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[Post New] 2014/07/23 22:42:51
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Made in gb
Oberstleutnant





Back in the English morass

Last year an interesting game appeared on Kickstarter called Confederate Express, a squad based RPG about a delivery service in a post apocalyptic world. Low tech but cheerful and with a semi decent concept. It was easily funded and went on to make 4 times its target, so $40,000. Things then went quiet until earlier this month when the creator announced that work was being put on hold while he works on a new game. Pretty dodgy and it seems a fair bet that Confederate Express won't be made now.

That's bad enough but now it seems that the creator has been squatting in an apartment that he rented linky.

I never backed this project but I nearly did.
RegalPhantom wrote:
If your fluff doesn't fit, change your fluff until it does
The prefect example of someone missing the point.
Do not underestimate the Squats. They survived for millenia cut off from the Imperium and assailed on all sides. Their determination and resilience is an example to us all.
-Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command book XVI (AKA the RT era White Dwarf Commpendium).
Its just a shame that they couldn't fight off Andy Chambers.
Warzone Plog 
   
[Post New] 2014/07/23 23:07:59
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot




WA

Also the game kickstarted by the Yogscast was cancelled after terrible mismanagement.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/221518/Developer_of_cancelled_Yogscast_game_reveals_where_the_money_went.php
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[Post New] 2014/07/25 10:27:01
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Decrepit Dakkanaut








And no one was suprised.
   
 
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