New reward tier and Stretch goals for Kickstarter Campaign announced!
Good day, engineers! We want to begin this post by thanking you again for your amazing support: Dyson Sphere Program is nearing 70% of its funding goal on Kickstarter! We’re getting there, and it’s thanks to you!
To celebrate this step forward, we’ve got a lot of news to share with you today. For a start, we want to show you one of the physical goodies included in the Pioneer tier – the Fusion Reactor night lamp! This is how the lamp will look like – mind you, this is a design picture for your reference; the look of the final product may vary.
[h2]New Reward Tier![/h2]
That said, we’ve got an important update about the campaign to share with you today. We’ve always said that this Kickstarter campaign is a great opportunity to build a community that will allow us, with its feedback, to improve the game and reach its true potential. Of course, we are already receiving and hearing your feedback, and today’s update tackles one of the things that you have let us know.
In the comments, some of you said that the rewards could be fleshed out a little bit more, or some extra value added to the campaign, so backers can see how their support have an impact on the game. While it’s true that the game would never be as ambitious without this campaign and your support, we understand where that comment comes from, and we have been discussing how to improve in these areas.
Just a few days ago, we announced the first stretch goal of this campaign and some updates to the existing reward tiers. Today we want to unveil a brand new reward tier: the Voyager!
[h3]The Voyager[/h3]
Our new tier is named after the probe that was sent to space in 1977 and is now the man-made object that has traveled “further than anyone or anything in history”, as put by NASA itself. And this tier includes a very special reward: if you pledge $278 or more, you can put a message into the game itself!
In your explorations of the universe, you might find abandoned spaceships – space flotsam, left adrift after its crew either abandoned the ship or suffered an unknown destiny. But they left a message behind – maybe a letter to their loved ones, a poem, a song, a message for future generations… You can write a text of up to 50 words and send it to us, and after its approval (we do have to make sure there is no profanity, hate speech, etc.) it will be included in the game as the message that every player will be able to read when they find an abandoned spaceship in their exploration.
Think of it: your words will always be part of the game, and thanks to that, part of the life of the thousands of players that will enjoy Dyson Sphere Program in the years to come. It can be a very special gift for someone you love or a message for your future kids: what you write will be, in some way, floating in space for eternity. It is a limited reward, though – we cannot make space to be choked full of abandoned ships, after all!
This is the full list of what’s included in this tier:
[h3]New Tier - Voyager - ＄278 (Limited to 10 backers)[/h3]
Beta Access (NDA)
Customize a text/pic that will be included in the game (limited to 50 words)
Digital Wallpaper Pack
Name listed in Game Credits
Steam Key
Steam OST Key
DSP-customized Mouse Pad
DSP-customized Pin or Key Chain Set
DSP-customized night lamp
Our Deepest Gratitude
Wait – I backed with another reward, but I do want to put a message in the game!
That’s alright! We have included it as a separate tier too, so you don’t miss anything.
[h3]New Tier - Cosmic radio[/h3]
It allows you to add a custom message to the game for $94. Since you can only back a project once, if you have already backed Dyson Sphere Program and want to add this, you can adjust your pledge +$94 up to include this reward. Just message us to let us know you’ve done so (learn how to do it here).
All these new tiers will be unlocked at November 24th, 00.00 PST / 9.00 am CET.
[h2]Stretch Goals[/h2]
A few days ago we announced the first stretch goals of this campaign: the Community Galaxy. We want to unveil the rest of them now; we’ll explain them in more details in the coming days, but here you have a quick sneak peek of how much the game can grow with your support:
[h3]Stretch Goal I: $12,000 ─ Community Galaxy[/h3]
See other players’ progress reflected in your universe: each star in this galaxy will represent the energy output of another player. The brightness of their stars will be more or less intense depending on the energy output of their factories.
[h3]Stretch Goal II: $18,000 ─ Voiceover and localization[/h3]
English voiceover will be added to the game, as well as localizations to two extra languages: German and French.
[h3]Stretch Goal III: $24,000 ─ Assembly Space Module[/h3]
You asked for a Space Station and here it is! Starting from a small cube, create and customize your own floating base in the vastness of space, choosing between different modules that will provide you with different abilities. In Dyson Sphere Program you can only build facilities on the surface of a planet, so it can’t escape its gravity – but with the Space Module you can shoot their components to space and put them together up there!
[h3]Stretch Goal IV: $42,000 ─ Wandering Sun[/h3]
Build thrusters so powerful that they can move a whole star. What could you possibly do with your own wandering sun…?
That’s all for today! Remember that you can help this project by spreading the word on your social media channels. Have a great day, engineers!
To celebrate this step forward, we’ve got a lot of news to share with you today. For a start, we want to show you one of the physical goodies included in the Pioneer tier – the Fusion Reactor night lamp! This is how the lamp will look like – mind you, this is a design picture for your reference; the look of the final product may vary.
[h2]New Reward Tier![/h2]
That said, we’ve got an important update about the campaign to share with you today. We’ve always said that this Kickstarter campaign is a great opportunity to build a community that will allow us, with its feedback, to improve the game and reach its true potential. Of course, we are already receiving and hearing your feedback, and today’s update tackles one of the things that you have let us know.
In the comments, some of you said that the rewards could be fleshed out a little bit more, or some extra value added to the campaign, so backers can see how their support have an impact on the game. While it’s true that the game would never be as ambitious without this campaign and your support, we understand where that comment comes from, and we have been discussing how to improve in these areas.
Just a few days ago, we announced the first stretch goal of this campaign and some updates to the existing reward tiers. Today we want to unveil a brand new reward tier: the Voyager!
[h3]The Voyager[/h3]
Our new tier is named after the probe that was sent to space in 1977 and is now the man-made object that has traveled “further than anyone or anything in history”, as put by NASA itself. And this tier includes a very special reward: if you pledge $278 or more, you can put a message into the game itself!
In your explorations of the universe, you might find abandoned spaceships – space flotsam, left adrift after its crew either abandoned the ship or suffered an unknown destiny. But they left a message behind – maybe a letter to their loved ones, a poem, a song, a message for future generations… You can write a text of up to 50 words and send it to us, and after its approval (we do have to make sure there is no profanity, hate speech, etc.) it will be included in the game as the message that every player will be able to read when they find an abandoned spaceship in their exploration.
Think of it: your words will always be part of the game, and thanks to that, part of the life of the thousands of players that will enjoy Dyson Sphere Program in the years to come. It can be a very special gift for someone you love or a message for your future kids: what you write will be, in some way, floating in space for eternity. It is a limited reward, though – we cannot make space to be choked full of abandoned ships, after all!
This is the full list of what’s included in this tier:
[h3]New Tier - Voyager - ＄278 (Limited to 10 backers)[/h3]
Beta Access (NDA)
Customize a text/pic that will be included in the game (limited to 50 words)
Digital Wallpaper Pack
Name listed in Game Credits
Steam Key
Steam OST Key
DSP-customized Mouse Pad
DSP-customized Pin or Key Chain Set
DSP-customized night lamp
Our Deepest Gratitude
Wait – I backed with another reward, but I do want to put a message in the game!
That’s alright! We have included it as a separate tier too, so you don’t miss anything.
[h3]New Tier - Cosmic radio[/h3]
It allows you to add a custom message to the game for $94. Since you can only back a project once, if you have already backed Dyson Sphere Program and want to add this, you can adjust your pledge +$94 up to include this reward. Just message us to let us know you’ve done so (learn how to do it here).
All these new tiers will be unlocked at November 24th, 00.00 PST / 9.00 am CET.
[h2]Stretch Goals[/h2]
A few days ago we announced the first stretch goals of this campaign: the Community Galaxy. We want to unveil the rest of them now; we’ll explain them in more details in the coming days, but here you have a quick sneak peek of how much the game can grow with your support:
[h3]Stretch Goal I: $12,000 ─ Community Galaxy[/h3]
See other players’ progress reflected in your universe: each star in this galaxy will represent the energy output of another player. The brightness of their stars will be more or less intense depending on the energy output of their factories.
[h3]Stretch Goal II: $18,000 ─ Voiceover and localization[/h3]
English voiceover will be added to the game, as well as localizations to two extra languages: German and French.
[h3]Stretch Goal III: $24,000 ─ Assembly Space Module[/h3]
You asked for a Space Station and here it is! Starting from a small cube, create and customize your own floating base in the vastness of space, choosing between different modules that will provide you with different abilities. In Dyson Sphere Program you can only build facilities on the surface of a planet, so it can’t escape its gravity – but with the Space Module you can shoot their components to space and put them together up there!
[h3]Stretch Goal IV: $42,000 ─ Wandering Sun[/h3]
Build thrusters so powerful that they can move a whole star. What could you possibly do with your own wandering sun…?
That’s all for today! Remember that you can help this project by spreading the word on your social media channels. Have a great day, engineers!