October 20
I am locking the Backerkit at noon Central time tomorrow. If you haven't updated your shipping address, this is your last warning (I will fix problems in shipping if I... Read more
Just approved the final proofs for reprints of Squadron Strike and Attack Vector: Tactical, along with reprinting box sleeves for Birds of Prey, and folio covers for Airborne Alert, Fighter... Read more
October 14
I posted this about 15 seconds after the Kickstarter ended:
http://services.adastragames.com/avid/
We've got updates coming along slowly, and are parallel-tracking adding a few features to the browser-based version while getting... Read more
October 13
August 11
I will be packing and addressing envelopes and mailers today. Here's the current inventory ready to be shipped.
I should have another update with pictures of packed mailers later today,... Read more
July 20
July 7
June 3
I'm working out how to bundle products for BackerKit and shipping - the short answer is that they don't handle different shipping costs for adding multiples of an item, so... Read more
June 2
May 31
May 27
May 13
Sorry for the bad photography, still learning how to use the camera on my phone.
I'm most of the way through the backerkit setup, but I've got a bunch of... Read more
May 8
April 13
Chrome on Linux/Mac/WindowsSafari on iOS for iPad and iPad MiniChrome (native browser) for Android
We have known rendering problems with Internet Explorer, and Firefox and they're on our... Read more
Final Kickstarter Tally:
$15,942 350 Backers 318% funded. Web based URL for the current version: http://services.adastragames.com/avid/ (This might be a new record for fastest project delivery for Kickstarter.)
April 12
Well. We blew through the $13,000 goal...and the $14,000 goal.
Can you hear the siren call of the software, yearning to be free, released out into the app stores with... Read more
Jon Barson got the early prototypes of the box miniature stiffeners, and was kind enough to take a series of photos using them to prepare for an upcoming game.
As... Read more
April 11
We weren't certain that the iOS version would fund as of, oh, two days ago. It looked likely, but it seemed that the campaign had hit its threshold and wasn't... Read more
April 9
FYI: Ad Astra Games is on Google+ as +AdAstraGames (https://plus.google.com/b/114498522000360328803/+Adastragames/posts) and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AdAstraGamesLLC) and on Twitter (@AdAstraGames).
While there will be posts on this after the Kickstarter ends, I... Read more
April 6
Well, they do now, thanks to your kind generosity!That was amazingly fast. I've got a few more stretch goals ready to post, and will put them up once we... Read more
We hit Stretch Goal #2 early yesterday morning, and are about 30% of the way to Stretch Goal #3 as I type this. Thank you, thank you all! Getting stretch... Read more
April 4
We're nearly at Stretch Goal #2 - just $204 away as I write this.
I'm pretty stoked about this. I'm also stoked about something else:I am pleased to announce... Read more
April 3
We just hit the funding target for the WebGL rendering of tilt blocks and AVID balls this morning, and I've updated the project page to reflect this!... Read more
April 1
We're nearly at funding for the first stretch goal - and coding has already begun on integrating the WebGL renders with the AVID coordinates! We've also gotten a bunch... Read more
March 25
We've got three new stretch goals posted, with a video mockup of the first one, because screen captures really don't do it justice for showing how useful it is.
Those... Read more
March 20
Thank you, thank you all! I had a lot of people think I was steering a ship onto the shoals of disappointment, setting the funding target at $5,000. Most of... Read more
March 15
One of the standard recommendations for people doing Kickstarters is to give the backers something they can't get anywhere else. By and large, we've done that with the challenge coins.... Read more
March 13
Challenge coins are unit identifiers for people who've been part of a close-knit group. Unit leaders will often reward members who've accomplished something by putting a challenge coin in their... Read more
March 12
I've added them to the main project description page, but here's the proof image for backers who're curious - and want a quick notification!
I'm really pleased with how these... Read more
First: Wow! 50 backers! 50 more and you get to see me sing a goofy geeky song on YouTube. That's currently the front lead for winning the first Backer Challenge.... Read more
March 10
Wow, thank you! Thank you ALL! I've been overwhelmed by this on the initial response.
I've had some people ask what the Relativistic Rock shirt looks like - I've included... Read more
