Indivisible - Action RPG by Lab Zero Games

Did a quick timezone comparison ... midnight my time is a pain when I have Uni in the morning so just hope there aren't early bird things I could miss out on.

Oh well.

Campaign is LIVE!

Is anyone who is able to donate able to edit their pledge in any way? I made a mistake when making my pledge and I don't see an option to edit/adjust/increase/decrease my pledge where the Indiegogo help page says there's supposed to be one.

Oh please, that thing is going in my bed and I will cuddle it until it falls apart, I looove plushies, and it is so cute it hurts me!

They didn't have to do this.  Lab Zero always loves to please the fans.  They updated the prototype.  Since the prototype doesn't have some sort of patching system, you have to re-download it.  Give it a look.

Here's the changelog:

"Here's a list of what's changed!
- Added an option in Settings to have battle buttons NOT switch when party formation faces different direction. This was the #1 request, so we added it!
* You can also set whether the lifebar display matches the characters' positions or the buttons. Test it out to see which you prefer.
- Bugfix: Pressing F1 at control config from the pause menu with no controllers connected no longer locks out all inputs for Ajna.
- Bugfix: Banner messages (tutorials, etc) no longer appear in the wrong place if one is triggered while a previous message is still displaying.
- Added tutorial text for the Party Guard button (L1) the first time a multi-target attack happens.
- Fixed incorrect level collision for some ceiling pieces that led to holes that let you go out of bounds.
- Added a version number on the title screen, today's is 10-7. "

Also, I love this twitter page.  Responds to everything.  

Good guy Lab Zero at it again! Always putting fans first <3

This campaign looks like it will be a slow burn but I still think it will be a success. Let's GO GO GO

Yeah, I think this will be funded, though probably just barely...very much a niche project.

I hope there's a big push from youtubers. I can see the Best Friends Zaibatsu doing a video since they're pretty chummy with Lab Zero and did threw money at the Skullgirls Indiegogo. Maybe Jim Sterling can do a one-off video and say some nice things about it. Maybe Game Grumps too since they've done videos with crowdfunding demos before (Shovel Knight's demo, that one dolphin school oculus rift game) and hopefully Arin can talk about how good the animation looks instead of complaining about controls he doesn't bother to learn and tutorial messages he blatantly ignores.

"Wow Arin, this fluid animation reminds me about how I got to see a famous cartoon movie in theaters. Wanna hear a story about it?" "Not now Danny, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE CONTROLS! GOD! How am I supposed to equip the axe? This game sucks." "So, when I was like, 8, I got to see 'The Land Before Time' with my dad...".

Lab Zero is doing a Super Metroid stream along with some Q and A. They mentioned the prototype level's layout might not get used in the final game and you won't receive party members or abilities as quick as you do there. Also of note is that Indivisible won't be packed with pop culture references like Skullgirls was because it's not that kind of game.

I already plugged the stream in the shoutbox, but incase that gets pushed out and the stream is still going on hours later, it can be viewed here.

UPDATE: Mike Z said there's going to be a stream next week about Indivisible's lore. Sounds fun.

UPDATE 2: I found out why I was unable to edit my pledge.

TL;DR- it was because I forgot to choose a perk/backer tier when contributing money. Be sure to double check and make sure you're getting something if you're throwing money at Indivisible (or any future Indiegogo campaign). If not, you can get a refund through Indiegogo's customer support and contribute again.

Long version!

When I backed Indivisible, I entered the amount of money I contributed manually and forgot to select a backer tier, or as Indiegogo likes to call it, a "perk". Because I forgot to do this, my money counted as what Indiegogo considers a "donation" where you receive nothing.

I was unable to edit or fix my mistake in the "My Contributions" page like the FAQs on the site recommended because it turns out only pledges where you select a backer tier/perk when you make the payment can be modified. I'm not sure why you can't do that with donations, but I guess it has something to do with non-profits that use the service.

So I contacted Indiegogo's support team, asked them for a refund because I accidentally forgot to choose my tier/backer bonus/perk, got a response saying they were overwhelmed at the moment and they'd respond within 24 hours, and during that time I got a reply saying they would give me a refund. Today, I got an email saying my refund went through and the money was back in my bank account. I backed the Indivisible campaign again and made sure to choose the tier I wanted this time.

While I'm glad Indiegogo's customer support gave me the refund and everything turned out fine, I'm confused as to why they'd make it so easy to miss out on getting a backer bonus and keep people who accidentally missed their chance to select it from editing/fixing it themselves. I saw a couple of other people in the Super Metroid stream mention they had the same problem, so this isn't a unique issue.

If you've backed Indivisible, I'd highly recommend double-checking your "My Contributions" page to make sure it has an actual tier listed under the "perks" column and you can edit your pledge and receive backer benefits when the game reaches its goal and eventually gets released. If you're listed as a donation and you can't edit your pledge/won't receive anything for the money you gave, you can request a refund and back the game again.

BTW, Indiegogo refunds can only be requested within 10 days of the contribution.