Pledge Manager, Late Pledges, Model Previews and Streams!
over 6 years ago – Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 01:28:46 AM

Well, we have had our heads buried in the books getting everything sorted and ready for our Pledge Manager and our streaming of games moving forward, as well as wrapping up the few backlogged models we had, so without further delay!

The Pledge Manager

The Pledge Manager is live now, and with it, there are add-ons for everyone! Here we can go over each of them for clarity for you all;

Alphas Volume 1: Seems pretty self explanatory. Anything we unlocked/unlock with the Kickstarter and PM for some time will be given to all our Backers, late or on time ;)

Titan City Scenery Set: While this is not needed for gameplay, it adds so much to the presence and flavor of the game. It's part of the "ooooossss and ahhhhhssss" you get with this game. 

Building Add-Ons: So we are offering 2 kinds of Building Add-Ons for everyone. One type is made by a separate company and is MDF Material, very sturdy and great for committed hobbyists!

Also you are helping support Northern Lights Terrain as we take 0 profit from these, they are offered to you with their help.

The other type is simply a 2nd set of the Punch-boards that make up the games base Buildings. If you want more Building's, this is the most cost effective way to do it.

Legends of the Mist and Tabula Rasa: A long long time ago Chris self published a game called Legends of the Mist and he has some copies. You can look it up on BGG or Kickstarter if you are interested. And our previous title, Tabula Rasa, will also be available here, in case you missed it's late pledge option through that campaign. 

Tip Jar: This option resides on Backerkit in the case you simply want to help us out and/or think we are doing a good job. 

Now onto more neato things!

Model Previews!

Well, you waited, and so here they are!

 And of course, freedom has come to Titan City Alphas!!!

 So there you go! Ron has been busting his tail to get these refined and ready!

Pledge Manager Timeline

So we talked about extending the Pledge Manager Timeline to unlock Stretch Goals, and we mean that in the most sincere way, so while we will be keeping it open for some time longer, below are the Stretch Goal Details and the day we will stop tracking funding and adding to the game;

• May 31st 11:59 Central Standard Time the pledge manager stops adding funds to the Stretch Goal. It's actual closing date will be some time after that. 
• Updates will be going out if/when we hit any new goals, as well as a new part of the ladder in the update with the reveals.
• So share and plug away!

What about those play throughs you guys promised?

Streaming Schedule

As of right now, some equipment for Multi-Camera play throughs is on it's way to the Chris and Ben! The very first play through POST Campaign will take place on Wednesday the 18th of April around 7:30 PM Central Time, as Chris and Ben square off in one of the most epic, LIVE skirmishes you will ever see!

Closing

In closing, thank you all so much for your patience during the post work part, and now we get back to work on well.... everything! 

If you have any questions regarding the Pledge Manager, please do not comment thread them, instead email us at [email protected] OR send us a Personal Message here on and we will be sure to answer and figure it out for you :D 

And if you have any team suggestions for the guys or requests, let us know below and they will do their best.

We... No, YOU did it!
over 6 years ago – Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 01:18:19 PM

Thank you all so much!!!!

From all of us, we cannot wait to finish producing this wonderful game you all helped bring to life. But, before we can do that, let's talk some details about what the POST Campaign is going to look like for everyone.

Backerkit and the Pledge Manager

For those who haven't heard, we will be using Backerkit to manage our post Campaign Surveys, Shipping Logistics as well as add-ons. This should be up shortly and we will have more updates in the coming week about it's details like;

• How long will it be open.
• How long will it add to Stretch Goals before you close that and move on to production.
• What Add-Ons will be in it and what purpose do they serve.

Videos Post Campaign

While we work on our Quality of Videos, Ben and Chris will be doing Gameplay videos with the 2 Scenarios you guys unlocked, as well as perhaps a preview of the campaign? If it's something you want to see, you can, otherwise don't watch it because it contains spoilers. 

Spotlights

It is likely Chris will be writing Boardgamegeek Spotlights on the Stretch Goal Alphas we are closer to and think are possible to hit, as well as the Objects in Titan City and the Skirmishes and Optional Rules.

If by the time the game is in your hands, we haven't given you the ability to comprehensively know everything about this game, we have failed you and this city.

Final words for now

Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts, know, now begins the work on this game to get it to your hands. We appreciate all the love and attention you have given us, the game and this world you all have helped bring to life. 

Liberty has come to Titan City!
over 6 years ago – Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 09:04:33 PM

Stephen Peroux is suiting up for backers and joining the Alphas Ranks!

 which Means Black Mamba is next!

 On ward Alphas! Lets save Titan City together :D

More Thugs and a look at what's to come!
over 6 years ago – Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 05:11:18 PM

New Thug Unlocked!

Well, we did it! The 2nd Unlock is the new Thug Sculpt. Ron is hard at work wrapping this up now, so while he does, why do you WANT 2 different Fire Street Gang Member? And why do we need it?

Well, the base Thugs have their own Sculpt and their own Cards in the Scenarios. Adding another Fire Street Gang Model will also add their cards and more options to the Villain Player in the Campaign Books Scenarios, as well as more variety when playing Solo/COOP for those books too.

So get hyped!

On to Captain Liberty and Beyond!

So we know Captain Liberty is next on the list, and again, you can see his Spotlight here.

But what about after him?

Seems Chris did a Spotlight on the myth that is; Black Mamba!

 And of course, that means the next part of the tree!

Why is the gap bigger you ask? Because Black Mamba Requires us to manufacture tokens as well as the miniatures and cards!

Let's keep pushing this for the final 48 Hours!

Prepping for the Final 48 Hours :D
over 6 years ago – Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 02:50:12 PM

As we prepare for the final 48 Hours of the campaign, we wanted to give a breakdown of everything from the campaign. So here goes!

Digital Coloring

Elle did a bunch of Digitally Painted Sculpts to give you guys a good idea of what the models could look like with a basic color set.

Painting

Backer Taylor Smithson and his service Paint my Games! Painted some of our models for fun.

Alpha Spotlights

Chris has been writing Spotlights each day on Board Game Geek! You can read up on them to get a feel for the Alphas in Volume 1.

Alphas Board Game Geek Page

Ben and the Alphas Fan Group

Ben has been leading conversations, polls and discussions in the Alpha Fan Group on Facebook.

Facebook Fan Group for Alphas

Reveals and Unlocks

We have unlocked a New Bystander Sculpt to go along with the Kickstarter Kid Tiger Sculpt!

We have also revealed the first Stretch Goal Alphas at 28k being Captain Liberty!

Chris did a Spotlight for him as well, which can be found here!

Pledge Manager

For those remaining at 1$ or "No Reward", we understand that some people want to follow along and some people cannot pledge to everything at once, however, because we have such a modest goal and have invested so much ourselves personally, the following things are not certain in the pledge manager;

• Kid Tiger may only be available to our Retailers and Heroic Pledge Levels DURING the Campaign and not in the pledge manager based on costs.
• The price of the game may go up in the Pledge Manager a minor amount, though shipping would remain the same. This is because we intend on moving to print as soon as possible and having to switch/add to a higher print run may cost more.
• We may be adding Optional Buys in the Pledge Manager that were not in the Kickstarter campaign if we see a boost in funding. This is also because our Pledge Manager takes 0% of the money from the items added in the Pledge Manager, whereas Kickstarter takes a % and would force us to raise the price of these add-ons, meaning possibly less of you may get them.

The following things ARE certain for the Pledge Manager;

• We will be using Backerkit for the Pledge Manager and will have a "how to" for those who do not know how to use Backerkit.
• We will be opening it likely the day after Kickstarter closes, possibly the day of.
• We will be adding the MDF Buildings Previewed here to the Pledge Manager.
• We will be adding the Optional Buy 1 to the Pledge Manager due to both requests and retailer interest. 
• We will allow addresses to be changed all the way up until the week of shipping the game, so no worries if you move or need a change of address in the meantime.

Stretch Goals Beyond the Campaign

While we are unsure we will be offering, for the same price or Stretch Goal Rewards to Late Backers, what we can say is that ANY extra funding Post Campaign will be made public via Backerkit and updated by us here on Kickstarter, so it's possible we may unlock MORE post campaign with the help of Late Pledges and 1$ Backers driving up their Pledge. 

If you have any other Questions, sound off below or in the comments as we will be here 18 hours a day relatively for the next 2 days! Now get hyped and let's make the final 48 something great!

Reviews/Previews

Below are the paid Reviews/Previews done during the Campaign in case you missed them or hadn't seen them yet :D 

 Let's keep fighting that fight to save Titan City!