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Post by fallen on Aug 27, 2014 16:33:28 GMT -5
Dear Captains and Bright Lights of the Forum, It is our pleasure to open the Star Traders 2 RPG KickStarter! It has been an amazing four years, and it is a powerful feeling to come back here, to where it all started ... We truly would not be here if it was not for your support, in all of its forms. We would not be hear if Star Traders had not moved more than a million gamers to create and tell stories in the Farfallen Rim Quadrant. Now, we are excited to stand on the brink of opening a new chapter. Star Traders 2 RPG expand the original game in new exciting directions, all the while focusing on the heart of the game - your Captain, crew, ship and the interactions with a strife-torn universe around you. Please join us in making this project a reality! Please feel free to post your feedback, excitement, point out typos, or share the reward you took and why. Feel free to email atrese@gmail.com or send me a PM if you have any questions. Here's the link! bit.ly/1sCuIvnPlease take part in the social rewards on the page! Retweet the tweet and Share the KickStarter page. We're already more than 10% of the way to the first reward, and counting! The Quadrant needs you, Captain! If you'd like to follow our progress on KickTraq, which crunches all the numbers every hour, check it out!
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Post by lixxx235 on Aug 27, 2014 21:12:47 GMT -5
Rewards look good, I'm going for alpha access!
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Post by fallen on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:41 GMT -5
lixxx235 - exciting! Can't wait to have you aboard, Captain. We've learned a lot from our last three alphas, and we plan to make this one the best yet!
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Post by beuns on Aug 28, 2014 1:09:41 GMT -5
I'm not sure to resolve my bank problems until the start of the alpha but if I manage to do it, I'll be an alpha tester !
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Post by fallen on Aug 28, 2014 1:20:39 GMT -5
beuns - we hope you can get it worked out. The KickStarter will run until October 3rd! Thanks to everyone sharing their feedback, very helpful!
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Aug 28, 2014 4:57:32 GMT -5
fallenI love it! The descriptions of the game made me want to find a way tp time travel just to play the game! I can't stand the waiting! As for backing, I would love to become an Officer, but I probably couldn't afford that, being 16 with no job. Anyway, I definitely want to Join the Lore pack! I would love tp see good ol' Brutus immortalized in ST2! And I wouldn't be able to wait knowimg there was an Alpha going on without me! Best of luck to you and Cory Trese !
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Post by fallen on Aug 28, 2014 8:22:04 GMT -5
@brutus - can't wait to have you join us! It will be great to see you leave your mark on ST2!
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Post by CdrPlatypus on Aug 28, 2014 11:06:11 GMT -5
I'm Buying into alpha. The rewards where you get to be in the game or design plot are cool, but out of my budget
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Post by athios on Aug 28, 2014 15:24:23 GMT -5
"Star Traders 2 will let us explore Faction reputation at a n personal level" The female concept art under the Gameplay heading looks like she has monstrous thighs, LOL~ In the bullet point about the crew, might be of interest (especially for people not familiar with Star Traders) to mention if there are any negative consequences for failing to manage your crew morale (e.g. poor performance, sabotage, desertion, mutiny) "Politics will be built on a base of individual s and local conflicts" Stretch Goals graphic: Plantary Planetary Outposts $55,000 - mention of space hulks and xeno will be incomprehensible to people not familiar with ST, especially since these terms were not used before. $90, _000 - "We will extend Planetary Outposts (above), enabling the construction of orbital outpost s" (extra space and missing s) "provisioning server inf rastructure" $350 reward - "Any Star Trader player will be able to meet, interact ions with, and possibly work for them or vie against your NPC" Risks and Challenges - "We will work hard to stretch your money, ensuring that it is used in the most efficient way possible to reach the goals of the Star Traders 2 RPG project." I'm way over my lunch break time, so I don't have enough time to read through the Pledges sidebar on the right... Overall, looks great. I was prowling through Kickstarter website looking at other projects yesterday, and your page is waaaay more well developed. It is easy for people to see how much planning and history has gone into this project. Wishing you guys the best of luck!
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Post by fallen on Aug 28, 2014 16:08:19 GMT -5
athios - thank you very much for the detailed feedback. I've incorporated your edits, we really appreciate it! The little things Her thighs are normal-sized, she just wears big swampers when she works in the engine room. But yes, the image has an optical illusion in it of giant thighs. More officer art coming! We hope you'll be able to join us as a backer tomorrow!
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Post by mataeus on Aug 28, 2014 16:43:36 GMT -5
Stunning! Immense detail, great listing technique (pictures first, then details underneath), so much explanation and passion.
I'm really impressed with the way you've put the pitch together; it's tremendously professional and much better than what most people seem to manage.
Seriously, very very impressive.
I want to give more money, but am not interested in thinks like short cut cards or a more powerful starting ship... Are they optional? I don't have to use them? Could I nominate a donation of those rewards to another individual?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 17:06:28 GMT -5
Ill be throwing in, most likely at the 100 credit level. An actual soundtrack is mentioned. I take it the music is more substantial this time around? Can you elaborate a bit?
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Post by fallen on Aug 28, 2014 17:12:41 GMT -5
I want to give more money, but am not interested in thinks like short cut cards or a more powerful starting ship... Are they optional? I don't have to use them? Could I nominate a donation of those rewards to another individual? mataeus - any time you create a Captain, you'd have the option of using the code. If you don't like them, you never have to use them. If you want to give them a spin some time, give them a try. Depending on the number of backers we have, we may or may not be able to support gifting rewards to others. Regardless, the use of the codes are optional. I hope you will join in!
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Post by fallen on Aug 28, 2014 17:14:30 GMT -5
Ill be throwing in, most likely at the 100 credit level. An actual soundtrack is mentioned. I take it the music is more substantial this time around? Can you elaborate a bit? dayan - we plan to use some of the funds to work with composers (primarily our long-time friend and composer of all the music in Trese Brother games, but possibly others), to pay for a exclusive sound-track for the game. Its an area we have always wanted to improve and expand, and Stephan is perfect for the task, as he wrote the original ST epic riffs. So, those will be featured and probably expanded upon.
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Post by athios on Aug 28, 2014 17:42:44 GMT -5
Here's one more. "When a crew member hits a certain threshold, you will be able to promote them to an officer of the ship and look to them as a leader of your crew." Yup, I will be supporting for sure! Haven't quite decided what level yet though... the high level rewards sound really really awesome, but my toddler eats way too much for me to able to afford that! Will see what I can do!
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