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For $1,000, you will receive 10 expertly hand painted sets AND a special prototype piece just three weeks after the Kickstarter project ends.
For $2,000, you will receive 10 expertly hand painted sets AND special prototype set just a few weeks after the Kickstarter campaign ends.
For $3,500, you (and 7 friends) will spend the day gaming, eating (and most likely drinking) with Stefan Pokorny. He will run your group through an awesome D&D adventure as well as give you a tour of the DF studio where you can see his incredible art -- including his jaw-dropping maps. You might even see a few original sculpts from upcoming sets. Stefan buys the food and drinks for you and your 7 friends.
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Q. Are you planning Stretch Goals?
Absolutely! We have some INCREDIBLE Stretch Goals planned. As the campaign grows, we will post them. Our manufacturing costs go down as we cast more of these pieces, so it's entirely practical to offer FREE Stretch Goals if we receive enough support. Anyone pledging $120 or more will receive these Stretch Goal pieces for free.
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I just backed it. Though I own lots of molds from hirst arts for this kind of stuff, the material will make a great set that I can take on the go. I spend a lot of time casting and creating things from dental plaster and don't want to take those things over to someones house/game store where breakage is common.
RiTides wrote: Looks pretty sweet! I already did one KS and got more terrain of one type than I had a use for, though, so I don't think I'll be onboard.
Interesting how little additional money they're charging for the painted sets (comparatively speaking).
Seems like a lot to me, but I'm used to painting my own stuff. The material as I see it comes ready to paint out of the box, so an hour with an drybrush will be pretty much all you need to look good and a few more hours of detailing would make them look great!
31k In about 3 hours? I think we got this funded. I'm wondering what the stretch goals are going to be!
I'm definately in for a couple sets. Its nice they corrected the issue with older sets where the wall was placed on the outside of the floor, rather than on top of it, making it impossible to have a floor on both sides of a wall without getting the layout off.
Goal reached and first set of stretch goals active.
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Looks pretty good, too. at 75k (which we'll most likely get here soon) you'll get 4 extra walls per set. So myself being a 120 dollar backer will get 8 extra. Looking forward to see what else they have in store.
I own a lot of their old stuff, and it is georgous, but my problem was that a lot of the wall pieces (not all) left a half square against the wall.
This means that a two square corridor is in fact a half square, single square, half square corridor. Since I like to be able to move my models by squares this was a real pain to me. we had to use the lines to move on.
I can see why they did this, its a real pain to make a set where there is a full square against the wall rather than half or quarters, (try it yourself on the images above) but it IS possible.
I'm glad they did it that way as it matches the Hirst Arts setup as well. We just set them up as either a single 5ft (two walls against each other) for very narrow passages. One thing they could do to help this would be to release 1x4 strips of flooring so you can make 12.5ft or 15 ft passages. For rooms and such we also count that half square as "impassible" and try to stack it with shelves and the like.
treeseeker wrote: I own a lot of their old stuff, and it is georgous, but my problem was that a lot of the wall pieces (not all) left a half square against the wall.
This means that a two square corridor is in fact a half square, single square, half square corridor. Since I like to be able to move my models by squares this was a real pain to me. we had to use the lines to move on.
I can see why they did this, its a real pain to make a set where there is a full square against the wall rather than half or quarters, (try it yourself on the images above) but it IS possible.
The problem is if you have two full inches of floor width in a corridor its even larger on the outside, so you'd need the 1.5 inch piece to go against the outer wall to fill in the map. They added some of these pieces, but I'd rather just circumvent the problem entirely by having all pieces fit on a 2" by 2" area.
I wonder if they have any other style sets planned in this KS (cavern, midieval town, sci-fi).
I like the idea but don't think I'll pledge. I still have a bunch of the mageknight wall/dungeons left over and this isn't adding anything too big that I want to get in on.
treeseeker wrote: I own a lot of their old stuff, and it is georgous, but my problem was that a lot of the wall pieces (not all) left a half square against the wall.
This means that a two square corridor is in fact a half square, single square, half square corridor. Since I like to be able to move my models by squares this was a real pain to me. we had to use the lines to move on.
I can see why they did this, its a real pain to make a set where there is a full square against the wall rather than half or quarters, (try it yourself on the images above) but it IS possible.
The problem is if you have two full inches of floor width in a corridor its even larger on the outside, so you'd need the 1.5 inch piece to go against the outer wall to fill in the map. They added some of these pieces, but I'd rather just circumvent the problem entirely by having all pieces fit on a 2" by 2" area.
I wonder if they have any other style sets planned in this KS (cavern, midieval town, sci-fi).
If this goes real well and they go by popularity then I'm sure we'll see an expansion for this set then the caverns.
FoWPlayerDeathOfUS.TDs wrote: What process do you use for mold making and casting? How many molds do you plan have for this product and are theyto be manual or automatic?
You might want to post this to the KS and not here.
czakk wrote: If it is a PVC type material, likely it is high pressure steel molds.
They said it was a very hard rubberized material, sort of like a rubber mallet.
That is what sold me on it. The ability to throw all my pieces in backpack and take it to a club is wonderful. I love my hirst art cast stuff and will continue to make stuff, but every time I try to take that stuff anywhere it tends to break on me. Don't have to worry about kids, angry players, soda spills ect ect.
Do you have any thoughts about the "unusable half squares" taken up by the walls?
Heh, that was a particularly special dungeon, but yeah. We are lucky in that our host has a simply amazing collection of resources available for play.
We just treat them as full squares. It may mean giving a mini the "wobbly model syndrome" treatment, but it usually works out. It is a little frustrating that it's not all flush with the walls, but it's manageable for sure.
150k Stretch goal happened last night. The new 250k goal is an extra door per set, meaning for each set you get you get an extra:
1 Door
3 2x2 Floors
8 Straight walls
2 Corner walls
I'm thinking we'll see more floors for the next goal so you'll get an extra set for every ~3 sets you get.
Looks like we are in at the $500 level for our group. Should little more than double our current collection. Looks like I'll have a ton of drybrushing to do.
Dwarven Forge makes some great stuff, this will be no exception.. wish I had the spare funds but I'm gonna have to miss this one. Pretty amazing start though
everyone likes DF terrain...but not everyone can afford it. This kickstarter is likely getting people who have always wanted some but didnt want to bite a bullet
kenshin620 wrote: I must say this is one of the fastest growing, if not the fastest, terrain KS I have seen
Guess right product at the right time
There was a lot of support for them already and most of the people were held back by the high prices, especially for the basic sets so this was a perfect fit.
Whether you use hirst arts or dwarven forge, no one wants to cast/buy all those basic tiles and walls. For myself, I want to build, but I want to concentrate on the cool stuff.
ironicsilence wrote: everyone likes DF terrain...but not everyone can afford it. This kickstarter is likely getting people who have always wanted some but didnt want to bite a bullet
EXACTLY!
I know that's why me and my group are going in... bigtime!
ironicsilence wrote: everyone likes DF terrain...but not everyone can afford it. This kickstarter is likely getting people who have always wanted some but didnt want to bite a bullet
Yeah, even without stretch goals, 10 room sets for $500 is a super deal. Get your gaming group/club to throw in some or split it with another GM. Some drybryushing and a dip in quickshade/floor wax and you're good to go.
I'm curious how well this can be dremmeled.... I never converted any of the sets I own, but this will leave me pieces to spare.
When I walk by their booth at GenCon each year, I stop and drool over the terrain sets. Two of our D&D players went in on a few sets and we break them out now and then!
Necros wrote: Dwarven Forge makes some great stuff, this will be no exception.. wish I had the spare funds but I'm gonna have to miss this one. Pretty amazing start though
Ill likely miss out as well. If this was done around late Feb Id have a huge amount in it, but I just dont have the funds right now.
The shipping is high (sob), but it looks to be fair based on what the stuff is meant to weigh
(remember the shipping will also have to cover all add on stuff from stretches too as they can't ask 'extra' for that)
all we do is hope enough European backers pledge at which point it may become cost effective to send a container across and ship from within the EU (meaning they'd pay the VAT)
Just hit 325k. Next is 400k with diagonal walls, 2 per set. 475k is 2 diagonal half floors, so you can put diagonal walls in a middle of a room.
ON DECK > $475,000 = 2 FREE Diagonal Half-Floors with every set you back. This piece allows for Diagonal Wall piece to be placed in the middle of a room. So, if you back us for 5 sets -- at $475,000 in funding you will get 10 Diagonal Half-Floors for FREE (plus 10x Diagonal Walls, 30x Floors, 5x Swinging Doors, 40x Straight Walls and 10x Corner Walls).*
If anyone hasn't noticed, most of the pledge levels are limited to a certain number, the $120 and up included- so if you want in you might not want to wait until the last minute...
Sinful Hero wrote: If anyone hasn't noticed, most of the pledge levels are limited to a certain number, the $120 and up included- so if you want in you might not want to wait until the last minute...
They are, but they have said that when the pledges are full they will start another pledge of the same "level" that will just ship at a later date. So you're still right about getting them now if you want to get them in 2013.
Bah, I'm not sure I'll ever actually get all that much use out of this but I want to go in for $120 just because you seem to get SO MUCH with even more stretch goal stuff to come.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Aaaaaand forget that, $70 SHIPPING!
Sinful Hero wrote: Ah, thanks. Didn't know that- that's a really neat idea actually. Helps to make sure they stick to their schedule I guess?
Yeah, the amount of sets they have planned are what I'm assuming what they had gotten a production quote for. We might have a small delay due to the massive support the project has gotten.
ON DECK! > $550,000 = Diagonal Wall Set Unlocked as Add-On! When we hit $550,000 in funding, this set consisting of Diagonal Walls and Diagonal Half Floors will be unlocked as a purchasable Add-On set. Exact price and composition will be revealed in a few days.
I imagine he'll alternate between 'freebies' and paid add-ons, as it might make the most sense for him and his business model while at the same time driving up the pledges.
Alpharius wrote: I imagine he'll alternate between 'freebies' and paid add-ons, as it might make the most sense for him and his business model while at the same time driving up the pledges.
I'm surprised we waited this long for the first paid add-on to arrive. Definitely not complaining though. I'm hoping they add in some of their pillars and small add ons.
Alpharius wrote: I imagine he'll alternate between 'freebies' and paid add-ons, as it might make the most sense for him and his business model while at the same time driving up the pledges.
I'm surprised we waited this long for the first paid add-on to arrive. Definitely not complaining though. I'm hoping they add in some of their pillars and small add ons.
i hope its a happy mix of both...mainly because i want MOAR free stuff! but also dont want to hear people complaining about not getting freebies, the $120 level is already a really good deal but it seems like people view kickstarter as a way to get lots of stuff for little investment, which is a shame. Spoiled by reaper I guess
You can now add sets through add-ons.. you know, in case you need more than 10 sets.
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Want more than one Kickstarter Reward Level?
Now you can!
In response to all the excellent suggestions made by Dwarven Forge collectors, we have added an Add-On program that easily lets you pledge for more than one Reward Level. Some collectors want to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get ALL the Games Tiles they will need. However, Kickstarter allows you to only select ONE Reward Level while you are making your pledge. So, there is no clear way to pledge more than one Reward Level. For instance, a backer may want to select the 10-set dark gray Reward Level AND the 5-set expertly hand-painted Reward Level -- but there is no "official" Kickstarter way to do that.
To allow backers to pledge for more than one Reward Level, It has now become standard practice with successful Kickstarter projects to ask backers to "over-pledge" by the amount equal to the cost of the additional Reward Levels they want. And we are now doing the same thing, and we are trying to make it as easy as possible for our backers.
ON DECK! > $600,000 = 2 FREE Curved Corners + 2 FREE Curved Half Floors with every Game Tiles set you back.So, if you back us for 5 sets -- at $600,000 in funding you will get 10 Curved Corners and 10 Curved Half Floors for FREE (plus 10x Diagonal Half-Floors, 10x Diagonal Walls, 30x Floors, 5x Swinging Doors, 40x Straight Walls and 10x Corner Walls).*
And the updated map.
They are still steadily climbing.. I hope it blows up like Reaper did.. you know, in a good way.
With over 2000 backers, will they be able to deliver in October (as it says) if it keeps climbing, though?
I'm amazed at how well this is doing. People really want good, 3D terrain! Not just laser cut stuff...
I guess this company is well known for this type of thing (I'm not familiar with anything like it so I have no idea) as well? And it was pricey but this is a chance to get a lot for cheap?
That was my strategy with Dreamforge and I'm happy with that one, so far! (Although phases 2 and 3 still yet to finish)
RiTides wrote: With over 2000 backers, will they be able to deliver in October (as it says) if it keeps climbing, though?
I'm amazed at how well this is doing. People really want good, 3D terrain! Not just laser cut stuff...
I guess this company is well known for this type of thing (I'm not familiar with anything like it so I have no idea) as well? And it was pricey but this is a chance to get a lot for cheap?
That was my strategy with Dreamforge and I'm happy with that one, so far! (Although phases 2 and 3 still yet to finish)
thats basically it bud, Dwarven Forge is the cats meow when it comes to premade high quality terrain however there stuff was priced to reflect its high profile status. For the most part Dwarven Forge is the stuff where you walk by there booth at a con and drool over how awesomely sexy there stuff is but then keep walking since its expensive. To sort of put it into perspective check out this link
http://www.dwarvenforge.com/classic-dungeon-sets?page=shop.browse&category_id=4
Its current DF stuff that is pretty comparable to the style of stuff the kickstarter is doing, notice the price and the amount of stuff you get for the price
Been waiting for DF to do a KS. I've been vacillating between painted/unpainted, but will probably drybrush them myself and use the savings to get a few more pieces.
Love the curved corners.
Hopefully stairs will be one of the future stretch goals.
UNLOCKED! > $650,000 = 2 FREE Pillars & Curved Corner Pack (Add-On) At $650,000 in funding, every Reward Level of 2-sets (or higher) will receive 2 FREE Pillars for every set they back! So, if you back us for 5 sets -- at $650,000 in funding you will get 10 Pillars FREE (in addition to all your previously unlocked free Stretch Goals).These
Pillars have a one-inch square base and are as tall as a Game Tiles wall. Pillar photo to be published later today.
Also, at $650,000, we unlock a new, purchasable Curved Corner Add-On Pack. This set consists of 16 Curved Corners and 8 Curved Half Floors. It will be available in both Dark Gray and Expertly Hand Painted versions.You can pledge for either 1 set, or a more economical 2 set offer.The price of this set will match the Diagonal Wall Pack. Please remember that this Add-on is a specially priced* Stretch Goal, so we can only offer it to backers pledged at the 2-set level and above. CLICK HERE to see all the Add-On Packs (along with the Reward Levels).
* Free USPS Ground shipping within the US is also included.For backers outside the US, both the 1 and 2 set offers will carry the same $45 shipping charge. Only 2-set (or higher) backers can order Add-Ons.
700k -
NOW UP! > $700,000 = 1 FREE Narrow Door & Unlocks "Map Maker" online tool! If we hit $700,000 in funding, every Reward Level of 2-sets (or higher) will receive 1 FREE Narrow Door for every set they back! So, if you back us for 5 sets -- at $700,000 in funding you will get 5 Narrow Doors FREE (in addition to all your previously unlocked free Stretch Goals). These Narrow Swinging Doors are less wide than the normal Swinging Doors so they can be used in many tighter areas when the normal two-inch wide opening is not there. CLICK HERE to see an illustration of where the new 1.5" wide Narrow Door can be used to great effect. These doors allow you to have much more flexibility in your designs so you are not limited to where you can put doors. We made a similar piece for the Medieval Building Expansion Set, and it came in very handy.
Also, at $700,000 we will release a very handy online tool specifically designed for our Game Tiles project. Map Maker will allow you to quickly build an interesting dungeon using all the current Game Tiles and FREE Stretch Goal pieces; and then it will give you options to Print or Share your creations with others. CLICK HERE to see level of a castle that was created using this tool in only about 25 minutes.
750k -
ON DECK! < $750,000 = 1 FREE Demon Door! If we hit $750,000 in funding, every Reward Level of 2-sets (or higher) will receive 1 FREE Demon Door for every set they back! So, if you back us for 5 sets -- at $750,000 in funding you will get 5 Demon Doors FREE (in addition to all your previously unlocked free Stretch Goals).* The next Stretch Goal will be in a higher increment than $50,000.
has DF sent out any email updates for this project? Seems like i get no emails about hitting goals from them. My updates generally come from this thread
UNLOCKED! > $700,000 = 1 FREE Narrow Door & Unlocks "Map Maker" online tool! If we hit $700,000 in funding, every Reward Level of 2-sets (or higher) will receive 1 FREE Narrow Door for every set they back! So, if you back us for 5 sets -- at $700,000 in funding you will get 5 Narrow Doors FREE (in addition to all your previously unlocked free Stretch Goals). These Narrow Swinging Doors are less wide than the normal Swinging Doors so they can be used in many tighter areas when the normal two-inch wide opening is not there. CLICK HERE to see an illustration of where the new 1.5" wide Narrow Door can be used to great effect. These doors allow you to have much more flexibility in your designs so you are not limited to where you can put doors. We made a similar piece for the Medieval Building Expansion Set, and it came in very handy.
750k is the demon door which now has a pic.
ON DECK! < $825,000 = 1 Straight Wall with Window!
With some new stetch goal news:
Also at $900,000, we unlock a new, purchasable Floor Add-On Pack. This set consists of 5 specially designed 4" x 6" Floors and 2 "Floors with Stairs". The big 4" x 6" Floor Tiles have a special center mosaic.They make it quick and easy to build a room and provide a great elevated platform. "Floors with Stairs" have the same 2" x 2" footprint as normal Floor pieces, but they appear to have a narrow stair descending downward.
Stairs! Though they are going down.. Though with how steadily the kickstarter is growing, I'm fairly certain we'll see some normal stairs on a 2x2 footprint as well.
I have some of their old treasure piles from their previous set and if the new ones are anything like them, then that picture just doesn't do them justice.
We'll see Free treasure piles at 1 mil and an add on for dungeon dressings.
ON DECK! $1,000,000 = 1 FREE Treasure Pile & "Dungeon Dressing Pack" Unlocked! At the $1,000,000 milestone, 2-Set backers and higher receive 1 FREE Treasure Pile for every set they back. So, if you pledge for a 5-set Reward Level, you will receive 5 FREE Treasure Piles.*
In addition, at $1,000,000, we unlock what many have been waiting for: a new, purchasable Dungeon Dressing Add-On Pack. This set consists of many great accessory items to dress up your dungeons. It will feature some never-seen-before doors (like a Cell Door!), furniture items, a portcullis, a pile of skulls and much more!
Hopefully we'll hit 1 mil here in in the next couple days and we'll hear about some more stretch goals. I know it has the potential for blowing up (in a good way) like the Reaper kickstarter.
I'd like to see some pics of what the stairs look like before I get to excited, a few of the older kits I have include stairs and I'm not super crazy about the design
In addition, at $1,000,000, we have unlocked what many have been waiting for: a new, purchasable Dungeon Dressing Add-On Pack. The Pack contains:
·1x Lower Stair
·1x Upper Stair
·1x Floor with Pit
·1x Secret Door (Straight Wall with a swiveling section)
·2x Narrow Door
·2x Cell Door
·1x Dwarven Door
·1x Broken Door
·1x Metal Door
·1x Portcullis
·2x Table
·2x Bench
·4x Chair
·2x Bed
·2x Chest
And at 1.1 mill for each set you get a free Stairs up.
NOW UP! $1,100,000 = At the $1,100,000 milestone, 2-Set backers and higher receive 1 FREE Small Stair for every set they back.* Smaller than the Dungeon Dressing Pack’s 1-5/8” and 1” tall stairs, these Small Stairs (7/8” tall) can be placed to ascend to a slightly raised area, e.g. the way up to a raised platform (two stacked Floor pieces) in the middle of a room. These stairs can also be used alongside the Dressing Pack’s Upper and Lower Stairs to create grand staircases.
UNLOCKED! $1,100,000 = At the $1,100,000 milestone, 2-Set backers and higher receive 1 FREE Small Stair for every set they back.* Smaller than the Dungeon Dressing Pack’s 1-5/8” and 1” tall stairs, these Small Stairs (7/8” tall) can be placed to ascend to a slightly raised area, e.g. the way up to a raised platform (two stacked Floor pieces) in the middle of a room. These stairs can also be used alongside the Dressing Pack’s Upper and Lower Stairs to create grand staircases.
NOW UP! $1,225,000 = At $1,225,000, 2-Set backers and higher receive 1 FREE Pedestal for every set they back (e.g. a 5-set Reward Level, you will receive 5 FREE Pedestals).* This one-inch cube works great with the Small Stairs – as well as the Upper and Lower Stairs from the Dungeon Dressing Pack. They also make nice stand-alone pedestals as focal points in rooms.
ON DECK! $1,350,000 = At $1,350,000, 2-Set backers and higher receive 1 FREE Curved Stair for every set they back.* Smaller than the Dungeon Dressing Pack’s 1-5/8” and 1” tall stairs, these Curved Stairs (7/8” tall) can ascend to a slightly raised area, e.g. the way up to a raised platform (two stacked Floor pieces) in the middle of a room. These stairs can also be used alongside the Dressing Pack’s Upper and Lower Stairs to create grand staircases. CLICK HERE to see a sample photo of a grand staircase made with our polystone Realm of the Ancients pieces.
Wow, that "dressing pack" is awesome. Are the barrels from this campaign, too? Seems like folks would do well to get some of those to fill out their huge dungeons from this campaign, or the $7 barrel and crate set from this other kickstarter:
gohkm wrote: This stuff is really lovely, but the international shipping is a killer.
I'll have to skip this one - simply cannot afford the shipping.
Sadly this is where I am as well. $120 for two sets would be awesome, especially with the unlocked bonuses.
$190 for two sets, however, is significantly spicier.
Especially with this ending while I'm already committed to $Macross on the Robotech miniatures campaign. :-(
Damned high quality stuff though, loved the "survival test" vid, and were money no object I'd be in for a simply absurd amount of these.
Yeah the shipping is a killer. I was considering a 5 set pledge with a couple of the add ons, but not when I'd be having to add over %50 of the pledge value as shipping.
yeah I really dont understand the outside the US shipping prices. I've got some DF stuff and unless they have made some extreme changes to the package I cant understand how it costs as much as they are listing. I wonder if this is a byproduct of charging based on being outside the US? Seems to me that a product shipping to our frozen neighbors to the north would cost much less then a product shipping to AU but for the purpose of this KS the cost for AU is the same as CA
ironicsilence wrote: yeah I really dont understand the outside the US shipping prices
Almost all the kickstarters are the same way - as soon as you ask Americans to pay for shipping there is a mass...(scratch that)... numerically limited but vigorous outcry. Really not sure why... since we all know it does actually cost money to mail things to people. So in every major kickstarter US shipping is free - worldwide backers pay.
I would also wager that even though most (all) kickstarters provide free shipping to the US, its not actual free shipping but just that the US based shipping charges are built into the pledge level. Shame more companies cant work out a handy global distribution like secret weapon
Alpharius wrote: I don't know about 'mass outcry' situations - but as you note, it IS a cost and so it has to be factored in - by both sellers and buyers.
I think that's basically it. In the US it costs the same to ship to my house next door as it does to ship to the opposite coast so it's easy to just include the cost in the base price.
That said there has become a certain expectation for free shipping on large orders because it is offered by so many online retailers.
Slinky wrote: This does look like a great deal for US folks, but the shipping is high enough to count me out
I'm essentially in the same boat. $70 shipping for 2 sets is almost as much as the 2 sets themselves!
If the add on rewards were on the one set for international bidders this would make it more appealling.
That being said...
being from Australia... the shipping is probably discounted ;-)
Does anyone know if there are some size/scale comparison shots for these things? I'd like to see how they compare to, say, some common 40k, fantasy, and infinity miniatures (since those are the ones I'm most familiar with the size of.)
Lansirill wrote: Does anyone know if there are some size/scale comparison shots for these things? I'd like to see how they compare to, say, some common 40k, fantasy, and infinity miniatures (since those are the ones I'm most familiar with the size of.)
Lansirill wrote: Does anyone know if there are some size/scale comparison shots for these things? I'd like to see how they compare to, say, some common 40k, fantasy, and infinity miniatures (since those are the ones I'm most familiar with the size of.)
They're 1 inch squares, IE 25mm square bases.
I more meant in terms of height of the walls and doors.
Currently we are at 1.6 million with 12 hours to go!
First off, new add-ons!
The 1650k stretch goal!
Free-Standing Walls
If we hit $1,650,000, 2-Set backers and higher receive 2 complimentary Free-Standing Walls for every set they back (e.g. a 5-set Reward Level, you will receive 10 Free-Standing Wall pieces). These two-inch long Wall pieces are great for making quick and unique areas within rooms. These highly useful pieces are a Straight Wall piece without its 2” x 2” base.
Introducing the Chamber of Sorrows Add-On Pack, available in Dungeon Gray or Expertly Hand Painted. More than any other Pack we’re introduced here, the hand painted version is unique.
Lansirill wrote: Does anyone know if there are some size/scale comparison shots for these things? I'd like to see how they compare to, say, some common 40k, fantasy, and infinity miniatures (since those are the ones I'm most familiar with the size of.)
They're 1 inch squares, IE 25mm square bases.
I more meant in terms of height of the walls and doors.
They stand about an inch and a half from the tiles themselves.
1.65m was blown through, there's a new 1.8m goal for 2 1" walls (used to great effect horizontally and vertically in the preview image).
120k to go in 8 1/2 hours? Very possible depending on how many outstanding folks and last minute updaters there are, but it'll be a climb all the same.
Looks like I might be able to have someone from a US office snag the box and bring it up when it arrives, so I've bitten and am in for 3 unpainted sets. I'd love to go up to 5 or get them painted (~$20 per set is an incredible deal), but I think $175 now and possibly some S&H if I'm feeling impatient when they finally come out is enough to spend on terrain for now.
Had to back out of this one, incredibly disappointing that even though they have a pledge manager planned they aren't allowing folks to change pledge levels during that period. :/
Might be just too much of a logistical challenge, I guess? Amazing how well this did, apparently the whole D&D world is pledging (despite it not getting a ton of traction on Dakka, with the heavier wargames focus here).
RiTides wrote: Might be just too much of a logistical challenge, I guess? Amazing how well this did, apparently the whole D&D world is pledging (despite it not getting a ton of traction on Dakka, with the heavier wargames focus here).
Eh, with an actual pledge manager built it should be incredibly easy to allow people to add more tilesets.
As it is there is no point to pledging unless you can get at least $120 for it, since the single tileset option gets no stretch goals and is thus very limited as to what you can make with it... and you can't add any more later to get you to that sweet spot.
$100-$150 is the usual "sweet spot", though, so that makes sense. I'm not familiar if other campaigns have allowed people to change to a different pledge level (for the purposes of stretch goals) with the pledge manager, or simply to purchase more add-on items after the fact.
Regardless, I'm watching this one from afar... only $8K to go to cross the $1.9M mark, with 14 minutes left!
These guys have seemed to purposly keep it simple. They basically have 6 'batches' they need to produce:
*Core set
*Stretch goal set
*4 Add-on sets
So everything is a multiple of one of those sets. Super simple. Makes sense for such a massive kickstarter. Seems like they will be ordering a ton of units and be sorting them into baggies for weeks
Yeah, I have no problem with the $100~150 average, but at least for most other kickstarters that we would care about you'd get something useful at lower levels
Either way, the additional time and not pledging to this gives me the ability to throw more at Secret Weapon's Kickstarter.
nkelsch- That's a good point, and really smart of them. Having too many different combinations must make fulfillment a nightmare when you're looking at almost 5,500 orders full of tiles!
Freaking incredible. This thing started out not really getting my attention, but with the stretch goals adding to the square footage of what you get (well, square inchage at least) and the calculator that was made it ended up being fantastic. Not sure how much game use I'll get out of this stuff, but they'll be my favorite Lego set ever.
Pertinent info that I thought some who didn't back might like to know;
We’re thrilled to report that Game Tiles production is complete, and we are now focused on packing and delivering your orders. I think there are about two million individual pieces, so (thanks to all of you) there’s a ton of stuff to ship. Please be assured we are doing everything we can to make deliveries efficient and accurate. We are still on schedule, and expect to ship next month. Most backers should receive their shipments over a 2-3 week window in the latter part of October. (While this includes non-US backers, please understand we have a little less control over shipments outside the US.)
Please note: we aren’t able to deliver to everyone simultaneously, nor are we prioritizing some backers ahead of others. Whether you get your shipment at the beginning or the end of the window, it’s only because we’re trying to stay organized and efficient. It’s not because we thought your order was more or less important than another. Please keep in mind that while we’re trying to keep the window narrow, our goal is to deliver on time.
One request: we are generating shipping labels now, so please tell us immediately if your address has changed. The best way to do this is by sending us a message through Fundafull, our pledge manager software.
Thank you again for your support and patience. We know everyone can't wait to get their Game Tiles delivered, and we appreciate your patience over the next 4-5 weeks. We are almost there!
Jeff Martin
President, Dwarven Forge
Also, from their own forums and the KS comments, it has come to light that their next Kickstarter may fire up in February, and will be caverns themed.
Apologies if this comes across as necromancy, I simply figured it'd show up more clearly to those who have read or participated in the thread in the past, rather than starting a whole new one.
Nice to see a small company have a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, AND be on track to deliver on time. The KS community has gotten particularly bad over the last few years with outright expecting delays on successful projects, which I feel does the whole system a disservice as it basically gives creators carte blanche to make up whatever delivery date they think backers will want to hear, and if they go over by a month or 3 or 8 oh well, 'there are always delays'.
I was selected for some of the first wave shipments, and received my FedEx shipping notification an hour or so ago (it actually came yesterday, but I didn't know it was for DF Game Tiles). I got pretty much almost every add-on, unpainted, so should be able tog et pics up as soon as my box arrives (at a hefty 35 lbs).
Super excited to see this KS do so well, and can't wait for the successor.
The tiles are a dark gray, with maybe a tiny hint of some brown, and look like they will take paint well. There's plenty of detail in the recesses, and only a few pieces had visible mold lines running along some edges (in the grand scheme of things, not a big deal, easily filed/cut away). There does appear to be some mold release agent still on some pieces, as they look shiny, so I would definitely recommend washing everything if you plan on doing your own painting.
Boxes came packed tightly, and each piece or group of pieces are wrapped in a plastic baggie to protect them. I assume the same will happen for painted sets.
Overall, I'm really happy that this Kickstarter has done so well.
Here's a quick pic I took before work this morning:
I'll have more here and on my blog when I am back home.
I cannot express how amazing these are. I got a bunch and I am SUPER happy with them.
The terrain pieces like pillars, beds, shelves and chairs are super nice. The DOOR system they worked out is also very awesome. They are archways which can work on any terrain with functional doors. Wooded, jail, iron gate, metal doors, Demon doors, fake walls, all work and open and close really well and is very stable.
iPaint, did you paint those with the 'paint kit'? Supposedly they need no primer? I am getting ready to paint stuff.
Still can't wait for mine to show up. They're going to an associate in MA who will then be FedEx'ing them my way in the great white frozen north, so I'm hoping they come in soon. Next week or two, perhaps?
you guys are intense!
and I'm happy with that one, so far! (Although phases 2 and 3 still yet to finish)
