Kickstarter for Escape Velocity fan

[fourdegrees11]

Star Nomad 2

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1656422411/star-nomad-2

I recall countless hours playing Escape Velocity shareware when I was a kid. This game just looks like a cooler updated version. The dev is a one man show, so just helping get the word out.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I played Escape Velocity as well as Override and Nova. Liked them very much.

 

[edro]

Awesome!
I loved hitting a Federation ship with my shuttle taser and releasing fury on me.

 

[Donanza]

There are so many kickstarter games that I hardly believe most of them will succeed.
This one included.

 

[JSt0rm]

this guy only need $3500? And he cant do that shit on his own?

 

[JSt0rm]

kickstarter is just milking machine. Look at star citizen lol

star citizen took all the space game money. sorry.

 

[thm1223]

star citizen took all the space game money. sorry.

Apropo of this thread's topic, check out this NYTimes article on Kickstarter:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/t...rofits-as-the-means-not-the-mission.html?_r=0

 

[fourdegrees11]

this guy only need $3500? And he cant do that shit on his own?

From the dev's Steam greenlight announcement

"As the game comes together into a complete package, I'm seeing a potential there for some much needed enhancements, such as story-telling scenes and a unique soundtrack & sound effects to really lift the game into the next level.

Sadly, my gamedev budget is all dried up as I've spent a lot on it already, along with living on my savings, so I do need some funds to make the final polish phase as excellent as it can be."

 

[drnickriviera]

looks pretty cool. hope it gets greenlighted

 

[Stuka87]

I am a HUGE EV fan. I even created a lot of plug-ins, including one total conversion.

This game looks like it may have promise, but it needs to support plug-ins, or I would not even bother with it.

 

[JSt0rm]

Apropo of this thread's topic, check out this NYTimes article on Kickstarter:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/t...rofits-as-the-means-not-the-mission.html?_r=0

Pretty cool read. Thanks.

 

[Halfgeek]

Thanks for posting it here @fourdegrees11 (& thanks for being the first backer!). I was debating whether to post or not, since I'm not comfortable with self promotion in general (bad trait for a gamedev to have!).

 

[Halfgeek]

It went live on Steam 2 days ago:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414950

So far, it's well received, especially from fans of the genre and classics such as Escape Velocity or more modern titles like Space Rangers, SPAZ & Starsector.