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Blackgate - Groove and Move
11 years ago
Hey Bane Here,
Sorry to leave you all in the dark. This past weekend I moved into a house, setting up the server that may host the actual game / website. Trying to get settled and all. So! Lets get some updates out there. Still working on the next demo release 0.4. I am shooting for friday. I see questions for buying the game and such. So this is the way I see it. I will probably sell the final completed product at a price that is reasonable. I will probably offer the same game at lower prices based on what you feel you should pay for it. The only reason why I would charge any money for it is so I can raise money to continue the series and / or make a different game based on what everyone wants. I will probably also release a free version since you can't stop pirating anyways hahaha. I mine as well make it easier and hope that if someone likes it they buy a copy. All of this being said, I want to get the demo product to a certain point, with a certain standard of polish so that I can crowdfund the remaining expenses. I know, ew, crowdfunding. But I want to get to a point where I can say, this is where I got with my own money and what I made. To continue the project unimpeded I would need financial support to pay the artists I am contracting. As a developer I need trust from my players, hence why I am releasing demos. But that is just my philosophy. So more about the game. Yes more death, more sex, more story, more interactions new paths, new characters, new art. It is all being planned and worked on. Thank you all.
Sorry to leave you all in the dark. This past weekend I moved into a house, setting up the server that may host the actual game / website. Trying to get settled and all. So! Lets get some updates out there. Still working on the next demo release 0.4. I am shooting for friday. I see questions for buying the game and such. So this is the way I see it. I will probably sell the final completed product at a price that is reasonable. I will probably offer the same game at lower prices based on what you feel you should pay for it. The only reason why I would charge any money for it is so I can raise money to continue the series and / or make a different game based on what everyone wants. I will probably also release a free version since you can't stop pirating anyways hahaha. I mine as well make it easier and hope that if someone likes it they buy a copy. All of this being said, I want to get the demo product to a certain point, with a certain standard of polish so that I can crowdfund the remaining expenses. I know, ew, crowdfunding. But I want to get to a point where I can say, this is where I got with my own money and what I made. To continue the project unimpeded I would need financial support to pay the artists I am contracting. As a developer I need trust from my players, hence why I am releasing demos. But that is just my philosophy. So more about the game. Yes more death, more sex, more story, more interactions new paths, new characters, new art. It is all being planned and worked on. Thank you all.
And when you ask for the money, don't be coy or demure or self-effacing. When you get the first few nights/characters polished, you will have EARNED the right to ask us for money. It doesn't even have to be to make more games! It can be for funzos and booze! It has all the hallmarks of quality. I really can't stress enough how crowdfunding ISN'T ew. It's yay. People like getting warm fuzzy feelies from contributing to someone from their community. Validating artist and community simultaneously through small amounts of well-spent cash. Contributing to an artist without some dev taking 95% off the top. If you want to feel less commercial you could use the "any size donation over $X.XX" or something like that.
Also keep in mind that a surprising amount of English-fluent furries aren't from 'Murica. Payment methods can be a disaster. I really don't know what's easiest for them foreign folk, but I hear tell that Paypal works fine.