A descent into the acid-horror playground of a doomed AI as it slowly breaks reality down around itself.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
November Update
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Nov 04, 2023 at 12:44:56 PM
It’s November, and that means it’s time for another update on Hard Light Dynamics!
Layout
Layout has had a small delay, but it’s for a good reason and it shouldn’t affect our printing schedule. Currently, our book is jam packed full of content to the point where we felt it made more sense to add in additional pages. We didn’t want pages to feel like there was too much crammed into them, so we’re extending the page count. This should not affect any budget or shipping schedule. We’re still trying to have everything shipped out before the end of the year.
Backerkit
Backerkit is almost here. We will have more news on everything Backerkit related in the next update. We’re not sending out the surveys just yet, but it is on the horizon so stay tuned!
We are hard at work getting things ready so that there is as smooth a shipping process as possible, and we will post any updates here as soon as we can!
October Update
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 06:04:33 PM
Howdy Backers! I'm back again with our October update for Hard Light Dynamics.
In our last update, I mentioned how we were going to be adding some more detailed maps to help make the module easier to follow. We brought on board the artist Joestrela (https://www.instagram.com/_joestrela/) to help bring the facility to life, and he really delivered. I wanted to share some of my favorite rooms with y’all.
As for layout, Eryk has been hard at work creating a really cool style for the zine, and we’re both absolutely in love with what we’ve been seeing. We don’t really have much visually to share just yet, but it is close to being ready. We’re anticipating that we’ll have it back, fully laid out, mid to late October.
Lastly, I wanted to touch on the printing schedule. We are currently tracking so that we will be able to fulfill orders before the end of the year. Are current plan is to work on getting the tarot cards printed as those will need some extra lead time. We are also planning to release a beta PDF for everyone to go through before we send it off for printing. We’ve had this read through and edited multiple times, but I have no doubts that there are probably some things in the zine that may need the wording tweaked for readability. Once folks have had some time to go through the PDF, we’ll make any necessary changes and send it off to the printing press!
I cannot wait to get y’all the finished product! We’re in the closing stretch!
Joshua Harper
September Update
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 06:05:54 PM
Hi there Backers!
I know you don’t normally hear from me, but I wanted to take a moment to publish an update for everyone to know where we are at with this project.
At this time, Chris has had continued issues with his eyes that have made it hard for him to finish out the layout. We don’t want to make anyone wait any longer for this project, so to avoid any future delays, we have brought on Eryk Sawiki to help finish out the layout for Hard Light Dynamic. We wanted to do right by our backers and felt comfortable trusting Eryk to come in and help us close out this project.
On top of this, we have done continued playtesting and found that some parts of the map have been a bit wonky for GMs to pick up and use with the current level of detail. To this end, we are going to add some mapping for rooms that require a bit more detail than others. We wanted to make sure that the adventure was clear and concise that would take minimal prep work to complete.
Finally, I wanted to take some time and say thank you to all our backers who have had patience with us as we worked through these technical difficulties. As a thank you to everyone who has supported us and waited for us while we finish out HLD, I wanted to share some small Cy_Borg supplements. These are projects from the past I worked on just to feel out Cy_Borg and how writing it felt, but were never published anywhere. So please enjoy the add-ons and let me know how you like them! There is a character class and a fun body mod that you can access at this link.
Special shoutout to Strega Wolf who did the art and layout for these supplements. Strega Wolf and the rest of the people over at Bogfolk have recently begun shipping out their Kickstarter Lichoma, and the physical edition looks great! Check them out here: https://bogfolk.com/
Thank you to everyone who has supported us this far, and I am excited for you to get your hands on the finished book.
Joshua Harper
August Update
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 09:05:15 PM
Hi Everyone,
August is upon is Work on the project is coming along. After a delay earlier that was outside our control, I ended up also having to work out some technical issues with the computer I’m using to finish the book. That and some eye problems that I’m heading to the Dr. for this coming week put the brakes on me for a bit. Now that the tech issues are fixed, and the eye issues are heading in the right direction things are moving more quickly again. The item cards should be back from the printers before the end of August, but I am still working on the book itself. I anticipate that we should have product in hand by the end of September and shipped out soon after that. Sorry for the unanticipated delays but we are moving forward and things are looking good.
Thanks,
Chris Koger
June Update
almost 3 years ago
– Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 01:25:44 PM
Hi Backers!
June has arrived and is already almost gone. We are hard at work over here in the push that is producing and delivering a Kickstarter.
First off, all of the art is complete. Mark has delivered some killer pieces and I am excited for everyone to see them in the book.
The item cards should be finished and off to the printer by the first week in July. They'll be in our hands with plenty of time to maintain our original shipping goals.
We experienced some delays on the editing side of things, but we should now have the final text back on July 1st. After that, we will take our last look at it, and then the real book layout gets done, which is sketched out already.
Another update will be coming y'all's way in July as we get closer to final production.
