Funded!
about 6 years ago
– Mon, Feb 03, 2020 at 11:34:55 PM
Did that just happen? Really!?!
We have heard for years that our community wanted us to make another Cyber Knights game but now you’ve shown us just how serious you were about it.
So, we have stretch goals -- and we’ll talk about that in few -- but we'd be missing the point if we didn't take a moment to just reflect on what's happened here. When you build a Kickstarter, you hope it's going to fund. In your most optimistic moments, you might even allow yourself to daydream that the campaign is going to blow up. But then you come back down to reality, get back to work, and continue the grind. Well, you blew it up! You funded this project in under 12 hours and we are so excited. Blown away. Thank you all!
With the campaign now fully funded, we’re excited to unlock our first wave of stretch goals! This first set includes a mix of bonus rewards for every backer, new character outfits and drones and ends with the “Valkyrie Zero” story expansion at the $100,000 mark.
We’re keeping the $150,000 and above stretch goals hidden for now as we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves.
- Wallpaper Alpha & Beta Pack: Each wallpaper pack contains 3 Kickstarter Exclusive digital wallpapers focusing on the characters and setting of the game.
- Lore Book: This extended PDF guide will introduce the Cyber Knights world, review the timeline and discuss major players and themes in the game’s world. Once complete, it will be made available to all Cyber Knights players free of charge.
- Cyberkeen Digital Reward: Backers will receive an unlock code to enable an in-game option that turns on a Kickstarter exclusive starting Trait for their Knight, Cyberkeen. This background Trait provides your Knight access to a gamma-grade nano-clinic for their spinal implant, avoiding some of the side effects and producing a tighter neural mesh.
- New Streets Outfit: The art team will expand the fashion catalog with a newly designed set of streetwear to join the 30 planned outfit options. We will publish the new concept art in a Kickstarter update. This outfit will be available to all players.
- New Scout Drone: Your drone pilot will have a new toy to try out as this sleek new scout drone will come whizzing onto the scene to join the 4 planned types of drone hulls. This drone will be available to all players.
- “Valkryie Zero” Narrative: This stretch goal will add an additional late-game storyline that you can chase into the depths of the city’s lore and history. The New Boston Zone holds many secrets including the truth of the events leading up to the fall of Knight Horizon megacorp in 2218.
Andrew and I also want to thank the amazing team who has made this project a reality and helped ensure this campaign is the best it can be. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our team members and partners who have helped bring the game to this point. Thank you to the Cyber Knights team! We look forward to working with you to fulfill the rewards and stretch goals.
No campaign survives without a good connection to the backers. Being able to communicate with you over the upcoming weeks on Discord and Kickstarter about improving and shaping the game is something we are very excited about. I encourage you to participate in the comments, join our Discord, post on the forum or send us an email. Tell us what you like and what changes you want to see. We can't promise to use every suggestion, but we can promise we'll consider them all seriously.
Thank you for your support,
Cory and Andrew Trese