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 RiTides wrote:
Thanks, Vanguard! I'm still deciding that... if possible, it would be very helpful to only need to supply one for most pledges, and two for the $100 pledge level (i.e. the second sweet spot). I'd love to hear feedback on that, if possible!

Theophony, it's basically the opposite of that GIANT hammer . I spoiler tagged that image since it was making the page scroll, hope that's OK

Well, I don't know about some of the others here... But I do plan on showing my friends these Cubes when I finally get my hands on them. Maybe giving a few of them out. It would really stink to have only one tool.

Others may be planning on splitting each set between friends... ((unlikely, but possible))
So maybe adding the ability to buy more then one tool, Or maybe trade the "Free Kickstarter" Cube for another tool?

That's just my two cents.

You got it, Vanguard! Check this out

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1388589874/modcube-part-tokens-part-dice-fully-modular/posts/1238810

Introducing the ModCube Tool - included free with every set of ModCubes!



Watch this less than 1-minute video showing how it works - it's a thing of beauty!!




We decided to make and include this tool because, as you can see in the video, the ModCubes snap together very easily and tightly now, but they hold together tightly, too - which is fantastic for rolling, but not for pulling them apart! Now you can just push down on the tool and they pop apart =)

Let us know what you think!

*Applauds*

Excellent! Simple Design! Easy to use!

I was expecting some kind of push tool into the two holes, and some kind of complicated device.

But this is so simple and awesome! And I like the see through plastic. I love it!

Awesome , but it needs a keychain attachment now, so that when all my friends are using their beer cap openers on their key gains I can pull my MODcube opener out and pop open a cold MODcube.

 Theophony wrote:
Awesome , but it needs a keychain attachment now, so that when all my friends are using their beer cap openers on their key gains I can pull my MODcube opener out and pop open a cold MODcube.

Exalted for being the best Idea I've heard lately!

Out of curiosity, does the tool work on any face? Or do you have to line it up correctly? I can't really see what the tool is doing, beyond some kind of acrylic sorcery.

Love the simple yet elegant design. I also am with Vanguard on the idea of swapping the bonus cube for an extra opener. Not sure I would personlly swap, but I would have a lot easier time trading away a freebie than shelling out more cash for an extra tool.

Does this work with Maelstrom's Edge tokens?

Well, a little lanyard is an excellent idea I just ordered a set to try adding onto them (like the kind you find on small USB drives). I'll see how it looks and if it's nice I'll add those in - thanks for the suggestion!

MCRobot wrote:
Out of curiosity, does the tool work on any face? Or do you have to line it up correctly? I can't really see what the tool is doing, beyond some kind of acrylic sorcery.

Love the simple yet elegant design. I also am with Vanguard on the idea of swapping the bonus cube for an extra opener. Not sure I would personlly swap, but I would have a lot easier time trading away a freebie than shelling out more cash for an extra tool.

Thanks, MCRobot! You're right that it only works on the "end" faces - the tool is two pieces of acrylic glued together. The top piece aligns the cube, and the bottom piece has two tabs which press up on the corners of the cube to pop the top half of it out. I'm going to include a tool with each set - would you still want additional tools, or is that sufficient? Most people are pledged for 2 sets, so they'll all have a spare tool (and of course anyone pledged for 3 or more will get those many extra, as well!).

 Slarg232 wrote:
Does this work with Maelstrom's Edge tokens?

The Maelstrom's Edge team have sent me their art and I'm hoping to reveal a set of ModCubes for MEdge in the final week!

Sweet, I'll have to throw in a order of these when ya do.

Also showing these to a friend of mine whose big on Warhammer, Warmachine, and Infinity.

Thanks Slarg! Sharing this is super helpful - many folks on Dakka who were interested jumped in early, so the discussion here is really helpful from a feedback standpoint, but to get exposure I need to get people who don't check Dakka / this N&R thread to find out about the ModCube. So cheers for doing that

Edit: We just got posted up on the AdeptiCon facebook page, woot!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/AdeptiCon/243343800079

If you guys could "Like" the post, that would be amazing

Any Chance of a Flyer that could be printed out and put up on FLGS announcement boards?

I could throw something together, if needed.

You could probably expand these out to CCGs as well; Pokemon could use them saying Paralyzed, Poisoned, Confused, and stuff like that. Magic The Gathering could use them as +1/+1 counters/keeping track of Vigilance and Haste.


This is simple, but has some enormous growth potential.

 RiTides wrote:

MCRobot wrote:
Out of curiosity, does the tool work on any face? Or do you have to line it up correctly? I can't really see what the tool is doing, beyond some kind of acrylic sorcery.

Love the simple yet elegant design. I also am with Vanguard on the idea of swapping the bonus cube for an extra opener. Not sure I would personlly swap, but I would have a lot easier time trading away a freebie than shelling out more cash for an extra tool.

Thanks, MCRobot! You're right that it only works on the "end" faces - the tool is two pieces of acrylic glued together. The top piece aligns the cube, and the bottom piece has two tabs which press up on the corners of the cube to pop the top half of it out. I'm going to include a tool with each set - would you still want additional tools, or is that sufficient? Most people are pledged for 2 sets, so they'll all have a spare tool (and of course anyone pledged for 3 or more will get those many extra, as well!).

Ah, I misunderstood "sets" vs. "pledge".

A tool essentially for every eight cubes (give or take) sounds like a pretty good ratio if I'm understanding you correctly. Enough so that people splitting an order are okay but not too many that I'm drowning in them.

I do hope that tool is cheap enough to produce like that RiTides. It's an important tool, to be sure.

And I am glad to hear we will get 1 tool for every set of cubes.

As I keep preaching, Don't bite off too much!

MCRobot - I mis-spoke in the video when I said "pledge", but in the update text (and in reality!) it's going to be 1 for each set in your pledge

Vanguard - The cost of these is quite low since we already invested in the laser cutter and make them in-house at over 50 to a sheet. We obviously have to spend the time cutting them, but they're easy to do since there will be no masking layer to add or remove. We felt it was worth it as it makes opening the cubes up so much easier! And so should really help with how useful people perceive the ModCube to be (whereas if it was hard to open, it has much less utility). Thanks for thinking of us and definitely keeping that in mind!

Almost to 27,000. Yellow cubes are almost in , light green cubes are up next. I'm hoping that we can unlock a rainbow pack, one of each color choice...we could call it the "skittles pledge level"

I love it. Mod Skittles, Taste the cube.

I am curious though, Don't we only get to choose the color of the 'extra' cube? or do we get to choose colors based on set?

A "skittles" set (one of each color of ModCube) will definitely be an option . We'll be getting paint matched to the Pantone colors today so that we can show some example ModCubes of each color, hopefully on Monday!

Slarg - I missed your comment above, thanks for that and yes, a lot of games share similar effects (poison and paralyzed are in the Malifaux set, for instance) so we will be able to expand our offerings a lot more in the future

In case you haven't already, a marker that a unit needs to take a morale check would be good.

Shane, Yes I'm either swapping that in instead of Pinned (since pinned now just results in a "Gone to Ground" result) or will work it in some other way - but it is definitely making it in

Would you prefer just "Morale" or "LD Check" for the text on that token?

How about

Run Away?

I had Falling Back for that purpose, but Run Away would actually be much easier to fit on the token if folks would prefer that! (Or if it's called that now... I haven't been actively playing 40K in 7th edition)

As backer number 1, (deal with it nerds) I recommend Morale as the official lingo on the token.

If my unit suffers 25% casualties, I place a MORALE token near them to remind me they need to test. If they pass, I remove the token. If they fail. they fall back (run away) then I take another MORALE test to see if they rally.

That sounds right to me katfude! . Does the Falling Back token still make sense, rather than just keeping the Morale token next to them? I'm thinking yes as it signifies that they already took (and failed) their first check, but wanted to see people's thoughts. I need to make room in this set for a few things that have been requested (Swoop / Jink and Jink alone, since FMCs can also do this) so just looking at all the options

 RiTides wrote:
MCRobot - I mis-spoke in the video when I said "pledge", but in the update text (and in reality!) it's going to be 1 for each set in your pledge

Vanguard - The cost of these is quite low since we already invested in the laser cutter and make them in-house at over 50 to a sheet. We obviously have to spend the time cutting them, but they're easy to do since there will be no masking layer to add or remove. We felt it was worth it as it makes opening the cubes up so much easier! And so should really help with how useful people perceive the ModCube to be (whereas if it was hard to open, it has much less utility). Thanks for thinking of us and definitely keeping that in mind!

The tool is a really great idea. You've got things very well in hand RiTides!

Almost to the next goal of the light green cube, inquiring minds want to know what's next

That will actually be it for colors - we just finished photographing all 12 unlocked colors (although we're not quite to light green yet) and will be posting it as an update in the morning.

For the next set, we're leaning towards the SciFi crates set. More ideas on that greatly appreciated! Biohazard and other markings, lots of sides that are just patterned like a hi-tech container, and maybe some numbers for the underside to indicate what was in the crate?

 RiTides wrote:
That sounds right to me katfude! . Does the Falling Back token still make sense, rather than just keeping the Morale token next to them? I'm thinking yes as it signifies that they already took (and failed) their first check, but wanted to see people's thoughts. I need to make room in this set for a few things that have been requested (Swoop / Jink and Jink alone, since FMCs can also do this) so just looking at all the options

I think morale would serve the purpose of the fall back token. There's a few instances where it might be confusing, IE: 1 of my units takes 25% and then needs a morale check at the end of shooting, but a DIFFERENT unit that was previously falling back has a morale block next to it as well, so I might accidentally roll dice for their morale as if they were shot at.

Seems like a stretch but is possible. That said, I don't even use FMCs but if there was any token to drop to support a token for them, it would be Falling Back, IMO.

I want clear colors like the tools are. I don't know if that's an option, but I want it anyways.

Thanks, katfude!

Whalemusic, I'm mailing Vermonter some cubes and clear tokens to play around with lighting up with LEDs but without lighting, the translucent tokens don't show up well enough in the cubes to be as legible as the opaque tokens.

Although, I think you might have meant the cubes themselves! Those unfortunately do have to be a solid color since they're injection molded, but hopefully you'll like one of the colors we're showing off tomorrow morning