Kickstarter - The Thread.

[Salamok]

Pretty sure that this is aimed at the reseller rewards like the 100 pebble watches for $10k.  Not so clear how it affects the 3 pack of digisparks i ordered.

[Paelos]

So they can't give away more than 1 product at each tier?

[ghost]

That seems pretty lame if it will prevent retailers from pre-ordering multiple copies of something to sell. 

[Viin]

I think that is the point of the "kickstarter is not a store" thing. Kickstarter is there to get investment to get a product created, not to be a sales channel. Once the product is created (or under development) they can solicit retailers to buy in bulk - but not through kickstarter.

[ghost]

Yes, but sizable investments by stores leads to much better overall intake on the Kickstarter, better rewards levels and a better overall product. 

[caladein]

I just don't see how it's a good idea to move this off the site, especially since it involves KS not getting a take.

One way it makes sense is if KS wants to avoid some form of liability with doubling down on "not a store" but that's a total shot in the dark.

[Merusk]

Before we get too up in arms about things, let's remember there's rules around retailers and as of 2 months ago there's rules about micro-financing.  This may be a reaction to one or both of those.

 

[ghost]

Before we get too up in arms about things, let's remember there's rules around retailers and as of 2 months ago there's rules about micro-financing.  This may be a reaction to one or both of those.

 

 

[Quinton]

Kickstarter Is Not a Store

New rules for project submissions. Creators will now need to fill out a "Risks and Challenges" section and Hardware and Product Design projects can not show simulations or renderings -- they must show an actual prototype. Offering multiple quantities of a product is also prohibited (e.g. no more "store display pack" reward levels), with some exceptions.

I think they're going a bit overboard here -- I think a requirement that simulations or renderings (both of which can be useful to at least understand the goal of the creators) be clearly indicated as such would be sufficient, alongside a requirement to clearly show the state of the project as it exists today.  I appreciate the spirit of the changes, though.

[Stormwaltz]

The new guideline prohibiting renderings applies only to projects categorized as Product Design or Hardware. Other categories, including Games, are not affected.

EDIT: Derp, I should explain. The question was about whether games - specifically in this case a board game - would be allowed to post mock-up box art, or if they'd need to produce an actual box.

[Amaron]

John Romero wants to make you his bitch again.   

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lootdrop/an-old-school-rpg-by-brenda-brathwaite-and-tom-hal

Kind of hilarious that they keep his name out of it until the end.

[schild]

Haha no.

[Sky]

Tom Hall's visionary design on Commander Keen™, Anachronox™ and DOOM™ set the standard for character development, world design and over-the-top immersion.

Really?

[UnSub]

Tom Hall's visionary design on Commander Keen™, Anachronox™ and DOOM™ set the standard for character development, world design and over-the-top immersion.

Really?

Why would they lie?

[Chimpy]

Daikatana 2: Electric Boogaloo?

[Xanthippe]

Cross between DAoC and CoD?

Hailan Rising is being produced by Adam Smith, former Producer of Knight Online, and Jess Mulligan, formerly Executive Producer of Asheron's Call and Executive Director of Ultima Online as well as dozens of other games.

Random picks off the Kickstarter page:

Target: create the most intense PvP-focused MMO possible, with free-form character builds, territory control and random loot, while letting you jump into the fun right away!

**No more levels, no more grind.

**Think of this as a "Class-less" and “Character-level-less” game.

**Free form builds

**Strategic territory control

**Random loot


I did not see a pony in there anywhere.

[UnSub]

John Romero wants to make you his bitch again.   

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lootdrop/an-old-school-rpg-by-brenda-brathwaite-and-tom-hal

Kind of hilarious that they keep his name out of it until the end.

They pulled this early when it looked pretty clear they weren't going to hit their target.

[Tale]

Folks including Mark Pesce (1990s virtual reality pioneer) have invented a lamp with LAMP and taken it to Kickstarter.

He's a friend of a friend. I'm not sure I get this, but it has the local geeks talking.

Beneath its stylish exterior beats a smart heart - an embedded Linux computer. Light by Moore’sCloud is more than just a lamp - it’s a lamp with a LAMP stack! With the full Internet connectivity and power of Linux behind it, all sorts of amazing applications become possible.

http://moorescloud.com/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudlight/light-1

[Lantyssa]

Why in the world would I want a web server on a light fixture?

[Merusk]

The same reason you want Twitter on your refrigerator, of course.

[Sky]

The same reason you want Twitter on your refrigerator, of course.

Pun fail. Try again.

The same reason you want a Java-based coffee maker.

[Tale]

I'm struggling to see why too. I can see it's a platform for applications, it's on wifi and it can do two million colours. For example, you wake up and your lamp is glowing blue to indicate that the weather forecast is rain, or yellow for a sunny forecast. Or it knows when you pick up your ebook at night and switches itself on. Annoying shit like that :) No doubt someone will invent something for it to do that calms rage in mental patients or makes bees produce better tasting honey and it will become indispensible. 

[schild]

The same reason you want Twitter on your refrigerator, of course.

Pun fail. Try again.

The same reason you want a Java-based coffee maker.

To be fair, his joke is an actual thing: http://mashable.com/2011/01/09/samsung-tweeting-refrigerator/

[Paelos]

I think it would be funny to tweet from your fridge during a party, "Who the fuck took the last beer?"

[Trippy]

Elite: Dangerous

Yes, this is what it sounds like, a new Elite game by one of the original developers.

Edit: game discussion here:

http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=22736.0

[schild]

Dangerous is an apt description of putting money into that.

[Nightblade]

From the same circle of friends from "Americana Dawn"

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/967946252/rainfall-the-sojourn

[Fabricated]

From the same circle of friends from "Americana Dawn"

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/967946252/rainfall-the-sojourn

Did their first thing ever even get finished? Was it any good?

[Nightblade]

From the same circle of friends from "Americana Dawn"

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/967946252/rainfall-the-sojourn

Did their first thing ever even get finished? Was it any good?

Different developer, the other game is still being worked on. 

[Thrawn]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/boss-monster-the-dungeon-building-card-game

I want to like this, I think the style of the game is great, the idea is great and as a whole it looks very interesting. But I just can't get myself to pledge because I don't see any replay value. You are mostly just having 2-4 people playing games of solitare and the person with the best draws wins. Once you have seen most of the cards the game will have no variation and get boring quickly I would think.

[Krakrok]

Pretty rad looking art book from Larry Elmore.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1488741362/larry-elmore-art-the-complete-elmore-artbook

[schild]

I will only give money to Elmore if it hits $100k because I want the Dragonlance prints because that's basically 1 year of my childhood.

[Sky]

He should hit 100k easily, for the reason you listed. I'd be surprised if he doesn't outpace Brom rather handily, being much more mainstream and how nuts kids went for dragonlance.

I already have an older book with a lot of Elmore in it. He's got some decent stuff but it doesn't do much for me. Brom, now that dude can paint. Wish I had been able to afford the special binding edition of his.

[Vaiti]

So I have a Kickstarter problem.

The latest fruit of that came in the mail yesterday.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/123227834/1q-natural-sound-for-your-mobile-life

All I can say, this is the fastest anyone has delivered after funding. This guy was constantly keeping us up to date and got this from funded to delivered in 3 months.
Works wonderfully, pumped out tunes for 6ish hour last night with no issues with maybe an hours charging out of the box. Sounds great too.

Should be nice this summer when the bag beer park parties startup.

edit: Oh, and Elmore broke 100k

[Viin]

The latest fruit of that came in the mail yesterday.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/123227834/1q-natural-sound-for-your-mobile-life

Those look sweet, I'm bummed I missed the kickstarter but retail price isn't much more.