Highrise Ideas is our crowdfunding platform. Creatives on Highrise have no shortage of impressive item concepts, but like many artists, often need a bit of support to bring their unique visions to life. Highrise Ideas empowers the community to come together to forge a dream into reality. 🤝
Similar to most crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter or IndyGoGo, Highrise Ideas is a tool to help artists share concepts for single wearable avatar items they’d love to make, and helps members of the community explore a library of designs they’d love to wear.
Once you see an Idea that resonates with you, you can commit to supporting that item by Preordering it.
🔖 Preordering works just like pledging or backing a project in Kickstarter: if the item gets enough support to meet its funding goal, it gets created, and all backers receive the item. If it doesn’t meet its funding goal, the Idea is cancelled and preorders are refunded.
As the Highrise Ideas feature is still in its embryonic stage, we’re eager to hear your thoughts on what changes might best serve our creative community in future updates! The keys to any idea becoming a reality are both adaptability and perseverance to keep improving, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. 💪 Currently, idea submissions are paused due to a backlog of existing ideas, and there is no announced ETA for reopening. Updates will be shared through official channels such as the Highrise app, Discord, or other community platforms.
So let’s go! Share a concept for a single item, and get ready to rally around designs that get people buzzing. After all, every great look starts with an Idea. 💭
FUNDING PIPELINE
For an item to be released through Highrise Ideas, it will need to pass through three stages:
To qualify for production, an Idea must achieve a goal of 1000 preorders during the Funding Phase.
🔎 Review Phase, in which Highrise Staff assesses eligible Ideas and approves valid designs
💸 Funding Phase, a 30 day period for the item to receive public funding from the Highrise community; this phase requires the item to secure at least 1000 preorders to transition to production.
🏗️ Production Phase, a 14+ day period for the HR Art Team to create the item.
Ideas can be approved or rejected by staff during the 🔎 Review Phase for a few different reasons. Check out our item eligibility guidelines here!
During the 💸 Funding Phase, anyone who wants to support the Idea can do so by preordering the item for a 50% discount. This phase requires 1000 preorders to reach its Funding Goal, at which point the idea proceeds to the Production Phase.
During the 🏗️ Production Phase, preorders are typically closed, meaning all purchases must be completed during the Funding Phase. Production Phases last a minimum of 14 days, ensuring enough time for the Art Team to finalize the item. However, the overall process can extend up to 2 months depending on complexity and workload. After production ends, the item is distributed automatically to backers, and designers receive 10% of the total revenue as Earned Gold. Items are distributed as an Inbox Gift about 48 hours before they go live in the game.
Items created through HR Ideas are only purchasable during the Funding and Production Phases! After that, they may be traded, but are no longer available through Ideas or any other Highrise Shop.
💡 VISIT HIGHRISE IDEAS NOW! Stay Updated: Track the progress of your idea through the Art Chat Channel or refer to the Production Timeframe Thread for important updates and timelines. To view your submissions for a specific concept in the Highrise app: Open the in-app Shop, tap on "Concepts," select the relevant concept, and tap "My Submissions" to see your entries.