Kickstarter

I've been trying to figure out what to say for quite a long time. I guess today I've realized I probably will never come up with the perfect thing to say.

The t-shirt situation was a nightmare that I'm still dealing with to try and get a refund for. I've been working on getting new shirts printed and expect to have them soon. I have delayed posting anything because I have had no good news and I hate making excuses.

The game has been on hold for a while now because I started running into all sorts of issues with the engine and browser compatibility. I ran out of funding rather more quickly than I had anticipated, and now intend to fund the game with my own money.

I'm in a pretty decent place now, where I am making enough money to hire the help that I need to tackle this project, and expect to resume development immediately in February.

I realize all of my mistakes in not being more forthcoming, or offering full disclosure. While I proceed with development, I will open up with a project schedule on the main site, http://ronpaulroadtorevolution.com , to keep everyone in the loop.

I welcome any offers of help with development. I have had a very difficult time finding coders to assist me. 

If any of you would rather receive a refund than your backer rewards, please contact me: daniel@ronpaulswag.com , and I will take care of it. This whole situation was definitely not how I intended it to be.

I've just launched the playable demo with 3 playable levels at http://ronpaulroadtorevolution.com

I realize i'm a month late getting a playable demo online. I apologize for that, and the only thing I can say to that is that this project is by far the most ambitious project I've ever done. Things have taken a lot more than I expected to get off the ground.

That being said, I'll be releasing a few new levels each week until all 50 are live, along with the Federal Reserve boss fight levels.

I've put a comment form on the site, so please feel free to get in touch and let me know what you think while you're checking out the game.

Many of you probably notice that the T-shirts are late. There was a pretty embarrassing mess up on the part of the screenprinter that I used. The screen was messed up and Ron's face came out looking pretty bad in all of the shirts I ordered. I refused the order and got another screenprinter working on them. I am hoping to mail out all of the pledge rewards asap, it's my top priority now that something playable is online.

As always, thanks again to all of you for helping me get this project going. Stay tuned for updates.

Hey guys,

I've just sent out surveys to collect shipping information and T-shirt sizes for all of the pledge rewards. I'll be placing the first order for T-shirts, posters, and prints on June 30th, so please try and have your survey returned to me by then. I figure that gives everyone enough time to get the info to me.

If you miss the survey, don't worry, I'll print more - it just may take a few more weeks to get your shirt.

Beta:

It's been recently decided that I'll be going to Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, NV from July 10th to the 17th. Because of this, I've decided that rather than release a closed beta now, I'm going to put my efforts into getting the game launched for everybody in a reduced capacity by July 10th. My goal is to release the game with many playable levels and bosses, and then stagger the release of new content through August. That way we can get the game out well before the election. 

Events:

As mentioned, I'll be at Freedom Fest with Ron Paul Swag. If any of you guys make it out, feel free to stop by and say what's up.

I'll also be at Paul Festival in Tampa, Florida August 24 - 26. Definitely say hi if any of you make it out there. I'm not 100% sure if we'll be there as Ron Paul Swag or as the official Paul Festival store. We'll let everyone know on our RPS facebook page when we figure it out. More info about Paul Festival 2012 at http://paulfestival.org

As always, huge thanks to everybody for your help with my project

Daniel

I've been trying to think all day about what I could say for a closing statement to this kickstarter campaign, and so far nothing seems appreciative enough.

I'm just gonna start with a tremendous thanks to everybody who's been involved in helping me to spread the word and gather funds for this project. 

I doubled my goal. What does that mean for the game? To put it simply, it means *more* game. I'm able to hire some artists to help me, which will take a lot of the pressure off, allowing me to spend more time programming fun stuff into the game. The extra time I have to code will allow for more platformer-esque things like a bike race in Austin, more exciting boss fights, and perhaps piloting a blimp..?

I'll be releasing new game play videos and screen shots over the next few weeks as progress is made. I'll update the kickstarter project here, but you can also keep in touch on the facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/theroadtorevolution

A very sincere and humble thanks,
Daniel

The artist who designed the T-Shirt has provided me with an updated version designed for print. The new $25 backer reward will include an 11" x 14" print of the design seen below. All backers who have pledged at least $25 will have the opportunity to receive this reward as well!