They’re well ahead of schedule so that means 26 days full of bonus monies for the project. Over 11,300 backers have pledged just over $516k as of press time. They currently have $1.85m.
The PC exclusive space sim hit Kickstarter after his own website was flattened under the enormous interest for the mighty CryEngine 3-powered Star Citizen.
The studio relented and added it to Kickstarter for those who prefer to use its services to pledge cash, and they’ve easily breezed past their half a million goal. Together with pledges from Roberts’ RSI website, the total is hovering around $1.85 million in crowd-sourced funds. The rest comes from private investors, but not publishers.
”Hey, we hit our $500,000 goal on Kickstarter!” tweeted an elated Ben Lesnick, community manager at Cloud Imperium Games. ”Onward to $3 million! New stretch goals and a ships plan SOON!” Stretch goals allow the project owners to offer further incentives to potential backers by promising additional features or goodies if new targets are met.
Check out the Star Citizen Kickstarter campaign if you haven’t already.
