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Memory · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
Trawling through Twitter, pics

That's pretty awesome!

Moving into the final 48hrs soon! Maybe we can get final 48hrs added to the thread title?

Lime · Nov 1, 2015

Memory said:
Moving into the final 48hrs soon! Maybe we can get final 48hrs added to the thread title?

faceless007 was so kind as to change the title.

K.Jack · Nov 1, 2015

Upped from $35 -> $50

Last push for $2.5M is on.

Savitar · Nov 1, 2015

I took the twenty fiver back limit. All can do for now.

Did the poll, got Atlas.

BrokenFiction · Nov 1, 2015

I know it's a long way off until release, but I can already tell this is going to be one of my favorites to watch in development.

Steel · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
Also, updated Backer missions - looks like we will meet Natasha in some way or another!

... Need that full length novel. Hell, I bet some people will even increase their pledges.

Memory · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
faceless007 was so kind as to change the title.

Awesome, thanks to you both.

According to Mitch another update is being prepped, i hope there are even more add-ons. I'm personally hoping for digital prints of the concept work to frame.

Lime · Nov 1, 2015

Are people going to follow the updates and perhaps even play the beta of the game? I kind of want to enter the game unspoiled, but it's going to be really hard to restrain myself.

Dennis · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
Are people going to follow the updates and perhaps even play the beta of the game? I kind of want to enter the game unspoiled, but it's going to be really hard to restrain myself.

Follow updates? Sure.

Play the beta? No way.

Robottiimu2000 · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
Are people going to follow the updates and perhaps even play the beta of the game? I kind of want to enter the game unspoiled, but it's going to be really hard to restrain myself.

If they will have PVP beta, I'll probably do it. For the single player stuff definetly no beta.. And I will even consider waiting out (which will be hard as hell) for the first patch.

Steel · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
Are people going to follow the updates and perhaps even play the beta of the game? I kind of want to enter the game unspoiled, but it's going to be really hard to restrain myself.

I'll follow updates and maybe try out some skirmish matches in the beta occasionally, but I'm not overly fond of betas.

Memory · Nov 1, 2015

Lime said:
Are people going to follow the updates and perhaps even play the beta of the game? I kind of want to enter the game unspoiled, but it's going to be really hard to restrain myself.

I'm going to follow the updates like a hawk but i'm only going to test the beta a little (well we will see lol).

Edit: Just got an update email!

MrCunningham · Nov 1, 2015

Pretty good spike for the final 48 hours:

This is easily on route for 2.5 million.

K.Jack · Nov 2, 2015

Lime said:
Are people going to follow the updates and perhaps even play the beta of the game? I kind of want to enter the game unspoiled, but it's going to be really hard to restrain myself.

If the beta is just skirmish, I'll check it out, very briefly.

I've gone dark on the campaign though.

Nete · Nov 2, 2015

~80k left and still 43 hours. We will blast the 2,5 million mark.

K.Jack said:
If the beta is just skirmish, I'll check it out, very briefly.

I've gone dark on the campaign though.

Same here.

Jon of the Wired · Nov 2, 2015

Nete said:
Crap, it's accelerating. We'll have PVP

The dream is dead.

My primary experience with Battletech is playing actual Battletech, the war game, back in the day, so for me not having PvP would be pretty weird. PvP is what Battletech is.

BrokenFiction · Nov 2, 2015

Jon of the Wired said:
My primary experience with Battletech is playing actual Battletech, the war game, back in the day, so for me not having PvP would be pretty weird. PvP is what Battletech is.

Yeah, I'm kind of excited for it now, tbh. I think the implementation is going to rock.

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

The new concept art:

Bry0 · Nov 2, 2015

I'm so excited that its going to hit 2.5m! I really didn't expect it to do this well!
I really can't wait.

Steel · Nov 2, 2015

You know, if this keeps up this'll have more backers than either of the Shadowrun kickstarters. Over 2k backers in the last 24 hrs. Oh, and less than 40k till PVP.

Perfect.

nubbe · Nov 2, 2015

Probably already hit 2,5 with Paypal,,,
upgraded from 50 to 85

MrCunningham · Nov 2, 2015

nubbe said:
Probably already hit 2,5 with Paypal,,,
upgraded from 50 to 85

PayPal Total: $62,731
pledged of $250,000 goal: $2,414,576

Total: $2,477,307

Not yet, but close.

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

We are now at 2.493.578. Only 6K to go to the final stretch goal.

It would be amazing if another new goal came up, but I doubt it.

Memory · Nov 2, 2015

Hyped! The more money for the co-op pool the better!!!

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

Only $1570 left now. Pretty exciting. 2017 is far away though.

Darkwater · Nov 2, 2015

They just passed 2.5 million. That's great! Love me some Battletech.

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

And we just hit the 2.5 million goal! Congratulations with the PvP everyone.

FrontalMonk · Nov 2, 2015

Sweet. Bring on the PVP stretch goals, we've got a whole day left to blow through 'em!

BrokenFiction · Nov 2, 2015

CONGRATS! Really looking forward to this!

mrpeabody · Nov 2, 2015

Among the roughly 2,000 planets of the Inner Sphere, theres no place like Solaris VIIits a unique amalgamation of the coliseums of ancient Rome, the hyper-exaggerated showmanship of WWE Wrestling, the high octane and battered metal of Monster Truck Rallies, the gambling and excesses of Las Vegas, the slums of Mumbai, and the political neutrality of Switzerland.

I laughed.

Falk · Nov 2, 2015

BATTLETECH PVP

I've not touched MWO falk what's wrong with you

More_Badass · Nov 2, 2015

11th most funded video game campaign atm

Boogalogist · Nov 2, 2015

Falk said:
BATTLETECH PVP

I've not touched MWO falk what's wrong with you

Oh shit...that cockpit brings back memories!

I'm glad the KS made it all the way through! FUCK YEA.....now the wait...

deim0s · Nov 2, 2015

Yes!!!

24hrs++ to go... hope it gets the surge to push it further.

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

More_Badass said:
11th most funded video game campaign atm

You got a list? I'd like to see the other projects.

Woorloog · Nov 2, 2015

I think i'll make an exception for my "No Kickstarter" stance this once, seeing as PVP is guaranteed.
This once.

PVP is guaranteed now, right?

Poodlestrike · Nov 2, 2015

Woorloog said:
I think i'll make an exception for my "No Kickstarter" stance this once, seeing as PVP is guaranteed.
This once.

PVP is guaranteed now, right?

Unless something goes horribly wrong in development, yeah.

More_Badass · Nov 2, 2015

Lime said:
You got a list? I'd like to see the other projects.

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/games/video games?sort=most_funded

1) Shenmue 3
2) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
3) Torment: Tides of Numenera
4) Pillars of Eternity
5) Mighty No. 9
6) Double Fine Adventure
7) Yooka-Laylee
8) Wasteland 2
9) Elite: Dangerous
10) Homestuck Adventure Game
11) BATTLETECH

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

Woorloog said:
I think i'll make an exception for my "No Kickstarter" stance this once, seeing as PVP is guaranteed.
This once.

PVP is guaranteed now, right?

It's a sure bet in this case, I would say. Proven track record, plenty of funding, experienced key directors, and so forth. Not only do you get to follow the development of the game, but you also get it for less than what it would cost later in release.

The only thing I would be worried about is their UI design and initial bugs - HBS kind of bungled the UI in Shadowrun: Hong Kong recently. But then again, that's only their old engine that they initially made for tablets.

FrontalMonk · Nov 2, 2015

Lime said:
It's a sure bet in this case, I would say. Proven track record, plenty of funding, experienced key directors, and so forth. Not only do you get to follow the development of the game, but you also get it for less than what it would cost later in release.

The only thing I would be worried about is their UI design and initial bugs - HBS kind of bungled the UI in Shadowrun: Hong Kong recently. But then again, that's only their old engine that they initially made for tablets.

Wait, really? What did they change around in HK from the UI that worked well in Returns and Dragonfall? I have HK but I haven't fired it up yet because I want to get through DF first.

Woorloog · Nov 2, 2015

Well, the thing doesn't want me to pledge... Can't process it ("taking longer than usual").

I guess i'll try again later?

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

FrontalMonk said:
Wait, really? What did they change around in HK from the UI that worked well in Returns and Dragonfall? I have HK but I haven't fired it up yet because I want to get through DF first.

They didn't change much. It's just a cumbersome design and it can be a bit unresponsive - it's no big deal and I imagine that the UI bugs I experienced in Hong Kong (that weren't present in DF) have been fixed by now.

teepo · Nov 2, 2015

Lime said:
The new concept art:

oh man, solaris

too beautiful

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

Official confirmation:

So what happens now that the project has passed $2,500,000? Will we add additional funding goals and make the game even larger in scope?

No.

As we said in our first Live Stream Twitch Q&A session, after Stage 4 is unlocked, additional funding will go towards polishing the features and content we’ve already committed to. After that, any additional funds will go toward funding a Post-Launch Live Team that will continue developing additional features and content. First among them will be Cooperative Multiplayer, which will allow you and a friend to face-off against AI opponents.

So, in the time remaining, please help get the word out to new people who haven’t backed the project yet! They still have the chance to get the game for only $25 and the whole community will benefit from their early faith in the project.

Woorloog · Nov 2, 2015

So, yeah, i couldn't back the game on this computer with Waterfox. Disabled extensions so it could have been Windows Defender or something that blocked the processing.
Worked on my laptop though, via Chrome.

Pledge amount: 50 dollars, ie 45
Figured i'd get that e-novel(la?) while at it, along with the other bonuses.
Besides, considering this isn't even a pre-order really, i sure as hell want to try the beta.

FrontalMonk · Nov 2, 2015

I don't usually go for betas or little extras on kickstarters, but I'm making an exception. I'm upping my pledge to $50 and I'm going to see who I can cajole into this.

afternoon delight · Nov 2, 2015

Smart campaigners knew I'd grab all three schematic prints for my walls... So happy PvP is achieved, and I'm confident co-op will be added eventually.

Three cheers!

MrCunningham · Nov 2, 2015

Lime said:
Official confirmation:

I think they are smart by not throwing it additional stretch goals just for the sake of stretch goals. They are avoiding unnecessary feature creep by sticking to their original plan. Just use some of that extra money to put into polishing the game.

Congratulations to Harebrained though. Really well managed Kickstarter with no hitches. These guys are becoming pro's at running Kickstarter campaigns.

Steel · Nov 2, 2015

Lime said:
Official confirmation:

My god. We even have the full length stackpole novel. I couldn't ask for more.

Lime · Nov 2, 2015

Eh, the extra money could've gone to getting the old games on GOG/Steam

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