Minifigs, Plushies, and some other exciting stuff
over 5 years ago – Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 03:49:26 PM

Hi everyone,

I've been doing the very persistent work of smoothing down the 3D printed model for the Killbot minifigure piece by tiny piece to get rid of the pesky strata of filament lines (This future tech is not as straightforward as Star trek made it look.) But they are nearly ready to cast a mold to make a boatload of figurines for those who selected that tier.

The plush toys are also seeing progress this week, as I just sent back a list of revisions after seeing the first batch of plush toys from the factory! They're not in a place worth showing right now, but I slid a photo under the possibilityscope and they're going to be great.

Here's another interesting thing: I am very grateful to be a guest artist for "Parenting is Easy", the new board game from the amazing webcomic creator, Lunarbaboon! I'll be providing artwork for a card in the game, which looks like it's a lot of fun. You can check the game out HERE and put yourself down for a copy.

Also, check out LunarBaboon's regular webcomic series. It's always good for a laugh, and I don't even have kids.

A Quick Update
over 5 years ago – Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:12:30 PM

Hi everyone,

This week I spoke with my publisher, and there was unfortunately an issue in the files we provided to the printer. The issue has been resolved and I've been assured that this shouldn't effect our previous ship date of December, but it does mean that we'll have to wait longer for those photos of the final printed game. I am incredibly sorry for this, but I promise the pictures and game are both forthcoming.

I'll have some updated shots of the figurine in production later this week. Check back in!

The State of the Game
over 5 years ago – Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 02:35:25 AM

Hey there backer-bots,

While we wait for the printers to come back with the next big milestone, the printed sample of the final game, let's look at where we are with all the physical tidbits of the game:

The Cards

All of the cards in KILLBOTS, INC. are designed, balanced, tested and finalized. The final versions have been sent to the printer and will be printing soon. More accurate info on that when I receive it.

The Packaging

The packaging for KILLBOTS, INC. has also been finalized. The previous sample of the box I was able to show off has gone through a few small changes, the most obvious is the title change which is updated across all the physical media in the game, but my favorite addition was to the inner packaging, which looks great and does a much better job at holding everything in place. I'm awaiting photographs of the new sample from my publishers, who are handling the production and fulfillment process.

The Manual

Other components

I will be discussing detail around the dice and Persona Cards with my publisher this weekend and will get back to you with their current status.

Backer Bonuses

The plush toys are being handled by an outside vendor that Golden Bell is using for some of their other projects. Character reference has been provided to them but I don't have a current status on them. Hopefully I will have some details soon.

The minifigure has been designed for some time, but had a recent change in production. As a result I will be creating the figurines personally (I'm more meticulous with my art than my spelling.) Here's a little sneak at the progress which has come along swiftly. I'll be sure to have more updates on these guys soon, as that's something I have more direct control over.

I will have a chance this weekend to get some specifics about production on all these topics so you'll be hearing from me again very soon.

A Peek at the Personas of KILLBOTS, INC.
almost 6 years ago – Tue, Aug 07, 2018 at 12:19:25 AM

While we are waiting for updates from the publishing front, feast your photo-receptors on some of the bios included in the manual - which looks great!

 This is a small sample of the kinds of touches that have been added to the game. I'll be very excited to see it in real life and show you all.

Hello Again
almost 6 years ago – Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 07:39:05 PM

Hi everyone,

Apologies for the delay in updates while we took care of the more "human" elements of our operation. I've inquired about the projected shipping date for Killbots, inc. and the most definitive answer I was able to get was that shipping "won’t be later than christmas" but they have assured me that they are working to get a more accurate date.

Thanks for your understanding through all this. The team bringing you this game is a small one indeed, and bringing this project to life involves working with a bunch of other small teams and their skills, and each is working on several projects not involving killer robots (That part I don't understand) so we don't always have total control of the manufacturing timeline.

I will of course give you whatever info I receive when I receive it and will be back to posting regular updates now that life has settled a bit.