Quodd Heroes is a unique scenario-based action adventure game with completely original mechanics and miniatures.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Fab Friday (Tuesday) Update: Plastics round 2.
over 5 years ago
– Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 01:32:42 AM
Hi Heroes!
Sorry that this update is coming on Tuesday rather than Friday. I hope that all of you who had a long weekend (and those who didn't) had lots of fun during the last weekend of summer! I had a pretty good weekend with a mix of work and play.
Here's what has been happening in the world of Quodd Heroes:
Plastic Samples - Round 2.
Early last week (Tuesday) I received the latest samples from Panda for the miniatures. The great news is that the sizes are all as they should be now, including the bombs and crystals (see below):
Minis, Crystals and Bombs Oh My!
There were a few hiccups with the latest revisions though. Mayor Trixie's mini was someone messed and and Rok lost much of the fantastic detail with the crystals and chest in his back. Obviously this isn't acceptable so Panda is working on getting those two miniatures fixed and getting a sample to me ASAP.
Printed Materials:
This week I also sent the final English print files off to Panda for digital proofing. Hopefully when the latest proofs come back everything is perfect and we are ready to go.
The German files are in final layout with the German team (the rules and scenario book layouts are taking their team some time. The translation is complete but layout is ongoing. Hopefully that is done very soon.
Dice:
After the last dice samples I changed the Pantone colors for Techsie's dice (from the dice add-on) to more closely match her base color.
Dice molds are currently being produced and I will be receiving dice samples from the molds soon. Looking forward to receiving those and sharing them with you.
Production Status Sept. 4
Live Stream:
I plan to Live Stream on Twitch today at 3pm Eastern Standard today. I will be playing a special multiplayer scenario from the Fringe Underground expansion and invite your participation! I am looking forward to having you join me for that later today!
Fab Friday update - Status update
over 5 years ago
– Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 01:35:49 AM
Hi Heroes,
Sorry for missing last week's Friday update. Last week was a bit crazy. There was a death in my family and I'm back in my home town at the moment with family. I've been working while I'm here doing all of the final checks and error correcting to the files before manufacturing. I'd much rather take an extra week or so now than send files with mistakes off to the printer!
Cloth Bags: So having heard your feedback and talking to Panda at Gen Con as well as since I've decided to go with screen printed bags instead of embroidered and change the sheep bag from white to dark grey. The cloth bags themselves will also no longer be that velour fabric they were in the last sample and more of a regular bag material. Hopefully the new samples they send will be better!
Player Boards: The sample player boards looked fantastic and I was happy with the thickness of the cardboard. I have decided to add a corner round die cut to them though to increase durability and looks.
Rules and Scenario Books: I have finished going through the rulebook and scenario books and fixing the errors I have found. Even with lots of eyes looking at things Its still easier to find problems with a printed copy. I had found that a few of the boards referenced for scenarios were the wrong numbers, and a few other elements needed better labeling in the setup image to make things easier to understand. All should be good to go now!
I'm working from my sisters kitchen table so don't have access to my usual full library of graphics and files so there will be no production status graphic update in this update. It will not have changed much in any case. We are VERY close to pulling the trigger on production. The dice have been approved and production may already be underway on them as well as the metal coin.
Miniatures: I have been informed that the revised miniature samples should arrive soon and I will have a complete review of those as soon as they arrive. I expect no problems with them this time around.
I will be travelling back to Ottawa on Monday morning and arriving early evening so there won't be a live stream on Monday. I may decide to do one on Tuesday if time allows. I'm excited to stream using the Pre-Production components as they looks amazing!
Have a great weekend everyone and I'll have more news next week!
Cheers!
Ryan
Fab Friday (Saturday) Update: Post Gen Con, PPC
over 5 years ago
– Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 01:43:00 AM
Happy Saturday Heroes!
I returned from Gen Con on Monday evening. The convention was a whirlwind of activity with lots of positive energy and very happy players. Everyone who played the game during the convention thought it was awesome which always makes me smile to hear. I'm even more confident that you guys are going to love this game when you get it! I want to also thank everyone who helped out in the booth: Matt, Roy, Gene, Whitney, Ben, Dave, and Alex were amazingly helpful and I'd never have survived without their help! Thanks you guys!
Pre-Production Copy:
The PPC is here!
As some of you know and saw, I received the PPC from Panda on the Wednesday before the convention started. It looks fantastic!
Since returning home I have spent this week digging through the Pre-Production copy checking for errors and issues with the components. The great news is that basically everything looks fantastic! If you were lucky enough to have been at Gen Con and stopped by the booth to see the game I hope you loved what you saw. We had lots of people playing with the components during the convention and everything held up very well (as expected). The game boards in particular looks fantastic! I love how the Spot UV on the lava and water turned out. I'm sure the final manufactured versions will be even better! Everything looks just as intended and I think the game has incredible table-presence! I plan to do a stream this weekend and go over all of the components on-camera a little more closely than I could with my phone during the convention so look for an update when I plan to stream.
The only change I intend to make with components to make the tokens and punch board elements a little thinner (2mm instead of the 2.5 they are now). The additional thickness makes them a little clunky IMO, and it also makes them a little thicker than the game boards which is a problem when it comes to the start zones. Making them 2mm like the games boards will solve this problem and will reduce overall weight. Reducing weight is great since the box weighs far more than expected even without all of the plastic components, a miscalculation that will hurt when it comes time to ship!
Going through all of the printed components I have caught a few small errors which will be updated and I plan to send the fixed files to Panda on Monday.
Plastic Components:
The revised plastic components are wrapping up and being sent this week. I expect everything will be correct this time around so that means plastic components will be ready for mass production very soon.
Here is an updated Production Status Graphic:
Production Status - Aug 10
Below some photos from the PPC and a few from Gen Con.
back of box
rulebook
Reference cards and Buddy Cards
Fringe Underground Board (spot UV)
Game Board with Spot UV
Player Boards
Dice + Add on Dice
Dave and Matt at the start of Day 1 of Gen Con
That's all for now. I will be Live Streaming later today on Twitch to show off some the PPC and maybe play a quick scenario. This will likely happen around 1pm EST.
See you soon
Streaming on Twitch - Check out the pre-production copy!
over 5 years ago
– Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 01:42:55 AM
Hi Heroes,
Streaming now. If you wanna see the pre-production copy I'll be opening and looking at all of the components right now.
