Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter closes at $1.9 million

Richard Garriot's Kickstarter project, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, has come to an end. The campaign has reached all of its goals, and the total amount earned is $1,919,275 through 22,322 backers, which is almost double its original goal of $1 million. The game is expected to be released by October 2014, so it's still a long way off.The campaign reached its initial goal just ten days after it started. Back in March, Portalarium announced stretch goals for the campaign, with more additions promised depending on how much more money they could make.After reaching $1.1 million, the developers were to add a pet system into the game. There will be both social vanity pets as well as combat pets that will help you in your adventures and will be controllable through simple commands. Reaching $1.2 million would have the developers add a seasonal weather system into the game. This means that weather will be dynamic and will depend on the in-game calendar.Click here for full story