PLEDGE MANAGER CLOSING & NY TOY FAIR
about 7 years ago – Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 11:29:00 PM

Hi, Destiny Aurora fans,

I got back from New York late last week during Toy Fair. Retailers were not only interested, but extremely excited when I displayed the game. We've already completed some presales. it was pretty amazing. New York was cold, but it could have been worse.

I wanted to remind everyone that if they haven't completed their survey, they need to do so by tomorrow, which will be the final day. Tomorrow also happens to be my birthday. Yep, another one. They just keep creeping up on me.

 As far as production is concerned, our manufacturer in China told me that all of the molds for the Add-on figures and Stretch Goal figures will be done by next week. We're working on finishing up the bleed on the cards and punchboards and then we'll be sending those over. All-in-all everything is moving ahead nicely.

 All of the figures in white are the final plastic molded pieces from China. They will be molded in a different color. But those are the finals. I'm so glad I don't have to worry about them breaking anymore, like the 3D printed pieces.

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Here's a page from issue #2 of Destiny Aurora. It's already half way done.

 We'll be gearing up for Gama next month and Gen Con.

Thank you for all of your continued support and please visit the survey and pledge manager by tomorrow if you haven't done so already.

--- Frank

New Bundles new Available
about 7 years ago – Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 08:33:45 PM

I'm so glad everyone is liking the new sculpts. I think they came out amazing. I'm waiting for the last of them to come in from the 3D Printer. Most of you have already filled out your survey and I greatly appreciate that since the manufacturer will be resuming work by next week after the completion of the Chinese New Year celebration.

PLEDGE MANAGER LINK

Backerkit will not charge anyone till the 28th of February, so feel free to put your order in now and be charged later. I've already received the 24 plastic, molded core game figures and ships - and they have all been approved. I've showed them all to a bunch of gamers and they were very pleased by the quality. I'm sure you all will love them.

Here's some of the new figures you will see on the Pledge Manager:

Creatures:

• Kressin  Beast
• Iron Dragon
• Fire Angel
• Cyber Sentinel
• Arachno Demon
• Fen-Griffin
• Shark-Leviathan
• Lava Ganik
• Cyran Assassin

Enemy Warriors:

• Dregg Warriors
• Zurathi Warriors
• Ronin Androids

Enemy Fighters:

• Dregg Fighters
• Zurathi Fighters

Villains:

• Darius - Dregg Commander
• Prince Ulep - Royalty (Playable)

Spacecraft:

• Troop Transport
• Military Satellite

Epic Ending Figures:

• Mutated Cyborg
• Monolith

Each of these also come in bundles. Some new ones have been added since the Pledge Manager opened.

The All-In Add On will get you everything in the game to date. So if you're a completionist, then this is the bundle for you. The 10th Creature - the Tri-Gorgon, Asp-4, So'len Frae and Princess Xe'lana are in the stretch goals.

There is also a No-Creature bundle.

 And a All-Spaceship Bundle that includes all of the fighters, the Satellite and the Troop Transport.

For those of you that wish to paint and/or display the figures, you can also order the Add-On figures individually or order duplicates of the main core figures or even duplicates of the stretch goal figures.

 The Destiny Aurora books and the Coalition Badges are also available. 

If anyone has any questions or concerns please feel free to private message me and I will rectify almost any issue pretty quickly.

I just wanted to give a shout out to Tommy J for taking the time the time to proofread the booklets and cards. Greatly appreciated. 

Have a great weekend.

Frank 

PLEDGE MANAGER IS NOW OPEN
over 7 years ago – Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 11:05:34 PM

Thank you for making our project a reality! The pledge manager through Backerkit is now open.On there you will find figure bundles, singles, and all sorts of Destiny Aurora paraphernalia, including: T-Shirts, novels, badges, etc. as well as a couple of my publisher's other games. For those of you who requested to purchase additional figures that are included in the core game, Coalition and Renegade figures bundles are also available.

I think the sculpts for the add-on creatures and the ships look amazing, I hope you think so too. The art for the Tactical Cards came out awesome as well, so don't miss out on taking a gander.

We have to find out everyone's shipping info. We sent out a BackerKit survey to collect this information before we can kick off production and fulfillment. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since we need this information to process your rewards as soon as Chinese New Year completes.     

If you need to change your survey responses, add add-ons, or update your shipping information, you can click on the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page. 

If you used Facebook to log into your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link will be sent to the email you used for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you'd prefer to use, please message me.

In addition, here are the links to the updated Rule Book and Mission Booklet. I would love if you could look through them and let me know if you see any spelling errors. That would be great.

 DOWNLOAD THE MISSION BOOKLET

I honored everyone's request to include blurbs about each character's backstory. Check them out at the end of the Mission Booklet. Again, thank you for all your support. We can’t wait to send you your copy of Destiny Aurora: Renegades.

For those of you who will be in NY for Toyfair on the 18th through the 22nd, we will be at the B&B Booth. 

Sincerely,

Frank

Destiny Aurora Book 2 is in from the Printer
over 7 years ago – Fri, Jan 06, 2017 at 07:53:54 PM

Hi, Destiny Aurora Supporters and Happy New Year. Hope your holidays were great. We're moving a full speed over here. I should have a sample of the main molded figures in for final approval by the end of the month.

Everyone who pledged to have their name on a card should have gotten their proof sent to them via email. I'm still waiting on a few of you to send back your approvals. If I don't receive approvals, they'll be sent to the printer as is.

The second DA book is back from the printer is now on Amazon & Kindle. Please forward on the link to whoever you think might like it. 

The final few Add-on figures are just about finished, so we'll be opening up the Pledge Manager very soon.

Here's pics of the almost completed 4 additional figures.

 The Mutated Cyborg will be over 2" tall and is the big bad at the end of the Mutagen campaign. Both the Renegades and the Coalition will have to team up to beat him.

In addition, the comic is completed and will be going out to the printer in the next week or so. If you're going to the NY Toyfair next month, we'll be at booth 4103. Please stop by.

Have a great weekend.

Frank 

Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday Cheer
over 7 years ago – Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 08:18:50 PM

I just wanted to send out a quick update to say Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all of you and your families. 

Everything with the game is moving along. The figures are already being molded and there are five more add-on figures that need to be done before we launch the pledge manager. The second book is already at the printer and will be available on Amazon soon. The 1st issue of the comic will be going to the printer next week.

Our painter Nate Villareal painted Princess Xea'lana and Prince Ulep for us and they look pretty awesome.

Hope you have a great Holiday spending time with your loved ones. Thank you all again for being so supportive and being part of the Destiny Aurora universe.

--- Frank