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West Wind is running a project for some mechs for their weird war 2 game Secrets of the Third Reich. Looks like they're doing it piecemeal after the project to do the whole 2nd edition at once didn't take off as well as they needed it to
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dwarf74 posted:Oh wow, it's just so weird how all of these things get staggered so steadily, isn't it? Any bets on what's next after his cold goes away? It looks like everyone's dropped it since he acknowledged that he had said he would but then didn't do it, and didn't announce why until (about a month later) someone bugged him on Twitter and all he had to say was basically  Meanwhile, it looks like the KS comments are mostly split between "gently caress you, Skarka" and "I wouldn't use that kind of language, but I am disappointed."
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Mr.Misfit posted:In theory, at least according to its writer, its constantly at "almost done, only THIS little tidbit is missing!" wich we can translate to 0.99. GMS is performing a public service, he's resolving Zeno's Paradox.
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Feb 8, 2017 00:49
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Jedit posted:GMS is performing a public service, he's resolving Zeno's Paradox. He's not there yet, but he's juuuust about resolved it. Any day now, honestly.
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Feb 8, 2017 02:34
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So this looks pretty sweet. I've seen these hex tiles before and they're gorgeous; now they're trying to make a stand-alone app for making the maps instead of making them tiles to use in something like GIMP. Also: quote:There are no stretch goals. We don't want to release Hex Kit as anything less than 100%. To avoid feature bloat, run a smooth campaign, and deliver the product on time, we've decided to keep our scope narrow. That being said, the more money this campaign raises, the more hex tiles I will make!
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Monkey, the Journey to the West RPG, has about a day to go. It's fully funded and a decent amount of stretch goals hit. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/645319106/monkey-the-roleplaying-game-of-the-journey-to-the/description I like the art I've seen so far...  
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That Old Tree posted:It looks like everyone's dropped it since he acknowledged that he had said he would but then didn't do it, and didn't announce why until (about a month later) someone bugged him on Twitter and all he had to say was basically Well, it was a little more goofy than just He claimed some backer had totally promised to revenge-pirate the document if he sent it out, because of course THAT was going to be the thing that would ruin Far West. Also, according to backers around here, he had already sent out plaintext a while back for everything except this apparently endlessly needy "last chapter", so there's that. Wasn't there someone talking about essentially writing their own "not-Far West" just for the amusement of having it come out before FW did?
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Feb 8, 2017 17:58
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I got my copy of Noisy Person Cards today. The stuff is all pretty high-quality and it looks like it will be a blast to play. My only complaint is that the box it comes in is a little too small so the cards just barely fit in there. Getting them in and out is a little annoying. Otherwise I love it.
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Serf posted:I got my copy of Noisy Person Cards today. The stuff is all pretty high-quality and it looks like it will be a blast to play. My only complaint is that the box it comes in is a little too small so the cards just barely fit in there. Getting them in and out is a little annoying. Otherwise I love it. Is it noisy? 
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Feb 9, 2017 06:04
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Arivia posted:Is it noisy? They're for noisy people, gosh.
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Feb 9, 2017 06:21
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https://twitter.com/gmskarka/status/830119654970490884
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Feb 10, 2017 21:36
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GMS in 2021: I dunno what to tell you folks, I've locked myself out of the house for the 8th time and my keys are in a different state. The last chapter is done and I just need to upload it.
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Feb 10, 2017 21:39
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This sounds like some sort of reverse Final Destination situation.
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Feb 10, 2017 21:42
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Kickstarter people experience more critical computer failures each year than I think I've had in my entire life.
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Kellsterik posted:Kickstarter people experience more critical computer failures each year than I think I've had in my entire life.
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Hmm, maybe I should start a Promise-Everything-Give-Nothing Kickstarter! I have the requirements trifecta- 1. crappy PC that freezes a lot 2. get sick a lot because of depression 3. depression I just gotta decide if I'll quietly disappear into the backalleys of the internet, or meltdown spectacularly first.
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I lost my work on Savage Thunderscape when my laptop was stolen. However, 1) I was able to reproduce it fairly quickly, since I could remember what I'd written, and 2) it got me to start backing up my files (and doing version control) to stop it happening again.
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Wyrd announced that The Other Side pledge manager will be launching next week, and there will be late pledges available: Retailer - Will remain the same Champion - Now $100 Commander - Now $175 Dual Commander - Now $315 Tyrant - Now $515 That's $1 increase for Champion, and then $15 increase for the following three tiers.
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Wasn't Tyrant tier $400? EDIT: just checked, I was wrong!
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Kellsterik posted:Kickstarter people experience more critical computer failures each year than I think I've had in my entire life. My hard drive legit did die on me while I was putting together Strike! Luckily I was technical enough to be able to overcome the fact that booting with it connected or even mounting it after boot would result in a BSOD by booting to Linux from a disc instead and mounting it then. So it only cost me a day or two. But if I hadn't been able to rescue it, that would've been about a week of recovering everything. Also, I have a job where I get sick all the time. Apparently "hmm, I have the flu, but now is the time to go in for math help" is a common thought. Plus, I have 3 kids and so I get everything that's going around school. And yet, Strike! delivered just a little late and I didn't need to make 5 years of excuses.
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Jimbozig posted:My hard drive legit did die on me while I was putting together Strike! Luckily I was technical enough to be able to overcome the fact that booting with it connected or even mounting it after boot would result in a BSOD by booting to Linux from a disc instead and mounting it then. So it only cost me a day or two. But if I hadn't been able to rescue it, that would've been about a week of recovering everything. Also, your game is good, which is probably more than could be said of Far West were it to ever be released.
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Is there anyone here who's even (still) pledged to Far West?
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Not me but I'm sure there's at least one person here who's riding that train all the way to the station, no matter how far away it is.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is there anyone here who's even (still) pledged to Far West? I didn't ask for my  back, but at this point, I kind of want to see how bad it is if it ever comes out. Also, I imagine it'll take more work and time than the 10 dollars is worth. Plus, I imagine GMS' sick-having is gonna make getting refunds harder to send out and etc etc.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is there anyone here who's even (still) pledged to Far West? I mean...I didn't back it (I wasn't really aware of KS back then even if I'd wanted to), but I will theoretically get a copy as part of having backed the also oft delayed Alas Vegas. Except, you know, Alas Vegas is out (at least in PDF) and awesome, and Far West is Far West.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is there anyone here who's even (still) pledged to Far West? I'm still in for $10, but GMS isn't doing full refunds for anyone unless you go through legal channels. Otherwise all he'll do is knock you down to the minimum $10 pledge because something something bookkeeping.
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malkav11 posted:I mean...I didn't back it (I wasn't really aware of KS back then even if I'd wanted to), but I will theoretically get a copy as part of having backed the also oft delayed Alas Vegas. Except, you know, Alas Vegas is out (at least in PDF) and awesome, and Far West is Far West.
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Since it's 2017 and people still are still posting about Far West every couple weeks I'm thinking about making a thread for discussing Kickstarter trainwrecks. Not sure how well it would og though.
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I think it'd end up being a lot of "Oh wow look at this game promising 30 classes and 2 dozen races, no alignment to restrict you and a realistic combat system because the creator has only played AD&D 1st for the last 30 years and never looked at other games before trying to kickstart his houserules" And there's only so many of those each week.
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unseenlibrarian posted:I think it'd end up being a lot of "Oh wow look at this game promising 30 classes and 2 dozen races, no alignment to restrict you and a realistic combat system because the creator has only played AD&D 1st for the last 30 years and never looked at other games before trying to kickstart his houserules" I briefly toyed with the idea of making a fake heartbreaker where it looked like that from the description, but was actually a storygame. Decided not to do it, as it was too much effort for a joke.
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I'm not sure how many actual TG trainwrecks there are to talk about. Far West is the only big one I can think of that's still going on. Admittedly I'm not counting "amazingly dumb rules system" or "obviously only ever played some version of D&D" as trainwrecks on their own. And for amazingly bad projects themselves there's always the Awful Kickstarters thread in PYF.
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I don't think the subject is vital enough to sustain its own thread. If hearing about Far West every couple of weeks is that grating, just put a moratorium on it until it comes out, i.e., forever and in perpetuity ban all mentions of Skarka's Shame.
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senrath posted:I'm not sure how many actual TG trainwrecks there are to talk about. Far West is the only big one I can think of that's still going on. Admittedly I'm not counting "amazingly dumb rules system" or "obviously only ever played some version of D&D" as trainwrecks on their own. Yeah, there aren't enough TG Kickstarter trainwrecks to sustain a thread, the Far West trainwreck posts belong in this one.
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A quick browse on KS right now reveals these gems: Stop, Collaborate, and Listen - an inane card game about asking your friends dull questions. Chardonnay Go - does your mother like getting drunk on wine? This is the game for her! The Great Wall of Mexico - jesus gently caress Sing What? - the details about what this is are so slim, I have no clue. Legado - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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So Cold Shadows is doing pretty well. What does everyone think of it? I don't know if I think that a espionage game with all the characters having control of the narrative would work. Wouldn't an overarching conspiracy be impossible, and nonplayer characters have problems with having consistent motivations?
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Hiro Protagonist posted:So Cold Shadows is doing pretty well. What does everyone think of it? I don't know if I think that a espionage game with all the characters having control of the narrative would work. Wouldn't an overarching conspiracy be impossible, and characters have no problems with having consistent motivations? I'm pretty sure it just means that you extend the amount of control that a player gets on a success of a die roll. It says in the description that the narrator still controls all the NPCs and the overarching story. It's the fun of the use of Narrative Roleplaying in the sense that it's a broad stroke to just mean "some level of player agency built in to the game". It'd be nice if they released the draft ahead of time, though. I might just let other people play the guinea pig on this one, but above's my expectations based on what they wrote.
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Hmm, Gamelyn's (the guys who were doing all the Tiny Epic games) Heroes of Land, Sea, and Air kickstarter was cancelled after hitting 250% of the "goal." It seems like they ran afoul of the "Setting your real funding goal well into the stretch goals" problem. And the "trying to convert people who've backed $20 games into backing your new $150 game not working out so well" problem. There also might have been some kind of Kickstarter glitch? I am really not sure, on this one.
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dwarf74 posted:Hmm, Gamelyn's (the guys who were doing all the Tiny Epic games) Heroes of Land, Sea, and Air kickstarter was cancelled after hitting 250% of the "goal." EDIT: Here's their statement, they're going to relaunch in May for a cheaper price: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coe/heroes-of-land-air-and-sea-featuring-pre-painted-m-0/posts/1800144 The funny thing is I think they already cancelled their first launch because the prices were too high. So this, I believe, is the second time they're lowering the prices. I dunno, unless it's around mayyyybe $70, it just seems way too high. JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Feb 13, 2017 |
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Their first launch was canceled because of a mistake with shipping prices. They added a standed option because of price.
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The_Doctor posted:The Great Wall of Mexico - jesus gently caress Anchor Baby is a card they're advertising. Also the creators are unemployable trash bouncing around their family and friends. This is not surprising at all.
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