Purkake Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 Yeah I'm reading American Gods and 20% into the book I still have no idea what it's about. Yeah that's probably just you then. It's a fantastic book. The idea is good, the execution is just sad. The Jesus copout is especially hilarious.
Galomtala Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 A non gaming Kickstarter: ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone Introducing: The ARKYD — [ahrk-kid] The ARKYD is a technologically advanced, orbiting space telescope that will be controlled by YOU, the crowd, through your pledges and community involvement! You can even direct your telescope time to non-profit science centers and universities for use in your communities!Just think about the true impact of this endeavor for a moment. Together we can provide access to technology that costs tens of millions of dollars into the hands of students, scientists and a new generation of explorers, who will use it in ways we can’t even fathom yet!
rjshae Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 A 0.2m aperture? Err... whoopie. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Keyrock Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 A 0.2m aperture? Err... whoopie. My cheap ass 8" dobsonian is bigger than that. Why even bother sending something that small out into space? RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
alanschu Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 To be fair, your 8" is pretty much the same size as the 200mm (203.2mm) The advantages would be the usual advantages of not having to deal with the issues that come with being on Earth (atmosphere, weather, etc.) The costs of construction probably go up exponentially with larger apertures. Although some of the stuff like "emergency asteroid detection" does come across as a bit silly. I've only ever used ground based, refraction telescopes (and even then, it was probably more like 5cm aperture), however, so I never really did any deep sky viewing.
rjshae Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Looks like it does do near infrared, so that'll be useful. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Chairchucker Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 This guy is cool and his game looks cool and the first game is FREE so you should play that first game and then lob money at him for this one GOGOGO http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/315061806/nelly-cootalot-the-fowl-fleet-retro-pirate-adventu
babaganoosh13 Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 Bill Tiller, one of the background artists behind The Dig and Monkey Island 3 has a Kickstarter for a prequel to the first game he made for his own studio. A Vampyre Story: Year 1 $8 will get you the game when it comes out (which I thought was a bit low), $20 will get you that, and the original game when they open up their own online store. So far it's at $31,346/$200,000 with 24 days to go. He's reusing his old engine and updating it for Win7/8. It saves him about half the costs of switching engines (which is why there's a lack of multi-platform support. Between Massive Chalice, and Armikrog, I hope there's enough left over right now for him. You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
rjshae Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Looks intriguing, but some of the grammar has me a little concerned: Frozen State "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Bester Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 God, horrible. Those studios should really hire actors or at least voice-over actors for their kickstarters. Couldn't go on listening, dropped after half a minute. IE Mod for Pillars of Eternity: link
babaganoosh13 Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 In Soviet Russia, you don't kickstart games; Games kickstart you! It's an RPG where you don't level up. The 3 characters pretty much decide how you play out the level. It's almost more of a early FPS in how it plays, Seems interesting enough with the setting, but I'll probably wait and see. 1 You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
TSBasilisk Posted June 17, 2013 Posted June 17, 2013 Frontiers First-person exploration game with roots in the Daggerfall experience 1
babaganoosh13 Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 Rehearsals & Returns by Peter Brinson He was one of the two guys who worked on The Cat and the Coup, the documentary game where you play the cat of Mohammad Mosaddegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, whom the CIA and MI6 helped oust with the coup to put General Zahedi in power after Mosaddegh nationalized their oil, basically pissing off BP. Rehearsals & Returns is basically a game about conversations that will never take place. Description The core mechanic of Rehearsals and Returns involves saying something explicitly nice, mean, or wise to various people alive and dead such as Mao Tse Tung, Richard Pryor, Margaret Thatcher, The Pope, Hillary Clinton, Nikola Tesla, Leni Reifenstahl, Tiger Woods, and Rosa Parks. These are some of the figures in the game. $4 will get you the game. It has already reached it's funding goal with 10 days left. There's a stretch goal where if it reaches $6300, he'll hire a database programmer for a feature he doesn't want to reveal. The Cat and the Coup is of course, free on Steam. You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
ShadySands Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) I backed some little Ghostbusters type game on the cheap I don't remember what it was called though EDIT: nevermind found it http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1184280206/ghostcontrol-inc Edited June 19, 2013 by ShadySands 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
BruceVC Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 I backed some little Ghostbusters type game on the cheap I don't remember what it was called though EDIT: nevermind found it http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1184280206/ghostcontrol-inc Nice, I'll join you with a small donation "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
HoonDing Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 I haven't received a Dreamfall Chapters update in months. #Kickscammer #Aprilisdead The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
babaganoosh13 Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) I haven't received a Dreamfall Chapters update in months. #Kickscammer #Aprilisdead There was an update just a little under a month ago. #37 was on May 24th. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey/posts EDIT: Plus according to the forums, they're going to be showing some new stuff at Rezzed in the UK this weekend. Edited June 20, 2013 by babaganoosh13 You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
Keyrock Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 I haven't received a Dreamfall Chapters update in months. #Kickscammer #Aprilisdead I got the first update in months for Tex Murphy Project Fedora the other day. #Texlives #MutantsRpeople2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
HoonDing Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Right on cue, I received Dreamfall update today. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Humanoid Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 I was surprised to notice that Rutskarn, a guy from one of my favorite LP/"game critic" group Spoiler Warning, is having a Kickstarter about an RPG set in India called Unrest They reached their $3,000 goal on the first day Historical India is a prime target for a CRPG; there's plenty of mythology to explore there. But I can see why they want to enhance the graphics. It's a bit vanilla right now and the perspective needs a little work. Final hour plug for this, 40min left. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G
babaganoosh13 Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 The Kickstarter documentary "Kickstarted" that helped to uncover the Kobe Beef Jerky scam is in its final 4 days, and is a fair bit short of its funding goal. $43,348/$85,000 It features interviews with Brad Muir, Zach Braff, Brian Fargo, Amanda Palmer and many others. The Kobe Jerky guys tried throwing off their funding with fake pledging after their Kickstarter was suspended, but I'm kinda surprised there wasn't a bigger spike in its funding after the press it got. You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
anubite Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) Anyone else frustrated with how difficult it is to find kickstarters that interest you? I think the site needs a huge revamp, or I'm missing something. They don't let you view enough kickstarters on one page - honestly, the site should print out a huge list of them if you give search criteria. Edited June 22, 2013 by anubite 2 I made a 2 hour rant video about dragon age 2. It's not the greatest... but if you want to watch it, here ya go:
TSBasilisk Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) You can try using KickTraq, which essentially catalogues Kickstarter projects and their progress for easy reference. You can browse by category, time left, and check specifically on projects just launching. Edited June 22, 2013 by TSBasilisk 2
anubite Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Oh. Awesome site. Thanks. I made a 2 hour rant video about dragon age 2. It's not the greatest... but if you want to watch it, here ya go:
duskwind Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Did you like The Neverhood? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog 72% funded and three days to go...
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