Backerkit Surveys Coming Soon
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 09:10:56 AM
Hey everyone! I've finished setting up the Golf Quest Backerkit, we're just waiting on it getting approved and will send that out as soon as it's ready. Likely Wednesday, unless there are any problems.
We're keeping the addons light for this one so it's just Golf Quest + Apothecaria.
I really appreciate all your patience with me on this one. Running two Kickstarters at the same time was a lot harder than I ever expected it to be and after the dust has settled on both of these projects, I think I will be drastically changing my approach to crowdfunding so that you wonderful people who have backed and supported me don't have to go through this long wait ever again.
The Backerkit surveys will be open until the end of July to give us plenty of time to finish Golf Quest, test it, and get everything printed. Hopefully everything will be sorted long before then but as is tradition, expect to see one of these "Please Do The Survey" updates every month until then.
Golf Quest Progress
Right now we've got 20 Holes finished and ready to go into layout. We're looking to make a few more though.
I shared a while back that I had commissioned some character art for the game but I don't feel they fit the art style anymore so I'm going to commission new art for the rival golfers as well as commissioning a cover for the game. Something that's been put off purely as my partner and I couldn't decide what would be best.
Hiccups
As you will no doubt have noticed, progress on Golf Quest hasn't been as smooth as initially intended. The project was meant to be a collaboration between me and my partner. I would handle the game design and project management, she would handle the art. That let us keep costs down while still delivering a good project. However, right after the Kickstarter she got into a PhD which demanded nearly all of her time. Then we had to move house. Then we had an unexpected roommate for several months and had no workspace. And now, I'm in crunch time with For Small Creatures Such As We and am having to dedicate most of my time to getting that project to print before the UK Games Expo.
Being self employed sucks sometimes. Thankfully though, once the convention has passed, things should ease out a bit and the last bits of Golf Quest will slot into place.
Thank you for your patience and I am looking into ways I can reward you all. I'll let you know once I figure something out :)