Another STL Has Been Unlocked! Plus... What's In Store For the Rest of the Campaign
26 days ago
– Sun, Oct 06, 2024 at 09:30:43 AM
Our last update's countdown stopped at FOUR because we only have about four more days left in the campaign, so naturally, we're continuing with this one.
Today, we have THREE stretch goal updates to talk about.
Stretch Goal #17: UNLOCKED
Brewtus is now available to join the game in ALL forms because his STL file was just unlocked. We'll provide this (and the other STLS files) for free to anyone who backed us at a pledge tier.
But when will the STLs be ready?
Good question! The images we're using for our stretch goals are mock-ups, so we still have some fine-tuning to do. But we'll be sure to release them when we start shipping everything else out.
What's Next?
We have TWO remaining Stretch Goals left to unlock for the end of the campaign.
Our next Stretch Goal is an adorable, but dangerous little Monster Room Tile: the Candrake. It's a pretty powerful enemy, so make sure you strategize if you find yourself going up against it.
As with our other Monster Room Tiles, if we reach our goal ($925,000) and unlock Candrake, it'll be added to everyone's order who backed us at a pledge tier.
But WAIT, there's More!
THE COIN OF CHAOS WILL UNLOCK AT THE ONE MILLION MARK!
The Coin of Chaos will be a metal coin that's especially useful (or chaotic) for battle with the Grand Drink Guardian. We're talking ENDGAME stakes.
You'll flip the coin before a battle with the Grand Drink Guardian. If it's heads, you must brave your fate by rolling the Die of Barcane Chaos. If tails, you can proceed with the battle as usual. It's one more hurdle (or blessing) before the final battle.
If we hit this Stretch Goal, the Coin of Chaos will also be added to everyone's order who backed us at a pledge tier.
Social Stretch Goal Update
We've got ONE more thing to talk about. (That concludes or countdown.) And that's an update on where we're at on our journey to unlock the Hero for Hire Power-Up Card.
We reached 573.8% of our goal on Instagram, so thank you for your love on that platform. Now, to tackle the remaining three: we're 58.8% of the way on Facebook, 54% of the way on YouTube, and 74.4% of the way on TikTok.
Want to help us unlock this card?
Get Social With Us!
Thank you all for your support during the campaign. It's been great seeing your genuine excitement about the game.
Four More Days Left! What Else Will We Unlock?!
26 days ago
– Sat, Oct 05, 2024 at 07:38:09 PM
Stretch Goal #16: UNLOCKED
Cheers, Glass Character Cup aficionados! And also cheers to our Enhanced Sparkle Dice enthusiasts! We've reached the magic number, and Brewtus' Glass Character Cup stretch goal add-on and enhanced D20 are unlocked!
Although we unlocked these add-ons together, the die is now added to the Enhanced Sparkle Dice Set. That brings the total number of dice in that pack to SIX!
Brewtus' Glass Character Cup is now an add-on, and can be added to your order for $12.
What's Next?
When we hit $850,000, we'll give everyone who backed us at a tier level a free STL of Brewtus! That would bring our total number of STL Heroes for Hire to FIVE.
Counting is actually an important part of today's update because we only have FOUR more days to go in our campaign.
Hopefully, we can unlock the STL file and the social stretch goal. Fingers crossed!
Brewtus is HERE!!! Add Him as an Add-On Today!
27 days ago
– Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 11:09:44 AM
Stretch Goal #15: UNLOCKED
We're finally able to say it: BREWTUS IS HERE!!!!!!
We've reached our goal and can finally unlock Brewtus as a stretch goal add-on.
You can add him to your order for $15. This includes his plastic Character Cup, d20, 5 Power-Up Cards, 5 Loot Cards, and his Signature Move card: Benevolent Barkeep.
Brewtus' signature move is pretty cool. It allows you to heal an opponent of your choice by 10HP if you roll an even number. But as payment, they must give you a Loot Card. Gotta pay that bar tab, right?
What's Next?
Up next is Brewtus' glass Character Cup and enhanced sparkle die. If we reach $800,000, it'll be unlocked as a stretch goal add-on. The glass will be available for $12, and the die will be added to the Enhanced Sparkle Dice Add-On.
Thank you all for helping us unlock Brewtus. We can't wait to blast through these stretch goals and reach his STL file as well!
STLs For All!!! And Brewtus is Next!
28 days ago
– Thu, Oct 03, 2024 at 11:48:44 AM
Stretch Goal #15: UNLOCKED
We've reached $750,000, inching ever so closely to those Brewtus stretch goal add-ons. But we have something to celebrate NOW! STLs for ALL!
That's right! All our backers will get FREE STL files of the 4 main Heroes for Hire as long as you pledge at one of our tier levels. As a reminder, these are STL files, and not miniatures. You'll need to print them yourself, or send them to a 3D printing service.
What's Next?
Our Best Bar Bro, Brewtus, is coming up next~!
At $775,000 we'll unlock Brewtus' Character Cup, standard die, and cards. He'll be available as a stretch goal add-on for anyone who'd like to add our favorite barkeep to their next Barcadian adventure.
We hope you love him as much as we do.
Social Stretch Goal Update
Ready for another Social Stretch Goal update? Here's where we're at on our journey to unlock the Hero for Hire Power-Up Card.
As we said in the last update, Instagram is officially unlocked and we've reached our goal on that platform. Now, to tackle the remaining three: we're about 54% of the way on Facebook, 50% of the way on YouTube, and 71% of the way on TikTok.
Want to help us unlock this card?
Get Social With Us!
A NEW HERO Approaches! Here's What We Could Unlock Next!!
about 1 month ago
– Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 12:05:15 PM
We've got a little over a week left to go in our campaign, so to really go out with a bang, we wanted to share the next batch of stretch goals and stretch goal add-ons we have planned.
And surprise!!!! It's another Hero for Hire! But you've actually seen him before. In fact, you might have even met him during Heroes of Barcadia...
Meet Brewtus, the Bartender
We made sure to talk about Brewtus back when the first Heroes for Hire announcements went out. We even sacrificed some excellent copy (that's industry talk for words) to ensure we identified him by name when we had really strict word count limitations... all for this moment.
Was it worth it? Hell yeah. Because at $775,00 we're offering him as a stretch goal add-on. We'll also release his Glass Character Cup at $800,000, and a free STL file for all backers at $850,000!
But who is Brewtus? What's his story? To answer that, let's take a peek behind the curtain.
Here's the FIRST version of the copy we included in the early Heroes for Hire announcements (in case you missed it):
The only soul in the tavern is a frustrated organizer, the burly bartender named Brewtus Pintsmasher, a hulking Ogre. Brewtus explains that some of the heroes from the original base game escaped the dungeon to spread the word about the Die of Barcane Chaos. And he's here to find and hire adventurers who specialize in countering chaos.
We knew from the original planning phase of this expansion that Brewtus was special. In fact, he might even be the most important character in all of Heroes of Barcadia. After all, he's why everyone came together in the first game before the Grand Drink Guardian attacked the Plastered Pony and stole all the drinks. He's also the one who brings the Heroes for Hire together by reaching out to them.
But realizing his desire to become a hero himself seemed like a great next step for Brewtus. Talk about a character arc! And beneath his gruff exterior is the kindest Ogre you've ever met. It's even reflected in Brewtus' signature cards.
So there you go! That's Brewtus. Our next few stretch goal add-ons will be centered around unlocking various milestones for Brewtus: his plastic Character Cup, Glass Character Cup and Sparkle die, and STL file.
Even though we haven't unlocked Brewtus yet, we want to go ahead and explain the price difference between Brewtus and Voodoo Ranger. The Voodoo Ranger character is a licensed product created in collaboration with Voodoo Ranger (the company) at a set price, while Brewtus is our own character and comes with additional freedom and flexibility. Because of this, we’re offering a special discount on Brewtus' items to our backers during our Kickstarter campaign. Supporting our Kickstarters is always the best way to secure the lowest prices, so if you know anyone considering it, spread the word! Once the campaign ends, the prices on Brewtus' items will revert to the retail price for those who didn’t pledge at least $1.
Please give Brewtus a warm welcome by sharing your go-to drink of choice for playing Heroes of Barcadia in the comments section. As a bartender, he needs to be prepared.
Fun Fact! Brewtus is our copywriter's favorite character, and if we don't unlock him, our writer will be incredibly sad.
