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Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:32 pm
by JazHaz
This game is going to be made!! Wooooo!

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:50 pm
by pagroove
Congrats! I did back it via Drew so my money is in the writers pledge. But now the Wiki section of Elite 4 needs an update :). Because it's not vapourware anymore :). :D

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:01 pm
by JazHaz
pagroove wrote:
now the Wiki section of Elite 4 needs an update :). Because it's not vapourware anymore :). :D
Updated! :lol: 8)

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:44 pm
by Lestradae
OK, this is me, giving in 8)

Just pledged £80 ... as I am going to buy the game, its online version, and its expansions anyways ... and now it'll become a reality for sure :mrgreen:

Well done, very fine. There will be a time when I have Oolite and Elite IV.

Cheers everyone!

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:41 pm
by Shipbuilder
I pledged at the £60 level some time ago and have been tempted to increase my pledge to £80 in order to get the add-ons however unless I am mistaken you don't get a physical copy of the game on this tier :(

Having said that I am more than happy now that this game is definitely going to be made so all in all a great day to be a fan of Elite :D

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:18 am
by DaddyHoggy
Having already funded Drew and Boz I can only fund ED to the tune of £20 (post Christmas too) - but I'll take the Digital Copy and be happy.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:38 am
by Wolfwood
Yay! I posted to most places I know under the sun yesterday when the funding was confirmed and my heart was beating so fast that I could hardly relax to go to bed. But I slept a very peaceful night and woke up to confirm that the funding was still reality. :)
Shipbuilder wrote:
I pledged at the £60 level some time ago and have been tempted to increase my pledge to £80 in order to get the add-ons however unless I am mistaken you don't get a physical copy of the game on this tier :(
The £80 tier was added for the benefit of those who do not want to have a physical copy. The next tiers above give you the physical copy as well.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:23 am
by Lestradae
And, with the £80 tier you also get any future expansion added in - knowing online games, if Elite IV stays around for some years (and due to its uniqueness that is entirely possible), the £80 are a good deal, seen as money invested into the game over time.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:26 pm
by pagroove
JazHaz wrote:
pagroove wrote:
now the Wiki section of Elite 4 needs an update :). Because it's not vapourware anymore :). :D
Updated! :lol: 8)
Fab! :)

Now the only thing left is to point the Elite Dangerous Community to that Wiki and the Pages would fill themselves up.

A question: Can I pledge even after the campaign? I'm now in a financial situation that I have to watch my spendings but maybe in the future it will get better and then I want the game.

As I've said. I've pledged via the writers pledge from Drew. In that case I don't get the game but I still get a nice story and I can see in which way the game develops ( also in term of system specs). Although it is also good news that the Mac stretch goal is near.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:50 pm
by JazHaz
pagroove wrote:
Can I pledge even after the campaign? I'm now in a financial situation that I have to watch my spendings but maybe in the future it will get better and then I want the game.
I think so, but I'm not 100%.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:10 pm
by drew
You can't pledge after the KS ends. Paypal donations are your only option then I believe.

Cheers,

Drew.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:26 pm
by Yah-Ta-Hey
Just pledged my $53.00 worth... looking forward to an exciting and profitable career as an imperial bounty hunter.
see you all in march of 2014.

Re: Elite: Dangerous just reached the funding target!!

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:21 am
by JazHaz
The first stretch goal for a Mac version has been achieved.

The Mac version should be released three months after the PC version is released, so approximately June 2014.