Hi everyone!
So it’s looking unlikely that we’ll hit our goal of $35,000. We’re of course a bit bummed by this…but we’re also MASSIVELY PUMPED thanks to the awesome profile the game has achieved in a short period of time!
As a case in point, here’s an extract from a draft for the press release we’re sending out today:
Membraine’s campaign to crowd-fund Exodus Wars: Fractured Empire has raised less than $7,000 so far from its $35,000 goal, and is unlikely to hit the target with just 5 days to go. Membraine is upbeat despite this, though, saying not only that it will still ship the game—albeit at a much later date given it won’t be able to focus on the game full-time as hoped—but also that it has obtained other valuable information from its campaign that gives the team hope for the future.
Mark said, “Right now, we’ve raised $6,885 from 184 backers…but that’s with just 17,600 unique visitors, so an average of $0.39 per unique visitor. Very high by crowd funding standards.”
Development Lead Josh Anderson added, “We believe that’s a reflection of two things: that gamers want to play a tabletop-style, turn-based strategy game on the PC, Mac and iPad as much as we do; and that, even though it’s early, pre-Alpha imagery, what they’ve seen so far of Exodus Wars: Fractured Empire’s gameplay is of sufficient quality that gamers believe we can deliver on the promises we’ve made.”
“These things give us great hope for the game’s sales once it’s released, or even for its pre-sales once we have a playable build,” Mark added.
So don’t be too bummed out for us—this cloud definitely has a silver lining!
Cheers!
GR00V3R