Zacker Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi guys, we just launched a Kickstarter campaign for Pirates of New Horizons! That means that we need your help to make this possible. We want to make the BEST pirate space adventure for mobile devices and your pledges are needed for this. For those not familiar with the game, Pirates of New Horizons is a 3D Action Platformer about looting, pillaging, and a flying cat. It allows you to explore an epic adventure tailored for a snack-sized mobile game experience on your iOS or Android device. Please spread the word to all of your friends, family, and any news outlets that might be interested. Also please let us know if you have any feedback. For more background information we have a website and an old Mapcore thread. mjens, Thrik, penE and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I'm delighted to see this return and have pimped it on Facebook and Twitter. The funding period seems kind of tight though, a lot of people might want to wait until their next pay day before backing (which could partially explain why some campaigns do very well in the final days) and at least in the UK that's usually 28th–10th. If it's not too late to extend it to a full month it might be worthwhile. Still, backing it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMPONE Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Congratulations on the re-launch! I helped spread the word on Twitter as well. Wishing you the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Vivi Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 pledged!Why only 16 days? Shouldn't you have the full 30? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacker Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks guys! We had planned on launching with a 30 day campaign length but ended up with settling on a campaign with a length of 22 days. Kickstarter recommends 30 days or less to encourage a sense of urgency, so we figured that a little over 3 weeks would be good and also it would make sense to end on the 1st of December. Additionally there were some team considerations behind, some of the team members have committed themselves full time (despite the lack of pay) during the past months but there was a limit to how long we could keep on running like that. Thrik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) Any plans on returning to the PC version? (Also, I have totes backed this). Edited November 15, 2013 by Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacker Posted November 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 We would love to return to the PC version but atm the budget for finishing that one is around $250k so it is quite a heavy investment of resources that we currently do not have available. We sent it into hibernation last year after running out of funds and while I since then have done various attempts at finding a solution then this has not been possible. So currently our best bet for more PoNH is a smaller scoped mobile edition of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacker Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 A week left to back the project! We really appreciate those of you who have backed us already! In case you for some reason do not want to back the project we would really appreciate if you spend 2 minutes answering two questions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/195Dr4wuU0WvDaKZOm4EQD7Eep7shxOvg8dRKEVVSkw8/viewform Thrik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacker Posted November 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Sorry to be spamming a bit here, but I would like to share this story of true Mapcore love with you guys Direct link to image: http://imgur.com/gallery/RWq5Jph Edited November 28, 2013 by Zacker Thrik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Just saw that in my backer email, omg so touching. Get out your wallets everyone! I did tip Kotaku, Destructoid, and Joystiq about this too (as well as posted it on the MapCore Facebook and Twitter). For whatever reason those gaming sites won't post it, yet some of the bullshit they do post about toilets in Japan or whatever the fuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwxanthi Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Yeh not easy to get exposure on big outlets. Anyway you could try RPS most of the funds for Dark Matter came from their visitors.Hope you guys make it. Game looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Always happy to support Mapcore members. Well done guys, backed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-freak Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 what happened to the old team members? friedrich, soenke and skjalg? Sentura 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimeray Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Just saw that in my backer email, omg so touching. Get out your wallets everyone! I did tip Kotaku, Destructoid, and Joystiq about this too (as well as posted it on the MapCore Facebook and Twitter). For whatever reason those gaming sites won't post it, yet some of the bullshit they do post about toilets in Japan or whatever the fuck... I guess it's cos it's mobile? A lot of news outlets don't support mobile Then again, I'd be a hypocrite to say I'm excited about this game for that exact same reason, I don't own a tablet nor play on my phone. That being said, I really hope you guys make it! It looks really cool! Best of luck! Edited November 28, 2013 by Chimeray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrieChamp Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 what happened to the old team members? friedrich, soenke and skjalg? We're still alive Just not actively involved in this project nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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