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The Ship: Full Steam Ahead failed in its Kickstarter bid to secure funding of £128,000, closing on December 30 with just £18,247 raised.
“As the days ticked by it became clear we wouldn’t make our Kickstarter target. Are we disappointed? Most certainly, yes, but we’ve also learned a lot from the experience,” explained developer Blazing Griffin.
So what does this failure mean for the modernised version of The Ship?
“In the midst of the Kickstarter we decided to put the Full Steam Ahead on Steam Greenlight Concepts; and the gamer reaction not only delighted us but gave credence to our belief in this project. People like the idea, love the concept art, have a forum where they can talk to us about our plans and pushed us into the top three Steam Greenlight Concepts of all time in under a week.
“If it’s proven anything to us it’s that enough people are interested in a sequel, so we would be foolish to give up now. Its time to regroup, learn from the feedback across a variety of sources and make sure that the next funding strategy has the substance people require to back this kind of project but also harness the public excitement and imagination we know exists from the Steam Greenlight Concept.
“At the current time we are completing development on a couple of other projects and this will make Blazing Griffin a more established games development studio, with products people can see beneath our belt. As previously stated, the funding is what currently limits us pushing ahead with development on Full Steam Ahead as we certainly have the talent within our existing team to be able to develop the game.
“There are certainly other funding models and strategies we can follow but we would not be the first project to return to Kickstarter and be successful on a second attempt. We have put a lot of time, thought and energy into the project and will look for other ways to develop it whether its through another Kickstarter campaign at a later date or through a funding model like Natural Selection 2/ Interstellar Marines.”
The developer concluded: “Understanding the nature of the beast is the best way of utilising it to your advantage and through this process our comprehension has matured, we’ve learned lessons and had a great chance to communicate with our public. Once we’ve sat down, discussed the possibilities and worked out a new set of strategies then Full Steam Ahead will return.
“Watch this space!”
Source: blazinggriffin.com
