Fellow Kickstarters,

Our time has run out here on Kickstarter and we can now conclude that we've been unable to reach our goal and the subsequent full-scale production of Interstellar Marines: Prologue.

We’ve learned so much from this Kickstarter experience, but the thing that stands out the most, is the huge amount of support and confidence you've all shown in us, and our ambitious game.

With all your generous pledges, helping hands, motivational comments and warm messages, please accept our loud (and digital) applaud as well as a sincere THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!

Now, we only hope that you’ll consider bringing your support to our community website.

A new beginning

We could spend the next half year shaping a perfect Kickstarter campaign based on our learnings, but we're convinced that this war is best won from the inside out. Therefore we’ve decided to head back into the trenches, to do what we do best: create games!

In the coming months we'll focus only on developing the features that makes Interstellar Marines both unique and interesting:

• Highly dynamic multiplayer game modes (AI-controlled)
• Dynamic environment simulations (Smoke, water, temperature, light etc.)
• Tactical cooperative features (Revive, assist)
• Improved character movement
• Dynamic level design (Imagine Bullseye in multiplayer)
• Stats/Achievements/Ranks (Community socializing)
• Distinct Art Direction (Believable science fiction)
• Much more focus on story and context
• Clear distinction between people playing for free and paying members

Furthermore, to increase the momentum of the development we’ve decided to dial down our AAA content ambitions for the time being, and focus on getting the above features into the game as fast as possible, and then polish things progressively. We simply can't compete with the big guys (Halo, Black Ops, Far Cry etc.) on content, but we sure can and will on gameplay!

This means we will be able to make much more frequent updates and iterate – in cooperation with you – on the features that distinguishes Interstellar Marines from the rest.

We need your help

Instead of painting blue skies we need to face all our challenges together, and our biggest challenge at the moment is to secure enough funds on a month-to-month basis, to allow us to continue work on the game to the point where it sells itself.

Faced with this reality we've decided to move out of our current office and thus work from our individual homes, in an effort to cut our expenses to an absolute minimum.

You can help us reach this crucial point by joining our awesome community and pre-ordering the game, knowing that every dollar spent goes straight into the development of Interstellar Marines!

For those of you who decide to pre-order; we've extended the bonus rewards from the Kickstarter throughout December, which means you will get the OS-1 Pistol and the Camouflage suit “backer edition” on the Vanguard tier, and the AR-03 “backer edition” assault rifle on the Frontliner or Spearhead tier. After December, these rewards will not be available to anyone else.

Last but not least, our primary investor (Gert) is on a mission to give away 10% of the shares in our company back to the community. We call this initiative “Uncle Gert's Shares for Support Medals Giveaway" and you can read more about it here.

Surrendering is NOT an option

We sincerely hope that you’ll consider bringing your support to our community website and join us in the fight to make this game a reality – one way or the other.

Once again, thank you for your support!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,
Kim & Mikael

Oorah!

Remember the secret project we talked about a while ago? Well, our three helpers (Jesper, Mark and Sam) have been hard at work, making sure there was something special in your inbox by Black Friday:

Let's make the Thanksgiving miracle come true!

For many people, it seems unlikely that we'll reach our goal, and the consequence is that only a few decide to pledge. As the old adage goes: Seeing is Believing.

The solution you ask? Make them see!

There is a magic point beyond 30% funded ($180,000) where 90% of all Kickstarter projects make it, ie. when more people start seeing – more people will start believing!

Here's how you can help

Increase your pledge. If everyone increased their pledge by $20, we would have $70,000 more in the bank, and we would now be beyond $200,000, and hence the 30% marker. 

We're not suggesting you should increase your pledge if you can't afford it, but even if you did, you can always decrease your pledge before the deadline, and in the meantime you would help people see. 

Remember that Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing deal – NO money will be charged if we don't hit our goal!

Spread the word

New Bonus Reward

In light of the need for increased pledges, we've decided to add a SUPER SPECIAL bonus reward that includes the OS-1 Pistol for the $30 tier and above. (does not alter gameplay)

This sidearm weapon will only be available to backers on Kickstarter (and Early Supporters from InterstellarMarines.com eligible for the $30 tier and above)

Secrets From the Past #4

Fourth video in our series of secret videos from the past – never released publicly before!

In this video we invite you inside our humble offices at a time of Christmas and celebration.

It's the annual Christmas party and everybody on the team is extremely excited because two guys on the team, Mikael (Programmer) and Daniel (Level Designer), was about to reveal a secret project they've worked on after-hours.

Stay tuned for more secrets from the old archives!

In the press

Keep believing

We know it's hard to truly believe that we can make it – we've had our doubts too – but this does not change the fact that if enough people get to see the project, we can make this Thanksgiving miracle come true.

Now you have the knowledge and the power to make a difference. We hope you will do your part. 

From the bottom of our hearts – THANK YOU!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,
Kim & Mikael

Dear backers of believable science fiction!

Since our Kickstarter campaign started it has been clear to us that our explanation of Prologue has been somewhat vague. So we decided to sit down in a cozy environment, with the limited time that we have, and go through the experience from A to Z, like we've never done before!

Without further ado, here's two nerds, an ambitious indie game, and a beautiful AI :)

In the press

• TruePCGaming interview (audio)
• DailyRush interview (written in Danish. Entertaining Google Translation) 

The fight continues 

We're still completely baffled by the lack of press we've been able to get, and we've truly been working day and night since the launch, reaching out to contacts and searching our networks in the hopes of getting features on bigger gaming sites. Unfortunately (apart from a select few up-and-coming sites - THANK YOU!) it's all been in vain, and a real wake up call for us.

But we're still hoping for a small Thanksgiving miracle, so rest assured that we will keep fighting until the very end! :)

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,
Kim & Mikael

As we're closing in on the finish line, we're releasing goodies from the secret archives of Zero Point Software – never shared with the public before!

Narrative Video

In this third video, we reveal a short (spoiler-free) version of the narrative story that we created back in 2007. The purpose was to align the vision of IM on the team, as well as aid in presenting our project to potential investors and publishers.

The story was written and conceived by Kim (Game Director) and science fiction author Jacob Smith, and the concept art created by Andreas Von Cotta.

In the press

• GameAspect.com interview (written)

We've given a few more interviews the last couple of days and expect them to land on the net within the next days.

Thanks for your support!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,
Kim & Mikael

Greetings Kickstarters,

They say Interstellar Marines has been a long time in development – and boy are they right!

Join us in a trip down memory lane, as we experience the second video in our series of secret videos from the past, never released publicly before:

First Animatic of Legacy Trailer

This animatic was created in August 2005, a few months into the production of our first Interstellar Marines trailer.

It was a marathon production and was an unbelievable strain on all four guys involved. Only love for the game and the potential kept us going, but when it was finally released by May 2006, it took us from Zero to Hero and generated an unimaginable amount of hype around Interstellar Marines:

Legacy Trailer

This is the final (legacy) trailer that the world eventually saw in May 2006. 

In many respects this was the video that kicked off the Interstellar Marines franchise in the public eye and – despite a few aging models and animations – we still think it accurately portrays the kind of sci-fi universe that we're aiming for:

Stay tuned for more secrets from the old archives!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,
Kim & Mikael