[h1]Our final voyage together has begun lads.[/h1] About a month ago I shared the news of our next title, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395450/Shell_Shuffle/]Shell Shuffle[/url], along with my vision for a limited physical edition run of The Caribbean Sail. You've made your voices clear and the support we need is definitely here! If you don't want to miss anything when the apocalypse inevitably occurs this winter and you repress every memory from 2020 then you need to join the Clambake Newsletter at the bottom of this page: https://victorianclambake.com/ Fore-warning; this read will be more dry than usual. [h2]What is this all about?[/h2] What began as a little test, turned into a black and white pixelated passion project that consumed three years of my life. Looking back on my work now has shown me how unbelievably large this game really is, and it needs a proper send off celebration. I'll probably never be able to create another game like this. My plan is to create and release a limited big box edition of The Caribbean Sail with the soundtrack and game on CD with a manual as was customary to old game releases. The perfect celebration of gaming and nautical history. [h2]When? WHEN? WHEN!?!?![/h2] Settle down there lads, I'm still a one man team when it comes to this project and I've barely begun the research. Winter is on the way and I don't want to compete with the holiday season or the Shell Shuffle development cycle. I'll need to have samples printed, CD's written, the manual designed, and other details sorted out before moving to production. Most important of all, the game will need to finally be gold mastered which means one final update. Can't update CD's after all. Start stashing away your doubloons because I'll be coming for your coffers come springtime. I've decided to go with Kickstarter and the soonest possible time the campaign could be run is March 2021, don't take that as gospel though, it may not happen until even later. I've been tallying up the costs and finding every corner I can possibly cut. I'll be manually assembling each package for shipment with my crew and sourcing each item from different manufacturers to get the best quality and value. Our minimum viable funding goal is currently $2,000 unless the manufacturing costs change. After funding is complete, production will begin. Each piece will be manufactured and shipped to the Victorian Clambake studio for package assembly before being sent to those of you who become backers! This may take anywhere from a few weeks to months so my best guess for the earliest time you can get your hands on a copy will be in June. [h2]What will I get and how much will it be?[/h2] [b]The base package will probably be $25 - $30*[/b] - One game CD and one soundtrack CD One Caribbean Sail game manual filled with game tips, history snippets, lore, jokes, mysteries, the secret recipe for hardtack, and maybe some shanty lyrics One retro sized big box with the box art printed on the front and that classic carefree Victorian Clambake brand marketing fodder on the back [b]Mid-tier package will probably be $50 - $60[/b] - Everything in the base package along with a flag that has the emblem of a Caribbean Sail style historic pirate (like the wallpapers that come with the soundtrack) or the iconic TCS skull and crossed arms. [b]Top-tier package will probably be $100[/b] - Everything in the other two tiers along with an autograph from yours truly and something delicate that will be a real challenge for me to create. (I'll need to actually make one before I say more) All of these packages and prices are prone to change. I'd like to have some game map posters printed too if I can ever find a decent value printer for them. *(I'm either a product finance management logistics wizard, or I'm missing something huge because none of the special edition manufacturing companies thought I could get it done for less than $40 per unit without ordering thousands) [h1]Summary[/h1] Save some doubloons, [url=https://victorianclambake.com/]sign up for the newsletter[/url], come fund the campaign in March/April and receive your very own physical copy of The Caribbean Sail around June! I can't quite express the feeling of seeing how enthusiastic your support has been! The closest comparison I can make would be to say it's like sailing from London to Shanghai on a Raft and surviving. Thank you one and all for your help on this long journey! - Your Captain, Evan