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@esportsdreamvn
Our Kickstarter for Don’t Forget Our eSports Dream is now live! Thank you for your support and stay tuned for more updates here during the fundraising period.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vogue/dont-forget-our-esports-dream-a-starcraft-visual-n
Announcing “Don’t Forget Our Esports Dream”- Kickstarter April 10, 2016
Team Eleven is happy to announce our next visual novel, Don’t Forget Our eSports Dream, a prequel to SC2VN set in the Brood War era of South Korea’s professional StarCraft scene.
We will launch a Kickstarter on April 10, 2016 to raise funds for the development of the game, and plan to release the game a year later in 2017 on Steam and other platforms for $14.99. If you back the game on Kickstarter, you will be receiving the game at a discount.
Developed over two years by our team, SC2VN released in September 2015 to acclaim by eSports veterans and newcomers alike. The story of Mach, a foreign StarCraft 2 player that put it all on the line, was one that many fans told us they resonated with. The response was one that we had hoped for, but the demand to learn more about the world of eSports and the struggle that its competitors contend with went beyond our expectations.
A sequel to SC2VN was never part of the plan. But you, our fans, have made it clear that we have stories left to tell. We agree.
Experience the peak of Brood War through the eyes of a young and idealistic up-and-comer, Sung-hwan “Bolt” Lee. Beholden to the idea that only the best players deserve to live and train in South Korea, Bolt contends equally with setbacks and triumphs in the chase for his eSports dreams.
At his side is Chae-young “Jett” Song, a former darling of the Korean Pro-Gaming Association and an estranged childhood friend. A year after her departure from the professional Brood War competition, Jett continues to make her living on StarCraft on low-paying local tournaments and betmatches. Together, she and Bolt strive to become champions and to resolve their differences along the way.
Journey to rival PC bangs, international tournaments, the offices of Korea’s top eSports officials, and into the booth at the highest level of professional StarCraft. We’ll reveal more info about our setting and characters throughout the week!
The game will feature
Larger gameplay and narrative scope from its predecessor (we are shooting for 3X)
An authentic story that is true to esports fans, but also relatable to a general audience
Player choices for both dialog and StarCraft strategy
A glossary of StarCraft and esports terms for new players
Galleries for character and background art
Steam Trading Cards and Achievements
Like SC2VN, you won’t need to be a StarCraft esports expert to enjoy the game. Our previous game appealed to both hardcore StarCraft esports fans and also people who would otherwise have never been interested in StarCraft esports. Our Steam reviews are full of people who went into SC2VN skeptical and came out as new fans of esports.
Our Kickstarter is launching on April 10, 2016 with an ambitious funding goal. With our base funding goal of $35,000, we can vastly increase the quality and polish of Don’t Forget Our eSports Dream in terms of length, art quantity, and player choice. If you, our backers, are interested in supporting us past that base goal, we’re ready to push our project to the next level.
We developed SC2VN with a budget of roughly $7,000 after Kickstarter fees, most of which went to art. We stretched the budget to its limits and delivered something that exceeded our own expectations, and we’re looking for the opportunity to do it again.
We will be revealing a new members of the cast Monday, Wednesday, and Friday leading up the Kickstarter on April 10, with additional information on community events on Twitch to help support our fundraising.
FAQ
When will this game be released?
We’re shooting for about a year after our Kickstarter finishes, around May 2017. The Kickstarter is set to launch at April 10, 2016 and will conclude in May.
Is this a dating sim?
No.
How much will this cost?
We plan for Don’t Forget Our Esports Dream to be $14.99 on Steam. Backers will receive the game at a discounted price.
Is there a demo?
You can play SC2VN on Steam to get an idea of the base we are building on top of. We will reveal new gameplay details about Don’t Forget Our Esports Dream during the Kickstarter phase.
Do I need to know about StarCraft and esports to enjoy this game?
No, like SC2VN, Don't Forget Our eSports Dream will be crafted in a way that even people who know little to nothing about esports can still enjoy the game.
How can I help support this project?
Aside from backing our Kickstarter, the most helpful thing you can do is to spread the word and tell a friend about this game.
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SC2VN: Team House. A drama in 4 parts.
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Our coloring artist just got Twitter, give her a follow at inkydandy and let her know how much you love her new promo art!
Fan comic by our artist Kasoomi
SC2VN
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SC2VN on Steam Greenlight
It has been an absolutely amazing launch weekend - the reception has been amazing and we shattered our download goals. Now, we’re going for Steam Greenlight.
Vote for us on Steam Greenlight
We need your votes and comments to show the folks at Steam that this is a game the community wants on their platform. We can also bring the story of StarCraft and eSports to an even bigger audience - completely for free.
About a month ago we reached out to Blizzard to obtain the proper permissions to release a game like SC2VN on steam. They are the most amazing group of people in game development who really took the time to understand our project and our goals - and most of all trusted their fans to make an amazing game about...their game (meta). A huge special thanks goes out to the StarCraft team at Blizzard who went to bat for us to work out an agreement among the decision makers in their company to get our game on Steam. Truly a remarkable feat and one we will not take for granted.
You can grab the completed game here: http://teameleveneleven.itch.io/sc2vn
We are continuing to make updates - fixing typos and bugs. Check back regularly!
SC2VN is officially released
Visit www.sc2vn.com to download the game. Thank you for joining us on this incredible journey. We are excited and exhausted so we’ll keep this brief.
We will be making bug fixes and updates throughout the next 2 weeks. If you want to update your info int he credits now is the time.
We still have some INSANE updates with SC2VN this week, it’s still not over. Stay tuned.
Release date
We're happy to announce that SC2VN will release on Monday, September 7th 2015 at 12:00 AM PT. The game will be available for free on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Sign up for our mailing list to be notified when our game is released.
Post-release, this mailing list will also be used to deliver updates on any relevant developments with the game. For Kickstarter backers, we will be shifting all email based updates to our mailing list after the game is released, but still using Kickstarter up until release to communicate to backers.
SC2VN Promo Poster.
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Nearing the Finish Line
Hey guys!
TJ and Tim here for what should be one of our last updates before release. Quick reminder, if you’re a $20+ backer and haven’t already, check your Kickstarter messages and follow the instructions if you want to see your name in the credits.
Before we get down to business, let’s take a quick moment to mention all the stuff we’ve finished since our last update in May. We’ve finished the final draft of the main script, all of our backgrounds, and all of our character art. We’ve implemented and animated all of our current assets. We’ve received all the rough drafts and one finished copy of our CG scenes. We’ve received and implemented roughly 80% of our music and sfx. We’ve finalized the design of our UI, and we’ve finalized the design of our battle scenes.
Crazy to think that this all came from a stupid youtube video, eh?
We’ve also put together a bonus scene in which a fully voice-acted Day[9] (alongside Timmy) teaches the player about StarCraft and eSports in Korea. You don’t need to be an expert at StarCraft to enjoy SC2VN, but it helps to learn from one!
Where are we at?
SC2VN has all of its core functionality intact. The game is playable from start to finish, with all the backgrounds sprites, and animations in place. What we have left is design and implementation on the StarCraft sequences (takes a lot of time to get right), finishing the in-game menus (less time), and finishing up the music/sfx. We’re still gunning for a release by the end of August, but in the off chance that we don’t make it, we want you guys to know why.
What’s holding things up?
The StarCraft sequences have taken a lot longer to design, gather assets for, and implement since we changed our design of the scenes. We spend a lot of time making sure that things look authentic and visually interesting, while at the same time making sure that we convey the necessary information in a way that’s easy to understand, especially since we’re showcasing authentic WoL strategies circa 2011.
Click here for a demonstration of our current design for our battle scenes. Please note, the script there is a rough placeholder.
We’re going a bit further than simply dissolving from one screenshot into another as we did with our initial demos. The visuals now do a better job of communicating what’s going on in the game.
In addition, our CG/Splash images are also taking a bit longer than we anticipated for our CG artists to finish up. The good news is that it’s not much of a bottleneck since we’ve been working the roughs as placeholders. Once they’re completed, it’ll just be a matter of swapping in the files. On the plus side, check out the absurdly high quality of work they’ve been putting out. Really puts that old Kickstarter demo to shame, huh?
What’s happening between now and release?
Lots of playtesting and iteration. We may tweak how a certain UI element looks, how certain dialog is written, or how a StarCraft sequence plays out based on the feedback from playtesters. All the major implementation work is complete, but we haven’t had the chance to get many eyes on the project from people outside of the team. That’s something that’s absolutely necessary before we can release.
Release
We’re gunning for a release at the end of August, our team will be having a meeting mid-August (August 17th) to evaluate if the final assets will be done in time to meet that release. We will communicate the results of that discussion through our blog, Kickstarter, and Twitter.
If we find that we need to delay it into September, it will be for the following anticipated reasons:
StarCraft Sequences require more polish.
CG assets are still being completed.
We’ll communicate the final release date prior to when we wrap up SC2VN’s polish phase. Remember, SC2VN will be FREE for anyone to download and play.
If you guys ever want to get in touch with us, send us an email at TeamElevenEleven (at) gmail (dot) com, or tweet us at @SC2VN, @Voguekun, or @shindags. We’re always happy to answer any questions or chat about our development process.
Get and stay hyped. It’s coming soon.
New website, update on updates
Hi friends!
We just launched a new website in anticipation for a Summer 2015 launch (for real this time!) www.sc2vn.com
The website will serve as a basic hub for information on the game, previous demos, and we’ll be keeping it updated as time goes on.
The website still links to this blog for more general news updates like character previews and art.
We’ll be tweeting more! Follow SC2VN where we’ll remain more active to let you all know we’re alive + available for game discussion! Tweets will be related to visual novels, esports, Starcraft, and other similar interests and not solely game updates.
Our Kickstarter will serve mainly as a way to directly message our backers, so thanks again to everyone who supported the project!
Our goal with these new communications update is to continue pinging our supports / fans that we are always diligently working and thinking about the project, and to make ourselves available to questions + discussions on our game. We’ve been admittedly quiet about the game aside from major art + GUI updates, but there is definitely room for improvement in just making ourselves available for questions and talking with the community.
As stated earlier, we are quadrupling down for a Summer 2015 release where another missed deadline is NOT an option.
We seriously have the best backers and fans in the world, as every person we’ve talked to on Kickstarter, Twitter, Facebook, and email has been the most overwhelmingly supportive person on our project every step of the way. Thanks to everyone for the opportunity to work on the project! Onward!
SC2VN GUI Preview
This update is mainly visual, so we'll be light on words!
We've been working closely with DesertFox @ WarGirl Games to design SC2VN's game interface. After many iterations we finalized a style that encapsulates a sports-like competitive theme.
Quick preview of your character's apartment by Sendo.
We're continuing to get very positive feedback on the last demo we released, thank you to everyone who keep up the words of encouragement. They are sincerely appreciated!
What's the possibility of the release happening in the October?
Pretty unlikely though a major goal is to have a much more complete preview of what the final game will look like. Thanks for asking!
SC2VN Public Demo 2
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Mac download
Linux download
We're really excited to release a new Public Demo! There a a lot of notable changes from the first demo we released with our Kickstarter:
-Implemented new character art (thanks to hikariix and irahi)
-New custom background art (thanks to sendo)
-Showcase of how we aim to provide in-game decisions/choices
-16:9 resolution ratio - please provide feedback here!
-New music from Zircon5
For our next update, we hope to showcase a completely redone user interface for the game and we'll have something that's really close to a release!
I'd like note that the story in the demo is a placeholder - the characters are assuming similar roles as they would in the final game but their interactions/encounters in the demo are just that - a demo. We approached this as a "technical demo" to showcase the mechanics we are aiming for in the game, but also a way for us to experiment with our own code in the engine.
The final game will be free to download.
If you have any feedback:
Tweet SC2VN on Twitter
Comment on Facebook
Email us teameleveneleven at gmail dot com
New characters - October update!
Alright folks let's just get straight to the point with this update! Here is some new character art - please keep in mind that things still may change and even the names may be temporary.
"Accel" is one of Mach's few friends in Korea, befriending him early on as he empathizes with Mach's goal to break into the competitive scene. Somewhat of a veteran himself, Accel show's Mach the ropes and connects him with other players that will be vital to his success.
"Reva" is really good at StarCraft 2...like really good. She's a walking Liquipedia with the skills to back it up. Reva is a ladder fiend - grinding game after game to improve her skills, though her actual in game name is hidden across the sea of barcodes. She hates it when a patch is released close to a tournament, though she adjusts quickly compared to other players.
There are other 'players' within the esports scenes - team owners, coaches, and sponsors are crucial to the financial stability of the industry. Getting to know an industry insider is key to actually seeing a paycheck for all your skills as a professional gamer.