Closing the Store and Locking the Scope!
Hey there Tinkerbackers!
The holidays are upon us, and we’re all looking forward to spending quality time relaxing with friends and family. BUT NOT TODAY!! We’ve still got a mountain of work ahead of us in December, with loose ends to tie up and new tasks to kick off. Read on… this one’s really important!
LAST CALL! It’s time to close PAYPAL!
The PayPal store and Stretch Goals will lock down at 11:59pm PST on 12/16/2014. That leaves two more weeks for you to increase your pledges, if you like.
If you’re considering backing the game for the first time, this is the LAST CALL for Backer Exclusive content:
- Blue Suit Shantae
- Classic Colors Risky Boots
- Tinkerbat Dance
- Risky’s Hyperlight Drifter Blade
On December 16, Stretch Goals will be locked which will establish the final scope of the game. This is critical for us in planning the rest of our development. THANK YOU for making this game a reality with your generosity!
Based on current totals, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has been funded to 230%!! From the bottom of our hearts, THANKS for making this happen, for your patience, and for inspiring us every single day!
ARTISTS, GET YOUR PENCILS READY!
As soon as the funding period closes, we’re going to put some of our backers to work! We’ve got some “Your Face in Game” backers to bring to life as NPCs, “Enemy Designers” that need to craft some deadly denizens of Sequin Land, and our “Your Art in Game” backers need to populate the Museum. On top of that we have more VOTING on the way! Gallery Artists, you’re going to be up first, so get psyched!
Last, more updates more often! We’re always listening to your feedback, and many Backers are requesting more news, more frequently. So at the risk of flooding your inboxes you’ll be seeing more Backer Updates to keep you in the loop starting RIGHT NOW! Please tell us to settle down if we go overboard!
OH, ok! It’s Increasing Pledge time then!!! 😀
Its a shame that the PayPal site couldn’t stay open in 2015.
If Shantae & The Pirate’s Curse 3DS & Wii U was available now world wide we might have been able to get 1 or 2 stretch goals funded.
As Shantae & The Pirates Curse was going to be on the Wii U I thought that would of been a perfect opportunity to add something extra at the end of the game to promote Shantae:1/2 Genie Hero as that will be on the Wii U to.
I guess you could always promote the steam version of Shantae: Half Genie Hero to countries (Japan) that cannot get the console & PS Vita version of the game?
Wish the limited tiers where available via PayPal or that you guys may have consider some new tiers after the PLATINUM EDITION tier.
Hopefully there a small chance you may consider adding a Shantae:1/2 Genie Hero hardback strategy book in colour with the platinum edition tier as a little surprise for us RiskyBackers.
It’s a long shot, but here’s hoping that if we can’t get the 4 remaining stretch goals funded, we at least get 1-2 of the stretch goals funded by 12/16/2014. 1
So lemme get this straight: if you backed via Paypal later down the Road, you STILL get the Backer-exclusive Stuff? If yes: AWESOME _ if no: well, too bad, but I can deal with it :3
As long as the PayPal option is open, anyone who contribute’s is considered a backer. Hope that helps!
Still praying we hit those stretch goals within the next few days. I would kill to get the entire package. ]:
I think we could have got a few more stretch goals funded if WayForward had given RiskyBackers the opportunity to buy multiple digital & physical rewards via the Add-on section.
If we had a months notice before the Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero PayPal was going to close or if the SHGH PayPal site was kept open till April 2015 & you made the option to select more digital rewards & physical rewards via Add-on available I think you would of seen a huge difference in the donations from new & old Risky Backers & got some of the stretch goals funded.
Any news on how production is coming along?
@Brianna-WF That was exactly what I wanted to know, thanks! :3 However another Question did pop up in the Process: If I want to Upgrade my Tier via the “Manage Pledges” option in my Profile, does the Price just count further up from the Tier I am currently at, or do I have to pay the whole Tier all over again? Just to be sure, since I am at a somewhat higher one already…
@HFLolli
You can do it one of two ways, via backerkit, from the first page you can upgrade your tier and enter a credit card to pay the new difference (captured when we lock the project down to prevent further changes in shipping addresses etc but that means we do not take the funds until then), pay the difference from the first tier and the new tier via PayPal and add a note that you’re upgrading your tier from one to the other so that Support knows to make that change, this removes the funds from your account immediately.
Hope that helps!
I would like to back this project for the first time, but I don’t see any option to do so. Any help?
If you go to the games section up at the top of the screen, then click the half genie hero box, you should be able to do it from there when you scroll down
I’m a little confused because I backed the game, but it only says I have the Tinkerbat Dance (Like the TBD Download code) and not Blue Shantae, Classic Risky, or the Hyper light Drifter blade
I’m seeing the same thing as SuperHokie. Aside from that, for some reason, my pledge is duplicated, as in I have two of them. Will I be charged twice for this? D:
If you pledged already i doubt you would have to pay again. But hey, you can send that extra one to someone else. Oh and I too have what SuperHokie has, or is it not supposed to say those things?
@Brianna-WF
Is it supposed to show up, or not? (I really like Shantae’s blue suit and classic Risky and the sword looks cool)
@Psycho-Werekitsune and @SuperHokie please contact support for additional assistance!
I just saw this campaign and hope I made it in time to get the backer rewards, I saw it ends on Tuesday the 16th which is today. Is there a way I can confirm if I did?
Thank you
mm any news on when this game will be coming out this year?
Is there any way that all the stretch goals can be still open to be funded? Because if they are all funded, we can still get more great stuff!
Now that we are deep into development for the game and on a timeline we can not reopen funding. But thank you for your enthusiasm!