There hasn't been much news on this over the Summer. For that I am sorry. Between a couple of funerals and an injury in the family, as well as a healthy influx of paying work, this project has been set to the side for the time being. Work still progresses, slowly.
Despite Shapeways enigmatic unpredictability in their printing, I have managed to obtain 4 Tarsus models, at game scale. Some of my efforts have been sapped with unsuccessfully modifying those 3D models to get them to work, and just when they print one for me, they will refuse to print another for some new reason (that didn't happen to stop them printing the first one?)
Also on the go is artwork for an illustrated manual, and new planets. I am also reworking some of the artwork, having learned that in a printed form, the game would run about $110. To reduce cost, some items will be reshaped to include more information, reducing the number of tiles needed. Also, I'm thinking of making an optional additional pack to include standies for the ships. - if you have any input on that throw it my way in the comments below!
-J-
Despite Shapeways enigmatic unpredictability in their printing, I have managed to obtain 4 Tarsus models, at game scale. Some of my efforts have been sapped with unsuccessfully modifying those 3D models to get them to work, and just when they print one for me, they will refuse to print another for some new reason (that didn't happen to stop them printing the first one?)
Also on the go is artwork for an illustrated manual, and new planets. I am also reworking some of the artwork, having learned that in a printed form, the game would run about $110. To reduce cost, some items will be reshaped to include more information, reducing the number of tiles needed. Also, I'm thinking of making an optional additional pack to include standies for the ships. - if you have any input on that throw it my way in the comments below!
-J-
