Production is underway! We are excited to get a shipment timeline from the manufacturer, but for now we're just relieved to have smoothed out print blips so that Slime, Warp & Solder can get made.
Download links for the PDFs have been sent out to all backers and pre-orderers via itch.io, so check your inbox for those!
We've also gotten samples of the koozies and a peak at the cover for BE/HOLD's cassette!
Panic Energy comes in two radical anxiety-inducing flavors!
A glimpse at the tape's j-card (that's the thing that folds up into the cassette case)
Find us at GenCon
Mythworks will be at GenCon with copies of the Slugblaster core game at Booth 2945 on the show floor, July 30-August 2.
A quick update on production, surveys, and logistics!
Print Hiccups
We have been troubleshooting the spot colors for the printer - turns out the way we set up the files was not quite what the printer expected. But we're happy to report that we've learned a lot about setting up spot colors and we are hopeful the PDFs we deliver this week are the final ones so that production can begin.
Surveys and Locked Orders
Thank you to everyone who's filled out their survey so far! If your survey has been completed, it is likely your order has been locked and you should have access to the digital files for Slime, Warp & Solder + Slugblaster itself, depending which tiers and add-ons you backed.
THANK YOU to everyone who has done their survey. Your radness knows no end. We're in the process of calculating shipping rates now that files are (fingers crossed) done, and that's the last piece of the pledge manager puzzle for locked orders.
If you haven't done your survey—please do! If need help finding it, or didn't receive one, please hit up [email protected] and we will get you squared away.
Backers can download it via the link at the bottom of this update. Files will also be sent out using BackerKits distribution feature in the coming week.
With the PDFs done and SEXONAPIZZA putting the finishing touches on the box, we can now start printing. We'll talk more about that process and the timeline in a future update!
Other News
Check out Band-Aids & Bullet Holes, the new Wick-style action game by Sam Dunnewold. I wrote for it!
Ray here with a quick update on how Slime, Warp, Solder is going. So, long story short we're pushing back our lock date to the end of April. Here's why:
Art - We still have to get some finished pieces from Jace and the rest of the team. This was sort of a workflow thing where we prioritized the writing first but got a little deep into that and now that that's mostly locked going back to art the pieces instead of working on both simultaneously. Nonetheless, we're making good progress on this and should be done by the end of the month.
Box Case - This is trickier than we thought it was going to be. Zines are very thin, and it's hard to make a structurally sound slip case with such thing things inside of it. So, we've had to go back to the drawing board. We're pivoting to a box design that can be opened up with the zines placed inside. It won't exactly be a slipcase but it'll still be really awesome. We've had a couple of rounds of back and forth with the manufacturer to make sure we get this nice and tight with the die lines. We're in draft two of this right now so stay tuned.
Also, I've begun to do a once a month update type thing over on our socials called "Around the Horn." This is where I give a general state of Mythworks with all of the things we have going on and where they are. Here's a link to the Youtube version but we're also on Insta, Bluesky, Tik Tok : @mythworkshq
Below, backers can download the pdf for SOLDER 0.96. Art and editing are still in progress, but it is text complete (Except for a couple secret monsters. Gotta leave a couple treats for the final release, ya know?)
A couple new signature devices from SOLDER! Be a robot!
SLIME & WARP
If you missed it in previous updates, you can download the SLIME and WARP betas too, below.
WHAT'S LEFT
Some art for Solder, some edits for Warp and Solder, and some odds & ends to get the books and extra goodies ready for print! But we've cleared the #1 chokepoint (my writing speed) and are speeding toward release.
OTHER NEWS
Slugblaster Skate Decks!! The new Scram Cat skate shop has FOUR boards to choose from, AND special Slugblaster grip tape. Available immediately.
MARCH RADNESS. Me and my co-designer Cass Rea are running a fun tournament to help us pick our next project. Choose your fighter, vote for victory, trash talk in the discord, and follow the twists & turns.
