Update #2: Day two, some brief words
After only two days, we're two-thirds funded, we've passed half a million dollars, and we're all sold out of the $20 and $350 tiers. Cool beans! And thank you all so much for your pledges, your support, and your kindness!
The team has enjoyed a well-deserved break today, but starting tomorrow we're back at the office, back in action, and we have a TON of stuff heading your way. So here's what's new, and what's happening:
Ragnar Tørnquist just answered a bunch of questions in a reddit AMA. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Stretch goals. We're working on our stretch goals, and once we're in batting range of $850,000 we will tell you more about them. Hopefully, that won't take too long!
Pay Pal. We'll be working to get this up and running as soon as possible, for those of you who can't pledge via Kickstarter. We will let you know as soon as we know more!
More add-ons. We're looking into it and talking about it. Thank you all for your excellent suggestions! T-shirts is high on our list, of course, together with maps of Marcuria and Arcadia. We all love maps, and we'd love to make some maps for you. Expect more information about this very soon.
Boxes. We're getting lots and lots of questions about the various boxes, and we'll have more information ready for our next update, probably by the end of tomorrow, Monday. This includes mockups of the various boxes available to pledgers.
Forums. We're close to having the official Dreamfall Chapters forums up-and-running, and hopefully that will happen within the next couple of days. Pledgers won't be able to claim their badges before the Kickstarter has concluded, of course, but you'll be able to register and jump into the discussion, together with the developers.
Finally, lots of people have been asking for a high-resolution version of the exclusive in-game screenshot we shared with GameSpot. So we've uploaded it here, in all its 1920x1080 glory.
Enjoy!
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THE WARM FUZZIES • Support Red Thread Games and Dreamfall Chapters! • Receive a nice JOURNEYMAN FORUM BADGE on the official forums, and feel warm & fuzzy inside because you helped us realise our wildest dreams! • You will also receive three beautiful, high-resolution WALLPAPERS!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $20 or more
4997 backers Limited (3 of 5000 left)
DIGITAL DOWNLOADABLE COPY OF DREAMFALL CHAPTERS • This special EARLY-BIRD tier is limited to the first 5,000 pledgers! Download the game at launch! • Receive a special ISTRUM FORUM BADGE on the official forums, along with five beautiful, high-resolution WALLPAPERS!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $25 or more
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DIGITAL DOWNLOADABLE COPY OF DREAMFALL CHAPTERS • Download the game at launch! • Get an ISTRUM FORUM BADGE on the official forums plus five beautiful, high-resolution WALLPAPERS!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $50 or more
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DIGITAL SPECIAL EDITION OF DREAMFALL CHAPTERS • Everything from the $25 tier PLUS a bunch of great extras! • Includes the OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK along with additional making-of videos and behind the scenes material! Also includes the short-story collection JOURNEYS: BIRTH in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats, plus the digital grimoire TOME OF THE BALANCE in PDF format! You will also receive the MINSTRUM FORUM BADGE along with 10 beautiful WALLPAPERS!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $75 or more
2227 backers
DIGITAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION + EARLY ACCESS • Includes everything from the $50 tier PLUS even more awesome extras! • EARLY ACCESS! Download and play Dreamfall Chapters before anyone else! • You also get a digital copy of the ART OF DREAMFALL, containing concept art, sketches and renders from the game, along with inside information from key developers! Also includes JOURNEYS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL in PDF format! In addition, you will receive a special VESTRUM FORUM BADGE!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $110 or more
1330 backers
BOXED COLLECTOR'S EDITION • Get a boxed DVD copy for your collection! • Includes a beautifully designed COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOX and printed instruction manual! You also get everything from the $75 tier, including a downloadable copy of the DIGITAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Add $15 to ship outside the USPledge $150 or more
610 backers
DIGITAL DREAMER'S EDITION • The ultimate digital package! • Includes the Digital Collector's Edition with all the extras from the $75 tier PLUS the audiobook version of JOURNEYS: BIRTH! We will also add your name to the game's credits and send you a PRETTY POSTCARD personalised and signed by the development team! Includes the DREAMER FORUM BADGE!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $200 or more
183 backers Limited (17 of 200 left)
LIMITED WONKERS THE WATILLA USB EDITION • The ultimate digital package on a unique USB key! • Includes all the extras from the $75 Digital Collector's Edition PLUS the audiobook version of JOURNEYS: BIRTH! We will also add your name to the game's credits and send you a PRETTY POSTCARD personalised and signed by the development team! Includes the DREAMER FORUM BADGE! All on a unique 16GB Wonkers USB key!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Add $15 to ship outside the USPledge $250 or more
286 backers
BOXED DREAMER'S EDITION • Get a SIGNED DREAMER'S EDITION BOX, containing Dreamfall Chapters on DVD! • Includes everything from the $150 tier PLUS the expanded, full-colour printed instruction manual and a printed paperback edition of JOURNEYS: BIRTH!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Add $20 to ship outside the USPledge $350 or more
100 backers All gone!
LIMITED BOXED DREAMER'S EDITION • Get everything from the $250 tier in a SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BOX! • Includes the game on a Dreamfall Chapters USB key! Also includes the printed, full-colour graphic novel JOURNEYS!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Add $20 to ship outside the USPledge $500 or more
497 backers Limited (3 of 500 left)
COMPLETE LIMITED BOXED EDITION • The ultimate boxed version of Dreamfall Chapters! • Includes everything from the $350 tier in a unique COMPLETE LIMITED EDITION BOX, numbered and signed by the developers! Every box includes a PERSONAL NOTE from Ragnar Tørnquist! In addition, you get the printed edition of the ART OF DREAMFALL CHAPTERS and the TOME OF THE BALANCE! We will add your name to the credits, and you will also receive the OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK on CD, along with the coveted SHIFTER FORUM BADGE!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $750 or more
49 backers Limited (51 of 100 left)
THE DIRECTOR'S PACK • The ultimate personal touch! • Includes everything from the $500 tier PLUS a UNIQUE SIGNED PRINT of the game's concept art by art director Christer Sveen! You will also receive a personal thank-you call from creator Ragnar Tørnquist and the powerful DRACHKIN FORUM BADGE!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Add $25 to ship outside the USPledge $1,000 or more
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UNREAL WORLD! • Includes everything from the $750 tier! (**NOTE that ALL $1,000 tiers have been upgraded to include the $750 tier reward!**) • PLUS become a participant on the biggest reality show of the future, EUROTRASH! Your name and likeness will be used for in-game video commercials for the show! In addition, you will receive a special Eurotrash listing in the game's credits!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $1,000 or more
10 backers All gone!
THE PUPPETMASTER! • Includes everything from the $750 tier! (**NOTE that ALL $1,000 tiers have been upgraded to include the $750 tier reward!**) • PLUS become a finger puppet in Roper Klacks' popular new puppet-show in Marcuria, THE FINGERINGS! Your name and general likeness will be used to create a finger puppet! In addition, you will receive a special Puppeteered listing in the game's credits!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $1,000 or more
29 backers Limited (21 of 50 left)
BENEFACTOR OF MARCURIA • Includes everything from the $500 tier! • PLUS your name will be prominently displayed on the Benefactor's Gate in Marcuria, and the town crier will recite your name on a regular basis! In addition, you will receive a special listing in the game's credits!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $1,000 or more
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MOST WANTED! • Includes everything from the $750 tier! (**NOTE that ALL $1,000 tiers have now been upgraded to include the $750 tier reward!**) • PLUS get your mug on Most Wanted posters in Marcuria OR Most Wanted broadcasts in Europolis! A photograph of you or a person of your choosing will be used for the poster/broadcast. In addition, you will receive a special Most Wanted listing in the game's credits!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $1,000 or more
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THE DOPPELGÄNGER • Includes everything from the $500 tier! • PLUS become an NPC in the game! We will create an NPC in the game with your name (or a name of your choice) and general likeness, based on a standard template. In addition, you will receive a special listing in the game's credits!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $2,500 or more
6 backers Limited (4 of 10 left)
THE SOCIALITE • Select one of the $1,000 tiers, either Benefactor of Marcuria or The Doppelgänger! • PLUS hang with some of the key developers one evening in San Francisco during GDC 2013/2014 OR at gamescom Cologne 2013/2014! The choice of event is yours! Drinks, dinner & engaging conversation into the wee hours are all on us! Includes an additional FIVE DIGITAL COPIES to give away to friends or family! In addition, you will receive a special listing in the game's credits! Travel and accommodation not included.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
THE PLAYER • Includes everything from the $750 tier! • PLUS come visit our Oslo, Norway office and spend a full day with the dev team! Play an early version of the game and give us feedback! Eat pizza at the office with the team, and then go out for dinner and drinks afterwards to talk about the game, life, the universe and everything! Your picture will go up on our inspirational office WALL OF HONOUR! You will also receive a very special thanks to in the game's credits! Includes an additional 10 DIGITAL COPIES to give to friends and family! Travel and accommodation not included.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
THE SWINGER • Includes everything from the $750 tier! • PLUS attend the release party in Oslo and bring a friend or a date! Join the traditional Norwegian 'nachspiel' after-party with the dev team and party until sunrise! Your picture will go up on our office WALL OF HONOUR! You will also receive a very special thanks to in the game's credits! Includes an additional 10 DIGITAL COPIES to give to friends and family! Travel and accommodation not included.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $5,000 or more
4 backers Limited (6 of 10 left)
BIRTHRIGHT • Includes everything from the $750 tier! • PLUS create an NPC from scratch! Decide where this character lives, name him/her, and provide us with a backstory for the character! Choose your character's appearance from a number of visual character templates! Write your character's dialogue (about 10-15 lines in total, all dialogue subject to final approval) and choose from a selection of actors to give your character a voice! We will put your picture up on our inspirational office WALL OF HONOUR! You will also receive a very special thanks to in the game's credits! Includes an additional 10 DIGITAL COPIES to give to friends and family!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $7,500 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
THE DIRECTOR • Select one of the $5,000 tiers (either The Player, The Swinger or Birthright) PLUS sit in on a voice-over session in London or L.A., meet some of the stars of the game, and spend a day at the recording studio and at lunch with the writers and director of the game! We will put your picture up on our inspirational office WALL OF HONOUR! You will also receive a very special thanks to in the game's credits! Includes an additional 10 DIGITAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION copies to give to friends and family! Dates for the recording sessions will be determined at a later stage, and will most likely occur between August 2013 and September 2014. Travel and accommodation not included.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $10,000 or more
3 backers
THE GUARDIAN OF THE BALANCE • The ultimate pledger's package! • Select one of the $5,000 tiers, either The Player, The Swinger or Birthright! • PLUS earn our eternal, undying gratitude! Receive a SUPER SPECIAL THANK-YOU in the opening credits! Get a PERSONAL THANK-YOU CALL from the dev team AND A SPECIAL GIFT BAG in the mail, containing as many unique goodies as we can squeeze in (e.g. signed scripts and design documents, concept art, production mementos, embarrassing overtime pictures)! Get a personalised AUDIO CALL-OUT from one of the characters in the game! Join the LAUNCH PARTY (and traditional Norwegian 'nachspiel' after-party) in Oslo with a friend, where writer Dag Scheve will serenade you (or your companion) with his guitar! Your boxed copy will include a SPECIAL SIGNED MESSAGE from the team and a one-of-a-kind Guardian of the Balance stamp! You will also receive 10 DIGITAL DREAMER'S EDITION copies of the game and the ultimate GUARDIAN FORUM BADGE! Travel and accommodation not included.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014
Comments
Creator Aesgard on February 12
@Palindrome: the house resembles another tree. It took me a while to see it
Creator Tommy Bäckström on February 12
@Palindrome
You see an silhouette of the house up in the lighter area...
Creator Andrew Huang on February 12
T-Shirts would be awesome!! Bring on the extra goodies/merchs.
Creator Markus R. Mosbech - Dream Traveller on February 11
@Palindrome
I believe that it is the pledge description, not what the pledger actually gets, that can't be changed. It should be possible to make it an add-on but write in its description "this also comes with "tier x" and higher". Unless anyone knows anything to prove me wrong?
Creator Palindrome Bob-XSF-I'm in AGL589-AK666 on February 11
Nope, still not seeing the house. :-( If t-shirts and maps were to be included in higher tiers, that would pose problems as they can't change tiers with pledges on them, as was shown over and over again in the SpaceVenture-KS. So I'm for keeping those as add-on and not including them in any pledge.
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Creator Long on February 11
Hi Red Thread Games,
Left a message 3 days ago. Not sure if you read it, but I am sure you are all getting tons of messages. Firstly congratulations on meeting over half of your goal already! I have never played the Dreamfall games, but I am super excited to get my hands on Dreamfall Chapters!
I was also wondering if unique art prints can be an option for add ons? The art and design that have been shown for this game looks great, and I would love to have a print :). Maybe you can give options for people to vote on? It would be a cool way to engage the community too.
Good luck with your campaign!
Creator Adrian Hon on February 11
Ditto for what igelelt says - I would pay something like $35 or $40 for the game plus soundtrack. As it is I don't want to spend an $30 for something that I imagine will cost far less separately on launch...
Creator igelwelt on February 11
Early-bird 20$ backer here. Please introduce a new pledge level between 25$ and 50$ (at say, 35$ or 40$) that only contains the soundtrack as a bonus. Would pledge in a heartbeat, don't desperately need all the bonus stuff of the 50$ tier nor can I afford it.
Creator Valentina - Dream Traveller on February 11
@Aesgard: Yeah, it would make more sense to include them at high tiers, so people can pledge more, rather than just as add-ons. And yeah maps would be awesome!
Creator Aesgard on February 11
@Valentina: I'm also hoping for this. I'm in a low tier but I'd really love to move to one w/ physical rewards. Problem is, none of them looks enticing enough for me. DVD slipcase won't make me go to $110, $150 is digital and U$250...well, this means $600 in my local currency (plus taxes) so, yeah. Maps, however, can make blind for those $600 :D
Creator Valentina - Dream Traveller on February 11
Hope you can include t-shirts and maps on higher tiers, so as to make them more enticing and for people to keep their pledge high! :)
Creator Aesgard on February 11
"maps of Marcuria and Arcadia"
This! These should go on the boxes. I think every box should have at least one map. Would also be nice if they could be offered as add-on
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"Not a good idea to accept PayPal pledges before the Kickstarter concludes. Wait at least until you are well past the 850k mark."
Listen to this guy, he is wise and speaks the truth :)
I wonder if you're considering to allow us to increase our pledges via PP when the project is over
Creator Florian Guillot on February 11
I'm glad I got my 20$ pledge before it was all sold out :D
Creator Mika on February 11
I can't wait for you guys to spill the beans on the composer so I know whether to bump my pledge up to $50 or not.
Creator Siresly on February 11
@Gavin Lambert
I get allergic to numbers when I'm tired.
Creator Valentina - Dream Traveller on February 11
@Jonne: And super XS! Some of us are tiny...hehe :)
Creator Jonne Lehtinen on February 11
If there's T-shirts, I hope they'll come in super large too...
Creator Valentina - Dream Traveller on February 11
Maps and t-shirts sound great! However I hope they will be add-ons for lower tiers only and will be included on higher tiers as bonus. (Yes I maxed out my pledge, but need the t-shirt and maps! hehe)
I agree with others about Paypal. Wait until KS is over! :)
Looking forward to boxes info :)
Creator Marek Andráši on February 11
Yay! U can see the house now...XD
Creator Sami Leppänen on February 11
"I think it would be better for you to open the Paypal once you secure funding here, if you have 600 K here and 200 K on Paypal it wouldn't really work because you'd only get the money here once you've reached the goal" Second that too.
Creator Sami Leppänen on February 11
I agree with previous commenters: Not a good idea to accept PayPal pledges before the Kickstarter concludes. Wait at least until you are well past the 850k mark.
Creator Sami Leppänen on February 11
I would want the thumbnail of the kickstarter video (blue background with zoe and "dreamfall chapters") as a bigger resolution too! It would be a good wallpaper for the meanwhile, while waiting for my cooler ones ;)
Creator VkBest on February 11
I´m sure that Stretch goals would let to boost the pledges. I think you are wrong about this subject
Creator Markus R. Mosbech - Dream Traveller on February 11
Hey Red Thread Games. Just want to let you know that this sounds great!
Creator Gavin Lambert - Tormented Dreamer on February 11
@siresly: actually, it's 1919 x1079. So he was only a few pixels off. (And yes, I know you were joking.) :)
Creator Diana Grigore on February 11
The screenshot looks wonderful :D Now we're going to look at this on our desktop and make up different stories until the game launches :P
Creator Ian Spaulding on February 11
I'm excited to see where this is all going, but that grass gives new meaning to the term "crabgrass". It looks downright sharp, like it's reaching up to pinch anyone nearby.
Creator Cyberbard | Shift Happens on February 11
... and I can finally see 'the house in the distance', with this new resolution!! xDD
Creator Cyberbard | Shift Happens on February 11
Oh man, I love you guys! Every day is like Christmas now that you are back in action. :)
Creator Daniel J Day | Unreal World on February 11
Sounds good, looking forward to Monday's update! :)
Creator Sergey Bessarab on February 10
Please! Give us Watillas! :)
Creator Siresly on February 10
Lies! The screenshot is 1919x719. I'm revoking my pledge!
Creator Avid on February 10
Bring on the T-shirts!
Creator jorlinn on Linux on February 10
Congrats! To celebrate this, I've upped my pledge a notch.
Maps, yes please! :-)
Creator Lenka on February 10
"Maps! Get your maps while they're fresh. Top notch, hand drawn in quality ink by skilled Sunriders." :)
Gosh the idea of maps gets me all overexcited. As does this entire project.
Creator Stew - OotG Knight & OotGC Krazy Dreamer on February 10
T-shirts and Maps sound awesome!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with in the upcoming stretch goals. :)
Creator Avery Campbell on February 10
Yay, new desktop background! :D Glad to see updates coming in already, and looking forward to the forums and future updates.
Also, backer avatars, mayhaps?
Creator John Spencer on February 10
Not a good idea to accept PayPal pledges before the Kickstarter concludes. Wait at least until you are well past the 850k mark.
Creator Malcolm Swoboda on February 10
*thumbs up*
Creator Gareth Evans on February 10
Thank you for the picture. I couldn't see the house before either.
Creator Nathan Cooper - Chasing ∞ on February 10
Woot. now i can see the house in the pic. :P
Creator Abel GC - Order of the Goat on February 10
I think it would be better for you to open the Paypal once you secure funding here, if you have 600 K here and 200 K on Paypal it wouldn't really work because you'd only get the money here once you've reached the goal