Hi everyone,
The kickstarter campaign is officially over, although we are still getting late pledges, which actually reached another stretch goal! I will be adding the PMC Stormbreakers to the game as a minor faction, and of course, Dejah Mars will be returning as well. Perhaps over time, we may even reach the Living Factions stretch goal too.
So, what’s next for the project? Currently I am waiting for Kickstarter to issue the funds (which takes about a month) and I will begin sending out rewards that are already available. This means keys of my previous games and a copy of the lore book PDF. You may notice that the date for issuing these rewards is November, but I think I’ll start a little earlier than that.
As for Vampire Syndicate itself, my immediate goal is completing and releasing a short demo for the game. I think this will probably happen sometime early next year, which will double as a technical test as well. My goal is to be able to launch in Early Access in one year from now. That is a very, very optimistic schedule, but it’s what I’m aiming for.
The Early Access process will be similar to how I handled it for my last game, Memoirs. It will launch with the introductory story content and basic mechanics, and each update will add more to the game like chapters of a book.
I’m very much looking forward to it and I hope you are too! As I’ve said elsewhere, I’m genuinely very surprised by the outpouring of support for this project. I can only imagine that means that this game is something people really want, and that further motivates me to make it.
Thanks again!
-ManlyMouseDan