Okay, so it’s not “the date”, but it’s one of them! Namely, the date we’ll open up for pre-orders!
Ready? Ok, here it is:
Wednesday, April 16th
And there you have it! This Wednesday, on April 16th, we’ll open up for pre-orders! More specifically, we’ll open them up sometime in the Swedish afternoon of April 16th, which means in the morning for Americans, and night for Aussies.
In preparation for that, we’ll share some specific information regarding the pre-orders.
First, let’s talk about updates! We’ve decided to split the beta into two branches: Stable and Frontline. You’ll automatically have access to both with your Steam key.
The Stable Beta will be updated episodically. Updates can take everything between 1-3 months. The Stable Beta is for people who want an absolute minimum of bugs. It’s mostly recommended for streamers and YouTubers, or if you don’t really care about update frequency.
The Frontline Beta is, essentially, a beta of the beta. This will be updated whenever we damn well please, which probably means around every 1-2 weeks, like the Steam beta up until this point. People who play this version will help us out a lot by testing and giving feedback on new features and balance.
When enough content and features have been amassed in the Frontline version, we will feature freeze and bug fix for a week or so, and then do a new Stable build. So, in short, if stability is more important to you than update frequency and helping us with bugs and feedback, keep it at Stable.
Second, we’d like to remind everyone that this is in fact only a beta, and that you should think twice before purchasing. If you want to support us, then it’s an easy choice, but if you only want to pre-order to play the game, please be aware of the state of the game: it’s not finished!
And finally, we’ve gotten a lot of requests regarding the purchase tiers! We’ll have something for poor students and rich philanthropists both. Below is a full list of all the tiers we’ll have available:
$15 – Slime Tier
* Full game on release (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Instant beta access (Steam key + DRM-free version).
Also available as 4-pack for $45.
$20 – Rabby Tier
* Full game on release (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Instant beta access (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Unique hat only available through pre-orders (Picture | GIF).
Also available as 4-pack for $60.
$30 – Jumpkin Tier
* Full game on release (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Instant beta access (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Unique hat only available through pre-orders (Picture | GIF).
* Full Soundtrack by Andrew Riley of Lucky Lion Studios on release.
$50 – Snowbacca Tier
* Full game on release (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Instant beta access (Steam key + DRM-free version).
* Unique hat only available through pre-orders (Picture | GIF).
* Full Soundtrack by Andrew Riley of Lucky Lion Studios on release.
* Digital Production Booklet (.pdf) with behind the scenes design decisions, step-by-step art, early concepts and much more! Available on release.
$100 – Bottomless Bag Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* Design an equipable item (not visible) that can be found in the game!
$200 – Carpenter Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* Design a furniture item for the housing part of the game!
$300 – Fabulous Hatter Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* Design a hat or facegear that can be equipped in the game!
$500 – Master Sculptor Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* A statue in the game will be made to your likeness (or the likeness of whoever you chose)!
$750 – Legendary Blacksmith Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* Design a weapon that can be equipped in the game!
$1000 – Collector Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* Become or design an NPC found in the game!
$2000 – Master Collector Tier
* Full Snowbacca Tier.
* Become or design an NPC found in the game!
* Design a sidequest for the game!
That’s all for now! See you on Wednesday~
Yes! At last, we can support you guys even more!
I’m so torn between:
Playing the beta beta to find bugs and offer feedback
OR
Just waiting till release and play it finished.
I’ve played “Early-access” in the past and I tend to burn myself out.
Either way I’m going to pre-purchase, just to show my support.
P.S. Bonus points for mentioning Aussies!!!
yay, ima make so many videos on for youtube that no one will ever watch :D
Honest to god, if I can get input to this game AND get my name into it, the Master Collector tier is for me, would just need more info as to how the process would happen.
With the game being on steam does that mean there is a Linux version?
Theodore (administrator) wrote at 15/04/2014 06:30:@The7thLegion: I get how you feel! Playing a lot of a beta will definitely affect how you enjoy the finished product. So, the enjoyment of helping out with development must be greater than what you lose by playing something that’s not yet in its optimal state. You’ll have to search your heart for the answer!
@Thomas: Very good question! I’ve updated the Q&A-thread in the forum to outline the process. The basic idea is, the contributor shares his vision with us, we give feedback on the idea, including feasibility of actually creating what needs to be created, and then we discuss back and forth until both parties are satisfied.
When it comes to designing a questline, a certain amount of new functionality can be expected. We will attempt to maximize the awesomeness per developer hour, though, so if you have a request that would take a very long time to implement and be very bug prone, we might suggest a similar alternative that would be less intensive in terms of programming or artist hours.
@Drowz0r: There is no Linux version at the moment. We’ll look into porting it after the game is complete, but we can’t promise anything!
You mentioned YouTubers and all so there is no NDA? This is nice! I’ll make videos of the Stable version for my channel and play the Frontline for bug hunting. Maybe I’ll do full videos of what I test and link on the forums, to better explain the issue.
As for which tier I’ll go for, I’ll go for the Slime now and get a higher tier later (a bit short on funds right now xD).
I’ll do my very best for this game (^.^)
Finally it’s possible to support the development! ;)
If someone purchases the game but already has a beta key, is he allowed to give the key to friends?
Regards
PS: Stable release is for pus… CUTE KITTENS! :D
Will we be able to design things in the sidequest should we choose to buy the top tier (as in: enemies, the reward, level design, etc.)? I kinda like the idea that after completing the quest / meeting the NPC we get to design, that the player will get a piece of gear that they can bring around with them.
I feel like I’ve been waiting for the pre-order for years. Haha. I’m pretty excited! Is buying a lower tier and then upgrading to a higher tier later an option?
Wow, this is great! I’ll be getting that Rabby Tier! Thank you for the game, guys! :3
Theodore (administrator) wrote at 16/04/2014 01:10:@Sogomn: We’d be very happy if you purchased the game for a friend :)
@Kinhoshi: I’m not sure! I don’t think it’s built in, and I’m not sure how we’d solve it. I could probably ask around.
@Thomas: That’s a difficult question. It’s a very expensive tier, so yeah, getting to choose a reward makes sense as a part of the quest. Even enemies could be viable, if making them would make sense time wise. A large, complex enemy that only appears once as a part of a side quest is probably not a good use of our time, while if you for some reason want a special slime that attacks with a boxing glove, we wouldn’t object. Then again, if the large, complex enemy is a good idea that we could use as a rare spawn and boss in Arcade Mode… then we wouldn’t object to that either :P
For both level design and enemies, we must have the final say on things, but we’ll do what we can to make both parties satisfied! In general, it would be easiest to work with concepts of what you would want in the quest, and then we do the implementation (stats, enemy behavior specifics, hitboxes, etc).
We will do our best to make you happy, basically, but if what you have in mind is a very specific quest that you don’t want to see altered, then I think it would be a risky purchase. Like all design, it won’t come out exactly as envisioned! Not even our own quests stay the same from the first draft to final implementation, after all :D
Is there a way I could talk to you more seriously? As I wasn’t invited to the closed beta, I haven’t gotten to touch the game yet, but I’ve been waiting for it for ages, and being able to add input to the final product is something I would be really interested in. I’m obviously interested in the top tier, but maybe I could get a quick demo or something so I could get an idea as to what I’d like to make? My email is submitted with every one of these posts, so maybe that way? My skype is also the same email.m
Hey, do you guys know if you reset the progress over time?
Otherwise ill just help testing and don’t burn iT out
-happily bounces up and down-
FINARRY
If i buy first the Slime tier pack and in a week or so the Snowbacca tier can i still get the Pre order hat on the same steam account :( ?
I picked this up immediately, I hope you guys are getting a bunch of pre-order’s, definitely worth the money. Question; After the game is finished, will you continue to add to it, you know extra quests, epilogues etc. cause after playing a few hours straight, I think this game is a fantastic template for all sorts of adventures, but if not, will you allow for modifications to your finished work? Oh and keep up the good work yo!!
Thank you guys. As I have said on FB, I hope that this opens up the doors to more backers. My only regret is not being able to pledge more. $50 dollars was all my budget was allowing. But it’s safe to say if I were still cranking 12 hour shifts at six days a week, I’d go for the $2000 tier. Loving all the effort you guys have poured into the game. Thanks again!
~Diss
Just bought a 4 pack at the base tier.
Very glad it finally made it to this point! Here’s to hoping more preorders speeds things up for you guys.
*rubs hands together* yesss rabby tier you shall be mine!