The kickstarter project is now 50,000 dollars over its initial request and still shows steady growth!
We've still got 23 days left until it passes through Kickstarter as a phenomenal success story, I can't help but wonder how much will have built up by then?
Ditch the wondering, enjoy the maths (http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=113.0) !
300K would be incredible - But kicktraq almost never pans out.
We can safely aim for 100K+, since there's so many youtubers spreading the word...
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 09:32:02 AM
We can safely aim for 100K+, since there's so many youtubers spreading the word...
We raised 70k in like, 6 days.
You're aiming too low, friend.
Brace yourself, s**tload of posts are coming in this forum, for the better and the worse !
Quote from: Zeiph on October 08, 2013, 12:40:55 PM
Brace yourself, s**tload of posts are coming in this forum, for the better and the worse !
Popularity comes with it's downsides, mainly for the moderators ;)
Luckily, the dwarf fortressy style of the game is quite niche, so hopefully be a slightly maturer crowd. Fresh perspective is always great, but also be prepared for the same suggestions a thousand times...
Indeed, the problem with the DF crowd, besides that they are crazy, is that a good chunk wants another DF, which is crazy ! ::)
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 01:17:07 PM
Indeed, the problem with the DF crowd, besides that they are crazy, is that a good chunk wants another DF, which is crazy ! ::)
I've never understood why people think that to make a good game, it needs to be as similar to other good games as humanly possible.
I don't particularly like the Z-levels idea for example: they're humans (And possibly octopusmen, sectoids and reptiles), not dwarves. I think adding something like that would add a lot of unnecessary complexity to the game and make it feel too much like dorf.
Quote from: turnip on October 08, 2013, 01:34:58 PM
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 01:17:07 PM
Indeed, the problem with the DF crowd, besides that they are crazy, is that a good chunk wants another DF, which is crazy ! ::)
I've never understood why people think that to make a good game, it needs to be as similar to other good games as humanly possible.
I don't particularly like the Z-levels idea for example: they're humans (And possibly octopusmen, sectoids and reptiles), not dwarves. I think adding something like that would add a lot of unnecessary complexity to the game and make it feel too much like dorf.
I agree for the most part; however, I will say that z-levels would be particularly interesting for immersion regarding multi-story buildings rather than digging deeper and deeper into the planet's crust. Generally speaking, humans tend to build a lot of structures that are taller than a single story and will dig out basements; particularly when there may be atmospheric conditions such as tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes. Skyscrapers would be ridiculous, but a multi-story lookout tower would fit right in to the game perfectly. All that said, digging 50 "levels" (read: Dwarf Fortress) beneath the surface is completely unnecessary and outside the scope of this game in my opinion.
Anyway, to the topic of this thread, I'm very excited regarding the amount this kickstarter has pulled in. I'm in at the Pirate level and can't wait to try out the prototype.
Quote from: Zeiph on October 08, 2013, 12:40:55 PM
Brace yourself, s**tload of posts are coming in this forum, for the better and the worse !
My fault Zeiph... shouldn't have shared my joy with the world :'(
;)
Quote from: Ontogenesis on October 08, 2013, 01:12:39 PM
Quote from: Zeiph on October 08, 2013, 12:40:55 PM
Brace yourself, s**tload of posts are coming in this forum, for the better and the worse !
Popularity comes with it's downsides, mainly for the moderators ;)
Luckily, the dwarf fortressy style of the game is quite niche, so hopefully be a slightly maturer crowd. Fresh perspective is always great, but also be prepared for the same suggestions a thousand times...
There's been almost zero hate so far, actually. It's been really nice.
Well, I hate Steam, does that count ?
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 02:43:09 PM
Well, I hate Steam, does that count ?
Damn you and your anticonformity!
Steam realy would be positive for this game, plus the fact that it'll easily raise 100k+ helps raise the game's profile.
Quote from: British on October 08, 2013, 02:43:09 PM
Well, I hate Steam, does that count ?
The game's almost guaranteed to get on steam at this point. Steam got a lot of positive press from Prison Architect, and Rimworld seems to be heading in the same direction.
Don't hate steam, I'm coming from Greenlight ! Oh wait my mistake... PLLLEAAAASSE don't hate me !!! :'(
It's gone up by 3 or 4 thousand alone from this morning which doesn't mean it's showing signs of slowing down despite having far exceeded it's goal.
Easy boys, Tynan said there was no hate so I provided mine... no need to bring yours :P
What ? Why wouldn't you like my hate? Are you hating my hate?
Quote from: Zeiph on October 08, 2013, 03:56:41 PM
What ? Why wouldn't you like my hate? Are you hating my hate?
??? If you like I could hate you?
You wouldn't even have to change your avatar because I hate internet cats.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 08, 2013, 03:59:35 PM
Quote from: Zeiph on October 08, 2013, 03:56:41 PM
What ? Why wouldn't you like my hate? Are you hating my hate?
??? If you like I could hate you?
You wouldn't even have to change your avatar because I hate internet cats.
Then let's hate-quote you. To DEATH.
Hate the hate! ;D
tl;dr: I <3 Steam
For whatever it's worth, I prefer Steam these days. Back in 2007, I was gungho anti-DRM of any kind. Steam won me over when I lost a case of my old CD/floppy games during multiple moves in college. Never did find them, but the copies I bought on Steam were still there for me to use. Plus, updates are applied automatically and features like Steam Workshop and Steam Sales (Summer/Winter) more than make up the value for lost privileges with respect to DRM. As someone else mentioned, some programs can still be executed without the Steam client running.
Will I install Origin? No. I'm still generally anti-DRM, but the value Steam provides more than compensates for the trade. For instance, Greenlight makes me aware of game projects I never would have otherwise heard of without cruising a hundred internet forums. Further, I still maintain libraries on the Humble Store and GoG for other DRM free titles. My only gripe with the Steam client is that I hope they create a SteamLite version that uses a tenth (or less) the system resources and only acts as a game library manager sans store/community/profile.
If Steam ever shuts down, I will likely never use another game client again and buy direct from developers. However, I have full faith that Steam isn't going anywhere and therefore have pretty much thrown all my eggs in their baskets with a few exceptions (GoG, Humble Shop).
$92,500 as of noon today and I estimate we'll hit 100,000 before tomorrow morning!
5x the original goal ;D
Pretty rad progress, think Tynan might come across the issue of how to spend it now.
Quote from: Mansen on October 08, 2013, 09:15:41 AM300K would be incredible - But kicktraq almost never pans out.
The numbers are correct... but statistics are a science, not a crystal ball. =)
Quote from: Tynan on October 08, 2013, 02:34:47 PMThere's been almost zero hate so far, actually. It's been really nice.
That's pretty normal on a developer forum. Only users who actually
care about the game bother to even create an account...
You get hate on non-specific forums like Steam. Every snot-nosed brat has something useful to say there. For values of useful.
Quote from: Gazz on October 11, 2013, 09:45:02 AM
Quote from: Mansen on October 08, 2013, 09:15:41 AM300K would be incredible - But kicktraq almost never pans out.
The numbers are correct... but statistics are a science, not a crystal ball. =)
Quote from: Tynan on October 08, 2013, 02:34:47 PMThere's been almost zero hate so far, actually. It's been really nice.
That's pretty normal on a developer forum. Only users who actually care about the game bother to even create an account...
You get hate on non-specific forums like Steam. Every snot-nosed brat has something useful to say there. For values of useful.
If i check other gameboards/forums and community's like reddit i also so very little hate there.
I'm still betting at 150K+ for this kickstarter.
I feel bad i cant upgrade my pirate king to designer. I so much want to design a weapon tbh d-:
Quote from: Semmy on October 11, 2013, 10:49:04 AM
I'm still betting at 150K+ for this kickstarter.
I feel bad i cant upgrade my pirate king to designer. I so much want to design a weapon tbh d-:
If you are thinking about it I'd advise to hurry a little, we got a new Designer Tier member in the past 24 hours and now there's only 7 spots left.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 11, 2013, 11:17:57 AM
Quote from: Semmy on October 11, 2013, 10:49:04 AM
I'm still betting at 150K+ for this kickstarter.
I feel bad i cant upgrade my pirate king to designer. I so much want to design a weapon tbh d-:
I already saw the designer tier jump up and down between 2/3 out of 10 multiple times.. so im not that worried. And i doubt ny wife would aprove
If you are thinking about it I'd advise to hurry a little, we got a new Designer Tier member in the past 24 hours and now there's only 7 spots left.
Is it just me or are there tons of new members on the forums in the past couple of days?
Well, that or they've been here since the beginning and haven't posted 'til now.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 11, 2013, 11:24:53 AM
Is it just me or are there tons of new members on the forums in the past couple of days?
Well, that or they've been here since the beginning and haven't posted 'til now.
Tons of new members I see the user count growing every day. Check the forum statistics.
And none of them seem to be able to find the "Search" link up there ! :o ::) ;)
Chill out, gran'pa, and don't forget to take your pills, everything will be fine :)
Quote from: British on October 11, 2013, 12:41:46 PM
And none of them seem to be able to find the "Search" link up there ! :o ::) ;)
Welcome to the Internet.
But seriously, it's largely pointless to chide them for not searching. You can let them know about search when you're done answering their question, but if the board's old hands get into the habit of simply saying "search for it" then you're going to build up a hostile culture that puts off new players.
I guess I should have put more smileys...
Also, GC13, seems like you have missed the dozen posts I'm made for answering people, where I do answer the question and explain how I found about that subject having been addressed already...
And I'll continue like so.
If some people find the answer and how I got it useful and they learn from it, all the better.
If they don't, and continue not doing their research, I'll answer and point the search again, and ultimately my sleep won't be affected.
I'll also continue joking about it if I'm in such a mood.
I wasn't accusing, just stating: when people start getting up in arms about the search feature not being used, rather than taking it in stride, things start getting unpleasant. >.>
And there's $100k. 8) Congrats on 500% funding!
Quote from: Spike on October 12, 2013, 01:17:34 PM
And there's $100k. 8) Congrats on 500% funding!
and its still going, i think we might hit 300k or more.
since the game has more than 500% funding... do you think the game will come out on steam sooner?
Quote from: Keyreper on October 12, 2013, 02:16:32 PM
since the game has more than 500% funding... do you think the game will come out on steam sooner?
it has absolutely nothing to do with each other (-:
steam works through selection. The selection can either be greenlight or true one of there employees being your contact or noticing your game.
And with 34 hours left we only have a measly $231,000 to work with, that's about... 1155% funded.
So the question remains gentlemen, can we hit $240,000 before the end of dayswithout Rimworld?!
The question is irrelevant: the end of days came and went already.
Quote from: AspenShadow on October 31, 2013, 08:35:16 AM
So the question remains gentlemen, can we hit $240,000
at the pace the campaign has been maintaining, and given yesterday's massive surge, its certainly seems reasonable... :)
Don't forget there's an unknown amount of money pledged via Paypal
Quote from: Zorbane on October 31, 2013, 02:04:07 PM
Don't forget there's an unknown amount of money pledged via Paypal
$30,000 after fees, as of two days ago.
It's 27 hours left and we're at $237,162 CAD.
It really looks good that RimWorld will reach the 240k border..
Maybe we should take bets on 245k or even 250k? ;D
Quote from: Haplo on October 31, 2013, 03:30:24 PM
Maybe we should take bets on 245k or even 250k? ;D
sure, i'll take that bet... :D
250k, not counting the paypal contributions, by the end of the campaign... given that kicktraq is reporting today is now the 6th best day (and counting) of the entire campaign, i think the odds are in my favor! :)
I'd bet on 300k easy including KS and PayPal.
There are 10 hours to go and the quarter of a million is in.
Right now Kickstarter is at 251k.
All I can say is... Wow!! 8)
@SteveAdamo: You've won.. where do you want to have the cookie delivered to? ;)
Quote from: Haplo on November 01, 2013, 08:48:10 AM
@SteveAdamo: You've won.. where do you want to have the cookie delivered to? ;)
ahh, while thoughtful of you, i'm all sugared out from last night ... i spent hours making sure all my kids candy was indeed safe for consumption... one can never be too wary... ;)
by all means, donate it to some poor settler...
oh, and for some reason, i see your avatar and think "Bill Murray"... its the weirdest thing! :D
Quote from: SteveAdamo on November 01, 2013, 08:52:42 AM
Quote from: Haplo on November 01, 2013, 08:48:10 AM
@SteveAdamo: You've won.. where do you want to have the cookie delivered to? ;)
ahh, while thoughtful of you, i'm all sugared out from last night ... i spent hours making sure all my kids candy was indeed safe for consumption... one can never be too wary... ;)
Ah yeah, the joys of this small town called halloween. ;)
Did you at least leave a little something for your kids? Something suggarfree maybe? ;D
Quote from: SteveAdamo on November 01, 2013, 08:52:42 AM
oh, and for some reason, i see your avatar and think "Bill Murray"... its the weirdest thing! :D
Hmm.. You are the first who mentioned it.
Personally I don't see it but maybe it's just me.
Nonetheless thank you :)
250k (canadian or no) can buy you a lot of shiny. =)
Quote from: Gazz on November 01, 2013, 09:47:37 AM
250k (canadian or no) can buy you a lot of shiny. =)
the conversion rate is very minimal (as of this post, its sitting at .9574)...
so, $252,551 CAD is equivalent to $241,780 USD... yup, lots of shiny to be had there... ;)
3 hours left in the campaign!
Ladies and Gentlemen! Pirates and Muffalo! We are now at 1,300% funding with $260,000!
The countdown to victory has begun and at 7:00PM EDT Tynan will have enough money for the Oafs to swim in a pool of Canadian Dollars.
Major thanks to all Rimworld backers! :D
Quote from: AspenShadow on November 01, 2013, 04:03:05 PM
The countdown to victory has begun and at 7:00PM EDT Tynan will have enough money for the Oafs to swim in a pool of Canadian Dollars.
Major thanks to all Rimworld backers! :D
hear, hear! i will likely be in transit home when the campaign officially concludes... so, here's is my preemptive toast to a job well done! :)
$268,132 CAD is the final count.
Wow.... That is all. ;D