Post by Dan @ 12:13pm 02/09/13 | 8 Comments
We still have a ways to go before we have achieved the goal of being completely community funded but based on our current trajectory we’re going to make it – maybe even by the end of this year! Which will be another amazing milestone that will have been set by this community. The enthusiasm and support the development team and I have felt is amazing and makes us even more determined to make the best damn space sim ever! (BDSSE!)A new stretch goal has been outlined at $19M that will introduce a PDF ship fighting manual, and pledges to add player-operable space stations to the game's Universe.
The $17 million mark unlocks a special ship upgrade pack for every pledger who has donated prior to this point. An engine modifier will be added to your account shortly and in the near future you should be able to see it in your hangar! You also unlocked an additional flyable ship class in the finished game: the massive battlecruiser!
The first taste of the crowdfunded game went live to backers last week, allowing players to wander around their virtual spacecraft hangar and get a first-person look at the game's CryEngine 3-powered visuals.
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Posted 02:07pm 02/9/13
at 17,000,000USD I would have thought they well and truly had enough money, yet thy still feel they need more? What are the spending it on (besides hookers and coke)?
Posted 02:28pm 02/9/13
This is how they are getting so much money, they are actually getting people to pay this sort of money for ships. More power to em' I guess, some people are suckers.
Oh, they've added another package... because a $2700USD package was just not enough! Now you can lay down $5000USD and become a space marshal!!
Posted 03:01pm 02/9/13
Posted 03:08pm 02/9/13
They are creating a sandbox universe that sounds like its going to be larger than eve with far more content.
The people who dig space sims like this are generally pretty smart people, in decent paying jobs with bunches of excess cash. (the amount of incredibly intelligent people i meet in eve use to blow my mind, there are some serious smarts in that world)
From what i've read the game sounds amazing and the guys creating it have a big point to prove and they are doing it.
I doubt they are going to have everything released on time, however i dare say due to there transparency with money and costs the fans will be happy to wait for it to all be rolled out in waves.
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