Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

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inXile Entertainment announces their recently launched Wasteland 2 Kickstarter Campaign reached its $900,000 goal within 48 hours, and the fund to support development of the post-apocalyptic RPG sequel currently stands at over $1.1 million, and word is they are nearing the point where they can commit to Linux and OS X support:

In a message posted to all of the backers of the project, inXile said, "This is a paradigm shift that is bigger than Wasteland 2. This is the beginning of a new era in gaming where the developer gets to work directly with the fans to build the type of product that the fans want. The games are fan funded with fan input and use digital distribution methods to bypass both publishers and retail.

The latest status of the now funded project has the number of backers at over 20,000 and the funds pledge at over 1.1 Million Dollars. With over 30 days left until the funding ends, Fargo has hopes of being able to soon announce more features that will be added to the project, saying, "The fact that our supporters are buying in at an average of over $55 each says a lot about the level of dedication the fans have towards this product. No matter how much money is raised, all of it will go into making the best game we possibly can." On the strength of this early success and in response to popular request, he has already added a Linux version to go along with the Mac version at the rapidly approaching $1.5 million milestone.

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 12:58

wtf_man

Techie714 © wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 12:35: Most people have an Amazon account, It's not a big deal. While that may be true... the reason they don't offer something like PayPal has more to do with Kickstarter taking 5%, and Amazon taking another 3%-5% of a funded project. So, DoubleFine already lost close to $330K of that 3.3 Million. The add in whatever their costs are for the "Rewards"

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Mar 16, 2012, 12:35

Techie714 ©

Krovven wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 11:52:
I went to pay the $15 for the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter last night, they lost my money. Why not take direct CC payments, or even Paypal. I shouldn't have to sign up for Amazon's payment crap.

Most people have an Amazon account, It's not a big deal.




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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 12:23

Verno

Krovven wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 11:52:
I went to pay the $15 for the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter last night, they lost my money. Why not take direct CC payments, or even Paypal. I shouldn't have to sign up for Amazon's payment crap.

You just sign in with your Amazon account dude, it's not a separate account if you're worried about a long signup thingie.

Due to the rather unique nature of Kickstarter I can only assume they were only able to get a decent merchant contract with Amazon. I know Paypal is a total piece of shit company to deal with and other payment processors would likely balk at so many long holds being processed.

This comment was edited on Mar 16, 2012, 12:33.




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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 12:12

Silicon Avatar

It has to be better than Fountain of Dreams, amirite? Somebody out there knows what I'm talking about.

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 12:08

Wowbagger_TIP

I just kicked in $15 as well. I already have an Amazon account since I've bought plenty of stuff there, so it was dead simple.

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Mar 16, 2012, 12:01

Tumbler

Easiest $15 I ever spent.




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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:52

Krovven

I went to pay the $15 for the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter last night, they lost my money. Why not take direct CC payments, or even Paypal. I shouldn't have to sign up for Amazon's payment crap.

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Mar 16, 2012, 11:50

space captain

they should have included a Red Ryder BB Gun as one of the high dollar gifts




Go forth, and kill!

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:50

Mad Max RW

I guess for a somewhat modern comparison Wasteland is like an open world version of Fallout: Tactics with text-only combat. That's a really simplistic explanation and I'll probably get flamed by some neckbeard later today. Brian Fargo is talking about Wasteland 2 being a sort of hybrid of the original and Fallout 1+2. If they get the balance of combat, story, open world exploration, and overall look just right it can be the perfect game (for me, at least). The only news of 2012 that can top this is hearing Obama fails at getting reelected.

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:49

Techie714 ©

wtf_man wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 11:31:
It's done, guys. I'm a backer, now.

Thanks for the push off the fence.

Welcome to the party pal! =)




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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:44

eRe4s3r

And the alternatives are too much hassle. Paypal would be simple 1 click affair, anything more than that, and they got themselves no backing. Also, 29 months ago they claimed to "work on it" and to this day nothing has happened. Kickstarter remains US only for projects and only payment via Amazon Payments. Which lowers any intention of me ever doing any backing on this platform to nill. This comment was edited on Mar 16, 2012, 12:04.

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:34

yuastnav

Techie714 © wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 11:00: [...] It's 15.00 I mean seriously even if you dont like his previous work at least put in to show you support this new model. I would, if they supported PayPal. Backing is kind of impossible without a credit card. [edit - Corrected for clarification.] This comment was edited on Mar 16, 2012, 11:47.

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:31

wtf_man

It's done, guys. I'm a backer, now. Thanks for the push off the fence.

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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:27

Silicon Avatar

wtf_man wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 10:40: I'm on the fence about backing this one. I never played the first one, yet I like old-school PC games that are modernized for today's resolutions and OS's (they don't necessarily have to be graphical masterpieces.. but not pre-millenium either). Anyone have any experiences with the first game that would convince me to back this project? Wasteland was awesome. It was Fallout's daddy. For $15 you're not out much if it's a bomb, but I seriously doubt it will be. These aren't green developers. They're seasoned pros.

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Mar 16, 2012, 11:18

Elessar

Techie714 © wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 11:00:
It's 15.00 I mean seriously even if you dont like his previous work at least put in to show you support this new model.

This. Notable and creative PC Devs working directly with the fans. Let's support this.




"You don't get what you deserve, you get what you get."

Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:17

eRe4s3r

I buy the game when it's done At least then the dev makes a real profit that rewards the hard work. (If it's any good) This would be one of these games where without seeing the Design Document i don't even click on the links anymore. RPG is so far stretched nowadays, they could mean anything from Fallout 2 to NWN2 to Dragon Age 2. Or hell, it could even be comparable to Dragon Age Origins, which would be awesome. I want Dragon Age Origins in wasteland apocalypse universe. Now that'd be awesome no?

Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:12

wtf_man

Yakubs wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 10:55: What's the big decision? Do you like RPGs? Then back it. Do you think Mass Effect 3 is a good RPG? Then don't back it. /ROFL Ok... I'll back it.

Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:06

nin

I got wasteland herpes for a three legged hooker.

Oh, is that what they call them...




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:06

Verno

Yakubs wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 10:55:
What's the big decision? Do you like RPGs? Then back it.

Do you think Mass Effect 3 is a good RPG? Then don't back it.

Hah well played sir.




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Re: Wasteland 2 Kickstarted; OS X and Linux Thresholds Near

Mar 16, 2012, 11:00

Techie714 ©

wtf_man wrote on Mar 16, 2012, 10:40:
I'm on the fence about backing this one. I never played the first one, yet I like old-school PC games that are modernized for today's resolutions and OS's (they don't necessarily have to be graphical masterpieces.. but not pre-millenium either).

Anyone have any experiences with the first game that would convince me to back this project?

If you enjoyed any of the following games you would love Wasteland 2. Not just because of the setting but what Brian Fargo brings to the table. Great stories, mechanics, comedy, etc.

Fallout

Baldurs Gate

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (awesome game!)

Planescape Torment

Icewind Dale

Stonekeep

It's 15.00 I mean seriously even if you dont like his previous work at least put in to show you support this new model.




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