Thank you all for your support!
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, May 16, 2024 at 04:36:07 PM
Hey everyone!
Thank you all so much for your support. I've been away most of the day, so I haven't had a chance to stop and say thanks yet.
Both books are drafted. The only thing I'm doing is making some last-minute checks on the math. Even though it's a "borg", I still want to make sure there isn't anything that's easily exploitable.
We also have some final art commissions we're waiting on before we can get a finalized version of everything.
Here is a rough schedule:
5/16/24—Campaign ends! Kickstarter starts collecting funds from you all.
5/30/24—Kickstarter sends funds to us.
Early June—The Pledge Manager on Backerkit opens (we can't open it before KS sends us funds since BK takes a cut up front). That's where you'll set up your shipping, get add-ons, and make any tier changes that you want to make. This is also when I place orders for all non-book stuff. We've already got the Early Birds pins and skull patches in (the pins literally showed up today). I'll need to order the remaining patches/pins/dice sets and the custom box for the ammo kits, but that's a pretty easy process, especially since all the art is already done.
Late June—The near-final versions of MekBorg and Steel Psalm will appear as downloads on Backerkit. This version will be used to collect feedback from you all. At that time, you can share what you like, what you don't like, and what you think we should change, plus catch any lingering typos that we didn't see.
Mid-July—We finalize the PDFs based on your suggestions and put them out. Then, we send the files to our printer in China. They'll give us a schedule for what they expect on their end, which we'll share with you once we get it. Right now, they're saying late October/early November, so long as we hit the July deadline.
Summer/Fall—I send additional PDF content for MekBorg. None of this is planned, but will be based on your suggestions/demands/etc.
November—MekBorg and Steel Psalm arrive at our fulfillment center, and we start shipping worldwide.
This is a rough estimate. Things can (and often do) change. However, we'll always keep you in the loop. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected] or send us a message here.
Thanks again, everyone!
- Dave
Final Stretch Goal Announced and Hit at the Same Time!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, May 15, 2024 at 07:32:56 AM
Hey all,
It's the final 24 hours of the campaign. Since I couldn't decide what the last hunk of stretch goals would be, I decided to create a "catch-all" final stretch goal called "The PDF Bomb." Essentially, it'll be a bunch of extra content that we create in PDF format while you wait for your stuff to show up in the mail.
What will it be? I have no idea! And that's the point. Instead of promising something that we may or may not feel like creating 3-4 months from now, I left it open-ended. That way 1) myself, John, etc., can create what we're passionate about and release it as we make it, 2) you can give us suggestions based on your experience with the product which we can create for you on-demand, and 3) if we're late for any reason on the main product (while we're pretty sure we'll hit the deadline on this, shit always inevitably comes up), you'll get even more stuff to play with.
Later, down the road, we can cobble all this stuff together and put it into a book/zine, etc. But for now, it's just going to be digital.
I put the goal as "XXX", meaning that you've already hit it. So, expect to get regular content drops over the course of the next few months.
Let me know what you think!
And as always, thanks for your support! This has been a fun project.
- Dave
Final 48 Hours is Upon Us!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, May 14, 2024 at 09:31:12 AM
Hey friends!
It's the finnaaaal countdooowwwn... do-do-do-dooo, do-do-do-do-do, etc...
Thanks to all of you who've backed the campaign. As the last few hours of this campaign tick away, I'll be creating a few more minor stretch goals as a way to say thank you all.
Also, once it's done on Thursday, I'll post a rough schedule of when you can expect certain milestones to occur. Because both books are drafted and done, you should get the PDFs by the end of June. We'll then give you all 2-3 weeks for input, make changes accordingly, then send them off to our printers overseas.
Already, some of the items are finished. We just got the black and yellow patches and the glow-in-the-dark early bird pins are already on the way.
Anyways, if there's anything else you need, let us know here or at [email protected]
Thanks!
- Dave
Less than a week remains! Thank you all so much.
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, May 10, 2024 at 06:50:46 AM
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to pop in today and say thanks so much for your support so far. We're six days away from the campaign's conclusion. We've exceeded our goals and expectations with this campaign by quite a bit.
Once the campaign wraps up, we'll give you a timeline of when we expect certain milestones to occur. Our printing partner is targeting mid-July to being production, so we should hit our goals. Before they get the files, however, I'm going to let you all review the content and make suggestions for edits.
Before all that happens, you can expected a few more stretch goals, probably one more big one at $250,000.
Anyways, I'll chat at you all very soon! Thank you so much again!
- Dave
MekBorg Play Mat Samples are in
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, May 02, 2024 at 02:27:03 PM
Hey everyone!
The MekBorg playmat sample just arrived from our manufacturer. These won't go into the Ammo Box (it'd be too cost-prohibitive, unfortunately) but will be offered as an add-on in the Pledge Manager.
Check it out:
