Moving forward with Telepath Tactics
All right, guys! First thing's first: we didn't make our goal. That's unfortunate, but it's not nearly as bad as some folks think. You see, despite the fact that this campaign didn't "succeed," it was actually quite successful at spreading the word about the game. (How many of you knew about Telepath Tactics before this campaign started? Exactly.)
This campaign has also been extraordinarily successful for me, personally. I've gotten invaluable feedback about the sort of things you all care about in Telepath Tactics, and I've learned a whole heck of a lot about how to run a crowdfunding campaign. The next time I try this, we will make the goal! (Speaking of which: mark your calendars for March, folks!)
In the meantime, I'm going to keep on developing the game. To stay up-to-date on the development of Telepath Tactics (and snag any future demo updates):
- Follow me on Twitter.
- Like Sinister Design on Facebook.
- Join the Sinister Design forums. (This is the primary place where I collect bug reports and take suggestions on features folks want to see.)
- Subscribe to Sinister Design on Youtube. (This will make it so you're automatically notified whenever I upload a new gameplay video. )
- Vote on Steam Greenlight. (Just 'cuz.)
Also, don't forget to keep telling your friends about Telepath Tactics: the more people there are who know about the game, the easier it'll be to make our goal when we make a second go of Kickstarting this sucker.
Thanks again for your support; see you in the Spring!
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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on December 29.
Funding period
Nov 28, 2012 -
Dec 29, 2012
(31 days)
- 2 created · 18 backed
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- Website: sinisterdesign.net
Pledge $1 or more
15 backers
GRATITUDE. You have our sincere gratitude. Thank you for contributing!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $10 or more
542 backers
THE GAME. You are guaranteed a free, complete copy of Telepath Tactics upon its release. (Windows, Mac or Linux.)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $20 or more
19 backers
DIGITAL ART. Get the game upon release, plus get an awesome high-resolution digital poster designed by artist Benn Marion!
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $25 or more
122 backers
EARLY ACCESS. Everything above, plus get the game early, with full access to alpha and beta builds as it's being developed!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $30 or more
3 backers
POSTCARD. Everything above, plus get a postcard with Telepath Tactics art mailed to you!
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $30 or more
36 backers
SOUNDTRACK. Get the game, early access, digital art, AND the game's soundtrack in digital form when it's released!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $40 or more
29 backers
CREDITS. Everything above, plus you'll appear in the Telepath Tactics end game credits with a special thanks for your generosity!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $50 or more
20 backers
MAP EDITOR. Everything above, plus get early access to the game's map editor so you can get a head start making your own battles and campaigns!
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $60 or more
24 backers
DIGITAL ALL-IN. Get the game, get the digital art, get early access, get the map editor, get the game's soundtrack, get a second copy of the game to give to a friend, AND get the awesome 30-track soundtrack to Telepath RPG: Servants of God on top of all that!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $75 or more
4 backers
POSTER. Everything above, plus get a full-sized physical copy of the Telepath Tactics poster mailed to you!
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Add $15 to ship outside the USPledge $100 or more
16 backers Limited (84 of 100 left)
NAME A CHARACTER. All of the $75-and-below rewards, plus name a character in multiplayer! (Submit any character name of your choice, within reason, to be included within the game's random name generator.)
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $125 or more
0 backers Limited (200 of 200 left)
SIGNED POSTER. All of the $75 rewards, plus developer Craig Stern will personally sign your Telepath Tactics poster!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $15 to ship outside the USPledge $150 or more
2 backers
PRODUCER. All of the $100-and-below rewards, plus get listed as a Producer in the game's credits!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $200 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
DEVELOPER CHAT. All of the $100-tier rewards, plus chat with Telepath Tactics developer Craig Stern on Skype! Want feedback on a project idea? Want to ask him deeply uncomfortable personal questions? He's all yours for 1 hour!
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $300 or more
1 backer Limited (19 of 20 left)
BE AN NPC. All of the $75-and-below rewards, plus appear in the official single player campaign as an NPC!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $350 or more
4 backers Limited (6 of 10 left)
BE AN NPC+. The $300-tier reward, plus your NPC will have a dramatic scene! (We'll work with you to decide the circumstances: death, romance, a narrow escape, etc.)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (19 of 20 left)
NAME AN ISLAND. All of the "BE AN NPC+" rewards, plus you also get to name one of the islands in the Dundar Archipelago (within reason). This will become part of the lore of the Telepath series, and will remain the island's name in all games going forward!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $1,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
BE A VILLAIN. All of the $75-tier rewards, plus appear in the official single player campaign as a villain!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $2,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
BE A PLAYABLE CHARACTER. All of the $75-tier rewards, plus appear in the single player campaign as a unique, recruitable character in the player's army! (We'll work with you to decide your personality, strengths, weaknesses, and back story.)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
GAME DESIGNER (SINGLE PLAYER). All of the $75-tier rewards, plus help design a mission in the official single player campaign! Come up with an idea, then work directly with Craig Stern to develop the location, the design and character dialog; you'll be listed as an Assistant Designer in the game's credits.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
GAME DESIGNER (MULTIPLAYER). All of the $75-tier rewards, plus help design a new multiplayer game mode! Come up with an idea, then work directly with Craig Stern to develop the mechanics, and get listed as an Assistant Designer in the game's credits.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $10,000 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
THE GRAND TOUR. All rewards from any reward tier of your choice, plus Craig Stern will personally fly you out to Chicago and take you out for an evening of food and drinks at all of his favorite spots around town. (For contributors outside of the U.S., please add $3,000 for the cost of international flights.)
Estimated delivery: Jul 2013
Comments
Creator Jelly Paladin on December 29
This is the third RPG I've backed this year that's resolved to come back and try again, but like I told the other two (Deozoa and Dies Irae), I have every confidence that you'll be swinging stronger during round two. If absolutely nothing else, you'll be able to come out of the gate with enormous momentum from returning backers, which is as crucial a factor as anything in being taken seriously. Really looking forward to it.
Creator Sarah Coolidge on December 29
You have a great game and a great attitude! I know you'll make it next time, and I'll gladly support you again. Good luck!
Creator Recknar on December 29
I thought this kickstarter would make its goal no problem, sure its no Wasteland or Shadowrun. But come on, by a dev that's already got his name out on the net quite a bit, shown he's committed to making great turn based tactics games and cited Disgaea and Fire Emblem as heavy influences. Where on earth are all the fans of those series at the very least? Dissapointing, well what's done is done. My money, it still wants to be taken!
Creator Sean B. Brown on December 29
Craig, perhaps you could make an IndieGoGo campaign now instead? That way, no matter how much people pledge, you'd still get the money. There's clearly plenty of us who want to back this. I wish I could've afforded to back more myself. Backing something during the Christmas season when you've got presents to buy, during a recession, might have been a bit of a hard sell to some people. Just saying.
Creator Ian Wolfe on December 29
I'll be waiting for a reboot kickstarter. Good luck working on the game.
Creator Dale Rogers on December 29
:-)
Creator deepkind on December 29
Good to see you haven't given up Craig.
If you launch the second kickstarter I'll be waiting again with my 100 bucks!
Creator Simon Eckert on December 29
YAY! Go for It. Ill be with you!
Creator Maxim Bardin on December 29
Sometimes when you make your goal lower and the project is funded within 1/2 of the deadline time, you can get 200%-300% of your starting goal.
So sometimes when you set your goal lower, you get more money - people like to pledge to funded projects much more.
Creator Justin Prazak on December 29
Definitely next time. Congrats on the exposure.
Creator James Jones on December 29
Don't forget to post an update here when you start the new campaign and I'll be happy to back again.
Creator Blackstaff The Unknown Obsidian Order on December 29
Nice news and great way to take this.
Another try will definitely succeed :)
Creator James Yee on December 29
Well those of us at Kickstarter Conversations hope to talk to you again in March then!