Backerkit Emails On Their Way
over 2 years ago – Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 08:45:00 AM

Hello Commanders,

We conducted a Smoke Test this morning of our Backerkit pledge manager with great success. We're now hitting launch on the full pledge manager system.

Because the pledge manager launched late, we're extending the date the pledge manager will be open until December 13th.

Walkthrough

For those of you new to Backerkit below is a quick rundown of how to use the system.

> Welcome Screen

This is where you’ll be able to select the country in which your game will Ship or Switch your Pledge Level (If you backed at $1 for Example).

Click "Get Started" to continue, or "switch your pledge level" to do that. 

> Survey Questions

Anyone who pledged for a game will first be asked to choose which language they need their game in. Please note that the language choice is at the bottom left, below the picture of the game.

Some pledge levels such as Retailer or No Pledge levels will have other questions.

Your second question is more for confirmation explaining how Add-Ons work.

> Add-Ons

In this part of the Pledge Manager, you’ll be able to add additional items to your pledge including the Sleeve Pack, Playmat, extra Lost Empirespledges, or other Kolossal Games titles such as Almanac. These are only available for some areas and are in limited quantities.  If you don't see an add-on you were hoping for, it is currently not available for you. If boats bearing goods dock at relevant places while the pledge manager is live we will let everyone know and you can edit your pledge to add on any extra items at a later date.

Please note that if you added the Playmat or Sleeve pack through Kickstarter, these items should automatically appear in your cart.

Shipping is weight-based and will increase based on your area and the weight of the items added to your cart.

> Shipping

Then there is the “Shipping" section where you’ll have to fill in all your details so we can ship your games to you as soon as Lost Empires is printed and ready! 

All there is left to do is click “Next” and confirm your Pledge.

Late Pledge

You’ve missed the campaign and still want to visit The Gardens? Please join us in our Late Pledge through this link:

https://lost-empires-2.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Note that you will not be charged until we close the pledge manager in mid-November. (You will receive reminders when this is about to happen.)

If you have any questions or concerns please submit a ticket so our team can investigate:

http://support.kolossalgames.com/open.php?userTypeId=17&lang=en_US

-Team Kolossal

Pledge Manager on Hold
over 2 years ago – Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 01:41:13 AM

Hey everyone,

Unfortunately, our pledge manager's release date is on hold at the moment. We're still waiting on the green light from Backerkit before we can run a smoke test and launch. 

The dates for closing pre-orders and pledges will be extended to match the time the pledge manager is delayed.

We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and will let you know as soon as we have more information.

-Kolossal

Pledge Manager Delayed
over 2 years ago – Wed, Nov 03, 2021 at 12:48:07 AM

Hello everyone,

Quick update. Unfortunately, we need to push the Backerkit launch until Thursday (Nov. 4th). Everything has been set up and shipping tables confirmed, however, this took longer than expected and we were only able to submit it for review last night and may not get the green light to launch until Wednesday or Thursday.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but taking the extra time to set up and test our pledge manager will help ensure a smoother process for everyone's orders.

Cheers,

Kolossal

The campaign is closing, but the new sun is dawning!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 01:45:40 AM

Commanders! 

While the war for the new sun may be just beginning, the recruitment phase has ended and we are so incredibly thankful for the support Lost Empires has received! It was important to us during this campaign to listen to our community, and deciding mid way to unlock all stretch goals was a direct result for the feedback given to us. Thank you to every one of our 684 backers!

We’ll be moving to what we call our “Third Thursday” update schedule and that’s where we once a month touch base on the progress being made with photos and news regarding the production of the game! However if there is ever a more urgent update we will always break that schedule and post immediately!

Late Pledges/Backer Surveys

In the first week of November, all backers will receive an email with a link to our pledge manager where you will be able to tell us your address, upgrade your pledge, and add-on other Kolossal titles if you wish. Stay tuned for more info on how that works in our next update.

For our Late Pledges, we will be opening them up on November 2nd so there is still plenty of opportunity to support the campaign and tell your friends.

Another review!

Speaking of support for the campaign, Vaughn Reynolds wrote a review during the first campaign that we want to spotlight here.  (Click on the image below to visit his review.)

Again thank you all so much for the support of Lost Empires and also for Kolossal Games! This has been a great 21 days and we look forward to sharing more in our next update! 

- Kolossal Games 

Power Overwhelming
over 2 years ago – Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 02:19:45 AM

It's time Commander,

The real battle starts now. We've withdrawn our spies and called every soldier and able-bodied person to wield a firearm to the front. Each of the factions has finally revealed their cards and they brought everything. EVERYTHING!

The war machines of each faction are in full swing and we'll be fighting for every inch of this planet. The Gates are still down so there's no retreat, only war.

Commanders, all of the stretch goal cards have been unlocked. All backers of this campaign will be able to play and draft their decks with the full range of cards. Check these out!

One of the key reasons we use Kickstarter is to be able to listen and respond to the backers to create the final product together, with you, our backers. Thanks to your comments and feedback during the first campaign we were able to relaunch the game with new modes and expand the player count from an exclusively 2-player game to a 1-4 player game, bring back the playmat, and new for this campaign we were able to introduce custom sleeves. We are happy to announce that everyone who orders Lost Empires: War for the New Sun will get all 48 stretch goal cards (24 unique) to use in building their decks, and fighting for Planet 581

We have heard from some backers that they are concerned that with the pace of funding that all of the stretch goals won't be unlocked and they will be left backing an 'incomplete game'. Nearly every Kickstarter campaign has some amount of planned content that is budgeted for from the beginning, this campaign is no exception. While we are confident that we would have unlocked everything by the end of the campaign we felt that it was better to allay any concerns now and allow those that may be on the fence to make an informed decision.  As funding progresses into the second half of the campaign we encourage everyone to let their voice be heard and help us come up with new funding-based goals that we could add at this phase of the campaign.  We will take all suggestions that we could add to the campaign without causing any significant delays to the project timeline into consideration. Let's work together to make the conclusion of the Lost Empires campaign a success!

Playmat and Sleeve Add-Ons

For those of you that missed update #5, we added 2 add-ons to the campaign. The playmat from the first campaign is back and new to this campaign we have added custom art sleeves. You can add these to your existing pledge by simply clicking on your pledge level and adding them through the Kickstarter add-on feature. 

To start you'll need to confirm your pledge level again which will take you to the next screen.

Next, you should see the new add-ons. Here you can adjust the quantity of each add-on that you would like to add to your pledge and see the updated total. Once you have everything selected that you would like, click continue to finish your pledge.  And you're done!

The benefit of adding them on now versus waiting for the pledge manager is that when added on through your pledge it helps the overall funding of the campaign, making it easier for us to work in new funding-based stretch goals. 

Lost Empires at Essen!

For those that will be attending Essen next week, our partners at Matagot will have Lost Empires available to demo in person.

Be sure to click the link below for more information on where to find the con!

Click Here!