We’re in the process of signing the contract with our printer, and from there we will nail down our freight logistics for moving inventory out to warehouses for shipping. Once the print run begins, we should be able to give you all a solid timeframe. I know it’s been quite the wait for this, but we are making progress. And the good news is that we’ll likely be able to source all of our physical perks from the same manufacturer, which will not only be cheaper (thankfully, since the price of printing has grown 50% due to the book getting so big) but it should also save some time in the order-picking phase. All of the other pieces of our project are ready for production: patches, stickers, and temporary tattoos.
In order to finalize our quantities, we plan to close pre-orders on Friday, February 13 (two weeks from today). There are about 12% of backers who haven’t yet completed their surveys. Please get these filled out. With complete surveys and a closed store, we can get our final numbers in place. Also, as soon as your survey is filled out, there’s a PDF of the entire book waiting for you! If the survey email isn’t handy, you can request a new link here.
Thanks to some great backer feedback on our corrections form, we were able to make a couple last corrections and clarifications around ship stats. We thank you for the detailed notes! If you find any errors or typos after reading the pre-production PDF, please report them through that form, and we will update the PDF in BackerKit’s downloads with the final book once the print run begins.
Lastly, I want to shout out some new projects for Zine Month / Zine Quest next month by three members of the Azimuth Gang:
Scott Garriott and team are launching WORMS! WORMS! WORMS! It’s a box set of five pamphlets of vermicular horror from a trio of writers. Alongside Scott, Clive Lancaster and Terry Herc bring you purpose-built one-shots that can work at conventions or as drop-ins for a campaign. Be an early bird and follow the project now for some exclusive freebies on launch.
Chris Airiau has a new project three years in the making—Twisting Unseen. Waking inside a superstructure with functioning transporter portals, the crew need to learn the secrets of this place if they want to ever return home. There’s a map-building mechanic I’ve never seen in Mothership before in this one.
Joshua Justice returns to the Hekate Sector with Last Light Station. This setting zine explores the eponymous station at the edge of rimspace. The crew will find thrilling virtual entertainment, cheap (and dangerous) cybermods, a karaoke bar, a brewing conflict between Barlow Agro and the Hekate Agricultural Union, and more!
