The Forums have been Pillaged!
As many of you have already discovered, we apparently razed our web hosting to the ground when we unleashed the horde of backers on the forums. We're simultaneously horrified and impressed. Rest assured, we're very aware of the problem and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.
In the meantime, please refrain from trying to sign up or refresh the site until we get things under control, as this will just delay the issue. We'll keep you up to date and let you know as soon as things are resolved. Thanks for your patience!
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Mar 19, 2012 -
Apr 20, 2012
- First created · 36 backed
- John Watson 645 friends
- Website: stoicstudio.com
Pledge $5 or more
35 backers
An exclusive desktop WALLPAPER for your PC, Mac, tablet or mobile device, along with our heartfelt thanks. Choose with or without the logo. Be a part of the movement!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $10 or more
9028 backers
A copy of THE BANNER SAGA with all the Chapter 1 content, along with all the big upgrades we're planning to add to the multiplayer, distributed digitally on PC or Mac. Includes all previous rewards.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $25 or more
4710 backers
Get the AWESOME SPECIAL EDITION of The Banner Saga. The single player game as described above, plus the digital art book including production art and design sketches, the original soundtrack and desktop wallpaper. On top of all that, as a special thanks we'll include your name in the OFFICIAL CREDITS for the game.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $50 or more
2735 backers
Be a real part of The Banner Saga! At this tier we'll provide you a template and you provide us with YOUR OWN CREST DESIGN which we'll put into the actual game. In both single and multiplayer, players will choose a family crest that represent them; this is your chance to get your family or guild symbol into the Banner Saga (must meet a few reasonable decency guidelines - see the FAQ). Includes all previous rewards.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $50 or more
1850 backers
SPECIAL POSTER PROMOTION: We've gotten so many requests for just the poster that we can't ignore them any longer! For this special reward, get just the poster (unsigned) and the special edition of the game, no frills. This prize does NOT include the button or the guild crest but DOES include your name in the credits. All higher level donations continue to get the $80 version of this prize. Include an additional $10 for shipping outside the US & Canada.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $80 or more
513 backers
A limited edition print of the official game POSTER for The Banner Saga in full movie poster size (24 x 36 inches), SIGNED by the team at Stoic. Look to the left to check out the art. Also, to show off your viking spirit in public we'll include a BUTTON that looks just like the main character's brooch. Includes all previous rewards - please add $10 for shipping outside the US & Canada.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $100 or more
680 backers
Your generous donation guarantees that you'll get not just the poster but a T-SHIRT designed exclusively for the Kickstarter campaign (check the art to the left). Once it's over we won't be making any more! Includes all previous rewards - please add $10 for shipping outside the US & Canada.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $150 or more
241 backers
Austin Wintory, composer of the hit game "Journey", will be providing limited edition PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE SOUNDTRACK, hand-signed by the composer himself. Different from the official soundtrack, once the campaign ends these special edition CDs won't be available again. As part of the special music promotion, the donations we receive from this prize category go directly to help fund an all-out, full orchestral score for the game, recorded in a live studio! Includes all previous rewards.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $250 or more
47 backers Limited (3 of 50 left)
Don't just support the Banner Saga, own a piece of art from it. This tier features a physical, numbered ANIMATION CEL from the game, just like how they used to do it back in days of yore. Choose one of two pivotal characters from the game. Includes all previous rewards - please add $15 for shipping outside the US & Canada.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $350 or more
17 backers Limited (33 of 50 left)
Get an autographed copy of the performance parts from the recording sessions; the SHEET MUSIC used by the actual musicians who play on the score. Needless to say, this prize will be a limited run. As part of the special music promotion, the donations we receive from this prize category go directly to help fund an all-out, full orchestral score for the game, recorded in a live studio! Includes all previous rewards.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $600 or more
50 backers All gone!
Kickstarter is a chance not just to fund the game but to offer art for the sake of art. Get a full-sized, 12 x 36 FRAMED LANDSCAPE work of art inspired by the incredible American master Eyvind Earle. No logos, no gimmicks; numbered and signed by the artist. Check it out in the details to the left. Includes all previous rewards - please add $20 for shipping outside the US & Canada.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $800 or more
17 backers Limited (8 of 25 left)
Immortalize something meaningful to you in The Banner Saga. Send us a photo of YOUR OWN HEIRLOOM, memento or just something you'd like to show your friends and we'll turn it into a relic of value and power. We'll work with you to come up with a unique name and description that could include anything from a mysterious inscription to giving off a certain aura. You'll personalize it and make a coveted piece of gameplay by choosing from a list of rarities and in-game bonuses it provides. Doesn't look very viking-themed you say? That's ok, the marketplaces trade in items pillaged from all over the world. Because this includes all previous rewards, please add $20 for shipping outside the US and Canada
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $1,200 or more
10 backers All gone!
We're incredibly excited about this one. We've partnered with an amazing artist to turn our landscape artwork into a 3-dimensional SHADOWBOX that replicates the feeling of parallax you get from traveling across the land. Framed with a glass cover and coming in at 20 x 16 inches this is a serious piece of art. Numbered and signed. Includes all previous rewards - don't worry about the shipping cost; you're good.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $2,500 or more
7 backers All gone!
The gods may be dead but they're not forgotten. BECOME A VIKING GOD in the actual game. We'll create a unique deity with your likeness and work with you on a great name and backstory for him or her. You'll appear in the game in various forms of effigy and be written into the lore, where all may see. Includes all previous rewards. Email us for more info.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $4,500 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
You are invited to personally ATTEND the music's recording sessions in Los Angeles or elsewhere later this year. This will include a day of hanging out with all of us at the recording studio, and lunch (on us). You will also receive a signed, leather-bound book compiling all of the game's music (produced as a one-off and therefore never commercially for sale) and earn a Music Associate Producer credit in the game and on the album. Not enough? Austin will personally compose an original 30-second ringtone, just for you! As part of the special music promotion, the donations we receive from this prize category go directly to help fund an all-out, full orchestral score in the game recorded in a live studio! Please note: this is a special case prize. While it does include the signed CD and the sheet music, it does not include any of the previous rewards. This one's for serious music fans. You must be able to travel to the Los Angeles area or elsewhere. If you're interested in this prize you must contact us to make arrangements before the end of the Kickstarter campaign.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
3 backers All gone!
We'll rotoscope and ANIMATE YOU, personally, into the game doing an attack or using a special ability so you, too, can look like a badass viking. How many chances will you have to be animated into a 2D game? Backers must be local or able to travel to the Austin/Georgetown area. Afterwards, let's get some lunch. Includes all previous rewards, do we even need to say it at this point? Email us for more info.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $10,000 or more
1 backer All gone!
We have so many prizes now we had to compile them all into ONE FINAL, HUGE MEGA-PRIZE. The Executive gives you every prize we have to offer (except for the rotoscope shoot), including the viking god and attending the recording session. On top of that, you will be given an Executive Music Producer credit in the game and on the album. Lastly, receive a framed copy of the Banner Saga main theme, each note inscribed by hand by Austin Wintory, who will also be kind enough to sign his work. Has anything like this even been done before? Please contact us before donating at this tier.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
Comments
Creator Stoic on May 15, 2012
Odd...the forums are working fine for me from home. Do you still see them down? We should not be having problems anymore.
-Arnie
Creator Stoic on May 4, 2012
@Irfon-Kim Ahmad:
Very good point. Checking on it now. :)
Creator Irfon-Kim Ahmad on May 4, 2012
You may wish to post an update that they're working instead of just this comment. For people who have been following mostly by the e-mails they get of your updates, they've been told not to go to the forums until they hear back, but they've heard nothing since.
Creator Stoic on May 4, 2012
Hello everyone! We just got back from a great trip to NYC to visit the Kickstarter offices and participate in a discussion set up by NYU regarding the Kickstarter campaign.
Turns out the people from Kickstarter are really cool and we had a great time hanging out with Cindy Au, their community manager.
Sorry we've been so silent on our boards, but we've been away. :)
Republique - Yes, we backed them. Really dig their pitch. They seem like honest people looking to make something special.
Legends of Eisenwald - Wow! We mentioned them in our last update and it seems that the Banner Saga viking hoards attacked their campaign to drop off some plunder! They actually mentioned you all in one of their updates...a hearty Thank You!
If you have not yet moved over to our forums (that seem to be working smoothly now) then please feel free to join the discussion there. Also we'll be doing an update in the near future to start getting into the nitty-gritty of what this game is all about.
http://stoicstudio.com/forum/
Skal!
-Arnie
Creator Jacob King on May 4, 2012
Worked for me, try again if you were not able to!
Creator NANCY SAIN on May 2, 2012
Ah under estimating success. Only happens every once in awhile. At least you have plenty of moola to take care of the problem. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Creator Paul Czap on May 1, 2012
Hm, too bad I didn't read this update before hitting the forums when I read #13. Oh well, it seemed to work for me.
Creator The Evolutionary on May 1, 2012
Nope, database is down/not accepting submissions. Guess we still have to wait.
Creator Rob Beckett on May 1, 2012
Working good for me now. :)
Creator Alen Piljak on May 1, 2012
I managed to snatch a chicken and a keg of beer. I want more!
Creator windur on May 1, 2012
I registered 20 minutes ago but didn't get the confirmation email yet.
Creator Robert V Frazier on April 30, 2012
Remember, a good viking always lives by the ancient law: "FIRST pillage. THEN burn!"
Creator Jamie Dutton on April 30, 2012
Darnit, I missed all the pillaging!
Creator James Yee on April 30, 2012
RAR! We are the backers and we have arrived! :)
Creator William B on April 30, 2012
@Torgamous: I wish we could like comments on Kickstarter.
Creator David How on April 30, 2012
That's my pillaging done for the day, now for some drinking and wenches!
Creator Ben on April 30, 2012
Holy crap I thought it was hacked!
Creator Linda M.C. Nguyen on April 30, 2012
@Torgamous , lol, very clever
Creator Rick on April 30, 2012
If forums crash and no one hears it, did the forums actually crash?
Creator cichy on April 30, 2012
@Torgamous ..I see what you did there lol ;)
Creator palenoue on April 30, 2012
Wait, you're saying ransacking and pillaging the servers _aren't_ part of the game?
Creator George Voinquel on April 30, 2012
Looks like I got registered just before the forums exploded... no confirmation email though, but I'm sure it's fine. Only logged in for a few seconds before the forums vanished.
Creator Torgamous on April 30, 2012
The servers are dead. This is not the problem. The problem is that everyone knows it. So the question becomes, to whom do you call out in times of need, when the forums stop responding, and your threads turn to ash?
Creator Kari Salminen on April 30, 2012
Heh, "we are the horde" :) I'll happily wait...
Creator Kylarus on April 30, 2012
Love how it took about an hour to tear down the forums.
Creator Paweł K. on April 30, 2012
'Thanks for your patience!' - what an irony :D
Creator Jamie Tsui on April 30, 2012
We await with pitchforks and torches while the forums are rebuilt.