Tales Untold
CREATOR
30 days ago
Project Update: [Weekly Update 03] Hard at Work
Hello all!
Time once more for a weekly update. Since last time we have been finalising prices and quotes with manufacturers and have been ordering samples. These samples will be shown off as soon as we've had time to properly inspect them.
Beyond that we have been pondering how to most efficiently use our budget. One thing we are struggling with is shipping products here. Not a real struggle, it can be done, but how to do so most effectively. Ideally we want the manufacture of the core book, journals, and packaging to be done at the same place and shipped all at once. If it is shipped one at a time then we have to pay customs fees repeatedly and that is just a waste.
However, the core book won't be ready to print until August as we wait for the final instalments to be paid and the final monster designs from our high tier backers to be ready. Everything else is ready to manufacture now.
So we walk the line between saving money by waiting (and potentially missing our release deadline if anything should go wrong) or spending more money by having everything else manufactured now and getting the book done last, which has it's own risks.
This leads us to another interesting idea we've been ruminating on. Making the books ourselves.
Now I know some of you may well be concerned about quality, workmanship, and output. You backed for a full hardcover after all. But don't fret. This would be a full hardcover. I work in printing and manufacturing as my day job so I'm not coming into this without understanding. I know it would be a huge undertaking. That is why we haven't actually decided one way or another. We've begun doing some tests (with our own money) to see if the idea is viable at the scale we are looking at. So far the results seem promising.
We are looking at all our options to ensure your money is put to the best use and that everyone receives exactly what they pledged for.
Next week you'll likely be hearing more about our samples and items, and probably some polls so you can help us vote on some choices we need to make.
Link to Character Creation.
Link to Pre-order Store (share it around!)
Stay Safe,
Tales Untold.
Time once more for a weekly update. Since last time we have been finalising prices and quotes with manufacturers and have been ordering samples. These samples will be shown off as soon as we've had time to properly inspect them.
Beyond that we have been pondering how to most efficiently use our budget. One thing we are struggling with is shipping products here. Not a real struggle, it can be done, but how to do so most effectively. Ideally we want the manufacture of the core book, journals, and packaging to be done at the same place and shipped all at once. If it is shipped one at a time then we have to pay customs fees repeatedly and that is just a waste.
However, the core book won't be ready to print until August as we wait for the final instalments to be paid and the final monster designs from our high tier backers to be ready. Everything else is ready to manufacture now.
So we walk the line between saving money by waiting (and potentially missing our release deadline if anything should go wrong) or spending more money by having everything else manufactured now and getting the book done last, which has it's own risks.
This leads us to another interesting idea we've been ruminating on. Making the books ourselves.
Now I know some of you may well be concerned about quality, workmanship, and output. You backed for a full hardcover after all. But don't fret. This would be a full hardcover. I work in printing and manufacturing as my day job so I'm not coming into this without understanding. I know it would be a huge undertaking. That is why we haven't actually decided one way or another. We've begun doing some tests (with our own money) to see if the idea is viable at the scale we are looking at. So far the results seem promising.
We are looking at all our options to ensure your money is put to the best use and that everyone receives exactly what they pledged for.
Next week you'll likely be hearing more about our samples and items, and probably some polls so you can help us vote on some choices we need to make.
Link to Character Creation.
Link to Pre-order Store (share it around!)
Stay Safe,
Tales Untold.
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