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Dharker Studios 2016 Adult Visual Novel Campaign

Created by Dharker Studio

Help fund five adult visual novels by Dharker Studio on Steam for PC, Mac & Linux. Also gain access to all games releasing in 2016.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Apocalypse Stretch Goal
over 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 10:07:01 PM

Our truly final stretch goal for the campaign will be to fund the continued development of a game title for release in 2017. All funds from this point on will go towards this games ongoing development, art design and writing.

£35,000 - A Game For Our £55+ Backer

If however we reach £35,000 during the campaign or with the addition of Backerkit funds (after fees) then all backers at the £55 and higher reward levels will also receive a copy of this game to enjoy, which will include beta access.

Optional Protagonists
Optional Protagonists

The game is set in a post apocalyptic future with a twist... This is an alternate planet that settlers have traveled through space to reach after destroying Earth only to find it decimated. At the games beginning the ships AI designates one human to send down to the planet to try and pacify an area to allow for more colonists to be safely landed.

However this planet is one treacherous hell hole, you will have to brave the frontiers, explore out from your central point, manage your gear and try and gather materials and resources to begin the foundations of your new colony.

With various aliens already controlling the planet and even somehow other human like colonists, the going will be difficult in this extreme game of survival. Can you help to safeguard the remaining survivors of humanity on this new world.

Funding & Development

Our original plan for this game was to develop it over the next year or so in private, however with the success of this campaign we felt it was an ideal time to provide details and use all additional funds raised from this point on to create this epic colony building game of exploration in an unknown wasteland.

The game itself will need far more than £5000 to complete its development, but £5000 is enough to put us a good step forward in its development thus allowing us to offer the steam keys to the £55+ backers if we reach this goal.

Beyond the £35k goal funds will continue to go towards the development of this game, but we will also put aside part of the funds to create more great artwork from Criis throughout the year for our backers.

1000% Funding!
over 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 10:06:00 PM

So when this campaign began almost a month ago, I did not think we would do as well as this, but we have just hit one hell of an amazing milestone...

1000%

This is no small amount and means thanks to all of you showing faith and interest in the games that we are now able with all of these funds to develop five adult visual novel game titles, over 30 different character dakimakuras, 3 different posters, A selection of physical editions and special limited edition items. It is one hell of an achievement, thank you all!

Rewards Achieved

As mentioned this will unlock the fifth game for inclusion in the £55+ reward levels, in addition it will upgrade the £150+ physical editions to Quintilogy box sets to include all five games of the campaign, with the DVD boxset from each game and its own boxed packaging, which we cant wait to start designing as soon as the daki's are all created.

So what is next?

Coming soon will be updates that detail what all the dakimakuras by Criis will be and more details on the two epic levels, the ultimate digital reward (£55+) and the ultimate physical reward (£150).

But in terms of stretch goals, we will be announcing a large stretch goal very soon for a title that we are going to plan for development throughout the year for a 2017 release... More to come on that soon.

29k poster
over 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 10:04:52 PM

Greetings backers, while I was eating some lunch and talking to my parents it seems we have shot up again, and have achieved the £29,000 goal.

As already described this will mean we will create a high resolution poster including characters from multiple games that £55+ backers will get as a digital version and £150+ backers will get as a poster with their quadrilogy set.

In addition the selection of posters from previous games will all be available to download for £55+ backers too.

£30k Goal

With 19 hours left we are a small step away from the full £30,000 goal that will guarentee the inclusion of Coterie: A study of magic into the rewards available this year for the £55+ backers.

Also if you would like to post comments below on anything else you would like to see if we hit the goal and there is time to consider more bonuses for all of the £55+ backers now is the time.

Daki Design Update
over 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 10:03:56 PM

Hi all, we are drawing ever nearer, so before the campaign ends I want to advise you of a slight change to the Dakimakura designs... Its a good change I swear.

Basically we have decided after talking to two of our artists who each do a lot of daki designs (Tonee & Criis) that Criis will now be the artist that works on the daki designs. This decision has been made because Criis can prioritize the work for this campaign and provide a better rate which means better dakis for you.

this also means... more daki's for our £55+ backers!!!
Lots more... I will work out exactly how many later on today once I have had a longer talk and confirmed the agreement with Criis.

In addition this change also heralds the addition of the following poster design by Criis which showcased several characters from games of 2016 and is along the lines of what to expect from the other posters we will be creating, all for the rewards at the £55+ level...

So everyone at that level will receive the mega high resolution version of this image as well as all the Daki's already announced and more coming soon...

The high resolution size of this image is 3590x2480 pixels. And there are two versions the above and the adult version which we can't post here but will be available to all backers at the campaigns end.

Battle Girls 2140 Concept Art
over 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 10:02:58 PM

Hey all, as we continue to the end of the campaign, we thought we would share with you some info on one of the games...

Battle Girls 2140 is set in the future where wars are no longer fought with armies, instead every few years a tournament takes place where each country vying for power in the global exchange union puts forward a giant mech, with human pilots. they fight to determine the countries that hold power within the union.

Battle Girls 2140 is about you the newest mech pilot, chosen from thousands to represent your country, standing alongside you are your three co-pilots and your mech mechanic who will help you get through the rounds and bring honor to your country and family.

And here is our first concept piece of one of the mechs... Please bare in mind this is a very early concept piece only and will not be the final level of design in the final game, which will be much nicer and crisper.

Thanks for your pledges...