Bump for new stuff added!
What are you waiting for? Come here! :D
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It looks like an interesting game and I'm glad it's funded.
In regards to Fig I find the investment page doesn't give enough detail in regards to sale types to gauge risk well
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I don't think that you should be investing into games through Fig with the expectation that you're going to see a massive ROI. It's more to support the dev, with the chance to receive a decent ROI.
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My issue is not with the developers, it's more to do with how Fig presents sales and it's suggested ROI calculator.
For example the Fig campaign for Psychonauts 2 suggested that the breakeven point required was 700,000 copies @ $20 a copy, excluding backer rewards. But the sales breakdown from Psychonauts showed the bulk of sales were from Humble Bundles. In that particular case I guessed that maybe a quarter of total sales would be for a full priced copy and the rest would be heavily discounted, but Fig doesn't provide enough information about that actual sales to make a proper correlation. In that particular case I guessed that an investor is actually more likely to make a loss than breakeven.
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I've had similar thoughts about that aspect, myself. As I said before, though, I think it should really be more about investing for the sake of supporting the developer, and not for the money.
Do I think it's misleading? Probably. Do I think you should invest to make money? Nope. Do I think you should invest to see something get made? If you'd rather receive at least some of your money back instead of any backer rewards, sure.
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I take it you got the key from that Playfield giveaway? Nice.
Don't forget to enter the competition for highest score on the new Virtual Trainer map! I mean, who doesn't love free stuff?
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They give me a used key.....cannot activate :(
EDIT:
I just got a new key. I sent a e-mail to the support.
They replyed. "My apologies for the duplicate key that was sent to you. Due to an error, some keys were sent to multiple winners. Here's your personal key :"
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That sucks. :( I'd say get in contact with Playfield, either through their thread or through their website.
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I just got a new key. I sent a e-mail to the support.
They replyed. "My apologies for the duplicate key that was sent to you. Due to an error, some keys were sent to multiple winners. Here's your personal key :"
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That's great! Now you can try to win that competition! :P
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I still have games in this train with less than five entries, so BUMP!
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Fun fact: Greg MacMartin is at least partially red-green colorblind. Found out about this while he was struggling through Alpha Protocol on Twitch the other day. He couldn't see the arrow pointing out the last enemy in the area!
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The thread may be a bit older, but the train is only a couple days old. Thanks for the bump!
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You have my entries :D
Thanks for nice train!
Good to see Consortium universe will grow
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You're quite welcome for the train!
Very excited to see development start on The Tower. :D
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bump & ty!
PS: the sad thing is that those devs will never know how an awesome support you are
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I think they have at least some idea. There aren't too many of us active on the forums/Discord (a decent number of accounts on both, but far fewer active users), so when they see the same old faces picking apart their world, or joining them for their streams...they have some idea.
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On behalf of both Tynon and myself, you're quite welcome!
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Bump, joined some,and discovered a new game in the lot :D
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Passed $330,000, just $20,000 needed to reach the first stretch goal!
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Bump to point out reddit AMA and tomorrow's stream with the composer!
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Hello everyone! Remember this thread from a couple months ago, when a few of us here on SteamGifts were trying to push for Consortium: The Tower on Kickstarter? Well, now Interdimensional Games (iDGi) are trying again on Fig, so I'm making a new thread, too! So, without further ado...
(In case you're wondering, I'm a backer, not a developer!)
Consortium: The Tower
WOO, 115% FUNDED! $345,015 of the $300,000 goal, so let's not stop now! $350,000 is the first stretch goal, so let's go for it! There's been a lot of momentum in these final hours, so keep it up!
Here, have some discount codes for $10 off any pledge of $50 or more! Code One Code Two Code Three
Celebration Twitch stream on Wednesday at 9 PM EDT (6PM PDT) when the campaign ends. You can watch archives of their previous streams on Twitch or YouTube.
Link to the reddit AMA with Interdimensional Games CEO Greg MacMartin and BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk!
Consortium Game One is $2.99 on the Humble Store for the next nine days! Pick it up!
Alright, what is it?
Consortium: The Tower is the sequel to the 2014 game Consortium, picking up where the first one left off. There's a hostage situation going on in a skyscraper in the middle of London, England, and it's up to you to resolve the situation in whatever way you see fit.
Why should I care?
This video should probably do the trick in showing you basically everything you need to know.
The Consortium games are immersive sims—that is, games that concentrate on creating a believable game world for you to explore and interact with. It's not about killing waves of enemies, or progressing through corridors until you hit the end point, then go to the next level. You can go where you want, how you want, and do what you want, and then deal with the repercussions of your actions.
What the heck is Fig?
Fig is a crowdfunding platform, just like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. Like Kickstarter, no money is collected until the campaign ends, and only if the campaign raises enough funds. Unlike either of its competitors, though, Fig offers investment backing, which means you can earn some money based off of the sale of a game you invest in on Fig. (Rewards backing and investment backing are two different things on Fig, so backing for rewards won't get you money.) In addition, Fig takes no money from rewards backers, meaning that only transaction fees are deducted from funds raised from rewards backers.
I still don't care, I just want free games!
NEW GIVEAWAYS ENDING 2016-05-11!
My new train! - STILL GOING!
Tynon's new train!OVER!Old giveaways:
...Very well.
Here's a giveaway for the first Consortium(ended), and thenthere's also a trainfor various other games. EDIT: first round is over, but there will be more! Missed the giveaway and the discount for Consortium Game One? You can still pick the game up on Steam, the Humble Store (includes a Steam key and a DRM-free download), GOG.com (DRM-free), and Bundle Stars (Steam key).In case you're interested, here's a link to the developer's forums. There's also a Discord server, linked to from the forum!
Edit
Some additional gifts from MosquitoSenorito: Giveaway one and Giveaway twoEnded!NEW UPDATE FROM DEVS: More details about the stealth system! Also, if for some reason you really, really dislike Fig (I've heard people talking poorly about it, but never specifying why...), you can now contribute via PayPal. Note that the devs will receive more of your money if you contribute as a rewards backer through Fig than if you go through PayPal, because Fig doesn't take a cut of rewards backers funds, while PayPal does take a cut!
Update from Devs 2016-05-04:
Have a copy of Consortium Game One already? There's a contest to see who can get the highest score on the new Virtual Trainer map, with the winner getting a poster for Consortium: The Tower signed by the dev team! Also, there's a poll on the forums regarding what game Greg MacMartin, iDGi CEO and creative director, should play on his Twitch stream on 2016-05-06. Vote while you can, as the poll ends 2016-05-05 at 8:45 PM EDT!
UPDATE 2016-05-09:
Reddit AMA with iDGi CEO Greg MacMartin and BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk!
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