Editing Obduction (section)

= Kickstarter Campaign =

Cyan launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for ''Obduction'' on {{#dateformat:17 Oct 2013}}<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyaninc/obduction</ref>, offering the following tiers:

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! Tier Name !! Rewards !! Price (US$)
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| Morale Supporter || Provided only a subscription to campaign updates, not the game or any additional rewards. || $1
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| Gimme the Game || Digital download of Obduction for PC or Mac, digital manual, access to backers-only Obduction forums, name in "Backers" section of game credits, and digital concept art. || $25
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| Digital Collector || All rewards from lower tiers, ''[[Obduction Exploration Guide]]'', digital ''[[Art of Cyan]]'' artbook, and ''[[Obduction - Original Game Soundtrack]]'' download. || $45
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| Gimme the Box || All rewards from lower tiers, Kickstarter-exclusive physical boxed edition for PC or Mac, and name in "Box Backers" section of game credits. || $75
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| Show & Tell || All rewards from lower tiers, limited edition Obduction T-shirt, Kickstarter exclusive art print, three postcards, and name in "Show & Tell Backers" section of game credits. || $120
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| Art Collector || All rewards from lower tiers, Kickstarter-exclusive poster and ''[[Art of Obduction]'' book (both signed by Rand Miller and team members), and name in "Signature Backers" section of game credits. || $250
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| Become the Artist || All rewards from lower tiers (excluding "Egg-sibitionist" tier), in-game Easter egg provided by backer, and name in "Additional Design Backers" section of game credits. || $850
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| Egg-sibitionist || All rewards from lower tiers (excluding "Become the Artist" tier), in-game Easter egg created by Cyan based on backer-provided image, and name in "Additional Design" section of game credits. || $850
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| Let's do Launch at Cyan. || All rewards from lower tiers, entire business day spent at Cyan, exclusive friends and family private launch party, game prop (of which less than 100 were made), and name in opening game credits as "Executive Backer". || $4,500
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| Experience Design at Cyan || All rewards from lower tiers, attendance at an early ''Obduction'' design meeting, dinner with Rand Miller and other members of the design team, ability to play early builds and provide feedback to the design team, direct communication from the producer, name in the opening credits as “Supporting Producer." || $10,000
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During the campaign, the "Become the Strata 3D Artist" tier was added on {{#dateformat:4 Nov 2016}}, followed by the "Double Disc" tier on {{#dateformat:7 Nov 2016}}:

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! Tier Name !! Rewards !! Price (US$)
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| Double Disc || All rewards from lower tiers, Kickstarter-exclusive ''Obduction'' disc-golf disc signed by the ''Obduction'' team, Kickstarter-exclusive compact disc of ''Obduction'' soundtrack, and name in "Disc Backers" section of game credits. || $425
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| Become the Strata 3D Artist || All rewards from lower tiers, special ''Myst'' version of Strata Design 3D CX software (which included some textures and models from ''Myst''), in-game item created by backer using Strata Design 3D CX, five hi-res digital renders of original ''Myst'' models, and name in "Additional Design" section of game credits. || $1,100
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The campaign was successfully funded on {{#dateformat:16 Nov 2013}}, with 22,195 backers pledging US$1,321,306.