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zane - 16 June 2015 12:13 PM

frustrating. They subtracted 10k from all the stretch goals in the last 8 hours.
Further showing the numbers here are meaningless.
And then one stretch goal was to add “sea caves” which they reached, but another goal was to add “sea caves boss” which they did not.

They got a big paypal backer and stretchgoal $$ammounts were subtracted because of that.. Hero-U update 12 says: “In Hero-U stretch goal news, a backer has contributed $10,000 by PayPal which we are counting towards stretch goals.
That means we’ve reached the very important “additional music and sound effects” goal and are very close to the Wraith Lair, which will add a new challenge.
Rather than making people add $10,000 to the Kickstarter number, we’ve subtracted that amount from all the stretch goals.”

But I agree, they should not add more work and content (puzzles and bosses etc..) with small extra money they got over the goal. And at the same time, voiceacting stretchgoal was pushed so high, it was practically unreachable.. again..

Considering the amount of flack Red Thred Games got when they tried to hold a small music contest for the fans who wanted to get their own stuff as some additional ambience music in the game, trying to voice a full commercial game with volunteers would propably rip the internet in half and the Coles off game business for good.

Nearly all of the actors that voiced Heroine’s Quest also actively look for paid jobs - the only reason why Heroine’s Quest was able to get voices done for free is because the game itself is free and it was something that appealed to them.

That said, if you don’t look for big name actors, voice acting can cost between $1-2 per line (as negotiated with each actor, and dependent on bulk), so it’s not necessarily a budget breaker if you’re careful about your overall budget. Best way is to always hold auditions to get a variety of interpretations and voices and choose the one that fits best from there.

But having a whole bunch of voices recorded does add additional work in the sound editing department - this takes a lot of time and commitment to do (and probably more $$). Also, having each actor record with their own kit means there are often some slight discrepancies in sound quality (most of the time it is not noticeable, but it is something that needs to be considered during the selection process).

the Coles interview (from their oblivion)
http://cliqist.com/2016/09/01/going-back-school-hero-us-corey-cole/