Chopxsticks wrote:Whaaaat, thanks!

ubik2000 wrote:That's literally what I just did!

Now I find myself debating adding a terrain pack...


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Was there a post somewhere at some point that demonstrated how much area of a board the buildings cover, or am I totally delusional?

 Alpharius wrote:
You can still join in!

Remember newcomers and friends can still join in via this page until we close it off:

https://dementedgames.pledgemanager.com/projects/twisted-steampunk/participate/

United States 208 backers
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Update #87

Feb 3 2017

24 hours before Pledge Manager CLOSES! Plus sculpts for Pigsty, Indigo Ford, and new 54mm Launcelot artwork

Hi everyone,

This is it: the Twisted Pledge Manager is officially closing in about 24 hours! This is your last chance to finalise your rewards and include any last minute Add-Ons you want. Don't forget to make sure your shipping address details are correct!

While we're officially ending the Twisted Pledge Manager on Friday February 3rd (midnight USA Pacific time), the system may remain open for a day or two extra while we sort out all the admin before locking it down. But don't leave it too late!

No need to panic if anything goes wrong or if you miss the deadline: after the Pledge Manager closes, you'll still be able to contact us via email (sales@dementedgames.com) to make any changes to your rewards, update your address, etc. No worries

Don't forget last minute friends or backers can still join in to grab the Kickstarter discounts via this link or via email (sales@dementedgames.com):

https://dementedgames.pledgemanager.com/projects/twisted-steampunk/participate/

Thank you once more - you, our amazingly generous backers - for all of your wonderful positive support through both the Twisted Kickstarter campaign and within the Twisted Pledge Manager! Twisted has become a real success thanks for your help, and Peter and I can't wait to start shipping all the goodies out to you all.


New Miniature sculpts and artwork


Ok, now we have some really cool last minute stuff to show you!


Pigsty:


Valentin Zak has finished sculpting Pigsty, and the miniature looks absolutely magnificent! I am really blown away by this one. Valentin's details work is so crisp and sharp - check out the rake cannon and kegs on Pigsty's back, as well as those tiny voodoo dolls hanging from the belt - and he achieves such beautiful shapes with his anatomy and clothing folds. Beautiful shapes and open spaces for painting - this mini looks like an amazing canvas for a painter!

Remember, the resin Pigsty is ONLY AVAILABLE through the Kickstarter/Pledge Manager, so this is your LAST CHANCE to get the resin version! (He'll see general release in metal at a later date). The same applies for the Monkey King - this is the last chance to get the resin version through the Pledge manager, so you'd better jump in quick on these two miniatures if you want the resins!









Indigo Ford:


Another amazing miniature: Indigo Ford has been sculpted by Patrick Masson and Peter and I think it is another masterpiece! Patrick has absolutely nailed this sculpt, and captured Owen Aurelio's beautiful concept perfectly. It's a very dramatic miniature with the whip circling around it, and check out all the cool little Egyptian details (check out her intricate right shin greave, scarab ornament on her hat and the canopic jar on her back!).

I've also included a photo of a resin production sample cast at the end. This is what the resin Twisted miniatures look like (I have assembled Indigo for this photo, she comes in several separate parts). As you can see, the resin casts are coming out really well and capturing all the detail pretty much perfectly - we are really pleased with the quality!







Here's the resin production sample cast:



54mm Launcelot:


Lastly, an artwork I think is SUPER COOL by Owen Aurelio: the 54mm version of Launcelot! We wanted to re-imagine the Launcelot character rather than just make a bigger version of 32mm mini, so Owen, Peter and I worked through a new concept process and pose to generate a with a whole new artwork and vision for the figure. I think this is a really characterful new version of Launcelot and it will make a brilliant and impressive 54mm miniature - I can't wait to sculpt it!



-sebastian

Update #88

Feb 13 2017

Giving Back (or how to increase your gaming karma...)

Hi to all our good backers!

I'm a firm believer in gaming karma. Whenever you help another gamer your chances of rolling a 20 in the next vital D&D encounter (or Twisted skirmish) increase dramatically! I'm also a huge gaming nerd and love to see new projects and games coming to life.

Here at Demented Games we have been fortunate enough to receive such awesome support from all of you that we only thought it fair to try and give back a little to another project we think is well deserving.

With this in mind I present:

IN TENEBRIS LUX


Owen Aurelio, whose name you might well recognise from previous updates, is one of the talented artists who has helped bring Twisted to life. He is responsible for a good number of the fantastic concepts we have turned into the miniatures for our project and has been a great supporter of us here at Demented Games from the earliest days of the project.

He recently launched his own Kickstarter for an absolutely beautiful Victorian Horror themed card game and we thought it only fair that we show him a measure of the same support he has given us.

Follow this link to find out more:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2129541221/in-tenebris-lux?ref=nav_search

We are sure you will be impressed with the quality of the project (we are!) and hope you can find a way to offer him and his partners some measure of the fantastic support you all showed us. Just take a look and ogle at the artwork anyway :-)

Here are some of the beautiful cards for the game:



Stunning aren't they!

Check it out and see if it's up your alley gaming wise. I'm sure it will be a fun and exciting game to play and I really look forward to getting my copy.

The project is now funded and is beginning to burn through stretch goals - personally, as a painter, I want to get the busts unlocked!

Anyway - take a look. You'll be impressed.


Back to our usual Transmission...

Things proceed well on the Twisted front. Now we are back and settled from Cancon we have begun to focus on getting the last few things nailed down for fulfillment of your pledges. It was fantastic to meet so many backers during the event and showing off the proofs of the book and box was a highlight for me. Everyone seemed very impressed.

Here's what the front of the box looks like:



Sebastian is madly cleaning up the last of the Wave 1 masters for Nic at Eureka to begin casting the last mould or two worth of miniatures. All Wave 1 minis are now mastered and the resin casts are beginning production on the few we don't have good stocks of already.

The rules box including cards, counters and of course the book itself is at the printers. All proofs have been approved and printing is beginning in earnest.

On the Wave 2 front we have a good number of the miniatures sculpted with more underway as we speak. We'll show more of the Egyptian stuff very soon!

The Electronic version of the rulebook should be available very soon. Sorry for the delay - I've been kept very busy doing art for the Faction Boxes, Terrain packing Sleeves and working on the rules for the Egyptians. I hope to have the files ready shortly.

Now onto the more interesting stuff...

Bastion the Crab


Bastion the Crab - the Kickstarter Exclusive mini - is now done and has also been mastered. I have one sitting on my painting desk and he's the cutest miniature ever (if rather pointy and ill-tempered).

For those of you interested there are some design cues given here to the next faction coming for Twisted - the Atlanteans. We can't say too much just yet as they are still in development but some of the elements that are seen here will be appearing in those designs.

He's free to backers who spent over $150 and if you happen to have spent over $250 you will also be receiving Ariel.



I intend for there to be some synergies rule-wise for these two but if you didn't quite make the dollar value to get a free Ariel never fear - she'll be available separately after the Kickstarter in metal.

If you missed out getting Bastion you may be able to beg one out of us at a Trade Show sometime if we have casts left after all Backers have theirs.


Launcelot goes LARGE!

One of the stretch goals we achieved was the 54mm scale Launcelot. We are excited to do this miniature as it will be Twisted's first foray into a scale above 32mm.

We were keen not to just redo the 32mm gaming version bigger and we wanted to explore a very different feel for this piece as it's a display piece and painter's model rather than a gaming miniature.

Again we went back to the inestimable Owen Aurelio who designed the initial Launcelot and had him reinterpret the concept in a much more haughty and proud pose.

Here is what he came up with:



It will be a delight to paint when it is sculpted and personally I can't wait to get my hands on one!

I think it displays the slight arrogance of the knight and it's nice to finally put a face to the name as he holds his helmet in his hand now.

It will be really fun to be able to lavish more details on this model than the smaller one and we will make sure he is a piece that will excite even the most jaded painter and collector.

That's it for now. We'll have another update very soon and will be sure to keep you all informed as things progress.

Thanks again for all your support and comments - keep them coming - we love to hear from you.

Don't forget if you ever have a problem you can shoot us an email to: sales@dementedgames.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Cheers
Pete