Developer Diary #3: Paul Ruskay & the Soundtrack
Much of Strike Suit Zero's tone and atmosphere is defined by Paul Ruskay's incredible soundtrack. In this third developer diary, Paul shares how he was brought on board with the project, and details the process that helped bring the score to fruition.
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/ENLISTED. Get your name added to the Roll of Honour in the credits for the game, with heart-felt thanks from everybody at Born Ready Games. We’ll also furnish you with a trio of SSZ wallpapers, exclusive to our Kickstarter backers. Enlist today!
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/CADET. 1000 early backers will get Strike Suit Zero, on the day of release, for just $15. Don't miss out!
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/SQUADRON LEADER. Get your copy of Strike Suit Zero ready to download on the day of launch. In addition to this, you’ll also receive three wallpapers – exclusive to this tier - for your desktop, iPhone and iPad TODAY.
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/WING COMMANDER. The definitive Strike Suit Zero pack; not only will you get the bundle with the enhanced digital art-book and additional in game content, you’ll also receive Paul Ruskay’s original soundtrack - including the main theme by Kokia – AND the Kickstarter-exclusive Marauder Strike Suit -- unavailable anywhere else! + FIRST 1000 BACKERS AT THIS TIER AND ABOVE GAIN EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE STRIKE SUIT ZERO BETA.
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/ALPHA PILOT. As well as everything from the WING COMMANDER tier, you'll get a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick to pilot your Strike Suit with, courtesy of our friends at Logitech! IMPORTANT: This is just for US backers. Shipping costs included.
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/STRIKE PILOT. As well as everything from the WING COMMANDER bundle above, you'll also get the exclusive U.N.E t-shirt, designed in collaboration with our friends at Insert Coin Clothing.
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/OMEGA PILOT. As well as everything from the WING COMMANDER tier, you'll get a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick to pilot your Strike Suit with, courtesy of our friends at Logitech! IMPORTANT: This is just for EU backers (Denmark, Belguim, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, UK, Austria.) Shipping costs included.
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/ACE PILOT: Get a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick to pilot your Strike Suit with, courtesy of our friends at Logitech! You'll also get everything from the WING COMMANDER tier.
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/CHIEF STRIKE PILOT. In addition to the tier above, we'll also send you a physical copy of the deluxe artbook; 40 pages of concept art and designs at the heart of the game - exclusive to Kickstarter.
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/STRIKE COMMANDER. In addition to the t-shirt and deluxe artbook, you'll also become a life-time subscriber to the Strike Suit universe. You'll get all future content for the game - missions, weapons, new suits etc - on the day of release.
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/SQUAD CAPTAIN: Space is cold. Get the Strike Suit Zero hoodie to keep that body temperature up. This one-off run of hoodies - designed alongside our friends at Insert Coin Clothing - can only be obtained through Kickstarter. Accept no substitutes – pledge today! [+ STRIKE COMMANDER REWARDS]
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/FLEET CONDUCTOR. One for the music lovers. At this level, you'll get an exclusive PHYSICAL copy of Paul Ruskay's soundtrack, with bonus tracks unavailable anywhere but Kickstarter. [+ STRIKE COMMANDER REWARDS]
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/PRO GAMER BUNDLE. A tier for the pro gamer! In addition to everything from the WING COMMANDER tier, you'll get a Roccat headset (Kulo), mouse mat (Alumic), Mouse (Savu) and bag (Into). Please note: shipping is included in this tier.
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/COMMODORE: Get an original, framed piece of artwork from the game. These stunning paintings are printed at the highest possible grade, and framed ready for your wall of choice. [+ STRIKE COMMANDER REWARDS]
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/THE CAG. Get your very own Strike Suit; a 14cm figurine of Junji Okubo's design in mech mode, posed and ready for display. Only 90 in the world! [+ STRIKE COMMANDER REWARDS]
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/THE WARTHOG. In addition to everything from the FLEET COMMANDER tier, you’ll get a Thrustmaster HOTAS joystick – a must have for anybody that really takes their space combat seriously. Please note: shipping is include with this tier.
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/HERO OF THE FLEET. Appear as a hero in a special mission in the game. Your likeness will be re-created in game, and the hero will share your name. [+ STRIKE COMMANDER REWARDS]
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/STRIKE SUIT HERO. The ultimate prize for any connoisseur of mechs and space ships: collaborate with Junji Okubo on bringing your own ideas for a mech (or space ship) to life. Based on your ideas, sketches and requests, Junji will design a mech specifically for you. Once you’re happy with the design, it will then be sent for 3D printing. You will have a tangible figure of your very own mech; the only one on the face of the Earth. [+ STRIKE COMMANDER REWARDS]
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013
Comments
Creator Chem_Warrior on November 13, 2012
It's nice to see more indie developers invest in music. I cannot wait for the soundtrack. Will it be available to download when the kickstarter closes?
Creator Leonard on November 13, 2012
And by "here" I mean "hear" of course. >.< -whynoeditbutton-
Creator Leonard on November 13, 2012
Oh man, this is starting to sound so good. Upped my pledge to the soundtrack level. I'm a big time Kokia fan so I can't wait to here what you and Kokia have done! :D
Creator John Morrow on November 13, 2012
I went for the soundtrack pledge level from the start cause i love soundtracks. But I'll be totally honest I wasn't sure if it was going to be worth it, and I debated about downgrading my pledge.
After seeing this, I am without a doubt staying with the soundtrack tier. I can't wait to hear it all. I can't wait to play this game either. Good move with these developer diaries Born Ready Games!!
Creator WP - Member, Mutant League on November 13, 2012
For those that think the pledges might fall short before the Mac/Linux level, many have been there at the last few hours on some projects where it is fingerbiting close and then see the incredible happen.
Withdrawing your pledge at the last day is just saying you didn't had any faith in these independent developers anyway. (PS: Kicktraq is a cool website but it isn't exact science imho)
Creator Christian Peters on November 13, 2012
@Roman: Same for me, I'm sad to say.
Creator ICO Partners on November 13, 2012
Projects tend to see quite a decent update the last 2 days (this is due to everyone that set the "remind me later" gets contacted about it) - you should wait till closer to the end.
Creator Roman Romanchuk on November 13, 2012
Mikael Öhman same for me, i'm just waiting for the last day to see for mac version, if this will not achieve that level - just withdraw my pledge
Creator Mikael Öhman on November 13, 2012
Looks like its going to fall short of the mac/linux tier. Any hope for that either way (i.e. should i stick with my pledge anyway), or am i just shit out of luck (i.e. should i just withdraw the pledge) ?
Creator Lucas Dove on November 13, 2012
Music reminds me of something like Tabla Beat Science... love it.
Creator Ronald Wanders on November 13, 2012
The opening music was screaming Homeworld, and I really like it. :)
It's gorgeous music for a space game, whether or not it fits the setting remains to be seen, but it sounds really amazing. :)
Can't wait to blast it through my Dali Ikon 2 speakers. ^_^
Creator Robert B. Healy III on November 13, 2012
I love the East meets West style coming from this. The soundtrack reminds me a lot of the .hack// franchise, and that's a good thing, a very good thing. Even more appropriate, since I intend on playing this in VR. Haha! :D
Creator Lami on November 13, 2012
Wow… just upped my pledge for soundrack.
Creator Roland on November 13, 2012
The mix of Western and Asian influence adds so much uniques and atmosphere to the game, +1 for globalization. I do wonder if this game would be published in the Asian market and if so I pray for its success. Good luck
Creator Koshinator on November 13, 2012
The soundtrack to this game is going to be amazing.....