Hello. We hope 2016 will be full of joyous moments for you.
We at Team ExCore present “Covenanters,” a real-time Card Battle Game that we are currently developing.
Covenanters would be best understood as a card battle game such as “Magic: The Gathering” and “Hearthstone”, combined with real-time elements. Similar to but different from duels of traditional TCGs, Team ExCore members have already experienced the joy that only real-time card battles can bring through the prototype development. We are continuing to develop the game because we wish to share this fun with many others.
If you want to experience a new strategy game experience, read what we have to say!!! Experience the suspense that real-time card battles with other players can provide!!
The creator and king of the Divine, Luoja,
has concluded that Mortals professed to worship him and the Divine but didn’t
wish to live as he intended, so he has declared the world to doom.
Some of the Divine (Odin, Machina Gabriel,
Angra Mainyu and Leviathan) granted strength to Mortals who wished to fight for
their world and made them into Contractors, and together they defied Luoja.
The Contractors can summon Heroes sent by
the Divine and warriors from other worlds to start battles in defense of their
world.
Game Introduction
Covenanters is a Collectible Card Game. You
will become a Contractor and build a deck composed of Heroes sent by the five
Gods along with Minion and Effect cards to resist the creator, Luoja, and start
a battle to protect the world. You can also battle other Contractors to perfect
your skills.
The
rules of battle are simple.
When
the battle starts, you will receive a hand with five randomly drawn cards from
a deck of 30 cards.
When you drag one of these cards to the
field, it will summon a Minion or trigger an Effect. In this game you become
victorious if you defeat the opponent’s hero by using various Minions and
Effect cards.
The unique characteristic of Covenanters is
that the battles are in real-time. Because the summon stage, in which cards are
used, is in real-time, the strategy unfolds in a uniquely fun way as players
adapt to the ever-changing situations based on the interaction between users.
Next
is a PVP video prepared by our team.
You
will notice a difference from previous turn-based card game battles. Since you
don’t have to wait for the opponent’s move, the game progresses swiftly with
various strategies only possible in real-time.
There
are two types of cards used in Covenanters.
Minion
cards are deployed on the battlefield along with the hero and carry out the
battle. Most Minions attack the enemy with their own skill or support friendly
forces, but sometimes they can be used in various ways to strike an enemy’s
weak point. Building a Minion deck befitting your strategy and deploying them
in the right battlefield situation is the way to become a great Contractor.
Different
from Minions, Effect cards disappear after triggering an effect. But you must
not take them lightly even when they disappear. An Effect card can change the
tide of battle in a single motion, or a combination of Effect cards can utterly
confuse the other player.
Next
let’s take a look at the Heroes of Covenanters.
The
Hero is the most important being in battle. The player who lowers the health of
the opponent’s Hero to zero becomes the victor.
Each Hero can only use race cards of the
Divine he or she serves. For example, Angra Mainyu (the Demon God) only permits
Demon Faction cards and a user who serves Angra Mainyu can only use Demon
Faction cards.
There
are a total of five gods, and each faction has its own characteristic.
- Machine Faction (Main God: Machina)
During game play, the faction’s
characteristics are good defense and effective physical damage.
- Angel Faction (Main God: Gabriel)
During game play, the faction’s
characteristics are excellent health and effective magic damage.
- Demon Faction (Main God: Angra Mainyu)
During game play, the faction’s
characteristics are powerful attacks and effective debuffs.
- Human Faction (Main God: Odin)
During game play, the faction’s
characteristics are Minions with low summon cost and effective Buff.
- Monster Faction (Main God: Leviathan)
During game play, the faction’s
characteristics are Minions with high summon cost and effective regeneration.
You can choose one Hero from numerous
choices to combine with 30 cards and create your own strategy to resist Luoja
or strengthen your power by battling other Contractors
Developer
Introduction
Team ExCore was founded by four developers
who had worked together on an MMO project. We decided to “create a game that
would fulfill our life goals before it is too late” and now we are giving it
our all.
DaeHo Jin
Hello. I am ExCore Representative Jin. I am
once again feeling the nervousness and anticipation that I had when I first
experienced the real-time card battle of Covenanters. Covenanters is a result
of a lot of trial and error, applying a real-time element to the card battle.
We have experienced financial hardships, like most small game companies, but
have developed the game with the happy anticipation of introducing Covenanters
to the world. I wish to share this new joy of real-time card battles with other
users and look forward to exciting battles. Thank you.
Alot
Hello, I am Alot, and I am working as the
generalist at ExCore. Although the development period was not always smooth, we
have enjoyed experimenting with the decks and development of the game. We did
not give up, and eventually we were able to make it this far. We have more
mountains to climb, but I hope Covenanters will have a successful debut. I
would be grateful for your support of Covenanters and Team ExCore.
DaeHo Lee
I am ExCore Graphic Designer Lee. I am in
charge of the background, effects and various other elements. Developing the background,
designing the UI, and handling effects for the first time were a challenge, but
a valued experience. Although we may be only looking ahead to success, we hope
to have your support in the future. You will find that your enjoyment is
multiplied with a real-time card game. Thank you.
JeeMin Yoon
I am Min, and I am in charge of servers and music.
As someone who enjoyed TCGs in my youth, creating real-time card battles gave
me a new type of joy. If you like card battles, you will fall for the
excitement provided by real-time!
Purpose of Sponsorship
Covenanters is entering the final stage of
development. We are planning to officially start services by March. Our plan for the first phase is to launch on the Android Market
(North America, Korea), and to launch in App Store during the second phase.
The reason for our fundraising is to
acquire funds for additional updates. We have several planned additions such as
new cards, new heroes, new story modes and various hero skills, but development
has been postponed due to insufficient funds. If fundraising is successful, we
will be able to launch these updates.
100% Attainment
20 new additional cards (total 100 cards)
will be added for each Divine (Odin, Machina, Gabriel, Angra Mainyu and
Leviathan) factions. More strategic elements will be added.
300% Attainment
A new Hero will be added for each Divine
(Odin, Machina, Gabriel, Angra Mainyu and Leviathan) factions. You can expect
even more charismatic Heroes to be created. A unique skill will also be added
for each Hero. Look forward to each Hero having unique individual skills.
400% Attainment
Finally, each Hero will be able to serve an
additional Divine. They can get strength from two divines and use cards from
two worlds. For example, a guest hero of Angra Mainyu (Demon God) can get
strength from Gabriel (Angel God) and build a deck with both demon and angel
faction cards. Build an even more effective deck of your own.
600% Attainment
Hero, UR and SR minions will be given
voices. This will make the game more dynamic.
Various backgrounds and sound effects will
be added as well.
Sponsor
Rewards
We are preparing the following rewards for
those who have graciously sponsored us. All rewards, we will pay you after the game open in March.
$10
Geirgriz, a limited edition Hero, will be
provided for the Odin faction. The limited edition Hero will have altered skin,
animation and dialogue. Limited edition Geirgriz can only be obtained through
sponsor rewards at this time. Do not miss this opportunity.
We will also record the name of your
choosing on the sponsor list. The names of all the sponsors will be remembered
forever.
$20
$10 Reward + Total of 15 cards ((two Minion
cards + one Effect card) * five factions) developed through fund-raising will
be provided.
This is a start dash reward for Contractors
who are a step ahead. The new cards will play a big part in the battle.
$50
$20 Reward + Angra Mainyu faction limited
edition Hero Guest, Leviathan faction limited edition Hero Drachel, Machina
faction limited edition Hero Xebia, Gabriel faction limited edition Hero
Inspirel will be provided.
$100
$50 Reward + Total of five UR cards (one
Minion card for each of the five factions) developed through fund-raising will
be provided.
Get a five number of transparent stickers(5.5*9.0cm) each heroes of faction.
Get a five number of acrylic cross charm(4*4cm) each heroes of faction.
Get a ecobag.
Get a tumbler(500㎖) selected hero image.
$300
$100 Reward + Total of five limited edition
zero-cost UR minion cards (one Minion card * five factions) will be provided.
This is not all. We will also provide you 7000 Shining Stones so you can create
seven UR cards of your choosing.
All preparations are finished. The only
thing left is to prove that you are the best Contractor. Nobody will be able to
stop you!.
Get a five number of acrylic stands(8.5*15.0cm) each heroes of faction
$777
$300 Reward + We will give you an
opportunity to develop a Hero according to a concept you choose. We will
directly contact you to receive your opinions about the new Hero’s concept and
abilities before fine-tuning and applying it to development. The Hero developed
through sponsorship will have the sponsor’s name printed in the game’s detailed
information.
● Please note that a Hero who opposes
societal conventions and customary ethical rules cannot be developed.
The
image of the sponsorship reward is an example.
Usage
of funds
Risks & Challenges
Covenanters's greatest challenge is that
the opening real-time Card Battle Game of the world that does not exist
previously. And also all of the world CCG players could be play with each
others in real time.
Additional Team ExCore is that Our
company's challenges is game development is our full-time job. We concentrate
on our project and assignment most time for our work. So we would lead to
increased multi-skilling and provide well made game convey powerful joy.
Caused by easy to handle, simple control
lead Covenanter could be loved and played by wide age level players. We want Game of card battle
Could be enjoyed by more various age group.
Unfortunately we have some general risk. We
start our project with not enough capital.
So convenanters is developed not high quality
graphic resources. Even if we're in financial difficulty, we desire that Player
genuinely enjoy our game as itself. Also we confidence that you love our new
method game. And enjoy strategy thinking with play convenanters. We concentrate
on our project for all of the game players. Please support us with concern
interest on our project. Thank you!