Topic: Bard's Tale IV
started by: Leisher
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 28 2015,13:10
< This might break a record for time between sequels. >
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 28 2015,13:44
Whoa. I loved those games.
Posted by GORDON on Jan. 28 2015,13:50
I had Bard's Tale II on the C64. One of the dungeons was broken, it always errored when I put in disk 2 (5.25" floppy disks). I took the game back to Sears (vid game stores didn't exist back then) and told them it was a bad disk and give me another. They didn't have another and just refunded me. The next week I saw the same box back on the shelf stapled shut.DEATH AND DREK.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 28 2015,14:08
I remember some of the harder puzzles being places that were completely dark, where certain squares randomly teleported you to other places in the maze, occasionally laden with traps.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 28 2015,14:10
No. Fucking. Way. WL2 and now BT4.
Posted by GORDON on Jan. 28 2015,14:15
(TheCatt @ Jan. 28 2015,17:08)
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I remember some of the harder puzzles being places that were completely dark, where certain squares randomly teleported you to other places in the maze, occasionally laden with traps.
Yeah, I think they were spinners... I tried for so long to map that damned dungeon. Not sure if I ever accomplished it. No compass, no light, just banging into walls. Ridonkulous.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 28 2015,14:22
(GORDON @ Jan. 28 2015,17:15)
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(TheCatt @ Jan. 28 2015,17:08)
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I remember some of the harder puzzles being places that were completely dark, where certain squares randomly teleported you to other places in the maze, occasionally laden with traps.
Yeah, I think they were spinners... I tried for so long to map that damned dungeon. Not sure if I ever accomplished it. No compass, no light, just banging into walls. Ridonkulous.
We finished it. We finished ALL OF THEM. We'd take turns sleeping and playing.
Usually staying up quite late at night, fueled by soda and candy.
Posted by GORDON on Jan. 28 2015,14:37
That one, and Legacy of the Ancients... I would get up 2 hours before school just to play a while.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 28 2015,14:50
I liked that one too, but it wasn't quite the same. Ah... youth.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 28 2015,16:11
(TheCatt @ Jan. 28 2015,16:50)
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I liked that one too, but it wasn't quite the same. Ah... youth.
BT and Might and Magic sucked up all kinds of time.
Posted by GORDON on Jan. 28 2015,17:54
I played the D&D games Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds on my C64 as well.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 28 2015,18:01
(GORDON @ Jan. 28 2015,19:54)
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I played the D&D games Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds on my C64 as well.
Ah, the SSI Gold Box series. Yeah, sunk time into that, too. At least that had rudimentary mapping functionality built-in. I can't believe the disk swapping and loading times for combat you had to put up with. And fucking everything resulted in combat eventually.
There was always one incredibly evil battle at a minimum in each:
Pool: fucking Kobold caves and the bullshit graveyard "you can't rest" marathon undead cleansing.
Curse: I remember reloading again and again charging into over a dozen dragons. Way early in the game and it was virtually impossible unless you imported twinked and maxed characters (because you could manually jack stats to 18) from Pool.
Secret of the Silver Blades: my memory gets fuzzy on this one. Not nearly as much playing time, but I remember beating it without too much trouble.
Pools of Darkness: holy fucking fuck. During the last 10% of the game, every battle is epic. Lord of the Rings epic. Except there's only six of you. Not uncommon for each of those fights to take over an hour to get through.
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 31 2015,19:57
I played the SSIs.Infocom games were better.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 01 2015,11:40
Kickstarter starts tomorrow. < Donate tomorrow and receive your choice of The Witcher, The Witcher 2, or Wasteland 2. >
Well hell, looks like I'll be donating to Bard's Tale IV tomorrow!
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 01 2015,11:58
Sumbitch. I already have those.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 01 2015,12:49
Dammit! I already own the Witcher 1/2 as well.QUOTE
inXile Entertainment will reward early backers of its Bard's Tale 4 Kickstarter campaign, which is due to begin tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd June, at 2pm UK time.
10am ET
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 01 2015,12:52
I own all The Witcher games, but I'm eyeing that Wasteland 2 copy.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 01 2015,12:53
(Leisher @ Jun. 01 2015,14:52)
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I own all The Witcher games, but I'm eyeing that Wasteland 2 copy.
Go for it. Worth it.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 02 2015,07:26
< Kickstarter is live. >I'm in for $20, but I'm kind of eyeing other levels wondering if I should go higher.
For $55 you get Wasteland 2 (or one of the Witcher games), Bard's Tale 4, and Torment: Tides of Numenera.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 02 2015,07:41
Oh what the hell. In for $20
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 02 2015,07:46
Damn you, inXile. I have bills to pay.EDIT: Hmm, looks like with enough donation, you get the new Torment: Tides of Numenera (think Planespace: Torment) and Pillars of Eternity (think Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale). I'm eying the level I want and trying to figure if I want to shell out the cash.
Looks like they've sold 2 of the $10K backer level.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 02 2015,09:37
< Whoa >. Dragon Wars (another old Interplay game) was supposed to the BT4.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 02 2015,10:08
I had never heard of Dragon Wars before.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 02 2015,10:25
It's an interesting tidbit, but considering how games were back then, the connection to the other games would have been minor.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 10 2015,14:53
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Exciting news today: every backer of The Bard’s Tale IV ($20 or more) will get free digital copies of the original The Bard’s Tale, The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight and The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate!
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 10 2015,15:24
Death and drek!Can I still contribute?
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 10 2015,17:07
(GORDON @ Jun. 10 2015,17:24)
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Death and drek!
Can I still contribute?
Can I still contribute?
Hells, yeah. Sumbitch, no more slots available at the reward level I want, so they put in a new one and jacked up the price $25. I never did get II or III to work on my C64 emulator. I'm now a backer. Unless inXile comes out with Neuromancer 2, I think they've hit all the franchises that drove me into my current career path like a pack of 8-bit siren-wolves.
EDIT: Correction -- most of the 1980s franchises. I was infinitely impressionable when I played them.
Posted by Troy on Jun. 10 2015,19:04
Backer
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 12 2015,08:02
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~27K backers
$1,188,259 pledged of $1,250,000 goal
28 days to go
$1,188,259 pledged of $1,250,000 goal
28 days to go
I think it's getting made. Took, what, 10 days?
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 12 2015,08:41
This is the first kick starter I've ever backed and I was a day one! Woot!
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 13 2015,11:16
A huge FUCK YOU to XFinity for deciding to drop my connection, killing my first message.< Stretch goals announced >.
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We’ve got plans for some exciting stretch goals and even announced our first one: at $1.3 million we’ll add an Enhanced Companion NPC System and add 2 more CNPCs. What’s next after that one? At $1.35 million, we’ll add a Crafting System.
They're at $1,220,984/$1,250,000 with 27 days left, so I think we'll see those met.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 15 2015,07:56
$1,256,442 with 25 days to go. $4K/day sounds like a realistic rate. Oh shit, didn't notice this...QUOTE
Additionally, we have an agreement with the original The Bard’s Tale III programmer Rebecca "Burger" Heineman and her company Olde Sküül to update the games for modern machines!
Born William Heineman.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 16 2015,09:22
< Promote > BT4 and help everyone get free shit. Already unlocked: code wheel + graph paper + something else to be revealed soon.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 16 2015,19:12
< BT4 YouTube vid >. All you have to do is view it and up the count to up the rewards for kickstarter backers. Pass it along. Other free shit you can do to up rewards includes facebook likes, following on twitter, etc. They use the levels on those results to do things like adding the code wheel and official BT4 graph paper. Every time a new light gets turned on, a new room is opened < here >. Every four rooms means another reward, so far. 36 lights in total = 9 bonus widgets. There are also interesting ones: BT fan art, bardic songs, and kilt photos.But the next item:
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We will add actual, REAL Red Boots DLC to The Bard's Tale IV... FREE to all backers $20 or above! Yes, it was a joke back in Wasteland 2, but this time, with your help, the boots really will be red.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 17 2015,07:08
I'm going to boost my support level to a physical tier just because of that damn code wheel. That thing brings back awesome memories.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 18 2015,06:25
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We will add actual, REAL Red Boots DLC to The Bard's Tale IV... FREE to all backers $20 or above! Yes, it was a joke back in Wasteland 2, but this time, with your help, the boots really will be red.
Unlocked. Another potential 6 bonus dealies, thought I'm thinking about 1 or 2 more are going to get eeked out.
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$1,256,442 with 25 days to go. $4K/day sounds like a realistic rate.
Required rate to hit both stretch goals is now $3.5K/day.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 18 2015,16:50
< $25K for first stretch goal.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 18 2015,18:35
Third stretch goal announced:< Monte Cook > designs a dungeon. $1.4M total, +500K beyond 2nd stretch goal. Feasible at the current rate.
EDIT: In case you haven't realized, I'm somewhat enthusiastic for this release. I came very close to sending my resume to inXile a few months ago to work on what I suspect was this.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 18 2015,19:38
The only dungeon crawler where I actually bought graph paper and mapped out dungeons while playing.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 18 2015,20:19
(Leisher @ Jun. 18 2015,21:38)
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The only dungeon crawler where I actually bought graph paper and mapped out dungeons while playing.
This franchise is probably #3 on my list of "why I have the career I currently have" bullet points. I remember doing that shit, trying to find the corner or figuring out some fucked up teleportation pattern.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 19 2015,07:44
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Third stretch goal announced:
Monte Cook designs a dungeon. $1.4M total, +500K beyond 2nd stretch goal. Feasible at the current rate.
Monte Cook designs a dungeon. $1.4M total, +500K beyond 2nd stretch goal. Feasible at the current rate.
This one could be a real stretch. They need $122,467 in 21 days, ~$5.8K/day. Would require a boost to the $3.5K/day rate that's been happening recently.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 19 2015,08:11
(Leisher @ Jun. 18 2015,22:38)
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The only dungeon crawler where I actually bought graph paper and mapped out dungeons while playing.
God I loved doing that. My friends and I would take turns playing, stayed up all night one weekend to beat it (can't remember which #, must have been 2 or 3)
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,08:29
For those WL2 backers that also backed BT4...QUOTE
Today we are happy to roll out an inXile Loyalty Rewards promotion! Anyone who backed Wasteland 2 or Torment: Tides of Numenera previously, who also backs The Bard's Tale IV at $20 or above, will get a FREE bonus reward containing items from either Torment, Wasteland 2 or The Bard's Tale IV (valued at up to $15)! These rewards include items such as digital soundtracks, novella compilations, concept art books and more.
Furthermore, any returning backers who back The Bard's Tale IV at the $33 tier or higher will additionally receive FREE copies of Ultima Underworld 1 & 2, from GOG.com and our friends at OtherSide Entertainment. This offer is only available until June 26th. If you are a returning backer and have already backed The Bard's Tale IV – and if you did, thank you! – the loyalty reward is also retroactive for you as well.
Furthermore, any returning backers who back The Bard's Tale IV at the $33 tier or higher will additionally receive FREE copies of Ultima Underworld 1 & 2, from GOG.com and our friends at OtherSide Entertainment. This offer is only available until June 26th. If you are a returning backer and have already backed The Bard's Tale IV – and if you did, thank you! – the loyalty reward is also retroactive for you as well.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,08:32
< I want my R... P.... G........... >
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,09:02
First stretch goal hit. Enhanced companion/NPC system and 2 extra NPCs.Currently at $1,303,859. Need $5.6K plus change per day to hit the $1.4M Monte Cook goal. Next stop is $1.35M for enhanced crafting system.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,11:22
Wow. Things are picking up. Currently $1,308,314. That's $4.5K in a couple hours. Might get the Cook.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,19:29
$1,319,375. Holy fuck, where'd that momentum come from? Making up for the slow weekend. New stretch goal for $1.5M. 3 new dungeons from what looks like 3 D&D/WotC dudes, one each. Hell of a mark to hit with 2 weeks and change left. Talking $10K and then some per day.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 23 2015,20:39
I wrote the dude in charge on Twitter today to ask if they'd still track my day 1 contribution if I moved up to another level. I don't want to miss out on Wasteland 4 for free. He replied back in about 15 minutes with a yes, so I'll be doing that tomorrow.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 24 2015,07:36
$1,325,260 now. If they can hit $1.4M with a week left, they've got a chance.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 24 2015,18:21
$1,331,723Goddamn. Less than $20K to the next stretch goal, enhanced crafting.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 25 2015,16:54
This is averaging near $10K/day now. $1.5M is looking more and more likely. I could see a push in the last couple days to put it over the top. $1,339,601 with a little more than 2 weeks to go.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 26 2015,15:10
Second stretch goal hit. Enhanced crafting is in. $1,350,414 and going. Next stop is Monte Cook at $1.4M.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 26 2015,21:02
They'll hit Monte Cook easy.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 27 2015,09:03
Yeah, but I'm hoping for the other bonus dungeons. Hell, all four of the dudes they've got for stretchies should design the most fucking brutal labyrinthine gauntlets possible. Don't waste them on the < wine cellar >.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 27 2015,20:11
They just cracked $1.36M. At this rate, they're going to be about 1-2 days or $10-20K short of the $1.5M final stretchie.EDIT: Now below $1.36M, meaning someone took away their cash.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 29 2015,11:52
Two new stretchies added:New dungeon + new Elvish area at $1.7M
Expert dungeon added by Fallout/WL dude at $1.9M.
I don't know how they hope to meet $1.5M at the current rate, let alone any of the new ones.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 29 2015,12:07
Most funding campaigns have a u-shaped donation curve.So funding is highest at the very beginning, and the very end (although usually higher on the front than the end).
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 29 2015,14:51
The y-axis ... is that # of backers or total cash?
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 29 2015,16:03
It just says %, so no idea if % of backers or % of money. But I imagine they correlate well.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 29 2015,18:35
Well, in non-stretchie news:One tick away from
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All backers $20 or above receive TWO Julie Fowlis songs: the song from the in-engine video, and "Smeòrach Chlann Dòmhnaill (The Mavis of Clan Donald)" from her latest album, Gach Sgeul.
... for the bonus feelie/social media rewards. There's a decent chance for one more, outside for two.
Easy things:
kilt pics: 1 more
retweet: 1 more
youtube: will definitely hit 250K in a few days, so 1 more
youtube subscrips: 2 more
tumblr followers: 2 more
facebook followers: 2 more
facebook likes : 1 more
So that's 10 ticks = 3 more bonus feelies/widgets within easy reach if the # of backers starts hitting up social media. I might suggest a physical reference card with four-letter abbreviations for each spell you can cast. < TRZP >, bitches.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 02 2015,07:42
< $1K away from being Cooked.EDIT: Done. $100K to the next stretch goal.
< This dude >, < this dude >, and < this dude > each contribute one dungeon.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 02 2015,16:42
Next bonus feelie/widget has been hit plus a tick beyond ...QUOTE
All backers $20 or above receive TWO Julie Fowlis songs: the song from the in-engine video, and "Smeòrach Chlann Dòmhnaill (The Mavis of Clan Donald)" from her latest album, Gach Sgeul.
Kilt photos, man, multiplied by tenfold overnight. Couple of free music tracks. Not bad. Still nine more gimme ticks to go = 2 more bonus feelies/widgets within reach.
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 03 2015,17:51
So if I donate 20 now, I get all previous awards? Or what?
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 03 2015,19:23
(GORDON @ Jul. 03 2015,19:51)
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So if I donate 20 now, I get all previous awards? Or what?
If you boost your donation, you lose nothing of what you've gotten with a lesser one.
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 03 2015,20:24
As of now I have donated zero. Same question.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 03 2015,20:28
Go to the Kickstarter page (link on first page of this thread towards the bottom). All the donation levels are listed there on the right hand side.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 04 2015,10:15
(GORDON @ Jul. 03 2015,22:24)
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As of now I have donated zero. Same question.
Yes, except for the reward for being a backer in the first two days.
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 04 2015,11:22
I think I'm going to to do the $10k donation, so I can post pics from the party.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 04 2015,18:06
YouTube views hit 250K, but they've not marked it yet. Means we're halfway to a new feelie/widget. Five days to go, $85K to next stretchie. $485K to last one.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 06 2015,09:02
(GORDON @ Jul. 04 2015,13:22)
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I think I'm going to to do the $10k donation, so I can post pics from the party.
If everyone on this board pooled their donations, we could hit the Relic Crafter tier.
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Pledge $750 or more
11 backers Limited (64 left of 75)
RELIC CRAFTER
Help fashion an artifact that will be passed on for generations. With this prestigious reward tier, you'll WORK WITH OUR DESIGNERS to CREATE A WEAPON, PIECE OF ARMOR, OR USABLE ITEM that will go right into the game! Also includes the Signed Premier Collector's Edition rewards, the Collector's Album Box, and your name will be written on the STANDING STONES OF GRATITUDE directly in the game world for all to see.
11 backers Limited (64 left of 75)
RELIC CRAFTER
Help fashion an artifact that will be passed on for generations. With this prestigious reward tier, you'll WORK WITH OUR DESIGNERS to CREATE A WEAPON, PIECE OF ARMOR, OR USABLE ITEM that will go right into the game! Also includes the Signed Premier Collector's Edition rewards, the Collector's Album Box, and your name will be written on the STANDING STONES OF GRATITUDE directly in the game world for all to see.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 06 2015,09:57
The DTMAN Dildo of Destruction+3 to attack
+10% to hit percentage
+4 to Luck
+600% damage when attacking from behind
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 06 2015,18:36
Someone try to guess what tier I pledged.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 06 2015,18:51
$75 to get most of the bonus games?At my pledge level, I'm snagging:
1) Bard's Tale I
2) Bard's Tale II
3) Bard's Tale III
4) Bard's Tale IV
5) another WL2 copy (if anyone wants it, I still have a couple physical copies I'm hanging on to plus my Steam digital version)
6) Tides of Numinera
7) Pillars of Obsidian
8) Ultima Underworld I (because I backed WL2)
9) Ultima Underworld II (because I backed WL2)
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 06 2015,19:34
(GORDON @ Jul. 06 2015,21:36)
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Someone try to guess what tier I pledged.
$20?
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 06 2015,19:44
Nope and nope.I thought it would be obvious.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 06 2015,21:58
You spring for a physical copy?
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 06 2015,22:45
The tier where you get forgiven?
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 07 2015,05:03
(Malcolm @ Jul. 07 2015,00:58)
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You spring for a physical copy?
Either that or $0.
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 07 2015,05:04
(Malcolm @ Jul. 07 2015,00:58)
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You spring for a physical copy?
Bam.
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 07 2015,05:05
(Leisher @ Jul. 07 2015,01:45)
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The tier where you get forgiven?
I couldn't figure out what this meant.... were they talking about like if you pirated previous versions of the game, you get forgiven?
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 07 2015,06:23
I believe it was more along the lines of pirating any game.You get a letter of forgiveness with that tier.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 07 2015,07:47
(GORDON @ Jul. 07 2015,07:04)
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(Malcolm @ Jul. 07 2015,00:58)
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You spring for a physical copy?
Bam.
$65?
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 07 2015,08:24
+ $8 to ship.So I did my part.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 07 2015,08:43
(GORDON @ Jul. 07 2015,10:24)
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+ $8 to ship.
So I did my part.
So I did my part.
The album style. Nice. I get one of those, too.
Currently at $1.431M. Going to take a miracle to get the Cairn of Horrors at this point, although Colin McComb is a possibility.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 07 2015,11:04
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We’ve decided to cut the price of The Puzzle Master tier by 50%! It is now $750.
Another possibility.
EDIT: Fuck, I'd get that myself except I actually lose a major reward if I chip in the extra for it.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 07 2015,18:19
2 of the 4 puzzle master rewards are gone. I've made them a serious offer for one of the remaining two, provided I don't lose the one feelie I'm not willing to part with. Hell, been playing Interplay games since I was five or six. I program for a living. Shit, I've even lived and worked in Scotland. I could some up with something interesting, I bet.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 08 2015,08:04
Thinking they'll get the stretchie with the 3 bonus dungeons, and that's it.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 08 2015,10:59
Heh. Couple of slots opened up on the first iteration of the reward level I'm on. Just snagged the same goods for $25 less.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 09 2015,16:53
$1.5M stretchie hit. Next is $1.7M. Will take a hell of an effort.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 10 2015,07:55
Two bonus widgets/feelies. The Lute of Compulsory Cavorting (annoying dance animations for various sprites) is in. The Brian Fargo bard skin is also in. Three ticks until the next one.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 10 2015,19:32
And done.QUOTE
33,738 backers pledged $1,519,495
You can still up your pledge and get add-ons at the BT4 site itself via PayPal. Missed the last two stretchies, which kind of sucks because I really wanted to see Chris do the Cairn of Horrors. Before the campaign ended, I upped my contrib by $30 to snag Numinera digitally.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 10 2015,22:59
I upped my pledge 30 minutes before the kickstarter ended. I decided I wanted a physical level so I can display the box. Went for the $105 level. It was the code wheel that really sold me.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 12 2015,10:39
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Most funding campaigns have a u-shaped donation curve.
This had more of a backwards J shape.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 12 2015,10:51
Give a shout once anyone gets an email asking for shipping address or delivering a digital item.
Posted by GORDON on Jul. 12 2015,13:04
(Leisher @ Jul. 11 2015,01:59)
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I decided I wanted a physical level so I can display the box.
Welcome to the dark side.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 12 2015,13:50
(GORDON @ Jul. 12 2015,16:04)
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(Leisher @ Jul. 11 2015,01:59)
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I decided I wanted a physical level so I can display the box.
Welcome to the dark side.
Well, I can honestly say I helped with development and my name will be in the credits, so why the hell not?
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 12 2015,16:49
(GORDON @ Jul. 12 2015,15:04)
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(Leisher @ Jul. 11 2015,01:59)
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I decided I wanted a physical level so I can display the box.
Welcome to the dark side.
When I clear off some shelf space and get some 3M picture hanging dealies, shit I will display:
Zork Trilogy Collector's Edition
WL2 signed Collector's Edition
WL1 cover art
BT4 album
BT4 signed Collector's Edition
BT4 Ultimate Reliquary, bitches
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 13 2015,07:52
Final total (depending upon which KS widget you view):33,741 backers pledged $1,519,680
or
33,741 backers pledged $1,519,681
Toss in about $30-40K from PayPal on top of that. The company will double that total, so it's a bit over $3M for a budget. I don't know what the combined budgets for BT1-3 would be. Safe to say it's way lower than $3M.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 28 2015,08:14
< Backer Site Online. >Go there and register if you contributed to the Kickstarter or go donate now if you want to jump on board.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 01 2015,06:22
If you pledged to BT4, the first rewards are out there for you to grab. I have my choice of game: Wasteland 2, The Witcher, and The Witcher 2. I believe most of you are on that plan as well. Note that the Director's Cut of Wasteland 2 is scheduled for release on October 13th.
Posted by Malcolm on Oct. 01 2015,07:29
I got my Ultima Underworld I & II GOG keys.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,11:36
Rewards page has the original BT trilogy available.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 30 2015,11:57
Thanks for letting us know. Going to grab my copies tonight.
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,13:01
Have you guys received anything yet? I didn't fully understand what I was doing when the Kickstarter hit its goal. Did I have to go there and choose something? I looked at it a couple months ago but it was all weird.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,13:10
(GORDON @ Nov. 30 2015,15:01)
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Have you guys received anything yet? I didn't fully understand what I was doing when the Kickstarter hit its goal. Did I have to go there and choose something? I looked at it a couple months ago but it was all weird.
Head to the reward page. If you backed the project, check your email.
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,13:13
Yeah I dropped like a C note to get some collector box.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,13:14
(GORDON @ Nov. 30 2015,15:13)
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Yeah I dropped like a C note to get some collector box.
You have to create an account on the reward page and get your shit.
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,15:47
Ok, I logged in and I have 7300 points. Now what.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 30 2015,16:50
Typically I would point out how you're old and technology has passed you bye, but their site sucks...On the left hit Rewards.
On the next page on the right it lists out your points. There are also buttons for Badge, Keys, Downloads, etc.
If you're grabbing the original trilogy, you should be able to get that. If you're looking for the original trilogy remastered...those don't seem to be available?
If you earned Wasteland 2 or one of the other games, it should be on your main rewards page.
I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,16:51
(Leisher @ Nov. 30 2015,19:50)
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Typically I would point out how you're old and technology has passed you bye, but their site sucks...
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I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
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I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
Exactly. I have no idea how this is supposed to work. It almost looks like if I don't take some sort of action, they will never send me anything even though I already gave them money. But I don't know.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,18:01
(GORDON @ Nov. 30 2015,18:51)
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(Leisher @ Nov. 30 2015,19:50)
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Typically I would point out how you're old and technology has passed you bye, but their site sucks...
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I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
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I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
Exactly. I have no idea how this is supposed to work. It almost looks like if I don't take some sort of action, they will never send me anything even though I already gave them money. But I don't know.
Yep. That's exactly it. You have to select your rewards through the reward site.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 30 2015,18:35
(Malcolm @ Nov. 30 2015,21:01)
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(GORDON @ Nov. 30 2015,18:51)
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(Leisher @ Nov. 30 2015,19:50)
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Typically I would point out how you're old and technology has passed you bye, but their site sucks...
...
I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
...
I'm not fucking with the spend points portion as I'm fine with whatever package I signed up for...or is that not how the points work?
Exactly. I have no idea how this is supposed to work. It almost looks like if I don't take some sort of action, they will never send me anything even though I already gave them money. But I don't know.
Yep. That's exactly it. You have to select your rewards through the reward site.
No. That's fucking stupid.
Something was paid for and agreed upon. He shouldn't have to do all this leg work to get his shit.
I'm fine with doing that for the digital download stuff, but for the physical items, that should be handled without any further input from him.
I realize what they're actually doing is offering people the opportunity to change up what they signed up for, thus the points, but even that sucks.
I want what I was promised. Give it to me or refund my money. There is no option C.
And back to the Original Trilogy, the Remastered version is not yet out, so I'll wait until that hits.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,18:47
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I realize what they're actually doing is offering people the opportunity to change up what they signed up for, thus the points, but even that sucks.
Most of the crowd wanted the chance to change up their rewards. It also provides a way for them to centralize all the rewards they pulled together from various places and associate them all with proper email addies.
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And back to the Original Trilogy, the Remastered version is not yet out, so I'll wait until that hits.
Bitches. They put out the emulated version based on DosBox.
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,18:51
Ok so how do I cash in my 7300 points for the thing I big for? It's already listed in the "Your Rewards" tab, am I done?Also, it looks like "The Bard's Tale classic trilogy (emulated)" has been added to my reward tier for "free."
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,18:55
(GORDON @ Nov. 30 2015,20:51)
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Ok so how do I cash in my 7300 points for the thing I big for? It's already listed in the "Your Rewards" tab, am I done?
Goto rewards. There could be some waiting for you. You'll probably have points you have to spend at the shop. I think it's 1 for every cent you kickstarted.
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,18:58
Like I said, I have 0 points unused, and my thing is under "My Rewards," NOT the "Shop" tab. Looks like I am set?AGAIN.......... this shit shouldn't be so ambiguous. I've used shopping carts before.
Posted by GORDON on Nov. 30 2015,18:59
And I assume the game isn't written yet, since they just got their funding?
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 30 2015,19:28
(GORDON @ Nov. 30 2015,20:58)
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Like I said, I have 0 points unused, and my thing is under "My Rewards," NOT the "Shop" tab. Looks like I am set?
AGAIN.......... this shit shouldn't be so ambiguous. I've used shopping carts before.
AGAIN.......... this shit shouldn't be so ambiguous. I've used shopping carts before.
0 points unused? Then if you've got the reward you want already selected and have all your shipping info and such filled in, you should be good.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 01 2015,06:18
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Most of the crowd wanted the chance to change up their rewards.
I know what they're doing, and it's nice, but at the same time, the system they've setup is anything but logical. It's a mess and not explained well. It doesn't flow naturally.
Posted by TPRJones on Dec. 01 2015,07:26
It's okay. Understanding good UI design isn't important when making video games. I'm sure it's not any sort of omen or anything.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 01 2015,07:28
(TPRJones @ Dec. 01 2015,10:26)
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It's okay. Understanding good UI design isn't important when making video games. I'm sure it's not any sort of omen or anything.
Ha!
The rewards site reeks VERY strongly of "Have the intern do it". So I'm not that concerned.
I judge their future Bard's Tale work on what I see of Wasteland 2, and Wasteland 2 has been pretty fun so far. Some odd design choices here and there, but overall a good game.
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 01 2015,11:09
BT4 is getting made in the new, shiny New Orleans, LA, office. Swear to jeebus if they open an office in the Twin Cities, I'm sending off my CV.
Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 21 2016,10:31
< Office is set up >. Some lore and game details plus digital landscape shots are there.