Updated Authoring Kit Release Plan

[MPHopcroft]

[Raises hand] Ooh! Ooh! I have a question, Mr. Rob![/Lowers hand]

What is the pricing going to be on the Authoring Kit?

[phantomwhale]

Think it's already been said, but would prefer a good solid release to an incomplete rushed one, and thanks for the honesty about health issues on delaying this. Having transparent release dates and slippages makes me feel that at least something is still going on - lots of other projects "freeze up" for months, which can give users the impression that everybody just went home months ago...

Going through some major health stuff myself (hence I spending far too long on the internet bugging other people to release stuff I want to play with now I'm sick) and can honestly say health is lots more important than software release cycles ! Be well Rob.

Ben

[rob]

At 04:24 PM 11/14/2008, you wrote:

[Raises hand] Ooh! Ooh! I have a question, Mr. Rob![/Lowers hand]

What is the pricing going to be on the Authoring Kit?

And Gabe spoke thusly unto Horshack....

The Kit is going to be treated as a separate game system for HL. It will also include all of the Savage Worlds stuff. So basically you can choose the combination of Kit and Savage Worlds as your "free" game system with the product or you can purchase the combo as an add-on game system for $20. When you have the Kit, you'll be able to use any game system created via the Kit, so the Kit will actually cover lots of game systems for a single price.

Please note that, just like with other game systems, you will not need to purchase the Kit to play around with it. You'll have the complete ability to create and use data files created via the Kit without paying for it. The only limitation is that you'll be limited to demo mode, which means only print preview and no saving of portfolios. Basically, this means that everyone can fully test-drive the Kit before shelling out their money, whether they want to use the Savage Worlds files, create their own data files, or check out files written by someone else.

Hope this makes things reasonably clear!

[MPHopcroft]

Originally Posted by rob

At 04:24 PM 11/14/2008, you wrote:

And Gabe spoke thusly unto Horshack....

I suppose I should be pleased someone got the reference.

The Kit is going to be treated as a separate gamesystem for HL. It will also include all of the Savage Worlds stuff. So basically you can choose the combination of Kit and Savage Worlds as your "free" game system with the product or you can purchase the combo as an add-on game system for $20. When you have the Kit, you'll be able to use any game system created via the Kit, so the Kit will actually cover lots of game systems for a single price.

Please note that, just like with other game systems, you will not need to purchase the Kit to play around with it. You'll have the complete ability to create and use data files created via the Kit without paying for it. The only limitation is that you'll be limited to demo mode, which means only print preview and no saving of portfolios. Basically, this means that everyone can fully test-drive the Kit before shelling out their money, whether they want to use the Savage Worlds files, create their own data files, or check out files written by someone else.

Hope this makes things reasonably clear!

It sure does. Savage Worlds is actually a pretty good choice to do as the system to release with the kit: SW itself is a system that the publishers encourage people to tinker with the system, and many of the supplements include complete new sub-systems (like the powers in Necessary Evil).