It's with the Printer!
about 5 years ago
– Tue, Apr 09, 2019 at 09:46:26 AM
That's the update for the day. It is with the printer. We had some back and forth to fix a couple small problems that would cause issues in printing, and adapting a couple of things that this printer does differently than other ones we have worked with.
Those are done and as of this morning they have the files again, and we are waiting. Stuff is moving along at a good clip and we're on track.
We've got a few more games in the hopper now, things that we're working on and otherwise continuing to develop. We're excited for getting Builders! into people's hands, and for what comes next.
Downpayment, Tweaks for Printing, and Waiting
about 5 years ago
– Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 07:16:57 PM
Weekly update! We've sent the downpayment to the printer and they had a couple of files tweaks that needed to be done for the files to be print-ready. We fixed those up and sent them back already and the ball is back in the printer's court. Overall there wasn't anything major so it should be good to go now, but we happily defer to those who know more about the world of printing than we do.
Check back next week for the next update.
On Printers and Payments
about 5 years ago
– Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 07:52:49 AM
That's where we're at! Printer has taken a first look at the files and nothing is glaringly wrong so we're gearing up for the final prototype copy-thing from them. That means sending payment over this week and continuing to do our thing.
We're all but confirmed for air shipment (just deciding on which service makes the most sense to use) so we're moving forward at an aggressive schedule again.
Thank you again for the support everyone. It means the world.
Waiting The Printer
about 5 years ago
– Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 01:59:57 PM
That's the update for this week. We're waiting on the printer. We've been in touch and are just waiting to hear if there are any problems with files that we missed or anything like that. The plan moving forward is to keep everyone hyper-updated so you know where things are at moving forward.
Thanks for the support everyone! We're nearing the finish line!
We're in pre-press!
about 5 years ago
– Sat, Mar 09, 2019 at 01:22:48 PM
That's right! We fought all sorts of weird technical troubles, including an entire part of the game we thought we had cut suddenly resurfacing during a hand-off of files from one computer to another, but it is done! We're off to pre-press!
What does that mean? It means we're packaging the files together to upload them to the printer, where they'll take a look at them and make sure its all going to print just like we want it to. After we make sure that's all good, they'll do a sample copy for us that we can go over, and film for you all to see, before we press the big button that means go on printing.
So, an update on timelines. We're behind schedule. That happened. Creating art took longer than planned and a few things in persona lives raised they're ugly heads. It sucks, and we're sorry about that. Once the files are sent off to the printer and it is signed off on, we've been given an estimate of about a month for the games to get done. After that, it will be airshipped to us/our fulfillment centers, then it gets sent out to you. For a ballpark, I'm expecting games will be in people's hands by the summer, mostly. Some international shipments might get delayed a little if you're in Europe or somewhere that it might get held up in customs.
