Alphafunding and Help Indie Developers thread

[vamsi_krishna]

Inspired by the FOSS Donation List, this thread has been created to encourage gamers to invest in Alphafunding and help upcoming Indie developers to get funds to deliver their awesome games.
Feel free to suggest any Indie project that needs Alphafunding and donation. Also post your experiences.

Have a look here to get started - Alphafunding for Indie Games news - Desura | Desura

[Skud]

Have a look if anyone's interested:-


bundlelytic

[Krow]

@Skud how do you find all these bundles man? That one looks good but is not of much use to me.

[Skud]

With the help of a bit old school thing - RSS Feeds. Yeah, not much use for me too. They had quite a few bundles previously also (like during Japan earthquake afair), but they have a set price and while the earlier bundles had useful software, I have most of them so never really purchased anything.

[Skud]

Anyone's interested in supporting this project?

Wasteland 2 by inXile entertainment - Kickstarter

Wasteland 2 is the direct sequel to the first ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG. The original Wasteland was the inspiration for the FALLOUT series of games. IGN named it one of the top 25 PC games of all time, Computer Gaming World named it the Adventure Game of the year in 1988, and it was short-listed for inclusion in the Smithsonian Institution’s current “Art of the Computer Game” exhibition.

This is probably the last chance for a Wasteland sequel. We have tried to pitch this game multiple times to game publishers, but they’ve balked. They don’t think there’s any interest in a solid, old school type of game. This is our shot at proving them wrong. And more importantly this could help bring back an entire genre of RPGs.

Supporting Wasteland 2 is nothing more radical than pre-ordering a game from your favorite brick-and-mortar store. We believe strongly enough in this project and in your desire to see it become a reality, that we decided to go ahead with this Kickstarter drive to fund it.

To do this game right, we need to raise $1 million.

But we’re looking ahead to what we can do if you all back this project in force. At $1.25 million, the money will go primarily into making the world bigger, adding more maps, more divergent stories and even more music.

At $1.5 million, the world gets even bigger. You’ll have more adventures to play, more challenges to deal with, and a greater level of complexity to the entire storyline. We’ll add more environments, story elements, and characters to make the rich world come alive even more. We will even be able to bring Wasteland 2 to OS X for Mac lovers.

And after $1.5 million the sky is the limit.

At the time of writing, $229,017 out of $900,000 has been raised already. You have 34 more days to donate/pre-order. You can pledge as less as $1, but to get the game you need to pledge at least $15. What's more it will be a DRM free copy.

[Krow]

I'm sold already. But this will violate my no game buying pledge.

[Skud]

Me too in a similar situation. But that game will be released in Oct 2013; think we can go ahead.

PS: Halfway mark reached already. Guess they are gonna get more than their target. Better to book the game at $15, rather than buying it at $50.

[Krow]

I want to support the game. Let's see.

[JojoTheDragon]

Wasteland 2..hmm. I'm thirsting for another game like Fallout 3. And this game just might be what I want. Gotta think about it.

[Krow]

No then Wasteland 2 is not for you. Its a turn based top down RPG. More strategy than action. Original wasteland led to the development of fallout 1 & 2. Fallout 3 is quite unlike the originals.

[JojoTheDragon]

Oh drat! I'll wait for Fallout 4 then.

[Skud]

The good news is that you are definitely going to see Wasteland 2 in action. The target of $900,000 has been reached in less than 48 hours. Just goes to show again, PC gamers are eager to spend on games, if its really worth it. $1.5 million should be reached without much problem, so you are going to get Linux and Mac version too.

And the project still has 32 days to end. :cheers:

Edited a few posts and delete one. Thread now looks clean.

[Krow]

Since I don't have a credit card, ill buy this on April 17. Unless someone here is willing to buy it for me, I'll transfer the amount on April 17 when the card is charged.

[Skud]

I can help you.

Drop a PM if you want.

[Krow]

Thanks. Let me clear some funds, no hurry I suppose?

[gopi_vbboy]

what is Indie Developer? Indian developers?

[Skud]

Independent.

Thanks. Let me clear some funds, no hurry I suppose?

Not at all, in any case it will be charged only on or after April 17.

[Krow]

what is Indie Developer? Indian developers?

Did you read section description for Indie games? Its above this thread.

[Skud]

Another one:

The Banner Saga by Stoic - Kickstarter

What is The Banner Saga?

Short answer: role-playing meets turn-based strategy, wrapped into an adventure mini-series about vikings.

Travel through stunning landscapes straight out of an animated film as your party escapes what could be the end of everything. Battle painstakingly hand-animated foes in strategic, turn-based combat. Make decisions with real consequences in conversations with people you'll actually care about.

The Banner Saga is a mature game aimed at gamers who appreciate art, story and strategy. Hope you'll join the caravan.

Announcement trailer:-

[Skud]

Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian is putting together a Kickstarter project. Nothing is known about it though, just that it’s coming. “No news yet except we’re still working on it,” the studio tweeted in response to a fan earlier today.

Looks like a new era of game development is about to start: Ask your fans what they want, raise funds from them in form of pre-order, deliver. A win-win situation for both developers and gamers. This may help lots of studios to prevent closing down.

And they say PC Gamers don't want to pay for their games. LOL...

[JojoTheDragon]

If its fallout-3-like then

[Skud]

Most probably it will be like Fallout. But cool down, there's nothing concrete so far, just a hint.

[JojoTheDragon]

Hmm....we'll wait then.

[Skud]

The most interesting kickstarter project as far as bounties are concerned:-

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Adventure Mysteries by David Marsh — Kickstarter

Pledge $9 and you will get these 9 adventures in PC or Mac:-



At $30, you will get them at your iOS or Android device also.

Above this, get yourself featured in a specially recreated 1889 edition of London Times, or become a reporter of the same newspaper, this poster,



see your name in London directory, become a game character, copies of Sherlock Holmes board games etc.

Being a long time ardent follower of Sherlock Holmes (hate the word fan), feeling greedy. But Sherlock Holmes games...

[Skud]

And then, they just keep coming. After the success of Double Fine Adventure, it looks like devs have got a newer platform to fund their games. Delaware St. John is calling funds for their 4th game named Asylum of the Lost. It's a horror point-and-click adventure game which will sport real-time 3D graphics.

Check here:-

Delaware St. John 4: Asylum of The Lost by Bryan Wiegele — Kickstarter

You can find more about the devs and their earlier 3 games here:-

Delaware St. John


In other news, "realistic squad-based tactical shooter" Takedown has been successfully funded. But unlike devs, here they intend to invite private investment to fully develop the game. Devs of this game has some of the finest games under their belt like Rainbow Six, Rainbow Six Rogue Spear, Ghost Recon, Ghost Recon 2, GRAW, F.E.A.R., Condemned, and World of Tanks.

[Skud]

Some more interesting projects at Kickstarter:-

Shadowrun Returns

A proposed revival of the classic pen-and-paper game and console RPG series.

Merging high fantasy and cyberpunk, Shadowrun spawned a number of spinoff products in the '90s, including a pair of fondly remembered RPGs for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. Its creator FASA Studio folded in 2007, following the unfortunate release of a competitive first-person shooter set in the Shadowrun universe.

Having reacquired the Shadowrun license, original game designer Jordan Weisman pitches a tactical, turn-based 2D Shadowrun game for tablets and PC platforms funded through Kickstarter. Harebrained Schemes has raised $365,000 toward its goal of $400,000 as of this writing, with 24 days left in the campaign.

You can grab a DRM free digital copy for $15.

Next up is Jane Jensen's Pinkerton Road: "A Year of Adventure"

Pinkerton Road is the new game studio started by game veterans Jane Jensen and Robert Holmes. Our focus is 3rd person adventure games for PC and tablet with rich stories, gorgeous art and seamlessly fun play. The studio will use a new model, "Community Supported Gaming" (CSG) to fund and develop their games.

Jane is known for games with complex, dark plotlines. She created the Gabriel Knight adventure game series at Sierra On-Line and the recent Gray Matter. And in the past eight years, she designed and directed leading casual games including Women’s Murder Club, Dying for Daylight and Deadtime Stories at Oberon Media/I-Play Studio. Now she's returning to her roots and founding an adventure game studio. Robert, Jane's husband, produced GK1 and has written music for many of Jane’s games. His endlessly hip band, The Scarlet Furies, did the toe-tapping themes in Gray Matter and Dying for Daylight.

Again you have to part with $16 for one adventure in the season.

Finally there's Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded

Several Sierra Online veterans have to reboot the Leisure Suit Larry franchise with a remake of the first game. The kickstarter has only been up for a day or two and they’ve already raised over $178k of their $500k.

Again the game will cost you $15, and you may choose from Steam or DRM Free version.

[JojoTheDragon]

Pledged $15 to the wasteland project.

https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/jojothedragon

BTW, only 18 hrs left to kickstart this.

[Skud]

Me too. Was interested in pledging for Sherlock Holmes, not for the game but for the goodies, but its seems nigh impossible to reach the target.

[Faun]

Pledged $15 for Wasteland 2. I hope it will be like fallout 3 but better.

[Skud]

Nekro

WHAT IS NEKRO?

Nekro is an overhead, randomly generated action game about summoning evil forces of darkness to do your bidding!

Hailing from the era of great classics such as Myth: The Fallen Lords, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Dungeon Keeper and more, we are creating a game rooted deep in PC gaming's history, but with all the flourishes you've come to expect from a modern experience.

Combining full HD graphics, a unique premise, solid gameplay, and tight controls Nekro can be one hell of a game - but not without you...

Looks promising.



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A discussion thread is here at TDF:

Call of duty Police Warfare [FAN-MADE]

This is something interesting:-

IndieGames.com - The Weblog Star Command Dev Shares Realities of Costs after Kickstarter Funding

When its Kickstarter campaign ended, the studio counted $36,967 in pledges, almost double the $20,000 it initially hoped to bring in to fund the Star Trek-esque sim RPG. However, around $2,000 of those pledges failed to transfer.

Kickstarter and Amazon Payments took their $3,000 cut from that amount, and then the company spent $10,000 on producing the incentives War Balloon promised backers, such as posters and shirts.

With $22,000 remaining, it spent $6,000 on Star Command's music, $4,000 on setting up the company (attorneys, start-up fees, etc.), $2,000 on poster art, $1,000 on iPads, and $3,000 on its PAX East presence two weeks ago.

War Balloon was left with $6,000 after all that, which counted as income, so it gave up a third of that to taxes. The studio has actually taken on more than $50,000 in debt while working on Star Command, which releases to iOS and Android devices this summer.

Offering insight to other developers interested in Kickstarter, War Balloon also warned that costs for rewards can get out of hand. "We just didn't fully appreciate the cost of printing 200 posters, shirts, and more than anything shipping," the team admitted.