This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained continues inching along toward its planned summer beta. According to the game’s latest update, CSE is running internal tests on a new server while tweaking tooltips, the banes and noom system, capture-the-flag mode, item placement, armor, environment assets, and animations, including new idles for each class.
Meanwhile, Crowfall released its 5.5 alpha, Ashes of Creation announced alpha one will land by the end of the year, Albion Online balance-patched armor and GvG while counting a million dead bunnies, Dual Universe released its April newsletter, and Dogma Eternal Night hit the skids.
Read on for more on what’s up with MMO crowdfunding over the last week and the weekly roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’re following.
Crowfall 5.5
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
Crowfall’s 5.5 pre-alpha is live with female centaurs, player vendors, and a new map - Crowfall is ready to push its pre-alpha testing phase to the limit. A new dev video from ArtCraft this week shows off some of the new content in its 5.5…
Star Citizen homes in on the mobiGlas, checks in with the UK team, and rolls back alpha 3.1.1 - The Star Citizen team is still riding high on the launch of alpha 3.1 last weekend. The latest episode of Around the Verse checks in with the UK team, which…
Citadel: Forged With Fire upgrades to the newest Unreal Engine - Today's patch for Citadel: Forged With Fire brings the game up to the latest iteration of the Unreal Engine! That's great news, isn't it? Very special and wonderful. You are…
Pantheon offers special PAX pledge tier worth $1000, gives five of them away in contest - Among the more unusual business model setups for the incoming wave of indie MMORPGs is Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's. As we've previously covered, Brad McQuaid's Visionary Realms studio offers…
Chronicles of Elyria walks you through the process of gathering and crafting - The crafting system for Chronicles of Elyria has been overhauled in the latest test build, and it is all about making sure that your characters do not have something so…
Crowfall’s April Q&A focuses on quality of life improvements - The host of small improvements and tweaks that result in a better operating game client and a more enjoyable user experience can be just as -- if not more --…
Path of Exile mulls over reviving its popular April Fools’ Day Battle Royale mode - [AL:POE]For this year's April Fools' Day joke, Path of Exile announced the creation of a Battle Royale mode... and then further surprised players by having that mode actually exist in…
PAX East 2018: Ashes of Creation will launch alpha one this year - Ashes of Creation will hit alpha one by the end of the year, Intrepid Studios announced today during its panel at PAX East. The game slipped into a phase it's…
The Stream Team: ROKH redone - Development has been slow, but the Mars survival game ROKH now has a new build available. That makes it a good time for Massively OP's MJ to poke in and…
ECO is full of garbage (and patches) - Planetary simulator ECO is surprising testers with an interesting twist that will be sure to keep them on their toes (and plugging their nose): garbage. Any unwanted items and byproducts…
Project Gorgon player analyzes the current issue with the game’s skinning economy - The residents of Project Gorgon currently have something of a panther problem. Before you get ready for a panther-themed event complete with all sorts of panther gear (to be fair,…
Ashes of Creation adds monthly time-limited pre-order packages to the tune of $500 - Good news, Ashes of Creation fans, you can now give the development team more money! The team has rolled out new pre-order packages for players who want to get in…
The Stream Team: Touring PaxLair in Shroud of the Avatar - It is no secret that players housing is one of the absolute favorite game features of Massively OP's MJ. And she's missed massively players towns since her favorite game disappeared.…
Dogma: Eternal Night goes silent as its community manager resigns - Dogma: Eternal Night has slipped into the shadows of silence -- and some fans are concerned. As was pointed out on Reddit, the studio hasn't posted any updates or put…
Shroud of the Avatar’s next update focuses on quests, combat, towns, and the LFG tool - Shroud of the Avatar's been out on Steam as a fully launched MMORPG for a week now, but the Portalarium devs aren't slowing down now. The game's latest newsletter covers…
Ship of Heroes upgrades to the latest version of Unreal Engine, adds PopcornFX - Ship of Heroes just got a bit better looking. Heroic Games announced that it upgraded the upcoming superhero MMORPG from Unreal Engine 4.17 to 4.18 to keep it within striking…
Camelot Unchained underwent serious testing in March - When the planets align and the junction of a month's end coincides with a week's conclusion, you know you're in for a whole bunch of words from Camelot Unchained. The…
The Stream Team: Meet the mind behind AdventureQuest 3D’s new World Tree - Brand-new content just opened up today in AQ3D, and Massively OP's MJ is excited to jump in and show it off. But even cooler than that, you get to meet…
Ashes of Creation
Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching
3001SQ (Société des Mondes Virtuels) – Kickstarter unsuccessful. Work continues.
AdventureQuest 3D (Artix Entertainment) – Raised 368k; beta began Oct 2016.
Albion Online (Sandbox) – Launched July 2017.
Antraxx (Team Antraxx) – Kickstarter canceled.
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios) – Successful KS. Fully launched 2016.
Ashes of Creation (Intrepid Studios) – Successful KS. Alpha zero.
Broke Protocol (Cylinder) – Unsuccessful KS. In free early access.
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Kickstarter successful; open donations/packages.
Caribbean Conquest (Invenio) – First KS canceled, second ended unsuccessfully.
Contested Space (Zon)
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Kickstarter win, open packages, Indiegogo crowdfunding ongoing.
Chronicles of Elyria (Soulbound) – Kickstarter successful, open packages.
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.) –Â Open donations.
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media) – Successful KS; launching fall 2018.
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios) – Successful KS.
Divergence Online (Stained Glass Llama)Â –Â Three campaigns; now in KS early access.
Dogma: Eternal Night (Prelude Games Factory): Kickstarter over, donor preorder packs.
Dragon of Legends (Thrive Games) – Successful Kickstarter.
Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Kickstarter funded, donor platform. Pre-alpha.
Eco (Strange Loop Games) – Funded, now in alpha.
Edengrad (Huckleberry Games) – Kickstarter funded; in early access.
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Funded and launched.
Empyrion Online (Eleon) – Kickstarter canceled; launched on Steam early access.
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions) – Now in open beta.
Global Adventures (SubaGames) – Kickstarter funded.
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations, no end date; in early access.
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned, now in refund process.
Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Guardians of Ember (Runewaker) – Funded and launched.
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.
Hero’s Song (Pixelmage) –Â KS canceled; Indiegogo. Canceled w/ refunds.
Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios)
HEX (HEX Entertainment) –Â Funded and launched.
Legends of Aria (Citadel Studios) – Kickstarted as Shards Online. Alpha ended.
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended. Currently in beta.
LUX (Chimera) – Kickstarter canceled.
Maestros of the Anthymn (String Theory) – Kickstarter canceled.
Maguss (Maguss) – Indiegogo successful; open beta.
Mekria (Infinity Online Studios) – Kickstarter canceled.
Midair (Archetype Studios) – Kickstarter successful.
Nebula Online (Mizar Games) Kickstarter canceled; launched in November.
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
OrbusVR (Ad Alternum) – KS funded March 2017. In early access.
Overpower (Hydrant Games) –Â Kickstarter unfunded; heading to early access.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) –Â Open donations. Pre-alpha.
Pantropy (Brain Stone GmbH): Kickstarter canceled.
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Doom, mostly.
Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Kickstarted, early access launched sans multiplayer.
Pixel Starships (SavySoda)
Project Gorgon (Elder Game) – Kickstarted in three tries + Indiegogo. Early access.
Pumpkin Online (Monique) – Downgrading from MMORPG.
The Exiled (Fairytale Distillery) – fka Das Tal; 2015Â KSÂ unsuccessful. Early access.
The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Ongoing GoFundMe.
The Repopulation (Idea Fabrik) – Kickstarted twice by A&B. Back in alpha.
ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; now in early access.
RUiN (Tarhead Studio) – Kickstarter successful.
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter failed; Patreon ongoing.
Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Ongoing Patreon, Kickstarter funded.
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Successful KS. Soft launch July 2016. Launch March 2018.
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Ongoing donations/packages.
TUG (Nerd Kingdom) – In middle of year-long revamp after funding surge.
Vigor Roads (NeuronHaze) – Kickstarter unsuccessful; early access planned for 2017.
War of Rights (Campfire Games) – Successful Kickstarter; in alpha.
