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Asgardian Council Voting List / アースガルズ評議会シーン案リストの公開
4 months ago
– Tue, Aug 06, 2024 at 11:34:57 PM
*Japanese Translation Below (日本語訳は下の方にあります)
Good day, folks!
Just one more day before the Asgardian Council Scene Vote begins, and just like the Round Table Vote from HI or Energeian Council from GI, we will be releasing a scene list site for everyone to view!
Even for non-voters, do take a look at what zany and awesome ideas our voters have come up with!
And, well, in the end, only one scene will win per character! I wonder which scenes those will be?
*(NSFW WARNING) Due to the nature of these scenes, the suggestions are NSFW by default and should only be viewed by those who are 18 years or older of age.
**Some, especially Vidar's scene suggestions, contain Chaos Route spoilers. Please be careful if you wish to avoid spoilers.
*Of course, only backers of the Asgardian Council and Legacy Backers may castvotes
**TheScenes were reviewed and may have undergone some changes before being put on the list
We will leave it on the list for people to read and enjoy, at the very least. Even if you try to vote for it, your vote will simply be invalidated. Thank you for your understanding regarding this situation.
If you are a voter, please read these rules very carefully:
All scenes are assigned a 'Scene Code', for example, V1 or B3 or S2 etc.
Please email us with the scene code as well as how many of your votes you wish to put into that specific scene idea.
Example: 4 Votes for V1 & 4 Votes for S4
*In the event that the winning scene proves too difficult to to fit into the game as is, be it storywise or theme wise, there is a chance that small changes will have to made to allow it to be inserted properly. We thank you for your understanding regarding this matter.
Asgardian Council Character Vote Results! / アースガルズ評議会キャラクター投票結果発表！
4 months ago
– Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 12:15:40 AM
*Japanese Translation Below (日本語訳は下の方にあります)
Good day, folks!
Now then, it's the moment many have been waiting for, the Asgardian Council's Character Vote Results! And boy, we guarantee that you will not be able to predict the results of this vote!
The % calculations are based on total votes for heroines for the main heroine bracket, and total votes for bodyguards for the bodyguards bracket.
As a reminder, we have 3 main heroine slots available, and 2 Bodyguard slots available, so with that in mind...
Main Heroine Bracket
1st Place
Brunhilde (21.2% of total votes)
In first place, we have Brunhilde!
Wow, could this be the fabled Main Heroine power? People wanted to give the original Main Heroine some love after her position was all but usurped by the newcomer...
Either that or it was the effect of a certain Stretch Goal Image where she was noticeably...smaller.
Well, no matter, a well deserved win for our (Vali's) beloved sister!
2nd Place
Linde (14.3% of total votes)
In second place, we have a non-goddess candidate, Linde!
She was trailing behind at 4th place for most of the voting period, but some last minute votes just barely propelled her up to 2nd place!
Even the non-goddess heroines deserve some love, and our beloved Linde very much deserves this place in the spotlight as well!
Viva-la dragon girls!
3rd Place
Nanna (13.7% of the total votes)
The successor to Odin in RAGNAROK, the Chief God of a New Generation, Nanna!
She, too, was lagging behind somewhere around 4th or 6th place until some backers dumped in votes near the end, just barely bringing her up to 3rd place!
It was a close one, but I guess the voters could not resist the cute and funny (heh) Nanna and decided to band together to give her a scene!
Big Victory for Nanna! Hurray!
Sigyn(13.7% of the total votes)
Perhaps an unexpected choice, but after getting a scene from a Legacy of the Overlord backer, Sigyn is back with a vengeance, attempting to grab yet another scene by tying for 3rd place!
Well, that being said, her spot here is more or less attributed to the love of a single powerful council member, and one could say it definitely paid off with her snagging 3rd place.
Truly, one cannot underestimate these succubi, to think she'd already seduced this backer into giving her all his love and votes...
Vidar(13.7% of the total votes)
Well, well, well...Here we go again, one might say?
Because of course, Vidar, the rising star, the almighty newcomer to VBRI, Ms. "May as well be the Main Heroine at this point", has once again clawed her way into the spotlight, tying for 3rd place and vying for another scene to add to the long list of scenes that already await her from other backers!
Truly, her popularity knows no bounds. She already got the record of 'most new scenes attributed to a single heroine' which was once held by Milia from G before this, and now, she is set to get another.
Like mother like daughter, I suppose. The Chief God towers above all, and her daughter has certainly dominated in gathering loyal followers who would give her scenes and votes.
So...Wait...What?
A THREE-WAY TIE for 3rd place? Oh dear, whatever shall we do?
Eh, well, what can you do, I suppose. It'd be a true shame for all 3 to have gotten enough support to qualify for one of the slots, only for 2 to have to be shoved off.
Therefore...
WE WILL GIVE ALL 3 IN 3rd PLACE A NEW SCENE!
Ah, but that's not all...
6th Place
Ullr (13.2% of the total votes)
A decent showing by the beloved idol, Ullr, but alas, she fell short of 3rd place by just a paltry single vote...!
But do not despair, Ullr fans, for your beloved idol has been given a second chance!
That is correct, as a super duper super super super special service to all of our beloved fans for all of your love and support...
Ullr, who fell short of getting a scene by only a single vote, WILL ALSO GET A NEW SCENE!
However, as Ullr will be getting a new scene as a special case this time around, the content of her scene will be decided by Ninetail and she will not be part of the scene vote.
...Which brings the total up to 6 whole new scenes for the Main Heroine category, and this also means that every main goddess in RAGNAROK will get a new scene! How fitting.
However, this time is a rather special case, and this is more of an exception that we are making to make things more exciting for our fans who have supported us all this time.
In future Kickstarters, we will set proper rules on how to handle things when heroines end up tying for a scene spot...
But that has nothing to do with the current vote.
More scenes are always welcome, would you not agree?!
Oh and for those who are curious, here are the placements for 7th and below:
Fana (7.4%)
Jorm (1.7%)
Heimdall (0.5%)
Bodyguards Category
The Bodyguards did not see that much of a fierce voting battlefield, a few backers spared some votes for them and pushed 1st place way over the others.
1st Place
Kobold Fencer (71.4% of total votes)
The fluffy and cute kobold fencer won 1st place with an overwhelming 70% of the total votes that went towards bodyguards!
She is kind of the face of the bodyguards, in some way, so perhaps it was a natural outcome.
And hey, cute is justice, no?
2nd Place
Empusa (14.2% of total votes)
That bloody white coat combined with those massive...weapons she carries around with her makes for quite the combination.
But hey, despite how she looks, she is a very dedicated healer who just wants to see you well...even if she has to resort to extreme measures.
She won 2nd by a very small margin, but again there weren't many votes spared to the bodyguards so maybe that isn't saying much.
And those are the 2 bodyguards getting a new scene.
3rd and 4th place are as follows:
Kaathe Madmoiselle (7% of total votes)
Dhampir (7% of total votes)
Certainly an exciting update packed with a ton of information, no?
We hope that you are all satisfied with the result, because we certainly are! The amount of scenes we had planned for Main Heroines has essentially...doubled, but hey, it'll all be worth it to make an even better game for everyone!
The Scene Suggestions Voting Phase will begin soon, so any Asgardian Council Members, best start thinking about what kind of scene you'd like to see these characters in!
Information about Backerkit early locked orders + Limited Goods Information / 早めのバッカーキット請求＆ロックについて + 限定グッズの情報
4 months ago
– Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 02:56:58 AM
*Japanese Translation Below (日本語訳は下の方にあります)
Good day, everyone!
Some important information about Backerkit today, so please do give this a careful read!
Some of you might have noticed that your orders were charged early and locked.
The reason for this is that, the yen seems to be recovering somewhat, and we wanted to charge your cards while the yen was relatively weaker to lessen the financial burden on our backers.
However, due to some systematic restrictions on Backerkit's end, we are unable to unlock orders after charging credit cards, and any further add-on changes require contacting support or us directly.
Due to limited goods being, well, limited in stock, we realise that contacting support would be tedious and unfair as things might sell out in the meantime.
Therefore, for anyone interested in purchasing Limited Goods as add-ons but have had their backerkit order locked, please make use of the pre-order store.
After purchasing the limited goods items you like in the pre-order store, please DM or email us your Backerkit account email so we can waive your second shipping payment/merge your orders.
Thank you, and we hope that you all are able to snag the add-ons that you all want! Don't forget that the limited goods will be put on the store tomorrow!
Stretch Goal #8 + Time Limited Rewards Sales Period + Asgardian Council Voting Period + Limited Goods Announcement /ストレッチゴール＃８＋ 期間限定アッドオン受付期間 + アスガールズ評議会投票期間 + 少数限定グッズ再販のお知らせ
4 months ago
– Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:26:22 AM
*Japanese Translation Below (日本語訳は下の方にあります)
Good day, folks!
Quite a few things to get through today indeed, so let us get started right away!
Stretch Goal #8 Achieved!
Good day, folks!
With the extra time we had allotted post Kickstarter for extra, we have hit the final Stretch Goal, SG 8!
Simply amazing. 300%...
We definitely could not have gotten this far without the love and support of each and every one of you lovely folk who backed this project!
Thank you all so very, very much!
Now, as to the content of the Final Stretch Goal...
New Personal Episode for a Main Heroine (With a new outfit, standing portrait & commander unit)
Like with Stretch Goal 4, we will be getting a new personal episode for a Heroine including the new outfit, portrait and unit!
And once again, who is chosen as well as the content of the scene will be decided by the Asgardian Council.
With this, we have gotten all the Stretch Goals that give us new scenes...Or, well, literally every Stretch Goal that exists for this project!
Once again, thank you all so very much, and we hope you will continue to tune back for future updates where we are sure to have interesting information to share as development progresses!
Asgardian Council Voting Period
Now that we have the last stretch goal in the bag, everyone should know the total number of characters who will be able to get scenes, we are sure many want to know when the voting period will begin!
Well the schedule will be as follows:
16th July (12am JST): Character Voting Period Begins. Council members send in their votes via Email or DM.
22nd July (1159 pm JST): Character Voting Period Ends.
25th July : Character Voting Results Announced via KS Update.
26th July (12am JST): Scene Suggestions Period Begins. Council members send in their scene suggestions for the chosen heroines via Email or DM.
1st August (1159 pm JST): Scene Suggestions Period Ends.
7th August: Scene Suggestions list will be made public.
8th August (12am JST): Scene Suggestion Final Voting Period Begins.
14th August (1159 pm JST): Scene Suggestions Voting Period Ends.
21st August: Final Results announced via KS Update.
For anyone participating in the council, might want to start giving some thought as to who you want to vote for! Your votes are what decides the winners for these new scenes!
Time-Limited Rewards Sales Period
Now then, time-limited goods, things that involve making any sort of content with us, essentially.
We said it would last 1 month past the end of the Kickstarter Project, but a slight delay in sending out the surveys required us to make changes to the schedule.
The new sales period for Time-Limited Goods will be as follows:
Start Date:
13th July (12pm JST): Planned date for all surveys and the pre-order store to go live. (Smoke Tests have already been sent out)
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End Date:
27th July (1159 pm JST): Planned end-date for Time-limited Rewards
If you were interested in rewards such as Rebirth, Flower of the Battlefield, or the Tentacle Gate (Memories of Yggdrasil) for backers that qualify, this is your last chance to pick them up! The Shikishi related rewards are also part of this time-limited bracket, so please make a choice you will not regret!
Limited Goods Announcement
Not time-limited, but limited stock goods, basically.
We have received some requests for the re-sale of some goods from the previous Kickstarter, and we found surplus stock for some items, and we have decided to sell them on the Backerkit and Pre-order store, while stocks last!
These items will be added to the Backerkit Add-on store and pre-order store on the 20th of July at 12pm JST.
List of available limited items:
VBGI Physical Game
VBGI Physical Soundtrack
VBGI Music Box
VBB Sheila Dakimakura
VBB Chibi Yilan Dakimakura (Normal Ver)
Only while stocks last, so be sure to get in early if you wanted to purchase any of these!
Add-ons can be added via the purchase add-on function on your Backerkit account for VBRI, or can be purchased via the pre-order store!
Backerkit Smoke Test + VBRI Chinese Version! / バッカーキットスモークテスト + VBRI中国語版発売決定！
5 months ago
– Fri, Jul 05, 2024 at 01:50:39 AM
*Japanese Translation Below (日本語訳は下の方にあります)
Good day, folks!
A few things we would like to cover today, so let us get started without any further delay!
First of all, the Backerkit smoke test...What exactly do we mean by that?
Well, how it works is that, before we can send the Backerkit survey out to every backer, we are required to do a 'Smoke Test' to confirm there are no problems with the content of the survey. As such, we will begin the test when this update goes live, and approximately 5% of backers from every pledge level will be sent a smoke test survey.
This survey is the same as the one that will be sent to everyone else, so in a way, you're basically just getting it early. If you do get it, we would certainly appreciate a speedy response!
The Smoke Test should commence early next week, around monday or tuesday ish.
The other surveys should be sent out afterwards once we confirm the Smoke Test uncovered no problems, so please keep an eye out for it!
Oh yes, and the pre-order store also goes live on the same date as the day proper surveys are sent to everyone!
VBRI Chinese Version
Now then, an announcement some of you might have been waiting for.
VBRI Chinese Version has been confirmed! We will be working in tandem with BOKIBOKI GAMES to bring VBRI to the Chinese community as well!
However, due to the tough development and localisation schedule, the Chinese Version will only be released after the English Version has been released.
We thank you for your understanding, and we hope you look forward to it!
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