In addition to publishing new mapping content Add-Ons, one of my goals of this campaign (and every campaign I run, really) is to grow the MapForge userbase.
Every si...
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heruca
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Final hours to get a free isometric Add-On
Here's a preview of the 14th content Add-On that will be created if this campaign funds. This Add-On will be free for anyone backing this campaign in the first 48 hours. I belie...
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heruca
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I can't seem to message backers individually, as I could on Kickstarter
On Kickstarter, I used to personally thank each backer when they made a pledge. I can't seem to do that on BackerKit, so I just wanted to post a collective "Thanks for your pledge, and thanks for backing this on the first day! This campaign is off to a good start thanks to you."
Here's a preview of the 14th content Add-On that will be created if this campaign funds. This Add-On will be free for anyone backing this campaign in the first 48 hours. I believe that time-limit expires in about 9 hours.
The Junkyard Add-On won't be available for purchase separately, neither during this campaign, nor next year on the MapForge Store (assuming this campaign funds). I'll include it in the bundle containing the other 13 Add-Ons from this campaign.
My thanks to the 15 backers who've pledged so far. I'm aiming for at least 50 backers before this is over, so there's still a lot of work for me to do in getting the word out.
In addition to publishing new mapping content Add-Ons, one of my goals of this campaign (and every campaign I run, really) is to grow the MapForge userbase.
Every single backer of this campaign thus far has previously pledged to one of my prior campaigns, and so is almost certainly already a MapForge user. That's a nice show of customer loyalty, and I appreciate that.
But this fact would also seem to indicate that I'm not reaching potential new MapForge users. Perhaps I need to show them how easy the app is to use, give them a little demo.
To that end, I wanted to post this link to a demo/tutorial video, which shows how easy it is to put an isometric map together in MapForge (I recommend setting playback speed to 1.25x). I'll also be adding that video to the campaign page, since not everyone reads these Updates.
The two types of potential backers that I'd like to attract include:
1. Those with an interest in isometric mapping in general, even if they have no particular interest in the Modern Day and/or the Post-Apocalypse genres. Why? Because perhaps they are not aware that there's already isometric content available for other genres, and more is on the way in the not-too-distant future. All they'd need to pledge for here is a discounted MapForge license (3 of the 4 pledge levels allow this).
2. Those with no particular interest in isometric mapping, but who would instead prefer to create top-down maps, or hex-tile maps. Again, all they'd need to pledge for here is a discounted MapForge license.
This YouTube playlist should be useful for those with an interest in previewing some of the pre-existing isometric content Add-Ons for the Fantasy or Post-Apocalypse genre that they might want to pick up.
Lastly, I wanted to post a link to this video, which shows how you could easily extract assets from isometric video games that you might already own, so you can greatly expand your library of mapping assets (for Personal Use Only, of course).
If anyone has any ideas where I should promote this campaign, I'm all ears. And I'd appreciate Upvotes to this post by any Reddit users.
On Kickstarter, I used to personally thank each backer when they made a pledge. I can't seem to do that on BackerKit, so I just wanted to post a collective "Thanks for your pledge, and thanks for backing this on the first day! This campaign is off to a good start thanks to you."
