Hi, I am Andrew Trese, one of the two brothers that comprise the full time staff of Trese Brothers. This weekend, we were delighted to announce the launch of a KickStarter to fund Star Traders 2 RPG, the sequel to the hit space-opera RPG and trading sim on Android and iOS. In this open-world game, you will command your ship, hand-pick your crew, and roam freely through a complex universe with freedom of choice in your goals, morality, and career.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tresebrothers/star-traders-2-rpgThe early-bird rewards are still open that will allow you to pre-order this space sandbox RPG at a steep discount!
This project is taking Cory and I back to the beginning. Star Traders RPG was our first game for our indie studio, and over the 4 years, we have released over 300 updates, and more than a million players have told their stories in this epic sandbox RPG. The sequel to that RPG will expand upon the game in multiple dimensions by exploring both the big picture and little details. As a Captain, only your decisions will determine your fate – will you earn fame and riches, or infamy and a swift kick out of the airlock?
If funded, the space-opera RPG will include:
- Multiple turn-based 2D game perspectives, following your Captain or ship. The ship views will include travel and ship on ship combat, while the views following your Captain will include landing on planets, visiting urban and wild areas, and boarding combat between two ships.
- A mix of hand-crafted and procedurally generated maps will make the game different every time you play
- Unique and individual characters for your crew, officers, and everyone you meet. The game's unique Motivation Engine will create characters with interrelated traits, goals and prejudices and allows these characters, and your relationship with them, to grow and change over time and through game events
- Modular ship design allowing you to upgrade your vessel to fit the needs of your profession, type of work and your crew
- Realistic trade simulation, where you will build a trading strategy to capitalize on long distance trade routes, rare trade goods and supply and demand
We have set a funding goal of $50,000 in order to fund the completion of the project. I think we have a unique approach in which we plan to “match” the funding from KickStarter. We aren’t asking for everything we need, and will fund the other half of the cost with the profits from our existing funding.
The Star Traders 2 RPG KickStarter page covers the rest of the details, but here are a few quick points:
- If funded, Star Traders 2 RPG is targeted for Q4 of 2015.
- We plan to have an extensive multi-month alpha in which the alpha team works closely with the Trese Brothers in the last stages of development, and have a chance to influence the game development directly.
- Rewards include a 50% off pre-order of the game if you move quickly, and the ability to pre-order on multiple platforms.
- Higher level rewards allow you to add your own creation (your Captain from the original Star Traders, an officer, a faction NPC, a legendary Captain, or an entire Quadrant!) to the game for all gamers to enjoy.
- If you love Firefly or Dune, you should really check this out!
Visit the KickStarter page today!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tresebrothers/star-traders-2-rpg
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