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Hello backers! Quick update for you.

You should now have a pdf of the free Timed Release pdf in your inbox via Backerkit downloads. This is available for any backer of the £8 tier and above (all tiers apart from the £6 Pdf Only tier).

If you don't have this in your inbox (or spam folder), it likely means you are only of approx 40 backers that have failed payments for shipping, or one of the 11 folks that have yet to complete your survey. Please reach out to me  and I'll re-try your card again. I'm also going to try emailing these final outstanding backers directly from my own email address (not via Backerkit) to try and get these sorted before I complete the final wave of physical shipping.

Timed Release is off to print tomorrow and should have a fairly quick turnaround, so I'm expecting be shipping the final physical outstanding backers very soon. 

As a reminder I'll be handling shipping for everywhere except the EU; as mentioned before I'll be sending these orders down to Peregrine Coast Press to fulfil so you don't get hit with any nasty additional import charges.

Hopefully the next update will be to let you know all final physical items have been posted and the project is complete!

Cheers
Andrew

Hi Dose crew,

Short update: I'm afraid I've not quite completed the Timed Release pamphlet, but we're almost there!

This is holding up the final orders, which as sitting all packed and awaiting the pamphlet, as can be seen in this stunning photo:

Basically the run up to Mothership Month 2025 has got in the way - it feels shitty to say that this years MoshMo has delayed the final orders for last years project, but I don't want to make excuses - I've just had to pause the project and pick it back up all month as new things came in for the MM25 deadline. Good news is MM25 is now live, and this final piece of the puzzle will have my undivided attention this weekend.

The next And Tomorrow Games project, Drink From The Hippocrene, is now live for Mothership Month 2025 and off to an amazing start, here's the trailer:

The campaign page can be found HERE. We've rattled through a load of stretch goals already and there's still time to grab the early-bird 48hr free patch.

Next update will be the wrap update, promise!

Cheers
Andrew

A quick update!

For those that prefer Itch.io for digital distribution, if you're a backer you can now download The Dose Makes The Poison digital files over at the (stunning and not at all threadbare looking) And Tomorrow Games Itch.io page, just follow the link in the Backer Only Content section below.

Following there means you'll be kept up to date with any new version updates for Dose, too.

Also, did I mention my new project for Mothership Month '25 Drink from the Hippocrene? Ach, I know I did, but the last update had a duff link to the teaser page, which you should find correctly this time HERE.

Follow along - in the next few weeks there'll more info on exclusive early backer content and some really cool cover art to share too...

There's a bunch of Prospero's Dream set modules incoming, from super talented creators including Norgad, D.G. Chapman and Chris Airiau who all helped me in massive ways getting Dose over the line. The full teaser list is HERE. 

Check out all that 🩷MAGENTA!🩷

Cheers,
Andrew

Hello Backercrew!

A ton of zines have gone out, I hope they've started to reach you all safely!

An update on where we are with everything:

TL;DR

You should already have access to the V1.0 PDF and V1.0 Digital Assets bundle via Backerkit.
If you can’t access these, it likely means you are also waiting for the physical release but there’s been a payment issue on your card - please ping me via the BK Support email.

I also plan to redistribute these files via the new (and very sparse looking) And Tomorrow Games Itch.io account. Give us a follow! Itch looks like a more robust system for delivering files and providing updates.

The free PDF of the pamphlet Timed Release is still on its way (more on that below).

Most shipping is complete and now in the post.

The only groups outstanding are:

EU orders will be distributed by Peregrine Coast (so VAT could be charged upfront, as mentioned in the previous Charging Cards update). I’m holding those until Timed Release is printed, so everything can ship together.

I wasn’t fully happy with the Timed Release pamphlet, so I’ve revised it again. I’m sorry for holding things up, but since this is going to print, I want to make sure it’s right.

Royal Mail Standard usually takes about a week worldwide. The recent pause in US shipping might cause some small delays.

The last packages went over the weekend, so if you haven’t received anything by the end of next week, drop me a note and I’ll check to see what's up.

So far, ~550 packages have shipped, with ~300 still to go. My goal is to finish by month’s end - either sending direct from Scotland or via Peregrine Coast.

I employed my parents for stuffing 900 odd zines into little bags (they’re retired and had nothing better to do).

About 50 backers still have unpaid shipping charges. We’ve run multiple payment attempts on these now. If your card bounced, you should have had several emails letting you know - check your spam folder if you think this might be you.

I’m mad happy to share I’ve been accepted into Mothership Month 25. This year’s theme is content for the mighty Prospero’s Dream station from A Pound Of Flesh.

More details will come from Tuesday Knight Games soon, but in the meantime, please check out my teaser page for more info, Drink From The Hippocrene, and give it a follow for more updates!

That’s all for now - if everything goes smoothly, the next update should be a the project wrap.

Hello,

An update for USA backers regarding tariffs.

As you probably know by now, at the very end of July Donald Trump changed USA de minimis policy, meaning that all goods packages coming into the USA are now subject to tariff charges from August 29th onwards (previously this was only applicable to packages of $800 and above).

I was completely unaware of this change in policy when I charged my shipping fees at the end of July/start of August. I had stated that my postage to the USA wouldn't take into account any charges at the purchaser's end, but that packages should fall under de minimis, and I wasn't expecting any US backers to receive additional charges.

As news of this new "emergency executive order" policy - to save the USA from Fentanyl smugglers, obvs - began to filter through (I didn't even hear about it until the middle of August), there was a general state of "wtf is happening and what do I do" among most small business people who ship to the USA. Complete confusion has reigned here.

Initially I'd elected to get as much out to the US as I could, so I've prioritised US orders and there's about 200 of my zine orders now somewhere between Royal Mail and the USPS. I have my fingers crossed these will reach their destination before the new tariff policy comes into effect, and that there won't be additional tariff charges when they reach you.

On Tuesday Royal Mail stopped all shipping from the UK to the USA while they work out how to handle these new tariffs. I've called Royal Mail and they've told me that because I was able to print postage and ship before their systems closed, these packages should reach the USA before tariff time. But honestly it all seems a bit of a shit show (surprisingly) so who knows. A big part of me thinks there's no chance the infrastructure is in place to be able to slap 10% tariffs on goods coming in with a marked cost of approx $15 each - and that surely can't even be cost effective to do so - but who knows 🤷‍♂️.

Where does that leave those still to receive their zines? Well, it looks like the new Royal Mail system will be able to add the 10% tariff costs at the point of purchase (when I print the postage), plus some kind of additional handling fee on top. This new system was supposed to be live today but I see nothing so far. It's unclear how much all this will cost at the moment, but unless it's crazy prices or the system forces me to use one of the more expensive tracked shipping options, I'll do my best to cover the additional tariff cost at my end. I don't think it's fair that some folks will (hopefully) get their zines without tariff charges and then for me to charge additional fees to others.

In the meantime, we're just going to have to sit and wait to see what the next stage of this debacle turns out to be. I would like to write more of my thoughts here, but I don't want it to affect my* 2035 green card application to the Chosen Democratic People's Union of the 51 States of America.

Cheers,
Andrew

*Hypothetical