Hi all!

I wanted to let you all know that the final Han Cluster files have been officially sent to the printer to start production. We still have several months before the final printed product will be here, but the printing process has officially begun!

ALSO, all digital files have been updated to the final 1.0 versions in DriveThruRPG. So to get the final files, you just need to log into your DriveThruRPG account and redownload the files for the latest versions. If you haven't already claimed your files from DriveThruRPG, they are still there, just find the emails that were sent to you during the backer feedback period. If you lost your emails, let us know! We will ALSO be releasing the final digital files via BackerKit itself, but I'll be working on that this weekend to get everything set up to close the Surveys. Speaking of which...

Meanwhile, I will be locking the Surveys early next week, so if you need to make any changes to your add-ons or orders, NOW is the time to do it. I'll be charging credit cards for any outstanding orders AFTER the Surveys are locked, after which we'll release any add-ones you may have ordered in digital format. This also includes anyone who ordered from the pre-order store (which will soon become just an "order" store). Again, we'll give you a warning just before we charge the cards.  Remember, of course, that shipping for physical products will be charged LATER, once the product hits US shores.

This is a huge milestone for the project, and it's been a lot of work, with HUGE help from all of you who provided feedback and enthusiastic support for the setting. So a big thank you to ALL OF YOU for making this all possible.

It's been a LONG week, so I'm going to go rest for a bit, but more will be happening over the weekend and keep your eyes open early next week for another update!  

Thanks again to EVERYONE.

Tracy Sizemore
Ede Sol Games

Hello all!

It's been a sweltering month here in the Southwest USA, with oven-like temperatures and no rain for months, but it's nothing new to us--we just call it "June." The summer rains are coming, and relief is on the way (we hope!).

As for Han Cluster... 

The last day to make final updates to your order is Tuesday, July 1st. On Wednesday the 2nd, we will lock your reward selections and charge cards for add-on item purchases, pledge upgrades, and pre-orders. You can update your shipping address up until we lock addresses for shipping, which won't happen for several months (see timeline below).

This step is necessary in order to deliver digital files for add-ons and pre-orders, as we need to collect payment  before we deliver those files. If you haven’t answered your survey yet, and especially if you have a PHYSICAL REWARD as part of your order, we still need you to do it so we have your shipping address and you can pay for any taxes due, as well as shipping charges when we charge them closer to the physical delivery date (again, see timeline below).  You can still fill out your BackerKit survey later by asking us to manually unlock yours, but you will not receive any digital rewards for add-ons until you do, and if you wait too long, your shipment of physical items may be delayed.

We sent out reminders to those who haven't completed their surveys along with this update, so please check your emails!

Beyond that, if you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://han-cluster.backerkit.com.

Here's the timeline going forward.

June 27th: Print Files delivered to the printer!  DONE!
June 28th: Final Digital Files (1.0) delivered to original backers via DriveThruRPG. DONE!
July 1st: Deadline to add to your orders via surveys.
July 2nd: Surveys locked and credit cards charged for add-ons and current pre-orders.
July 3rd: ALL Digital Files, including add-ons, delivered via BackerKit delivery system / Any unsent files for add-ons and pre-orders sent via DriveThruRPG.
July 3rd: Pre-Order Store becomes an Order Store!
July 3rd-4th: Han Cluster digital files go on sale to the public at DriveThruRPG!
July THRU January 2026: Print production ongoing
ESTIMATED January 2026: Anticipated locking of addresses in surveys, and shipping charged to credit cards.
ESTIMATED February 2026: Anticipated physical reward delivery.

As always, these dates are subject to change and unanticipated delays, but so far, we believe we are on or ahead of schedule!

Thank you all again for all the backer feedback over the last couple months, and for being so responsive to answering our BackerKit survey—even though it may not seem like much as an individual backer, you have no idea how tremendously helpful this has been for us when trying to keep track of all of you!

Thanks everyone for your support!

Tracy and Boof Sizemore
Ede Sol Games

Hi everyone! And here we are at the final round of backer feedback. Thanks to all of you who took the time and effort to look at the Transcendence adventure book and give us feedback on it. We'll be going through all that in the next week or so before we finalize all our files for sending to the printer. Speaking of that, we are well-on schedule for that plan. Most of the print files are actually already ready. The final touches will be made to the two books to ensure they agree with one another and that all the cards do the same. We have very little left to do before we send everything to the printer and the long wait for production begins. As you might imagine we're VERY excited to get this done as it marks a huge milestone in the project. 

I know I'm a broken record, but if you haven't completed your survey yet, PLEASE complete it now. We'll be closing surveys to order changes in a couple weeks from now. Those who have NOT filled out their surveys will not get the final digital rewards via Backerkit's digital reward system, and we will be unable to ship physical rewards to those who haven't completed their surveys because we won't have addresses to send them to. 

Remember also that shipping for physical products will be charged later, once we are close to actually shipping the product to you.

Shortly after we close surveys we'll be charging credit cards for any add-ons you may have elected to purchase in your survey, and for anyone who pre-ordered. We'll send another update before we charge cards, but just be aware, that time is coming soon!

Those of you who originally backed the campaign at any pledge tier other than the $1 level will receive an email from DriveThruRPG either today or tomorrow, so you can add the core card set to your library. These digital only cards include Adversary Cards, Edge Cards, Status Cards, and Power Cards. It's a big package with LOTS of cards you can print as needed for your table. We think they look great and are excited to show them to you. As part of the pacakge, you'll also receive a printable "cheat sheet" that helps explain trappings and new modifiers for EXISTING powers as they apply to Han Cluster. Remember these aren't quite final yet! We look forward to backer feedback from YOU before we finalize them, and we have a brand new google form for this FINAL round of feedback for you.

Feedback Google form link for ROUND THREE!

As we said, we'll be finalizing the print files over the next couple weeks and getting ready to publish all digital products for sale to the public on DriveThruRPG. If you haven't received your digital rewards yet through DTRPG, PLEASE LET US KNOW. When everything is finalized you'll get a full set of final digital files through the Backerkit digital reward system (but ONLY if you've filled out your surveys!) and your existing DriveThru products will be updated in your account with the final files.

We'll keep you posted when all this happens.

Thanks for all you do.

Tracy and Boof
Ede Sol Games  

Hi everyone! As promised, this memorial day marks the beginning of ROUND TWO of Han Cluster backer feedback! Thanks to ALL of you who helped with backer feedback for the sourcebook and archetype cards. You're comments have been incorporated and have made the book that much better. Thank you! The final sourcebook will be released when we've finalized all our digital files for final release.

Those of you who originally backed the campaign at pledge tiers that include the Transcendence Adventure Book and Campaign Cards will receive emails from DriveThruRPG TODAY so you can add them to your library. Remember these files aren't quite final! We look forward to backer feedback from YOU before we finalize them, and we have a brand new google form for this round of feedback for you.

Feedback Form:
Though you have NO obligation to, we'd appreciate you helping us catch any issues small or large, as even the best of us can miss things. Please see the link below for the google form to fill out if you find any issues you want to bring to our attention. This link is also in the Transcendence Adventure Book PDF for your convenience. Please fill out one form for each piece of feedback you have.  This feedback period will last TWO WEEKS, after which the form will be closed, and we will move on to the final round of feedback for all the unlocked digital stretch goals!

Feedback Google form link for Round TWO!

NOTE: Those of you who added the Transcendence Adventure Book or Campaign Cards as add-ons via the surveys or via pre-order won't receive those rewards until we finalize the digital files and charge your credit cards in late June. This round of feedback is only for those who backed the original pledge tiers.

Almost 90% of you have filled out your surveys!  For those of you who haven't, please fill them out as soon as possible. We plan to lock the surveys to any changes (except for shipping addresses) once our digital rewards are finalized and we're ready to send everything to the printer. This will likely happen on or around June 23rd with credit cards for outstanding orders charged shortly afterwards. We'll remind you before that happens, and if you don't have your survey filled out in the next two weeks or so, we'll start reaching out to you individually to remind you and offer any help you might need.

Our third and final round of backer feedback will begin on approximately June 9th (subject to change based on random happenings). Round three will be all the digital cards we unlocked as stretch goals. We plan to finalize all files that are to be printed at the end of June and send them off to be manufactured. It's an exciting time!

Things are moving along as anticipated so far, and once again we want to thank all of YOU for your support and enthusiasm. This book has literally been many years in the making we are very proud of the work we've done on it.  It is truly the heart of the Han Cluster setting.

Depending on your original pledge, you'll be getting emails later today! Look out for them!

We hope you all have a safe and meaningful memorial day.

Tracy and Boof
Ede Sol Games

Hi fellow Vivids!

As the prophecy foretold, our first round of backer feedback has come to an end! I closed the form for the sourcebook this morning, and glanced at all the amazing comments. THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who took the time and effort to do that. I know it's a lot of work, and we really appreciate it. Your enthusiasm and attentiveness will make the book better! 

More than that, we've gotten an amazing reaction to the book so far, with positive comments coming in from discord and private communications. THANK YOU for that. We LOVE to hear it, and it makes us feel like we just might have accomplished our goal in creating this unique setting. 

Thank you to everyone who has filled out their backer survey! As of this writing, about 87% of you have completed them, and we're very grateful for that! We are aiming for 100% as soon as possible, so if you HAVEN'T filled out your survey yet, it's very easy!

If you lost the email or need to have it sent again, you can request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://han-cluster.backerkit.com/.

Please fill the survey out even if you are a digital only backer, as it allows us to tick all our boxes on this end for final reward delivery.  It really is just a couple of questions and will take you less than 5 minutes. You do NOT need to be logged in. Just click the custom link in the email you received. Remember, surveys will be locked in mid to late June, with credit cards for add-ons and taxes charged shortly after that (we'll remind you). As another reminder, shipping for physical products will be charged later when we're close to sending out the printed books, cards, and maps (we'll remind you of that too when the time comes).

We are still awaiting the Transcendence adventure book to come back from our fantastic editor, Jodi Black, which we anticipate should be very soon. That puts us on track for the release of the adventure book and campaign cards for backer feedback on May 26th or so!  It's not a hard date, because delays can always happen for any number of reasons, but we're fairly confident at this point. Then we'll have a brand new google form just for the adventure book and campaign cards for any backer feedback you might have for us. Like the sourcebook, the feedback period will last two weeks.

After that, we'll be doing all we need to do on this end to finalize the files to send to the printer, so we can get that ball rolling as soon as possible. Shortly after that, we'll release the "Core Cards" (a.k.a. all of the digital stretch goals we unlocked) for our FINAL round of backer feedback. Since those will not be printed products, they are a lower priority because of the need to get started on the print run process, but we still anticipate getting those to you in early to mid-June.

We just finished the layouts of the printed covers for the books and maps, and we think they're quite beautiful. We thought we'd show off the low-res versions of them here.

The Sourcebook:

The Adventure Book:

Map Pack #1:

And Map Pack #2:

Thank you for all you do, KEEP FILLING OUT THOSE SURVEYS, and we'll be in touch as soon as the adventure book is ready for feedback!

Tracy and Boof
Ede Sol Games