Dual Universe Newsletter - 05 November 2016 View this email in your browser

Here Comes the November Newsletter



Dear community members,

We're still at work on the follow-up for our successful Kickstarter campaign. Here's a little roundup on what's up at Novaquark these days!



We received the funds from Kickstarter. Once again, thank you very much for your support! We're still working on the list of your contributions. Once it’s finished (hopefully in the coming weeks) we'll send you a form to fill out to get additional information (like the name reservation for your character(s), shipping addresses for physical rewards, etc.).



Regarding the crowdfunding portal launch, development is about to end. We hope to launch it very soon. We want to make sure you understand what will and won’t be available on this new platform, so read on to find out more:



There will be two phases:



Phase 1 will be short and temporary, starting from the payment portal launch date and going through the end of the year. Packages will be quite similar to the Kickstarter packs, so that those of you who couldn’t pledge during the Kickstarter campaign for various reasons (not being able to pay with PayPal, missing the end date of the Kickstarter, etc.) can still support us. The available Founder packs will have the same number of DACs as the Kickstarter ones. However, they will have a few less perks.



The following packs/rewards will not be available because they were all Kickstarter exclusives: Early bird and boosted packs.

The rewards tied to social goals (reaching 6,000 and then 8,000 backers), which were name reservations for every backer and the exclusive single-player hovercraft blueprint mentioned above.

The Kickstarter outfit for Bronze packs and above, and the in-game pets for Silver packs and above.

Phase 2 will begin in January 2017. The Founder packs will be removed permanently, and will be replaced by Supporter packs. The Supporter packs will be significantly different and the price of the DACs slightly higher. Don’t worry, they will still be cheaper than after the official release! For those who like in-game pets and didn’t have the opportunity to get one from the Kickstarter, we plan to make a new one available through an add-on.



In case you missed it, click here for the latest Update on our Kickstarter page for more information on these important topics. Update Frequency The Kickstarter campaign was very intense, and necessitated frequent updates. While we still plan to update you regularly about the development progress, the updates will come less often than during the Kickstarter. You already noticed it, right? But you can still count on hearing from us when we’ve achieved a milestone! If you are interested in more regular communication with us, you can follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You also have this monthly newsletter :) Forum Tweaks and New Fan Section!

You asked for it, so here it is: we reorganized the forums and opened a dedicated Fan section this week.



Here are the changes we applied:



- Off Topic Discussions

- Novark Archives creation (for Fan Fictions)

- Novark Art Gallery creation (for Fan Art)

- A forum section has been moved in the Category "Fan Art, Fan Fictions and Roleplay":

- "The Library of Mankind History" section has become "Novark Agora".

- A first draft of the Fan Fiction Guidelines is already available in the section dedicated to Fan Fictions (Novark Archives).

- The final version of the Fan Fiction Guidelines will be published on Tuesday 15th of November, with the release of the official lore update.

- Language dedicated sections are still in the work.



This new Fan Art, Fan Fictions & Roleplay section is accessible here.



If you're interested in writing fan-fictions around Dual universe, please check here for the guidelines.



Of course, we remain open to the community feedback and suggestions to improve these guidelines!



They will be updated on Tuesday, 15th of November 2016. We will launch a short stories writing challenge soon, so stay tuned! New DevBlog Article:

Scanning & Mining In this new DevBlog , we aim to shed some light on a very important part of the future gameplay of Dual Universe: scanning & mining. What you can read here is our current thinking on these features, as we are currently implementing them. This may still evolve in the future, in particular thanks to your feedback! Below is a little gif to give you a taste ;) Shout Out to Lost Ember We recently received in Paris the cool guys of Mooneye Studios. If you haven't heard of them yet, they're currently running a successful campaign on Kickstarter with their nice Lost Ember game.



Lost Ember is a narrative exploration adventure that lets you uncover the story behind the fall of an ancient civilization from an animal perspective. Your main character, the wolf, can also possess every other animal in the world which gives you a lot of possibilities for exploring our world and finding all its secrets.



Our story is told by your spirit companion: the last soul of mankind that was once part of the old Inrahsi culture. He can show you his memories of important areas and events and tell you what led to the fall of his world, what he has to do with it, and why he now needs your help.

Go check Lost Ember out here

Thank You for Reading! That's all for now.

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