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This project successfully raised its funding goal on December 11.
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EYE WITNESS: An exclusive digital Cognition image, a digital copy of the soundtrack, plus your name in the Special Thanks section of the credits!
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PROBATIONARY AGENT: The previous prizes, plus a full copy of each episode of the game upon their release, and a subscription to the exclusive monthly newsletter! You'll hear about our progress each month and get access to exclusive images, soundclips, songs and more!
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INVESTIGATOR: The previous prizes, plus a hard copy of the game and of the soundtrack!
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SPECIAL AGENT: The previous prizes, plus the Special Edition of Cognition! This includes a signed hard copy of the soundtrack, a hard copy of the game, a Cognition poster, and a copy of the Cognition prequel comic, written by the designers and illustrated by Romano Molenaar!
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SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT: A signed hard copy of the soundtrack, a hard copy of the game, a Cognition poster, a signed copy of the comic, beta-testing access to the first Episode, plus we’ll put your name somewhere in the game—on an FBI Agent’s ID card, a name in the newspaper, a street name, whatever it may be, you’ll be able to see it! ***You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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AGENT IN CHARGE: You’ll received signed hard copies of the soundtrack, game, poster, and comic, plus beta-testing access to all Episodes of the game! But wait there’s more! You’ll get an inside look at our development process! Receive special access to a members-only area with a range of exclusive game development assets such as art concepts, pictures of our 3D models, the game design document, music, voices, and more! You will also have the opportunity to become one of the betatesters of the game. ***Disclaimer: 1) This membership will last only through the development of the first episode of the game. 2) You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: (limited supply) Signed hard copies of the game, soundtrack, poster and comic, and a batch of homemade cookies of your choice, made with love, in heart-shapes! Plus get an inside look at our development process by becoming a Team Member and getting signed on to the team’s mailing list, where you will see the team’s interaction process of making the game! Get into special scheduled skype sessions with the developers as they discuss different aspects of the games -- you could be in a session with the writing team discussing the plot and then in another with the director and composer discussing the music! This is a great opportunity to learn how games are developed, as you see how we take the game from concept to its final build! You will also have the opportunity to become a betatester. ***Disclaimer: 1) This membership will last only through the development of the first episode of the game. 2) You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR #2: Not only do you get signed copies of the game, soundtrack, and exclusive Cognition comic, and beta-testing access to all Episodes, and delicious cookies! Plus, become a Game Developer for the full 4 episodes of the game! Get an inside look at our development process by becoming a Team Member and getting signed on to the team’s mailing list, where you will see the team’s interaction process of making the game! Get into special scheduled skype sessions with the developers as they discuss different aspects of the games -- you could be in a session with the writing team discussing the plot and then in another with the director and composer discussing the music! This is a great opportunity to learn how games are developed, as you see how we take the game from concept to its final build! You will also have the opportunity to become a betatester. ***Disclaimer: 1) We will always consider your feedback, but we will have the last word on development. 2) Direct contact with some developers may be difficult but you’ll definitely get to chat with the team behind The Silver Lining frequently! 3) You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR: Not only do you get signed copies of the game, soundtrack, and exclusive Cognition comic, and beta-testing access to all Episodes, delicious cookies, we’ll craft a character to look like you! You’ll exist in the Cognition universe! Rejoice! Plus, become a Game Developer for the full 4 episodes of the game! Get an inside look at our development process by becoming a Team Member and getting signed on to the team’s mailing list, where you will see the team’s interaction process of making the game! Get into special scheduled skype sessions with the developers as they discuss different aspects of the games -- you could be in a session with the writing team discussing the plot and then in another with the director and composer discussing the music! This is a great opportunity to learn how games are developed, as you see how we take the game from concept to its final build! You will also have the opportunity to become a betatester. ***Disclaimer: 1) We will always consider your feedback, but we will have the last word on development. 2) Direct contact with some developers may be difficult but you’ll definitely get to chat with the team behind The Silver Lining frequently! 3) You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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FBI DIRECTOR: You get access to all previous prizes, plus, you get to name a character that we’ll model AFTER YOU! And cookies, don't forget the cookies. ***Disclaimer: 1) We will always consider your feedback, but we will have the last word on development. 2) Direct contact with some developers may be difficult but you’ll definitely get to chat with the team behind The Silver Lining frequently! 3) You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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J. EDGAR HOOVER: Let's face it, at this point we owe you a debt of gratitude we can only ever attempt to make up for! So you, sir or madam, get all the previous prizes, plus you get your name in the opening credits as an Executive Producer. And! A few of us will fly to wherever you are (if you are in the Continental United States), or fly you in to your city of choice (of the hometowns of the Directors) in the Continental United States and meet you there for a truly excellent dinner! Plus, delicious cookies of your choice, baked with love, and mailed directly to you! ***Disclaimer: 1) We will always consider your feedback, but we will have the last word on development. 2) Direct contact with some developers may be difficult but you’ll definitely get to chat with the team behind The Silver Lining frequently! 3) You must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and adhere to the rules of Phoenix Online and Khaeon Gamestudio.
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Cognition combines the design, animation, and programming talents of indie developers Phoenix Online Studios (creators of the King’s Quest fangame The Silver Lining); the Art Direction of Dutch gaming company Khaeon Gamestudio, including the stunning artwork of Romano Molenaar, well-known for his work on comics title including X-Men and Witchblade, and Tomb Raider; and the guiding hand of Jane Jensen, the creator of Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter and pioneer of the genre of in, as a Story Consultant.
Hi David--There was a recent newsletter, but it had some sending issues and not everyone received it. We're working on that, and thanks everyone for your patience! We'll be doing a resend to the people who let us know they did not receive an April newsletter.
Are there any updates? The last newsletter that went out was in March...
And now the toughest part, the wait!! Congratulations guys!
Congratulations on making 30+, was more than happy to dig into my wallet and pull out some cash for support. Cannot wait to see the end result next year, take care and have a great christmas everyone.
Cant wait for it!!!
So glad we all made it!
Thank you everyone!!!
counting 34K more! Congrats to all of you guys and to us :D
We did it, over 32k with more than 24 hours to spare!
Yes 32k! At last! Can'T wait to play this game!
Backed this project to push us over 31K. I have much love for Sierra On-Line, Jane Jensen and fan-made projects like The Silver Lining. My passion extends to the Gabriel Knight series, Gray Matter and Heavy Rain. It's impossible for me not to support this project, this is exciting.
Added my share. Sure hope we make it up to 32K. I know I am sure looking forward to seeing this project.
Thank you! :)
Happy belated Birthday Cesar!
Stumbled across this site by accident, immediately pledged when I saw Dexter and Heavy Rain as the inspiration :D
Also must be a sign that the funded date of Dec 11th is Literally my Birthday :O
*Dances*
There's still a ways to go to $32000. Supporters should take another look at the great rewards offered, and consider upgrading to a higher level! :)
Congratulations on reaching your goal and even surpassing it, now getting past $27K!
Congratulations on reaching (as of this morning) almost $27K!
Make us proud!!
Congrats guys! Woohoo!
19 days more to go! maybe we can reach 30K
Congratulations! That was fast...
Congrats!
Good news. Congratulations!
CONGRATS guys!!!
Woohoo!!
We just hit the 25K goal, meaning we WILL be funded! Thank you so much, everyone!
And we've got 19 more days to go, too! :D
Thought of any stretch goals? (I'm sure the project wil hit the original goal shortly!)
I would put a vote in towards Steam as well for what it's worth. Just under 5k now to go!
Hi everyone--thanks for your support and your comments! :)
For the recent questions about Steam: as we haven't gotten to the point of talking to Steam yet, we don't know the answer to that. But we'll see what happens when we get to that point and what we can work out.
Yes, please guys if you reach your goal.which I hope you do please release it on Steam. I would also prefer my DD key to be Steamworks.
I'm curious. You plan to add Steamworks to the game. Will the digital download for backers be a Steam product key? I'd really prefer that, to be honest.
If the rate at which the funding is going currently keeps up, the goal will be reached in no time. This is the first time I can put my appreciation of what POS is doing in money. Glad you gave me that chance.
I'm happy it's going so great and that you can actually donate a higher amount, than the reward you want :)
The funding is flying here! So happy I could lend a hand in it. Cognition sounds exactly like what I am looking for, I hope you guys pull this and the next ones off! :D
If I had $10000 I would have given it in a heartbeat. Any game with Jane Jensen on the storyboard is worth 10x that! Meanstwhile I've given all that I can give I hope it helps!
Hope this project gets the money because it looks awesome!
I'm really happy to help you guys with this project!!
And say Jane Jansen "hallo and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING" from me ahaha ;)
...and it's over $14k just 24 hours later.
At this rate (at least a thousand dollars a day) it should be well over thirty thousand dollars by the deadline.
It makes me so happy to see so much support for a new Jensen project and adventure games in general.
$13,004 and still 37 days to go YAY!
Over $12,000 Already?!
Absolutely awesome guys!
So proud of you guys and excited to help make this dream a reality!
I wish Kickstarter had a loop button, I love this trailer. ;-)
Hope you guys get Jane to edit your dialogue and puzzle arcs, those were/are real issues with TSL (maybe get a proper voice acting / director to read through with cast). Otherwise, absolute best of luck! Thrilled.
Thanks everyone for your support and your comments!
Casey - sequels will depend more on the success of Cognition when it's released, but we really like Erica and we hope that becomes a possibility! Thanks!
if you raise three times more money than your goal, can we have a trilogy?
Jane Jensen? Take my money! This project just jumped ahead of my whole wishlist!
Go team go! :D
Here is my little help to a big project. I hope you can make this game. You have show your talent in TSL. I have no doubt this will be an excellent game. Thanks.
You have my support in pretty much anything you guys do. Keep making great games, guys.