The Rock-afire Explosion Simulator

The Rock-afire Explosion Simulator was a cancelled Kickstarter project for a virtual Rock-afire Explosion band⁽¹⁾, which allowed users to program and play showtapes in one software. The Kickstarter would launch on October 28, 2020 by its programmer, Ryan Hayes, and would be cancelled on November 26, 2020.

Campaign

The campaign would start with the launch of the Kickstarter page, alongside a video on the Creative Engineering YouTube Channel promoting the project.⁽²⁾ The project asked for a $27,350, and planned the software's development to conclude by July 2021.

Pledges

Ten different pledging tiers were given, which ranged from $3 to $2,500.

• $3 - Name listed in the credits
• $22 - Digital copy of the software (Limited to 40 slots)
• Name in credits
• $30 - Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits
• $48 - Two digital copies of the software
• Name in credits
• $80 - Patron's name written on party hat in the software's showroom.
• Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits
• $150 - Patron's drawing of their choosing placed on the software's showroom tables as a sheet of paper or paper plate, subject to approval.
• Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits
• $350 - Patron's name written on cake in the software's showroom
• Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits
• $1800 - Patron's name and picture framed on wall in the software's showroom, stating 'Employee of the Month', subject to approval.
• Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits
• $2,200 - Patron's name and picture framed on wall in the software's showroom, stating 'General Manager', subject to approval.
• Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits
• $2,500 - Patron's name and picture framed on wall in the software's showroom, stating 'CEO', subject to approval.
• Digital copy of the software
• Name in credits

Funding

Throughout its month long campaign, it would raise $1,140 from 41 backers, with the maximum pledge being of the $80 tier.