Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation - A Visual Novel with Philosophy

BackerKit Surveys Going Out Soon
almost 7 years ago – Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 03:39:31 PM

Hello good backers,

While Kickstarter was processing the pledges, we've finished setting up our BackerKit for the campaign, so the BackerKit surveys will be going out within a few days! Please keep an eye on your e-mail for a survey link.

Once you follow the link, your Kickstarter pledge will be converted into BackerKit credit and you can manage your pledge there - change pledge level, choose your add-ons and pay for shipping. 

We will make another announcement when we send out the surveys. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us!

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will be counting additional funding raised on BackerKit toward the stretch goals; we're only $2.000 away from funding the Chuusotsu - 1.5th Graduation side story. If a few more add-ons get picked up, everyone will get an extra story with their game!

BackerKit also supports PayPal, for those who expressed they wish to back using it.

You will be able to edit your pledge for a month before we lock them down and begin production. 

If someone is late to the party but would like to still join before we lock down BackerKit, just message us or mail us at info[at]fruitbatfactory[dot]com and we can add you there manually.

You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or join our Discord server to talk to us directly. You can help the campaign by simply sharing the news.

Let's do philosophy!

Thank you for a great campaign!
almost 7 years ago – Tue, May 30, 2017 at 09:56:27 PM

With this, the Kickstarter for Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation has successfully drawn to a close. Thanks to all of you, we managed to raise a grand total of $24.104 - in other words, 120% of our original goal of $20.000!

We reached both of our social goals on Thunderclap, and two stretch goals, which means a total of 4 brand new event artworks will be added to the game! 

We have a special message from Studio Beast to share:

Hello everyone, this is Studio Beast!

Thank you so much for supporting the English localization project of Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation!

We are incredibly glad that this Kickstarter campaign has turned out to be a success - no, a huge success!

Words cannot describe how much we appreciate every single one of your contributions! Besides, the Thunderclap campaign also went really well and gathered more than 200 supporters, promising 4 all-new event CGs to be added to the dual language version of the game. We are highly enthusiastic about the CG addition because there were a lot of event CGs that we wanted to implement but couldn't for various reasons, so look forward to them!

We hope that Fruitbat Factory brings the dual language version of the game to all of you as soon as possible. 

Let's do philosophy!

-Katsushika Taishi & Hiruou 

Studio Beast 

So what's next? It will take about 2 weeks for Kickstarter to process all the payments. We will use that time to set up BackerKit, and then send you surveys where you can manage your pledge, purchase additional add-ons, pay for shipping and so forth. 

One important thing to note about the BackerKit campaign is that since it allows us to raise additional funding after the campaign has already ended, we will count that extra funding toward stretch goals - so it's still possible for us to reach that side story stretch goal, and more!

Also if someone missed the campaign but would still like to join, worry not - just e-mail us at info[at]fruitbatfactory.com and we can add you to BackerKit manually until we lock down the backer info there.

Thank you for a great campaign, and let's do philosophy!

Second Stretch Goal Reached - 12 Hours to Go!
almost 7 years ago – Mon, May 29, 2017 at 10:46:49 PM

With 12 hours left on the campaign clock, the second stretch goal has been reached! That means all 4 potential event artwork rewards from the campaign are now unlocked! Once again, thank you everyone!

The next stretch goal at $26.000 may be the most amazing of all: the production of an all-new side story, Chuusotsu - 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle. Studio Beast will create this brand new side story, 1-2h in length, and what's more, it will be added for free to all pledges that include the game.

Time is running out for Arue and her roommates, can we make it happen!?

At $27.500 the fourth stretch goal will be unlocked, and Studio Beast will create a new opening movie for the game.

You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or join our Discord server to talk to us directly. You can help the campaign by simply sharing the news.

Let's do philosophy!

First Stretch Goal Unlocked!
almost 7 years ago – Sun, May 28, 2017 at 09:45:03 PM

With your backing, we have just reached the first stretch goal! Studio Beast will be adding a new event artwork to Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation! Together with the social stretch goals, we now have 3 new event CGs unlocked, which will make a huge impact on the upcoming release. Can't wait to see the new art in the game!

The next stretch goal that adds the final new event CG to the game is less than $1500 away, and there are over 40 hours left on the clock. Let's make it happen!

The third stretch goal, all-new side story Chuusotsu - 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle will be unlocked at the $26.000 milestone. The side story is expected to be 1-2h long and will introduce a new character to the story. If the stretch goal is met, it will be added to all game tier backers for free!

We have also passed 500 backers - awesome! Special thanks to MiKandi Japan for giving us a shout-out in their recent campaign update.

To keep the spiral of happiness going, we'd like to ask you to take a moment to check out the campaign for The Midnight Sanctuary if you're able - it's run by our friends at Carpe Fulgur, and the goal is modest and well directed. Cavyhouse makes very interesting games, and they're now raising money for adding full voice to The Midnight Sanctuary to make it even better. The campaign definitely deserves more love!

 

You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or join our Discord server to talk to us directly. You can help the campaign by simply sharing the news.

Let's do philosophy!

We are FUNDED!
almost 7 years ago – Sat, May 27, 2017 at 01:28:25 AM

Thanks to all of you, our backers, Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation is now funded! Amazing!

It's been a long road, but this was made possible not only by your pledges, but your feedback that has allowed us to keep improving this campaign ever since day one. So I want everyone be proud of meeting this goal and enabling the three Chuusotsu girls to take their first steps into a wonderful life.

However, this isn't the end yet - we have really exciting stretch goals ahead, which will improve the game for all its backers! At $21.500 Studio Beast will create an additional event CG for the game, and at $23.000 we unlock a second one. 

If we can hit both of those milestones, we open stretch goals for an all-new side story and a new opening movie. The side story, Chuusotsu - 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle is expected to be 1-2h long and will introduce a new character.

Also, it seems we're on track to meet both social goals and unlock 2 bonus event CGs from our Thunderclap campaign tomorrow! We weren't sure if it's going to be possible, but we had a stunning group effort by you guys to meet the goal in the end.

Thank you, everyone.