Trainz: A New Era; Kickstarter

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PerRock

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N3V (the maker of Trainz) has started a Kickstarter campaign to support the next version of Trainz: A New Era (TANE or T2). They tease lots of new features & advancements, the biggest being a whole new game engine.

For those who don't know how Kickstarter works, basically you pledge to support a certain amount, then if N3V reaches their pledge goal you will be charged for the amount you pledged. Different amount of money pledged can earn you different levels of rewards ranging for $5 to $8000 (AUD).

You can pledge support and/or read more on the Kickstarter page here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/426668601/trainz-simulator-a-new-era-create-drive-operate-sh

But here are some highlights:

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The kickstarter ends on Dec. 17th, N3V is looking for 165,000.00 AUD (about $152,113.50 USD) as their goal.

peter
 
Only a few days left, but we're almost there! Here is the latest update from N3V.

Just a quick update for now as we prepare for some BIG updates in the countdown towards the finish line.

After a sleepy Sunday/Monday, we are still closing in on our target. Right now we have 1431 backers and $11,804 to go to reach our initial goal. That's just $8.25 per existing backer.

With 8 days to go, that's only $1 per day per backer! Before you buy a coffee, a soft drink or a beer, think about making a pledge to ensure Trainz: A New Era becomes a reality instead.

If you have already stretched your budget (as I know some of you have) another way to help things keep moving is for each backer to find one new backer. Think about who you know who would like to join in the exciting ride ahead, and get in touch. They'll thank you for inviting them along!

Steam Greenlight

We have also begun a Steam Greenlight project - every vote (rate thumbs up) will help raise the profile of the project and potentially send more backers over to Kickstarter. Registering and voting on Steam is free :)
Additionally they've added information about T2:Mac; which has it's own tier reward now as well.

A Mac version of Trainz: A New Era is currently scheduled for 90 days after the PC release. For information on how you can help speed up the delivery of the Mac version, please see the Senior Engineer - Mac reward tier.

You can still pledge at any other tier level and then select "Mac version" in your survey (this is sent out after the project completes on Kickstarter). These other tier pledges do not count towards the release date changes.

The Senior Engineer reward is like a mini-stretch goal for Mac users - we need 90 pledges to result in a near-same-day release.

You are able to change your existing reward by logging in and clicking on 'Manage My Pledge'.
Here is the link to their kickstarter again:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/426668601/trainz-simulator-a-new-era-create-drive-operate-sh

peter
 
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