The Endless Forest: Second Decade crowdsourcing campaign is live!

Michael Samyn's picture
We are live!



Please share the link as far and wide as you can: https://igg.me/at/theendlessforest
Feel free to use the image above, or make your own.

Do let us know any comments or suggestions! This campaign runs over 30 days, so there's plenty of time to tweak and add.

PS: we're still accepting video, audio & text (see previous post)

Update 1 (2 November)
Update 2 (15 November)
Update 3 (18 November): 3D prints!
Update 4 (21 November): new perks!
Update 5: Lina!
Update 6: Campaign extended to 27 December!
Update 7: tin deer WIP
Update 8 (14 December): statistics
parrotsnpineapple's picture

BAN is still in game last I

BAN is still in game last I heard - Dag got it when we were in the lil Halloween abio that M&A did a few days ago. Obviously just disappears when you log out.
Tisority's picture

^ Seconding, I saw a few

^ Seconding, I saw a few people get BAN a couple nights back, including some friends of mine :j
Draak's picture

ohhh ok :o If it actually

ohhh ok :o

If it actually had been...I was gonna say that would have been a weird thing to take out of the game lol
Qanat's picture

Definitely donating! Also

Definitely donating!

Also have a question though! I was excited to see the the fawn sets stick for a few days and the creators say an aged, registered pictogram should be able to keep sets on fawns but they've since faded again.

I'm assuming I got the wrong impression and there needs to be a 30 day waiting period implemented in the future? Shocked (idk why i thought there was something like that now sigh)
I'm in no way trying to be pushy but really excited about the prospect of being able to see that fawn model around and be active and enjoyed so much more. Would it hurt to leave them on until it's figured out? Just curious!
Tisority's picture

^ I'm curious too ;; I'd love

^ I'm curious too ;; I'd love to be able to keep using the fawn sets in the meantime
silverdragon's picture

Exciting news!!! It's

Exciting news!!!

It's brought me back to the forest!
BrownLupine's picture

Just curious, but what will

Just curious, but what will happen to the money already donated, if you don't reach the funding goal?
And what will happen to the project "Second Decade" then?


What nature divides, the spirit unites.

TheHouse's picture

BrownLupine ---- "If we

BrownLupine ----

"If we would not reach the goal, we will do our best with what we have, maybe start over with a modest first phase and let the current game run alongside it. And if we are really far under, we will add some new content that the current engine can still handle and the rest goes towards keeping the server up and running."
parrotsnpineapple's picture

Who admins the deviantart

Who admins the deviantart group for TEF? They should probably post this here tbh. The page has a huge audience.
Draak's picture

Pega is yeah she still posts

Pega is yeah she still posts on her DA sometimes too. The others in the staff list I dunno their TEF users (minus Jen who's MIA)
Kaoori's picture

Pretty sure Soli is on the

Pretty sure Soli is on the TEF DA. I'm sure she wouldn't mind posting it Smiling
SoliloquyChryseis's picture

I'll do that when I get home!

I'll do that when I get home! I'm currently in Cali (airport) and landing back in new York at 5am so when I am not dead to the world I'll boost on the da page ^^
Pegasicorn's picture

I thought of posting about

I thought of posting about this over there, but I've been feeling kind of disconnected from TEF these days. orz I only just started logging into dA more regularly.
I actually did feature a comment Michael made on the TEF dA club's main page about this though. But it's definitely not as visible as a journal announcement would be.
parrotsnpineapple's picture

Michael, are you able to

Michael, are you able to confirm that I can change my pledge from 50 to 100?
Keepiru's picture

Hgn, it's no longer

Hgn, it's no longer progressing.
parrotsnpineapple's picture

deviantART journal would be

deviantART journal would be really great right about now. If not an admin than a mod. Or christ, add me for two secconds so I can do it. Its not hard and there is a huge audience attatched to it.
Starling's picture

^ Please! DD: someone get

^ Please! DD: someone get that journal up.
Michael Samyn's picture

I think the easiest way would

I think the easiest way would be to cancel your current pledge and make a new one.

If that doesn't work, please email us (the.endless.forest at tale-of-tales).
Michael Samyn's picture

I have put this on Deviant

I have put this on Deviant Art the other day: http://johnyzuper.deviantart.com/art/The-Endless-Forest-crowdsourcing-643557354
And I have just submitted it as a contribution to http://theendlessforest.deviantart.com
Evern's picture

It has been stagnating a bit

It has been stagnating a bit yeah.. I wonder how else we can help. Does anyone have a big influence on tumblr? Anyone who liked Aro'kai etc might be interested in this.
edit - OR rope some youtubers into it to advertise it? Like people who play games on youtube etc. I'm not saying pewdiepie but there might be some smaller ones who are willing. Any ideas? I know vinesauce but they're not too easy to contact.

Foodog's picture

Is there any update on the

Is there any update on the exclusive sets by any chance?
Draak's picture

I think all my Arokai

I think all my Arokai followers shipped out from a combo of Arokai dying and my interests changing and my current ones I have doubts they'd be interested in this sadly.
alcinda's picture

Quote:Is there any update on

Quote:
Is there any update on the exclusive sets by any chance?

Seconding this. I've been kind of waiting to see what the valentine set looks like before committing to the pledge, as $100 is quite a bit of money. ;;
Clare's picture

Evern - This youtuber tends

Evern - This youtuber tends to play games ''similarish'' to TEF, like shelter and minecraft and stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2c6FqF4olAZ7LodVEUueNQ
Might be worth a shot.

also yess, really curious about the exclusive sets!
parrotsnpineapple's picture

Agreeing with Al and everyone

Agreeing with Al and everyone else who has asked about the sets. It would be nice to see what the reward is before deciding what to pledge, albeit considerate. I want to see the display model before I buy the thing.
Tisority's picture

I definitely wanna see the

I definitely wanna see the sets too ;v; looking forward to it!
Qanat's picture

Still curious, myself, about

Still curious, myself, about both exclusive sets and the fawns sets sticking!
Freyja's picture

Another one curious about the

Another one curious about the sets
In a bit of a tight spot at the moment but I'll be donating at least $30 eur

I think a lot of people here

I think a lot of people here might sell their soul for the BAN pelt as well... -Hints-
Foodog's picture

^ayyy

^ayyy
thelittleraven's picture

I know a couple of YouTubers

I know a couple of YouTubers who might be able to share this game, but I'm not sure about contacting them myself... maybe it would be best if the developers did, or someone more confident/able to sell the game.

KurtJMac (enjoys relaxing/odd/indie games): https://www.youtube.com/user/kurtjmac
Bestinslot (enjoys animal games): https://www.youtube.com/user/ForAdventure
Hot Pepper Gaming (reviews games while eating very hot peppers): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKiDtCzQu_NY7sw5sQm-0ZA
Northernlion (does let's look ats to feature games): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3tNpTOHsTnkmbwztCs30sA
Tisority's picture

^ I'd considered BIS too

^ I'd considered BIS too since it seems right up his alley but I was too shy to suggest.. sigh..
Another nerd agreeing with the fawn sets comment and BAN pelt idea too :j

Would it be possible to get fawn sets sticking again (via whatever means necessary, be that weather or otherwise) until it gets hard coded into the game?
Keepiru's picture

Personally, I don't care

Personally, I don't care about the exclusive sets right now. But I agree it can help to convince people.
Evern's picture

Yess, all of those youtubers

Yess, all of those youtubers look like good ideas to contact. I think it'd be best if M&A did though, other emails can get lost easily. And I'm sure anyone on the gaming scene long enough has heard of Tale of Tales. Maybe they could be offered one of the perks for advertising it?
It'd be a good idea to not just choose one and if they don't reply that's it, instead to try contacting one by one if the first doesn't reply.

Also, idk how the game works in that way-whether it's sever side if the sets stick or not- but to make the fawn sets stick M&A might have to add coding to the game, and as they've said the game is hard to edit with the dated engine, so it could take a while.

I don't care what does the

I don't care what does the set look like. I'll fund anyways when I can, because I want to see this happen.
Aivilo's picture

Out of curiosity, if I were

Out of curiosity, if I were to make two separate donations instead of canceling my original donation and re-doing it for a larger sum, would I be able to request two accounts to receive the sets instead of one?
Going to add the second sum either way, it's just a matter of do I do it as a single amount or leave it split in two.
parrotsnpineapple's picture

@Aivilo: I donated extra and

@Aivilo: I donated extra and contacted M&A via email so they have made notes to change my reward tier. Im sure you might be able to work something out with them maybe? But thus far donating more and contacting them is the best method of changing pledge.

Aivilo, You're fine to do

Aivilo,
You're fine to do that, I've done it before. Here's the answer they gave me,
"We're definitely going to ask everyone which account they want to connect the special sets to."

Another suggestion, if I may,

Another suggestion, if I may, might be so that our character doesn't lie down everytime we open the menu? It isn't very convenient in most cases, especially when in the middle of an interaction. Thank youuu ♥
Laryal's picture

Hello i can not wait for this

Hello i can not wait for this newer game wish i could donate but i can't sad to say.I have a suggestion how about having the Albino coat and the ban coat stay on our deer ? But to get these coats to stay lets say a deer god has to be on the game.You would still have to bow to the twin idols thought to get the albino coat to stay. I am not sure how you get the ban coat but once you get it your deer will keep it as well. I know these are rare coats the ban one being the rarest that is why i said that only when the deer gods are in forest can you keep the coats. So what do you all think?
Laryal pic by EmiliaYO
Starling's picture

Has anyone seen the Valentine

Has anyone seen the Valentine set? I only now just realised I don't see anything about it on here (unless I've missed a post somewhere).
It was put on Twitter a few days ago, along with the Sundeer model.

https://twitter.com/taleoftales/status/797516410008301568
https://twitter.com/taleoftales/status/797451858168205313
WayfarerHart's picture

IF THAT'S THE VALENTINE SET

IF THAT'S THE VALENTINE SET THEN I NEED IT jgfjsgkhg

Keepiru's picture

So the 'new' Valentine set is

So the 'new' Valentine set is the Mardi Gras set? Awesome!

Also dat Sun Deer design! alhklhfdklbfgfg;
Starling's picture

lol I know right? Gutted I'm

lol I know right? Gutted I'm in a sticky situation right now and no longer have an income. I would die for that set... surprised it hadn't been posted on here. Sorry! Would have posted it sooner otherwise. :/
Laryal's picture

The Sun Deer design

The Sun Deer design awesome!!!! i can see Star Child having that lol Smiling Cheveyo is in the first pic he is the deer in the back ground with the zombie antlers and swan pelt with his friend. Smiling
Laryal pic by EmiliaYO
Flyleaf's picture

Didn't know the marfi gras

Didn't know the marfi gras set was the valentine set too .
Are you sure ?
The two deer were in the forest saturday , i believe .
But disappeard rather quick .
Hacker ?
Sadly i have no 3D printer ..
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Mjrn's picture

Nice to see that the Mardi

Nice to see that the Mardi Gras set will finally have a proper place in the game.

I'm really excited to see the pelt pattern for the Sun set. Those antlers are gorgeous.
Account previously Mjrn, returned to Veedeer.
hadoukin's picture

The mardi gras set is

The mardi gras set is confirmed for the valentine set, they revealed it over on the official twitter!!
im so excited, I need to figure out which picto i want it on
now we just need an official reveal for the tin set eve
parrotsnpineapple's picture

Ooooh thats exciting. Now I

Ooooh thats exciting. Now I have to think of who should get it.......Im in a dillemma about it HAHA. One deer needs the pelt, the other should get the antlers......ho hum.

Im curious about white variant is not also available, that was one of my favourites.
M&A is the other type going to be released as well? Or will that be your special one Eye

BloomingSkull's picture

Is the sun deer even going to

Is the sun deer even going to be added to the game?

I think it would have been a good idea to add things like the valentines set and the sun deer as reached goal rewards.

Also, showing them from the beginning would have been very helpful and would have brought in more attention.
I have witnessed many kickstarters, and what most people are interested in are the stretch goals and the seeing the rewards they will get if they pledge.
Most people also dislike there being game content locked behind being a backer, but people really enjoy physical rewards (artbooks, music, posters, statues etc).

People will be way more willing to donate money if there is a reward everyone can reach, no matter the amount they donate - and I assure you that something like being able to add the sun deer for everyone into the game would make people really happy and way more likely to donate.