IGS State of the Realm Q2(ish) 2020
about 4 years ago – Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 09:37:30 AM

Okay, so "Q2" is probably stretching it a bit; the just-published State of the Realm update has been long overdue.

Updated Project Targets

This has been the overwhelming most popular request: for the stuff that's taking longer than expected initially, what's the new vision for timing?  In the past, I've tried to avoid saying anything explicit if I wasn't very, very certain; in my management day job, I've usually worked in climates where citing a revised date and then missing that is viewed as worse than just being honest and vague about what a reasonable target might be.  But I recognize that this is not a management day job, and that people want to understand, and that a best guess is often better than open-ended ambiguity.  So, I've added targets in the SotR update.

I want to stress, and thank you for, the overwhelming amount of optimistic, understanding, sympathetic, and generally positive feedback I've received.  Most of you seem to be super thrilled; many of you are eager to hear more, and I do respect that some of you are frustrated.  

I have always delivered, and I will continue to deliver, as rapidly, and as completely, as I am capable of.  I thank you for your patience, now in this bizarre 2020 situation more than ever, and for the nearly 10,000 of you who have received at least one IGS product already, I'm always eager to hear your feedback!

Thank You!

Thank you as always for your patience, support, and constructive feedback.  2020 has been a heck of a year for us all, and yet, IGS has continued to produce a TON of products spanning thousands and thousands of pages and over a dozen books.

We're looking forward to much, much more yet in what has already been a record-breaking year of productivity for our teeny-tiny indie geekfest company.  None of this would be remotely possible without you, your support, and your own passion.

So: Thank you!

Onward!

Fulfillment Update
over 4 years ago – Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 09:52:36 AM

Hi folks!  Hope you're enjoying your summer.  Apologies for the delay in this; my day job has been fairly intense the last few weeks.

I'm thrilled to report I've finally synched up BackerKit to my personal fulfillment tracker, and have completed fulfillment of published products to those entitled.  As of this writing, this is limited to those at the Deluxe level, receiving Berinncorte Basecamp and Dark Obelisk 1: Berinncorte.

My layout colleague is hard at work laying things out, and should be finished sometime this month with the actual core Mystery of Brushgather Farm core product.  

As a fun sidebar, my weekly Pathfinder group who plays on Roll20 has just completed Dark Obelisk 1, and is about to embark upon the Brushgather Farm adventure this week... which can only help inform possible tweaks to the maps so as to lend themselves even better to VTT usage since that's what we're doing ourselves!

Onward!

Published Rewards Early Next Week
over 4 years ago – Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:04:44 AM

Hi all, just a quick note that I will be synching my fulfillment tracker with BackerKit on Monday, and shortly thereafter, fulfilling all published rewards.

Please note that the core product, Mystery of Brushgather Farm, is still on target for September 2020.  The fulfillment next week refers to already-published products (e.g., anything you added on in BackerKit that's already available).

Onward!

State of the Realm Q2 2020 Update Coming Soon!
over 4 years ago – Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 10:43:50 AM

A very quick update to note that the IGS "State of the Realm" update for Q2 2020 will be coming shortly.  It's a bit overdue, as with July we're now technically into Q3, but I've been wanting to complete work on the Bestiary books, as well as to get some finalized artwork commissions from artists new and old, to provide a more well-rounded picture of things.

So much has happened so far in 2019 and 2020, between the much-longer-than-anticipated-to-lay-out Bestiary books, and of course the global pandemic, that my targets and estimates for most things in the pipeline are completely shot, and I'd like to provide an honest, updated sense of where things stand and what I'm working on, when.

As part of the State of the Realm, I'll be providing an updated estimate for all outstanding work.

So stay tuned... and as always, thank you for your patience and support!

Onward!

BackerKit Surveys Sent!
over 4 years ago – Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 08:02:34 PM

Hi all!  Just a quick note, as you have likely seen, that the BackerKit surveys have been sent out.

Any questions or issues, please let me know.  I will be sending out published digital rewards on July 1st for already-published products for those who have completed their surveys at that point.

Onward!