As a global crowdfunding platform based in the united states. Backer funds from kickstarter campaign allegedly stolen to. Oct 01, 2015 the chinese are stealing ideas from kickstarter the art of selling to affluent chinese ep. The 5 biggest kickstarter scams that swindled backers. The kickstarter promotional image, showing part of the pledge driveexclusive art print. The story involves a human girl, joey claire, switching places with a troll on alternia after she finds and accidentally activates a mysterious device in her attic. Whats this about the new kings quest being made with stolen.
Tog used most of the kickstarter money, and andrew hussie tried to go against them, and they ignored, so then they made an inhouse company, and started hiveswap from scratch. Launched in april 2009, kickstarter has become one of the most amazing ideas of the modern internet era. The extended zodiac is broken down into 12 color categories called sign classes, and each of those contain 24 unique signs. Steamspy is of course not totally accurate just look at the. Kickstarter success how to prevent your idea from being. The rocky journey of hiveswaps development cultured vultures. Game was paid for with stolen money, not a buy for me. Andrew hussie himself has said he cant take legal action and has tried to keep angry homestuck fans from doing anything. Hiveswap, the homestuck adventure game, is coming this. To return home, she must work with a group of troll rebels to prevent the activation of a doomsday weapon that threatens both of their worlds. Hiveswap was originally going to be a collaboration between homestuck creator andrew hussie and the misadventures of p. Hey, just in case any of you were thinking about purchasing kings quest from the odd gentlemen or patronizing any of their other titles, do so with the knowledge that they are a pack of indolent thieving idiots who stole from the homestuck.
Hiveswap kickstarter project to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. Hiveswap kickstarter money stolen this was originally posted by user ipgd who is a confirmed very close friend of hussie s because they talk on twitter a lot. Kickstarter frauds worst crooks in crowdfunding thrillist. Hiveswap could have been great and finished right now if it had just barely gotten over the mark of its kickstarter goal and taken a zerobudget approach as a result. No credit card data was stolen, but account names and passwords were. Hopefully this can get to enough people so they can tell the others what all happened. Guess whos back back again hiveswap s back tell your friends okay but seriously, this song took forever and im glad you guys have been patient because its so worth it. Kickstarter, there is even a link to the article in the second line of the current article. Really recommended watching the live reading of it on optimisticduelists channel. Hiveswap kickstarter money was stolen for this game btw.
Whats this about the new kings quest being made with. Shes good at the thrashing, not so much with the planning. There was an ama about hiveswap a while ago saying how hussie had already spent all the kickstarter money and the project was continuing being paid from his own pocket, that there had been such huge cliffs to push through in the making that it was a miracle he was still determined on finishing the game. Whatpumpkin and the odd gentlemen apparently reached a settlement for the stolen. Do not purchase kings quest 2015 posted in fun and games. Play as joey claire, a puzzlesolving teen snatched out of her time 1994 and place earth and stranded on a hostile. Playing hiveswap friendshipsim has made me realize how much. The rocky journey of hiveswaps development cultured. A breakdown of what exactly happened to make this the worst. Without the capital made by this kickstarter, though, a game will probably be pushed to the back burner in terms of priority. On september 4, 2012, the homestuck adventure game kickstarter campaign was initiated, the initial funding campaign for what became hiveswap rewards edit.
How do i prevent someone from stealing my idea on kickstarter. Im out of the loop, what was the odd gentleman controversy. What he did was put up a kickstarter for a homestuck. Kickstarter is a popular platform for raising funds for a variety of projects. Many backers at this point were far from happy about not getting the game they put money. Kickstarter success how to prevent your idea from being stolen on kickstarter. In 2014, the odd gentlemen were briefly attached to the production of andrew hussies homestuck adventure game, hiveswap. I am afraid that someone will steal my product andor accuse me of stealing their product which i did not do and i would never do. Supporters pledge various amounts of money in return for certain levels of rewards from the creators of a project. Peachy printer launched on kickstarter back in september of 20.
Hiveswap set the bar high because of the kickstarter, and as a result we got a single act after 5 years and are coming up on the fourth distinct studio working on the game. Allegations about hivewswaphomestuck, the odd gentlemen, and. Your money will stay in your bank account, the paks will stay in our warehouse, and well try to figure out other ways to make or fund a game. The odd gentlemen is a video game developer founded by matt korba and paul bellezza in. A significant chunk of the funding was allegedly stolen by the odd gentlemen. Hussie is smart enough that he has to see the insanity of throwing good money after bad at this point. Playing hiveswap friendshipsim has made me realize how. As you all probably know, hiveswap has been horribly delayed in its release. Hiveswap kickstarter money stolen this was originally posted by user ipgd who is a confirmed very close friend of hussies because they talk on twitter a lot.
And given that the actual builds that tog made for hiveswap were barely. Crowdfunding campaign discovers copied project on kickstarter. Feb 19, 2014 once again, because crowdsourcing evangelists rose to the occasion prior to the funding deadline, all 83 backers were able to keep their money. A handdrawn tribute to hilarious 90s adventure games with none of the accompanying frustration. The odd gentlemen used stolen funds to develop kings.
One of the latest cybercrime trends, according to a report from the united states financial crimes enforcement network fincen, is the use of crowdfunding websites like kickstarter, indiegogo and gofundme to drain stolen credit cards, launder money and even fund terrorists. Even if theres staff shifts and even if theres stuff going on, we dont have the complete story, and everyone is. An adventure game based on homestuck, by andrew hussie. We might get a lot more in depth mechanics since some of. Sep 14, 2017 in september 2012, hussie announced a kickstarter for hiveswap, a video game companion to homestuck. Aug 30, 2017 hiveswap is an episodic adventure game series which is a spinoff of popular webcomic homestuck. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
The odd gentlemens theft from the homestuck kickstarter. Development the game in its original polygonal incarnation. Sep, 20 if youre worried about people stealing your idea you need to look at getting your idea patented. Originally, hiveswap was meant to be developed by another team, but at some point due to various complications, it was announced that development would continue inhouse by what pumpkin studios, essentially forcing them to start over with most of the kickstarter money gone and with a. It is possible, i suppose, for a bad guy to hack your kickstarter project and lock you out of it.
On june 19, 2014, hussie announced their involvement via backeronly kickstarter update. The best character, aranea serket, will likely not be appearing. In order to discover your true sign, you must identify two additional qualities about yourself, which are unique to the extended zodiac. I feel a twisted sense of pride that i did not have any money to throw at the homestuck kickstarter when it was running.
There arewere people who believe it was made with money stolen from the hiveswap kickstarter and were very displeased with this. Take a time machine with us as we travel to the far back world of 2012 and the homestuck adventure game kickstarter. Based in the universe of hussies ms paint adventures webcomic homestuck, it focuses on a girl who is accidentally transported to the planet of alterniahome of the troll species seen in homestuck. Game was paid for with stolen money, not a buy for me because. After five years the homestuck game finally has a release date.
Act 1 releases five years after kickstarter sa gamer. You have 1 year to file for a patent once youve offered your patentable idea for sale. Nothing much has been said, which is making the fans ask where the 2. Kickstarter exists to help bring creative projects to life. Ms paint adventures is raising funds for homestuck adventure game on kickstarter. A home for film, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, photography, and more. There wont be an act 2 unless it comes out in a form that is far simpler and much cheaper to produce. The creator andrew hussie is not a game developer and no one expected the kickstarter to be a game developed by him. Hiveswap is an episodic adventure game developed by what pumpkin games and overseen by andrew hussie and cohen edenfield. What he did was put up a kickstarter for a homestuck adventure.
The odd gentlemen used ks money for the homestuck game. There, she joins a band of scrappy troll rebels and embarks on an epic journey to save the world. The kickstarter he made was so that he could get a developer to make the game based on his webcomic series, no one expected him to somehow do it on his own. Hiveswap is a video game set in the homestuck universe. The odd gentlemen used stolen funds to develop king. Jul 05, 2015 this is an ongoing story accusing the odd gentlemen, currently making kings quest for activision, of having taken money from the kickstarter of this game to make kings quest. Did you know that the hiveswap kickstarter earned over 2 million dollars. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The combination of kickstarter euphoria and the popularity of homestuck gave hiveswap a huge push. Kickstarter has good support and security, so you would probably be able to get it back. This is an ongoing story accusing the odd gentlemen, currently making kings quest for activision, of having taken money from the kickstarter of this game to make kings quest. Homestuck adventure game by ms paint adventures kickstarter. Act 1 is a pointandclick adventure game based on the homestuck webcomic. The crowdfunding site says hackers broke into its systems and made off with data.
To entice potential backers, the kickstarter offered several rewards. Kickstarter has sent out an alert to all its registered users warning that the popular crowdfunding platform has been hacked. Based on the hit webcomic homestuck, hiveswap is an episodic 3d pointandclick adventure game about a young human girl named joey who gets sucked through a portal to the alien planet of alternia. Kickstarter campaign founder posts alleged videotaped. In 2012, during the early height of kickstarters popularity, the project launched to roaring success. It was announced on september 4, 2012 and funded through kickstarter. Even in the worst case scenario when hiveswap kickstarter money was stolen and the entire team was restructured to move on to 2d, we still got a great act 1, and i have hopes for act 2, and the subsequent acts as well. Pluck nfile was described as the swiss army knife of the tweezer world. Jan 04, 2015 this past november dawn sole was named one of south floridas winning startups by the south florida business journal. Jul 04, 2015 the short of it sprinkled with my own brand of perspective kings quest 2015 developers the odd gentlemen knowingly took funds gathered from a kickstarter for a video game homestuck adventure game they were contracted by whatpumpkin to make and put them towards developing this title instead. I have a great idea for a new product and i am thinking about launching it on kickstarter, but i have one major problem. Kickstarter compromised, user data stolen threatpost. Openbound is a series of interactive games, titled in homestuck as s act 6 intermission 3, sa6i3, and sa6i3, that are spread throughout act 6 intermission 3 of homestuck.
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