*Slides into frame just before the deadline. The writers hair is all frazzled, the wild racoon eyes betray the coffee intake level, but there is still a mad grin as he holds up a shiny treasure.*
It's officially update time! The kind of update time where we are going to ask you to check your email: find your spam folder / promotion folder and look for something called "The Dark Carnival Early Release".
If you are a Backer who has filled out your pledge survey: you should have an email. If you have NOT filled out your pledge survey over the past few months...you will not have an email. Ergo...check your emails (particularly spam and promotions tabs).
Okay...so...this update comes with good news and bad news. Good News! le Shiny! Oooooh....Aaaaaah..!! Seriously, the PDF is 95% complete and it's at this point we release this for one final check from the backers who wanna dive into the content, check for those rogue typos, or layout errors that are glaring.
You'll notice a few "Art Coming Soon" Boxes, and that's where we get into the bad news:
Physical Print is going to be delayed. :(
But for Good Reasons! In layout, we added over 10,000 words of content and more artwork to help round out a few pointy sections. We are still waiting for some of that art to return, and while we wait for that: we run into Chinese New Year where everything shuts down for a month. Which (if you ever calculate logistics, means a 2 month delay) in physical print...well, we had to have at least one update with a delay...right? It was bound to happen sooner or later.
At least all of you will get to see how awesome this project has turned out NOW, offer any final feedback, and then we will be entering production.
Early Draft PDF Enjoyment:
-Please check the QR Codes for the soundtrack! Make sure they work. (Page 6 on the PDF). The full album is behind there! -Check for any typos or layout graphical errors. Email any findings to [email protected] or just ping us on Discord. -Head Pats? We accept head pats.
Black Ballad: Second Chances: Official Announcement.
We are gearing up with our next project while the Dark Carnival finishes. This is a WHOLE DIFFERENT BOOK, designed entirely for Shadowdark & The Black Ballad.
You can sign up to follow for along on that project by clicking HERE or the image below.
