I'll be compiling a list of upcoming 2015 projects and keeping it up to date as best I can. Please post info on upcoming projects if you don't see it listed here and I'll add to the OP! Projects will be linked to when they go live and removed after the funding period.
Blood Rage is February (per facebook post).
The Others 7 Sins was down as Q1 but is probably April now.
Impact! Miniatures Chibi Dungeon Adventurers 2 is February or March depending on shipping the previous KS.
Bad Lands will be launching around the end of January or early February It's not a miniatures game though, if that matters, but Blackwater Gulch minis can be used and will be sold separately.
I'll be posting more info in the next day or so when I can get some worthwhile prototype photos together.
Yeah, Dwarven Forge has run two massively successful terrain KS's so far, and their third will be this year, possibly in the usual March'ish window. No idea how the changes of the last year might have shifted it, but I'm pretty sure that's the tentative timeline we last got.
Trying very hard to reign in my KS spending, but that one I'm going to make an exception for.
Edit: oh there they are at the bottom of the list. Well, in theory it might be in March, but if you want more definitive statements of intent I'd have to go hunting.
As much as the memes are appreciated let's try to keep this thread on track for all the new kickstarer campaigns coming this year (and yes, I know RH may have one, but you get what I mean). Cheers
adamsouza wrote: I wouldn't be suprised to see Reaper Bones 3 in 2015.
They have stated they have no plans for Bones 3, so I wouldn't count on it.
I was looking forward to another box of awesome miniatures in my basement I was probably not going to get around painting or using any time soon, but was too good of a deal to pass up.
All of the leaked photos so far for Dwarvenforge III are in the DF forums. Stefan's Facebook page also has them.
Beans have spilled.
Ratmen
Sewers
Buildings
Streets
Sinful Hero wrote: Thanks Alex C! Helps me plan a bit to know what's coming when- especially since it's all in one place.
No problem It's by no means an exhaustive list though, so I'm sure there will be cool projects that appear out of nowhere, but I'll keep it as comprehensive as possible.
zedmeister wrote: Not that gif! Not here! Noooooooo! Raging Hero's overspill. I dread to think what it'll be like when their 2nd Kickstarter appears...
While we're on the topic, what's the deal with that gif anyway?
Rather than go plumbing that thread, I figured I'd just ask here.
zedmeister wrote: Not that gif! Not here! Noooooooo! Raging Hero's overspill. I dread to think what it'll be like when their 2nd Kickstarter appears...
While we're on the topic, what's the deal with that gif anyway?
Rather than go plumbing that thread, I figured I'd just ask here.
One day it popped up on their official Tumblr and I think it was at a time when we were kept in the dark a lot about what was going on with that particular KS. That Tumblr was supposed to give us updates, behind the scenes looks and whatnot, but instead we got to see weird fashion, architecture and that thing. It has more or less become the unofficial logo of the KS (for which I will take the blame), its meaning is "delicious", which is right up there with the slogan of the project: 80%!
Some of this list does look interesting. I realized I supported five kickstarters over the last year. I have received nothing in return yet. Until I get something back from any of them, I will cool down on investing into new kickstarters.
I do not yet have a name for the Kickstarter, but I expect the launch to be sometime in May.
I am still trying to talk with Tom Meier about the possibility of the work I am doing being an official extension of Thunderbolt Mountain Miniatures' 30mm fantasy line.
The first pieces are a line of Orcs, which can be seen in the previous post:
I will have stretch goals for filling out the Armored and Lightly armored figures:
3 additional Armored Lesser Goblin/Orc Warriors
3 additional Lightly Armored Lesser Goblin/Orc Warriors
2 additional Armored Lesser Goblin/Orc Warriors
2 additional Lightly Armored Lesser Goblin/Orc Warriors
6 Lesser Goblin/Orc Archers, all Armored
1 additional Lesser Goblin/Orc Command Group of 3 figures
3 additional Lesser Goblin Command Figures (Bodyguard, Taskmaster with whip, and additional Musician)
In the fall, I hope to do another Kickstarter for a line of Miniatures that would be "Horse Lords" that would be more in the style that Tolkien described of the Rohirrim*; that or completing the High-elves that Tom Meier has half finished for Thunderbolt Mountain (based upon the work The Coming of Tuor to Gondolin from The Unfinished tales of Númenóre and Middle-earth, which provides detailed descriptions of the main companies of Noldorin Heavy Infantry). But it will probably be the Rohirrim, since I have a completed and rigged Horse base-mesh to work with.
One other possibility is a line of Hard Sci-Fi miniatures that would compliment Infinity (extra-terrestrials that are like Intelligent Starfish, or Intelligent Portuguese Man-o-War - they use Drones as their primary means of warfare, with one "Organism" per platoon of Vehicles or drones, relying upon AI to deal with complex situations). But I only have a few line drawings of these done so far (So it would be toward the end of the year if I go with these).
MB
• I LOVE the Perry's work on the stuff from the movies. In fact, the Rohirrim from the movies are the ONLY things from the movies that I like (I have deeply studied Tolkien, Middle-earth, and his life's work, and what Peter Jackson did to his creation is just tragic.
They are some fantastic movies. But it is an insult to JRR Tolkien to say that they are of, or have any connection to, Middle-earth.
Myth: Expansions is tentatively scheduled for Feb/March...
...although many folks (me included) are hoping Megacon will delay until Recon arrives. That's assuming Recon is great, of course. Hopefully it turns out well, and people can put the Myth rules gakstorm behind them.
Interesting tidbit, you don't have to wait for Kickstarter to approve your page anymore. You can just click the launch button and it's live. They have an option where you can request to have them review your page if you want, but it's not required anymore.
My second kickstarter containing a collection of fantasy 25mm to 28mm scenery will be launched in the spring of 2015. This expansion contains over 40 never before seen pieces. Series two was in various stages of completion when I made the decision to shut down Mega Miniatures, and like Road Kill Corpses, I want to finish this project. The majority of the master castings are nearly completed as of this writing as well as painted images. Some of which I will share with everyone as teasers here on this blog once we are into the new year.
There will only be two reward levels. The first level at $30 and the second at $60. All pieces from this series will be sold in my online store once the last kickstarter supporter's package has been shipped. Because the purpose behind www.JohnnyBorgCastings.com is to focus on the Salvage Crew range, at some point in time I will be selling the Dungeon Decor series II molds to other companies, just as I did with the first series of Dungeon Decor.
Dwarven Forge 3 ("it takes a village.... to kill the party") is sorta confirmed for March on Stefan's facebook. The last one was delayed a few weeks at the end, but even if that happens again, it's highly likely to start within the next two months.
Guards of Atlantis was canceled and they plan on relaunching in August.
Any chance of at the bottom of the OP there be the list of completed KS's? I like the idea of having a single place to refer back to with what has been Kickstarted, so that if I'm looking to purchase at retail I can just go through the list and go "Oh that's right - I want to buy that later."
Why does it seriously feel like there is going to be a run on the 'bank' in march?
Way too many high-profile, and conflicting customer base KS are happening in march. If companies have designed models with fake stretches and have already expected to hit certain 'highs' we may see the first round of KS expecting a million only to get 250k cancel or fail to perform.
March will be fun to watch, both the successes and the failures.
Ace Histoli wrote: Dwarven Forge 3 is to start 3/8 at 11:00am. Presumably (but not confirmed) EST.
Yesssssssss. Definitely in for that one. Their first two went very smoothly and swiftly, all the moreso when compared to so many campaigns that delay and flounder about (yes Wyrd and Palladium, I'm looking at you).
Also apparently that TerrainTech wireless LED lighting/lasers/fog machines campaign may try again in 2015. They don't have a timeframe listed, but note that they've talked with some folks in the community, and I know they've been in touch with Stefan from Dwarven Forge.
Putting together a Kickstarter is actually a LOT of work.
I have most of the 3D models made of the minis I plan to do a kickstarted for (that Iron Wind Metals launched their Kickstarter for the old Tom Meier sculpts could not have come at a better time, either), but getting all of the price-points, rewards, and stretch goals established, and estimating pricing for shipping is a freaking B*TCH.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also: bob. Shoot me your address. I have a package for you :-)
I just mean it will be huge.
Pm sent.
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BeAfraid wrote: Putting together a Kickstarter is actually a LOT of work.
I have most of the 3D models made of the minis I plan to do a kickstarted for (that Iron Wind Metals launched their Kickstarter for the old Tom Meier sculpts could not have come at a better time, either), but getting all of the price-points, rewards, and stretch goals established, and estimating pricing for shipping is a freaking B*TCH.
MB
Yeah, I'm trying to put one together and it is a bear. I've slowed way down as I grasp how much work I need to do just to present a slick product, and I haven't even funded yet, let alone launched.
I haven't seen a single thing in that thread that looks exciting to me. Brand new IPs from brand new companies don't typically do better than established companies.
And the models arent really on the same level as, say, raging heroes, so I guess I don't get why it'll be "huge".
Personally, I thought you were going more with the "populated by the dirty unwashed masses" analogy
I haven't seen a single thing in that thread that looks exciting to me. Brand new IPs from brand new companies don't typically do better than established companies.
And the models arent really on the same level as, say, raging heroes, so I guess I don't get why it'll be "huge".
Personally, I thought you were going more with the "populated by the dirty unwashed masses" analogy
I think it's going to be huge in that it's being run by Dakka (yakface, legoburner, and some other fellows) and it's been being worked on for three years, so it feels like there is a lot of potential there. Here's the link:
I haven't seen a single thing in that thread that looks exciting to me. Brand new IPs from brand new companies don't typically do better than established companies.
And the models arent really on the same level as, say, raging heroes, so I guess I don't get why it'll be "huge".
Personally, I thought you were going more with the "populated by the dirty unwashed masses" analogy
Spoiler:
I think it's going to be huge in that it's being run by Dakka (yakface, legoburner, and some other fellows) and it's been being worked on for three years, so it feels like there is a lot of potential there. Here's the link:
Plus I think the models (especially the Karists) are quite great.
It will be interesting to see how it turns out, but nothing about it particularly interests me. The fact that its run by 'Dakka' doesn't really mean anything, they are still just a bunch of unestablished people who have never put out a game before, and three years is about average for game design. What its really got going for it atm is that they had enough starting capital to get some really high quality art, a handful of styrene sprues, and really high end paint jobs for a few studio models.
Hopefully it works out better for them than Dark Potential did for MiniWargaming.
It will be interesting to see how it turns out, but nothing about it particularly interests me. The fact that its run by 'Dakka' doesn't really mean anything, they are still just a bunch of unestablished people who have never put out a game before,
That's sorta where I sit. None of the designs are really speaking to me and, quite frankly, I don't have the time to invest in caring about a new IP's fluff unless there's something wholly unique to draw me in.
And after seeing the Shadows of Brimstone HIPS models, simply because something is in HIPS means jack diddly to me.
With the Dakka pedigree behind it, with people known in the community, who have put untold time and effort into wargames, I imagine many will back it practically sight unseen.
Which isn't to say that the crew aren't doing a gakton of work, or that it won't be a quality product. But with nearly 100,000 users registered, even if a fraction of those back (and another fraction worth of non-members backed), they could likely pull in a good bit of money.
Hell, I'm not remotely interested in picking up a new wargame that isn't Bioware licensed Mass Effect based stuff, but I could see pitching them $5 for a name on the Thank You page/site or whatever.
It's made by members of the community, and a community effort can draw in a lot of support based on that good will alone. If the models speak to people (for Maelstrom itself or other games/uses), the fluff is appealing, and/or the mechanics click, all the better.
Look at follow up campaigns that explode in their first days; the sense of community and supporting those who make (related or not) products that people already appreciate can go a long way.
Guess we'll see when it does launch, but I can understand why some would be optimistic for it to do well. Campaigns led by crappy people with terrible reputations have done well enough that I'd certainly hope a home grown one with some love and effort behind it would attract some interest/cash.
I haven't seen a single thing in that thread that looks exciting to me. Brand new IPs from brand new companies don't typically do better than established companies.
And the models arent really on the same level as, say, raging heroes, so I guess I don't get why it'll be "huge".
Personally, I thought you were going more with the "populated by the dirty unwashed masses" analogy
I actually had a few unfavorable comparisons, but I decided not to get baned.
Anyway,
1. Plastic robots.
2. Novels indicate they aren't half-assign the background, which will draw in a lot of people who will spend 5 bucks on a pdf.
3. Plastic robots.
4. The Dakka connection will get it talked about. Here, they have a captive audience, so to speak, while places like TMP and Warseer will want to talk about Dakka's awful game, bringing more eyes and more dollars to the campaign.
5. Plastic robots.
6. Two thirds of the minis aren't that bad. And they are already tooled in hard plastic! Checkmate, Mantic.
Did I mention they are making robots in hard plastic? Thematically and practically, genius.
I don't get the impression that the majority here (outside all of us usual joes that seem to be in on these conversations to begin witn) have a ton of discretionary income to throw at KS projects.
I'd love to hear someone report back on the novels, however. I don't necessarily think having novels necessarily means "good background," as there are recent KS examples that had novels that ended up being really underwhelming.
Which recent KSs had novels? I know Mantic has one, which I have yet to read, and Sedition Wars had one which died quietly in the dark, but who else promised a novel?
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Which recent KSs had novels? I know Mantic has one, which I have yet to read, and Sedition Wars had one which died quietly in the dark, but who else promised a novel?
WWX has a couple, for sure. (and mind you, I actually like WWX)
I believe Fallen Frontiers has some planned. I don't know that I'd compare them to Dakka Maelstrom because it would be unfair on a miniatures level.
There's another that I swear I'm forgetting.
Anyhoo. I hope they do well. I think, based on other KSes, they can probably safely expect $100k-$300k, which is certainly successful....but I'm not sure I'd expect it to go higher than that.
Where's Buzzsaw when we need him for some KS projections based on other similar projects?
Some more changes for me Blackwater Gulch - Savage Beasts campaign planned for June. Mechadrome still in August.
You can remove Bad Lands from the list if you want, I won't be able to get back to that until likely late next year, after all the new BWG sculpts are done.
The average video game player was 37 years old when accounting for consoles primarily. The people studying this changed their metrics recently to include phone/tablet/etc gamers and apparently it plunged down to 30.
But I'd be surprised if war gamers were that much younger, especially with how expensive a hobby it is (overly permissive parents aside).
20's to 30's? Probably not drowning in disposable income, but that's the glory of Kickstarter and other crowdfunding; you don't need to be rich. $1-20 adds up quickly when thousands of people participate, and a couple of 'big spenders' that can afford to drop 4 figures or more on a project can help it along as well.
The (highly self-selecting) poll in the Poll subforum peaks around 21-30, but the 5(?) to 20 range only makes up roughly 1/5th of the population. So actually you have that backwards; according to that at least, Dakka is ~80% 21 and over.
Though I don't put a ton of credence in such a thing, and I'd be curious if Dakka has ever run the stats, through a survey or some other measure.
Infernal from Wartorn Games is due to hit KS end of May according to the guys and gals I saw at Salute today.
35mm modern horror game, spec-ops against demons from what I gather. Had some impressive looking prints on show, not sure if they had any casts there too.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Well, I have to admit I was totally wrong about Maelstrom's Edge. Oops.
We probably should've accounted for having a prominent banner on a site where tens of thousands of potential backers might see it every day. >.>
It'll be interesting to see where the next 5 weeks and change take us.
Also, spec-ops versus Demons, eh? I'm intrigued. I think my group has more skirmish/miniature/quasi-miniature games than we know what to do with, but a horror/vs guys in power armour theme might be worth a second look, especially if the mechanics seem strong.
Sounds like large minis galore and a good amount of terrain in this one (similar to the excellent Dragon's Don't Share ruins and the chronoscape Shipping Container).
The average video game player was 37 years old when accounting for consoles primarily. The people studying this changed their metrics recently to include phone/tablet/etc gamers and apparently it plunged down to 30.
But I'd be surprised if war gamers were that much younger, especially with how expensive a hobby it is (overly permissive parents aside).
20's to 30's? Probably not drowning in disposable income, but that's the glory of Kickstarter and other crowdfunding; you don't need to be rich.
20s & 30s, you definitely have money - that's when you're working, possibly single, probably without kids. At that age, people are buying 2 coffees a day, plus 2 drinks after work, maybe a pack of cigs. That's quite a chunk of money when you start to add it up.
At the ReaperCon banquet where we announced this originally we had said that we were hoping for a target Launch date of June 8. We've had an amazing week of response and feedback, and one thing we're certain of is that we want to blow you away. So we're pushing that date back a bit now to get even more mind-blowing sculpts made, and to fit in even more things that you have been asking for. We'll have a formal announcement with a better date later, given our increased plans.
Hey Alex, thanks so much for linking to my ModCube project here! It's done funding now so can be updated how you've been doing it
I have to admit I was happy that Zombicide doesn't launch until tomorrow! I know it's a bit of a different crowd, but still, it's hard to compete with that behemoth
Demigods kickstarter to put the line in resin after the Titan Forge fiasco.
New upgraded sculpts, ability to jump on to the game with a resin version or just get some resin mini's. Mini's made by Prodos and have been already designed and produced.
You can remove Mechadrome, I was planning to do that one around now, but the new Blackwater Gulch stuff got so delayed.. I'll probably be revisiting Mechadrome next year some time.
I could have it ready for Nov/Dec timeframe, but that will be the middle of xmas shopping season, so better to just wait till next year at that point
I'm tentatively planning to launch the Blackwater Gulch campaign on August 23 if all goes well.
On TerrainTech's Facebook page, they've been talking about two upcoming KS's this year; one for a small tabletop fog machine (embedded in a terrain piece), and another that's a relaunch of their cancelled campaign from last year for wirelessly powered LED lighting, used in terrain, figures, bases and more. They also showed off a wirelessly powered motor and a laser.
I have no ties to the company, it's just some tech I think is neat and hope they can deliver on soon. Apparently they've been refining their mat design to make it more shipping friendly.
Just received my Battle Systems Fantasy Terrain. I wasn't expecting it yet so it was a pleasant surprise, checked the Kicsktarter page which said delivery was July 2015 and was like "Oh that was a couple weeks ago".
Yeah I'm excited for Darklight to be announced soonish. I expect that he won't really announce anything until at least mid September. This project has been slow.
Guards of Atlantis could probably be taken off the list. They haven't updated anything since March
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, according to Corvus Belli, there'll be a Kickstarter for an Infinity RPG later this year along with exclusive miniatures.
Clarification - the core RPG book will have a pre order this year, probably a release early next year or very late this year. No kickstarter, regular release.
Next year there will be kickstarters for faction specific source books.
-Loki- wrote: Clarification - the core RPG book will have a pre order this year, probably a release early next year or very late this year. No kickstarter, regular release.
Next year there will be kickstarters for faction specific source books.
Not according to the GenCon talk ("We will have a Crowdfunding campaign late August.") and the Infinity RPG page itself ("Infinity - The Roleplaying Game. Adventures In the Human Sphere & Beyond will be available as a limited pre-order for the Corebook in Q1 - 2015, which will ship in Q2 - 2015. A Kickstarter campaign will follow in the Summer of 2015, with plans to expand the range to include full-colour campaign books, setting books, new player-character and villain figures, floor tiles and much more.").
Our KS-2 is due Q4 after complete fulfillment of KS-1 has taken place. Unless something new & unexpected happens (again), all is in perfect schedule.
Further news/updates TBC in our thread and our FB page.
DaveC wrote: No date yet but Q4 seems likely for Soda Pop Miniatures Super Dungeon Explore Legends KS.
Ninja Division has stated that Super Dungeon Explore : Legends will launch this month (October, 2015).
Ninja Division wrote:We’ll reveal more information on this exciting new game mode as we march towards the Super Dungeon Legends Kickstarter coming in October!
Guards of Atlantis is being relaunched as a MOBA style skirmish game.
Confirmed they are switching over to 32mm! They are hoping to launch in November.
Man, between The Others which finished a short while back, Folklore, Cthulhu Wars 2, Super Dungeon Legends and Arcadia Quest: inferno, Q4 this year is going to be absolute murder on my wallet.
That's partly why I just passed on the Others (and Z:BP before that), and am only thinking to back SDE : Legends. I'm being more choosy in how I spend my gaming dollars.
@Alex C
Please remove our KS-2 from the 2015 list, whilst we have everything we need to launch this December, we have decided to let X-mas pass and strike 1st or 2nd week of January 2016 instead.
We will try to make a memo to remind you on this thread the exact date.
That's if you decide to do a 2016 round-up! :-)
Banner Saga Warbands is starting tomorrow (11/12/2015).
"Be sure to snag an Early Bird!" says the email I got. Y'know, "tomorrow afternoon" when it starts. No particular time or anything.
Oh, Megacon, why can't I quit you?
(Although, to be fair, apparently most of the promotion is being done by the video-game people)
let's try to keep this thread on track for all the new kickstarer campaigns coming this year (and yes, I know RH may have one, but you get what I mean). Cheers 
Product looks great!
