This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained has been working on everything from earrings to pathfinding, though the effort on Mages is probably going to be most interesting to gamers.
“The work going on now involves making a plan from both a technical and an artistic perspective. Mike is going through the VFX list, coming up with a breakdown of his approach. Tyler and Scott are revisiting the old ‘shared’ cast animations so we can prototype sooner. Technically speaking, we’re identifying the extra functionality the VFX system requirements, as well as making sure that the new skills can be supported. Once this is done, Ben and Mark will do another evaluation of the classes, and if that goes well, we’ll certify them as ready for development. Once that begins, Ben and Mark will do a class presentation for them.”
And don’t miss our interview with the team from DragonCon!
Meanwhile, Albion Online is hiring and has kicked off a new guild season, Crowfall posted a time-lapse of weapon creation, Elite Dangerous’ Gnosis event cleaned up nicely, Chronicles of Elyria released all-new lore, and Star Citizen delayed more content to 3.3.5.
Finally, if you’re angling for another book on Ultima Online and Richard Garriott, there’s a new Kickstarter to fund just that. The book’s called Through the Moongate. The World of Warcraft Diary is likewise on track to Kickstart this week with almost half a million dollars (it had a $10,000 goal).
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.
Through the Moongate
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
Crowfall’s latest Q&A is all about power and food - Powers are pretty important in Crowfall, since they're the tools you use to do damage, heal, mitigate damage, and basically do everything else in the game. The most recent live…
Star Citizen ATV covers mining, the Hammerhead, and what’s been delayed to alpha 3.3.5 - Space mining runs the risk of being extremely boring, as boring as long-distance freight hauling, but damn if the community video headlining Star Citizen's latest Around the Verse doesn't make…
Path of Exile is rebalancing its mines and offering more Sulphite - So Path of Exile had hit a minor snag with its Delve league insofar as people were not happy about how quickly one could acquire Sulphite. To recap the last…
New War of Rights video shows off large-scale battle on updated Harpers Ferry map - In the latest episode of the George's Corner video from in-development American Civil War shooter War of Rights, Campfire Games Historical Advisor George Crecy spectates and commentates on a few…
Chronicles of Elyria’s Searing Plague event concludes - Early last month, Chronicles of Elyria kicked off the first of its live community events, The Searing Plague, in which players were able to take part in a sort of…
ArtCraft devs discuss Crowfall’s development process, community involvement, and future plans in new interview - The folks at Expansive have posted a new interview from Gamescom 2018 in which they sit down with Crowfall's Creative Director J. Todd Coleman, Executive Producer Gordon Walters, and VP…
Grinding Gear Games now has 120 staff members working on Path of Exile - Let's not mince words: Path of Exile is a success story in the industry, and nowhere is that clearer in its road from inception to here. A recent status update…
Kickstarted MMO Fractured shows off its Alpha 1 map of Myr - The first alpha test for Fractured has not yet begun, but you can get a taste of what it'll be like with a look at the map of Myr, the…
DragonCon 2018: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on VR, battle royale, and more - "It’s about time." Those are not my words referring to the current development status of Camelot Unchained. No, those came directly from the mouth of Mark Jacobs, City State Entertainment…
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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.
