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Dungeon Siege, Supreme Commander and Demigod developer Gas Powered Games has taken to Kickstarter to secure funding of $1.1 million for new project Wildman.
Wildman is described as a mix of action role-playing and real-time strategy, pulling together some of the best features of the studio’s previous games.
The project is headed up by Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor who will act as lead designer and project lead.
In brief, Wildman is about four things:
Going to War: Build your army and fight against opposing champions armies for great rewards in hand-crafted War Zones.
Exploring the World: Go on RPG Adventures in amazing and epic environments; discover secret dungeons; fight battles against rampaging hordes of monsters; find and equip new weapons and armour.
Evolving or Dying: Steal technology from your defeated opponents and use it against them in future battles.
Smashing and Destroying: Advanced physics and destructible environments deliver highly visceral (and bloody) combat.
Work has already begun on Wildman, but additional funding is needed to finish it. The team won’t only be taking your money, but will also be tapping into the ideas of the game’s backers.
“We know there’s some risk for us to using Kickstarter at this stage of a game’s development, but we also feel it’s an ideal time to influence and change its direction based on your feedback. You get to help decide the final shape it takes,” explains the Kickstarter.
Reaching certain stretch goals will enable the team to add extra features.
More: A bigger, richer world filled with even more enemies, more player characters, more visual customization, more animation, more diverse landscapes, more music, and more multiplayer options. Basically, more.
Languages: We intend to support English at launch, but through a combination of your support and crowd-translating, we can add more languages: German, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian; if there’s enough interest in playing the game in that language, we’ll do what we can to get it translated.
Modding: We want to release “friendlier” versions of the tools we use to make the game, with Wikis on their use. With additional support, we can get these in your hands faster, letting you get started making your own worlds and game modes that you can give away or sell from within the game. Get paid for your own hard work!
If you fancy backing Wildman, a pledge of $20 will secure you a digital copy of the game and access to the forum, whilst a top end pledge of $10,000 will secure an executive producer credit and an invite to the launch party.
Gas Powered Games plans to have the game completed by March 2014.
Source: Kickstarter
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