Dead State - Kickstarter Passes 50%, First Stretch Goal

DoubleBear's Kickstarter for Dead State currently sits at $77k, a little over the halfway mark in a few days. A new update has been posted discussing the demand for some improved mid-level tiers and a physical box version, as well as the first stretch goal:

I should probably explain about weapons in our game. While we have quite a few weapons in the game, we believe in functionality over brute strength. There will be some upgrades to basic weapon types, but our weapons are designed with pros and cons that factor in their weight, damage, reload time and ammo scarcity, special abilities, and type of damage. Adding more weapons offers up a lot more strategic options for you and your party and even gives you some new special weapons to play with. Here’s a breakdown of our first stretch goal, the Weapon Pack:

-Tiller – A 2-handed spiky melee polearm that can cause bleeding.

-Kukri  - A 1-handed melee knife that is great at causing limb damage.

-Crossbow  - A 2-handed ranged weapon that is much quieter than guns.

-Flare Gun – A unique 1-handed ranged weapon that is guaranteed to set targets on fire.

-Bola – A special thrown weapon that stops targets in their tracks.

-Bottle of Acid – A special thrown weapon that burns and can cause panic - also it’s acid!

-Bowie Knife – A 1-handed melee knife capable of inflicting a lot of damage.

-Repeating Lever-Action Rifle – A 2-handed ranged weapon that’s all-around reliable.

-Antique Revolver – A 1-handed pistol that makes you feel like a cowboy.

-MSG-10 SMG – A 2-handed ranged weapon – unload responsibly.

But wait – there’s more! That’s right, we’re also posting a poll at our forums to vote on the last three weapons for the pack. That’s thirteen total weapons in the weapon pack! If that sounds like something you’d appreciate playing with in Dead State, consider throwing in a few extra bucks or even bump up you pledge to a higher tier. The money helps us bring another artist on full-time.

And how about this – if we make our stretch goal within five days, we’ll add the FOUR top weapons on our poll as a bonus.  For our first stretch goal, let’s try to reach $180,000.

We appreciate your support and we hope that everyone can pitch in a little more to make the weapon selection in Dead State give you and your allies an even better chance. Thanks for your continued support!