Tumbleweed Express: The Steampunk Railshooter/Tower Defense

A project in College Park, MD by The Dirigiballers, LLC
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Trains with guns on them in the Wild West! Shoot, upgrade, customize, and mount up to defeat brutal outlaws and ruthless businessmen!
Backers: 79
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69

Funded: $5,452 of $24,000
Dates: Sep 2nd -> Oct 2nd (30 days)
Project By: The Dirigiballers, LLC
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Latest News

9/28 Jam Content and 3 Days till deadline!

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Jake here! So we're in the final days of our Kickstarter and our deadline is Thursday! The heat is on and the stress is high, but besides that the team wrapped up another jam session today and we've got some fun content to share with... (Read More)

Development Timelapse videos + Upcoming Game Jam and Interview!

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! Jake here again! Well we're a little over 2/3rds of the way through our campaign! What a ride so far eh?  Today I'll be bringing you a cool couple of videos that tease a couple of our development processes on both the programming/design... (Read More)

Fun at Baltimore Innovate + Bonus DEV Unity Tutorial!

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! Jake here again. Last night I was up in Baltimore with Duy Le, our fantastic resident 3D Artist. We had great fun schmoozing and mingling with tech folks and local indie devs! Here are some shots from the event: Here's Duy manning the... (Read More)

Baltimore Innovate App Arcade + Coverage by Aeolian Games and Gamers in Beta!

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys!  No rest for the wicked huh? This week post-Boston FIG has been crazy! We went down to DC on Wednesday to meet up with the IGDA DC Chapter and their support for our project was heart warming and inspiring! Thanks guys! Tomorrow we'll be... (Read More)

Boston FIG Results!

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Phew, what an exhausting weekend! The team had a great time in Boston showing at the Festival of Indie Games at MIT! Check out some shots from the event: At the event we met tons of great press folks and fellow developers! We want to thank Gamers In... (Read More)

Shipping out to BostonFIG

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Our three man team has packed up the Honda Fit and are now on their way to Boston for the Boston Festival of Indie Games! I hope you will all join me in wishing them a very safe journey from College Park, Maryland and good luck as they... (Read More)

Boston FIG Interviews and IGDA Support. BONUS: Storyboard Intro Video!

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Jake here stopping in to say that I can't wait to be up in Boston on Saturday for the Festival of Indie Games! Tomorrow I'll be driving up with some guys from the team and we'll be getting the booth ready with our posters, flyers, cards,... (Read More)

Ready To Rock: Oculus Rift & Boston Festival of Indie Games (Boston FIG)

September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! As our campaign continues, we're really excited that the Oculus Rift community is getting interested in our project; you can read about it at VR Focus. There may be some hidden gems for those fans on our YouTube! channel in some of our... (Read More)

How We Made Quickdraw Quarry: The Fight with Drillcar Jim

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers,  I wanted to share with you a YouTube video new to our channel! We time lapsed the design of Quick draw Quarry; the place of your confrontation with Drillcar Jim leader of the Drillcar Bandits! Feel free to click through it and see the... (Read More)

What You Can Expect During The Campaign: A Schedule

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Thanks again for supporting us on this marathon they call Kickstarter.We have a pretty awesome internal schedule lined up for the next few months and I thought it would be neat to share this schedule (as it presently stands) with you all... (Read More)

Welcome Backers & Baltimore Innovation Week

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, welcome aboard, and thank you for all your support on our opening day.  The Dirigiballers are really excited that you have all chosen to back our project and we plan to keep you all informed of our activities during this campaign and... (Read More)

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