Pledge Manager (BackerKit) Coming Soon and More
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 02:46:22 AM
Hey Survivors,
We hope everyone is having a nice holiday season. It's been a busy few weeks since the Kickstarter ended for us, so we thought we'd check in with a status for you all.
Art Files
The team is currently working to get all art files in order and handed off to the manufacturer. We're looking to have this completed by the first week of January.
Pledge Manager
We're looking to be finished setting up the pledge manager by the end of this week, which means we should be able to do a test on Thursday and if all goes well with the test, we will have invites to BackerKit out by Friday. BUT, if there are any issues with the test, we will address and send at a later time, and provide that new date in our next update.
Updates / Social Media
If you've been a part of our campaigns before, you know that we try to keep our updates to a minimum (usually once a month unless something important is happening) as to not SPAM your inboxes. Therefore we highly advise you to follow us on social media for a lot of the in-between and small stuff occurring with the game. So please, follow us on any of the social media channels you see fit: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
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That's going to do it for this update. Have a great week, survivors!
-- Freddie, Matt, & MJ
FUNDED: Thank You, Survivors!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 04:37:21 AM
Survivors!
What an awesome 21 days. Fully Funded with two stretch goals unlocked.
It has been nothing short of amazing for our team to watch so many folks come out during this campaign with so much excitement for our new game, FLOAT: From the Deep. This is a project that we've had in development for 3+ years, that was continually pushed and pulled off the back burner during the last 6 years of building our Mixtape Massacre universe.
So, today is a special moment for our team, to finally be able to bring this new world to life. So again, a VERY BIG THANK YOU from all of us at Bright Light.
What's Next?
The team will be working on finalizing all art files and 3D model files in preparing for the pre-press check. This process will probably lead into the end of December and will be providing updates and additional art reveals, when we'll be passing these files off to the manufacture and begin the process.
We also over the next few weeks will be preparing the pledge manager, BACKERKIT. Once set-up, all backers will receive an invite. This is where you'll answer your surveys, allocate your money for rewards and add-ons, upgrade your rewards if you wish, provide your shipping information, and pay for your shipping. Again, we'll have an entire update dedicated to this process, SO PLEASE, follow and read updates as they're made available.
But for now, both the holidays and weekend is approaching. Everyone celebrate, relax, throw some high fives, and get ready to sink or swim as we bring to life, FLOAT: From the Deep.
Talk soon, Survivors!
-- Freddie, Matt, & MJ
Stretch Goal Unlocked / New Character Reveal
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 08:15:38 PM
Happy Friday, Survivors!
Hope everyone has had a nice week and is gearing up for the holidays. If you've been following the campaign you may have noticed we unlocked the Second Stretch Goal last night!!!
And with that, 2 New Downgrade Cards have been added to the Out of the Blue Deck. Be sure to check out the previous update for more on those cards. And if you've just come aboard, definitely go back through our previous updates for more information on components, add-ons, characters, and more.
And now it's time for another character/leader reveal...
Get To Know the Cast, Pt. 3
Readying the Post-Campaign
As we're amidst the last week of the campaign, the team is currently focused on getting the Pledge Manager, BackerKit, in order as well as finalizing cards, components, art, and files for the handoff to our manufacturer, so we can keep things moving once the campaign ends.
We'll have further updates concerning the pledge manager and post-campaign process in the future, but for now, we've got five days left in the campaign. Let's finish strong.
Have a great weekend, Survivors!
-- Freddie, Matt, and MJ
Next Stretch Goal / New Character Reveals
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 12:30:43 AM
Happy Friday, Survivors!
Hope everyone has had a nice week and is gearing up for the weekend. For those just joining the campaign, "Welcome Aboard!"
We're currently floating our way to our second stretch goal and are over halfway there, so we thought we'd reveal the two Downgrade cards that'll be unlocked and added to the Out of the Blue Deck.
Downgrades
As mentioned in our How To Play video in the campaign, Downgrades are cards that players can equip to other players' crewmates to cause issues for their crew. Even better, once equipped, this halts the player from being able to add equipment cards and other beneficial cards to the crewmate affected. Unless the player can get rid of the Downgrade (usually by using a Med Kit card), this Downgrade will continue to affect the crewmate/team.
So what are the two new cards? As we're always bringing in elements and tropes from horror films, these two cards are no different.
Madness
With Madness, we're trying to bring into the game that character seen in a lot of horror films involving groups of strangers stuck together. Usually, about two thirds of the way through the film, someone begins to not be able to handle the situation so well and becomes both paranoid and detrimental to the team. With the Madness card, once equipped to an opposing player, this player begins to hurt others in their boat during the night portion of your day-to-day. If the issue can't be resolved with a Med Kit, this is most certainly a crewmate you're going to want to dump as soon as you can, before they dispose of you.
Clumsy
With the Clumsy card, we're trying to bring into the game that character who always seems to be dropping or losing the important things the minute the group needs it. When this card is equipped, this player will continue to lose 1 card from your hand OR 1 additional water at the end of each day until this Downgrade is removed. As the days continue, this could definitely begin to "sink" your chances of survival.
Depending on how bad the Downgrade is or begins to affect the team, as the leader, you may decide to just throw these folks overboard. But again... that's your choice. ;)
Speaking of leaders, let's reveal the two latest members of the Cast...
Get To Know the Cast, Pt. 2
That's going to do it for this update. Everyone have a great weekend and stay safe, survivors!
-- Freddie, Matt, and MJ
PS - New members of the crew. Be sure to check out our previous updates.
1st Stretch Goal Unlocked
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 03:06:46 PM
Hey Survivors!
If you've been following the campaign, we unlocked our first stretch goal late last night...
As mentioned, our first stretch goal will add SPOT UV to areas of the box to really make certain areas pop, both on the front, sides, and especially on the backside. But what we'll also be adding with this stretch goal is Printed Artwork on the Liner of the Box. Again, just something to add to the high level quality of the product so it's flooded and drenched with stylish artwork.
...and we're now on our way to our second stretch goal.
Stretch Goal #2
For this stretch goal we plan to add an additional two Downgrade cards to the Out of the Blue deck, adding to the mix of cards you can use to torture and hurt your fellow players with. With these two specific cards, we definitely wanted to up the horror factor, so we're especially excited to reveal these later when the stretch goal is unlocked.
Now let's get to know some of the cast...
Get to Know the Cast, Pt. 1
With our updates we also want to dedicate a portion of them moving forward to introducing the cast of the game and providing a little more background on the different leaders from a story aspect, especially for those who just skim the campaign. So let's get started with Harry and Trixie...
Anyone familiar with our previous game Mixtape Massacre, knows we love playing with archetypes and stereotypes from horror movies, so it's been a lot of fun playing around with these characters and their backstories, and throwing all these people into one of the worst situations imaginable.
As updates continue, we will be revealing more of the cast of characters and their back stories, as well as characters who haven't been revealed yet, so stay tuned.
That's going to do it for this update, but for those new to the campaign, first, "Welcome Aboard!", but also be sure to check out some of our previous updates such as:
Stay safe, survivors!
-- Freddie, Matt, and MJ
