An Exciting Package, a Small Delay, and Hiring Opportunities
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, May 31, 2019 at 09:28:23 PM
Hi everyone,
Last week, just as our office was flooded with Root: Underworld testers, we got an exciting package from our manufacturer: the final proofs of Vast: TMM!
Cole, Nick, and Patrick with the production proofs.
Normally we would have gotten proofs earlier in the process, but Marshall, our wonderful production manager, wanted to make absolutely sure that all of the punch board sheets had dried perfectly and that the final thing was spectacular. Well, I'm happy to say that it didn't disappoint. The game looks great.
A small portion of the game contents.
As you might guess, we had to expand the box past our usual form factor simply because we ended up putting so much content in it. And, I'm happy to report that with a little cleverness, it's not hard to put all of the expansion material (which you are getting for free) in TMM's box. The combined box will be quite heavy—there's a lot of game in there!
The rulebook may have gotten slimmer, but the box's thickness has made up the difference.
Though we all wanted to jump right into a game, we first had to go through and check each and every component to make sure it was measuring up. During this process we noticed a couple small production errors. Most of these were small enough that they didn't require action, however, there was a problem with the way the mounted board was printed that would probably lead to a lot of player frustration. After some discussion, Patrick made the call to reprint the game boards. This will add about a month on to our timeline which currently has us shipping the game to you all in late July or early August. One silver lining is that this time gave us cover to fix the smaller issues as well.
In short, the project is going to be a few weeks late. We're disappointed by this as it may mean we miss Gen Con, but we'd rather give you all something excellent.
Going forward, we're going to switch to a schedule of twice-monthly updates until the project is delivered and devote some extra time to making sure you all know exactly where the project is. The status right now is pretty simple: we're printing new game boards and they should be done in a few weeks. After that the games will go into final assembly and then onto the boat.
For your next TMM update, we'll be live streaming a game using the production copy next Friday at 1PM (CST), and we'll also update you all about where to find us at Origins. We'll certainly have our production proofs at the booth, so you can come by and play a game and spin these sweet dials!
Finally, I'm happy to say that we're expanding our team here in Saint Paul! If you're interested in working in the games industry, and either live in the Twin Cities or would be willing to relocate, I'd encourage you to apply to one of our positions. More details can be found on our website.
That's it for now. As always, if you have any specific questions, please contact [email protected]. Otherwise, have a wonderful Friday, and hopefully we'll see some of you next week for the stream of TMM!
