This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Project Gorgon has been cooking up a big patch. “Next week’s update includes a new city for players with skills in the low-40s-ish range,” the devs tweeted. “If you aren’t yet high-enough level, don’t worry: we’ll be running a +20% combat XP event from tomorrow till the update!”
Camelot Unchained’s beta one continues with new stuff too; CSE says it’s been hard at work on the crafting UI and crafting system, among other bits. Notably, it’s promising a live presentation of the mage class for backers and followers. “You will not need to buy a ticket to see this presentation,” CSE’s Tyler Rockwell says in a clear dig on Star Citizen. Ouch!
Meanwhile, Crowfall previewed the Urgu clan, Shroud of the Avatar previewed its boxed edition, Star Citizen elaborated on its latest concept ship, Pantheon teased its fall pre-alpha, and Ship of Heroes demonstrated street-sweeping immersion in a new video. Plus, our own Jukebox Heroes deep-dived the Star Citizen soundtrack.
Read on for more on what’s been up with MMO crowdfunding over the last week and our roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’re following.
Project Gorgon tease
We appreciate everyone's patience as we've worked to create an update we're really proud of. And we're almost there! I expect the update will be ready late next week. (cont)
— Project Gorgon (@GorgonMMO) September 13, 2018
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
Shroud of the Avatar Update details collector’s box shipments, player-made books, Release 57 livestream - This week's update from Shroud of the Avatar is all about collector's box shipments, player-made books, and the recent Release 57 livestream. The main focus of the update is on…
Star Citizen’s latest Around the Verse talks asteroid mining, rocks, and focused listening - This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse video opens with a cinematic segment that is both unnerving and confusing, but it's quickly tossed to the wayside (and never mentioned again)…
Star Citizen elaborates on the Mercury, its latest concept ship’s role and abilities - So, has the latest concept ship from Star Citizen inspired you to open your heart (and perhaps more importantly, your wallet)? If not, perhaps learning a bit more about the…
Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos city street immersion on the spaceship - Ship of Heroes is following up its roadmap and immersive NPC AI discussion with a video that puts the content progress into perspective. "Immersion is a key element in any…
Pantheon newsletter previews fall pre-alpha test, delves into Skar race redesign - Visionary Realms has released the latest newsletter for its in-development high-fantasy MMO Pantheon, in which the devs highlight some of the game's latest developments and upcoming features. Pantheon has just…
Star Citizen’s latest Calling All Devs dishes on recreating Earth, non-lethal weaponry, and customization - This week on Star Citizen's Calling All Devs, Jared "Disco Lando" Huckaby sits down with some of the Star Citizen and Squadron 42 devs to answer questions submitted by the…
Jukebox Heroes: Star Citizen’s soundtrack - With more money than several third-world nations, Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen certainly has the luxury of affording the best for its (undoubtedly) stellar upcoming game. To be completed…
Elite Dangerous’ mission server change puts an end to board-flipping (but not table-flipping) - Board-flippers, am I right? Yeah, unless you play Elite Dangerous, you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. Basically, if you don't like the missions that are being offered…
Ship of Heroes works on its diurnal cycle, builds out missions, and deals with poaching - Yesterday, Heroic Games' Casey McGeever posted up the September to October milestones for Ship of Heroes, providing a bit of a roadmap for the next steps for the game. The…
Seed discusses the natural biases of worldbuilding and interaction - Here's a statement that should be rather uncontroversial but might be otherwise: You do not exist in a vacuum. The experiences that have shaped you have left you with a…
Chronicles of Elyria update shows off new art assets, progresses Searing Plague world event - Soulbound Studios is getting crafty in the latest update for its in-development MMO Chronicles of Elyria, as it displays some of the newly created models for the crafting stations that…
Ship of Heroes immersion
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, hit Steam May 2018.
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.
Codename Reality (Orode) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.
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.
Endless Trials (Fire Hurts) – Kickstarter canceled.
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
EverFeud (PSB) – Kickstarter canceled.
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions) – Now in open beta.
Fractured (Dynamight) – Kickstarter successful.
Global Adventures (SubaGames) – Kickstarter funded.
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations, no end date; in early access.
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned, now allegedly 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): First Kickstarter canceled, second funded.
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.
Project Oasis World (POW) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.
Pumpkin Online (Monique) – Downgrading from MMORPG.
Temtem (Crema) – Kickstarter fully funded.
The Exiled (Fairytale Distillery) – fka Das Tal; 2015Â KSÂ unsuccessful. Early access.
The Flower of Knighthood – Kickstarter canceled.
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.
