The Kickstarter campaign for Citadel Studios’ player-driven MMORPG, Shards Online, has reached its $50,000 funding goal. So the alpha version of the game will now go ahead; congratulations to everyone at Citadel!

As well, Citadel Studios recently announced a few modest stretch goals for the project, features that they’d like to see added to the game in time for its alpha test. You can watch Derek Brinkmann in a video at the link above (also starring a very cute baby), or check out the chart below for a summary:

A few add-ons have also been announced:

To select one or more add-ons, click the “Manage Your Pledge” button and add in the amount. After the campaign ends, you will be receiving a survey where you can tell us which add-ons you are getting. Please add $18 for international shipping on physical items if you are not already getting a physical reward.

• Additional Alpha Code ($30)
• 5 Pack of Alpha Codes ($125)
• Backer T-Shirt ($25)
• Physical Art Book ($20)
• Signed Cloth Map ($50)

Things seem to be going much better for Shards this time around, and I (for one) am happy to see it.