Kickstarter Updates

We met our goal in less than 4 hours! THANK YOU!
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

We never expected that the game would be this popular. We've increased our early bird tiers for one final time to give people a chance to back it on their timezone. We won't be increasing the limit beyond this so make sure you get in before then!

More updates later. Thanks ALL!

First Stretch Goal in < 12 Hours.
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

I can't believe I'm even writing this but we hit out first stretch goal in less than a day. What does that mean? It means Familiars! Familiars are cute pets that will you'll be able to take care of and shower with love and care. We're excited about physical interactions in terms of VR here, where you can pet, and feed your familiars in a realistic manner.

We're out at our investors today, but we'll post more later!

Wow, 2nd Stretch Goal and Third Stretch Goal imminent! Thank you so much
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

Hey everyone I just wanted to update you on what the stretch goals are, since our artists are taking a well deserved break after crunching all last week. So we need some time to update the assets. You guys are supporting us faster than we can keep up! We will probably the assets up by tomorrow!

For the $36,000 tier we will do a live stream of us reviewing a variety of instant ramen types. We will take suggestions and possibly do a poll, but we do reserve the right to refuse anything crazy XD.

For the 50,000 tier -- we're introducing player vendor stalls. Put certain items that you acquire or craft on sale, and allow other players to purchase them in real locations throughout the world.

For the 100,000 tier -- we're introducing permanent player housing! Purchase and construct your own permanent home within Zenith! More details to be revealed later. Thanks everyone!

Lastly, we recently received 10,000 pledge from an amazing member of the community. I just wanted to thank this person for helping Zenith become a reality!

Thanks everyone!!
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

https://v.kickstarter.com/1566182254_22b8a7a94d2c6a35848945d6530f6a713f5c19d9/assets/026/131/945/d8c5e682d7d6db73e28e7980b2b1f7b5_h264_high.mp4

300% Funded! And the answer to the #1 QUESTion we get ;)
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

Hi everyone, we are over 300% funded! Thanks for the support, we're so excited to have all of you on board.

One question we've gotten numerous times is "will Zenith be available for Oculus Quest", and the answer is YES! We plan to support Quest out of the gate along with the other platforms mentioned on the site.

Once again, thank you to everyone who has backed, shared, or supported so far.

Bonus $100k stretch goal if we hit it by this weekend! 💯
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

You all are the best! We're now 350% funded.

As you know, player housing is the $100k stretch goal. But we really want to hit the goal by the end of the weekend, so if we do, we will throw in a BONUS $100k stretch goal...

~*DEVELOPER ANIME THEME SONG KARAOKE*~

If we hit $100k this weekend (by 11:59 PM PST on Sunday), the devs will get on a livestream and sing anime theme songs! (We may also take requests through the Discord.)

If nerds nerding out sounds like a good time, then please back or share the campaign to get to $100k!

Thank you! <3

$100k reached!! Player housing, karaoke, and the next stretch goal!
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

Hellooooooo backers! Last night, we reached $100,000, which means... Player Housing AND Dev Anime Karaoke! We'll release more details on both of those (like the date/time of the karaoke) soon. But we're really excited to be able to add housing to the game. One step closer to living in Zenith.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for: What. Are. The. Gnomes?! Introducing the $125,000 tier, Transmogrification/Dyes! (Not gnomes.) Players will be able to customize the look of their in-game gear with dyes and transmogs. It will be another fun way to stand out and be yourself in Zenith!

Thanks to everyone who donated, and a special thanks to our second God Tier backer. <3

We have other sources of funding besides Kickstarter.
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for backing our Kickstarter and supporting us. Some of you have had questions about how we're going to bring our dream to life with just the amount on the Kickstarter. Zenith is an incredible ambitious vision, and you are right, we will need a lot of capital to make it happen.

The more important thing to understand is that Kickstarter is not our only source of funding. In fact we already have several other investors (including some of the most prestigious investors in Silicon Valley) and if fact we've raised more money through them than through the KS.

Suffice it to say that Lauren and I have decades of industry experience and understand exactly how much money this will take.

The Kickstarter will allow us to make the game even better and more polished but it isn't all the money we have.

So thank you everyone who has backed so far, we really appreciate it :)

Let's goooo! Transmogs and the newest stretch goal... a new playable race at $200k!
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

You already know what time it is. We hit the $125,000 stretch goal and have unlocked Transmogs and Dyes! You all are the best, and we're so grateful to have such a great community of backers.

But you didn't come here just to hear me say that. You came for the next stretch goal! So, when we hit $200,000 we will add a new playable race to the game! We can't reveal what it is just yet, but there will be an option to be something other than human in Zenith!

As The Killers once said, "Are we Human? Or are we Dancer?" Now, it's up to you*!

*I can't say what the new race is, but Dancer is probably not it.

200K Hit! New race lore reveal + Lauren and I belt out your favorite anime theme songs tomorrow at 10AM!
Originally by Zenith Dev @youtnodknoem#8638:

Hey everyone, we didn't expect to make it to 200k this quickly. We have been overwhelmed with sappy emotion and we want to thank everyone for your contributions!

To celebrate -- tomorrow morning we'll be honoring one of our Kickstarter stretch goal pledges by singing your favorite anime songs via a livestream here: https://youtu.be/zZ7MSvzWnsk .

Tomorrow morning we'll also be dropping some lore about the new race as well as the name, but the artwork will probably take a bit longer. (Before the end of the Kickstarter, though!)

Want to submit a song for us to sing? fill out this [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdGKC8GbAXxZaU3TZz-4gUqzzpO_PiqvRNiRDi5yQHsaz0Iw/viewform form! ]