[DeathStrobe]

Next time we should get Patrick Goodman in the game. Billionaire to Shadowrunner back to billionaire...then dead.

[CanRay]

Next time we should get Patrick Goodman in the game. Billionaire to Shadowrunner back to billionaire...then dead.

I think he gets teased enough about this already.

I should know, I'm one of the ones that does it. 

[Sendaz]

Next time we should get Patrick Goodman in the game. Billionaire to Shadowrunner back to billionaire...then dead.

Given his main writing topic wouldn't it be Billionaire to Shadowrunner back to billionaire,then dead but back as Infected?

[AJCarrington]

Really happy to see that this funded and to have been able to contribute a little to the effort

[Marzhin]

Just saw this post on the Shadowrun Missions facebook page.

Alright chummers, would you like to become an Custom Player Character Portrait in the upcoming Shadowrun: Hong Kong video game from Harebrained Schemes? It just so happens that thanks to some generous fellow runners, I have access to a custom PC Portrait slot in the game, and I'm giving it away to you guys because Missions fans are the best fans! So how do you enter to win? Read the following carefully!

Does that mean we won't see Bull the Ork Decker in the game, and some random Facebook fan instead?
Or is it something on top?

[AJCarrington]

Saw the same post...not sure I'm too happy about that. I didn't contribute funds to the cause so that it would then be turned into a promo for SR Missions...

Of course, this could be something completely separate...in which case, awesome for those who want to toss their names in!

[Herr Brackhaus]

I believe we will see Bull in the game, there were just extra funds left over AFTER Bull go it. To get Opti and Bull both in the game people would have needed to raise $2,000 USD, and the "become a player portrait" pledge was $500 USD. My guess is they raised $2,500 USD and are now auctioning off the chance to become a player portrait in addition to actually getting Bull and Opti in the game as NPCs.

Of course, I could be wrong so it'd be cool if Bull or Opti would care to comment.

[AJCarrington]

Good points...thanks.

[Sendaz]

Plus you have to remember the $1000 goal made for Bull automatically contains all the benefits of previous goal levels, which would include the $500 goal of Player portrait.

So Bull is going to be a NPC in the game (as per the 1K goal) based on the description they will get from him and probably didn't want his mug as a Player Portrait (the £500 goal prize) so is putting it to use in the raffle. 

It just means players won't get to start a game using his face, but they should still run into him in the game.
Or I should say  bump into him, don't think they have rigger rules yet

There can be only ONE Bull!

[Marzhin]

I believe we will see Bull in the game, there were just extra funds left over AFTER Bull go it.

Yeah that's what I thought but a confirmation would be nice.

[AJCarrington]

Agreed.

BUT...not sure that the crowd funding funds should be used to directly promote the company. I like the idea in principle, but did not contribute so that CGL could create a promotion.

Again, would be good to get clarification...happy to be proven wrong.

[Opti]

I can clarify a bit. As an unintended consequence of reaching the $1000 goal for both Opti and Bull, we also got access to each level below the $1000 level. When I received the follow up surveys for both, I thought since Bull's fans were the ones who got him there, not me, I would kick the survey his way to do with the rewards what he liked. By far the coolest reward besides the NPC is the character portrait/PC included at the $500 level, so as a cool contest, instead of keeping it for himself, Bull gave the PC portrait away. It was him being cool, not trying to snub anyone who donated. Bull the Ork Decker will be an NPC, and some lucky Missions fan will have their mug as a PC portrait.

They gave the option for the PC/NPC/E-Book character to be the same or all three different, and I haven't decided how to pull that off for Opti yet (although I am running out of time).

Hope that helps.

[Sendaz]

Thought so, but good to hear it confirmed.

They gave the option for the PC/NPC/E-Book character to be the same or all three different, and I haven't decided how to pull that off for Opti yet (although I am running out of time).

Hope that helps.

That is pretty cool, so someone could actually work in three characters-- one as NPC in game, have a pic done of another that you can use as your own portrait and a third for the E-book.

Speaking of which Opti you best get yourself in that E-Book asap.

[Opti]

Yeah, the NPC and E-book are gonna be Opti. The PC though, I keep going back and forth about how I might give it away, since, like Bull, I see no particular value in bogarting it to myself. If anyone has thoughts, I'd love to hear them.

[Sendaz]

How much time you got left for that?

Well you got the names of your donators for the Opti fund, you could just contact them to see if any are interested and do a random draw from those wanting to take a chance on it, assuming you have a window of time sufficient for it.

trying to picture what Hax or Deforest might look like... heh...they probably would draw the line at an image of an 11 year old  so the cub might be out.