$100,000! Video Update and New Digital Tiers!
Hi everyone!
The last couple days have been incredible. We had our 2nd best day ever in backers yesterday, and thanks to a $10,000 backer (we get to make the arcade cabinet!) it was our best day of progress yet. Thanks to all the new backers for joining on and supporting our team and thanks to everyone who've been helping us to get more visible on Reddit, 4chan, forums, and social media everywhere.
We've also recognized that a good number of you bumped up your pledges recently which we greatly appreciate, it helps all of us get that much closer to our goal and dreams. Since it's coming down to the wire here on Kickstarter we decided to do a video update this time to better explain what we've been up to and what's to come over the next few days. It brings a bit of the cheese but it should be fun to watch so please enjoy!
New digital-only tiers!
Many of you have requested that we add proper digital only tiers so we're happy to say that we listened and we just put them up! There is now a $55 tier for the single alpha access where you'll get everything at the $35 tier plus the alpha. There is also now a $75 tier for the double alpha access where you'll get everything at the $50 plus 2 copies of the alpha! If you've already pledged for something below those tiers remember that you can easily bump up your pledge by clicking the blue "Manage Your Pledge" button on Distance's Kickstarter page.
Clarifications
We just wanted to clarify the physical box tiers at the $150 and $250 levels. In both tiers you'll be getting everything in the $85 tier which includes two digital copies of the game (at alpha and beyond) plus you'll get another final release copy of the game on the actual physical DVD. We had a few questions about how that would work so hopefully this clears that up.
Happy Birthday to Nitronic Rush!
Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary since we released Nitronic Rush, which many of you were there for and may remember the madness of that night. It's been quite the year for us since then, and it should be interesting to see what we'll be able to do with Distance over the next year!
Press round up
We were able to get on a few sites since the last update:
- Joystiq: http://aol.it/TrL4WS
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun: http://bit.ly/TVcoPu
- DSOGaming: http://bit.ly/UjY1Af
- Eurogamer.it: http://bit.ly/SfVpmW
- VG247: http://bit.ly/Tvd6AP
- Stranger Dimensions: http://bit.ly/ZvWZGp
- JeuxVideo.fr: http://bit.ly/TERba6
Reaching out
While we've had some good luck with press so far (better than many Kickstarters), getting some more press for all of the new content we've released would be incredibly helpful before the end. With that said, we want to encourage you to share every single thing we've released (music, videos, screenshots, etc.) and reach out to your favorite gaming news sites. Be respectful and say whatever you'd like to say about the project. Why are you excited about it? Why did you personally back it? What's the most interesting part?
We also want to continue to encourage you to share it with everyone you can on forums, blogs, YouTube, and social media sites. Here are some links to help you with that:
- Share kit for avatars/cover images: http://survivethedistance.com/share
- Distance Kickstarter: http://kck.st/PzXxKA
- Refract Facebook: http://facebook.com/refractstudios
- Refract Twitter: http://twitter.com/refractstudios
- Press kit (info, media, etc.): http://refractstudios.com/press/sheet.php?p=distance
We also wanted to take a moment to say happy Veterans Day and thanks to all the men and women who have served our country. It's because of you that we can enjoy our freedoms today and live the way we want to live. Thank you so much and God bless.
Let's keep pushing it to the end!
- Kyle, Jordan, and Jason
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Oct 16, 2012 -
Nov 16, 2012
- First created · 4 backed
- Has not connected Facebook
- Website: survivethedistance.com
Pledge $15 or more
2070 backers
Get access to the early BETA, the RELEASED GAME on PC or Mac, access to the private discussion community, and get your name in the credits level.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $25 or more
582 backers
SOUNDTRACK EDITION: Get a digital download of the SOUNDTRACK, a digital ART BOOK including concept art and production art, as well as everything from the $15 tier: the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, access to the private discussion community, and your name in the credits level.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $30 or more
145 backers
MULTIPLAYER MADNESS: Get 2 COPIES of everything from the $15 tier: the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, access to the private discussion community, and get 2 names in the credits level.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $35 or more
660 backers
SINGLE BACKER VEHICLE: Get everything from the $25 tier plus access to the special BACKER-ONLY VEHICLE: the digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, access to the private discussion community, and your name in the credits level.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $50 or more
230 backers
BACKER VEHICLE: Get 2 COPIES of everything from the $25 tier plus both of you get access to the special BACKER-ONLY VEHICLE: the digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, access to the private discussion community, and get 2 names in the credits level.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $55 or more
135 backers
SINGLE ALL DIGITAL: Access to the even earlier ALPHA, plus everything from the $35 tier: the digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, the beta, the released game on Windows, Mac, or Linux, access to the private discussion community, your name in the credits level, plus access to the special backer-only vehicle.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $70 or more
16 backers
THE POSTER: A limited edition POSTER for Distance, only available via Kickstarter (see below for the preview)! Includes everything from the $25 tier: the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, the digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, access to the private discussion community, your name in the credits level, plus access to the special backer-only vehicle.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add $15 to ship outside the USPledge $75 or more
35 backers
DOUBLE ALL DIGITAL: Both copies get access to the even earlier ALPHA, plus everything from the $50 tier: the digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, the beta, the released game on Windows, Mac, or Linux, access to the private discussion community, 2 names in the credits level, plus access to the special backer-only vehicle.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $85 or more
32 backers
ALPHA INSANITY: Get access to the even earlier ALPHA, plus everything from the $70 tier: the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, access to the private discussion community, your name in the credits level, the limited edition poster, plus access to the special backer-only vehicle.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $15 to ship outside the USPledge $100 or more
91 backers
THE T-SHIRT: Get a backer-only T-SHIRT (see below for the preview)! As well as everything from the $85 tier: the alpha, the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, access to the private discussion community, your name in the credits level, the limited edition poster, plus access to the special backer-only vehicle.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $150 or more
38 backers
THE PHYSICAL BOX: You get a limited edition, backer-only, physical version of the game on a DVD and in a BOX! As well as everything from the $85 tier: the alpha, the beta, the released game on PC or Mac, digital download of the soundtrack, the digital art book including concept art and production art, access to the private discussion community, your name in the credits level, the limited edition poster, plus access to the special backer-only vehicle.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $250 or more
19 backers
SIGNATURE EDITION: You get the backer-only T-SHIRT, the limited edition POSTER, and the limited edition physical version of the game on a DVD and in a BOX all signed by the team at Refract Studios! You will also get everything at the $85 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $500 or more
4 backers
FOUNDING MODDERS: The maps you design will be MARKED with a special GLYPH so they'll be highlighted and easy to identify, and we will provide you with early access to the level editor and other customization tools. You will also get everything at the $250 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $750 or more
1 backer Limited (24 of 25 left)
FEATURED BILLBOARD: We'll work with you to create a CUSTOM BILLBOARD that will be place somewhere in the city of the game. You will also get everything at the $500 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $1,000 or more
7 backers Limited (3 of 10 left)
MONUMENTAL AWESOMENESS: We'll work with you to come up with a SPECIAL MONUMENT that is placed in the city of Distance. It will have your name engraved in it and will stand the test of time. Your name will be featured prominently in the game and you get everything at the $500 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $1,500 or more
2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)
STUNTS MAKE YOU COOL: We'll work with you to come up with a SPECIAL STUNT NAMED BY YOU that can be performed in the game. Vehicles in Distance can do all kinds of tricks and this one will be designed by you. You will also get everything at the $500 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $2,500 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
DAY WITH THE DEVS: You get to hang out with the devs at Refract Studios for a day! You'll be able to playtest the game in an early state and give us your feedback. We'll get some lunch and show you a good time in the beautiful city of Seattle. Backers must be local or able to travel to the Seattle/Redmond area. Your name will be featured prominently in the game and you get everything at the $500 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $5,000 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
CUSTOM VEHICLE: We'll work with you to create a completely custom vehicle of your design, and put it in the game! Your name will be featured prominently in the game and you get everything at the $500 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $10,000 or more
2 backers Limited (1 of 3 left)
FULL TILT ARCADE MACHINE: We'll build you a one-of-a-kind arcade cabinet for the game! This cabinet will be specially built to handle the unique controls for the game (see image near the bottom of the page)! Your name will also be featured the most prominently in the game and you get everything at the $500 tier.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Ships within the US only
Comments
Creator Leo Catonnet on November 14, 2012
Congratulations !
Creator Nicat on November 13, 2012
You made it! :DDD Congratz, illbe looking forward to the game :3 good luck!
Creator Camo Yoshi on November 13, 2012
I started at $15, now at $35, I'm going to bump it to $85.
College Education? Pssssh. I'm not gonna need one of those! :P
In all seriousness, please folks, bump it up a notch!
Creator Caleb Klomparens on November 12, 2012
10:00 P.M., EST. 3 days left for the kickstarter campaign. We are so gonna make it! From now on, I will attempt to place a number-crunching update to show how the kickstarter will succeed.
Here are the current facts:
Total backed: $108,336 / $125,000. 86.67% funded. (Special thanks to the 10k backer. You're awesome!)
Distance to goal: $16,664.
Required daily funding: $5554.67.
Funding for the past day: ~ $10,000.
Total backers: 2,906.
Average pledge: $37.28.
Current low-end backer layout:
$15 -> 1,456 = $21,840
$25 -> 476 = $11,900
$30 -> 112 = $3,360
$35 -> 388 = $13,580
$50 -> 182 = $9,100
Total = $59,780
Optimal conditions:
$4,000 of new backers every day.
1/2 of 15$ pledgers adding a 5$ tip (as a side pledge).
Scenario summary:
new backers -> +$12,000
$15 (+$5 tip) -> +$3,640
Worst case scenario conditions:
Only $1,500 worth of new daily backers (which will never happen).
All backers below $50 add a $5 tip as a side pledge.
Scenario summary:
new backers -> +$4,500
$15 (+$5 tip) -> +$7,280
$25 (+$5 tip) -> +$2,380
$30 (+$5 tip) -> +$560
$35 (+$5 tip) -> +$1,940
An extra $5 I will donate in such a scenario as this -> +$5
Total -> $16,665 (1 buck over the goal!)
P.S.
First off, I want to say that every backer of this sweet project has good taste. And all you $15 pledgers out there, this is the end. It is coming in three days, and this project won't make it off the ground unless we give it all we got. It can be as simple as sacrificing a $5 footlong and tipping it to your pledge. It doesn't even need to count to a new reward! 20 bucks for this game is a steal in itself! I know we can do this, together.
P.S.S.
You may have noticed that I've targeted the lower-end backers and haven't mentioned a thing about the high end. Well, I think that we are in debt to the high-end backers, and that we out to take the burden of making the final sprint to the finish line. The higher-end has certainly exhausted their doe. Just by pledging the extra dollar, the $15 backers could add a total of $1,456 into the campaign! All it takes is 5, and if we really take that on, we will succeed!
-Caleb the Permutator
Creator Andrew Carpenter on November 12, 2012
It's only an extra 5 bucks so I'm not massively contributing extra... but screw giving a friend a copy, I'm getting in on the alpha! :)
Creator S.D. - Ask me about Armikrog. on November 12, 2012
Distance is seriously going to be the top-tier Linux racer, I'm convinced. It's just so difficult to get my colleagues to trust, who've been so screwed over by game studios, over and over, for so long! Slowly the ice is cracking, though, and I've been fortunate enough to be in a position to bring on nearly a dozen friends since I came on board. Hopefully one of them will actually *play* Distance with me :-P
Creator Gustav Johansson on November 12, 2012
Once again, GREAT update :D That video was really fun and truly showed your enthusiasm for this. I'll probably bump my pledge from 50$ to 75$ now that there's a new digital only tier. Let's fight 'til the end and make sure to go the distance these last few days!
Creator Jesús Alonso on November 12, 2012
You can add a brief note at Anait Games (Spain): http://www.anaitgames.com/videos/a-distance-las-fisicas-se-la-traen-flojisima