Hey everyone! We wanted to update our blog with a big thank you to everyone who supported our Kickstarter campaign. You guys were incredible and helped us exceed our goal! So here's a shout out to everyone that backed us (sorted by Kickstarter name):
Iron Tier:
Cindy Au, Adam, Adrian K.
Copper Tier:
Craig Snyder, Ben Crowley, Andy Thorington ,orangeman, Curtis Melroe
Bronze Tier:
Colin Foote, jonkrusell, Rathanak Loeung, Gruesom Grimp, timothy locke, Justin Ng
Silver Tier:
Derek Rundgren, Andy Cope, Brian, Daniel Ragusa, Benedikt Betz, Julien Feraud, Debby Fleming, Josias Valdez, Sarah, Chad Woyewodzic, Kirt Dankmyer, Alan Gerding, lannie.poo, Benjamin Seiler, David Lovely, Jeff Martini, Chuck Lawton, brian papa, Stephan Szabo, Jasmine Choinski, Robert Smith, Chris O'Connor, Rob Klingenberger, Michael Ryan, Payne Eifert, mwuenschel, Ryan Mock, Steve Wilson, Jeff Snider, Martin Tuxen Grandeville, Michael Jacob, Patrick, Kyle McLauchlan, AndreasH, Peter Por, Jonathan Morris, Michael David Johas Teener, Michael Atchison, Tom Hollett, Tom Meier, Masa, James Schirmer, Kent O Hudson, jwalk2515, Shola Akinnuso, Steven King @madrogue, Justin Brede, Palenoue, Brian Jardine
Gold Tier:
Matt Johnston, Heath Morrison, Ben Lewis, Graham, Anne, Lauren, J. Kyle Pittman, Billy Nolen, David Johnson, James Layfield, fbrocks, Joshua Beale, Cynthia Shotwell
Platinum Tier:
David Pittman, Kim Pittman, Jah Raphael, Mary R Proctor, Lane Roathe, Symptomless Coma, Mike Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Justin Cash, Karen D Edwards, Susan K Edwards, Justin Lloyd, Ken Tabor, Skip Hirvela, Elaine and Gary Wilson
Rare Earth Tier:
William and Mariette Estabrook, Will and Nicole Estabrook, Pam and Richard Strickland, Robert Edwards
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Kickstarter *One Week Left!* and a New Gameplay Screenshot!
Hey everyone. With one week left in our Kickstarter campaign, we thought it would be nice to post an update! First of all, we'd like to send a big thank you to everyone who has backed us so far. Your support means a lot to us and it's great knowing you are enthusiastic about Fara. Thanks!
So far, our Kickstarter project has raised $3,309 of our $5,000 goal, which is incredible! We are 66% of the way there, so it's vital that our friends and fans share the news of the Fara Kickstarter with anyone and everyone they know in the next week. Your tweets, Facebook messages, and texts are what have kept this campaign moving. One more week! We can do this! Thanks guys!
Also, we thought it'd be nice to share a new screenshot and development update today! In the last few weeks, we've been scripting different quests and scenarios for the game, putting all of the pieces together. One area of the game we really love are the tar pits, where you face sand creatures, dust devils, and a rock maze. Tar pits are awesome! So stay tuned, and we'll post more updates soon!
Kickstarter and Official Game Title!
As the end of development nears, we decided to put together a Kickstarter page to help us secure a bit of additional funding and push to the end. For those that don't know, Kickstarter is a great site that helps small companies or individuals get creative projects off the ground. The neat thing about the program is that people who help fund a project receive special gifts for their support. In our case, people who help us out will receive things like a poster, original art, soundtrack, special thanks in the credit, or, of course, a copy of the game!
We are really excited about the opportunity to get people more involved with the development process and hope that you or someone you know chooses to partner with us! The other big news today is that we have decided to use our Kickstarter campaign as a platform for officially announcing the title of our game:
That screenshot is from the in-game title screen, and is also a first peek at the art style that will feature in the game's cinematics and character portraits. The name "Fara" is derived from Old Norse, meaning "to travel", and plays an important part in the game's story. If it sounds strange, don't worry! We will reveal more about the world of Fara soon! Also, we'll be sure to give several updates regarding our Kickstarter progress, as well as an outtakes video revealing just how many takes it took Texel and I to make the video for the site. So stay tuned!