#16 - Do you have your rewards?
30 days ago
– Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 03:11:33 AM
So for everyone who filled their BackerKit surveys out in time I sent out the last of the books Saturday morning. Most of the rest of the USA orders went out Friday. As said before, all non-USA orders went out on Thursday.
If you're in the UK I believe your orders should be with you already (barring any local postal weirdness).
For International Standard deliveries there are two estimates:
- Europe delivery aim: 3-5 working days
- Worldwide delivery aim: 6-7 working days
European orders should be very close or already with you (though if you're in EU and having to deal with delivery duties that may add some time). For the rest of the world, USA I imagine the start of next week, other countries may have received things by the end of this week though it probably varies.
Also! Once you've received your reward it would be useful to me if you let Kickstarter know. You can fill in a section on your backed projects page confirming receipt. You could also reply to this update just letting me know it's in your hands.
(I'm looking to get approval for another Kickstarter soon and proof that this one has been appropriately fulfilled will be a great help)
I imagine this will be one of the last updates for Terminal, barring any issues or such I need to address. After next week I'll send out surveys for all physical backers, just to get some insight on what attracted people to the project.
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#15 - Look it's the fifteenth update I can't keep coming up with witty titles, anyway you should have your books soon
about 1 month ago
– Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 10:24:50 AM
If you are from any country that isn't the United States of America (there are lots of them) and you filled out your BackerKit survey your books were sent off earlier today! You can check Royal Mail's International Standard estimates if you're in any non-UK country. If you're in the UK you may theoretically have your book as soon as tomorrow/saturday (managed to drop them all of before last collection).
If you're in the USA I'm planning to send your books off tomorrow. I just have about forty left to package up then I'll do post and everything and deliver them to the post office before last call. (Also the collected funds for postage aren't in my account yet so I need to make sure I can take the hit to get them off as soon as, but I think that will be fine.)
If you haven't filled out your BackerKit surveys or if your card had an issue when it came to collection if you fix that before midday tomorrow (BST) I'll probably get your book off with the USAmericans.
This weekend I'll put my remaining stock of Terminal up on the Rat Wave Webstore so tell all your friends who missed out.
#14 - Imagine the BackerKit surveys are cannons on a pirate ship and I've just lit the fuse
about 2 months ago
– Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 11:37:16 AM
I've hit send on all surveys for BackerKit. I'm aiming to lock down orders and start sending them out in two weeks time (so on the the 10th of April). Of course if everyone's surveys are filled out earlier I'll get to locking and sending earlier.
I'll be sending out any international orders via Royal Mail International Standard. The timeline estimates from posting are:
- Europe delivery aim: 3-5 working days
- Worldwide delivery aim: 6-7 working days
They are being sent Delivery Duties Unpaid so be aware there may be duties on your end, especially if you're in the EU.
UK orders will go out First Class Standard.
All orders are untracked.
Once stuff is properly in motion I'll do a final survey within KS just to get some research info that'll be useful to future projects.
#13 - Backerkit Surveys Incoming
about 2 months ago
– Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 09:52:18 AM
So there has been a change of plan since my last update, which is partially the reason for the delay. Basically rather than teaming with a fulfilment partner I've had the books re-directed to be sent to my home and I'll be managing packing them up and posting them out myself.
You should be receiving a BackerKit survey imminently in the next few days. The backerkit is where you can pay shipping costs and also will let you add-on any zines from the Rat Wave Webstore.
The change in strategy does mean that international orders will go out Delivery Duties Unpaid, just as a warning. There'll be going out via Royal Mail as International Standard. Orders from within the UK will go out as First Class Standard.
The books should be arriving with me by the end of the week. When the BackerKit Survey goes out it'll be open for two weeks initially so I can start sending things out straight away. I know it's been longer than expected from when I had the full digital out in January but we're very close to the finishing line.
#12 - Print Ahoy
3 months ago
– Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 02:48:46 AM
Hey sailors!
This is a very brief update. Terminal is away to printers (books and the GM screens). The GM screens have arrived at the SoulMuppet Publishing warehouse (who I'm partnering with for fulfilment) and the books should be there too shortly. I'll have next steps for physical backers in the next update.
But while I have you I'd be remiss not to mention I'm currently running a campaign on Crowdfundr for Zine Month. I'm putting out a zine with Molomoot (the artist behind Terminal's map, amongst other great works). Ritual Magic for Besties is a GMless tarot-based slice of life urban fantasy game about spellcasting and relationships. It's raising funds for a print run and the campaign runs through to the end of the month. Any support would be greatly appreciated.
