Jon Shafer leaves Stardock

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RedArgo

February 06, 2013, 12:22:58 PM
Jon Shafer of Civ5/Elemental fame/infamy depending on your point of view.

http://forums.elementalgame.com/440041

Looks like he has a new indie Roman era game in the works on Kickstarter.

Tpek

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February 06, 2013, 01:22:27 PM
Interesting. We'll see how this develops.

BTW, I noticed they mentioned an FE expansion.
So are we finally going to get out 2nd "free compensation reward game" we were promised with the original Elemental?

tgb

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February 06, 2013, 02:32:57 PM
Shafer is on Three Moves Ahead this week talking about the game.  This may be the first Kickstarter project I actually put money into.

steve58

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February 06, 2013, 03:34:08 PM Last Edit: February 06, 2013, 04:16:39 PM by steve58
At the Gates sounds interesting.  I like how the changing environment will affect game play/players.  I'll be keeping an eye on this, but I've already over-extended myself on kickstarter and investing in other alphas.  I don't think I'll be getting in on ATG unless it goes down to the wire...which doesn't look likely since he's already at 30% in a day.  I'll probably pick it up next year for sure...
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Greybriar

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February 06, 2013, 04:40:27 PM
Quote from: RedArgo on February 06, 2013, 12:22:58 PM
Jon Shafer leaves Stardock

Yes, he started Conifer Games.
Regardless of how good a PC game may be it will always have its detractors and no matter how bad a PC game may be it will always have its fans.

LongBlade

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February 06, 2013, 04:59:32 PM
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Greybriar

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February 06, 2013, 05:09:42 PM
You're welcome.
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son_of_montfort

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February 06, 2013, 11:39:10 PM
And he has a Kickstarter project for a new 4X civ-like game, where you play the barbarians invading the Roman Empire:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonshafer/jon-shafers-at-the-gates?ref=live
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steve58

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February 07, 2013, 04:12:58 PM
He's already at $31K. Looks like he'll be exceeding his goal of $40K by tomorrow...
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Martok

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February 08, 2013, 01:59:01 PM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on February 06, 2013, 11:39:10 PM
And he has a Kickstarter project for a new 4X civ-like game, where you play the barbarians invading the Roman Empire:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonshafer/jon-shafers-at-the-gates?ref=live
A cool premise, but I don't care for the disappearing resources -- however realistic that may be, I've never enjoyed it as a gameplay mechanic.  Still, I wish him success! 

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