Hello Pilots!

We know everyone is excited to fill in their surveys and secure their trip the Astral Union. We're working hard to get the Pledge Manager up and running, because we're excited too.

We've been getting a few similar questions, so here's a quick FAQ:

If you have any further questions, or want to join the Parable Games community, you can email us at  contactparablegames.com or join our Discord: https://discord.gg/StcqgYjv7u

If you're going to be at London Comicon or the UK Games Expo this May, come say hello to the team!

From everyone at Parable Games, we just want to say a massive mech-sized thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign. We've been blown away by the enthusiasm and love this project has received, and cannot wait to fully bring this game to life for you all!

So now the campaign is finished, what happens next?
 

Backerkit are processing the funds, and very soon the Pledge Manager will open for you to check, confirm, and add on to your pledges (the latter being an optional choice).

Be sure to fill in your survey as soon as possible, to avoid any disappointments further down the line.

We're already working hard on getting the books and all the other goodies from the campaign moving, and will be updating you all with the progress as on the project as we go. 

Please check the Timeline on the Ion Heart Multiplayer campaign page. It's still as accurate as we can currently be, and we'll update you here if anything changes!

From now on, the way we communicate with you will be a little different than during the campaign.

Once a month, we will send you an update here, on the campaign, along with an email notification. We'll do this whether there's been interesting progress, or not. As you might imagine, when making a game, there's a lot more boring bits than interesting ones, but we want to make sure you know we're still here and still going!

We don't want to overload you with emails, so it will just be that one update a month for this project - as regular to the day as possible, but at least one per calendar month. Please don't go straight to the comments with "It's been almost a month / 4 weeks since the last update and no new update!", because there will be one coming along that month.

Speaking of comments, we will be monitoring the comments and messaging through the campaign less now, as we focus on other aspects of game production and other project campaigns. The very best ways to get in touch with us directly are:

Join the Community Discord: https://discord.gg/StcqgYjv7u

This is the best way to get in touch with us. Use this to speak to the team and other Parable Gamers like yourself! We can help with all sorts of quick and easy problems this way - and you get to meet lots of cool new people!

Customer Service Email: [email protected]

Use these for serious problems with your Backerkit Pledge or Parable Games product.

Once again, thank you all for helping us make this game a reality. We can't wait to explore the Astral Union with you all!

As we roll into the last 2 days of the campaign, we just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported this project so far! It means the world to us, and to show our gratitude, we twant to offer you all a gift. Everyone who has already backed the campaign (and anyone else who does before it closes) will receive a Free Mech Miniature STL!

Check the free miniature out below:

You may recognise this design from one of the pieces of art from ION Heart Solo! This heavy gunner mech was a test sculpt initially, but we love it so much that we want to share it with you. The sword pictured in the render is included, but has been separated for easier 3d printing and is all pre-supported, ready to go!

In all the excitement of the launch, I've managed to put aside some time to quickly paint up this mech in the Ion Heart colour scheme! My hobby skills may not do the model full justice, but  we are excited to see more neon pink and blue mechs hit the tabletop.

Have any questions or want to know more? Drop us a comment on this update or join our Discord server here. 

Thank you again everyone - we can't wait to explore the galaxy with you all!

After looking at the Astral Citizen Pack in our previous Closer Look update, today we are taking a look at the Astral Adventure Boxset! If you want an adventure experience like no other for Ion Heart, all neatly packaged up in one box, then this set is for you! Let's take a look at what you get inside: 

The stars of this boxset are the 6 Mech minatures, each one styled after one of the core 6 species you can play as in the game. These can be used as your player pieces, allies or even enemies, depending on what stories you are playing. We are incredibly excited to bring our first set of miniatures to life, and want to make sure you can too! That's why, alongside the physical minis, we have included free STL files for the Mechs so you can print even more!

We also want to give a shoutout to the fantastic team at War Scenery (who you can check out here) who made these fantastic sculpts. It's been amazing to see Ben's designs be formed into 3D, and we can't wait to see them on the tabletop. 

For a closer look at the minis, we've rendered out some 3d turnarounds below for you to check out: 

So what will exploring using these minatures? The box set includes a full adventure in a softcover booklet, filled with multiple encounters, mechs, items and rewards for your players. This easy-to-run story will have you set up and playing the game in no time at all, including preset characters for all your players if you want to jump straight in with no player prep. 

To make the adventure even smoother to run, we've included cards for every element you'll find in the box set and its adventure. This includes:

Your Mech miniatures won't be alone on the map; we've also included a token sheet for all the enemies, hazards and objectives you'll find in the adventure booklet!

To be clear, as it is a question we've seen pop up a few times - the cards and tokens are unique to this box set and are not duplicated in the Card Packs or Map and Token Pack.

We have only 3 days left before the campaigns ends, so make sure to back before it closes!

Have any questions or want to know more? Drop us a comment on this update or join our Discord server here. 

Thank you again everyone - we can't wait to explore the galaxy with you all!