8-Bit Funding

Townseed

By Geremy Walker Category PC

Gather together desperate survivors fleeing from a tyrannical empire, and establish a thriving town in a harsh land where only the bold survive. Gather resources, draw up blueprints, train your citizens, explore ancient ruins, nurture relations with the natives, fight off monstrosities, and build a nation anyone would be proud to call home.

$6188

RAISED OF $8000 GOAL

Funding finished

A Show of Support ($1 minimum)

Every little bit helps! This shows me that you believe in the project and you want it to succeed. Thank you.

10 Claimed

Townseed Preorder ($15 minimum)

Way to go, you just scored yourself a copy of Townseed when it is released! Thanks for your support, I know you'll enjoy it!

34 Claimed

Townseed Special Edition ($30 minimum)

You'll receive a special edition of Townseed that includes immediate access to the Valkain native tribes as playable characters, as well as helpful cheat codes that will not exist in the standard version at all, you sneaky bugger.

56 Claimed

Foot in the Door ($60 minimum)

You'll receive the Townseed Special Edition perk. In addition, your name will appear in the credits. "Who cares, nobody reads the credits" you say? Well the credits in Townseed are special - they're also the names of the refugees in the game, so players WILL see your name, along with a special icon beside it telling them that you were a project supporter!

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Hands in the Pot ($125 minimum)

Includes - Townseed Special Edition Perk Foot in the Door Perk Additionally, you'll get VIP access to the Townseed development process, with access to weekly experimental alpha builds. Everybody will be able to hear about it, but you'll be able to try them all out and give your input as everything unfolds.

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Bronze Sponsorship Pack A ($250 minimum)

Includes - Townseed Special Edition Perk Foot in the Door Perk Hands in the Pot Perk Additionally, you'll receive a customized "Townseed Bronze" USB gamepad.

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Bronze Sponsorship Pack B ($250 minimum)

As Bronze Sponsorship Pack A except that instead of a USB gamepad, you'll receive a Townseed wall canvas print.

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Silver Sponsorship Pack A ($500 minimum)

Includes - Townseed Special Edition Perk Hands in the Pot Perk Bronze Sponsorship A Perk (Gamepad) Additionally, an adventurer in your likeness will be added to the game. Adventurers are powerful freelancers who aid towns in need, sometimes in exchange for gold, and sometimes in exchange for the comfort of a well-stocked tavern. The adventurer's name will be marked with a special icon, and you will, of course, be included in the credits of the game.

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Silver Sponsorship Pack B ($500 minimum)

Includes - Townseed Special Edition Perk Hands in the Pot Perk Bronze Sponsorship B Perk (Canvas Print) Additionally, an adventurer in your likeness will be added to the game. Adventurers are powerful freelancers who aid towns in need, sometimes in exchange for gold, and sometimes in exchange for the comfort of a well-stocked tavern. The adventurer's name will be marked with a special icon, and you will, of course, be included in the credits of the game.

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Gold Sponsorship Pack ($1000 minimum)

Includes - Townseed Special Edition Perk Hands in the Pot Perk Bronze Sponsorship A Perk (Gold Gamepad) Bronze Sponsorship B Perk (Canvas Print) Silver Sponsorship Pack (Adventurer) Additionally I will include a hand-written thank you letter, and you will be credited in-game as an Executive Financial Producer.

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Take control of a shipwrecked survivor in the land of Hell's Cradle.

From your first half-drowned footsteps on a sun-blasted beach, to building a hut out of blocks of sod, to leading a charge against a force of ogres, to the head of a powerful young nation, every step is yours to take.

Find survivors, gather resources, draw up blueprints, train your citizens, explore ancient ruins, nurture relations with the natives, fight off monstrosities, and build a nation anyone would be proud to call home.

I have been developing Townseed since August 2011 in my spare time during evenings and weekends, writing the engine from scratch in XNA, making the art myself with Gimp. I already possess the expertise and the equipment I need to complete the project, it is just a matter of how much time I can devote to it, so after some deliberation I have decided that I will leave my career in animation and film behind in order to pursue one in gaming.

I humbly ask for your help to do so.

My current funding goal for this project is $8000. This will cover my personal expenses for approximately six months, while allowing me to work on Townseed full-time and to fulfill the reward bonuses. I will commit to weekly progress updates, as well as incremental builds for people who have claimed that particular perk.

A portion of the funds will be used for a modest ongoing advertising campaign to raise interest in the project, hopefully bringing in more support and preorders.

A portion of the funds will be used for music licensing. At this time my intention is to license all tracks for the game from Magnatune.com. Their rates are reasonable and their policies agreeable. The track in my video is "Murder Machine" by Saros, licensed for use in this fundraising campaign, and it just one of the excellent tracks I intend to include in the game's soundtrack.

If funding exceeds the goal, from $8000 to $16000, I will "pay forward" my monthly expenses so that I can continue to support ongoing work on the project. One full year of work on a full-time basis is what I expect will be needed to complete the project.

Additional funds from $16000 to $24000 will be used to secure additional music licenses, and to upgrade existing ones (as music licenses limit the number of copies I may sell).

If I am so fortunate that funds exceed this amount, I will put them toward updates after the game is released, and eventually they will spill over into my next game project.