The Kickstarter is up! With new info on the game, a hot new trailer and proper audio this time. Y'all should definitely check it out.
RimWorld Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld)
I've also launched the Steam Greenlight. Check it out and (hopefully) vote for us:
RimWorld on Steam Greenlight (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183032873)
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 04:09:04 PM
The Kickstarter is up! With new info on the game, a hot new trailer and proper audio this time. Y'all should definitely check it out.
RimWorld Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld)
I've also launched the Steam Greenlight. Check it out and (hopefully) vote for us:
RimWorld on Steam Greenlight (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183032873)
Congratulations lets hope and see it goes awsome.
entering my pledge as first backer now d-;
Congratulations!
You are now an official backer of RimWorld. Time to tell the world about it!
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Pledge amount $75.00 CAD
Thank you very much Semmy for getting the ball rolling.
I'm just (very rapidly) handling a bunch of interlinking between videos, sites, and profiles. Exciting!
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 04:20:36 PM
Thank you very much Semmy for getting the ball rolling.
I'm just (very rapidly) handling a bunch of interlinking between videos, sites, and profiles. Exciting!
read the pm i send on the boards.
You might need help after this ks gets rolling d-;
You sneaky little...
I was meant to be the first backer !
/raise fist
It's a shame there is no lower then $20 tier. I was expecting $10 as a minimum pledge with complete game (no access to alpha/beta). For comparison planetary annihilation was $20 for retail and prison architect is currently on steam for $16.
Quote from: British on October 02, 2013, 04:32:53 PM
You sneaky little...
I was meant to be the first backer !
/raise fist
I just got at work and logged into this forum to check it out d-:
I do think i now deserve a special forum title saying first backer (-:
or should i be like.
First backer for sale only 9.99
Quote from: messiah on October 02, 2013, 04:34:57 PM
It's a shame there is no lower then $20 tier. I was expecting $10 as a minimum pledge with complete game (no access to alpha/beta). For comparison planetary annihilation was $20 for retail and prison architect is currently on steam for $16.
I'm seeing PA for $30 everywhere it's available, as it always has been.
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 04:41:53 PM
Quote from: messiah on October 02, 2013, 04:34:57 PM
It's a shame there is no lower then $20 tier. I was expecting $10 as a minimum pledge with complete game (no access to alpha/beta). For comparison planetary annihilation was $20 for retail and prison architect is currently on steam for $16.
I'm seeing PA for $30 everywhere it's available, as it always has been.
Besides most steam games are like 20 dollar/euro.
And mostly a 10% discount on pre orders or early acces.
Just checked all the games i Kickstarted and most are 20$ for playable versions.
On a slightly off-topic... well, topic, Tynan, do you have that video on YouTube, for instance ?
Wikia doesn't like CouldFront.
Yes! The trailer is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJmYKKzC0uA
Does not include my Kickstarter-specific talking section. Link away!
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 04:49:11 PM
Yes! The trailer is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJmYKKzC0uA
Does not include my Kickstarter-specific talking section. Link away!
oh shit yeah.
i need to watch what you said and wrote on KS
just backed straight away.
It's happening! Ill get on reddit now, people will know about this!
Mail the press!
Edit: What about paypal?
Almost 5% reached
good start
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
I'm kidding, I check the forums daily and am happy to see the kickstarter is up and running. Also how will people be able to donate through paypal?
I was kinda expecting to get access right away to the current version but i did not know how kickstarter works. Now i will patiently wait till end of kickstarter to get the game, also looking forward to trying out the prototypes you made hehe.
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 05:17:05 PM
Edit: What about paypal?
PayPal might be a couple of days. There is financial crap to work through.
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 05:22:42 PM
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 05:17:05 PM
Edit: What about paypal?
PayPal might be a couple of days. There is financial crap to work through.
Ah right, i'll be donating then, then ;)
Godspeed and best of luck to you man.
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
I'm kidding, I check the forums daily and am happy to see the kickstarter is up and running. Also how will people be able to donate through paypal?
I was kinda expecting to get access right away to the current version but i did not know how kickstarter works. Now i will patiently wait till end of kickstarter to get the game, also looking forward to trying out the prototypes you made hehe.
The reason you dont get acces to the game when you pledge is because you can still retake your pledge.
So you would have a free game and tynan nothing.
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
That's a very good question and I was wondering the same.
Tynan, are you planning to do that a bit later ?
Good luck!!!!!!!!!
I have warned friends, guild members of Lord of the Rings kinship, ...
A question (because I asked him too) is whether the tier of "Influencier" gives access to all alpha and beta, alpha only ...?
Quote from: British on October 02, 2013, 05:25:11 PM
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
That's a very good question and I was wondering the same.
Tynan, are you planning to do that a bit later ?
Common guys, let's give him a break, hes probably very busy right now, im sure hell get to it at some point. ;)
Edit: HUzzah! 5% of the way there! in like
5 minutes! 1 hour!
Quote from: Kalesin on October 02, 2013, 05:28:48 PM
Good luck!!!!!!!!!
I have warned friends, guild members of Lord of the Rings kinship, ...
A question (because I asked him too) is whether the tier of "Influencier" gives access to all alpha and beta, alpha only ...?
My understanding is that you get acces to prealpha alpha and release.
When will the game be available?
The game works now. If you're in the influencer tier, you'll get access to the current pre-alpha as soon as the Kickstarter ends.
there ya go tynan's explanation
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 05:24:35 PM
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
I'm kidding, I check the forums daily and am happy to see the kickstarter is up and running. Also how will people be able to donate through paypal?
I was kinda expecting to get access right away to the current version but i did not know how kickstarter works. Now i will patiently wait till end of kickstarter to get the game, also looking forward to trying out the prototypes you made hehe.
The reason you dont get acces to the game when you pledge is because you can still retake your pledge.
So you would have a free game and tynan nothing.
Exactly! Now i know how kickstarter works, this will be my first kickstarter pledge, as soon as I figure out who has my credit card lol
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:37:45 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 05:24:35 PM
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
I'm kidding, I check the forums daily and am happy to see the kickstarter is up and running. Also how will people be able to donate through paypal?
I was kinda expecting to get access right away to the current version but i did not know how kickstarter works. Now i will patiently wait till end of kickstarter to get the game, also looking forward to trying out the prototypes you made hehe.
The reason you dont get acces to the game when you pledge is because you can still retake your pledge.
So you would have a free game and tynan nothing.
Exactly! Now i know how kickstarter works, this will be my first kickstarter pledge, as soon as I figure out who has my credit card lol
glad to be of help.
and awsome your willing to contribute to a game i think has a awsome setting
We're doing pretty good already, I have no doubt that the kickstarter will break it's target!
Quote from: British on October 02, 2013, 05:25:11 PM
Quote from: Ominus on October 02, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
Why didn't i get a email notifying me about kickstarter!? >:(
That's a very good question and I was wondering the same.
Tynan, are you planning to do that a bit later ?
I am in the process of setting up the MailChimp campaign.
Emailing 1250 people is tough, guys!
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 05:44:51 PM
We're doing pretty good already, I have no doubt that the kickstarter will break it's target!
yup first couple of days go fast same as the last couple of days.
Inbetween its completely up to the gamingsites media and youtubers to make it happen.
Good luck! I've chipped in and shared it on FB and twitter
Thanks for the pledges and publicity shares so far everyone!
I just sent out the email to the 1270 signups on the list. If you signed up and you don't get an email from me within an hour or so, please say so.
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 06:33:16 PM
Thanks for the pledges and publicity shares so far everyone!
I just sent out the email to the 1270 signups on the list. If you signed up and you don't get an email from me within an hour or so, please say so.
Ugh MailChimp just rejected me. Okay, time for something else...
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 06:40:08 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 06:33:16 PM
Thanks for the pledges and publicity shares so far everyone!
I just sent out the email to the 1270 signups on the list. If you signed up and you don't get an email from me within an hour or so, please say so.
Ugh MailChimp just rejected me. Okay, time for something else...
http://group-mail.com/ (http://group-mail.com/)
Greenlight is off to a good start:
(http://puu.sh/4G4M2.png)
Indeed, looks promising so far.
Awsome.
I'll vote when i get home how many votes does one actually need to be greenlight?
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 06:50:23 PM
Awsome.
I'll vote when i get home how many votes does one actually need to be greenlight?
There's no vote limit; it just puts you in a rank and Valve chooses games in batches every month or so.
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 06:54:38 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 06:50:23 PM
Awsome.
I'll vote when i get home how many votes does one actually need to be greenlight?
Ah ok...
ill share you on a tech forum when i get home need to make a nice topic there for all dutchies to see.
I assume im allowed to use your pics and stuff to show off the game?
There's no vote limit; it just puts you in a rank and Valve chooses games in batches every month or so.
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 06:55:40 PM
Ah ok...
ill share you on a tech forum when i get home need to make a nice topic there for all dutchies to see.
I assume im allowed to use your pics and stuff to show off the game?
Of course, use any of my public materials to help talk about the game. Much appreciated!
Yay for both campaigns! ;D
I'm not sure you're supposed to show the Greenlight statistics, I thought it was a no-no in the Terms and Conditions you are supposed to read before using that service?
Quote from: Hypolite on October 02, 2013, 07:23:25 PM
Yay for both campaigns! ;D
I'm not sure you're supposed to show the Greenlight statistics, I thought it was a no-no in the Terms and Conditions you are supposed to read before using that service?
I'll check, but I've seen several others doing it.
... and Steam Community is down, 2 hours after we launch. Arg!
have you seen this
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/about/?appid=765§ion=widget (http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/about/?appid=765§ion=widget)
the example it showed was rimworld for me d-;
Ok, I (tried to) send the email to the list. Did those of you who signed up get one? Please post if you did or didn't.
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 07:45:15 PM
Ok, I (tried to) send the email to the list. Did those of you who signed up get one? Please post if you did or didn't.
i got the email on my gmail.
so it worked for me atleast
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 07:49:42 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 02, 2013, 07:45:15 PM
Ok, I (tried to) send the email to the list. Did those of you who signed up get one? Please post if you did or didn't.
i got the email on my gmail.
so it worked for me atleast
Awesome, thanks. Anyone else? I'm concerned half of the email may be getting eaten by spam filters or something... it turned out that mailing a lot of people is really really complicated in a world infested by penis enlargement spammers.
Received email on my hotmail account about Kickstarter campaign, but in spam folder.
10% done within 4 hours! And this is without any press being informed.
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 08:12:45 PM
10% done within 4 hours! And this is without any press being informed.
Yeah really really awsome...
Maybe rps indieroyale and reddit can throw in more
Quote from: Kalesin on October 02, 2013, 07:59:05 PM
Received email on my hotmail account about Kickstarter campaign, but in spam folder.
Curses! Spamfoldered'
Well, the KS seems to be starting well at least.
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 08:14:25 PM
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 08:12:45 PM
10% done within 4 hours! And this is without any press being informed.
Yeah really really awsome...
Maybe rps indieroyale and reddit can throw in more
Yes, I'm going to post more things in reddir in the morbing, hopefully it'll get a few more people to back the game.
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 08:17:02 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 02, 2013, 08:14:25 PM
Quote from: Yarkista on October 02, 2013, 08:12:45 PM
10% done within 4 hours! And this is without any press being informed.
Yeah really really awsome...
Maybe rps indieroyale and reddit can throw in more
Yes, I'm going to post more things in reddir in the morbing, hopefully it'll get a few more people to back the game.
I poked notch on twitter... if he could highlight the game that would be awsome
I got the email. And just pledged. Looks like its going well. Going to need to start throwing some stretch-goals up there pretty soon :).
Wow already 20% reached within a couple of hours looking good
looking forward to seeing this game evolve
already pledged 30$
also looking forward to having a go at writing out a full on story about my colony at the perspective of one of the colonists, that is if procrastination doesnt stop me
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 02, 2013, 09:23:35 PM
I got the email. And just pledged. Looks like its going well. Going to need to start throwing some stretch-goals up there pretty soon :).
Ugh, stretch. Goals....
I can't believe I was asleep for this! I freaked when I saw this thread at 4 pages already and I hadn't even realized the kickstarter was opened yet. Anyways, where's the bandwagon so I can hop in...
Ah yes, there it is.
It seems that the campaign works well, as I write this (after my donation, yesterday was too late when I saw that started here) are raised 7.118 CAD, more than 33% of total raise for the project.
Not bad for a first day.
Rimworld, here we go.
As a suggestion, would go well for in-game advertising, the backer and others were available to artwork, as avatars for facebook, twitter, ... image for your wall on facebook, twitter background, ...
I dont know if you have an artist, but it would be very interesting.
Tynan, you would have to start thinking about new goals, as the fund is going well.
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld/ (http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld/)
Try not to triple post please
Ty, don't feature creep if you have stretch goals, it's an easy thing to do.
Stretchgoals )-:
Invest the money in enhancing the original experience get artists for f
Gfx audio everything.
Id rather have and awsome game wich works is bugfree and looks cool than a kazillion extra options
Well on our way to half way with only a day or two passed :D
Quote from: enystrom8734 on October 03, 2013, 08:29:40 AM
Well on our way to half way with only a day or two passed :D
yes 45% done.
Let's hope this ends good so he can hire artists and get the game done or whatever he has planned (-:
buy food and cookies and stuff
Just managed to tear myself away from Factorio long enough to help Kickstart Rimworld :D
Backed and tweeted :D
Can't wait for the Alpha, hands are itching to play already :)
Yes indeed, it goes well! Thanks for the support to y'all.
And yeah, no specific stretch goals. More money just means more art/sound/etc support from other people. I'll be developing the game in modules as planned. I won't do anything to threaten the basic schedule.
Backed. Man and here I was hoping to play it sooner, guess I will have to wait until the Kickstarter ended then. :/ Good luck, seems to be going good so far. :)
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 10:00:05 AM
Yes indeed, it goes well! Thanks for the support to y'all.
And yeah, no specific stretch goals. More money just means more art/sound/etc support from other people. I'll be developing the game in modules as planned. I won't do anything to threaten the basic schedule.
No sex drugs and rock'n'roll with the extra cash? Damn, must really not be much fun being a game dev :P
Seriously though, I do applaud your approach to this Tynan. It's nothing new asking for kickstarter funds but it is quite refreshing that you are sticking to your original plan or vision for the game. Not like some where they have to just make up extra stretch goals that probably were never meant to be part of the game but they need to justify the extra cash. Yes! I'm looking at you Star Citizen! As much as I love the concept of SC I fear the feature creep will cripple it in the long run.
Quote from: Rainy on October 03, 2013, 10:14:24 AM
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 10:00:05 AM
Yes indeed, it goes well! Thanks for the support to y'all.
And yeah, no specific stretch goals. More money just means more art/sound/etc support from other people. I'll be developing the game in modules as planned. I won't do anything to threaten the basic schedule.
No sex drugs and rock'n'roll with the extra cash? Damn, must really not be much fun being a game dev :P
Seriously though, I do applaud your approach to this Tynan. It's nothing new asking for kickstarter funds but it is quite refreshing that you are sticking to your original plan or vision for the game. Not like some where they have to just make up extra stretch goals that probably were never meant to be part of the game but they need to justify the extra cash. Yes! I'm looking at you Star Citizen! As much as I love the concept of SC I fear the feature creep will cripple it in the long run.
It always seem they are adding essential gameplay elements or ridiculous stuff just to get more money out of the stretchgoals.
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 10:00:05 AM
And yeah, no specific stretch goals. More money just means more art/sound/etc support from other people. I'll be developing the game in modules as planned. I won't do anything to threaten the basic schedule.
Glad to hear it! In some games, I think stretch goals that add more to the game actually make a lot of sense. In linear games for example, more can be more. Here, I think the planned content is already so rich and the balancing and replayability will be what 'makes' the game.
But I do think you should consider
something for specific stretch goals. It definitely helps people spread the word if they can see the real benefit by doing so. If the money will goto art/sound then you could just give a specific incremental benefit that will be made possible.
Looks like you're going to sail over your target goal, though. Congrats!
Congratulations tynan on passing the halfway mark
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 03, 2013, 10:36:21 AM
Glad to hear it! In some games, I think stretch goals that add more to the game actually make a lot of sense. In linear games for example, more can be more. Here, I think the planned content is already so rich and the balancing and replayability will be what 'makes' the game.
But I do think you should consider something for specific stretch goals. It definitely helps people spread the word if they can see the real benefit by doing so. If the money will goto art/sound then you could just give a specific incremental benefit that will be made possible.
Looks like you're going to sail over your target goal, though. Congrats!
This.
And to Rainy and Semmy, something to read (slightly off-topic :-X):
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/09/27/roberts-debunks-star-citizen-feature-creep-theories-announces/
Quote from: British on October 03, 2013, 10:52:24 AM
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 03, 2013, 10:36:21 AM
Glad to hear it! In some games, I think stretch goals that add more to the game actually make a lot of sense. In linear games for example, more can be more. Here, I think the planned content is already so rich and the balancing and replayability will be what 'makes' the game.
But I do think you should consider something for specific stretch goals. It definitely helps people spread the word if they can see the real benefit by doing so. If the money will goto art/sound then you could just give a specific incremental benefit that will be made possible.
Looks like you're going to sail over your target goal, though. Congrats!
This.
And to Rainy and Semmy, something to read (slightly off-topic :-X):
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/09/27/roberts-debunks-star-citizen-feature-creep-theories-announces/
i dont know if star citizen is the right comparison to this game d-;
But i understand what you mean but still...
There's no comparison at play here, I was merely responding to Rainy's "rant" from earlier.
Quote from: Semmy on October 03, 2013, 10:52:14 AM
Congratulations tynan on passing the halfway mark
Thanks man, and everyone else. Let's not forget Greenlight either! Forum-only super internal stats just for y'all:
(http://puu.sh/4GxNw.png)
I voted for the Greenlight...hopefully I'll have a bit of extra money to throw at the $30 tier sometime before the Kickstarter ends.
Quote from: British on October 03, 2013, 10:58:24 AM
There's no comparison at play here, I was merely responding to Rainy's "rant" from earlier.
Ah Sorry British, I never meant it to come across as a rant, was just explaining my satisfaction with the way RimWorlds kickstarter is being organised.
Plus congrats to the RW team on the halfway mark. It must be a great feeling seeing this amount of interest so early in the kickstarter :D
Backed at the $40 CAD level. Had no idea this existed until I saw the KickStarter today. Good luck and I can't wait for the pre-alpha!
I put up PayPal widgets at rimworldgame.com.
Can any of you who wanted to get the game but couldn't back the project on KS go use one of those and let me know if it works? Thank you!
It seems that everything is perfect, I guess even exceed the initial target.
Congratulations to Tynan and all, soon we start our colonies.
wanna help upvote relevant posts for visibility? http://www.reddit.com/search?q=rimworld&sort=new
Quote from: oasis789 on October 03, 2013, 03:00:51 PM
wanna help upvote relevant posts for visibility? http://www.reddit.com/search?q=rimworld&sort=new
YES YES please do this, everyone! Reddit is bloody
key up in this bitch.
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: oasis789 on October 03, 2013, 03:00:51 PM
wanna help upvote relevant posts for visibility? http://www.reddit.com/search?q=rimworld&sort=new
YES YES please do this, everyone! Reddit is bloody key up in this bitch.
voted and done.
spreading the paypall word as we speak.
Alot of people might be really happy with that
Update Rimworld Facebook page about Kickstarter campaign, for share, please. Thanks.
Quote from: Kalesin on October 03, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
Update Rimworld Facebook page about Kickstarter campaign, for share, please. Thanks.
Whoops. Done.
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 04:04:57 PM
Quote from: Kalesin on October 03, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
Update Rimworld Facebook page about Kickstarter campaign, for share, please. Thanks.
Whoops. Done.
hehe this made me laugh alot.
If the Kickstarter is going under 3000CAD a day, it's going to explode! ;)
Man it is going so well, I am impressed and happy. I am sorry to be a bother and probably annoying you, but have you considered more testers before the Kickstarter is done, if it reaches its goal early (and Paypal pledges are going well too)? :s
Edit: By that I mean something similar to the Project Zomboid early access thing, where they released a free test-build for everyone to try, but future updates were only available for backers.
Quote from: UsF on October 03, 2013, 04:37:59 PM
If the Kickstarter is going under 3000CAD a day, it's going to explode! ;)
Man it is going so well, I am impressed and happy. I am sorry to be a bother and probably annoying you, but have you considered more testers before the Kickstarter is done, if it reaches its goal early (and Paypal pledges are going well too)? :s
Edit: By that I mean something similar to the Project Zomboid early access thing, where they released a free test-build for everyone to try, but future updates were only available for backers.
This question was asked alot.
I myself asked the same.
He isnt taking any more testers in atm.
When you get the influencer tier or higher you will get prealpha acces when the kickstarter finishes.
So just a 29 day wait (-;
I know I know, I am just on a national holiday and a bit bored. ;) Besides 29 days is always so annoying. Now we got a "release day" for early access. Ahhhhh. That is what I was trying to avoid by going for early access games. :D
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 02:47:33 PM
I put up PayPal widgets at rimworldgame.com.
Can any of you who wanted to get the game but couldn't back the project on KS go use one of those and let me know if it works? Thank you!
Decided to pay through paypal for influencer tier, everything seemed to work like it should :)
plays some drums on the table (co-workers looking at me like im crazy)
75% reached (-: in 24hours
good job rimworld
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 02:47:33 PM
I put up PayPal widgets at rimworldgame.com.
Can any of you who wanted to get the game but couldn't back the project on KS go use one of those and let me know if it works? Thank you!
Backed via PayPal, seems to work.
Quote from: garg1 on October 03, 2013, 05:28:08 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 03, 2013, 02:47:33 PM
I put up PayPal widgets at rimworldgame.com.
Can any of you who wanted to get the game but couldn't back the project on KS go use one of those and let me know if it works? Thank you!
Backed via PayPal, seems to work.
Thanks garg an Omnius.
Rimworld this in the fourteenth position Kicktraq Hotlist (a risen 29 positions since last update).
http://www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/ (http://www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/)
Good night colonists, today was a great day for Rimworld.
Edit:
It would be interesting to Tynan added any news on the website (you can put something in News)
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld/ (http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld/)
Congratulations on being funded tynan..
/me opeens a bottle of Jack Daniels for the parteeeeee
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 01:14:58 AM
Congratulations on being funded tynan..
/me opeens a bottle of Jack Daniels for the parteeeeee
Woo! Partay! Thanks for the continued help everyone. Especially posting the game around. I mean seriously, check out the Reddit effect here:
(http://puu.sh/4H84k.png)
I'm going to celebrate by fixing a bug with pirates not attacking traveling neutral pawns. But this weekend I'll celebrate for real!
Damm over 650 backers than to Imagine i was the first backer...
Crazy 32 hours
Woo hoo grats Tynan!
do you get more detailed info about referrers? i'd like to know which subreddits were the most successful at bringing in backers.
Congratulations!!!!
Objective achieved, and there are still 28 days.
What will you do if you get more money, 2d artists, improved audio?
Quote from: Kalesin on October 03, 2013, 06:55:09 PM
Rimworld this in the fourteenth position Kicktraq Hotlist (a risen 29 positions since last update).
http://www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/ (http://www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/)
Good night colonists, today was a great day for Rimworld.
Edit:
It would be interesting to Tynan added any news on the website (you can put something in News)
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld/ (http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld/)
There's a "dedicated" thread (http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=113.0) about Kicktraq...
This is just so awesome. Pretty much seals the deal, man. Somehow you managed to generate a ton of revenue without creating crazy high expectations. I can't wait to see what the game does with a little polish that comes the art/music direction!
Congratulations on meeting your goal.
Usually all the stuff happens while my side of the world is asleep, but it looks like I get the first laugh this time!
Seriously, this is awesome. Hasn't even been two days. Not only can we put all of our (non-existent) fears to rest, we can also look forward to an awesome amount of progress between now and the first available public alpha. Cheers Tynan, this beer's for you.
Edit of the moderator: Topic merged into the main Kickstarter thread, thanks for your enthusiasm!
Congratulations on reaching your first goal 28 days before the end of the campaign!
Still, $20000 is a little step towards the completion of the game. It's enough money to fund a small team for a few months, but there's still a long way. I'm curious about the final amount that Kickstarter will yield, though. I'm not sure if reaching the goal (even a small one like this) that soon is a good or bad thing for the traction the campaign can get. I guess it is why stretch goals exist.
Quote from: Hypolite on October 04, 2013, 06:46:38 AMI'm not sure if reaching the goal (even a small one like this) that soon is a good or bad thing for the traction the campaign can get. I guess it is why stretch goals exist.
It's a good thing, obviously, because however low the goal was,
it's done...
I don't know if that can be a bad thing, ultimately, but now it's up to Tynan to find ways to attract more people, and up to the community at large to talk about RimWorld and spread the word.
Quote from: Hypolite on October 04, 2013, 06:46:38 AM
Congratulations on reaching your first goal 28 days before the end of the campaign!
Still, $20000 is a little step towards the completion of the game. It's enough money to fund a small team for a few months, but there's still a long way. I'm curious about the final amount that Kickstarter will yield, though. I'm not sure if reaching the goal (even a small one like this) that soon is a good or bad thing for the traction the campaign can get. I guess it is why stretch goals exist.
Not really sure how this doesn't warrant a new thread. We could celebrate in that thread. This thread is about the kickstarter, yeah. But I created a thread to celebrate a landmark. You kinda rained on the parade dude.
Quote from: Jakadasnake on October 04, 2013, 07:19:28 AMNot really sure how this doesn't warrant a new thread. We could celebrate in that thread. This thread is about the kickstarter, yeah. But I created a thread to celebrate a landmark. You kinda rained on the parade dude.
That's my job 8)
That Mercenary Tier is probably going to be a little over crowded by the end of this thing. To save yourself some work, maybe add some more tiers inbetween 75-500 and put a limit on that one. I'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
Just a thought.
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 04, 2013, 10:11:43 AMI'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
As overwhelming as it might be at first, it could also very well end up being easier for Tynan than having to create those backgrounds and traits by himself.
Reviewing them will take some time, but a first pass can be done by the community here.
In the end, the more (N)PC backgrounds, the more diversity in-game, which is always good.
Huh, reddit has a lot of referrals, the subreddit seems to be working.
Quote from: British on October 04, 2013, 10:30:50 AM
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 04, 2013, 10:11:43 AMI'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
As overwhelming as it might be at first, it could also very well end up being easier for Tynan than having to create those backgrounds and traits by himself.
Reviewing them will take some time, but a first pass can be done by the community here.
In the end, the more (N)PC backgrounds, the more diversity in-game, which is always good.
I guess I just disagree :). I view the designer as more of an artist, and thus, the game as a work of art. And that is usually a singular vision.
bloody awsome that the kickstarter is going this great.
im curious how good of a gfx artist this will get d-:
Quote from: British on October 04, 2013, 10:30:50 AM
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 04, 2013, 10:11:43 AMI'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
As overwhelming as it might be at first, it could also very well end up being easier for Tynan than having to create those backgrounds and traits by himself.
Reviewing them will take some time, but a first pass can be done by the community here.
In the end, the more (N)PC backgrounds, the more diversity in-game, which is always good.
Yeah, I'm thinking more about exactly how to handle this. I think I - maybe with a bit of help - will just have to go through and check the entries. It won't take too long at 90 seconds each. I'm going to write a KS update at some point describing the specific quality standards because I don't want anything weird slipping into the game.
Quote from: Yarkista on October 04, 2013, 10:32:24 AM
Huh, reddit has a lot of referrals, the subreddit seems to be working.
not necessarily. referrer means clickthroughs, and i think that everyone or most who subscribed to the dedicated subreddit would've clicked through from the email update. more likely the clickthroughs came from the posts on other subreddits.
this also means the referrer stats miss out on posters who link the RPS article etc since the clickthrough goes from there. whatever "reddit effect" is always an underestimate.
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 01:05:39 PM
(...) I don't want anything weird slipping into the game.
Wait, what ?!
You wouldn't dare refusing my 15-on-every-stat character if I up my pledge to the Mercenary tier, would you ? :o ::)
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 01:05:39 PM
Quote from: British on October 04, 2013, 10:30:50 AM
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 04, 2013, 10:11:43 AMI'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
As overwhelming as it might be at first, it could also very well end up being easier for Tynan than having to create those backgrounds and traits by himself.
Reviewing them will take some time, but a first pass can be done by the community here.
In the end, the more (N)PC backgrounds, the more diversity in-game, which is always good.
Yeah, I'm thinking more about exactly how to handle this. I think I - maybe with a bit of help - will just have to go through and check the entries. It won't take too long at 90 seconds each. I'm going to write a KS update at some point describing the specific quality standards because I don't want anything weird slipping into the game.
I am happy to help with that if you need it, sounds like a good quality control method.
Quote from: Yarkista on October 04, 2013, 01:49:51 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 01:05:39 PM
Quote from: British on October 04, 2013, 10:30:50 AM
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 04, 2013, 10:11:43 AMI'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
As overwhelming as it might be at first, it could also very well end up being easier for Tynan than having to create those backgrounds and traits by himself.
Reviewing them will take some time, but a first pass can be done by the community here.
In the end, the more (N)PC backgrounds, the more diversity in-game, which is always good.
Yeah, I'm thinking more about exactly how to handle this. I think I - maybe with a bit of help - will just have to go through and check the entries. It won't take too long at 90 seconds each. I'm going to write a KS update at some point describing the specific quality standards because I don't want anything weird slipping into the game.
I am happy to help with that if you need it, sounds like a good quality control method.
any help you need we can deliver (-:
we are legion for we are many
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 02:15:15 PM
Quote from: Yarkista on October 04, 2013, 01:49:51 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 01:05:39 PM
Quote from: British on October 04, 2013, 10:30:50 AM
Quote from: nomadseifer on October 04, 2013, 10:11:43 AMI'd imagine trying to handle 150 or so people writing their own stories and traits would be overwhelming.
As overwhelming as it might be at first, it could also very well end up being easier for Tynan than having to create those backgrounds and traits by himself.
Reviewing them will take some time, but a first pass can be done by the community here.
In the end, the more (N)PC backgrounds, the more diversity in-game, which is always good.
Yeah, I'm thinking more about exactly how to handle this. I think I - maybe with a bit of help - will just have to go through and check the entries. It won't take too long at 90 seconds each. I'm going to write a KS update at some point describing the specific quality standards because I don't want anything weird slipping into the game.
I am happy to help with that if you need it, sounds like a good quality control method.
any help you need we can deliver (-:
we are legion for we are many
I thaught you were dyslexic? :p
I am dear sir.
But i got those red lines under text.
And i do tend to read alot to overcome my dyslexia by putting stuff into my memory.
Ive got about 10meters of english books on the shelves.
From the warhammer 40K universe to george r.r. martin to patrick rothfus.
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 03:21:29 PM
Ive got about 10meters of english books on the shelves.
From the warhammer 40K universe to george r.r. martin to patrick rothfus.
So do I and I'm not even dyslexic! :D
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 03:25:28 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 03:21:29 PM
Ive got about 10meters of english books on the shelves.
From the warhammer 40K universe to george r.r. martin to patrick rothfus.
So do I and I'm not even dyslexic! :D
hehe nice.
I read alot because i dont want dyslexia to rule my life. And english isnt my primary language but the books are just horribly translated to dutch.
I can advice rothfus to everybody its my most favorite series every time its like damm is that book already finished.
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 03:29:18 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 03:25:28 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 03:21:29 PM
Ive got about 10meters of english books on the shelves.
From the warhammer 40K universe to george r.r. martin to patrick rothfus.
So do I and I'm not even dyslexic! :D
hehe nice.
I read alot because i dont want dyslexia to rule my life. And english isnt my primary language but the books are just horribly translated to dutch.
I can advice rothfus to everybody its my most favorite series every time its like damm is that book already finished.
Is it true that in the bethel lands rhe government gives you 29 kilograms of weed every week for free?
ON A MOre serious note, grats on overcoming dyslexia!
Quote from: Yarkista on October 04, 2013, 03:42:43 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 03:29:18 PM
Quote from: Tynan on October 04, 2013, 03:25:28 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 04, 2013, 03:21:29 PM
Ive got about 10meters of english books on the shelves.
From the warhammer 40K universe to george r.r. martin to patrick rothfus.
So do I and I'm not even dyslexic! :D
hehe nice.
I read alot because i dont want dyslexia to rule my life. And english isnt my primary language but the books are just horribly translated to dutch.
I can advice rothfus to everybody its my most favorite series every time its like damm is that book already finished.
Is it true that in the bethel lands rhe government gives you 29 kilograms of weed every week for free?
ON A MOre serious note, grats on overcoming dyslexia!
yeah well you can just buy weed in a coffeeshop. I'm no smoker so i don't know alot about it.
And thanks.
And the freepost ends here, thanks for participating :)
Tynan.
Thank you very much for getting me to dump another 75$ into your game. I'm a pirate king now
harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr harr
(http://www.crwflags.com/art/miscflags/pirate-pirateking.gif)
For all those that missed it or are paying through paypall.
Here is some new from tynan about a new tier.
In other news, we've just added the Pirate King tier at the $150 level (backers at any lower level, can, of course, increase their pledge to get the Pirate King benefits).
A lot of people have been saying that there was a huge gap between the $75 and $500 tiers. After some consideration, I decided to tie a new reward into a mechanic I've been wanting to put into the game for a long time: the Pirate King.
When larger groups of pirates attack the base, they will be led by a commander that we're calling the Pirate King. This person leads them in battle, and when we get pirate negotiation into the game, the King will be the one making demands or threatening the colony (or maybe even asking forgiveness after a fight gone wrong).
Please note that the Pirate King isn't actually a king in this world; it's our name for the leader of a pirate band.
In combat, the Pirate King will usually have stronger (or perhaps more idiosyncratic) stats than most characters. He'll also be more likely to spawn with an unusual or more powerful weapon (probably something stolen from an advanced civilization).
The Pirate King also creates new ways to fight the raiders. There's an old idea in shooter design (which we referenced a lot when I was working on BioShock Infinite) where you create a group of weaker Grunts led by one strong Elite. The names are references to the excellent use of these archetypes in Halo.
The Grunt/Elite design is interesting because it's tougher to kill the Elite first, but if you do, all the Grunts flee. This gives the player a choice between a lower-risk strategy of taking out the Grunts one by one before confronting their boss alone, and a higher-risk strategy of trying to snipe the Elite.
In RimWorld, the role of the Elite will be filled by the Pirate King. In the current build, pirates flee if they take heavy losses across their whole group. Now, their morale will be badly weakened if the Pirate King is defeated. This loss alone may cause them to flee.
Pirate Kings will naturally be tough to capture, but will also be quite hard to recruit. We've already got a system for varying recruitment difficulty in the game to handle this. It'll take a warden with a lot of social skill, some time, and some luck to recruit one of these guys. But if you do, you'll have gained a powerful ally.
Not every raider group will include a Pirate King. Sometimes, you just get assaulted by disorganized bands of drifters. But when a strong, organized attack comes, you'll usually be able to count on a Pirate King among the attackers.
Note that the delivery date on this guy is set for January. I think I can make him sooner than that, but I want to make sure there's time to get him working right. Obviously you'll get the game on time with everyone else.
A quick question. When it says in the reward text "Includes all lower tiers", does that mean that a pirate king also creates a mercenary, pirate, etc, V-down the list for the game?
I'm considering upgrading to Designer or at the least pirate king and have already established a bond with my fictional mercenary lol.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 08, 2013, 08:47:35 AM
A quick question. When it says in the reward text "Includes all lower tiers", does that mean that a pirate king also creates a mercenary, pirate, etc, V-down the list for the game?
I'm considering upgrading to Designer or at the least pirate king and have already established a bond with my fictional mercenary lol.
You only get one character at any tier - the difference is in who your character is.
So a pirate king only creates one Pirate King, then one mercenary, etc. or a Pirate King only creates on character?
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 08, 2013, 02:40:06 PM
So a pirate king only creates one Pirate King, then one mercenary, etc. or a Pirate King only creates on character?
I think a pirate king creates a pirate king only.
Quote from: Yarkista on October 08, 2013, 02:41:26 PM
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 08, 2013, 02:40:06 PM
So a pirate king only creates one Pirate King, then one mercenary, etc. or a Pirate King only creates on character?
I think a pirate king creates a pirate king only.
Cool, I'll remain a mercenary.
Modified: Actually... what's the role of a mercenary in the game? I'm not 100% on that atm. Is it like a stronger lone raider (similar to an assassin)? A leader of a raid but not a Pirate King? Or just a stronger raider that arrives with a group?
Since it seems you like to quote yourself, I'll spice it up and quote myself answering you asking the exact same question elsewhere, it's magic ! ::) ;)
http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=12.msg1930#msg1930
"If you are referring to the KS tiers names, they are just that: names.
For the time being, the NPCs that attack are only known as "raiders".
The "Pirate King" tier's description actually mentions a pirate leader (mini-boss-like), but it's probably not a final name, nor is it in the game right now.
This will most likely evolve when Tynan develop factions."
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 03:52:33 PM
Since it seems you like to quote yourself, I'll spice it up and quote myself answering you asking the exact same question elsewhere, it's magic ! ::) ;)
Now, now, no-one likes a smart-aleck ;)
That wasn't what I meant, if the title mercenary is currently part of the rewards system distinct from pirate then I need to find out that distinction, the names are placeholders at the moment but the underlying rank whether it's theory or in-game is reality and reiterating my question since I've been mocked twice now for quoting myself lol:
What is the difference between pirates and mercenaries? The Pirate King distinction has already been explained as you've mentioned.
As said already, they are merely tier names for KickStarter.
That's what people do when they put up a KS campaign.
Tynan could have named them "The tier of fear", "Tier 1", or even "Tier 1 Hah !", but that'd be too far.
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 04:02:40 PM
As said already, they are merely tier names for KickStarter.
That's what people do when they put up a KS campaign.
Tynan could have named them "The tier of fear", "Tier 1", or even "Tier 1 Hah !", but that'd be too far.
:(
...The Tier of Fear would've been good.
wow a little bit of time i dont get to check rimworld out and already 75K on the kickstarter.
congratulations Tynan.
How's the paypall doing?
Quote from: Semmy on October 08, 2013, 05:31:29 PM
wow a little bit of time i dont get to check rimworld out and already 75K on the kickstarter.
congratulations Tynan.
How's the paypall doing?
Probably 6K about now I would assume.
PayPal is around 6-7k.
As for the tiers, just to clarify:
If you take Pirate tier you get to put a name in the game.
If you take Merc tier you get to put a name and stats and a background into the game. This creates a character who can spawn as one of many different roles.
If you take PK you do the same as Merc, but the character spawns as a Pirate King.
Designer rewards and beyond are on top of the PK reward.
Also, the character from Mercenary tier doesn't have to be a Mercenary. It can be any type except a Pirate King. Could be a trader, traveler, refugee, pirate, drifter, and so on.
Quote from: Tynan on October 08, 2013, 05:42:57 PM
PayPal is around 6-7k.
As for the tiers, just to clarify:
If you take Pirate tier you get to put a name in the game.
If you take Merc tier you get to put a name and stats and a background into the game. This creates a character who can spawn as one of many different roles.
If you take PK you do the same as Merc, but the character spawns as a Pirate King.
Designer rewards and beyond are on top of the PK reward.
Also, the character from Mercenary tier doesn't have to be a Mercenary. It can be any type except a Pirate King. Could be a trader, traveler, refugee, pirate, drifter, and so on.
But can i be a transvestite pirate king willing to steal ugly man to fill up my transvestite army (-;
Quote from: Semmy on October 09, 2013, 02:46:23 AM
But can i be a transvestite pirate king willing to steal ugly man to fill up my transvestite army (-;
...I'm not quite sure how to respond to that. Lol it's do-able according to my limited knowledge of the game's coding I've been able to infer/deduct so far, but whether it's healthy to enable your twisted fantasies or not is the real matter.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 09, 2013, 11:56:01 AM
Quote from: Semmy on October 09, 2013, 02:46:23 AM
But can i be a transvestite pirate king willing to steal ugly man to fill up my transvestite army (-;
...I'm not quite sure how to respond to that. Lol it's do-able according to my limited knowledge of the game's coding I've been able to infer/deduct so far, but whether it's healthy to enable your twisted fantasies or not is the real matter.
just trying to create a laugh for people in the game (-;
I dont know if tynan has easter eggs for that fact
Ow and just for the record im happily married with a opposite sex partner d-;
Quote from: Semmy on October 09, 2013, 12:39:02 PM
Oh and just for the record im happily married with a opposite sex partner d-;
Rub it in some more why don't you :'(
Lol I think we've strayed somewhat from the purpose of this thread. Speaking of which we've now doubled the double of our original Kickstarter pledge goal! Very exciting :D
Congratulations on doubling the double of your pledge tynan.
Lets see if you can double it again.
Quote from: Semmy on October 09, 2013, 01:01:07 PM
Congratulations on doubling the double of your pledge tynan.
Lets see if you can double it again.
Haha PG x 2^3 might be a little more difficult I think.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 09, 2013, 01:07:38 PM
Quote from: Semmy on October 09, 2013, 01:01:07 PM
Congratulations on doubling the double of your pledge tynan.
Lets see if you can double it again.
i'll bet you a bottle of JD that tynan will make it with this awsome game.
160K will be well withing the possibilities
Haha PG x 2^3 might be a little more difficult I think.