Category Archives: kickstarter

Early Access Program

Posted on September 5, 2014 by John Gillespie

I ran a Kickstarter campaign for Torchships in the spring of 2012 – though it didn’t hit the funding goal I did get a lot of great comments, ideas, and offers of support from backers. I then suspended development for … Continue reading →

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Suspending TorchShips

Posted on August 25, 2012 by John Gillespie

I’m going to suspend commercial development on TorchShips. One of the reasons for the kickstarter was to raise the funds to work on it full time through 1st release – unfortunately the numbers weren’t there (though the passionate support from … Continue reading →

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Demo Release Update

Posted on July 13, 2012 by John Gillespie

I had originally planned on a demo release today but it looks like I need at least another couple of weeks to complete it. I’m doing some additional AI work on the enemy vessels and implementing features that will help … Continue reading →

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Plan B & Linux Support

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John Gillespie

Since the Kickstarter campaign didn’t reach the funding goal I’ve been looking at alternatives… Below is ‘plan B’ – with estimated dates for completion. * Set up a method for players to pre-purchase and register the game at torchships.com – … Continue reading →

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TorchShips Kickstarter!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by John Gillespie

We just launched our Kickstarter project. Please take a look and if you like what you see please sign up as a backer and tell your friends. Went with a very basic video – but it felt silly to spend … Continue reading →

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