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SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON!
🕑 Added 2018-12-03 08:42:34 +0000 UTC Dear Insane Children,I sometimes look up from the mass of swirling creativity we've collectively brought into existence and think "WOW! WTF!?" There's just so much going on! I have to-do lists to keep track of my to-do lists. Let's get started!
Out of the Woods
All of the physical rewards are at the distribution center in Shenzhen! The Illustrated Books, Coloring Books, Card Games (in multiple languages), play mats, scarves, collector cards, and collector boxes... ALL THE THINGS are manufactured and ready to ship! Here's pallets of game boxes...
To you that might look like a photo taken with a potato by a person who maintains a psychopathic disregard for framing and composition but to me it's pure gold. Finished game boxes on a pallet in Shenzhen ready to ship to Woodies around the world. Yay!
Martin's crafting a Kickstarter update with details on address lock-down and steps leading to the final days before shipping starts. If you're a backer or you pre-ordered via BackerKit then you will receive an email this week with a confirmation of your shipping address and a link to a page where you can submit an updated address if necessary.
Pirate Jam 2019
Lots of planning, discussions, and meetings going on to get Pirate Jam 2019 ready for sea. We're hitting the water April 2019 and plan to have 20+ pirates aboard a fleet of 6+ boats. Last week we secured additional sponsor support and an updated logo treatment from Alex. Woo!
Question: Is it worth adding this stuff to the Mysterious Shop? We can't really mass produce it unless we know there's demand... I just don't know if there's demand?
I'm heading to Thailand from December 15th~Jan 3rd to check out the sailing route we'll take for Pirate Jam. During that time I am also traveling to Sriacha to meet with government officials so we can discuss opening a new studio in that region.
Spicy New Studio
That new studio is where we plan to make the following games in roughly the following order:
1) Out of the Woods (digital card game)
2) GIBS (name TBD, but basically an old-school FPS shooter)
3) Alice: Asylum
There are ongoing talks with several large corporations (all of whom you know) and a handful of investors and publishers - all working in concert to help make the development of these games a reality.
Meanwhile, your continued support here on Patreon ensure we are able to maintain momentum on design and art pre-production. You are quite literally the reason why we are in this amazing place today!
Design Meeting
Tomorrow we're hosting the first-ever Discord powered Crowd Design meeting at 09:30HKT, which is 17:30 on Monday for those of you in Pacific Standard Time.
Here's info on our Discord Server. Note that you need to be at $5 or more and processed for one month's pledge in order to access the server.
During the meeting we'll discuss the long list of design suggestions made by our community over on the Asylum Wiki. You'll be able to hang out in the Discord chat and participate with the discussion via text and voice (depending on whether you're selected to join the voice chat). It's sure to be a sh!tshow since it's the first time we're doing anything like this... so, come along and laugh at our ineptitude. Wee!
Alice: Asylum
You know, you'd think with all the flack these big publishers are taking from their recent AAA game flops... we'd have a certain publisher beating down the door for a solid, narrative-driven, non-political, straight-up single player, action title... I mean, did they not see how God of War knocked it out of the park?! Crouton!!!!
I'm sure we'll get there eventually but it's more than a little frustrating to see these guys continue to struggle with the idea that gamers don't want to be told, "If you don't like it, don't buy it," and "Hey, micro-transactions are the future... deal with it!"
You know what's the frikken future? Boxes of Nutcracker Soldiers turned into weapons of mass destruction!
Omri says of this (awesome) design:
1. Like ants, She can place a box and have a horde charge the enemy
2. he can be picked up and used here and there in the game, like a companion of some sort.
3. he can be turned into an enemy
4. Think about actually changing him into BRITISH soldier toys.
I want a box of these for Christmas!
As mentioned during last week's live-stream, we are making really good progress on the narrative - and especially the "twist" - in art, writing, and with the feedback coming from our amazing Crowd Design group here on Patreon and over on YouTube. If you've not checked it out... Here are links... (SPOILER ALERT!)
Meanwhile, myself and RJ continue our back-and-forth around the narrative creation process. He's recently sent me a couple of excellent pages which inspired some pages from me... we're getting there!
OH, and those images above from Joey... THAT is what we want Alice to look like in the final game. Excellent! Really happy with the fact that we've finally nailed all the important elements needed to visually represent her in-game.
Speaking of live streams...
EU Live Stream Incoming!
I'm seeing on the news there's all sorts of rioting in the streets of Paris, Berlin, and other EU nations. Come on, guys! I know you're missing the EU Live Stream but you don't have to burn the place down. We get it! You need another EU Live Stream ... well ...
Follow THIS LINK to set a reminder and join us for the next Live Stream.
That's at 7PM, 6th, December 2018 Hong Kong Time. In Paris that'll be 12pm Noon. Feel free to join us with your yellow vests on. We promise not to shoot you with the water cannon.
Mysterious Things
Lots of interesting stuff being added to the Mysterious Shop these days. Most notably would be the Alchemy Key Necklace Set.
These took quite a long time to design and manufacture... but the final result turned out great. Hit that link above and get the full details. Jen's also added some cool new shirt designs (based on Joey's artwork). Head over and have a look!
Special Discount on Alchemy Necklaces for Patrons!
Use this code to get a Patron-Exclusive discount on the Alchemy Necklace Set:
PATRONALCHEMY
- 25% off Alchemy Keys - Necklaces
- One use per customer
- Active from today until Dec 31
* If you are a Patron and already purchased the necklaces without the discount code, email me (reply to your order confirmation email) and I'll refund you the discount amount.
Is that It?
I think I've ticked all the boxes...
The reality is that each of these things represents hours of effort per day to bring to life and maintain. I could not do this as an independent creator without your support. And it's not just the financial support - but knowing that everyone out there is helping to bring to life all this art and creativity because it's the kind of stuff YOU WANT in the world.
Your feedback and suggestions makes all this that much more interesting. So, let me know what you think in the comments below!
From Shanghai in the To-Do'ing
-American
Comments
Are the alchemy keys flat??? I thought they would be rounded like real skeleton key's.
things related to PJ? just take my money :3
