Hold on to Your Booty
almost 5 years ago – Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 04:08:39 PM

Well done, everyone! We've navigated successfully through the asteroid belt and rocketed past $2500 without any major damage! 

Joining us is the former space pirate captain known as Lockhart! While he did plenty of dastardly deeds and wound up with quite a bounty on his head, it's safe to say Lockhart redeemed himself during the Doomsday Dilemma. When the Rockhopper called for help, Lockhart and his trusty ship, The Unapproachable, were the first to arrive. Together, they bravely confronted the Cosmic Baby with not a moment to spare.

While we lost The Unapproachable during the Doomsday Dilemma, we gained a new friend and colleague in Lockhart. 

Coming up on our radar is something we aren't sure we've seen before. Something strange...yet...familiar. We don't know what to make of it. It's coming towards us it appears. I don't believe we'll have a clear picture until we surpass $3000...

These are Your Captains Speaking
almost 5 years ago – Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 03:08:32 PM

This ship is moving fast! Thanks for taking this journey aboard the Rockhopper with us and we hope you're enjoying your time. 

We wanted to show you what these pins might look like on a uniform but all we had was this used denim jacket. Not up to dress code, but you'll probably be wearing these while off duty, vacationing on a distant planet with two suns for extra vitamin D anyways. 

While we have you here, we wanted to remind you that you can add extra pins to any pledge tier by manually adding $12 into your pledge total. This means if you want the 3 pin combo tier for $30, but really want 4 pins, select the Crew Member tier but put in $42. If you wanted two extra pins, you'd put in $54. Hope that helps! 

We are getting a distorted signal from deep space that we're currently trying to decipher. It's hard to make out, but the bits and pieces sound like there may be more combo tiers and add-ons coming...

Stay tuned!

- Nick and Alyssa

Third Stretch Goal Powered On
almost 5 years ago – Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 08:28:29 PM

Another successful milestone in our expedition thanks to a fantastic crew, but our journey is far from over! 

Holly's handy Medical Operation Machine, properly identified as MOM-RX22, endured more than most during the great Doomsday Dilemma. MOM-RX22 mysteriously became sentient and promptly introduced themselves as 01000010 01100101 01100101 01110000 00100000 01000010 01101111 01101111 01110000. The crew shortened it to Beep Boop. Surprising no one, Beep Boop quickly proved to be very capable with both a blaster and a one liner. When not busy saving groups of children from certain demise, Beep Boop can be found alongside Holly enjoying life for the first time.

 Thank you Rockhopper crew! Hold onto your butts, because a new crew member is approaching...once we reach $2500! 

UFO Approaching...
almost 5 years ago – Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 03:41:16 PM

Thanks so much for your continuous support! This mission has been a roaring success so far and it looks like we might hit warp speed...

BUT FIRST! Making a quick crash landing into our mission is this friendly alien. On their planet, individual names do not exist but they would be absolutely HONORED if we gave them an Earth based name!

We are tasking you with the very important job of creating that name!

Leave your best work in the comments, and the Rockhopper will have a majority rule vote at the end of our mission.

Also! Now that additional crew members are becoming unlocked...you may add $12 to any of your pledges for each additional pin. Thanks!

Next character gets powered on at $2000! Stay tuned!

SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH!
almost 5 years ago – Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 08:44:44 AM

 We Have Lift Off

Thank you so much! These little pins will be in orbit before you know it. 

Here is the first additional character pin! Their name is Sammy and while they're new to the Rockhopper, they immediately made their impact known by making an absolutely crucial repair to the main engine core of the Rockhopper IN THE MIDDLE of the Doomsday Dilemma. Truly a hero.  

As you may have noticed, Sammy has stats. All characters will be getting stats and biographies on their personalized trading cards that will come with each pin. Their stats may come intoplay in the future...

Next character will be revealed when we reach $1250! Stay tuned and stay buckled up!

- Nick and Alyssa