Kickstarter

New updates have been posted, you can find them all here.    

NEW Update- All Backers over $500 will receive a Life-Time Subscription account.  This means for about the same as 2.5yr account, you can play forever, for free... plus all the swag that comes with your Pledge! 

UPDATE 1:  It came up in discussion over the weekend that the post assumes we're making an MMO for 10k dollars.  As much as I wish this was true, it's not.  We've been active on this project since Jan of last year.  We have our first-round investors that have injected almost 100k in funds.  While we're looking for new investors and partners, we're using Kickstarter to help cover the 'misc expenses'.  

    So let me apologize for any confusion this may have caused, and hopefully this clears it up.  The 10k we're aiming for is just to cover our cost until we sign on new resources.  But as the post says, anything we collect over the target will be used to increase our exposure.  Advertisement campaigns and of course the conventions heading our way this summer.  Specifically the E3 convention.  Everyone knows as well as I do the advantages of placing yourself in the heart of the industry.

    Thanks again for taking the time and consideration to read our post.  And I look forward to answering any other questions you may have.

UPDATE 2:  New Rewards:  The first 15 Pledges of 1k or more will receive Guest Login accounts to the design server to watch us finish the game.  This will be a NON-EDIT account, you'll be able to walk around and see what we're doing.  Accounts will be activated after the city construction is finished, approx end of this year.

     Cybernetic Connection, LLC  (aka CyberGames) is a new Video Game Design Company that was opened at the beginning of 2011, when we decided there weren't enough choices for cyberpunk-style MMO/Online games.  So it is our goal to design creative and “awe inspiring” 1st / 3rd person-shooter online games that people of all ages will enjoy to play, and replay.

     I started the company with the intention of keeping it a small independent development team, with the passion and enthusiasm of a full-budget company.  This is evident in the concepts we've implemented, and of course the software we are using to create the game.  We are now teamed with Idea Fabrik to use the 'HeroEngine'.  This is the same engine that Big-Name releases are developed with, such as Bioware and EA, Star Wars The Old Republic MMO.

     Our creative team is currently working on Chrome Online©, which will be the first game of its kind.  We've created, and implemented some amazing ideas into the game. Ideas that range from 'Point of view' angles, to Storyline deviations. This is in addition to the open-world environment, and a huge Multi-Layered City. Each area in the city has its own Security Level, Economic/Income Levels, and Occupants with their own 'style and aggression levels'.

     One perfect example of Storyline Deviations, is the fact that the game has a “Continuing Story”.  Which means the story never ends.  When your character dies, you don’t restart the mission.  In fact, when you get back to the place where you died, you may find the bad-guys ‘playing’ with your body, wearing your clothes and even using some of your gear.  Which means, by your third or fourth return, that ‘boss’ might just laugh at you and tell you to come back when you’re ‘better’.  This will, in no way, effect the gameplay.  We have created a unique way to take character death and progression into account. 

Some more aspects of game-play we have in the works:

1:     Separate Single Player and Group Mission Hubs (not just adjusting the difficulty levels).

2:     Dedicated Upload Server for Player-Created buildings, weapons, clothing and more.

3:     Micro-transactions for players to sell their "created content" to be sold in game or out.  (Yes we'll allow CASH transactions for items, if aquired through our payment systems.)

4:     Three-Tier Skill Leveling System (No Character Levels - XP, Time and Upgrades will increase your skillz.  Skill Points vs Player Levels )

5:     Interactive Real Life tools (APIs, Web Mail System and In-Game Chat from cell phone.  We have plans for a long list of Cell and Web-Based integration for the game. Always be in touch with your toons.)

6:     Real Time Weather (The weather in the game will be the same as it's real life location. The wonders of API).

 

Chrome Online is a near future, dark representation, of mankind’s reliance and dependency of technology.  And our need to abuse it, for pleasure and benefit.

No Magic.

No Aliens.

No Monsters.

No Spaceships.

Just pure technology!

 Street Punks with cybernetic enhancements.

Cops with Targeting Implants in their eyes.

Biker Gangs with Full Auto Weapons.

Soldiers with a cable connecting their gun to their brain.

and Executives with the resources to have them all killed!

Far too long have we been waiting for a pure cyberpunk style game, now is the time!

Just the human-nature of mankind, and our willingness to abuse it. 

The future can be seen, and it is… CHROME!

What will Your Pledge be used for? 

     We are currently in production. We are aware that Chrome Online has a long way to go, and with your help, we can get there much faster.  The funds raised through your Pledges will be used for the following expenses:

 ·  Server / System Upgrades (Everything we do is on a Cloud, so the faster and more stable, the better it is for everyone. Efficiency is the key to success.)

·   Design Software Upgrades and License

·   Continue Copyrights and Trademark (New Aspects)

·   Legal and Professional Advisor Expenses (It's always smart to have outside help and advise.)

Any funds raised over the Target Amount will be used for:

·  Registration Fees (and Travel cost) to as many Game Conventions as we can attend (and yes, E3 is the Primary).

·  Launch a new Advertisement Campaign to locate Investors and/or Partners.

-  And of course, to locate and contract more modelers and programmers.

Closing Comments:

     We’d like to Thank You for taking the time and consideration to read through our post to show your support for our Kickstarter campaign.  Our future, and the future of your gaming, is now in your hands.  Whether you can help with a Pledge of $1 or $1,000 (or more) we’d like to say thank you so much.  And of course, whether you're able to Pledge or not, we would like to ask that you help us ‘spread the word’ by letting as many people as you can know about our campaign.  You can do this by sending an email to your colleagues, in and out of the video game industry.  And by posting to your Facebook and Twitter sites, that you are now a ‘supporter and special friend’ of CyberGames' future.

      So in closing, we’d like to say once again… Thank you very much for your interest in the future of the Cybernetic Connection (your company and ours).

– Jon Robbins and the CyberGames Team

 

Below are some of the Concept Art from the team...