Countdown to a Happy Dance
Howdy gang!
Impressive push! Go, go, go!
There's some cool tweeting going on out there! Wil Wheaton gave us a shout out and we see folks tweeting Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion and Ice-T too.
Anyone contacted Jimmy Fallon yet? Jordan should do a happy dance on his show. (Jordan is at the park with his dogs and doesn't know we're posting this, BTW. He also can't dance.)
With just 12 hours left to go, we thought you'd want to know two important pieces of information:
1. Our PayPal Backers total is at $52,969 as of this Update
2. We're going to post our final Kickstarter update video at12:30am PST
We hope you stop by to countdown until midnight, hang out, and watch together!
Until then, please continue being awesome.
HBS
36,276
Backers
$1,836,447
pledged of $400,000 goal
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Funding period
Apr 4, 2012 -
Apr 29, 2012
- First created · 16 backed
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- Website: harebrained-schemes.com
Pledge $15 or more
15502 backers
A Digital Downloadable copy of the game, DRM free on PC, Mac, or Linux + one totally sweet, exclusive desktop WALLPAPER for your PC, Mac, or mobile tablet.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $30 or more
8478 backers
Previous reward + your character will start the game with a SPECIAL ABILITY only available to backers + a PDF version of the Shadowrun Returns Anthology, an ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF SHORT STORIES written for the game and edited by Jordan Weisman, the creator of Shadowrun. + NEW You will also get the IN-GAME DocWagon benefit of a fully-armed emergency ambulance or chopper to save your team of runners when the drek hits the fan.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $50 or more
1397 backers
THE ALL-DIGITAL REWARD BUNDLE This reward bundle is completely independent of all other reward levels, does not include any previous rewards, and is not added to reward levels above. A Digital Downloadable COPY OF THE GAME, DRM free on PC, Mac, or Linux + one totally sweet, exclusive desktop WALLPAPER for your PC, Mac, or mobile tablet + your character will start the game with a SPECIAL ABILITY only available to backers + a PDF version of the Shadowrun Returns Anthology, an ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF SHORT STORIES written for the game and edited by Jordan Weisman, the creator of Shadowrun + you will also get the IN-GAME DocWagon benefit of a fully-armed emergency ambulance or chopper to save your team of runners when the drek hits the fan + a DRM-free digital version of the GAME SOUNDTRACK. This bundle includes no physical goods and helps with VAT, duty and shipping costs for our international backers.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $60 or more
4378 backers
Previous rewards + a DRM-free digital version of the GAME SOUNDTRACK + a Shadowrun Returns "BACKER" T-SHIRT + a PERSONALIZED DOC WAGON CARD will be sent to your home + you will also get the IN-GAME DocWagon benefit of a fully-armed emergency ambulance or chopper to save your team of runners when the drek hits the fan. Note: This is an in-game service only. No armed medical extraction team will actually arrive at your home. More details in the FAQ. (Please add $5 for international shipping) Note: This is an in-game service only. No armed medical extraction team will actually arrive at your home. More details in the FAQ. (Please add $5 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $100 or more
1128 backers
Previous rewards + A HARDCOVER EDITION of the Shadowrun Returns Anthology + your NAME IN THE CREDITS of the game AND the anthology book + a GOLD Doc Wagon card sent to your home. (Please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $125 or more
4247 backers
Previous rewards + a DELUXE BOX EDITION including the game disc, soundtrack disc, a mini-poster, and—check this—a Shadowrun Returns USB Dog Tag set, containing DRM-free versions of the game (PC/Mac/Linux) and soundtrack (and maybe one or two other surprises, too). (Please add $15.00 for international shipping.)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $175 or more
379 backers
Previous rewards (excluding the All-Digital Bundle) + ALL 3 Shadowrun Returns "BACKER" T-SHIRTS. These 3 shirts are NOT in addition to the shirt you get at the $60 level. At this level you get 3 shirts total. (Please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $250 or more
417 backers Limited (583 of 1000 left)
Previous rewards + A SPECIAL EDITION, SIGNED & NUMBERED HARDCOVER of the Shadowrun Returns Anthology (this replaces the edition you get at $100) + EARLY ACCESS to the LEVEL EDITOR so that your shadowruns can be the first into the game (date for editor TBD). (Please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $500 or more
100 backers All gone!
Previous rewards + the shadowruns you design will be MARKED with a special GLYPH so they'll be highlighted and easy to identify + a PLATINUM Doc Wagon card sent to your home. (Please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $1,000 or more
41 backers Limited (9 of 50 left)
Previous rewards + we'll use YOUR IMAGE to CREATE AN NPC CHARACTER for the game. It's our choice what NPC you'll be but if you have a suggestion, we'll listen.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $2,500 or more
12 backers Limited (8 of 20 left)
Previous rewards + we'll create the art for one EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM PLAYER CHARACTER based upon your description and/or sketches. When your friends hire your character, they'll get to see it too! (Limit 2 revisions.)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
Previous rewards + 1 Large or 2 Small custom art assets created for you to be used EXCLUSIVELY in your missions (Limit 2 revisions) + a CONSULTATION with our Art director and Level Designer to help tune one of your shadowruns.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $7,500 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
Previous rewards + spend the AFTERNOON AND EVENING at Harebrained Schemes World Headquarters. You’ll have LUNCH WITH JORDAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM and then PLAY SHADOWRUN WITH JORDAN. Your Game Master will be Mike Mulvihill, who led Shadowrun game development at FASA Corp. (You must be able to travel to Redmond, WA).
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $10,000 or more
3 backers All gone!
Previous rewards + Mike Mulvihill, who led Shadowrun game development at FASA Corp., will COME TO YOUR TOWN TO RUN A TABLETOP GAME OF SHADOWRUN FOR YOU AND FIVE OF YOUR FRIENDS. (He'll even buy some snacks.)
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013
Comments
Creator RC on May 1, 2012
Hoi chummers! For those just catching up to us now, join the rest of the community in the Shadowrun Universe @ http://www.shadowrun.com Where the Shadowrun Returns forums are! Also, the guys at Cliffhanger Productions that are building Shadowrun Online, and everyones best buds at Catalyst Game Labs who bring us all our printed PnP game books and Novels, have joined Jordan Weisman (original creator of Shadowrun!) and his company HareBrained Schemes, in creating the new Shadowrun Universe - where 'runners go to dig up paydata 'n split hares (Hah HAHA HAHAHAHA...ha...ha....ahahahaha...)
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And if you still want to get in on funding Shadowrun Returns with pledge rewards via PayPal, http://harebrained-schemes.com/shadowrun/paypal/ is still up and running at this time. So go Go GO!!! Because Shadowrun Returns is going to be AWESOME! ^_^
Creator Cynical Felidae on April 29, 2012
Way to preach it, REk.
Chumm number one.
Creator Jesse Sanford on April 29, 2012
i've been a true believer in Shadowrun since 1st edition was released. it is by far the most creative, interesting, and imaginative world i've ever seen created. i am proud to be a backer of this project, and only wish i had more money i could throw at you guys to help realize a product i've been wishing existed since i was 15 years old. congratulations a million times over and i'm so very grateful that you're out there, still giving us the incredible gift of your vision and talent. thank you!
Creator REkz kaRZ on April 29, 2012
Closed -- done. CONGRATS Chummers, for fraggin' crowdsource guru-ing your biz like a chiphead boostergang, then dumping the core back to your own mainframe with this Primerunner app, like BTL paydata on a chromed chipjack (or DNI deck) with more yank than a Ork dripping 'Dorph -- and then you stack a doubletap counterpunch of Phys Ads as an addon -- oh that was edgerunning with monowire slickness!
Top that with your 'Yak Attack' corp countermaneuver fixing our credsticks at the nanosec of midnight and letting hitcherdeckers juve-newbs join this next 'Run by falsefronting Kickstarter as your new corp Mr Johnson to smoke Lone Star enforcement with false sidejobs like Pebble (a bluetooth watch is edge? Ha! A street slitch has more tech in her anti-preg dermpacks! Did you get a corpdecker to fakedata that sheet?) with a 6.9mil Nuyen funded at 1k% with that op backdoor'ed to this account, ramjamming those creds like a sam's rippers thru the firewall and into the Shadows? Slot and run!
It's beyond nul sweat, it's a perfect crowdsource wetwork op.
We're just SINless meat to you, hey?
rekzkarz
Creator Ryan Freseman on April 29, 2012
I'm not going to be comfortable till it comes out of my account.
Creator Steven Amabili on April 29, 2012
Great job gang! Can't wait to play. Game on!
Creator Logan on April 29, 2012
Waiting to post an update on my site too. Epic run you guys had! Can't wait for the game!
Creator Noe Ridgway on April 29, 2012
Actually, closer to 1.9 M. You forgot to include the Paypal backers.
Creator Eli Juicy Jones on April 29, 2012
Great news! I'm excited to see this happen, congratulations.
Creator Rob Anderson on April 29, 2012
Plenty close enough. Asked $400k. Community responded with $1.8M. Kick ass.
Creator Ryan Freseman on April 29, 2012
I wonder when it gets taken out. The suspense is killing me.
Creator Martin Tan on April 29, 2012
Well...it didn't reach 2 mil but close enough
Creator gerafin on April 29, 2012
8 minutes, guys. I can't believe this thing is going to happen. And I would just like to say that by posting this project several times on my facebook, many people asked me "so what IS Shadowrun?" and my response interested enough people that I've managed to rustle up a good-sized team of runners for a campaign over the summer, after I had given up hope of such a thing happening several years ago. Thanks for bringing Shadowrun back, both in this form, and in the form of my new rookie team of runners!
Creator Brantley Love on April 29, 2012
That, unknown, special ability is taunting me!
Creator Scott Hebert on April 29, 2012
Decided that I would donate my weekend's wages from my improv comedy gig... $125 is yours.
Thank you for the hours and hours I spent playing Shadowrun on the SNES.
Creator REkz kaRZ on April 29, 2012
Since you're getting stars involved -- laterally -- please please *PLEASE* just ask or tweet or email (whatever works) a few famous musicians to make songs for this game. I have no beef with the original composers, but I think you'll be surprised if you ask a few BIG musicians for contributions.
I mean forward-thinking cutting edge bands like Trent Reznor, Crystal Method, Prodigy, various SMART rappers (incl MIA & OG's like Ice T & Ice Cube), Ministry, FatBoySlim, Moby, DEVO, Pixies/FrankBlack/Breeders/KimDeal, Neon Trees, etc ...
I know this sounds farfetched -- but maybe one or more of them knows of this world & they love it???
Second point -- one of my fav CD's is the soundtrack to Strange Days, which is basically a ShadowRun movie without the fantasy aspects. So some edgy songs like that could go far.
Strange Fruit - No White Clouds -- wow.
Skunk Anansie -Selling Jesus -- wow.
You guys get the idea, right?
If you ask, you just might get it. And how cool would that be? - rekzkarz
Creator Jacob Pomerleau on April 29, 2012
Kick ass!
Creator Young_Gangrel on April 29, 2012
I think a nice thing would be to show the western world that japanese only Shadowrun game. Something I didnt even know existed until today.
Creator Yamir Ortiz-Morales on April 29, 2012
Wow Adam! That's a nice idea. Send Joss Whedon an email! :D
Creator meowgod on April 29, 2012
can someone somehow include a platypus into the game? :D
Creator Adam Loyd on April 28, 2012
Shall I make a Firefly quote and let the world know that we are, indeed, mighty? Look at we did! Almost raised, what, 2mil? For a series that has only had two decent video games in 20 years (three if you count the Japan-only Sega CD game)? There's the PnP (which is why I'm here, of course), but not everyone's ever played that. Gamers are actually kinda a minotrity. So we are mighty, indeed!
Creator Vítor Hugo Piana Serpa on April 28, 2012
Man, I can't wait to play this game...
Creator MWhiz on April 28, 2012
This game is going to be about 20% cooler than the SNES Shadowrun! So Sayeth we all.
Creator MWhiz on April 28, 2012
@Michael Miguel-Sanchez I hope so, cause I want to update mine to a higher one cause of how awesome it is.
Creator Patricia - Knightmare of ObsidianOrder on April 28, 2012
@Terris Harned: Totally agree with everything you said! (except maybe that dead part :P )
@HBS: Thanks for the awesome ride! Here with you all till the final countdown :D
Creator Aaron Johnson on April 28, 2012
I loved Shadowrun and XCOM. The idea of them coming together so to speak is definitely what made me sign onto this endeavor!
Creator Michael Miguel-Sanchez on April 28, 2012
Can we use the "Upgrade from a Previous Tier" option with PayPal to upgrade after the Kickstarter 'drive' finishes, even if our main pledge is via Kickstarter?
Creator Seth Brown on April 28, 2012
<3
Creator Terris Harned on April 28, 2012
I'm really happy to be a part of this project, even if it's just from a contribution stance. Shadowrun has been a favorite for ages. I'm looking forward to tons of intrigue, mystery, action, and maybe even a little down and dirty romance (The kind where she's already dead ;) )
Creator Travis Lee Cheng on April 28, 2012
LET GET THAT NEW CHARACTER :D
Creator Daniello - Dream Traveller $6.13 on April 28, 2012
I think I'll up my pledge too. I have high hopes for this game!
Creator Cutter on April 28, 2012
I like pie!
Creator Jeff on April 28, 2012
Argh! Pledge upped :-)
Caught up in the moment :-D
Creator Martin Baier on April 28, 2012
Also any idea for a stretch goal should this hit the 2 million?
Creator Rodrigo Thauby on April 28, 2012
Are you guys doing a stream of the countdown or something??
Creator Brian Brenner on April 28, 2012
I really wish I could up my pledge. but on a fixed income i can only do what I did, I am just so Happy this game is coming.
Creator Stavros Tsiakalos on April 28, 2012
If Jordan wants, I just gave some friends dance lessons, I can do one for him as well... though he'd have to meet up with me in either Italy or Cyprus ;)
Creator Noe Ridgway on April 28, 2012
Woot! Adepts for the win! What's the next goal? Unfortunately, I've already maxed out what I can give, but I still have some friends I haven't mugged yet...
Creator OldPerior on April 28, 2012
I'm so exited about this you can literely se the amount of money growing by the minute
Creator Will Oprisko on April 28, 2012
ADEPTS!
Creator Ross Levine on April 28, 2012
Wow....you guys made it to 1.75! What were you going to add for that again?
Creator PaulEMoz on April 28, 2012
Ah right, I thought the time on my Kickstarter page was local. Still... 8am on a Sunday? ;-)
Creator Alexander Moeller on April 28, 2012
I raised at last my pledge to push it up to 1.75.
All $15 follow me!
Alex
Creator Steve Randerson on April 28, 2012
@PaulEMoz they posted that there were 12 hours to go at 8pm UK time, so surely that means it'll finish at 8 am UK time tomorrow?
Creator Randy on April 28, 2012
Actually it finishes at 3am EST. Over there in the uk it should be at around 8am shouldn't it? That being said HBS should do a live video of you all goofing off at the office and generally being excited for the last hour or so! that would be cool!
Creator Henning Kristjansson Nilsen on April 28, 2012
Update spam D:
Creator PaulEMoz on April 28, 2012
Finishes at 3am. Damn keyboard. Damn lack of an edit button!
Creator PaulEMoz on April 28, 2012
Ahh, it finished at 3am here in the UK. I'll not be up then. I might double my pledge to the $60 level instead...
Creator Marc Scattergood on April 28, 2012
Know you guys will do this project proud. And always glad to see more self funded guys getting going in Seattle!
Creator Orakio Rob on April 28, 2012
> We hope you stop by to countdown until midnight, hang out, and watch together!
Oh, God, that's about 4:30 AM here in Brazil :( First you make me spend an amount of money that I couldn't spend, now you'll make me stay awake the whole night... please, stop it! ^_^