KickStarter Mechajammer (formerly Copper Dreams) - cyberpunk RPG from Whalenought Studios

[Excidium II]

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1649838104/copper-dreams/posts/1599579

Copper Dreams Funded! Goals, Paypal, and the Alpha

And we're funded!! We're so gracious for all the support getting here, we couldn't have done this without you all helping spread the news about the game. We're so thankful and happy to have you on board for this project! Some of you have been spamming the internet and forums for the last month, and that word of mouth got us ~900 backers! Thank you all so much. We are truly grateful for your help and support.

Took a night off to celebrate hitting our goal! Here's to you, backers!
Goals
Our other two big goals are comprised of funds for continued development on our end as well as the external work we'd need to allocate resources for. We'll be assessing how much we make at the end of the Kickstarter along with any paypal orders in the future to see what we can do about attaining any of those goals. We'll keep you all informed on progress!

Paypal Available
Not really news for you backers, but we wanted to announce that we will have a paypal option to pre-order the game up to beta release. Once we have those alpha/beta releases we'll remove those and will just have the base game for preorder prior to release. Any additional funding will count toward said stretch goals.




Modular Reward Purchases
We've had a few messages and emails asking us about being able to purchase the miniatures/handbooks separately after the campaign ends or through paypal. All the rewards after the first three are Kickstarter exclusive to Kickstarter backers. Our fingers (and time) can only endure so much needlework, so the books made during this time will be it for Copper Dreams! We do plan on making more miniatures for Copper Dreams and Vol characters in the future, but need to plan out costs for those down the road. However as said, the ones available in this Kickstarter will be exclusive for our backers now, so we won't make these exact ones again.

Agro-Fax: Supply Drop

Creating a new kind of user control and mechanic setup is both extremely challenging and exciting. We're constantly tweaking and changing things as we get to the vertical slice for what plays and feels right for the game and ruleset. We have a great boon with this Kickstarter in having so many alpha testers, and we're excited to get it in your hands later this year.

While the beta will involve the game proper, part one of the alpha will involve a small mission on the island before presenting the start of the game in a second alpha stage. You'll be playing a team of Agro-Fax agents being dropped off via helicopter over a derelict factory to steal data drives believed to be stored within. This gives some flavor into other syndicate operations and includes all of the game mechanics. Agro-Fax culture is quite different from Wolffz Bay, led by a bunch of aloof, groovy scientists hell bent on their own ambitions without much care of the rest of the island. The agents they send on missions are still as dangerous as any though. You'll see to it. We'll be releasing more information on the release timeline for this down the road.

We're still tweaking mechanics and setting up the vertical slice with a group of our *top men*, but will be posting details here when we're getting there!

The alpha will be available for Mac, Windows and Linux users.

Cheers!

Hannah and Joe

 

[ghostdog]

 

[Jaesun]

 

[HoboForEternity]

:kwafuckyeah:

 

[Ivan]

it looks like it's time
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to turn up the heat


whale done, whalenought!

 

[---]

Why are you already exulting? Maybe it's a troll conspiration, and just one moment before the ending of the Kickstarter they will remove all the pledges :terrorist:

 

[Grotesque]

It just made 40k 36K!

10% goes to kickstarter.

 

[---]

Shame that the fund raising has basically stopped. The enhanced soundtrack would have been a nice addition.

 

[80Maxwell08]

Why are you already exulting? Maybe it's a troll conspiration, and just one moment before the ending of the Kickstarter they will remove all the pledges :terrorist:

I know you're joking but that's effectively impossible. Once a project hits it's funding, in the last 24 hours you can't withdraw your pledge if it makes it lower than the goal. Whalenought are safe.

 

[---]

Oh, thanks for the clarification, I didn't know

 

[Zombra]

Shame that the fund raising has basically stopped. The enhanced soundtrack would have been a nice addition.

For whatever it's worth,

Paypal Available
Not really news for you backers, but we wanted to announce that we will have a paypal option to pre-order the game up to beta release. Once we have those alpha/beta releases we'll remove those and will just have the base game for preorder prior to release. Any additional funding will count toward said stretch goals.

So who knows? Maybe they'll presell enough over the next 6 months to throw some more money at the soundtrack. I doubt the currently planned length is set in stone anyway. Probably our best move at this point is to drop Whalenought a line periodically reminding them that the soundtrack is a big deal to some of us.

 

[Bubbles]

They're shaping up to raise around $500 today. Maybe the old adage that Kickstarters tend to get a funding burst in the final 48 hours needs rethinking.

 

[Ninjerk]

They're shaping up to raise around $500 today. Maybe the old adage that Kickstarters tend to get a funding burst in the final 48 hours needs rethinking.

Pretty much the whole KS paradigm. Might as well forget about Codex fundraisers for it.

 

[Lacrymas]

The biggest tragedy is that we still have to go through Kickstarter to get quality RPGs and the Kickstarter fad is almost dissipated.

 

[Ninjerk]

With any luck, r3jonwah85 Keldryn swinezig and the like won't pull a CrazyLoon on us.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Make these drawings you've promised me some time ago and I'll speed things up.

 

[Ninjerk]

Make these drawings you've promised me some time ago and I'll speed things up.

You said you didn't want them.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Make these drawings you've promised me some time ago and I'll speed things up.

You said you didn't want them.

IIRC I said I don't need them for now, but an art piece or two won't hurt.
Let's restart our negotiations once I get some sleep, 'k?

 

[Infinitron]

Gee thanks RPS: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/11/cyberpunk-rpg-copper-dreams-kickstarter/

 

[Merlkir]

Spelled "Whalenought" wrong too.

 

[Darth Roxor]

"whalenaught studios"

edit: fuck ninjas

 

[Mustawd]

Gee thanks RPS: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/11/cyberpunk-rpg-copper-dreams-kickstarter/

Infinitron says:

Whalenought.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Over $42k now.

How is Paypal doing?

 

[Rahdulan]

Yeah, I'm glad to see it worked out in the end. When was the last time community got so actively involved to get a project more funds and exposure?