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Snowplay, Pay-to-Play, Freeplay

I’m doing it wrong

Hi folks, I’m alive! I was snowboarding all last week, and I figured you wouldn’t want to hear about my first butter 360. You might also not want to know that my helmet saved my life, especially if you’re my mother. Hi Mum!

I’ve been thinking about the whole pay/play schemozzle, and I’m really warming to the idea of holding content aside for supporters. Supporters would pay a single $20 to access all souped up versions of the game and other content that follows. I’ve just started building the site (www.captainforever.com – so I guess the name is official now), and I realized I should run the supporter area and billing system a bit before full release. I’d offer a discounted supporter rate, and in return supporters would get to play the free version of CF before the rest of the world. What do you think? Would you be interested?

In other project news, indie superstar Brandon McCartin (or BMcC to TIGSource folk) has offered to lend me his awesome audio talents. I’m super excited to hear what he comes up with.

Finally, Freeplay. If you’re in Melbourne this weekend pop down to the State Library to hear me talk about leaving your job, and watch me muck about with pig entrails as I try to predict where the games industry will be in five years.

<3 Farbs

8 Responses to “Snowplay, Pay-to-Play, Freeplay”

  1. Adam says:

    When’s the game gonna be released?

  2. Farbs says:

    Release schedule would look something like:
    - End of August: Captain Forever released to supporters, supporter system online
    - End of October*: Captain Successor** released to supporters, Captain Forever released to public

    * IGF submission deadline is November 1st :)
    ** Game title subject to change

  3. Captain Whenever says:

    Two week deadline? Go monkey go!

  4. Adam says:

    End of august? Better start doing some chores :p

  5. Nice to meet your briefly at freeplay.

    Just checking you blog before I nap :)

  6. Andrew says:

    I’d probably be willing to be an early supporter, providing the price isn’t 20$.

  7. Turgid says:

    You can count on at least one more early supporter. I’ve been waiting to play this again for weeks!

  8. Farbs says:

    Price will be $15 (USD) for early supporters.

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