The weird issue blocking the release of the Pledge Manager

The AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity Kickstarter plan is still on schedule. The next step is to launch the pledge manager, which is how backers will send us the survey information (like email, name for the credits, etc) which we will use to delivering their rewards (codes, steam keys, etc). We anticipated roughly 2 weeks for the Pledge Manager to go live. It was smart that we did. At the half way point we ran into a weird bug on Kickstarter blocking us from releasing the pledge manager. Specially, 6 backers with payment errors that are not timing out. Click read more below for the gnitty gritty details. We have been in touch with Kickstarter's support and they are working on it. As you can imagine, I have been refreshing the page like crazy the past few days. 

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Skin Color Revamp

Zhoom just pushed a skin color processing revamp. The darker colors look much nicer now. It is trying to match AQWorlds colors as closely as possible, but it is not going to be an exact match because of the way colors are handled and CC (color customization) is done. Here is the before and after that zhoom posted.

The Cat-Dog is out of the bag

Backers voted to have Despair draw one of the backer-bonus pets. Actually, they voted to have her draw ALL of the player suggestions.. into a single pet. A cat-dog fusion, with Sneakers, wings, cute, cuddly, weird... well, she did her best. :D Click read more to see her drawing. Snowvers flashed the head which you can see below. 

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Expectation Settings

I just wrote a Kickstarter Update post about the Pledge Manager, Steam, Keys, and settings expectations for our imminent Alpha Test. 

Obtained 64,000 Steam Keys

Wooohoo! Now that is the KEY to kicking off a great week. Full story? The first batch of keys we requested was actually denied. My fault. Turns out there is a rule that only allows 1,000 steam keys to "release override" a game that is not live yet. Even if the game is ultimately going to be free to play for all players like AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity will be. But that rule does not apply to a play test version of the game. So I resubmitted last week and happy to share it was approved today! Now, we just need the Kickstarter pledge manager (which is Kickstarter's feature that will help us get the information to deliver backer's rewards) to be approved so it can go live. 

Steam Key Blade

J# originally drew the key icon for the Kickstarter. The team thought, "What if we added a handle to it and made it into a weapon?" 

Thank you!

Thank you for the amazing support you have given this game project! The Infinity Kickstarter has been a success beyond our wildest expectations. But it is not time to celebrate yet. The clock is ticking. Alpha is coming. This game is a huge responsibility . While we normally joke around about things... this is something we take very seriously. The roller coaster of releasing a new game has already begun. Excited to experience this new chapter of AdventureQuest Worlds with you!

House Decorating Prototype

Spider showed the team his progress on theplayer house customization for Infinity. Chibi Captain Rhubarb as a temporary placeholder for every house item interesting pick. :D You can place objects, change the size, and flip it. I like the little previews in the House Inventory. Concerned what might happen if you have a large number of items though. Also, we may need to increase the button sizes for mobile. This is great progress on player housing. 

I requested 64,000 Steam Keys for the Kickstarter Backers

Earlier this week I put in a BIG request for Steam Keys. The status is currently pending. 

In other news today, I met with Captain Rhubarb and Alina today to finalize our plans for getting backers their codes, rewards, how statues will be stored, and building a way to let benevolent founders select the items they will sponsor. We pulled data and were super happy to discover that we already have all of the data we need to fulfill all major rewards. We are still launching the pledge manager where you can adjust your pledge, get add-ons, and choose a name to appear in the credits. But there was an alarming discovering. 1,934 backers have payment errors.  That means their payments were unable to be processed. If none of them are fixed, the Kickstarter will suddenly drop $151,078.  Payments errors include a few of the custom backers. Kickstarter will keep trying for 6 more days. But if they are unable to fix their payment in time their pledges will be cancelled and those slots will open back up.

2000,000,000% Funded on Kickstarter

Thank you and congratulations everyone! The AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity Kickstarter is officially funded and successful. Missed it? It is still possible to "Late Back" the project. In the next few weeks, the team will be sending out surveys to get the information to begin delivering rewards and starting the Alpha. Here we go!

Finished sword form Dage's Live Draw

 During last week's live draw, Dage was drawing items to be included as extra rewards for the Kickstarter backers. Dage started with a sword... and is the finished version! 

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Happy April Fools Day!

Read the official Kickstarter Post about AQWorlds: Infini-Tree and check out the gags happening across the other Artix video games. 

Guild Halls Unlocked!

The AQWorlds Infinity Kickstarter just unlocked a new stretch goal... Guild Halls! 

Kickstarter Update Posts

Greetings! I have been making a ton of update posts on the AQWorlds: Infinity Kickstarter. Be sure to check them out if you have not already.... 

• Update #7 - Stretch Goal Unlocked! Throne of Darkness
• Update #6 - Infinity Story Time! Origins of AQWorlds
• Update #5 - Stretch Goals, Benevolent Founders, and Thank you
• Update #4 - Stretch Goals & Brain Storming the Custom Item Situation
• Update #3 - How to get your Kickstarter Rewards
• Update #2 - Backer only post
• Update #1 - New World Record!

WORLD RECORD! 1000,000,000% Funded on Kickstarter in 3 days.

There are no words to express our gratitude for the overwhelming love & support for AQWorlds Infinity on Kickstarter. 

There are plenty of words in this official Kickstarter Update Post (worth reading).

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The AQWorlds: Infinity Kickstarter is LIVE!

Become a part of history. Back the AQWorlds Kickstarter and become a Founder!

Play By Play

The Infinity Kickstarter is going live today at noon!

• 7:50am - Artix: "The smell of coffee surrounds me..."
• 8:00am - Changed all the posts to say "Kickstarter begins TODAY!" 
• 8:30am - OMG! We hit 10K "Notify Me"s on Kickstarter this morning. Congratulations everyone! This is the magic number where Kickstarter will heavily promote a project.
• 8:45am - HeroMart gave the green light that they are all set. They added two new T-shirts and some goodies which will be available as add-ons to the Kickstarter. 
• 8:50am - Going dark for a bit.... 
• 10:00am - Alina, Lae, J#, Despair, & Immortal Joe are online.
• 10:30am - Pre-flight Check! Only and hour and a half left until launch....
• 10:38am - We just hit 11K "Notify Me"'s on Kickstarter... what in the world!?
• 11:00am - ONE HOUR! O_O The AE team is fielding questions on social media. 
• 11:12am - Writing posts for the game sites.... 
• 11:30am - My browser is full of tabs with posts ready to go on every website. If my computer crashes... we will be able to add a Kickstarter add-on for my tears. 
• 11:50am - 10 minutes.... *deep breath* May the fates have mercy upon us all. 
• 12:00pm - KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!
• 12:05pm O.................M.............................G........................................................................................
• 12:30pm - Congratulations everyone!!!! We officially have the WORLD RECORD of the most % backed Kickstarter ever!
• 2:00pm - Wrote a Thank You to everyone who made this possible. 
• 2:30pm - Attempting to answer all of the emails pouring in.... O_O I am on it!
• 2:45pm - Saw a spammer attempting to sell Custom Tiers they allegedly squatted. This is not in the spirit of the Kickstarter and any accounts found doing this will be refunded to free up the slot. We have two more batches of custom items coming. The first tomorrow at noon, and then second the following day. 
• 2:55pm - In less than 3 hours, the community has already pledged over $400,000 (41,068,300% Funded) to bring AQWorlds to all devices.
• 3pm to 5pm - Whoops! I accidentally deleted all of the posts from this time. I have been responding to all of the messages on Kickstarter. Awesome to hear from so many long time and returning players! It really warms our hearts. Reminds us of what this game means... and how much people care about it. 
• 5:30pm - Confirmed... the next batch of Custom Tiers will become available tomorrow around noon. 
• 6:30pm - I made a Suggestion Box (Google form) A great place you can leave your ideas for the game. 

Day #1 Kickstarter Prize

Tuesday is the day! Anyone who backs the AQWorlds: Infinity Kickstarter within the first 24-hours will recieve a "Backed on the 1st Day" Statue of Dooooom for your in-game house. 

Making a video trailer because the Kickstarter... starts tomorrow!

The AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity Kickstarter begins in less than 24 hours.... (Tuesday at noon EST). Over the weekend I put together the video trailer with the help of Alteon and the team. Thank you to everyone who ran around the game with me at the last moment to grab footage. At today's full team meeting... we split into two groups. Because over the next month we will be simultaneously running the Kickstarter & preparing for the launch of Infinity's Alpha. 

Bludrut Blade & Video Making

I LOVE the Bludrut Blade! It is probably the 1st "Infinity Weapon" to be fully completed. Ghost did the animation, shader, & particle FX. Cannot wait to see this version of the game filled with beautiful animated items. During the second half of today I returned to working on the Kickstarter trailer video (I am sooooo behind schedule) but ran into some hilarious bugs. Click read more below to see :D

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