BAdler Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Hey, folks. There had been some conversation and questions about whether the backers were going to be able to download the Hero, Champion, or Royal tiers on Steam and GOG. We are currently setting things up in a way that backers will be able to get special versions of those tiers. Since not every tier maps exactly to one of those special editions, it might be a little off. Don't worry, though. If the special edition your tier is mapped to does not come with one of your rewards you can still download it on the Backer Portal as normal. You will always be able to download all of your rewards on the Backer Portal. Just repeating myself so it is clear, if you have backed a reward you will be able to download it from the Backer Portal once we release the reward. Here is the current breakdown of tiers and what SKU they map to on Steam/GOG: Product Name - Pledge - SKU Mapping Show of Support - $5.00 - N/A Early Backer: Just the Game - $20.00 - Hero Edition Digital: Just the Game! - $25.00 - Hero Edition Slacker Backer - $29.00 - Hero Edition Digital Pack: Soundtrack, Collector Book, Behind the Scenes - $35.00 - Hero Edition Digital Fun Pack - $50.00 - Champion Edition Retail Pack - $65.00 - Champion Edition Digital Pack + Strategy Guide + Extra Download - $80.00 - Royal Edition Retail Pack with T-Shirt - $100.00 - Royal Edition Digital Collector's Edition - $110.00 - Royal Edition Retail Collector's Edition - $140.00 - Royal Edition Digital Collector's Edition w/Wasteland 2 + Expansion - $165.00 - Royal Edition Signed Retail Collector's Edition - $250.00 - Royal Edition AMD Loot Bag (US ONLY) - $350.00 - Royal Edition Complete Kickstarter Obsidian Pack - $500.00 - Royal Edition Custom Troll Portrait from Chris Avellone! - $750.00 - Royal Edition Complete Kickstarter Pack + NPC Design - $1,000.00 - Royal Edition Complete Kickstarter Pack + Epic Item Design - $1,000.00 - Royal Edition Complete Kickstarter Pack + Custom Portrait - $3,000.00 - Royal Edition Complete Kickstarter Pack + Adventure Company Design - $5,000.00 - Royal Edition Complete Kickstarter Pack + Inn/Tavern Design - $5,000.00 - Royal Edition Ultimate Kickstarter Watcher Pledge Pack - $10,000.00 - Royal Edition 27
Lephys Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Woot! Useful data. Thanks! ^_^ Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u
ryukenden Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Very useful. I had to cross reference with paradox to find out what I was getting before this list. Also can you put a link for the gog/steam/paradox sale page for lazy folks that don't wanna google (not me though). Edited March 19, 2015 by ryukenden
AnthonyD Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 @badler does this mean my 250$ backed edition is now a royal edition? bah, I'll come by tomorrow and ask you in person. 2 The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false.--Paul Johnson
Flow Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 @badler does this mean my 250$ backed edition is now a royal edition? bah, I'll come by tomorrow and ask you in person. I hope your signed copy was hand delivered. 5
Lasweetlife Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Do add-ons count in this equation? For example, what if you backed the Digital Fun Pack and picked the strategy guide as an add-on? That combination would include everything included in the Royal Edition. Would that still be mapped to the Champions Edition or would it be mapped "correctly" to the Royal Edition? Edited March 19, 2015 by Lasweetlife 2
BAdler Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 @badler does this mean my 250$ backed edition is now a royal edition? bah, I'll come by tomorrow and ask you in person. Yeah, but it is more for ease of use than anything else. This will allow people to download the backer rewards from Steam or GOG if they want to. Although, all of the promised rewards can still be downloaded from the Backer Portal too.
BAdler Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Do add-ons count in this equation? For example, what if you backed the Digital Fun Pack and picked the strategy guide as an add-on? That combination would include everything included in the Royal Edition. Would that still be mapped to the Champions Edition or would it be mapped "correctly" to the Royal Edition? It does not take add-ons into account. There is no easy way for us to map those keys. If you have add-ons you will have to download them from the Backer Portal.
Azureblaze Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) @BAdler Just curious do the different editions have different in game start menu (i.e. a little sub title under the main title indicating the edition) / loading screens at the start with titles of "Royal Edition" or even "Collectors Edition" for the actual collectors SKU (physical install) or are they all the same? Along the same lines did you do anything special for the desktop icon for Collectors, or is it also the same? Edited March 19, 2015 by Azureblaze
BAdler Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 @BAdler Just curious do the different editions have different in game start menu (i.e. a little sub title under the main title indicating the edition) / loading screens at the start with titles of "Royal Edition" or even "Collectors Edition" for the actual collectors SKU (physical install) or are they all the same? Along the same lines did you do anything special for the desktop icon for Collectors, or is it also the same? Nope. The editions (hero, champion, royal) were created for those folks that weren't backers. They emulate some of the tiers, but at an increased price compared to a backer tier. Nothing special about the game itself... other than the extras that come with it. Originally, backers were not going to get these special editions because they were going to download their rewards from the Backer Portal. A few backers really wanted to get associated special editions on Steam and GOG, though. We decided to make special editions for backers because, internally, enough people thought it would be a cool thing to do. I was against it at first (because it has the possibility to confuse backers), but I think this will work out well.
Katarack21 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Do we know what the special Kickstarter-only in-game items are yet?
BAdler Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Do we know what the special Kickstarter-only in-game items are yet? We have not talked about them, no. Just that it is an item and a pet. 2
jimnms Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Do add-ons count in this equation? For example, what if you backed the Digital Fun Pack and picked the strategy guide as an add-on? That combination would include everything included in the Royal Edition. Would that still be mapped to the Champions Edition or would it be mapped "correctly" to the Royal Edition? It does not take add-ons into account. There is no easy way for us to map those keys. If you have add-ons you will have to download them from the Backer Portal. I was just wondering the same thing. I backed for the regular boxed eddition + expansion and just spent time comparing the GOG editions to what is included in the retail pack. I noticed the only difference between the retail pack and the royal edition was the strategy guide and was wondering what would happen if I bought the strategy guide addon. I could have saved myself a lot of time had I checked the forum first. I wish there was a way to map them, but oh well. During the Kickstarter I was back and forth on whether to go for a collectors edition box, but I couldn't make up my mind before the Kickstarter ended. I later regretted not going for the collectors edition, so I sent an email when the backer portal went up asking if I could upgrade my pledge and this was the response: We're working on adding the ability to upgrade Tiers or purchase additional addons to existing Orders in the near future. We'll be sending out a Backer Update when that functionality gets added. I never got an update. I saw the ability to purchas addons, but I never saw the ability to upgrade pledges. Did I just miss it and if so is it too late to upgrade?
Pidesco Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Do we know what the special Kickstarter-only in-game items are yet? We have not talked about them, no. Just that it is an item and a pet. http://buy.pillarsofeternity.com/ The item and the pet's names are in this link. Spoilers, I guess? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
keiran_pl Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I am a little confused. In my backer portal I have: Digital Download Plus $45. Is it the same as listed: Digital Fun Pack - $50.00 - Champion Edition or is it: Digital Pack: Soundtrack, Collector Book, Behind the Scenes - $35.00 - Hero Edition ? I also have boxed retail Polish edition. Is it like: Retail Pack - $65.00 - Champion Edition?
Katarack21 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Do we know what the special Kickstarter-only in-game items are yet? We have not talked about them, no. Just that it is an item and a pet. http://buy.pillarsofeternity.com/ The item and the pet's names are in this link. Spoilers, I guess? No, those are the pre-order items which Kickstarter backers *also* get; the Kickstarter-only things are different. I've been trying to wheedle information about them for months. Edited March 19, 2015 by Katarack21
kryadan Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Do we know what the special Kickstarter-only in-game items are yet? We have not talked about them, no. Just that it is an item and a pet. http://buy.pillarsofeternity.com/ The item and the pet's names are in this link. Spoilers, I guess? No, those are the pre-order items which Kickstarter backers *also* get; the Kickstarter-only things are different. I've been trying to wheedle information about them for months. It's an endless bag of holding!
Nonek Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 One has always considered oneself to be of the noblest lineage, and now it is confirmed that one is royalty, huzzah. 1 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot!
Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Ok, so as a post-kickstarter backer who backed on the website a year ago, at the "digital download" level for $35, where do I fall? "Hero" edition? Or am I going to be limited to downloading from the portal, not steam? Edited March 19, 2015 by Dr. Hieronymous Alloy
monosco Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Ok, so as a post-kickstarter backer who backed on the website a year ago, at the "digital download" level for $35, where do I fall? "Hero" edition? Or am I going to be limited to downloading from the portal, not steam? As stated above: Digital Pack: Soundtrack, Collector Book, Behind the Scenes - $35.00 - Hero Edition
Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Ok, so as a post-kickstarter backer who backed on the website a year ago, at the "digital download" level for $35, where do I fall? "Hero" edition? Or am I going to be limited to downloading from the portal, not steam? As stated above:Digital Pack: Soundtrack, Collector Book, Behind the Scenes - $35.00 - Hero Edition Not sure that "pack" and "download" are the same thing, which is why I asked. All I'm listed as getting in the backer portal is "digital download of the game", not the other stuff.
monosco Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Ok, so as a post-kickstarter backer who backed on the website a year ago, at the "digital download" level for $35, where do I fall? "Hero" edition? Or am I going to be limited to downloading from the portal, not steam? As stated above:Digital Pack: Soundtrack, Collector Book, Behind the Scenes - $35.00 - Hero Edition Not sure that "pack" and "download" are the same thing, which is why I asked. All I'm listed as getting in the backer portal is "digital download of the game", not the other stuff. Hmmmm.... Not sure then if the portal says you're only getting the game. Was that after the prices initially went up then? I wish I could go back and see the backing levels (post-kickstarter) but it appears I can only look at my own. Not sure if they're archived somewhere? Edited March 19, 2015 by monosco
BAdler Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Ok, so as a post-kickstarter backer who backed on the website a year ago, at the "digital download" level for $35, where do I fall? "Hero" edition? Or am I going to be limited to downloading from the portal, not steam? I will post those mappings when I get back into the office this morning.
IndiraLightfoot Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) This is really nice to know, but here's a basic question for you: If you're a KS backer, like me, and a Steam user, does it still work like this? 1) You put them Steam keys out on Monday or Tuesday next week on your backer portal, with the right Steam tier for it - Royal or whatever applies. 2) I copy it into Add game over at Steam, and then I will get the option to preload later. 3) At the same time, you give us backers, a few digital booklets on your backer site, with one exception: the strategy guide. Edited March 19, 2015 by IndiraLightfoot *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Ok, so as a post-kickstarter backer who backed on the website a year ago, at the "digital download" level for $35, where do I fall? "Hero" edition? Or am I going to be limited to downloading from the portal, not steam? I will post those mappings when I get back into the office this morning. Thanks! Just want to confirm I'll get a steam code, piggy, etc. Thanks!
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