Hey friends! Just wanted to update -- the surveys will be going out soon(ish) as I've finished them (weeks ago) on the backend, but I've had a few massive life changes (a 10,000lb house/office/storage unit move + currently in Hawai'i for a convention) so I didn't want to send them and not be able to answer questions adequately if they popped up since adjustments require a computer. Things have been very busy (not a vacation, despite the location).
Things are moving along and the vector queue is getting smaller overall (this is getting nearer to the top). The Purrtagonists project is finally almost complete vector wise which landed 55 designs on us right before this. Once we have samples to show, I'll definitely post them up here.
I'll try to aim for surveys once this bout of travel ends, as it's a bit harder for me to source and check/respond to questions when on planes/in between airports and hotels. Gotta love 27 hours of no-real-sleep segments! I'll try to get this out to you on April 12th. Thankfully this campaign is very simple and largely most of you I anticipate just handing over shipping funds and info (which can be adjusted up through the shipping date).
Hey friends! I hope you're doing well and are excited for this project!
Just wanted to touch base since it's been a few weeks! It's been pretty crazy on my end because I managed to pull a hip disc... a few days after confirming I was moving my full house/storage unit/office into a new location. 6-week recovery time injury came at a really, really poor time. ^^;
Thank you for supporting Saga of the West Wind - Venti, the Anemo Archon which was 1 of 20 projects participating in Pintopia 2023. Thanks to your support 100% of the projects were fully funded!
There are a few next steps I wanted to share:
Expect an email letting you know your payment has been charged. If there are any issues with your payment we will notify you with next steps.
We will need to collect some additional info such as your pin selections and shipping information before we send rewards. In the coming weeks we will send you a survey to collect that information.
Since all Pintopia projects were 100% funded, you will be getting a FREE Pintopia 2023 pin from BackerKit. And if you backed 3+ pins you’ve earned some additional pins. Stay tuned for more information from BackerKit about how you will receive those pins.
Again, thanks for your support and stay tuned for more information soon.
Hey friends! Sorry for the silence in the last two weeks. I've been a tiny bit of a danger to myself and pulled a hip disc, and needed to drive out for a convention. Wouldn't suggest it! Absolutely terrible fun to drive 8 hours with that injuiry.
That all said, we're in the last few hours of the campaign, and I'm excited to push this into production! The next steps will be to finalize the vector art - which is something we always do in-house - and we'll be working on that in the coming weeks. I'll also be sending out a survey to finalize addresses. To keep things simple, you'll just be limited to this pin set this time around to keep fulfilment as contained and easy as possible, with the optional additions of the unlocked microfiber cloths and stickers (the full set will come with the microfiber automatically).
Due to the hard cap that exists with production, I won't be opening up the preorder store for this project. Any extras will be offered once I'm sure we have enough items (since there won't be any second runs in this color/metal variation). The drop for the remainder is something I'll announce once grading and fulfilment is done.
I cannot assure standards past this campaign of this pin. The best of the batch will be used for the campaign.
We are looking at ideas for future additions, though I'll note now that no preorders will open before a sample is completely finalized so that we can get the aesthetics to match, as well as provide realistic expectations for things. Next will definitely be Liyue - a sketch is below - but a poll is above for thoughts on pins to follow! If you have other ideas, I'd also love to hear them in the comments!
That's all I have for today, and am excited to see all of you in the last few hours of this project. Cheers and happy adventuring! :D
Goal: $3,000 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
Hey friends! Thank you so much for jumping into the early birds for the campaign! These have been something I've been pushing around in my head and working on/poking at for over 2.5 years, so it's nice to finally get them into production. It was a bit of an unexpected campaign on our end, but I appreciated the push from Pintopia to finally get it off the ground.
Also! Already got to the sticker milestone, so huzzah! :D
Before I ramble more, there are incentives for pledging into more than one campaign! This is the first campaign grouping of its type to have multiple campaigns all tied together, so that's been a lot of fun to see. So if you like freebie pins, that's open to you - the incentives are at the bottom of our story blurb. I personally grabbed some cats (as a surprise to... who?) and I think it let most of you know that (oops).
That all said, there are a few small things that I wanted to clarify with campaign:
The MAXMIMUM number of pins that I'll take on during the campaign is roughly 150 per pin (with a slight tolerance). There wasn't an ability to individually flag quantity counts in tiers, so I'll be keeping an eye on them. This is because there is a 250 LE quantity cap for individual fan merch items, as directed by Genshin itself, and I intend to stick to that. 150-175 is roughly what I'd be comfortable with while having a buffer for defects. If we cross the 150/pin threshold, you'll see tiers vanish, even if there are days remaining.
The pins, even if there was additional interest at a later date, will not be restocked for a second run for any reason (unless the pins need to be remade, of which we'll handle and communicate that if it occurs). There likely will NOT be a preorder store, and will NOT have (many?) standard in-hand due to how strict my grading scale is.
Because of this LE cap, I wanted to know whether or not you guys would like the central piece stamped with an LE number on the back. Since it's an additional cost to do so, it will just be the center piece featuring this detail, not the left or right sections. You can vote in the poll! (We would absorb this charge, if it's something you guys would like.)
Lastly, due to the sheer complexity of the pins, please note that timelines are anticipated to be around September (but can be longer), as noted in our initial information. I'll keep everyone up to tabs with this, and will include any production updates as I get them. I also always post product shots to Discord when I get them, and you're welcome to join at any time if you want to take a peek. You'll probably start seeing these in a few months once sampling has progressed.
Sometime in the coming month I'll be making a channel to cover new projects from this year, so you can keep up-to-date there. Regardless, you're always welcome to ask about progress. Our last year was very complicated with chronic illnesses trying to be far too friendly, alongside multiple life changes at every turn; it's a new year and it's one we're hoping will be filled with less stressful situations and 85 hour work weeks (lol).
All in all, thank you for being part of this experience! :D Super excited to bring this one to life.
