Development Strategy and Funding Scenarios
Whilst much of the basic mechanics of the game are in place, there is still a great deal of effort needed to develop content and populate the world. The games will take lace in a 4km x 4km half-scale landscape of Coniston Water and its surrounds that is based on up-to-date lidar topography. This is a significant area for a role player game world (bigger than the fortnight island) and will requires a great deal of content and work to create roads, villages, farms, churches etc.
The main areas we need to focus on are:
Refining and extending gameplay functionality.
Increase the number of characters in period clothing.
Develop an extensive road, track and path network.
Create period appropriate houses, farms, shops and cars.
Develop fun and challenging scenarios to engage players.
The pace of development will depend entirely on how much funding we can secure to make Coniston Adventure a reality. Whilst our indie team are committed to delivering this project, it has to run side by side with the need to earn a living through other projects. Whilst we'd dearly love to work full-time on creating a magical world of mystery and adventure, we will have to work within the confines of how much support we receive from you good people.
Below are the anticipated limitations and timescales based on three funding scenarios:
Low Funding <£5K
- Development at current level - approx. 1 day per week.
- Limited Ability to purchase development tool subscriptions.
- Reliance on marketplace resources to populate world.
- Estimated timescale : 3 years +
Medium Funding 5K - £25K
- Increase development to 3 days per week
- Access to useful developer tools to create content..
- Estimated timescale : 2 - 3 years.
High Funding £25K - £100K
- Increase development to full time for 1 or 2 individuals.
- Professional subscriptions for multiple developer tools and resources.
- Secure 3D modellers to develop period appropriate content.
- Estimated timescale : 1 - 2 years.
Dream Funding £100K +
- Dedicate an entire indie team to the task.
- All the developer tools and professional content we could wish for.
- Employ youngsters from Coniston area to contribute to project.
- Still 1 -2 years, but with much richer and more realistic locations.
Ok, so it might be too much to expect dream funding, but anything you can contribute would be much appreciated and help towards creating a fun role playing game that takes players , young and old, back to a simpler and more wholesome time of childhood. adventure. Although the exact rewards are yet to be formalised, we'd expect to offer a variety of rewards to our financial backers, including the game for free when it releases, the opportunity to join the test programme for pre-release versions, and even the chance to name characters, farms or streets that will appear in the final release. We want all supporters to be part of the development journey, so we'll create a dedicated social media channel where you can read regular updates, view content we have created, and even have the chance to chat with developers.
By becoming a financial backer of Coniston Adventure, you will become part of the process.