Might of Rome!
about 9 years ago
– Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 11:28:44 PM
Here's to Hannibal and some unfortunate Celtic tribes!
The art is coming along well. I know some of you have asked for a % of progress, and this is our 9th completed deck with 6 more to go. Thankfully our artist is getting faster and faster at churning them out...and each one looks better and better too. That said, I know the end still looks like a long ways off.
This is my second Kickstarter and it seems a general rule of thumb that artists usually need 30-50% more time than they initially plan, especially if any revisions or corrections take place (and those are inevitable if you want a uniform, clear, and exciting illustration). It's possible that these final decks could be wrapped in two months but I am skeptical. I am thinking our estimate of an April delivery is unlikely, with potentially June as a new target date. I don't want to set this in stone until I have a more solid estimate from my artist. I am sorry that I have mentioned in the past that we would have this all tied with a bow and delivered by April.
I know some of you have also asked to see completed cards. Although all the game's iconography was completed before the campaign, we will be finishing the remaining card designs closer to the finish of the decks, for budget reasons and to streamline the design and card collating (laying out individual cards) into one paid project. About half of the graphic design is complete, but that is a rough guess. The content and layout of the rulebook is complete, but no graphic work has been started on that.
I have also been making preparations with our manufacturer as best I can so we can avoid surprises as we near production.
Thank you all for your patience and continued enthusiasm. I know we will have a great final product.
-Steve
