Huw_Dawson
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Dammit, why couldn't I be super rich. 
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Skullgirls DLC Crowdsourcing - Completed, $829,829 raised, 4+1 characters funded
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Delusibeta
Banned
Scoreboard: $317,013, an increase of $8,706. Considering that the news cycle is currently focused on the Torment Kickstarter launching and then proceeding to blast past a million in seven hours, that isn't bad. I would have expected Torment to suck most of the air out of the room, metaphorically speaking: this doesn't seem to have happened. Not quite at the 20th all-time most funded yet, but the difference is a mere $1,500, so it should be reached between now and tomorrow.
And hey, three weeks to go: anything can happen.
And hey, three weeks to go: anything can happen.
Master Milk
Member
Scoreboard: $317,013, an increase of $8,706. Considering that the news cycle is currently focused on the Torment Kickstarter launching and then proceeding to blast past a million in seven hours, that isn't bad. I would have expected Torment to suck most of the air out of the room, metaphorically speaking: this doesn't seem to have happened. Not quite at the 20th all-time most funded yet, but the difference is a mere $1,500, so it should be reached between now and tomorrow.
And hey, three weeks to go: anything can happen.
Insane. Apparently they're an established dev team though, so I guess it shouldn't be too surprising. But damn if it isn't impressive.
SolarPowered
Member
Same hereDammit, why couldn't I be super rich.
Wish I were a SFII oldhead with a 401k. I'd be making it rain on this campaign.
ShameScoreboard: $317,013, an increase of $8,706. Considering that the news cycle is currently focused on the Torment Kickstarter launching and then proceeding to blast past a million in seven hours, that isn't bad. I would have expected Torment to suck most of the air out of the room, metaphorically speaking: this doesn't seem to have happened. Not quite at the 20th all-time most funded yet, but the difference is a mere $1,500, so it should be reached between now and tomorrow.
And hey, three weeks to go: anything can happen.
I was hoping to see this new character today.
Master Milk
Member
needs sound~~~
DiscoShark
Banned
Yesss, this is fantastic.
Master Milk
Member
can't keep it fullscreen because there's no sound . . . effin flash player
HotGarbage
Member
Oh man this is really cool to watch. Makes one appreciate the work that goes into these characters. Also makes me wish I could draw.
edit: "appreciate" is an understatement, holy shit!
Makes the ridiculous comments in the 150k thread even dumber. This is really, really fascinating stuff.
lazybones18
Banned
there's sound now
They archive these videos right? Might check it out later.
lazybones18
Banned
Yeah, hopefully we can do more of these, because I think this really helps people understand why this is so expensive.
Thanks, man!
lazybones18
Banned
Just passed the $320k mark
Getting much closer to Robo Fortune
Getting much closer to Robo Fortune
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
This HAS to pass at least $400k, seriously.
I totally want Big Band in this game, as well as his character, song and story mode.
I totally want Big Band in this game, as well as his character, song and story mode.
I think if it gets to 600, there will be mad rush to 800- especially if 1 dollar ends up equalling 1 vote
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
So will the latest character call animals like Strider/Jill in MvC2?
I reckon there's a damn good chance this'll get to $400k at this rate. There's still 3 weeks to go, and there's the inevitable rush of donations in the last few days that'll push it over the top, especially if it's close at the time.
$600k is another matter though. I hope it goes over $400k by some way at least, because then LZ can (and should) pay themselves a bit more money per week.
$600k is another matter though. I hope it goes over $400k by some way at least, because then LZ can (and should) pay themselves a bit more money per week.
SolarPowered
Member
800k...
She looks like a badass that doesn't take shit from anybody.$320K hit. New Character reveal Regina!
She’s the Cirque des Cartes’ beast tamer, and commands animals.
This is happening. We've got about twenty days left. Four thousand dollars a day is an anemic pace compared to the last week and that would still put us over the top. The real concern is the third character.
Ask Mike on Salty Cupakes when it starts today at 12AM EST. He'll probably be glad to answer your question.
SolarKnight
Member
I haven't really been paying attention, has he answered anything about Marie?
DiscoShark
Banned
$320K hit. New Character reveal Regina!
She’s the Cirque des Cartes’ beast tamer, and commands animals.
Actually a really awesome character. Loving the stool being used as a shield and the Bison-esque outfit and hat she's donning suits the beast tamer sort of look quite well. While I don't think she'll have the following that Annie / Feng / Stanley / Panzerfaust are gonna have backing them I'd totally add her to the list of characters that I 100% would not mind having in the game.
Hmm, off the top of my head I think he's mentioned that they were trying to create a boss rush mode where you'd take control of Marie and just wreak havoc but anything regarding her playstyle if she were made playable is unknown I think.
The only thing I heard mention of marie is she has strong japanese fanbase, and thought it would be kind of a waste of a vote seeing as they strongly believe that once things clear with Autumn and other things, Umbrella, Black Dahlia, and Marie would be the first characters to be made.
You do. Often more than that.
It's one of the reasons 360 games tend to not get more than one or two patches.
The first one is free, but we had to burn it on an update that MS demanded that no one would have encountered.
In the very first version, if you had a non-standard controller plugged in like a flight stick or a guitar, when you started Skullgirls you couldn't get past one of the OS menus until you unplugged it. This was a must-fix TRC issue, and we were forced to comply even though we didn't expect anyone would ever encounter it.
...Meanwhile, we have people reporting load times of up to 6 minutes on Xbox 360. That's also a TRC issue, but we can't get that patch free.
And, yeah, the patch will end up costing more. That's just the submission cost to Microsoft. We still need to do more testing, and it took a lot of effort to get the patch into a state they would accept, too.
Huw_Dawson
Member
Voting for character #3 is going to be weird... :\
If it's votes via what you donated, that's cool, but given the huge number of possible votes, FPTP is probably not a good option if everyone is only given one vote. AV would work best due to being able to pick your favorites in order of preference. So mine would be Panzerfaust, Hubrecht, Stanley.
If it's votes via what you donated, that's cool, but given the huge number of possible votes, FPTP is probably not a good option if everyone is only given one vote. AV would work best due to being able to pick your favorites in order of preference. So mine would be Panzerfaust, Hubrecht, Stanley.
I think we're going to use SurveyMonkey, since that lets us use the e-mail addresses from the campaign to send single-use voting links to everyone.
And if you contributed at all, you get a single vote - none of that stuff where more money equals more power.
I haven't fully investigated all of their functionality yet, but my thought is that we'd probably let people pick three, and then do three rounds to whittle it down.
Sounds like typical MS TC cert process. Heh.
And then the fun part when they just randomly sit on patches..
"Oh, you paid thousands of dollars for this update and need it out soon to stop the bleeding in your multiplayer base? Nah, we like it on our shelf. We'll just put it there."
The Grim Heaper
Member
I think I'm in love. O:$320K hit. New Character reveal Regina!
Shes the Cirque des Cartes beast tamer, and commands animals.
Today, I learn that MS Software patches are like heroin.
Kimhlin Tran, the VA for Ms Fortune drank either drank a full case of redbull (or she's just naturally hyper) and went a little insane during the breast cancer research evo drive stream, they did a fully voiced playthrough of fortunes story mode and she just went nuts with this Robo fortune voice she made up.
Here it is, starts at 1:12 http://www.twitch.tv/eightysixed/b/362778320
Yeah I think I've seen her on another Skullgirls stream.
She seems batshit crazy, in a good way of course.
CrazyTank940
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SolarPowered
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That is actually pretty cool.
*bows*
Kimlinh is both crazy and absolutely adorable. She is by far my favorite VA even though I don't even main Ms.Fortune.
Yeah, her design is really elegant and strong. I love how her thin boots lead to the puffy pants.
Delusibeta
Banned
Doors n scores: $327,941, an increase of $10,928 today. The average increase over the last five days has been $9843.4, so if that can be maintained, we are looking at an estimated final total of $524,809, or in other words a little over $75k below the requirement for the final character. Still well within the realm of a last minute push.
Leaderboards: double kill! Yes, Skullgirls blasts past both the Tumblr fundraiser for Sandy repairs and the Angry Video Game Nerd Movie to take 18th place in the all-time most funded. Next target is $11,103 ahead, something about American guts.
Leaderboards: double kill! Yes, Skullgirls blasts past both the Tumblr fundraiser for Sandy repairs and the Angry Video Game Nerd Movie to take 18th place in the all-time most funded. Next target is $11,103 ahead, something about American guts.
Master Milk
Member
It really feels like there's gonna be a slow down, though. About half of the last 24 hours' funds came from one person. Seriously doubt that's gonna keep happening.
But hopefully the slowdown slows down . . . and there's a big push at the end.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Big Band is in the bag for sure (woo), but I don't see the third coming through sadly.
We're still researching the "animation cels," and I think those will be a big hit if we can make them work out.
$320K hit. New Character reveal Regina!
Shes the Cirque des Cartes beast tamer, and commands animals.
<3 <3 <3
SolarPowered
Member
They certainly offer a lot of other goodies before we even touch the compendium. Keep in mind that the money you contribute goes directly towards keeping them working. It's not just a plus for us.
Absolutely
SolarKnight
Member
I finally got the chance to help with $30.
I just wanted to mention that it was a pretty good idea to offer a beta for the PC version, that's honestly one of my main motivations to contribute.
I just wanted to mention that it was a pretty good idea to offer a beta for the PC version, that's honestly one of my main motivations to contribute.