It's been a couple of weeks since the campaign successfully funded and I haven't been taking it easy! Nope, I've been hard at work on Monster Truckers! Here's all the huge Monster Trucker news we have (for now):

I've finished set up of the surveys and they're being looked over by the Backerkit crew. When they get back to me and after any necessary tweaks, I'll be sending out a "smoke test" to randomly selected backers to test them out. So keep an eye on those mailboxes for your survey!

I'm excited to get the surveys back. I'll be able to order stuff like shirts once I know what sizes I need! And give you all credit! And other things!

In case you missed it, I joined up a beta program with Backerkit, so shipping can be charged later on. That allows me to send the surveys now to get the data I need to continue making the book/set up fulfillment and then later you'll pay for shipping. Not only does that mean you're not paying for shipping way early, but also as I get closer to ship date I'm better positioned for any fluctuations in shipping prices. It's a win win, really. 

While I'm sure everyone is disappointed that we didn't get all the stretch goals, here's some big news! Since we were only a couple hundred away from unlocking stretch goal #2, I took out the bolt cutters and unlocked the goal myself! Yes, that means there will be an extra adventure from Emma Grier who is excited to bring her adventure to life.

I wish I could have done the same for the other stretch goals, especially for the other writers, but unfortunately my bolt cutters aren't powerful enough. 

Work is underway on the book! It's pedal to the metal time as I get everything that's been written into layout and writing more and adding to it as I go. I've adopted a sort of hybrid style when it comes to this sort of thing and it's really singing right now. I can't wait for you all to see it when it's more shareable.

I've also commissioned some art from Sam Van Egteren and got a new artist on board, Izzy Peters. I'm excited to have both artists working, and I'm looking at lining up more art with our artists as schedules free up in the next few days/weeks.

Do you know someone who would like Monster Truckers, but missed it? The pre-order store is open through Backerkit. Please let anyone you know who might want a copy to get it now! The store closes when we get closer to fulfillment, so it won't be around forever. 

Thanks again for supporting Monster Truckers. Hopefully soon I'll have some visual stuff to show off as things become more solidified. Also remember, I don't want to bother you too much, so no news is good news. I'm aiming for at least once a month updates, maybe a couple more if something big is happening. The next update that is likely to happen is when surveys are out.

Otherwise, you can find me yapping about Monster Truckers more frequently in the follow places: Bluesky, Threads, Table Cat Games Discord, or even the Table Cat Newsletter (sign up on the home page).