The survey was sent to the email address associated with your Kickstarter or BackerKit pledge.If you still haven’t received yours, please reach out at [email protected].
With the deadline one week away, we can’t stress this enough: do not wait any longer to fill out your survey!
WHAT'S NEXT?
Once we reach the deadline we’ll lock the orders, which means that it won’t be possible to change your order or update your survey answers past this point.
Credit cards for BackerKit pre-order backers who haven’t paid yet will get charged soon after.
For backers with physical rewards, it’ll still be possible to update your shipping address if needed. The shipping address will be locked at a later time when we’re ready to deliver these items. We’ll keep you updated as we still don’t have an ETA for this.
Digital rewards will be sent at launch to the same email address used to fill out the survey. Again, we’ll keep you all updated as we get closer to the release date.
THAT’S IT FOR NOW!
Again, thanks for your support <3
This phase of fulfillment has been very smooth so far, thanks to everyone’s patience and collaboration. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach us out at [email protected] or in the #fulfillment-support channel on Discord.
All the best,
-Saboteam
FOOTNOTES
As we are self-publishing, growing awareness is paramount throughout production. If you have a moment to help us even more than you already have, here are a few ways you can can do so in 30 seconds or less:
Invite a friend or internet traveler to do any of the above!
Steam Next Fest: PC Demo Available Now
10 months ago
– Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 10:05:14 AM
Hey everyone!
Steam Next Fest starts today, and we’re happy to confirm that Sea of Stars is part of the week-long event.
Not only is this a great opportunity for Sea of Stars to gain visibility on Steam and grow the wishlist before launch, it also means that the demo is now available on PC!
If you feel like helping us spread the word, the best way is by liking and sharing this tweet.
While the demo features areas that will be part of the final game, we made sure to pick a slice that did not reveal any major spoilers from the main story. It is designed to give a hint of context, but mostly showcase some gameplay systems and mechanics around dungeon crawling and combat. It aims to provide a sense of the tone and vibe without giving away major points of the journey.
For those who might be wondering, it is the exact same demo that was released on Nintendo Switch back in February, including the minor updates that followed.
The demo will remain available on Steam after the Steam Next Fest. The same slice is also coming to PlayStation and Xbox before the official launch as well, so stay tuned!
PLEASE SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THE DEMO!
We’ll increase our presence on our Discord over the following days to gather feedback and answer questions. Feel free to come talk to us and share your thoughts in the #sos-demo-feedback channel!
Also, while we did a pass for compatibility testing, it’s virtually impossible to cover every and all possible hardware configurations. Should you encounter any technical issues and want to help us make adjustments for your configuration type before launch, you can provide any details you find relevant along with the following information:
Windows version
Graphics card
Graphics driver version
Motherboard
CPU model
Monitor resolution
Monitor refresh rate
Input device
WHEELS MINIGAME REVEAL!
We finally revealed Wheels, the famous game known by all in the world of Sea of Stars. Wheels is an optional tabletop game that you’ll be able to play whenever you want to take a break from adventuring.
If you want to know more right now, here’s Thierry showing the minigame while the pirate band plays music:
82% OF BACKERS HAVE ALREADY FILLED THEIR SURVEY
It’s been two weeks since the surveys were sent out, and we want to thank everyone who has already filled theirs. Out of 30,438 backers (Kickstarter+Backerkit), 25,007 have completed the process.
In case you missed the Kickstarter update for the survey, you can find it right here.
As a reminder, your survey was sent to the email address associated with your Kickstarter or BackerKit pledge. If you still haven’t received yours, please reach out to [email protected] and we will be in touch!
The deadline is July 3rd. We cannot stress this enough: all surveys must be submitted by July 3rd.
FOOTNOTES
As we are self-publishing, growing awareness is paramount throughout production. If you have a moment to help us even more than you already have, here are a few ways you can can do so in 30 seconds or less:
Invite a friend or internet traveler to do any of the above!
Content Lock, Survey Update and Game Pass Announcement
11 months ago
– Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 11:16:02 AM
Hello dear backers & supporters!
As of this writing, there are less than 80 days left until Sea of Stars is released worldwide (!!!)
Given all the exciting announcements we have surrounding the launch of the game, the pace of updates is bound to increase. For your inboxes' sake, we'll do our best to present them as bundles.
Alright, here's today's news!
SEA OF STARS IS NOW CONTENT COMPLETE
Last Tuesday (June 6th) was a big moment for the team as we officially achieved the Content Complete milestone! This means that Sea of Stars is now fully playable from title screen to end credits including all of the optional content, the Wheels minigame (??) and all of the hidden items. Everything has been fully reviewed frame-by-frame, polished and balanced to what we are happy to call "done".
We now have two full months ahead of us to go from BETA (content complete) to GOLD (bug free). Just like we did before releasing The Messenger, we invited the QA professionals over at Lionbridge to provide analysis and advice on the bugs that need to be fixed for the game to be at the level of quality we are shooting for. With 11 testers joining the ranks, it will be a busy final stretch for the dev team!
Meanwhile, localization is also going at a steady pace. Most of the game's content has already been localized in French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, with proofreading beginning next week.
It's been almost 5 years since the initial pitch for Sea of Stars happened internally at Sabotage, and here we are at last.
If you're reading this, we thank you once again for your support. You've made this journey all the more incredible, and we sincerely hope that our little game will exceed your expectations.
Here's a team selfie we took to capture our joy at reaching content complete, in which trying to get everyone to yell at the same time was absolutely not a bad call.
78% OF BACKERS HAVE ALREADY FILLED THEIR SURVEYS
It’s been one week since the surveys were sent and everything went smoothly so far. Out of 30,438 backers (Kickstarter+Backerkit), 23,816 have completed the process.
In case you missed last week’s update, you can find it right here.
As a reminder, the survey was sent to the email address associated with your Kickstarter or BackerKit pledge.If you still haven’t received yours, please reach out to [email protected] and we will be in touch.
The deadline is July 3rd. We cannot stress this enough: all surveys must be submitted by July 3rd.
SEA OF STARS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON XBOX GAME PASS AND PC GAME PASS DAY 1
We’re extremely excited to confirm that Sea of Stars will be joining the PC and Xbox Game Pass catalog on launch day. It’s incredible for us to imagine how many more players around the world will get to experience Sea of Stars and join the conversation around our project!
On the business front, this means we will be getting better store placement and marketing support, which is critical on launch day to secure our long-term ability to focus less on fundraising and more on making games.
The discussion with Microsoft took place over a couple of years, and they really helped us make sure that there would be no compromises to our vision and promises. As such, this isn’t an exclusive deal in any way, meaning it has no impact on our ability to bring the game to any other platforms or services.
As you well know as backers, it has always been our objective to bring the game to as many players as possible, and we at Sabotage are happy to visualize the increased number of people who will have access to this little game that is so dear to us.
To be extra clear, Sea of Stars is still launching on Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 on August 29th, Game Pass is just a bonus!
We couldn’t get this kind of deal without the overwhelming support and hype for the game coming from our community, and we’re forever grateful for that.
Once again, we can't thank you enough, and look forward to putting the game in your hands.
All the love,
-SaboTeam
FOOTNOTES
As we are self-publishing, growing awareness is paramount throughout production. If you have a moment to help us even more than you already have, here are a few ways you can can do so in 30 seconds or less:
Invite a friend or internet traveler to do any of the above!
The Backer Survey Will Be Sent Out Today
11 months ago
– Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 07:52:19 AM
Hi again backers!
The time has come, we’re finally ready to send the backer survey.
It will be sent out to everyone today at the email address associated with your Kickstarter or BackerKit pledge.
**YOU HAVE UNTIL JULY 3RD TO FILL YOUR SURVEY**
We wouldn’t advise waiting at the last minute to fill your survey. The sooner the surveys are completed, the sooner we can get to the next step of fulfillment and make sure everyone gets their rewards as soon as we possibly can.
Please take the time to read the following carefully to make sure you have all the necessary info to fill it out correctly. If you have any questions after reading this, the official support channels are listed down below.
HOW DOES THE SURVEY WORK?
The survey will be linked in an email sent to the address associated with your Kickstarter or BackerKit account. It will allow us to gather all the necessary information for the delivery of both digital and physical items.
Once you’re in the survey, the process is a bit different whether you pledged during the initial Kickstarter campaign or later on via the BackerKit post-campaign shop.
Let’s begin with Kickstarter backers. If you pledged via BackerKit, you can skip to this section and go directly to the BACKERKIT PRE-ORDER BACKERS section.
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN BACKERS
The survey is divided into four sections:
1. Questions
First, you’ll be asked survey questions associated with your pledge level.
The first question type will ask to pick the platform(s) for the item(s) already included in your pledge, if applicable.
Note that if you select Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4/5 for your digital copy, you’ll also need to pick the right region option.
Simply select the right options and click “Next”.
The second question type allows you to enter the name to appear in the backer section of the credits, if that reward is part of your pledge.
IMPORTANT:
For uniformity purposes, please use your full name in latin characters only. Avoid numbers and special characters.
The text field doesn’t have a character limit, but please do not exceed 35 characters, including spaces.
Any offensive or inappropriate language will be removed and won’t appear in the credits.
When you’re done, click the “Next” button.
2. Add-ons
Once you’ve answered all the questions, you’ll get to the “add-ons” section. Here, you can add extra items to your pledge. In the case you purchase extra digital or physical copies, you’ll then get to pick the platform(s) in the follow-up questions.
In case you over pledged during the campaign, the extra amount will appear here as credits that you can use to get the add-ons.
You can obviously skip this section altogether if you don’t wish to add anything to your order.
Once you’re satisfied with the content of your cart, click “Next”.
3. Shipping
This section will only appear if your order contains physical items.
This is the address that will be used for shipping, overriding the one that was given when you first pre-ordered.
IMPORTANT: The phone number is mandatory, and only for shipping purposes.
4. Confirm
The last step is order confirmation. We strongly suggest reviewing carefully each item and add-on you have in your cart to make sure you picked the right options. You can still go back to earlier sections of the survey and edit anything at this point.
If you added any add-ons, you’ll need to complete your payment info. There are two payments methods available:
- Credit card: Your card won’t get charged right away. The funds will be collected when we close the pledge manager on our side. We don’t have an exact date for this yet, but it should happen soon after the deadline for the surveys on July 3rd.
- PayPal: If you choose to pay via Paypal, the funds will be collected right away.
Once everything’s in order, you can click the “Place My Order” button.
And that it’s, you’re done! Again, if you need any further assistance, the support channels are listed at the end of this post.
BACKERKIT PRE-ORDER BACKERS
If you're a backer from the Kickstarter campaign, you can skip this section.
The survey is divided into 4 sections:
1. Questions
This first section is only there to give a few instructions about the following steps of the survey. Once you’ve read it, you can select the “Understood!” option and click the “Next: Add-ons” button.
2. Add-ons
When you get to that section, the first thing you should notice is that the items you already pre-ordered are listed as add-ons in your cart on the right part of the screen.
Here, you can also add additional items to your order.
When you’re satisfied with the items in your cart, click “Next”. If more information is needed for one or multiple items, you’ll automatically be brought to the questions page.
The first question type is to pick the platform(s) if you purchased digital or physical copies of the game.
Note that if you select Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4/5 for your digital copy, you’ll also need to pick the right region option.
Simply select your preferred option and click “Next”.
The second question type allows you to enter the name to appear in the backer section of the credits, if you got the “Solstice Warrior Package” when you first pre-ordered via the BackerKit store (it’s not available as an add-on in the survey.)
IMPORTANT:
For uniformity purposes, please use your full name in latin characters only. Avoid numbers and special characters.
The text field doesn’t have a character limit, but please do not exceed 35 characters, including spaces.
Any offensive or inappropriate language will be removed and won’t appear in the credits.
Answer all of the questions listed there and click “Next”.
3. Shipping
This section will only appear if your order contains physical items.
This is the address that will be used for shipping, overriding the one that was given when you first pre-ordered.
IMPORTANT: The phone number is mandatory, and only for shipping purposes.
4. Confirm
The last step is order confirmation. We strongly suggest reviewing carefully each item and add-on you have in your cart to make sure you picked the right options. You can still go back to earlier sections of the survey and edit anything at this point.
If you added any add-ons, you’ll need to complete your payment info. There are two payments methods available:
- Credit card: Your card won’t get charged right away. The funds will be collected when we close the pledge manager on our side. We don’t have an exact date for this yet, but it should happen soon after the deadline for the surveys on July 3rd.
- PayPal: If you choose to pay via Paypal, the funds will be collected right away.
Once everything’s in order, you can click the “Place My Order” button.
And that it’s, you’re done! Again, if you need any further assistance, the support channels are listed at the end of this post.
PRODUCTS DETAILS
Here’s what you need to know about each available items:
Digital copy of the game
The digital keys will be distributed via email when the game launches on August 29th. All the launch platforms are available to pick in the survey (Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.)
Backer-exclusivephysical edition
The backer-exclusive physical edition comes with an exclusive cover art and a high-quality instructions booklet.
The physical copies will be delivered after launch. They need time to be manufactured and shipped once the gold master build is ready. Evaluating options, we opted to release the game digitally as soon as it is ready, which means physical copies will arrive at a later date. But worry not, for every physical copy pre-order will be given a free digital game code usable on day one.
As an additional treat to backers, digital codes do not need to be for the same platform as the physical version you are picking. Feel free to take this opportunity as a free copy on an additional platform, or a way to keep your physical copy sealed!
The backer-exclusive physical edition is available as an add-on in the survey for all launch platforms (Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.)
OST Vinyl
This is a double-vinyl containing tracks hand-picked by our composer Eric W. Brown. The cover is exclusive to this edition.
Just as the physical copies, vinyls will be delivered later on. Our top priority is letting everyone play the game as soon as possible, but we will be putting in all efforts to get them to your door as fast as pressing will allow.
Digital artbook & DRM-free version of the soundtrack
These aren't available as add-onsin the survey, butare included with some pledge levels.
We don’t have an ETA for when they will be delivered yet. Our top priority is letting everyone play the game as soon as possible, but we will be putting in all efforts to send them to you as soon as we can.
REMINDER: YOU HAVE UNTIL JULY 3RD TO COMPLETE YOUR SURVEY
We recommend doing it as soon as you get it. Please do not wait until the last minute.
The sooner the surveys are completed, the sooner we can get to the next step of fulfillment and make sure everyone gets their rewards as soon as we possibly can.
We’ll send multiple reminders in the following weeks to make sure no one’s missing out.
SUPPORT
If you need help at any moment during the final phase of fulfillment, please refer to the survey FAQ andthe BackerKit support first. It’s accessible via the “Need help?” button that’s present on every page of the survey.
If you need further assistance, here are the support channels to prioritize:
We’re confident everything is going to go down smoothly, but with as many backers we’re bound to get a lot of support requests. We guarantee that we’ll do our best to get back to everyone in a timely manner.
THAT’S IT FOR NOW
Three years after the end of our Kickstarter campaign, this is obviously a big milestone for us and we couldn’t be more grateful for your patience and support.
The finish line is getting closer by the day and we can’t wait to finally put Sea of Stars into your hands.
We’ll be back with some development updates very soon.
All the best,
-Saboteam
FOOTNOTES
As we are self-publishing, growing awareness is paramount throughout production. If you have a moment to help us even more than you already have, here are a few ways you can can do so in 30 seconds or less:
Invite a friend or internet traveler to do any of the above!
The Backer Survey Will Be Sent Out Next Week
11 months ago
– Wed, May 31, 2023 at 12:03:45 PM
Hi dear backers!
Here we are, ready to kick off the final phase of fulfillment with the delivery of the backer survey.
It will be sent out next week to the email address associated with your Kickstarter or BackerKit pledge.
We’ll publish some more thorough guidelines in another Kickstarter update just before the survey is officially sent out but we wanted to give you all a heads-up and a few reminders beforehand.
WHAT'S THE BACKER SURVEY?
Most of the backer tiers contain pledge rewards for which we need to collect extra information, such as platforms for copies of the game or names for the backer section of the credits. You’ll find all the necessary information relevant to your own pledge in the survey.
Backers from the Kickstarter campaign and from the BackerKit pre-order shop both need to fill out the survey.
It’s also your last chance to add some of the backer-exclusive items such as the physical edition or the vinyl of the soundtrack to your order. The final shipping address for all physical items will be also collected in the survey.
A SMOKE TEST WILL BE SENT TODAY
As a way to test out the overall flow of the survey before sending it to everyone, it’ll first be sent out randomly to 5% of backers, today. So, if you get the email with the link to the survey, that’s not a mistake. It is your official survey, so please go ahead and fill it out.
We would then appreciate hearing from you if you have any feedback so we can make the necessary adjustments before we officially send the rest of the surveys next week.
Please carefully read the instructions for each step of the survey. If anything feels confusing or could be improved, we’d like to know. The preferred support channels are listed below.
SUPPORT
If you need help at any moment during the final phase of fulfillment, please refer to the survey FAQ first. It’s accessible via the “Need help?” button featured on every page of the survey.
If you need further assistance, here are the support channels to prioritize:
We’re confident everything is going to go down smoothly, but with this many backers we’re bound to get a lot of support requests. We’ll do our best to get back to everyone in a timely manner.
THAT’S IT FOR NOW
As always, thanks for your patience. We’ll be back with more information early next week.
The overwhelming support continues to boost the team’s energy throughout the last stretch of development, and we couldn’t be more grateful.
All the best,
-Saboteam
FOOTNOTES
As we are self-publishing, growing awareness is paramount throughout production. If you have a moment to help us even more than you already have, here are a few ways you can can do so in 30 seconds or less:
