STARS REACH Kickstarter funded in 1 hour

I can’t tell you how much of a rollercoaster yesterday was. We hoped to see a strong Kickstarter but reaching our goal is less than one hour is just amazing, and a real expression of support from the community. Thank you all so much. (You can check out the Kickstarter here!)

We’re not stopping here. As I write this, we are on track to double our initial goal today! We hit our first stretch goal, for the Hansian species, overnight. Hansians were first mentioned in our lore in the short story “Interdicted,” which we posted up on the website a couple of weeks ago.

Last night I did a 90 minute stream where I showed video of upcoming features ranging from the small (inventory search) to glimpses of improved rendering. You can check out the VOD of the stream here.

We will continue to do streams, releasing info, and of course, letting people in to try out the game.

There is loads of coverage:

• “Stars Reach: A Living Galaxy Sandbox MMORPG” Raises Over $200k on Kickstarter In 1 Hour – MMOs.com
• Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies’ “spiritual sequel” smashed its $200k Kickstarter target in under an hour, and the sci-fi fantasy MMORPG is now on track to double its goal
• Stars Reach Aims to Revive the Sandbox MMO Glory of Star Wars Galaxies
• Stars Reach Looks To Fill The Star Wars Galaxies-Sized Hole In The MMO Space
• The Stars Reach Kickstarter Just Went Live And It Already Met Its Funding Goal Of $200K

We still need your help to keep our velocity up. Even if you don’t feel comfortable pledging, tossing in $1 helps increase our backer count and show momentum. Please check out the Kickstarter here!