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**Orlanth**

Gorechild wrote:
I've spent over a year wondering wtf a 'Viscosity of the abyss' is actually meant to translate to

There was a manual translation on the Lanzanos site. Gamezone provded full English descriptions of the initial product.

The English title is 'Tentacles of the Abyss'

http://www.lanzanos.com/proyectos/heroquest-25-aniversario/necesidades/

**Slinky**

I'm back to being excited about this one

**Gorechild**

Orlanth wrote:

The English title is 'Tentacles of the Abyss'

http://www.lanzanos.com/proyectos/heroquest-25-aniversario/necesidades/

aaah, that makes much more sense

**Red Corsair**

gamezone appears to be down again.... Wondering when this thing will finally ship.

**judgedoug**

Red Corsair wrote:
gamezone appears to be down again.... Wondering when this thing will finally ship.

I'm guessing they took it down to re-up the vouchers.
At least I hope so, I forgot to actually do mine!
haha

**Red Corsair**

Oh oh, get on that quick! hehe.

Really cant wait to get this and start painting!

**Orlanth**

Gamezone miniatures website is up.

However the Heroquest site has the following message:

This Account Has Been Suspended

Automatically Appended Next Post:
After some reading up on Boardgamegeeek, its appears the Heroquest site is separate and Gamzone has let the license on the domain name run out.

Oops.

**DaveC**

Rumour from the Heroquest Classic facebook page that the English Translation hasn't been done yet and probably won't be before the game ships (or at least that's how I interpret a dodgy Google translation)

- Translations into English: know the reason why the latest game have not been translated into English. Lack of time may indeed believe that Gamezone should put the batteries with all its patrons and after they announced that the game would be in several languages.

I'm not really surprised given they have given up on translating what little they do post.

**Pacific**

That Google translate needs to go through another Google translate!

How on earth can they release the game to backers without an English translation? I wonder what proportion of those backers aren't Spanish?

**Slinky**

I think they should put the batteries in!

Wait, what?

No translation would be a major mistake, surely?

**ced1106**

EDIT: Got a translation from Manuel on BGG!

"Ponerse las pilas" or "Put on the batteries to self" is a spanish slang for "hurry up" or "work harder"

I'll try to summarize:

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a backer, and know almost nothing about this game. Just happen to speak spanish and want to help out.

* They are only a fan page and have no real communication with Gamezone

* All they know comes from third-parties

* There is no official release date. They've talked with E-Minis (the distributor in Spain?)and were told it shouldn't take longer than March.

* About the website being down: Again, no official response about this, but this is not the first time this has happened, it is said that it may have something to do with hackers' attack. gamezoneminiatures.com is still up.

* On Nov 21, gamezone said that they would start uploading videos about the game's rules (tutorials?). They have released no video since then.

* No official response about expired vouchers too.

* They do not know why the last news were not translted to english. it should be lack of time, but they think that Gamezone should work harder on that, specially after they announced the game would be released in many languages.

**DaveC**

Just saw that crisis over (stupid Google Translate translating it as game) the translation part only relates to recent updates not the rules. This is what happens when you don't put out official updates people are left to find scraps of information that may or may not be accurate (or well translated

)

The batteries thing has been explained too

Put on your batteries = literal translation of "Ponte las pilas" = Get cracking.

**Orlanth**

Pacific wrote:
That Google translate needs to go through another Google translate!

How on earth can they release the game to backers without an English translation? I wonder what proportion of those backers aren't Spanish?

I don't mind, I bought it for the minis as RPG fuel.

**Gorechild**

Heroquestclassic.com is back up and running. No further news or explanation about the down-time, but at least it's reappeared.

**Gorechild**

Spoiler:

Another video, this time showing the doors. No demonstration of them opening/closing but you see a close up of the closed door and can see the open frame on the desk in the background.

**Orlanth**

I hope they remember to include doors of different sizes. There are a lot of large monsters in the release, though some like the mole troll will not require doors.

I would like to see one or two double doors, it shouldn't effect the game much.

**Gorechild**

I'm sure they'd have said already if they were planning on producing double doors.

There's the normal doors, ruined outside doors and the open & closed portcullis though. The two styles of doors seem to be about the same size, but based on the artwork, the portcullis seems wider

**Red Corsair**

So is there any idea of shipping dates?

**Orlanth**

Red Corsair wrote:
So is there any idea of shipping dates?

They haven't finished sculpting yet. Let alone producing. Leta alone beginning to ship.

It will be a while yet.

**DaveC**

Last word on shipping is March/April.

New video this time of the visit to the Gamezone factory. The video confirms at least that the miniatures from the base game are finished production and that Undead are bone coloured and O&G green with the rest in grey. There are one or two in red/orange but they look like prints from the 3D printing machine.

Spoiler:

The update from November 25th has now been translated to English (better late than never I guess still no rules videos though

) - http://www.heroquestclassic.com/news/

We know it. Long time ago you’ve been waiting for news about us and we owe you more than an explanation. For better or for worse, our policy has always been from the very beginning to be focused on the creation of the commemorative 25th anniversary edition of one of the best dungeon crawler boardgames in history.

When in November 2013 we told you that we had little time to fulfill de project, but still we could have the game ready for Christmas 2014, we really didn’t know how many problems we’d have to face. Everything started with kickstarter, which delayed the project a whole month until the relaunch of our crowdfunding.

Believe me when I tell you that we did everything we could to adjust and keep the schedules to avoid further delays. We even gave up our holidays, but there are still many pieces of the puzzle that have to fit, and we are not willing to let haste to affect quality. We want this product to be really special, and if we have to miss a promise, we prefer it to be one which you’ll forget as soon as you’ve got your game at home.

No, unfortunately we won’t make it for Christmas. The project is operating in a smooth manner and we’re really on the final sprint, but as hard as this is for us (and believe us, we are less than enthusiastic to let Christmas season go) it’s precisely now when we must walk a fine line, taking care of the last details on the production of your HeroQuest materials.

It is still not possible, however, to give any date for when everything will be ready, but instead we are going to offer you an image of the project’s current status, which will be kept up to date in our next frequent updates:
Progress

As you can see, the basic rule book and the heroic rule book are almost finished. The adventures are really advanced, and the remaining job is mainly literary. Regarding the miniatures and scenography, they are practically completed by now and we have the warehouse filled with boxes waiting for the game to be finished.

The illustrators are flating out, finishing the illustrations until they’re completely satisfied for the rules and adventure book layout to be started. The printing and of course de handling and sending are at 0%, but as we’re committed to working with companies within the national territory, once we’re started everything will move very quickly.

You won’t have to wait for too long to hear about us. In a few days we’ll start publishing some videos about the main aspects of the rules so… Resist! The waiting will be well worth it

**Slinky**

Thanks, Dave.

Those bags/buckets full of minis are a v good sign

**Gorechild**

Thats an obscene number of toy soldiers

Looks like progress is being made, and like they said, I'd rather it was done well than quickly.

**Gorechild**

Nothing new exactly, but a painfully long video of one of the gobbo's being painted has been posted on youtube.

If you fancy spending an hour watching a Spanish dude natter away and paint a mini then feel free to watch it all, but the finished thing is at 1h 3m 48s

Spoiler:

**Orlanth**

Any comments on how it was undercoated?

**Slinky**

Model looks very good!

**Pacific**

Orlanth wrote:
Any comments on how it was undercoated?

If I had to guess perhaps just a grey primer?

Mini looks pretty neat, quite detailed assuming that is a production miniature and the guy doesn't have hands the size of dinner plates.

**Pacific**

Having a look over some of the Spanish forums, it seems a fair few people have been emailing Gamezone as there hasn't been an official update about the state of the project in two months.

Most interesting comment I could find (it seems that lots of people were getting this response), courtesy of Google translate:

"Good morning, I wanted to ask you about the current state of the project Heroquest 25th From the official website no news since November 21.... For Please and request an explanation and an official statement. Thank you for your attention Greetings " And I (they?) replied very quickly: " I understand your concern. My fellow updates are behind, but try to give an update with explanations for the delay, upload expected soon. I will pass to Dionisio your request. Thank you and goodbye. Isabel " So no, a very quick and polite response, and little else. .. I hope that count for something

Otherwise there is just a lot of discussion about the number of doors in the set, and whether it will be enough..

**Orlanth**

Translations of email sent today:

HeroQuest 25th anniversary Check and validate your order 28 February concludes the deadline so that patrons of Heroquest 25th anniversary click here to validate your order and confirm all your data by accessing the Gamezone store founder account. If you have already done so, it is that you take a last look, and if not, wait no longer. It is essential so that we can close this part of the process, and those who don't will lose the first wave of submissions. Check your order. As always, you will find more information and help on www.heroquestclassic.com

HeroQuest 25th Anniversary reviews and validates your order the February 28 concludes the deadline for the patrons of Heroquest 25th Anniversary validate your order and confirm all of your data by accessing the store of Gamezone account with its founder. If you have already done, is not of more you can dish out a last look, and if not, don't expect more. It is essential so that we can close this part of the process, and those who do not will be lost the first wave of shipments. Review your order as always, you will find more information and help in www.heroquestclassic.com

Annual HeroQuest 25th It checks and validates your order On February 28 it concludes the deadline so that the patrons of Annual Heroquest 25th validate its order and confirm all its information gaining access to the Gamezone shop with its founder's account. If you have already done it, it is not of any more that you throw a last glance, and if not, you do not wait any more. It is essential so that we could close this part of the process, and who do not do it will lose the first mailing wave. It checks your order As always, encontarás more information and help in www.heroquestclassic.com

**Low_K**

Gamezone site is down for maintenance.

**DaveC**

it's back now and I see the remainder of my voucher (that's supposed to cover the tax that the cart didn't charge so it's not really available to me) now has an expiry of 31/12/2015 it was 31/12/2014 early this morning.

At least the cut off of 28 February is a good sign that they intend to ship in March/April maybe.