Stuffies are coming! Challenge Coins. And where did that war hero go?
almost 3 years ago
– Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 06:12:53 PM
The Four Horsemen Universe is chock full of all manner of fascinating aliens. Everything from SUV sized spiders who have accelerator wielding chipmunks on their backs (Tortantula and Flatar), to giant purple don't care bears (Oogar). What better way to show your love for these aliens than by getting one for yourself! Hand created by Joy Wandrey, these interpretations of various alien races are both fun for you and your kids (not all are child safe), they would look awesome on your bookshelf next to a collection of 4HU novels!
There will be a series of new funding levels introduced tomorrow, one per day for the next 8 days, with a different alien each day. The funding level is based on the Captain level, with all the digital awards, a hard copy book, dice, chips, cards, mention in the book as a supporter, a tee-shirt, and a challenge coin. But in addition, you get the alien stuffie for that level, and a special "Alien" challenge coin. This coin commemorates the alien involvement in Omega War, just like the way the regular challenge coin commemorates the Human involvement in the Omega War.
A total of 8 different stuffies will be available in their own funding level. If they're successful and snapped up, maybe the last one will have something special? Time will tell.
We've passed our $25,000 funding level activated the Challenge Coin stretch goals, which is why they are mentioned here. Everyone who had one in their funding level gets them automatically now. In addition, challenge coins are also available in add-ons.
Lastly, the War Hero funding level which would have been unlocked at $25,000 was taken down. This was because there was considerable interest in it, but only one available. Because of how Kickstarter works, the first person to click the button gets it, this isn't really a fair way to offer such a unique benefit.
In case you missed it, War Hero was the same as the Captain level, but included a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to star in an upcoming 4HU novel. Not just a red-shirt (name mentioned, maybe a speaking part), but in this case your character or merc company would be the stars. The story will focus on them, and you will be involved in the creation process! The book will be written by Chief Game Designer Jon R. Osborne and myself, Mark H. Wandrey, and be released as the production schedule allows.
The other consideration to move this to an auction was that it's primary area of interest was 4HU fan organizations. Through feedback and a poll on The Merc Guild page of Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/536506813392912) we determined this method would give everyone a chance.
To solve the problem, we will be auctioning off this level. We haven't determined the method yet, but it will likely be a 24 hour auction next weekend to allow everyone time to bid. We'll update here once we know.
Any extra money we get from this will be targeted towards increasing artwork and content.
We're only $4,500 away from the next stretch goal of $30,000, and that's a big one. At $30,000 we increase the book to over 300 pages. Holy wow, talk about a great book. Over 300 pages of mercs, aliens, guns, and fun! Let's keep going, we're almost there!
