KickStarter Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall

[LJ40]

What level do you have to back at to get zero spider content?

 

[Tyranicon]

What level do you have to back at to get zero spider content?

There won't be unavoidable spider sex, if that's what you're worried about. As we've discussed a few pages back, the spider body is just an illusion favored by the witch vampire faction.

 

[LJ40]

What level do you have to back at to get zero spider content?

There won't be unavoidable spider sex, if that's what you're worried about. As we've discussed a few pages back, the spider body is just an illusion favored by the witch vampire faction.

Can I exterminate them? Like immediately upon meeting them and with extreme prejudice?

 

[Tyranicon]

What level do you have to back at to get zero spider content?

There won't be unavoidable spider sex, if that's what you're worried about. As we've discussed a few pages back, the spider body is just an illusion favored by the witch vampire faction.

Can I exterminate them? Like immediately upon meeting them and with extreme prejudice?

They've already been mostly exterminated. They were one of the primary losers of the last war between the vampire lineages.

Yes, you can extinguish what remains of their faction. Probably not at the first meeting though.

 

[LJ40]

You are a silver tongued devil sir. You got my money.

 

[Elthosian]

I don't dig the art-styles as they remind me a lot of some low-budget visual novels that use static renders. The 3D talking heads look much better, though, can you disable the static body shots that show up to the left during conversations?

Anyway, the gameplay looks like it will deliver, and vampire settings are something I haven't seen done well in a while. I'm in.

Do you know if Kickstarter charges upfront Tyranicon ? I don't have much cash in my US account right now, but definitely want to support this sooner than later.

 

[Tyranicon]

I don't dig the art-styles as they remind me a lot of some low-budget visual novels that use static renders. The 3D talking heads look much better, though, can you disable the static body shots that show up to the left during conversations?

Anyway, the gameplay looks like it will deliver, and vampire settings are something I haven't seen done well in a while. I'm in.

Do you know if Kickstarter charges upfront Tyranicon ? I don't have much cash in my US account right now, but definitely want to support this sooner than later.

Hmm, I can probably add a toggle for the static body shots too.... something I'll think about.

Kickstarter doesn't charge upfront (unless they've changed it). They'll only charge you at the end of the campaign period if funding was successful.

 

[Zombra]

Do you know if Kickstarter charges upfront Tyranicon ? I don't have much cash in my US account right now, but definitely want to support this sooner than later.

Pledge now and pledge big. Your credit card will be charged in 29 days.

 

[Tyranicon]

Do you know if Kickstarter charges upfront Tyranicon ? I don't have much cash in my US account right now, but definitely want to support this sooner than later.

Pledge now and pledge big. Your credit card will be charged in 29 days.

Ah, only within the realm of what you can afford, of course.

 

[Elthosian]

I don't dig the art-styles as they remind me a lot of some low-budget visual novels that use static renders. The 3D talking heads look much better, though, can you disable the static body shots that show up to the left during conversations?

Anyway, the gameplay looks like it will deliver, and vampire settings are something I haven't seen done well in a while. I'm in.

Do you know if Kickstarter charges upfront Tyranicon ? I don't have much cash in my US account right now, but definitely want to support this sooner than later.

Hmm, I can probably add a toggle for the static body shots too.... something I'll think about.

Kickstarter doesn't charge upfront (unless they've changed it). They'll only charge you at the end of the campaign period if funding was successful.

Thanks! It's not a dealbreaker, just feel like it would make the visuals more consistent.

Aaand backed. Best of lucks with the campaign!

 

[Readher]

I suggested some tags on kicktraq, hopefully they get approved soon.

https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1619485858/vampire-syndicate-gangs-of-moonfall/

I feel like you missed some opportunities when it comes to the campaign page. For example, there's a demo and the video has gameplay, but if someone were to ignore those (people are dumb, remember), they have no idea what the game looks like whatsoever. This is why a lot of campaigns use gifs (and screenshots) that last a few seconds and show various gameplay systems and visuals to give a quick idea of what someone who just stumbled upon the campaign is dealing with. Same with the style switching. You mention it, but I feel like you could've shown art of various characters in both artstyles as a comparison too. You're also missing info that you can actually play as both male and female and that adult content accommodates both (with gay/lesbian stuff as well iirc?).

In general, the page is kind of chaotic imo and has a lot of content that would be fit better for updates (extensive lore stuff, etc.) than the main campaign page, while lacking a lot of core information about the game.

The pledges are coming along nicely though, so whatever, I guess?

 

[Ismaul]

I would be appreciative if they do decide to put up a newspost, but also understand completely if they don't want to splash weeb porn across their front page.

Might I remind you, we had an official Codex fundraiser for Subverse, and even inserted the Codex into the game. If the Tron won't post on the front page, ask DU, the fundraiser was his idea. It's a proper RPG after all.

As for the campaign, hope it goes well; but I'm not sure how I feel about player-made NPCs, it was terrible for Shadowrun: Honk Kong IMO.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I would be appreciative if they do decide to put up a newspost, but also understand completely if they don't want to splash weeb porn across their front page.

Might I remind you, we had an official Codex fundraiser for Subverse, and even inserted the Codex into the game. If the Tron won't post on the front page, ask DU, the fundraiser was his idea. It's a proper RPG after all.

As for the campaign, hope it goes well; but I'm not sure how I feel about player-made NPCs, it was terrible for Shadowrun: Honk Kong IMO.

We already got ready and waiting to be inserted here.

 

[Tyranicon]

I would be appreciative if they do decide to put up a newspost, but also understand completely if they don't want to splash weeb porn across their front page.

Might I remind you, we had an official Codex fundraiser for Subverse, and even inserted the Codex into the game. If the Tron won't post on the front page, ask DU, the fundraiser was his idea. It's a proper RPG after all.

As for the campaign, hope it goes well; but I'm not sure how I feel about player-made NPCs, it was terrible for Shadowrun: Honk Kong IMO.

It would be funny getting a DU quote for my game like his initial reaction to Subverse.

What the fuck is going on in this thread.

What the fuck is this shit.

What the fuck.

I think the player-made NPCs worked out pretty well for my last game. I still do the writing for them, so they blend in... more or less seamlessly.

The way to tell is my characters don't have size V boobs.

I suggested some tags on kicktraq, hopefully they get approved soon.

https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1619485858/vampire-syndicate-gangs-of-moonfall/

I feel like you missed some opportunities when it comes to the campaign page. For example, there's a demo and the video has gameplay, but if someone were to ignore those (people are dumb, remember), they have no idea what the game looks like whatsoever. This is why a lot of campaigns use gifs (and screenshots) that last a few seconds and show various gameplay systems and visuals to give a quick idea of what someone who just stumbled upon the campaign is dealing with. Same with the style switching. You mention it, but I feel like you could've shown art of various characters in both artstyles as a comparison too. You're also missing info that you can actually play as both male and female and that adult content accommodates both (with gay/lesbian stuff as well iirc?).

In general, the page is kind of chaotic imo and has a lot of content that would be fit better for updates (extensive lore stuff, etc.) than the main campaign page, while lacking a lot of core information about the game.

The pledges are coming along nicely though, so whatever, I guess?

Thanks, I should probably add some of those things. Lore stuff is at the forefront because after listening to players, it's probably what people like most out of my games... probably a stupid marketing decision though.

Pledges are doing alright but we're pretty far from being a guaranteed success. Closing day 1 at 15% funded. I'm mostly hoping that the organic kickstarter exposure will make up for my lack of marketing dollars.

 

[santino27]

Upped my tier so I can add a bystander NPC. Excited for the world to meet Cringy McCringe, the not-really-a-slayer.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

Tyranicon you should consider emailing that PC Gamer writer who featured Battle Brothel in an article. Or hassling them on twitter. And their friends.

I'd chip in with this effort, but the state of my twitter acount would likely not be helpful

 

[RaggleFraggle]

Backed. I hope it succeeds. I hope your success inspires other devs to make more original vampire-themed crpgs.

 

[Zombra]

Kickstarter launched: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1619485858/vampire-syndicate-gangs-of-moonfall

DarkUnderlord Codex fundraiser when?

 

[Elthosian]

What's up with this not showing up in the frontpage?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

What's up with this not showing up in the frontpage?

Nsfw, nsjw etc.

 

[Ismaul]

Frontpage is just a front now.

Admins and mods see the Codex as a place of shady dealings to hide behind layers. Frontpage hides the forums, RPG dicksuction hides GD.

 

[Tyranicon]

I'm more annoyed that none of my campaigns ever got a "Project We Love" from Kickstarter, which is a curated process that picks certain projects to be highlighted.

If you want to guess what projects get this treatment:

I never thought I'd say it, but straight male vanilla porn games are actually niche in these degenerate days....

 

[Zombra]

Where's the rating for "Projects I Want to Give Every Inch of My Love" ??

 

[RaggleFraggle]

I'm more annoyed that none of my campaigns ever got a "Project We Love" from Kickstarter, which is a curated process that picks certain projects to be highlighted.

If you want to guess what projects get this treatment:

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I never thought I'd say it, but straight male vanilla porn games are actually niche in these degenerate days....

Kickstarter is run by activists. This blatant bias isn’t surprising.

Have you considered advertising on Lovers Lab, 4chan, or similar venues?

Also, if you put a few anime twinks in skimpy underwear on the cover then you’ll probably get more attention from their biased algorithms.

 

[Tyranicon]

Where's the rating for "Projects I Want to Give Every Inch of My Love" ??

Ah, the coveted "Balls Deep" tag.

I'm more annoyed that none of my campaigns ever got a "Project We Love" from Kickstarter, which is a curated process that picks certain projects to be highlighted.

If you want to guess what projects get this treatment:

View attachment 39508

View attachment 39509

I never thought I'd say it, but straight male vanilla porn games are actually niche in these degenerate days....

Kickstarter is run by activists. This blatant bias isn’t surprising.

Have you considered advertising on Lovers Lab, 4chan, or similar venues?

Also, if you put a few anime twinks in skimpy underwear on the cover then you’ll probably get more attention from their biased algorithms.

I do have a presence on the larger forums, but they're generally not great places to advertise. At the end of the day, the most important marketing tools are

1. Great graphics
2. Money
3. A large community

Judging by the way the Kickstarter is going, I'll give it a 50/50 chance to succeed (probably being overly generous). Organic momentum is gone, but somebody might signal boost it, or a bunch of horny versions of angel investors might pick up the whale tiers. The campaign will see a large spike again towards the end.

The campaign isn't do or die for me. If it fails, I will reform the pitch, lower the scope of the game, further polish the demo, and relaunch again sometime in the future with a lower funding goal.