One Step Closer To the Castle - Pledge Manager Closed 🦇🦇
9 months ago
– Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 09:33:03 AM
Hello wonderful Slayers and Vampires,
We hope you're all having a fantastic start to the week! As a quick reminder:
The pledge manager has closed and BackerKit has begun processing payments today for any add-ons you may have selected! This brings us one step closer to your final destination, Dracula's castle!
We have some exciting updates coming down the pipeline that we can't wait to share with you!
If you need any assistance with your pledge, always feel free to send us a message at [email protected].
We are incredibly grateful for each and every person, and we are so thankful you're coming on this journey to Dracula's castle with us. After all, it's dangerous to go alone!
We'll see you in the castle!
The Retro Plus Games Team
BackerKit Order Quantities Lock Sunday (March 3rd) at the End of the Day
9 months ago
– Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 07:34:22 AM
Hello wonderful Slayers and Vampires,
BackerKit order quantities will lock Sunday (March 3rd) at the end of the day so we can get our final counts for production. If you haven't filled out yours yet, it’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as possible!
We decided to extend the original deadline through this weekend to give remaining stragglers a bit of extra time!
If you're not sure if you've filled out your survey, you can get another link to it here:
IMPORTANT! If you use your Apple ID to Sign Into Kickstarter
If you used your Apple ID to log in to Kickstarter, the BackerKit surveys will not be able to send to your Apple ID. We've already assisted a majority of people with this issue, but if you have another email address that you prefer to use, please email us at [email protected].
One Extra Note: You will still be able to update your shipping address after the orders lock all the way up until a month or so before we ship the game! We will, of course, keep you in the loop on when this deadline approaches.
We are incredibly grateful for each and every person, and we are so thankful you're coming on this journey to Dracula's castle with us. After all, it's dangerous to go alone!
We'll see you in the castle!
The Retro Plus Games Team
Sunken City, Pledge manager, and more!
9 months ago
– Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 02:45:09 PM
Hello wonderful Slayers and Vampires,
We have been grinding away to make sure we deliver the game of your dreams (and to ensure the game stays on schedule and arrives on your doorstep promptly!). With that in mind, the pledge manager has 10 days remaining! A small percentage of people still have not completed their survey. If you feel this may be you, please don't hesitate to send us a message and we can confirm for you!
Now, the exciting part!
Our Cthulhu's Curse art, much like the Great Dreamer himself, has been locked away as we've worked to put the finishing touches on every last detail. It is with great pleasure that I now share with you the fruits of this effort!
Without further ado, here is your sneak peak at the hauntingly lovely Sunken City!
Much like Dracula's Keep, Cthulhu has absolute control over the Sunken City. Players embodying the role of Cthulhu will wield the power to construct 10 distinctive city districts within the Sunken City. These districts not only shape the dungeon and influence the challenges encountered by Slayers but also, in certain instances, manipulate the very fabric of existence itself.
As you can see, the Sunken City has a framework in which city districts can be built! There is a pool of 5 rectangle upper city districts, and 5 square lower city districts for Cthulhu to select from.
Similarly with Dracula's Keep, these districts must be built in a specific order (with lower districts constructed first, as a foundation, before an upper district may be built). Though, it must be said, that these districts can be completely mixed, matched and tailored to your preferred Cthulhu "build".
This above image is purely to show how these city districts will fit into the district "slots"! However, as stated above, Cthulhu must first build a lower district before building an upper.
Here is an image which shows a random assortment of city districts built into the Sunken City!
As mentioned above, the districts can be mixed and matched to create the look and feel that will bring a smile to your blackened heart! And, of course, which districts Cthulhu chooses to build (and equally important, in what order) will have major impacts on not only the flow of the game..but who ultimately emerges victorious!
Since we're sharing art..Let's take a look at the sticker sheet which will be included in EVERY game box, thanks to your wonderful support and unlocking this applicable stretch goal!
The sticker sheet will include the profile art of every single slayer, 3 monsters (the Devil Toad, Skullseeker, Graveblade and the Hellhound). In addition, we've also included stickers of the Revolver, Godkiller, Master Whip and Grimoire.
Finally, we have a sticker of the dark lord himself...a portrait of Dracula!
For those backers who opted for the Collector's edition, you will receive the sticker sheet above, as well as the one below!
The Collector's edition sticker sheet includes a portrait of every single slayer in the game! As well, it will include an assortment of monsters (two bosses and two regular monsters). These terrifying monsters are the Minotaur, Soulwarden, Cyclops, and Skeleton Archer!
On a development note, things are proceeding smoothly and we're still on schedule to deliver the game to your homes in Q3 of this year!
We have run into some small issues with the color of our castle tiles (going from digital to print). As you've probably noticed, the game has very beautiful and vivid red(s) for every castle tile not in the Underground! There are also some very fine details within the black color of the castle, which we want to make sure don't get lost in the manufacturing process.
In some of our recent tests, the reds have come out a bit more orange/pink (not to a large degree, but slightly noticeable when comparing things side by side) than we'd like. The visual quality of the game, and showcasing the art for the game, is a top priority and we won't rest until it's absolutely gorgeous and follows the intended vision!
For all manner of video content regarding the game, including playthroughs, we are currently aiming for a massive content drop in April. As I've said before, for a majority of tasks, I'm a single person team. I'm so grateful for your patience as I prioritize nailing the actual manufacturing aspects. You will have my smiling face on camera walking you through the game not too long from now. Thank you for understanding, and I await that day with more excitement than you can imagine!
We are incredibly grateful for each and every person, and we are so thankful you're coming on this journey to Dracula's castle with us. After all, it's dangerous to go alone!
We'll see you in the castle!
The Retro Plus Games Team
Did you finish the survey? 🤔 16% are still missing to complete the pledge manager 💯
10 months ago
– Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 02:24:00 PM
Hello wonderful Slayers and Vampires,
We have 29 days left for you to complete your survey in the pledge manager (ending March 1st)! Please ensure that you complete this to avoid any hiccups with your pledge! If you are having any issues in this regard, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via a direct message!
BONUS! We are incredibly excited to announce an addition to the game that has long been something on our minds and in our hearts! As a token of appreciation to all our fantastic backers, we are including 7 AR (Attack Rating) trackers, one for each Slayer, in your game box!
In an already component rich game, this was a costly addition. With that said, the flow of the game really benefits from this inclusion, and we felt it was integral to keeping your play sessions focused on the fun of exploring Dracula's castle, outwitting your opponents, and making interesting player choices, rather than on number tallying.
Without further ado, here's your sneak peek at the AR trackers you'll be receiving!
Every AR tracker will feature art coordinating to each individual Slayer, as well as 7 new additional punch board items (an AR symbol) which you can move about on the tracker to keep your AR total. The AR tracker is generous in size and will match the length of the character card for ease of use.
On a more general note, everything is moving along smoothly at the moment! We are currently in the pre-production phase with the manufacturer. This phase encompasses design verification - a fancy way to say that we are making sure all our i's are dotted and t's crossed, including the color, bleed/margin, and every finishing touch in between. Our plan is to move to mass production shortly after the conclusion of the pledge manager.
Once we hit that milestone, we will have physical copies that mirror what you will be receiving when the game ships, and we can't wait to satiate your hunger for all manner of content. On that same note, we're a small team led by a solo designer. We greatly appreciate your patience on this front, as it will be rewarded in kind in the coming months!
Our target ship date for the game has not changed, and we still intend to deliver Dracula's Curse to your gaming tables in Q3 of this year. We will continue to keep you up to date as we move through each step of the manufacturing process!
We are incredibly grateful for each and every person, and we are so thankful you're coming on this journey to Dracula's castle with us. After all, it's dangerous to go alone!
We'll see you in the castle!
The Retro Plus Games Team
Grab Your Holy Water and Daggers - Pledge Surveys are Going Out!!!
11 months ago
– Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 09:18:21 AM
Hello wonderful Slayers and Vampires,
We finally made it through the BackerKit process of greenlighting the pledge manager and the survey! This means that a lucky 5% of all Kickstarter backers will get the first emails from Backerkit so that you can take part in the survey. This initial batch of surveys is referred to by BackerKit as the "smoke test" and serves as the first wave to make sure things are going smoothly.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please, check your spam folder and your email inbox! Because you, yes you, the person reading this update, could be one of those 5%! And you don't want to miss out on it! 🔥
Once the smoke test is done and there are no major hiccups, the full BackerKit survey will roll out to everyone! This means that everybody can make one last checkup on their pledges, grab new add-ons, and finalize their Dracula's Curse dream package! 🦇🦇
The pledge manager will remain open until March 1st, and you won't be charged for any add-on purchases (extra copies, card sleeve pack etc) until that date. From there, with all the final numbers locked, we'll be heading to the mass production phase!
The final step in the entire process will be when EasyShip Collect steps in to assist with shipping and taxes! Due to the ever changing nature of shipping prices globally, this will be calculated closer to the actual fulfillment date (and will likely occur in July). We will send out an update as this approaches and keep you informed the entire way!
We are incredibly grateful for each and every person, and we are so thankful you're coming on this journey to Dracula's castle with us. After all, it's dangerous to go alone!
We'll see you in the castle!
The Retro Plus Games Team
