-related) with more info about the game/world/characters/whatever to keep momentum going between the campaign's beginning and end spikes. Obviously, your campaign is already successful, but keeping things churning during the inevitable dead spots of the campaign (no pun intended) can add up to significant gains.

I know you already had some pre-campaign videos on lore and such... slapping stuff like that into updates for your backers or others who just discovered the game wouldn't be a bad idea, I think?

Yeah. Or just post tits

Regular TotD (tits of the day) or even just TotW (tits of the week) updates would surely raise awareness for the cause.

 

[RaggleFraggle]

So, the werewolves of Lupercal. Are they related to leprechauns? The Arcadian cult of Zeus Lyceus? I always love it when a writer tries to invent mythology-inspired lore for werewolves because they always get the short stick compared to the more marketable vampires. Are there other shifters in the setting? Chaos cultist snake shifters of Apophis? Organ-eating fox fairies of East Asia?

 

[Lord_Potato]

61,5k. At the current pace we might arrive at the Old Watch stretch goal tomorrow.

 

[Peachcurl]

So, the werewolves of Lupercal. Are they related to leprechauns? The Arcadian cult of Zeus Lyceus?

The roman god Lupercus seems to be more related to Pan than Zeus.

 

[RaggleFraggle]

So, the werewolves of Lupercal. Are they related to leprechauns? The Arcadian cult of Zeus Lyceus?

The roman god Lupercus seems to be more related to Pan than Zeus.

Zeus Lyceus is a werewolf version of Zeus and the patron deity of a supposed cannibal cult in ancient Arcadia, which inspired the very unflattering propaganda/myth of King Lycaeon.

 

[Tyranicon]

So, the werewolves of Lupercal. Are they related to leprechauns? The Arcadian cult of Zeus Lyceus? I always love it when a writer tries to invent mythology-inspired lore for werewolves because they always get the short stick compared to the more marketable vampires. Are there other shifters in the setting? Chaos cultist snake shifters of Apophis? Organ-eating fox fairies of East Asia?

The fun part of working with a setting with zero real world parts is that... everything is a translation convention or reference.

Here, Lupercal is a reference to the cave of the same name.

 

[Peachcurl]

Awww damn, no w40k crossover? :D

Think of the potential!

Leader of the Werewolves is the famous prostitute Whorus Lupercal

 

[lightbane]

Organ-eating fox fairies of East Asia?

Kitsune and fox girls are very popular, so they should be easy money. As for the werewolves, seeing the crusader faction... What about Christian werewolves?

 

[RaggleFraggle]

What about Christian werewolves?

There are accounts of a Livonian sect who claimed to be Christian werewolves who went into Hell to fight demons and witches. Called Dieva suns or “hounds of God”.

 

[La vie sexuelle]

Heh, I remember when this game had flat, top-down turn-based combat and static cutscenes.

Kids mature so quickly.

 

[lightbane]

What about Christian werewolves?

There are accounts of a Livonian sect who claimed to be Christian werewolves who went into Hell to fight demons and witches. Called Dieva suns or “hounds of God”.

That's why I mentioned them. They're a perfect fit for urban fantasy.

 

[Zombra]

Kitsune and fox girls are very popular, so they should be easy money.

"Anthro" is a major turnoff for me and I devoutly hope VS does not lean into whole factions based on this trope.

 

[Tyranicon]

Kitsune and fox girls are very popular, so they should be easy money.

"Anthro" is a major turnoff for me and I devoutly hope VS does not lean into whole factions based on this trope.

As much as it pains me to turn away the vast amounts of furry money, I think I will.

Stuff like this is why I'm still poor.

Awww damn, no w40k crossover? :D

The Slayers are basically the Black Templars without gene-seed, so I'm looking forward to that.

 

[Tyranicon]

I just realized I could make the space marine vs furry meme a reality.

 

[Readher]

Kitsune and fox girls are very popular, so they should be easy money.

"Anthro" is a major turnoff for me and I devoutly hope VS does not lean into whole factions based on this trope.

There's Anthro and there's Anthro. A "normal" woman with fox ears and a tail is different from anime Khajiit. I don't mind the former (ahem, Ahri) and want nothing to do with the latter.

 

[RaggleFraggle]

What about Christian werewolves?

There are accounts of a Livonian sect who claimed to be Christian werewolves who went into Hell to fight demons and witches. Called Dieva suns or “hounds of God”.

That's why I mentioned them. They're a perfect fit for urban fantasy.

I’m surprised they aren’t already… then again, urban fantasy has generally sucked at world building stuff like politics and religions. Now that it’s overtaken by romance, the problem is exacerbated.

“Who will the heroine end up with? The sexy alpha of the Black Dragon Clan, or the sexy alpha of the White Spike Clan? Tune in next week on Dragon Shifter Romance!”