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22 days ago
Project Update: HISTORIC Weekly Update #1
Hello!
So, admittedly slow start.
Last week, I put the timeline together and unfortunately had other emails and stuff interrupting me, so that was all I really got done, other than asking our artist Salty Water for transparent versions of some art. (Which he has since gotten to me.)
But I do have a clear timeline that I think is slow enough that I should be able to stick to it and also, likely, get tasks on it done earlier than intended by the timeline. Which is good, because right now the timeline is saying I won't get the game out until January/February next year, which would inevitably become March/April as we hit the Chinese New Year break in February and manufacturing/shipping would all get delayed.
We will know by mid July what the timeline probably really is, but this is what I have so far. The Google Spreadsheet shares more details about step by step, but... The short of it is below:
So, admittedly slow start.
Last week, I put the timeline together and unfortunately had other emails and stuff interrupting me, so that was all I really got done, other than asking our artist Salty Water for transparent versions of some art. (Which he has since gotten to me.)
But I do have a clear timeline that I think is slow enough that I should be able to stick to it and also, likely, get tasks on it done earlier than intended by the timeline. Which is good, because right now the timeline is saying I won't get the game out until January/February next year, which would inevitably become March/April as we hit the Chinese New Year break in February and manufacturing/shipping would all get delayed.
We will know by mid July what the timeline probably really is, but this is what I have so far. The Google Spreadsheet shares more details about step by step, but... The short of it is below:
June Work
- Study the Anatomy of the Game
- Create ALL Maker of Hands Cards
- Create ALL Trophy Collector Cards
- Mock up the decks, Face Simple Scenarios/gameplay
July Work
- Reinforce Dice Mechanics
- Reinforce Combat Mechanics
- Create ALL Caged Wraith Cards
- Boss Exposure/Testing
August Work
- Create ALL Organ Eater Cards
- Establish Game Baseline
- Testing around 4 Player standard
- Alpha Balance Pass on Cards
September Work
- Test Print the Game
- Prepare Bestiary + 'Alpha' Bosses
- Playtest the Game with Newbies
- Legacy Mechanics
October Work
- Testing
- Expand Bestiary + Bosses
- Testing
- More Delves
November Work
- Rework the Game
- Final Test Vibe Checks
- Rulebook Finalizing
- Blind Testing (giving game + rules to people who havent played, let them figure it out)
December Work
- Final Play
- Final Layout
- Submit Print Files
January Work
- Shipping Charges
- Manufacturing
- Shipping
February/March Work
- Shipping
- Project is Finished!
The Next Games
From there, I would try to have Secret Halls ready to fund and go, all finished before funding. I can't just go straight into the expansion for HISTORIC, as there have been payments for work on games that haven't had a chance yet. But HISTORIC's expansion would be worked on in 2027, and when ready (hopefully by October 2027) would go to funding for y'all to get those as well.
I also have Tekket, It's Up to Us, Fur & Scale, and more to try and get moving for 2027 and beyond, not to mention reprints and expansions for What We Possess, New Avernus, and ZOETROPE, so there's kind of a backlog of things waiting for their chances haha. But HISTORIC and Confluence are the focus right now. Until they're out there, everything else is lining up to see where it fits.
I have the rest of today to pick at Maker of Hands and Trophy Collector decks a bit still, but my apartment has been testing fire alarms all morning in my building and it's been nightmarish to work through. So I might take a walk here first to grab lunch and decompress.
Talk again next Thursday, when I expect to have some of these cards to share and talk about! It's these class decks that need the most work, every other deck of cards in the game is either already with a first full draft or at least has an outline of what the card should say or do on it.
Thanks y'all,
7DA
your pub gob
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