Sorry for the lack of an update of substance yesterday, critters! My afternoon became super hectic, and I was dead set on finishing this photoshoot to share with everyone, but then that didn't happen whoopsie 😅
But what better time to share a Valentines photoshoot then on Valentines Day!! All of the cryptids are bursting with love over the support you showed them and wanted to give back in their own adorable way.
I can't wait for the rest of the crew to join them! The group photo potential is truly incredible.
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Now on to the nuts and bolts of this update!
We hit 150k, which is freakin' amazing. I'm so happy, grateful, you name it. As a result everyone will be receiving THIS GUY as a sticker, in addition to any other freebies they qualified for.
The preorder store is expected to launch this weekend! I'm polishing everything up now. REMEMBER: this is for folks who missed the window to back, NOT for backers who want to add more items to their pledge (that's what your survey is for 💖)
Prototyping of the new plush samples is already underway! I have paid for several already, and will have the remaining reference sheets finished and submitted this weekend.
And speaking of samples, some of the first pin samples came in yesterday and they look awesome! Apologies for the smudges on the monster lover pin-- that's just smudging from my grimy little goblin hands. In reality they're beautifully smooth and perfect in every conceivable way.
Work on the surveys will also begin immediately, but please remember it will be a minimum of 2 weeks before I can send them out. Payments have to finish processing first and the standard amount of time for this is roughly 14 days.
If your payment failed, don't worry! Simply update your payment method or wait and BackerKit will automatically retry the charge. At this time there is nothing I can do on my end to manually process this payment, but after surveys go out I WILL be able to help more on that front.
I believe that covers everything for now, but if you have any questions feel free to leave them here or join the Cryptid Cuddle Club discord and come hang out with us! I share tons of stuff in the development channel almost daily that don't warrant a whole update of their own, including WIP plushies, concept art, and business-y behind the scenes things you may find interesting.
That's all for today, but I'll be back in the next couple days with another update. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 💖
