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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Tell us what you think!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 09:21:41 PM
Greetings builders and pilots!
Apologies if some of this update is the same as the email blast we sent to our larger fan base (many of you are not on that list). Â Game production is getting underway as we feverishly work to finish all the design and art files. Snap Ships Tactics is a complicated beast - there are a lot of little details we are working on every day. But fear not, the schedule stays intact. BackerKit will remain open for the next several weeks, but soon we will be adding in shipping charges and starting to lock down your orders (don't worry, you'll get plenty of notice).
But while you wait patiently for that day to come:
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 🫵
Here's a short, three minute survey that will help us learn a bit more about what we can do to make Snap Ships Tactics better:
As an incentive to complete our survey, one random respondent will receive: $50 worth of Snap Ships kits (USA only), or $50 credit in your BackerKit order (USA or rest of world).Â
   Answering this survey in a HUGE help to us - thank you in advance for your time!Â
PAX Unplugged
We will once again be demoing Tactics at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, December 2-4. We will have a booth for sales of Snap Ships kits and a large demo area with 1v1 and 2v2 games of Snap Ships Tactics. Last year Unplugged was a blast - one of the true highlights of convention season. We hope to see you there!
PAX Unplugged demos last year.
Lastly here's a preview of some of the part card artwork - on the individual part cards these images will be very small, but here's the level of detail and care being put into each one:
A part card with placeholder art, Lance Cockpit and Komplex Ball Turret illustrations.
Cons on Cons on Cons!
over 1 year ago
– Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 09:37:16 PM
Greetings builders and pilots!
Just a quick update to let you know what's happening out here in in the deepest reaches of Forge space.
BackerKit is Open
A few weeks ago you should have received an email with a link to your BackerKit survey. The add-ons are live and you can further customize your order using the awesome tools on BackerKit. If you're missing your survey you can find it here: https://snapshipstactics.backerkit.com/Â
We plan to keep the survey open at least until the end of October. We'll give you plenty of warning when we add the final shipping charges and prepare to lock down. So far 72% of you have completed your survey; that's a great start and let's keep it going!
Speaking of locking down, we turned over the final CAD for the new plastic parts to the factory this week. Coming out of our recent conventions we made some subtle changes based on player feedback. For example, we added two more pegs to the deluxe console to aid in building, and we thickened up the move tool just a bit so it would have a more solid feel. If all looks good to the factory, it will be time to cut steel!
On the game front we released version 2.8 to our Vassal playtest group. Although the core game is 90% done, we're still tweaking small issues and revising any problem cards that we find. With all of the possible combinations of parts, rigorous testing is required before we release the game. Join our Discord to find out more info about testing the latest version of Snap Ships Tactics!
Cons Complete
We mentioned this in our last update, but we picked up a Best of Gen Con 2022 award from Gaming Trend, and they've now published the article. Such awesome company to be in; so many great games!
PAX West was also fantastic this year.  We  brought a small number of ships to sell as we just weren't sure what the attendance would be like in the Tabletop area. It turned out great. We got to introduce a whole bunch of people to Snap Ships and sold out of our stock by midday of day 3.Â
We even ran into folks who remembered us from our 3D Printing days, before the toy line and long before the game! Thanks for hanging with us. For #FlashbackFriday here's a look back at our modest setup from PAX West 2018. We've come a long way!
Next up, PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia December 2-4 - with more ships, more news, cool customs, Â and lots and lots of demos!
Onward...
We'll keep sending monthly updates just so you know we're working hard to get this game finished and you into the cockpit as soon as possible.Â
Pledge Manager About to Open!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 01:18:56 AM
The Pledge Manager through BackerKit is about to be live. Soon, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey.Â
It's important to respond to your survey promptly so we can see what your shipping address is and what additional add-ons (if any) you would like to add to your order.
NOTE: we are not charging shipping at this time. We will evaluate the shipping rates as we get closer to our manufacturing deadline. We will add those fees, notify you so you may review them, and then ask you to lock your order. We expect this to happen in about 60 days.
You won’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://snapshipstactics.backerkit.com.
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://snapshipstactics.backerkit.com/faq.
We are sending out out the survey "Smoke Test" this week. This means about 5% of you will get a survey, and assuming that goes well, we will then send surveys to all backers. Thank you for your patience.
Best of Gen Con!
We had a blast meeting many of your at Gen Con and showing off the game in the demo area. We ran a ton of demos and collected great feedback from new and returning players. We even picked up this nice little accolade from Gaming Trend:
Gen Con was busy and there was a lot of excitement in the air. We even got to hand out a whole bunch of 3D printed pieces to fans - we hope to see those used in your builds! Next up for the team is PAX West September 3-6.Â
Please join our Discord for the latest news and info!
Late Pledges Now Open
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 10:58:58 AM
We are sending out this quick update to let you know that late pledges are now available online through BackerKit. If you have friends or family who want to join the fleet but missed out on the Kickstarter, please point them to our store! There's also a link at the top of our Kickstarter campaign page. We will leave the Late Pledges store open for business until we lock down for manufacturing. Late pledges help us with manufacturing by enabling us to increase the size of our print run, so please help spread the word. Not to mention, that means a bigger community for Snap Ships Tactics, which means more people to play against and more room for growth going forward!
Important: This store is not for backers; it's exclusively for those that missed the campaign. As a backer, you will get access to everything in the store when the backer surveys are sent out in about a week and a half. We are unable to send surveys until Kickstarter finalizes the campaign and passes that information along to us. We will give you another update as soon as we send out the initial surveys.
Please keep in mind that shipping charges will not be applied until we get closer to fulfillment. Â This is true both for late pledges and original campaign pledges. For late pledges, we will evaluate the most current shipping rates and charge accordingly. Backers, however, will be charged either what we estimated in the campaign or the current rates, whichever is a lower price.
Gen Con 2022 is here!
We are currently at Gen Con demoing the game, selling Snap Ships kits, and showing off some awesome custom builds. You can visit our retail space in Hall F: Lynnvander Studios booth #3015. The game demos are in Hall B at the Green tables, right in front of Magic: the Gathering. Sign up here for a demo slot. But there are only a few left!
Campaign Complete - Thank You!
almost 2 years ago
– Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 11:15:16 AM
Greetings builders and pilots!
Today’s decoded message has one important thing to say…
Thank you so much for backing Snap Ships Tactics!
Painted Sabre by @fineartfilms on Instagram
All 1508 backers have helped make our dream a reality! What an exciting finish to the campaign - thank you for helping spread the word!
See You at Gen Con and PAX West!
The team will be at Gen Con in Indianapolis from Thursday, August 4th to Sunday, August 7th.
Come by the Lynnvander Studios booth #3015 and see the game, meet the team, and sign up for a demo to play it. We’ll have Snap Ships kits for sale and even have some cool resin-printed 3D parts to give away. At the moment, there are a few event tickets left, but if this year is anything like Gen Con 2021 when we unveiled the game, they are certain to be sold out. Check out the Gen Con Event Finder to reserve your slot (link to: https://www.gencon.com/events?search=Snap+Ships)
We will also be at PAX West in Seattle from Friday, September 2nd to Monday, September 5th. We will have a small booth in the Tabletop Hall showing off the prototype. There may be some opportunities for open play of demo kits as well. We will have more details about that as that convention approaches.
Next Steps
So what comes next? First and foremost, we’re going to take a short little break from running the Kickstarter. Only about a week, and mainly to prepare for Gen Con.
When we return home after Gen Con, we’re set to finalize our 3D files and send them into production. All of the molding and tooling for new plastic pieces will take a lot of time and effort to get right. While that’s happening, we’re going to hammer out more playtests to make sure we’ve got everything exactly how we want it before we proceed to the final layout for all the cards, boxes, and the rulebook.
For pledge management we’ll be using BackerKit. BackerKit will allow us to collect your address, assess the proper shipping and taxes, and enable you to pre-order any additional items you may still want.
We’ll post an update before sending you information from BackerKit. We expect all of the Kickstarter offerings to be available in BackerKit.
That’s it for now, and what a wonderful trip it’s been. Thanks again for joining us on the journey! We appreciate all of the kind words and support in the comments. We have an awesome community growing by the day and this is only the beginning!
