Update #24: The Final Countdown
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Hey folks,
This is almost it. We’re headed into the final stretch and we need you more than ever to help us reach Flex Goals! In this update we’ll discuss add-ons, look at a last few rewards that we haven’t yet discussed, answer a few common questions about rewards & add-ons and talk about general ways that you can help us make War for the Overworld even more phenomenal.
First Time On Our Page? Look No Further:
For those of you just joining the project we've put together a quick series of updates for you to read over that explain various rewards, tiers, and add-ons for War for the Overworld.
- Step 1: Choose your reward tier here
- Step 2: Look over add-ons here
- Step 3: Continue reading here
- Step 4: Check out our previous updates!
How You Can Help
There are several things you can do to help:
- The best way you can help us is by increasing your pledge tier or by getting additional add-ons for yourself or to gift to friends!
- Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
- You can also help us by spreading the word, either by telling your friends, sharing a post from our Facebook page or sending a tweet out about us
- Vote for us on Steam Greenlight
- Vote for us on GoG
T-Shirt Voting
Click here to go directly to the poll!
It’s been days since we had a vote — so today we’ll open up the polls to ask you which T-shirt two designs you want to to be made available for physical rewards and sent out for mass production Pick your favourite of the four options and let us know which threads you want to wear!
Please note: Those at the 'Swag Booster' tier and above will be able to pick from additional designs on top of those sent to mass production.
Dungeon Themes
You may have noticed that various reward tiers have additional “Dungeon Themes” as rewards within them. “Dungeon Themes” are complete reskins of your entire dungeon, this includes new skins for: fortified walls, dirt, claimed ground, Blood Imps, Dungeon Heart, and emblem. The current demo has the standard "Underlord" Dungeon Theme, below you can see an example of the differences between several Dungeon Themes.
The Dungeoneer’s Guide to the Underworld
The Dungeoneer’s Guide to the Underworld will be a rich volume filled with all sorts of fantastic information including (but not limited to):
- An extensive history of the War for the Overworld universe — influence this part of the book by backing at the £2500 or £5000 tiers
- A substantial amount of detail about important characters, places and events — influence this part of the book by backing at the £400 or £500 tiers
- Traps & Defense Descriptions — Influence this part of the book by backing at the £1250 tier
- Unit Histories & Bios — Learn the history of each unit in War for the Overworld
- Room Descriptions
- Spell Descriptions
- Ritual Ingredients, Recipes & Descriptions
This reward will be delivered digitally and is included in the £20 tier (and higher). It is also available as an add-on for £5.
Additional Availability for Limited Tiers
We've increased the available amounts slightly to give everyone a fair chance at access to these limited tiers:
- Tier 8 Digital: 45 added (~45 left)
- Tier 8 Physical: 50 added (~56 left)
- Tier 8 Swag Booster: 20 (~34 left)
- Tier 9 Digital: 5 added (~15 left)
- Tier 9 Physical: 5 added (~6 left)
- Tier 12: 2 added (~3 left)
Increase your pledge now to get these limited rewards before someone else does and help us reach our Flex Goals! Thanks for your continued support and for helping us this far (but let’s try to do even better!)
Until next time Underlord,
- WFTO Team
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Pledge £1 or more
49 backers
-------- TIER 1: APPRECIATION -------- [Approximately: €1.30 | $1.50] In-game Kickstarter Emblem (requires purchase of the game to use) + Access to our backer exclusive website + Your name listed on the backer page of our website (backers will be listed by tier) + Our wholehearted thanks for your support.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £10 or more
2689 backers
---------- TIER 2: THE GAME ----------- [Approximately: €12.50 | $16] Tier 1 + A digital copy of the final game when it is released. If we are accepted on Steam Greenlight, you will get a Steam copy of the game!
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £15 or more
1435 backers
------- TIER 3: BEDROCK BETA ------- [Approximately: €19 | $24] Tier 2 + Access to the "Bedrock Beta" (which includes early builds of the game, Dungeoneer mod tools and access to the beta forums).
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £17 or more
750 backers All gone!
--- TIER 4: KICKSTARTER EDITION -- ------- EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! ------- [Approximately: €21 | $27] Tier 3 + Kickstarter Dungeon Theme (Heart, Worker, Tiles, Emblem) + digital download of the WFTO soundtrack + digital download of 'The Dungeoneer's Guide To The Underworld'.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £18 or more
1000 backers All gone!
--- TIER 4: KICKSTARTER EDITION -- SLIGHTLY LATER BIRD DISCOUNT! [Approximately: €22 | $29] Tier 3 + Kickstarter Dungeon Theme (Heart, Worker, Tiles, Emblem) + digital download of the WFTO soundtrack + digital download of 'The Dungeoneer's Guide To The Underworld'.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £20 or more
1222 backers
--- TIER 4: KICKSTARTER EDITION -- [Approximately: €25 | $32] Tier 3 + Kickstarter Dungeon Theme (Heart, Worker, Tiles, Emblem) + digital download of the WFTO soundtrack + digital download of 'The Dungeoneer's Guide To The Underworld'.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £30 or more
483 backers
---- TIER 5: <YET TO BE NAMED> ---- [Approximately: €37 | $48] Tier 4 + Your name in the name pool for a unit of your choice.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £45 or more
68 backers
---- TIER 5: <YET TO BE NAMED> ---- ----------- T-SHIRT SPECIAL! ----------- [Approximately: €56 | $72] Tier 4 + Your name in the name pool for a unit of your choice + A T-Shirt of your choice.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £60 or more
257 backers
--- TIER 6: I AM THE COLLECTOR --- [Approximately: €75 | $95] Tier 5 + A boxed Collector's Edition of the game upon release.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £75 or more
35 backers
--- TIER 6: I AM THE COLLECTOR --- ----------- T-SHIRT SPECIAL! ----------- [Approximately: €93 | $120] Tier 5 + A boxed Collector's Edition of the game upon release + A T-Shirt of your choice.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £100 or more
157 backers
- TIER 7: A BOX FULL OF GOODIES - [Approximately: €125 | $160] Tier 6 + Blood Imp Statuette + T-shirt of your choice + Soundtrack CD + More to be revealed & swag to be chosen by the community at a later date!
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £115 or more
45 backers Limited (30 of 75 left)
--------- TIER 8: SET IN STONE --------- -------------- DIGITAL ONLY -------------- [Approximately: €143 | $185] Tier 7 (NO PHYSICAL SWAG) + Your name inscribed into the Founder's Dungeon Theme + Listing in the game credits + Access to the exclusive "Founder's Club" forums where you will have direct access to the development team.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £150 or more
98 backers Limited (52 of 150 left)
------ TIER 8: SET IN STONE ------ [Approximately: €188 | $240] Tier 7 + Have your copy of the game signed by some of the development team + Your name inscribed into the Founder's Dungeon Theme + Listing in the game credits + Access to the exclusive "Founder's Club" forums where you will have direct access to the development team.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £250 or more
20 backers Limited (30 of 50 left)
--------- TIER 8: SET IN STONE --------- ----------- SWAG BOOSTER! ----------- [Approximately: €310 | $400] Tier 7 + Have your copy of the game signed by some of the development team + Your name inscribed into the Founder's Dungeon Theme + Listing in the game credits + Access to the exclusive "Founder's Club" forums where you will have direct access to the development team + A poster signed by some of the development team + 2 additional T-Shirts + 2 additional copies of the Kickstarter Edition.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £400 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
------ TIER 9: I WROTE HISTORY ------ -------------- DIGITAL ONLY -------------- [Approximately: €495 | $640] Tier 8 (NO PHYSICAL SWAG) + 3 Kickstarter Edition gift keys + Work with the developers to create a character that will be referenced in books, inscriptions, and dialogue throughout the game and become a permanent part of the WFTO lore + Meet some of the team! (Travel & Accommodation not included - as we are international, this can be in various locations, email us if you want more details)
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £500 or more
11 backers Limited (4 of 15 left)
---- TIER 9: I WROTE HISTORY ---- [Approximately: €625 | $795] Tier 8 w/ Double the swag + 3 Kickstarter Edition gift keys + Work with the developers to create a character that will be referenced in books, inscriptions, and dialogue throughout the game and become a permanent part of the WFTO lore + Meet some of the team! (Travel & Accommodation not included - as we are international, this can be in various locations, email us if you want more details)
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add £10 to ship outside the UKPledge £1,250 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
-------- TIER 10: IT'S A TRAP -------- [Approximately: €1,560 | $1,985] Tier 9 w/ Triple the swag + 2 more Kickstarter Edition gift keys (5 total) + Work with the developers to create a trap of your own devious design!
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £2,500 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
----- TIER 11: I MADE A LEGEND ----- [Approximately: €3,120 | $3,975] Tier 9 w/ Quadruple the swag + 7 more Kickstarter Edition gift keys (10 total) + Work with the developers to name and design your own heroic Guardian that will play a role in the WFTO campaign & storyline.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge £5,000 or more
2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)
--- TIER 12: BE AN UNDERLORD --- [Approximately: €6,240 | $7,945] Tier 9 w/ Quintuple the swag + 17 more Kickstarter Edition gift keys (20 total) + Work with the team to name and design your own Underlord. Includes creation of a unique Heart, Worker, Dungeon Theme, emblem, background story and voice direction. Your creation will play a prominent role in the WFTO campaign & storyline.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013
Comments
Creator Pavel Bulicek on January 3
Great job guys so far! Just a note regarding archives room - love the walls (voted for those!) but I would expect archives little more stuffed with bookcases and tables with scrolls (in corners of the room maybe) etc. This seems to me little bit too empty or unused.
Loved the archives from the artwork in the #5 update. Messy and full of stuff as the archive in dungeon should be!
Love what are you doing, you are on the good way to make fantastic game!
Creator William Schneider on January 2
I hope there will be more themes too... :P I think they'd make good £5 add-ons, to help push those flex goals... see my post a bit lower down :D
Frostbite is at tier 2? Where is this told to us? :P
Creator Kody Tench on January 1
the kickstarter theme is awesome :D are there going to be more themes? (I hope so)
Creator Richard "AvatarIII" Barclay on January 1
Tier 2
Creator Kage Tempest on January 1
what tier unlocks the frost theme?
Creator Yiangos Stylianou on January 1
Can you add an add-on for a poster signed by the team.
Creator Drakol on January 1
Thanks and see you all at the finish line, so to speak.
Creator Subterranean Games on January 1
@ Drakol : Just add the amount for the add-on you want, but do not change the reward tier (unless of course you want a different reward tier). When Kickstarter ends, there will be a survey sent out where you can detail which add-ons you want.
Creator Drakol on January 1
Thanks, so all you do for Add Ons - Is manage your amount, change it by the Add On cost. - but do we inform you of our add on when Kickstarter asks for what reward we want, or do we need to leave a comment in our payment section or something.
Creator Subterranean Games on January 1
@ Drakol : Yes, basically Bedrock Beta gets you access to the game's sandbox version, fully complete, in March. From there, we have weekly/biweekly updates until release adding in all the remaining features. So once we get to the August release, you have already gotten the entire full game through the updates.
Creator Drakol on January 1
If I get the "Digital Copy of the Bed Rock Beta" Add On, does this include a Normal Copy and Access to the Beta? or just access to the Beta?
Creator Lord of Riva on January 1
Thank you will add money after getting sober ;) happy new year guys ! ^^
Creator Subterranean Games on December 31
@ Lord of Riva : I don't see there being a problem. We'll just need to coordinate between the pledge on here and the pledge on Paypal when the KS campaign completes. Go ahead with the Paypal pledge and when finished, notate in the survey sent out from Kickstarter with your contact details used for the Paypal transaction. Also please send an email to Josh@Subterraneangames.com and/or wphelps@risegaming.com so that we can ensure that everything is taken care of. :)
Creator Lord of Riva on December 31
[quote]other question: backed you already with the credit card of a friend (because i do not have any) if i want increase my pledge i would have to use pay pal is there a way to combine it?[/quote]
would be nice to get an answer to this i want to give more money guys ;)
Creator Subterranean Games on December 31
@ John: Yup, just increase your pledge by £10 but keep your "reward" selected on Tier 2!
Creator John Michel Rouhana on December 31
Hey:
I pledged £10, but I was wondering if there was any way to get a second copy of this game out of this, because I want to have one for my brother when it comes out: we grew up on Dungeon Keeper together. Would increasing my pledge by another £10 work?
Creator Toy203 on December 31
@ Andy Bridges
Keep in mind that the game will be highly moddable thanks to the Dungeoneer Tool and the Nexus community support. I guess banners and themes will be easily edited asap to create more content and to change the base ones.
Creator Andy Bridges on December 31
Hmmm. I like the KS theme - the undead vibe is pretty damn cool - but I think the big Ks everywhere ruin the immersion somewhat. I don't suppose there's any chance we can get that changed / a second variant added with skulls or something else more appropriate in place of the Ks?
Creator Josef Putík on December 31
Nice to hear, thanks for the answer!
Creator Richard "AvatarIII" Barclay on December 31
Josef: you have pledged for an early bird tier, which means you get the £20 tier, at a discounted price, so yes, you have the £20 tier already, but you have got a discount on it, by pledging early.
Creator Josef Putík on December 31
"The Dungeoneer’s Guide to the Underworld
This reward will be delivered digitally and is included in the £20 tier (and higher). It is also available as an add-on for £5."
Well but the rewards says Tier 4: Pledge £18 or more ... + digital download of 'The Dungeoneer's Guide To The Underworld'.
So will I receive the The Dungeoneer’s Guide to the Underworld within this tier or not? I'm confused now
Creator Richard "AvatarIII" Barclay on December 31
Due to the mod focussed nature of the project, and mission of the developers, I don't think that they want to put in too many "exclusive" things, 2 exclusive themes is probably enough.
Remember due to the modding aspects, there will be potential for unlimited fan made and official themes, one of the devs mentioned in the IRC that the best fan made themes might be included within official patches even.
I have no doubt that we will see fire and earth based themes, probably official, in the future, but I'd say it's far too late in the KS campaign to be doing anything about them now.
Creator William Schneider on December 31
Do you think you could do another theme or two, which are accessed as add-ons? £5-£10 add-ons might attract more money in, since currently they are limited to more game copies (only limited number of people will be after this), sountrack (available in the £20 and up anyway), guide (again avaliable £20 and up), so I don't expect a huge number of people to get them.
Adding something in-game like this could get people to boost their pledges by this £5 or so and hopefully hit some flex goals.
Personally I think a lava/fire, an earthy, and maybe some more outlandish themes would be nice, but the best option could be to have a vote on say 2 out of 5 possible themes? Everyone loves votes :D
Creator Richard "AvatarIII" Barclay on December 31
I hang out in the IRC (#WFTOgame on quakenet.org) where there is generally at least one team member to answer questions, assuming they aren't busy, so i try to be clued up and help people out if I can. :)
Creator James McGrady on December 31
Sorry, you must have posted as I was writing!
Must say Frostbite looks amazing
Creator James McGrady on December 31
@Stefan & Lord of Riva
In the main comments page Richard "AvatarIII" Barclay who isn't part of the team but is normally clued up on this sort of thing said that its unlocked by playing/completing the single player campaign.
Creator Richard "AvatarIII" Barclay on December 31
@Stefan: I have it on good authority that "Frostbite" is a second theme within the base game, probably unlocked as part of the SP campaign.
Creator Stefan Heiltjes on December 31
Lord of Riva makes a point. The Frostbite theme is pretty cool, as are the other two, but nowhere is it listed how to obtain it. The Kickstarter theme is available from tier 4 upwards, and the Underlord theme is the default one I suppose. But Frostbite isn't listed in the tiers as far as I can tell.
Another question is: Are there other things affected by the theme other that the things already shown?
Creator Damian Bentley on December 31
With the boxed collectors copy would this version run with Steam should you be green lighted or would that only be digital copies?
Creator Lord of Riva on December 31
hey there ... is there a way to obtain the frostbite skin? (in your reward tier picture is the founders theme some violet theme ... so its something different right? )
would like to have another theme ... and would like to increase my pledge but its kinda not worth 100 € more (i wouldnt have the money then anywayI
other question: backed you already with the credit card of a friend (because i do not have any) if i want increase my pledge i would have to use pay pal is there a way to combine it?
thank you for doing such a great project!
Creator Subterranean Games on December 31
Toy203: Yes, you will be able to select your theme in-game.
Creator Toy203 on December 31
Dumb question, will the theme be selectable during the game? I've a fond for the red colour you know....