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Audiobook DONE!

Update #26 · Feb 14, 2013 · 10 comments

If you pledged over $60, please check your Kickstarter and email inboxes! In one or the other of those, you should have instructions for accessing our audiobook webapp. We've been working hard over the last months to make sure that you, our beloved backers, could spend this Valentine's Day listening to Wil Wheaton whisper things like "love", "Plasmaster", "moral ambiguity", and "disappointment" into your ear. You deserve it.

For those of you who didn't opt for an audiobook and are now regretting the decision, have no fear! Tin Man Games is making an audiogamebookapp (translated from the native German) of Trial of the Clone that will be debuted at PAX East (March 22nd) and be available on a range of platforms shortly after. It should be pretty neat--you'll be able to keep track of your stats right in the app!

The completion of the audiobook marks the end of the production work for this Kickstarter. If you haven't gotten your rewards yet for some reason, please get in touch and we'll do what we can! If you miss our project updates already, there's always this new Kickstarter you could support! And, of course, we'll let you know when Zach starts working on the sequel for Trial of the Clone.

Thanks to all of you for the enthusiasm and patience that not only made this project possible, but also a real pleasure to do. Trial of the Clone team out!

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Quick Update

Update #25 · Dec 3, 2012 · 6 comments

Welp, just about everything is out. For those of you who got hardcovers with doodles, those should be out in the next week.

That leaves audiobooks as the remaining item! After a little work, we've figured out what we think is a good delivery method. It should be done very shortly, and you'll be able to listen to Wil Wheaton make audiobook love to your ears.

Thanks again, geeks! I can't wait to show you the next project.

Zach

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Quick Correction

Update #24 · Nov 13, 2012 · 2 comments

Looks like I jumped the gun a bit. Two things since I got asked them a lot:

1) The PEN PALS level is indeed softcover (and all the other awesome stuff) but hasn't quite shipped yet. It should be out very shortly.

2) We'll be getting the info for hardcover people very soon.

Sorry for any confusion. I'm just a Weiner after all.

Zach 

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Hardcovers are signed!

Update #23 · Nov 13, 2012 · 1 comment

Here's my defeating them!

They took a bit longer than expected, but I think you'll be very pleased. The covers have awesome art, and the inside covers also have some special stuff. Thank you so much for your patience - they'll begin shipping shortly.

If you didn't order a hardcover and haven't received your order, please send an email to zach@smbc-comics.com and we'll make sure you get all set.

The audiobook is also nearing completion. I should have an update on that very soon.

Thanks everyone!

Zach

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Audiobook Update

Update #22 · Nov 1, 2012 · 1 comment

Just got the final cut of all the cleaned up audio, and it sounds awesome! We're building a way for all who paid at the appropriate level to get free access.

Stay tuned!

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