Wasteland Degenerates JCE Post Campaign #17 - International Shipping and New Campaign Stuff
Hey Degenerates,
I owe my international customers a frank discussion, which you will be able to see below. The truefacts story is that you're all going to get your books...
Hey Degenerates!
Just wanted to let you know that I just sent out the last DOMESTIC Jumper Cable Editions THIS MORNING! If you live in the States and don't get your orde...
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about 1 month ago
Wasteland Degenerates JCE Post Campaign #15: Fulfillment Begins, and a Short Campaign Delay
Hey Degenerates,
Spent the last few days packing envelopes, then securing them with packing tape when the self-stick didn't work, then re-securing them when the amount of ta...
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about 1 month ago
Wasteland Degenerates JCE Post Campaign #14: Books In-Hand!
Hey Degenerates,
You may have seen that I picked up the books from the printer on Friday... if you didn't, here's 700 pounds (317.5 kg) of Wasteland Degenerates in a ...
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2 months ago
Wasteland Degenerates JCE Post Campaign #13: Prints expected 2/5; Pre-Order Store Closed
Hey Degenerates,
I got word yesterday that the printer expects to have the books done on February 5th. This has taken a lot longer than I expected, but the back-and-forth w...
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Wasteland Degenerates JCE Post-Campaign #12: End of Pre-Sales 1/17 (but digital on Itch)
Hey Degenerates,
Thank you all so much for the positive responses to the printing of the Jumper Cable Edition, and the upcoming Kickstarter for the hardcover rulebook! W...
I owe my international customers a frank discussion, which you will be able to see below. The truefacts story is that you're all going to get your books, but I'll need a little more patience.
In other news...
GAMES WITH DAVE 3/27!
Dave is such a cool dude!
I'm appearing on Dave's show on Thursday, 3/27 at 8 PM Central US/9 PM Eastern. Dave was one of the first podcasters to give me a chance for the Jumper Cable Edition, so it will be nice to visit again.
I'm not going to spam you with the most recent developments here, but there's definitely a lot going on, and we just hit 300% funding. Go have a look at the new update!
Just wanted to let you know that I just sent out the last DOMESTIC Jumper Cable Editions THIS MORNING! If you live in the States and don't get your order by the end of next week, email me at [email protected] so we can see about tracking your stuff down. Look, John just reported he got his on the Discord:
Survived the delivery, thankfully.
Loot found in a dumpster?
International folks, I have NOT forgotten you! I wish I could have gotten all your stuff out before the new campaign started, but I already have had to delay multiple times, and the mutants are starting to get hungry over here... Anyway, I'll be working on the packaging in my free time.
Spent the last few days packing envelopes, then securing them with packing tape when the self-stick didn't work, then re-securing them when the amount of tape used wasn't sufficient. Needless to say, I'm learning the hard way about fulfillment.
Today I brought the first hundred packages to the post office:
Glad I didn't throw out ALL of the boxes from my recent move...
I'm currently waiting on the delivery of more envelopes to continue sending them out. I hope to send 200 more out on Tuesday 2/25, and the rest out on Friday 2/28. To make sure I get the fees right, I'm starting with domestic and will move on to international when they're complete.
Campaign Delayed One Week
I very much don't feel right starting the campaign for the hardcover edition while folks are still waiting on the Jumper Cable Edition. There have been quite a few delays, both from the printer and due to my free time after needing to go into the office full time at my day job. The new start date of the Kickstarter Campaign is March 4th. While not everyone may have their books by that date, I am very much hoping to have them in the mail.
You got your Forbidden Psalm miniatures in my Vast Grimm RPG! Turns out it's two great tastes that taste great together! Brian Colin, who contributed to the Jumper Cable Edition, is always on the cutting edge of the MÖRK-O-SPHERE, and I can't wait to see this new project on my table!
Prince of Roses
You may remember the Slime King himself, Sebastian Barth, from last year's The Book of Bitter Biles. His new project, Prince of Roses, is already fully funded, and I'm happy to endorse a fellow Minneapolis creator's stuff!
In Summary...
As I said before, I didn't want to delay the campaign, but more than that, I don't want folks to think that I'm stringing backers along on empty promises and/or funding the first campaign with funds from the second (I call that "pulling a Ninja Division"). I've had delays and setbacks, but... well, that's life, and you deserve to have peace of mind that your zines will arrive more than I need to have a timely campaign release.
You may have seen that I picked up the books from the printer on Friday... if you didn't, here's 700 pounds (317.5 kg) of Wasteland Degenerates in a Subaru:
That's a lot of degeneracy...
The weather held up and I recovered from my ordeal yesterday. Today I've been learning the ins and outs of BackerKit postage, and I'm going to have to do some testing of various package types to determine how much goodness I can cram into each type of envelope.
For reference, this is every item I'm sending out:
The end of the beginning... begins!
The final results all look great, with vibrant colors and no discernable defects.
I expect to have some results from the experimentation sometime this week, at which point I will proceed to buying the postage and starting fulfillment.
Hardcover Kickstarter Still On-Track for February 25th
If you want to help out, and haven't already, please go to the Wasteland Degenerates hardcover Kickstarter page and click on "Notify me on launch." Not only will you get first dibs on the Early Bird bonuses, but you'll help Kickstarter know that we're a property worth watching (and promoting!). We've already got an incredible 418 Followers, but I want to get that number up to at least 666 by the time we go live! Even if you don't plan on backing the hardcover edition, following the Kickstarters is a free and easy thing that helps me enormously! As an added benefit, interest in Mork Borgs and indie games also helps the next designer to come along.
-As an aside, I'm planning on sending a digital copy of the full hardcover edition to anyone who bought a physical Jumper Cable Edition once I've completed fulfillment on the upcoming campaign. Thought you might want to know.-
Shilling for Homies
Speaking of helping indie designers, there's a few shout-outs I'd like to make.
Monochrome
I might not even be doing this if Christian Eichhorn hadn't shown the way. There's still a day left to back Monochrome, a very clever black and white adventure about color being drawn from the world.
No color anymore, I want them to turn black.
Tangled in Shrouds
I don't know if you've seen any of my advertising for the upcoming Kickstarter, but I would have been a lost babe in the woods in terms of marketing without the masterful advice of Zac Goins. Along with Snapback Game Studios, he's crowdfunding three awesome zines for Pirate Borg; Tangled in Shrouds, The The Repentant: Expanded, and Faction Relics!
I do love me some Pirate Borg.
Lead and Chrome
Finally, to shift gears a little, I'd like to mention a very cool NON-BORG crowdfunding project that caught my eye, Lead and Chrome by Noted Cool Guy Benjamin Palmer.
Very much a correct vibe.
I managed to look through a few pages of a pre-publish edition, and it's very much a complete game already, and well worth the pledge... even better, there's lots of stuff that can serve as inspiration for Wasteland Degenerates! It's got mutants, looting, vehicle combat, the whole deal. Check it out!
I got such old school feelings looking at this. I wish I'd had this book when I was a kid.
Anyway, that's all I have for you for now.
Keep your hazmat suit on and your shotgun handy; things are about to get very crazy in the Wasteland as soon as fulfillment begins!
