If you missed our last update, we stated that the fulfilment of Deadline will be handled by us internally. We chose to do this because the shipping prices by our usual shipping partner have increased exponentially, and we didn't want to put that financial burden on the backers. By fulfilling it ourselves, we can match the prices pretty much as they are listed on the crowdfunding page!
The copies of Deadline are on their way to us and on schedule! We estimate we'll have them by the 15th of July. In the meantime we have been preparing the packaging and making a packing plan to sort through these orders quickly and efficiently. Fingers crossed it goes well. By this estimate, everything should be sent out before the end of the month :)
Shipping will be charged over the next few days!
If you need to update your address, these last couple of days are your last chance! Be sure to check what card details are on your account so the shipping fees are collected without delay. You will get an email alerting you if there are any pending shipping fees.
Some other notes!
👉 Based in Malta? Please message us if you want to pick it up in person or at Malta Comic Con to save on delivery costs. 👉 Please leave a review of Deadline on DriveThruRPG or Itch.io! Please send us a message to receive an Itch.io key. If you leave us a review, it helps us gain more visibility on either platform!
Printing took longer than expected, and we encountered a few delays—so much so that we only just managed to get some advance copies to UKGE! It was absolutely lovely seeing some of you there last weekend.
We now have an update on the shipping timeline: the full stock is expected to arrive in Malta by mid-July. We sincerely apologise for the delay. Fulfilment will begin shortly after the stock arrives. As we’ll be handling all shipping ourselves for this project, it'll be another couple of weeks after the stock lands for us to start dispatching orders.
In the next couple of weeks, we’ll also begin collecting shipping costs for Deadline from backers. We’ll send out another quick update when that process begins—right now, we’re working on getting the best shipping rates and packaging.
Once shipping costs are collected, we’ll be all set to begin fulfilment as soon as the stock is in hand!
In the meantime, here are some photos of the final product—we’re so excited for you to see it!
👉 DriveThruRPG Fulfilment is on its way! A backer suggested we handle digital fulfilment through DriveThruRPG — and we thought it was a great idea! If you haven’t seen the email yet, please check your spam folder. If you’d like to support us, we’d really appreciate it if you could rate and leave a review for our games on DriveThruRPG. It helps us gain visibility on DriveThruRPG and be discovered by new players💖
If you want to add your game to your Itch.io library, send us a message and we'll send you a key there as well!
Other updates:
👉 Everything has been printed! We’re currently arranging for the copies to arrive in Malta. 👉 We’re making some changes to fulfilment and may be doing the packaging and shipping ourselves to help reduce shipping costs. We’ll confirm this in the next update.
👉 Attending UKGE? Let us know! We can arrange for you to pick up your copy of Deadline directly from us and save on shipping.
We’ll have more details for you in the next update 😊
Great news—Deadline has been sent to print! It will take a couple months for the game's physical version to be printed, shipped to the warehouse, and prepared for fulfilment. We are estimating that by late April fulfilment will have started. We'll keep you updated on the timeline. There will also hopefully be the option for those who want to save on shipping to pick the game up at UKGE. More on that in the next update.
While you're waiting for the game to be printed....
Digital Fulfilment is on its way!
Digital fulfilment of Deadline will be completed in the next few days. You can start playing Deadline from this weekend! We're excited for you all to be able to play it ☺
This digital bundle will include: ⚙️ Deadline: A Clockwork Press PDF ⚙️ Digital Broadsheet and City Record Sheet ⚙️ 3 Premade City Record Sheets ⚙️ How to Play Online Instructions
Keep an eye on your email—you’ll be receiving these PDFs soon! If you don’t see them within a few days, send us a message or email. Other digital add-ons will also be delivered by the weekend.
We've got some good news! Deadline is READY... mostly ready, like 95% ready. All text, layout and imagery are ready and we're in talks with the printer to send everything over for print in the next 2 weeks!
The last few bits include getting feedback from beta readers and waiting on proofreading. Assuming there are no significant delays regarding printing or delivery of goods to the fulfilment centre, we should expect fulfilment to begin mid to end of April!
the updated cover header
Digital fulfilment
Expect digital fulfilment to be completed in February! This will include the deadline PDF, editable and printable City record and Broadsheet, and 3 filled-in City Record sheets.
In the next update we should have a confirmation on printing and how to receive your digital reward!
