Hello hello!!

I was going to make this update as part of the survey coming out- but the survey is not out. The few days that had me sick have certainly delayed my progress on defeating pledge manager. I have to descend into the trenches once I'm back from Dublin Comicon this weekend. This entire next week will be dedicated into the surveys, the pre-order store, and sweating.

Once the survey is out, you will get 10 days to fill it out.

The second sock samples are on their way to be produced, along with the new design now too that the manufacturer is back from holiday. They will take about 2 weeks from writing this update.

If you haven't watched my review yet for the previous samples, here it is again: INSTAGRAM  |  TIKTOK

You guys have voted for the anomalocaris foil print for the postcard! That's great because I highkey wanted to do that one too. So here it is!

All the gold will be foil!
This postcard comes as a freebie with every order, but you can get extras during the survey.

Here they are~

I definitely did not put the wrong text on the trilobite fossils.

Here's the actual Opabinia sticker for backers who pledged within the first 48 hours:

I might put sparkles on it too (it will be homemade!)

You'll see these graphics during the survey too.

This charm will probably not be shown for confirmation during the survey- That is because I will count your extra survey add-ons (excluding shipping) as part of the pool. So if you only spend €39 during the main campaign with add-ons, you can add extra things during the survey to make it to the €45 mark. Or add the roach itself for a fee (rubs my little roach arms together menacingly.)

I'll add the roach after the surveys are over to everyone's orders. So don't sweat if you don't immediately see it as part of your pledge.

My post office is a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED], and I'm sure I sounded like a deranged conspiracy clown from the Live Chat transcript from early this week. Thanks to my collab partner I think I have found another fullfillment partner that would be a dream to work with for tracked mail provided it's not a scam. I will be testing it out with my Etsy and custom orders for the next while.

It could potentially lower the tracked shipping price if we're lucky. This does give me that headache that I may not be able to charge for shipping until I am 100% sure that the service is legit. However, it if does end up being trustworthy, I'll be able to charge €13 for international tracked orders instead of €17-21. Europe is cheaper too.
This is mainly for TRACKED things (so if you have 3+ standard pins.)

I think this may be a necessary thing to do in the end, because I want to strangle some CEO throats right now.

Okay I shall see you all next week to continue the project making good headway!! Have a lovely thrusday and friday and weekend ya'll!

This project was funded in just 3 hours and I am so grateful for your support! I have a list of variants and a variety of new designs that YOU backers can choose for stretch goal designs as the project reaches $4,000+ in funding. A new stretch goal will be added at each $1,000 mark beyond!  

First, back the campaign! That will list you as a project backer, giving you access to the backer-only polls I'll be using. Then go to the Community tab of the project and select "Polls", and vote! New polls will be released as designs are selected and finalized and funding goals are reached.

The first 5 stretch goals will be "Variety", brand new designs to the campaign. Following that, stretch goals of $9,000+ will be "Variant" goals, or different color schemes for existing designs. Before the goal is met, a Variant or Variety poll will be live. Once the funding is reached (see achievements for progress) the poll will close, and a new poll for the design category will open. This category poll will be open for 48 hours to give people time to review the options. The sketch poll will be released after that, to determine the final design. Once the design is added to the campaign a new Update will be posted to begin the cycle again!

Important! Pledging to the Ultimate Collector or Complete Enamel Pin Set (Standard & Deluxe) tiers WILL INCLUDE THESE PINS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. In other words, as stretch goal pins are added to the campaign, inclusive tiers will not go up in price but will include more rewards. This is also true for the Complete Sticker Set tier. Each design will have a matching sticker made and the Complete Sticker Set tier will include ALL stickers from the campaign with no change to the pledge tier price. This pricing is EXCLUSIVELY available to Backerkit backers, as without your support these pins would not exist!

I have a list of designs I had considered already, but will be adding to this list based on what YOU are interested in! Go to the project, or reply to the stretch goal update and comment what you want to see and I will pull up relevant research to see if it fits the series. If it does, I'll add the paper here as *BACKER SUGGESTION* so you can spot them right away! 

I am always accepting Backer Suggestions, you can comment them on updates or directly to the project and I will see them! If I have 👍 your comment that means there is a match to both relevant research and it is on theme with the series. Please bear in mind they will not be added until the next poll goes up, which will be once the current poll ends or the next goal is reached, whatever happens first. Otherwise any answers that do not win will still be in the rotation of upcoming polls, unless there is an overwhelming amount of Backer Suggestions. Polls will have 10 or fewer options each time to keep it manageable.  

#1: Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa


#2: Mummified cave cheetahs inform rewilding actions in Saudi Arabia


#3: Iron-coated Komodo dragon teeth and the complex dental enamel of carnivorous reptiles

For starters, here's the artwork for Ancient Cave Cheetahs and Clever Cow: Veronika!

Thank you for your patience while I make these designs the best they can be! I am so excited for them! The Ancient Cave Cheetahs design now has swirled translucent fill in the Mummified and Duality variants to highlight both the mummy earth tone and the radiograph red. For Veronika I had to shorten her broom to fit the medium constraints so I added her chain to give her pin some flair. I hope you like them!

Smoke test surveys will be going out over the next week! Small modifications usually take place as surveys go through, but I don't anticipate finding anything major. I've reviewed the pledge manager a few times over at this point, so if all goes well the remaining surveys will be going out around March 20th. 

The next update will be for all surveys going out, thank you again for your support of this project! 
Starr Vipi

Hi Everyone,

Here is a quick update on fulfillment.

Last week, we processed and charged all pledges. Over the weekend, we also packed nearly all rewards. The only pledges not yet packed are those that include the tote bag.

For backers without tote bags, your packages will be shipped within the next few days. Once shipped, delivery should take about 1–2 weeks, depending on location (possibly up to three weeks for some regions).

Earlier today, everyone should have received an email with the download link for The Purrfect Cure PNP game.

If you have any questions about the game or the rules, please feel free to reach out. I hope you enjoy playing it!

For pledges that include the tote bag, we are currently waiting for the production sample from the factory.

Because of the Chinese New Year holiday, production schedules have been a bit delayed and the factory is catching up. As soon as we confirm the production sample, the tote bags will immediately go into production.

Once ready, they will be shipped together with the rest of your rewards.

Thank you very much for your patience while we complete this final step.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me directly: [email protected]

Thank you again for your support of The Little Kawaii Plague Doctor project. It truly means a lot, and I’m excited for everyone to receive their rewards soon! 🕯️

Cheers,
Ta-Te

Hello!
Thank you all so much for being so quick at filling out the surveys! I'm only missing surveys from 6 people, so please try and fill that out asap please! 

I will be locking all orders March 11th so be sure to make any changes to your selection or addons before then. I can change it after but its greatly preferred to do it before the 11th. 

Unfortunately we were not able to unlock the remakes for the dump frog bakery pins, BUT I have enough pins leftover where I can still fulfil the pledges of people who bought them! Unless more people add the dart frog pins to their pledge they will not be funded and I will be removing them from the applicable pledges. 

Cards will all be charged April 11th, so a month from the order lock date! I am doing it sooner this time so I can use the extra funds to help pay for the remaining amount on the pins. And this gives everyone extra time to fix your card in the case of it failing. If this date is going to be a problem, ITS OK, I just ask you please email me separately and let me know! 
 (Email is [email protected])

The art proof for all the pins are still being worked on by the manu so no pictures yet. That's all for now everyone! 
Kai

Hey robot realizers,

Regular reminder that you can join the Short Circuit community on Discord for more updates and shenanigans. ♥

THE TIME IS UPON US!

The Soft Circuit survey set up has been approved by Backerkit and the Smoke Test is now LIVE! This means that 5% of you wonderful folks had the survey to select your campaign rewards hit your inbox. (A day later than expected as the flu laid me out earlier this week, but done did grab some much needed rest and then got things finished up!)

If you're among the initial handful Chosen by the system, please fill them out asap so we can ascertain if anything looks amiss. If you do spot a problem, reach out to [email protected] with any questions or concerns - otherwise, go forth and pick out your lil guys! Once the majority of this first wave has been completed without issue, surveys will be released to all remaining backers.

Four (4) Additional Reminders:

• Shipping will be calculated and added to your total later on (eta around August), and will be charged along with any additional add-ons purchased at that time.

• If your initial pledge payment failed and still needs fixing, you can update your card details via the survey. If it successfully charges in August, you'll still be good to go to receive your goodies.

• Pay-Over-Time backers will automatically receive surveys after your final payment is made.

• The surveys going live will mean that folks who backed the campaign proper may join in to help unlock the Python plush!!

If we do not achieve 75 orders of Python by August, the item will be cancelled and you will not be charged for them. But if we do manage it, then a three foot long, six winged cuddle buddy will be moving to bulk production and wiggling their way into your homes!!

And of course if you missed backing the campaign proper and want to participate in the Python Summoning and/or grab some pins, bandanas, keychains, the Byte plush, and so on: you can do so via the Pre-Order Store!

Looking forward to seeing what bots and friends you pick out, and excited to get more momentum rolling on securing Python~

Thank you as always for being here, and have a fantastic weekend all!