Pledge manager open
about 7 years ago
– Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 07:32:31 PM
Ladies & Gentlemen,
We have opened the pledge manager!
Every back should have already gotten a link to log in (please check the email you use for Kickstarter) and filling in your data should be quite straightforward.
Many of you have already responded - a big thank you to all of you - and you may have noticed that we are offering many possible add-ons. These will help drive the campaign past the final stretch goal, unlocking the big box for Event Horizon.
If you did not receive a link to your survey, please write to us at [email protected] and we will send it again (mention your backer email please). If you have any question regarding the add-ons or generally how to deal with the pledge manager, please either write to us or post a comment to this update and we will help.
Have a great week,
Andrei
Pre-production, Pledge Manager, and Paladin
about 7 years ago
– Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 05:00:11 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen!
With the project ended ten over two weeks ago, we are already hard at work on the first steps of production. So, it's time to quickly tell you of the steps taken on the road to bring you your games:
1. Although the art has been in the works during the project, we were also able to start work on the specific illustrations for the Fleet Admiral pledges. Simply put, the first ones are on the way.
2. We are finalizing the specs with the factory, and getting ready for the games to be produced. The estimated start of production is start of May.
3. The Pledge Manager should be open in 2 days from now. We've already discussed the bigger box with the factory, and the option is ready for when we reach the proper funding level.
Secondly, I'd like to take this opportunity totell you about a new Kickstarter project we have just launched:
Paladin Card Protection is a line of premium sleeves for a wide variety of games: apart from card sleeves for all of the Exodus products, we are offering sleeves for literally hundreds of different games. Apart from premium quality, we are also offering worldwide free shipping, and a an absolute freedom of choice: each pack of sleeves you buy can be of different size. Plus, each pack includes 55 sleeves - so that you're never one sleeve short.
So, if you're interested in premium protection for your card games (at a more than reasonable price), follow this link, and set yourself up with the premium card protection every real gamer needs.
Thank you, and have a great day!
Błażej
The big box
about 7 years ago
– Thu, Mar 09, 2017 at 07:28:13 PM
Ladies & Gentlemen,
We know many of you have been waiting impatiently for us to say a word on the big box matter. And we are...
There was a stretch goal still unlocked (at $90K) for a double size box of Event Horizon. We put it so high because it requires significant funds and effort from our side to make this happen. We also had to assess if this would in any way change out timeline.
We have good news: we can make it still to 90K via the pledge manager, where we will open many other titles as add-ons. If we get to $90K - and based on past experience we believe we will - we will unlock the big box stretch goal.
Our team will stand by and be prepared to act as soon as this goal is reached. We have already communicated this to the factory, so all backstage details are in place.
The pledge manager will go live as soon as we can open it, which is 16 days after funding date (14 days for disbursement by Strip and 2 more days to set up everything in BackerKit).
Since there is no method for outside tracking of funds gathered, we will be updateing you on funds collected via KS updates - and when we have a total of 90 thousand, you will know immediately.
Have a great weekend,
Andrei
The Saga is Complete
about 7 years ago
– Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 06:42:20 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen!
Seven times before hae we written those words, but it's every bit as exciting and exhilarating to write them now, as it had been over three years ago, when we went to Kickstarter for the first time. So, let us say this again:
THANK YOU!
Many of you have been with us since the earliest days of NSKN Games, many of you have joined us now. Although we have a special tip of our hats to the oldest and most faithful of our fans, we are equally happy to see each and every one of you on board this time around.
Exodus: Event Horizon is an expansion to a game that by modern boardgame standards is almost ancient. Yet, your dedication and support leaves us amazed at how good it can still be, and how far it can go with our hard work, and the unwavering support of our fans - both veterans and newbies alike.
Among the fans that have always been there we also have a certain individual, whose incredible passion made him become a unique and indispensible part of what NSKN Games is today. Rainer Åhlfors, the lead designer of Event Horizon has been here throughout the whole campaign, he has been with you, asnwering your questions, and cheering all of us on. So, we'd like to extend this special THANK YOU to him as well, and add a small note he passed on to us to become a part of this very special update:
I would like to thank Andrei and the entire NSKN Games team for your belief in me and my vision. I am incredibly honored by the creative freedom I enjoyed, and for being entrusted with the Exodus universe. Working with you was an absolute delight every step of the way. To the play testers, whose marvelous and honest feedback helped improve the design. To my wife, Alicia, for her love, patience, and support; our children Kaleb, Maia, and Alexa, for your interest and inspiration; Isac and Chaylee, for your smiles and hugs. And, finally, the fans of Exodus and the backers of Event Horizon, for your positive attitude and words of encouragement, and for your help in making this dream a reality. To all of you — Thank You!
Once again: thank you Rainer, and thank you all.
YOU ARE ALL AWESOME!
A bit exhausted, very excited and incredibly happy, but nonetheless yours
Agnieszka, Andrei, Błażej & Kuba
also known as The NSKN Team
PS. We will now retire for the weekend, but we will come back on Monday to answer any questions you might have - and to start working on what needs to be done so that you get your pledges on time. Have a great weekend! :-)
The Big Box once again
about 7 years ago
– Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 05:06:56 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen!
We have reached 80K, which means that we have added pretty much everything we had to add to the Event Horizon expansion in terms of gameplay content. That is a truly amazing thing, and we thank you all for it. Once again, you are all awesome!
With only a few hours left until project end, it's prudent to assume that we will not reach 90K, and thus we will not unlock the Big Box - not yet at least. However, we know many of your really want the Big Box to happen, so we'd like to take this opportunity to answer a few of the questions you had - and talk about some of the ideas that appeared in the comments.
As you know, here at NSKN Games we like everything carefully planned and ready before we make any promises, so that we deliver your games with no delay (or minimal delay, whenver it's impossible to avoid). Also, to keep delivering you amazing games we always need to work with a sound financial plan in mind.
Taking all that into consideration, we estimated that the only way to create the big box is with publishing the whole Event Horizon in the big box. A bigger box with our current manufacturer (who guarantees not only the high quality, but also a 100% component quality match with Exodus: Proxima Centauri and Edge of Extinction) means building it from scratch. That incurrs costs of tooling the big box, and these significant costs are completely independed from the number of boxes we order.
For that reason, we cannot create a separate print run of just the boxes, and that makes putting a big box as an add-on impossible. There is, however, a possibility of still unlocking the big box via pledge manager. This, again, will need further consideration, before we can make any promises.
We cannot get definitive answers today (despite our best efforsts), and thus we will take a close look at the possibility of unlocking the big box next week. When we know if this does not create problems with timely delivery (or any other problems which we are unaware of at this point), you will be first to know. We know that some of you will say that they can wait longer, but we have an obligation to all our backers, to deliver on time.
Thank you all for being with us all this time, and thank you for taking the Event Horizon all the way - through all we have planned and hoped for it. You are the best fans and backers a company could have.
Yours
The NSKN Team
