Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 5, Green Eyeshade Edition

[Asgo]

Does anyone have any idea when late backers are going to get the digital rewards that already went out to normal backers during and after the campaign?  Update #55 on the KS page notes, regarding digital rewards:

"We are providing redemption codes for the ProliferationCycle only at this time. Other items either aren't finished yet or they were provided through Kickstarter's email system. We will send them out again through there, in order to preserve any of them with exclusive status as much as possible."

I'm just curious if anyone has any clue when the "again" is going to happen.

on PM completion you get codes for the digital stuff in the catalyst store

[Brym]

on PM completion you get codes for the digital stuff in the catalyst store

Only for the Proliferation Cycle novels and any already-existing products that you purchase as add-ons (such as the Turning Points pdfs).  You don't get any codes for the novellas or wallpapers or Mechwarrior: Destiny beta that went out to backers during the campaign through emails.  I'm wondering when late backers will get access to those.

[Pat Payne]

Hey, TPTB, just so people don't freak out, can you let everyone know that when they see the Pledge Manager payment post to "Lynnvander" that this is OK? I nearly wrote a "WTH?" post because I thought it had been sent to a different company/Kickstarter. (A little research https://www.lynnvander.com/about/
 scraped me off the ceiling :) )

[Lorcan Nagle]

Hey, TPTB, just so people don't freak out, can you let everyone know that when they see the Pledge Manager payment post to "Lynnvander" that this is OK? I nearly wrote a "WTH?" post because I thought it had been sent to a different company/Kickstarter. (A little research https://www.lynnvander.com/about/
 scraped me off the ceiling :) )

Lynnvander partnered with Catalyst on the Sprawl Ops Kickstarter and are doing another Shadowrun one with them next year.  It's probably a typo

[Pat Payne]

Lynnvander partnered with Catalyst on the Sprawl Ops Kickstarter and are doing another Shadowrun one with them next year.  It's probably a typo

Is there anyone to ask to make 100% sure then? I just want to make sure my money is going to the right place and that I'm not going to be dinged for shipping twice because the payment was misrouted...

[Tangoforone]

I also got Lynnvander.

[Highball]

Why are we being hit with a "International Transaction Fee" for our orders???

[Colt Ward]

It is quite normal for most banking transactions, and depending on your card/bank they will charge you.  Normally do not see it on the payee end but the payer end.

[DarkISI]

You would actually have to ask your bank. The moment I was able to use PayPal, I used it to avoid those charges from my Credit Card (being German, they are no surprise).

[DarkSpade]

Okay, another great reason to make sure you include everything from the video in the text.  Text is far less likely to fail to load than audio is.  All the last update does is make my speakers pop.  Firefox's tab muting option doesn't even recognize that the video is supposed to have sound.  Checked my sound through other programs and even from other websites, and everything is working fine.

[Weirdo]

Those maniacs! They Plogged it all up!

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

I've been a fan of the Blackhawk since I first saw the artwork in the back of a copy of Falcon Guard I found in a used bookstore.  But I really, really like this revised look.

[BlCharger]

I finally got around to opening the Pledge Manager. Oh lord did that take a long time, but my pledge was a decent sized one. I had everything listed on a sheet of paper to help cut down on the time. Then I finished and saw I still had over $130 left to spend, even after shipping was calculated.

That's when the fun began, trying to figure out what else to get. I finished getting more than I planned and saw I still had...30 cents to spend. I'm like "GAH!". Ultimately, wound up spending only $25 over my initial pledge after shipping was factored in.

I'm happy and satisfied with what I'm getting and still thinking "I spent how much!?!".

[Colt Ward]

Have we gotten any word on when the Pledge Manager will be closing?

[Cubby]

Last I heard at the development meeting on Friday, it would be "awhile yet," but no firm date set.

[Colt Ward]

Okay, its 3 months overdue on the 1st Founding of the Clans book based on the logical conclusion of the erroneous KS entries and we are about to hit the start of the drop timeframe for the 2nd Founding of the Clans book that was only released in German.

Pledge Manager is out, any idea on when we are going to get the overdue book?

[Bedwyr]

I think this is the part where "a wizard arrives precisely when he means to" gets paraphrased.

But seriously, even though there have been date predictions, I've taken it as a kind of logarithmic "Valve time" estimate; subject to large changes. I also regard it as a secondary estimate behind the game hardware production. Worth asking about, but not worth getting that hot over.

Just for what that's worth in terms of expectations.

[Colt Ward]

Neither book is unwritten . . . I am not asking about the 3rd book, which as alluded to still needed to be written.  The 1st was released as a BC story just like the Prolif cycle and some of the other KS stories that dropped on time.  The 2nd was completed but not in e-form afaik, so yeah . . . 4 months works.  Neither reference to the 2nd book was hedged as a prediction- end of KS campaign and Dec '19.

But even the answer about this just carried on the garbled nature of the original KS goal line items.

[klarg1]

I started downloading some of my digital content over the weekend.

Is there a way to apply multiple codes to a single order? Going though checkout for each individual document was getting pretty tedious, but the system seemed to complain when I tried to add two things to my cart, and apply two separate codes.

[Frabby]

I spoke to Randall Bills at the Essen games show and asked him about the Clangründer books. He said (paraphrased) that they dug out the old manuscripts and are going over them again, giving them an extra editorial cycle.
From how I understood him (so take this with a grain of salt) he's considering some changes/additions and we may not get the exact same text as the BattleCorps version.

And he confirmed that the third book isn't written yet.

[Ursus Maior]

I started downloading some of my digital content over the weekend.

Is there a way to apply multiple codes to a single order?

The email I got after completing the pledge said it's one code per order.

[Daryk]

They must have updated it then, because mine specifically said one per item.  Honestly, it's the main reason I haven't created an account yet.  The juice is not looking worth the squeeze.

[Cyc]

Finished my pledge manager 20 minutes ago, payday finally, and all Proliferation Cycle volumes were individual codes :/

[Annwn]

Sorry if this has been asked before.  Honor & Glory series is incorrect on the pledge charts for each pledge on the KS page?  We should go not by that, but by the pledge manager?  ie if Star Colonel, then we will want to purchase #4?

Also, do we have an ETA on being able to access the $200 custom character option in the pledge manager?  Unless I'm totally missing it, it's still not in mine. 

[faithless]

Also, do we have an ETA on being able to access the $200 custom character option in the pledge manager?  Unless I'm totally missing it, it's still not in mine.

My understand is when they are ready for the character info how that will be collected will come later. I do not believe you will be entering that at this stage.

[Asgo]

My understand is when they are ready for the character info how that will be collected will come later. I do not believe you will be entering that at this stage.

I think he means that there was supposed to be a character addon and that there were comments from CG saying that addon produced issues and was taken out before the PM went live.
If I remember the comments correctly, they didn't clearly state if it will be readded once/if the issue is solved or if it was dropped entirely.

[DarkISI]

I think he means that there was supposed to be a character addon and that there were comments from CG saying that addon produced issues and was taken out before the PM went live.
If I remember the comments correctly, they didn't clearly state if it will be readded once/if the issue is solved or if it was dropped entirely.

They were trying to get in in last weekend, but it caused new issues.

[Sartris]

Someone on eBay from Canada selling alleged Clan boxes (with the retail box art) on eBay and claims to have two in hand

I’m half tempted to buy it just to see what the swindle is

[Daryk]

I wouldn't reward an obvious tactic like that at all...

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Yeah.  Just report them (if available) and take note of the seller so you can avoid buying from them in the future.