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JetGetters - Hijack Fighter Jets, Surf Rockets


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Fly high in the sky and hijack other players' vehicles mid-air. A fighter hi-jacking game from the creators of No Time To Explain.

The night before Christmas 2012. We've been working 5 weeks straight getting No Time To Explain integrated with Steam. Lots of red bull, little sleep.

To keep sanity Alex was playing Battlefield 3 from time to time, while Tom was relaxing in Just Cause 2. A gif exchange occurred in a Skype chat. Someone tethering a plane to another plane. Someone jumping out of a jet, shooting a rocket launcher into another jet, and getting back in.

An idea was born.

"What if we made a game that's just that? Crazy mid-air stunts!" - said Tom.

"That is the most genius idea in the history of ever!" - said Alex

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It's a competitive multiplayer game that's fun for new players
  • Steering and aiming are controlled by moving the mouse. You always fly forward (with boost/slowdown options)
  • Shooting is left-click, and eject / hijack is on the right-click, with auto-aim support. Very fluid and easy to start playing.
  • This game has a much less demanding list of inputs than the typical multiplayer shooter. No boring tutorial mission!
  • The depth comes from mastering your options: hijacking strategic players, keeping or ditching a jet, stealing special vehicles, helping out your teammates and managing a balanced team!
  • It’s very easy for individual players to grip the mechanics and have fun, but has a deeper layer of team-based strategic play focused on helping people play well togeher.
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Having class-based multiplayer is a good opportunity to show off a fun list of characters, and spread a deep list of features and player abilities out across separate, digestible play sessions instead of asking players to learn everything at once.

  • Scout
0019b4ea522a51d10bdd6cc7c999e23c_large.jscout class who’s geared to chasing and fleeing
  • Heavy
70252113c7580b62c15666fd277c53e6_large.jheavy class who can fire rockets (you can hijack and ride the rockets)
  • Daredevil
93acb1dce0761b0e44c714b238ee4a83_large.jdaredevil class who uses a jetpack to maneuver in freefall, and sacrifice jets for large explosions
  • Support
5c0ab812efc2d794d458810d1012a5ec_large.jsupport class who can repair jets and drop mines (yes you can hijack hack enemy mines over to your own team, you can hijack everything!)
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JetGetters is a new type of game, and right now we're considering 4 game modes. This might change and evolve, and we hope the community will help us decide what to keep, add, or remove.

75ab0a9a8afde46d5eebebd4a88034c6_large.pPlayers can surf and protect team mates jets
  • Team Deathmatch

Two teams fight each other until one reaches a certain amount of deaths/kills.

  • Heist

Both teams need to crack open the other's base, steal their golden jet, and escort it back home in one piece.

  • Kill the Rabbit

There’s one flag. Everyone needs to grab it. Everyone needs to kill whoever has the flag. You get points for holding the flag longest.

  • AirShip

Blue team holds a giant flying stronghold, Red team must destroy it from the inside! The blue team must defend their base with mounted turrets, traps and cannons.

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Any user can jump into a deathmatch game and fly around shooting down as many of the other team as possible. For players with a better understanding of how to play, though, there would also be scripted levels available with more engaging rule-sets and twists.

b14c800668d3911055ee1e61e4420edd_large.gPlayers have grappling hooks, enabling quick transition from jet to jet

Example scripted level

  • The blue team has a giant flying base that they must defend.
  • The red team must break through their defenses and take over the base.
  • This level involves hijacking defense turrets, disabling security lasers, and lots of indoor-outdoor combat. As the red team push through the base, blue team’s defenses choke down and the match gets tense up to the final barricade.
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The game has been in pre-production for a year. We have worked out all of the design in prototype, and how it'll look. Think a very tropical Team Fortress, over the ocean, with red and blue fighter jets. We do not yet have a final "visual" for the game. As you can see, the trailer doesn't have shadows and is more cartoony, while the .gifs on this page have shadows and are a bit more serious. We hope the community will help us decide what's best during development.

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831ec094e460ae8abcd66edc54f9df70_large.jIn-game model concept
e44480d3e76ddd6d8934127ee58afed8_large.jJet concepts
8f8de2a548fb95d0893f61e55771f896_large.jConcept art. Player surfing a jet, seeing other players jumping all over the place, hijacking each other’s vehicles, dropping mines.
0267c60ee62594bff3d09fb673b5cbfb_large.jDifferent classes
aff352edda50fccabadaa9e12e82589e_large.jOur favorite jet so far, this one is going in
2b181e344568e80d8fb7aced98431f7d_large.pGrappling hook concepts. Detaching the full arm was the craziest idea, so that's in.

More concept art and behind the scenes stuff will be released to backers.

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$10 Treasure Chest

  • JetGetters Steam key for Mac/Windows/Linux (SteamOS)

$25 High Bounty

  • JetGetters Steam Key
  • OST For JetGetters + No Time To Explain

$26 Speedy Secret Stash (only 500 spots!)

  • Get the $50 Secret Stash reward for $26

$50 Secret Stash

  • JetGetters Steam key
  • Soundtracks
  • Closed Beta Test Access
  • EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes look at JetGetters pre-production, early prototypes, concepts and more!

$51 Speedy Treasure Island (only 500 spots!)

  • Get the $100 Treasure Island reward for $51

$100 Treasure Island

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  • Everything above, plus...

    *EDIT* We have decided to add TEN COPIES of JetGetters instead of one. So you will get TEN STEAM KEYS HERE for JetGetters, plus...

$500 Pirate King

  • Get everything above, plus...
  • Get a permanent spot in the Hall of Fame, accessible from the main menu of the game.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1296948465/jetgetters-fighter-jet-hijacking-multiplayer-shoot

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