Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
2016/03/03 22:34:34
Subject: Shieldwolf Miniatures - Official News thread (KS-2.5 has finished & funded! Thank you!)
I am, of course, OK with receiving the items in retail packaging but if you do decide to not put all the sprues in the retail box, I think it's reasonable that those could be well packed separately!
Congrats again, turned out to be a really well run and successful campaign!!
2016/03/03 23:20:49
Subject: Shieldwolf Miniatures - Official News thread (KS-2.5 has finished & funded! Thank you!)
RiTides wrote: I wasn't totally sold on the resin - felt a bit rubbery compared to what I'm used to (Mierce / Forgeworld, which is much more brittle, so there's advantages and disadvantages).
I like it a lot because it feels like a happy medium between softer resin styles (mantic, forgeworld (all my FW resin was super soft, but yours was brittle?), finecast)), and hard resin styles (raging heroes, puppets war, ramshackle). Its firm but not brittle, and you can actually cut it without it cracking or snapping.
So many games, so little time.
So many models, even less time.
Screw it, Netflix and chill.
2016/03/21 23:39:09
Subject: Re:Shieldwolf Miniatures - Official News thread (KS-2.5 has finished & funded! Thank you!)
The KS update says that the "Grace Period" will end on 31st May - which is just over a week.
Will this also be the time limit on people who backed the KS but want to increase their pledges? I get paid fortnightly, and I might want to increase my pledge by (theoretically, bur realistically) another $200, but I won't be able to with a week's notice by the time the emails go out...
I am pretty sure the current month is March, so if the Grace Period ends the 31st of May like you say you should be in good shape, no? Two pay periods at least?
You will all get the PM invite within the next 2-3 days max.
We have finished sending it to more than 200 backers, working on the rest.
The grace period is for everyone to add more stuff but mostly for people who want to upgrade to Gold+Silver rewards.
Other backers who don't have funds now but have secured the Gold/Silver rewards via their pledge level, can add more to their pledges when the PM opens up a second and last time (we think around September).
Shieldwolf Miniatures wrote: You will all get the PM invite within the next 2-3 days max.
We have finished sending it to more than 200 backers, working on the rest.
The grace period is for everyone to add more stuff but mostly for people who want to upgrade to Gold+Silver rewards.
Other backers who don't have funds now but have secured the Gold/Silver rewards via their pledge level, can add more to their pledges when the PM opens up a second and last time (we think around September).
Please just give us more warning before it ends - at least a month. Even if it's only open for 2 weeks, knowing the end date a month in advance will allow for right proper financial planning.
Shieldwolf Miniatures wrote: You will all get the PM invite within the next 2-3 days max.
We have finished sending it to more than 200 backers, working on the rest.
The grace period is for everyone to add more stuff but mostly for people who want to upgrade to Gold+Silver rewards.
Other backers who don't have funds now but have secured the Gold/Silver rewards via their pledge level, can add more to their pledges when the PM opens up a second and last time (we think around September).
Azazelx wrote: Please just give us more warning before it ends - at least a month. Even if it's only open for 2 weeks, knowing the end date a month in advance will allow for right proper financial planning.
The 31st of March is the end for the "Grace Period" not the end for the filling out of the PM (our bad here, we should have made this more clear).
We think of leaving it open till mid-April, but we didn't specify that. Obviously, the faster people submit it the easier for all of us, by tomorrow night everyone should have received the invite, we are on track for that. :-)
Negative. You will however receive a confirmation pm from us in the next few weeks that we have checked and verified the submission of your pledge. We did the same thing in KS-1, seemed to have worked out just fine :-)
So will Shieldwolf be sending out PayPal money requests manually, because from everything I've read about it, I don't think I'm going to trust this bizarre PM system that gives negative values and doesn't recognise EB pledges...
You can still submit it even if the number is negative,
they're going to be manually checking each pledge so it shows a -ve because you got an early bird they'll see it and manually fix things
if you're down because you've spent more than you pledged you need to send them a paypal payment for the difference (and note you've done so in the comments box on page 1)
a bit clunky, but if they've got somebody who has the time to do it, cheaper than paying for a PM either off the shelf like backerkit, (I have a vague idea this cost more for more complex offering s like this) or having one written specifically for them (which you'll find has at least some bugs)
2016/03/23 21:56:59
Subject: Re:Shieldwolf Miniatures - Official News thread (KS-2.5 has finished & funded! Thank you!)
still waiting for my PM invite, but worked everything out on a spreadsheet already.
Need to add about another $100 to my pledge.
According to shieldwolf's earlier post in the thread they will open up the PM again in September so backers can make changes after hopefully getting some production updates and previews.
I filled mine out for the minimum I know I want now so that I had it submitted and I'll reconsider upgrading or more add ins when it opens again in a few months and we hopefully have more information to evaluate.
Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur
2016/03/23 23:34:21
Subject: Shieldwolf Miniatures - Official News thread (KS-2.5 has finished & funded! Thank you!)
Uh oh. I added a $25 box but didn't send a payment or write a note because I was expecting a payment request from the PM. Guess I'll wait it out and get my rewards dead last.
Azazelx wrote: So will Shieldwolf be sending out PayPal money requests manually, because from everything I've read about it, I don't think I'm going to trust this bizarre PM system that gives negative values and doesn't recognise EB pledges...
It has to do with the combination of logistics and efficiency,while there are program/PMs available in the market instead of creating your own (like we have),these have other costs and designed for more complicated KSs.
This system we used before in our KS-1,it works out well for us and caused us no issues first time around :-)
People who are not very sure of how to use PayPal have messaged us and we have invoiced them the amount requested directly to their PayPal account so to meet payment easier.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Uh oh. I added a $25 box but didn't send a payment or write a note because I was expecting a payment request from the PM. Guess I'll wait it out and get my rewards dead last.
The difference between the very first parcel mailed and the dead last one cannot and will not be superior to two weeks, 20 days at the very very max.It will be however delayed compared to the first ones sent out,so we wrote that down to let you know,we will be processing them one after the other by turn to minimize possibilities of errors.
@BobtheInquisitor,send us a pm on KS and we'll have a PayPal request mailed to you so I can manually alter your PM. :-)
highlord tamburlaine wrote: This is all still assuming I can make up my mind as to what exactly I want (besides the obvious Shieldmaidens)....
How long am I allowed to suffer from Analysis Paralysis on this?
The "Grace Period" ends March 31st.
The time allowed to submit the PM for everyone else is around mid-April,we will notify you on the April update,so don't worry about that.
Besides, even if someone missed something,it is going to re-open again with plenty of warning (probably on September), no-one is going to lose out on anything! :-)
All PMs have been sent out on time as scheduled. The April update will have more info, although backers have submitted and we have already received more than half of them!
Can I say I had an issue with my iPad when it came to filling out my pledge, I messaged you guys and all was sorted quickly and professionally by Georgios who resolved the issue for me and let me know as soon as it was done.
So BIG thanks to you guys and Georgios especially for that and I am looking forward to receiving my pledge in the near future
2016/03/27 20:38:24
Subject: Shieldwolf Miniatures - Official News thread (KS-2.5 has finished & funded! Thank you!)
@lone dirty dog
Thank you, we still have lots of work to do in sorting out all the PMs in the next weeks, but it does make the final process easier when fulfillment date comes. :-)
but if you do decide to not put all the sprues in the retail box, I think it's reasonable that those could be well packed separately!
