Cedaria: Blackout - First Lebanese RPG

Julian · 2013-09-26T10:03:43+00:00

Hey there, To make this game as authentic as possible, we needed a Lebanese element on board the project to help give it that Middle Eastern flavour. No, I’...

shant

make sure to include frequent auto saving, you never know when the electricity can go out

maulader

I checked out the Kickstarter page for it and it looks promising. Though you guys seem to be on a tight budget/deadline considering the size of it.

samer

I think the pledge prices are too low to achieve your goal. Assuming that 80% of the backers will pledge either $10 or $30, you would need over 2600 backers to achieve your goal, which seems a bit far fetched given you have gathered around 100 in two weeks. I suggest you re-structure the pledges or lower your goal.

I'm not much of a gamer, but this seems rather cool. I'll make sure to back it to support you guys.

Julian

shant wrotemake sure to include frequent auto saving, you never know when the electricity can go out

Right! I stopped quickly to remove the battery on my laptop when it was connected .. !

rahmu wroteHey Julian,

What will happen if your campaign doesn't reach its goal? Will you drop the project?

No, the project will be finished but we actually need more funds to improve it (make the game last longer, more NPC, more objectives) and since we want to have a ~~good~~ awesome game, we're trying our best to make it happen... : )

@ Samer, thanks for the suggestion, the decision was taken after few meetings..maybe not the best way, but we give it a try... thanks for your support !

rtwo2008

I saw the kickstarter campaign. Nicely detailed. However, the pledges are too many and with very small increments.
I would have gone with: 5$ (pocket change), 20$ (limit of impulse sale), 100$ (one who would donate between 50 and 99 would not have a problem with 100), 250$, etc...
That said, it looks fun and hope it becomes successful.

Julian

after some brainstorming and research we decided to do it that way and we cannot change it on KS anymore..but thx for the comment, it's bringing a lot od discussion here now ^^

NoReGreT

You want to give it a Middle Eastern flavor? easy, just add lots of AK-47s and I mean a lot.. Throw in a couple of deserts and you're done!
"The game is set on a distant island, recently plunged into darkness and industrial decay after the breakdown of the Phoenix - an ingenious machine which supplied the island with electricity and a catalyst for the modernization of society"

A machine that gives electricity and it breaks down?

WOW, it's like you guys are living in Lebanon!
Nice work there ;)

Julian

whe should have had "inspired by true events" haha

steampunk with AK would be like fries with nutella, you can try but you know it won't be good ; )

geekevo

I want to ask how did you get the name, and are you planning a trilogy or a single title?

Julian

Hey Geekevo,

The name Cedaria is derived from the Cedar trees in Lebanon. As for Blackout, it's pretty self-explanatory; we just wanted something catchy that could convey the state of the island.

For now, we are just planning this current game, but who knows what might happen later on! ;)

Hamzawesome

Saw the video. It looks okay to be completely honest. The graphics look great, but the gameplay is meh. (even though we only saw 5 seconds of it)

shant

i love arpg style games, will try it out when it comes out.

Julian

New "material" should be out in a few weeks, I'll keep you posted ! ;)