Hello Marmateers!
We have been working hard over the last week setting up several post-campaign tasks and events! Let's dive in!
I. Character Creation Workshops
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That's a Wrap! And what happens next?
Wow! I'd like to start off with a huge Thank You! to our 720 backers and supporters! The campaign went into Overtime Mode for almost 2 hours as backers streamed in to push us...
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Storycloaks & Sage Leafs Unlocked! Only 9 hours Left!
With 9 hours left, we have broken past $45k raised, and a new Stretch Goal has unlocked! We are so grateful for all the support!
Can you help us unlock the next one before th...
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Solo Play Deep Dive & The Final Week Begins!
Hello Marmateers!
We are in the final week of the campaign, and we are blown away with your support, with 549 of you helping us raise over $37,500 so far!
If you haven't y...
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Playable Folk Unlocked & Project Updates
10 Playable Folk Unlocked!
I'll admit, I'm pretty excited about this one. Unlocking the playable folk stretch goal will let us really expand on the ten core sentient spec...
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🍇 Halfway Through!🌙
Hello Marmateers!
We’re officially halfway through the campaign, and thanks to your incredible support, Midnight Muscadines is growing into something truly magical at $34,000...
Hello Marmateers! We are so excited to see all the new faces joining the jam makers and preservers of magic.
Come on in and talk to your fellow Marmateers about Midnight Muscadines and the world of Song: From the cozy towns of Nimm, to the dark bogs and swamps deep in the Wildernight.
What brought you here? What are you most excited for?
What is your favorite jam or plant in real life, and what magical effects do you think it would have?
Let us know what you hope to see in the game, what you'd like to know more about, or even begin organizing your first game with your fellow backers.
We have been working hard over the last week setting up several post-campaign tasks and events! Let's dive in!
I. Character Creation Workshops
This Friday and Saturday, we are hosting our first character creation workshops in our discord. These two events will run in groups for 30-60 minutes each to build characters together, ask questions, and chat about the different options.
Friday's workshop will be open from 4pm - 8pm central
Saturday's workshop will be open from 12pm - 4pm central
There will be more events in the future. If you can't make these due to timezones or scheduling, let us know in discord, as we will try to plan events for groups in other timezones too (like for our Australian friends!).
Big Thanks to Ava, our new community manager, for organizing this event!
Because we are collecting shipping closer to when we begin fulfillment, we currently cannot accept Paypal. However, we will be enabling Paypal in the store later this year after we collect shipping. Apologies for the inconvenience!
III. Surveys Going Out June 2nd
We have final approvals from Backerkit, and will be sending out surveys the week of June 2nd. At that point, you will be able to manage your pledge and send your shipping information to us! So keep an eye out for that.
Please note that we will be collecting shipping separately at a later date. A lot can change in the few months of development, and we want to make sure we get you the most accurate and cheapest shipping rates based on the final weight of the books and packages.
IV. Project Progress
We are on track and making fantastic progress with the game's writing. We're implementing some clarity tweaks from backer's feedback and getting the stretch goals written!
Playable Folk: We have the first draft written for all 10 playable folk! That includes their description, appearance, 3 new abilities, and 5 characters building questions for each.
Setting Guide: Allen completed additional towns over the last week, completing 10/13 towns!
While there is still some core writing to do, we're quickly approaching the polishing phase, where there are just numerous small bits of polish and tweaks to be made across the game's text.
WIP First Draft of the Woadlings, a playable folk.
V. Lore Tidbit
The Midnight Market In the depths of the Wildernight, merchants gather under the stars in secret places to sell rare goods, from valuable ingredients to ancient artifacts. The Midnight Market is elusive and secretive, with its location changing each season. Even if you do find the market, it’s rumored that you must learn each merchant's tune and hum it in front of their stall, and only then it will whisper back with its wares for sale.
VI. A Rad Game Just Launched!
Slugblaster: Slime, Warp, and Solder! Zine Covers by Sex on a Pizza. All work shown is WIP.
As you know, we're big fans of nostalgia, and wanted to share a game that just oozes with 1980s and 90s nostalgia that we love: Slubglaster: Slime, Warp and Solder, the official expansion for Slugblaster | Kickflip Over a Quantum Centipede! It just launched today!
Wow! I'd like to start off with a huge Thank You! to our 720 backers and supporters! The campaign went into Overtime Mode for almost 2 hours as backers streamed in to push us over $50,000, unlocking the last stretch goal to upgrade the book binding and a 60% total raise for each of our contributors!
We could not have done this without each of you, and I am so excited to get the game into everyone's hands! The team has been working on the game and planning the campaign nonstop since November last year, and your love for deliciously magical jam, has exceeded our expectations and dreams! Thank you.
So, What Happens Next?
First, we're going to take a short break, celebrate, and recharge our creativity.
During that time, we'll set up the pledge manager and preorder store on Backerkit to start collecting your shipping information and let you manage your pledges and add-ons.
Over the coming months, we will be developing the rest of the game: Adding the new playable folk, new backgrounds, additional adventures, finishing the setting guide, illustrating ingredients, creatures, and towns, and editing the book's text and rules for clarity. You can expect to hear from us as we release dev logs about that progress!
Our current timeline has us going to print this fall, and fulfillment before the holidays. We will release the PDF version to everyone once we have final print approval. Could it be sooner than that? Yes, it's possible! But we want the timeline to give our contributors plenty of time to work on their pieces and polish the game. As final dates solidify, we will definitely let you know.
If you ever have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can post in the community on Backerkit, jump into our Discord, or email us at [email protected].
Thank you all again for your support. We'll be in touch soon! - Andy & the Midnight Muscadines Team
Two new guilds, which can grant unique abilities to characters, and come with their own lore and agenda in the world, will be added to the game.
The Storycloaks are wandering sages and librarians, collecting stories both big and small, documenting history while putting on entertaining shows to recreate the tales they've heard. The traveling storytellers wear patchwork cloaks, each patch representing a tale they’ve told, and it becomes a legacy garment, reflecting years of adventures, friendships, and secrets.
The Sage Leafs is the mighty tea guild, filled with members from every aspect of the farm to cup process: farmers, processors, bundlers, and, of course, tea shop owners! Teas are revered, and many families have their own unique blends to share with visitors.
The Next Stretch Goal: Book Binding Upgrade
Next up, we have a book binding upgrade that would make the Pilcrow Guild proud!
The cover and interior papers will be upgraded to a heavier, thicker paper. This will add heft and longevity to the book. The binding will be upgraded from a glued binding, to a smyth-sewn binding. Sewn bindings, which are commonly used in hardback books. They last longer, are more resilient to use, and let the book lay open easier.
New Sketches!
Galen and I are working together on all the concept sketches for creatures and folk in the bestiary currently, and with a wide array of creatures and folk, it's been a blast imagining both the sinister and sillier creatures!
The Creeping Vine isn't aggressive, but curious... in that it wants to steal all your stuff. WIP. Art by Galen Pejeau.
First draft concept sketches of the Emberpuff Toad and Ethervane Beetle. WIP. Art by Galen Pejeau.
Lore Tidbit
We've shared many cozy pieces of lore, today let's look at one of the darker ones:
Gravestone Gardens Outside many Wildernight villages, there are gardens planted around ancient gravestones from the time before the shattered sun. These gardens bloom only under the light of stardew and are said to be tended by spirits of the graveyard. Villagers often leave offerings in the form of music or poems.
Thanks again for all your support! -Andy Boyd Pandion Games
