Luma Temtem are here ✨ + Arcade Bar Stretch Goal reached!
almost 8 years ago – Wed, Jun 06, 2018 at 01:00:40 AM

We introduced the concept of Luma Temtem under the Founder and Guardian reward tiers but we haven't talked much about them because we were working on their aesthetics. Now it is time to show you what they look like.

A Luma Temtem is a specific Temtem with different coloration to what is usual for its species. They also feature a unique set of special effects surrounding them, including sparkles or a bright trail when running. Luma Temtem are very rare to see in the wild so they are a very appreciated between Tamers.

Finding a Luma Temtem in the wild is very very rare but getting one would be a huge landmark for every Tamer. Not only they are gorgeous, but every Luma Temtem will be granted with two perfect Single Values making two of its stats perfect so they will be perfect for battles.

Arcade Bar has arrived at the Airborne Archipelago

Yesterday we reached the Nuzlocke Stretch Goal and today we're reaching a new one: the Arcade Bar! Thank you so much for supporting the campaign and allowing us to create our dream game.

Like we said yesterday, the Arcade Bar will feature a set of several arcade mini-games which you'll be playing to get tickets. With those tickets, you're going to be able to buy several things like cosmetics or furniture for your house.

We're very thrilled to start working on the Arcade Bar and to show you some ideas in the next coming months.

But now it's time to start looking at the next Stretch Goal: a new Mythical Temtem. With the addition of this Mythical Temtem, we will be increasing the Map to incorporate a new area to explore and to accommodate a full new side-quest related to this Temtem.

And last we're adding a new Stretch Goal to our road: Mounts! Ride atop a Temtem and cross the Islands in a jiffy. Who wants a bike when you can ride atop a Raican?

Nuzlocke Stretch Goal smashed! And "Choose a Temtem" winners ⚡
almost 8 years ago – Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 01:12:12 AM

Just one day after Temtem was funded and you already managed to smash our first goal!! Nuzlocke Game Mode will be happening, we're very thrilled to see tamers dealing with the Nuzlocke rules and challenging themselves with this special game mode.

For all of you that don't know about the Nuzlocke Challenge, Nuzlocke is a set of custom rules that will make the game more challenging and that are also designed to create stronger bonds with your Temtem. The basic rules are these:

• Any Temtem exhausted in combat is considered dead and you won't be able to use it again in combat.
• You may only catch the first Temtem encountered in each new area. You will only have one chance to capture it and you won't be able to catch any more Temtem until you progress to a new area.
• You must nickname all Temtem caught in order to create stronger bonds with them.
• When your last Temtem become exhausted, the game will be over. You'll lose all the progress and you'll have to start over again.

So, new Stretch Goals?

Yeah! We're now aiming at the Arcade Bar. The Arcade Bar will have a prominent location on the Archipelago and tamers from all over the six Islands will go there to kill some time while playing the arcade machines. Each arcade machine will feature a complete arcade mini-game and players can win tickets, which will grant unique rewards like cosmetics, furniture or items.

But we're also unveiling a new Stretch Goal related to a very special type of Temtem... The Mythical Temtem! Mythical Temtem are a group of very rare Temtem. They will only appear once in each Tamer's adventure and they are very related to Airborne Archipelago's mythology.

We're currently planning to include two Mythical Temtem in the game, each Mythical Temtem will have a custom area and a unique side-quest for them. If we reach the 160K goal, we will be adding a third one in a very special place...

"Choose a Temtem" winners!

The Choose a Temtem backer mini-game has been a huge success! Thank you so much for participating in it. We've processed the 700+ comments and now we have the winners of the game:

Temtem #32 and #33 will be included in the game. We're going to take a couple of days to think about their types and possible evolutionary lineage and then we will make a new mini-game to choose their names. We will be asking for name suggestions on our Discord server, so make sure to join us to participate!

The adventure begins! Temtem is funded!
almost 8 years ago – Mon, Jun 04, 2018 at 01:23:32 AM

Thank you all! Thanks to your awesome support, Temtem has been funded within the first 5 days of the campaign! 

This means that Temtem will now become a reality and all of you will help us shape it in the months to come. We’re really excited to see Temtem’s community growing and the discussions and ideas that are pouring into our social networks.

We want to take this moment to talk about a couple of things.

A glimpse into the future and some changes we want to make

We’ve been looking very closely at the campaign’s feedback so far and while most of it has been very good, we’ve seen some bad reactions about the similarities with Pokémon.

We’re not hiding the fact that we’re heavily inspired by it, and that our plans for Temtem are basically to make the Pokémon game we’ve always wanted to play. We wanted to make that clear in our presentation video, and that’s why there are some scenes that are very similar to the ones you’re familiar with in Pokémon.

That said, we’re looking forward to changing some of the things that are maybe too close to Pokémon (the trainer intro, the evolution scene…) and giving Temtem more personality to stand on its own. We’ll be making these changes in the coming months and we’re confident that between those changes and our unique approach to world building, Temtem will be a great game that you all will enjoy.

Stretch Goals

We’re just getting started with the campaign; there’s so much more we want to do with Temtem and that’s exactly why we’re introducing the Stretch Goals. For every goal we hit, we’ll introduce something new into the game!

"Choose a Temtem" backer mini-game
almost 8 years ago – Sat, Jun 02, 2018 at 01:27:05 AM

Welcome to the first edition of the Choose a Temtem backer mini-game!

When designing new Temtem, our talented art team start by making dozens of proposals. Some of those proposals are selected by the team and then are moved forward in the pipeline to start the process of making them oficial Temtem.

But on a more sad note, some of those proposals are not selected and end up not being used in the game. We would love to use them all but our resources are limited so we can only choose the best ones.

And this is where you, our backers, can help us. We've decided to show you some of the discarded designs and give you the opportunity to vote between them. The two most voted designs will be included in the game and you'll even be able to vote the name of them in a future update!

 Rules

• Only backers can participate in the mini-game
• Leave a comment in this same update with the number of the Temtem you pick (and if you want, why do you pick it). You can only pick one!
  
• The two most voted designs will be added to Temtem
• Winners will be announced on the next update on Monday.

Make sure to follow us and stay tunned in our social networks!

50% funded in a day!
almost 8 years ago – Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:26:15 AM

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

What a day! Phew! Yesterday we finally launched the campaign to the world, and so far it's going well. In just over a day we've reached the 50% of the funding we're asking for.

Thanks to all backers, to everyone that helped us spread the word about the campaign and to our Discord community which has been very eloquent during these hours. Thank you!

There will be some new content being talked about in future updates, but now we want to take a moment and address some of the common questions and issues we've seen.

Quick Q&A