We posted some ideas earlier on, but here’s the final version of the reward tiers for our Cosmic Star Heroine kickstarter.
$1 – Registered Voter Tier! Voting rights – The ability to vote on periodic design polls presented to all of our backers!
$10 – Game Tier! A digital copy of the game on your choice of platform – PSN (PS4 & Vita), Steam (PC & Mac), or DRM-free PC/Mac. Also all rewards in the $1 Registered Voter Tier!
$15 – Extras Tier! Digital strategy guide for the game, Zeboyd wallpaper & forum avatars! Also all rewards in the $10 Game Tier!
$20 – Soundtrack Tier! Digital copy of the complete Cosmic Star Heroine soundtrack! Also all rewards in the $15 Extras Tier!
$25 – Zeboyd Tier! Digital copies of our previous games (Cthulhu Saves the World, Breath of Death VII, and Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 & 4) on Steam and a digital copy of the complete soundtrack to Precipice of Darkness 4! Also all rewards in the $20 Soundtrack Tier!
$30 – Art Book Tier! Digital art book for Cosmic Star Heroine and Special Thanks inclusion in the game’s credits! Also all rewards in the $25 Zeboyd Tier!
$40 – Epiphany Tier! Second copy of the game and Digital PDFs of Molly the Were-Zompire & Epiphany in Spaaace! (Robert Boyd’s Choose Your Own Adventure-style novels that were released right before we started making RPGs). PDFs will include the latest edits & new art from Bill Stiernberg. Also all rewards in the $30 Art Book Tier!
$50 – Sausage Tier! Early PC beta access to the game and Making Of Cosmic Star Heroine article after release. Also all rewards in the $40 Epiphany Tier!
$75 – Spy Tier! Be a part of the top secret spy directory in-game! Also all rewards in the $50 Sausage Tier!
$100 – Poster Tier! Get a collection of 3 Posters (2 Cosmic Star Heroine-themed, 1 general Zeboyd Games-themed). Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$100 – T-Shirt Tier! Get a special Cosmic Star Heroine T-Shirt! Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$200 – Fan-art tier! Your fan-art will be included in-game in an art gallery somewhere in the game’s galaxy. Note: Art is subject to approval (can’t be more adult than our content rating) and must be original work or related to one of our games (no one else’s IP). Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$350 – Were-Zompire Tier! Get a physical copy of Molly the Were-Zompire & Epiphany in Spaaace! (complete with new art from Bill Stiernberg). Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$350 – Monster Tier! Design a monster that will appear somewhere in-game. Note design is subject to approval (can’t be more adult than our rating or derivative of someone else’s IP). Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$500 – Physical Tier! Get the poster collection, Cosmic Star Heroine T-Shirt, and Physical Copy of Molly the Were-Zompire & Epiphany in Spaaace! Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$500 – Design Tier! Design a monster that will appear in game & your fan-art will be included in an in-game art gallery. Note subject to approval (See Monster & Fan-Art Tiers for details). Also all rewards in the $75 Spy Tier!
$1000 – Patron of the Arts Tier! Included in a Special “Patron of the Arts” Thanks mention in the credits. Also all rewards in the $500 Design Tier & the $500 Physical Tier!
$1500 – NPC Tier! Become an NPC in-game (or design an alter-ego if you’d rather not be in the game personally)! Also all rewards in the $1000 Patron of the Arts Tier!
$3000 – Secret Agent Tier! Become a recruitable character in-game (or design an alter-ego if you’d rather not be in the game personally)! This character will not be playable in-battle but is available to join your spy base & offer support. Also all rewards in the $1000 Patron of the Arts Tier!
Note, some of the higher tiers are limited in number. Also, right now, the PSN rewards are limited to North America but we’re talking to Sony about the possibility of getting some EU codes as well for backers outside North America and hope to get that taken care of .
We’re still working on polishing up the kickstarter page but hope to have it ready to submit soon.
Looks good, and I plan on contributing. Does DRM-free PC/Mac imply a digital download? I ask as the internet is not too good in my area, so that would be preferable to Steam, and I don’t know if I’m getting a PS4/PSVita or not.
I have never donated to a kickstarter before, but I think I will contribute to yours.
Also: how dare you spend so much time thinking out and planning your kickstarter? Don’t you know that you’re supposed to just rush into it without considering the consequences? And your reward tiers are too practical. Rewards should be wild, poorly planned, and impossible for you, the developer, to fulfill. And where the *bleep* are your illogically optimistic stretch goals? Honestly, it’s like you’ve never seen a video game kickstarter campaign before.
I guess I’ll have to decide if I want a T-shirt or not.
PayPal does have a competitor in WePay. I never heard of it before the Precinct campaign. They would probably more receptive if the potential of PayPal deciding to hold back funds outweighs that of people not wanting to sign up for a new service. It would probably take the efforts a bunch of higher profile crowdfunders to get enough people to sign up there as well.
Precinct got some blowback at first because of it before switching to PayPal. Of course, the stories of PayPal holding back money weren’t really out yet at the time.
I’m just going to keep it simple and use Kickstarter/Amazon..
Looks good. I won’t personally be participating, but I wish you good luck and much money.
As for the reason I am posting, just in case you don’t know and are going to offer a chance to pay through paypal, might want to read this if you don’t already know
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/crowdfunding-s-secret-enemy-is-paypal/1100-4743/
I am a fan of your games, its just that you are heading in a direction of consoles I don’t plan on owning for years as the Wii U is my next console, with a ps4 in 2 years or so. Breath of Death 7 and Cthulhu are games I thoroughly enjoy, and I have already bought your Penny Arcade games….just haven’t played them yet as I want to play the entire series and I got burnt out while playing part 2.
Have a good night =)
Nice rewards! After running a kickstarter with a $1 reward tier I would recommend against it. The number of people that do it are negligible since it is only $1 and I believe that less tiers is better. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your kickstarter!
Ahaha! Man, to only have a spare $200! Alas!
Nice rewards. We’ll have to see its end date to see how I splash into it. I know what I want but i also know my wallet. Argh. Well I don’t think you’re going to get many dissapointed people with this. I am surprised how many physical releases there are. I know you’ve spent a long time planning this and know it but… Beware shipping prices changing over time. Bewaaaare! So many indie projects get done in by these! I’ve seen indie projects raised to pay for previous shipping! Its maddness.
I like these rewards! Question, do backers get a preview of the posters before hand?