The Genesys Project: The Birth of Genesys

Cover Artwork Incoming as well as Progress Updates
over 4 years ago – Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 04:32:27 PM

We're still reaching those stretch goals!

We are very excited that we passed our $16,000 stretch goal, those updates (more Biest Kingdoms and more Insekt Morphs) are being added to The Birth of Genesys as we speak! So, spread the word and talk to your friends. The Pre-Order store is up and running and we have one stretch goal left to hit! The most powerful way to do this is just by talking about the project. Our Pre-Order store can be found here: https://the-genesys-project.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

On top of that we should be seeing the final cover art for the Core Rules book towards the end of this week or early next week. I'm very excited to be able to send it over to Dave Taylor (along with the The Genesys Project: Core Rules) for final editing and layout next week. This is keeping everything on track and schedule. We should also start seeing some very exciting previews of the books, artwork and more in the coming weeks!

It is also getting very close to the time for work to begin on creating factions for those Pledge Levels that will have their faction featured in the Core Rule book. Next week we will be finalizing those documents so the work on these factions can begin. I will be sending out messages through Kickstarter to schedule those times and dates with those backers individually. Look for those messages some time towards the end of next week.

Next Stretch Goal Achieved!
over 4 years ago – Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 02:07:37 PM

As you know we have been continuing the Stretch Goals from the Kickstarter through our Pre-Order Store and Pledge Manager. With that in mind we have already surpassed the next Stretch Goal and are moving onwards towards our last and final one.

Need a link to the pre-order store?  https://the-genesys-project.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

If you have not filled out your pledge manager as of yet, please remember to do so.

We had a very successful Nova Open and did many demos and talked to a lot of people about the project. Now back in the office, work has begun to get the final stretch goals into the books and continuing to through the editing process. So lots of work is being done throughout the Birth of Genesys book. Meanwhile the Core Rules will most likely be sent off for layout next week.

I am also expecting cover art for the Core Rules to come in next week as well! Im really excited to see that.

We had an incredible week in Washington DC for the Nova Open
over 4 years ago – Mon, Sep 02, 2019 at 02:58:07 PM

We are back now from the Nova Open where we were running demos and introducing more people to the Genesys Project. We ran 10+ hours of demos from Thursday through Sunday. My favorite part of it all was meeting some of you that have already supported the project and came down to say hi, or to get in a demo to see the game. 

I had such a great time but as you can expect there is a some exhaustion going on today. It's a 5 hour flight from Washington DC to get back to beautiful Oregon. 

The great news is that with the new Pre-order store up on Backerkit we are very close to approaching the next Stretch Goal, and if the interest level we saw at Nova was any indicator, that will be a short run to get there. 

With a little rest this morning, we are off to the races to get the first of our books, The Genesys Project Core Rules over to Dave for Editing and Layout. Just as many of you know that swung by over the weekend, we are looking to go to print at the End of October/beginning of November which will coincide with the Backerkit Pre-order store ending on November 15th. 

Please make certain you are jumping into the backerkit to fill out your surveys and if there are any problems you can message me here or even reach out to me directly at [email protected]. 

One little tidbit. I got to hold those templates you can get on the pre-order store and use them over the weekend. They are very cool, sturdy, and are even nicer than I thought they would be. Due to that, we are also going to talk to the producer and see about getting some custom dice made with our logo on the 6. 

One Shout Out. Arriving in DC last Wednesday I had discovered that we had forgotten our gaming mats. They guys across the walkway next to us, Tablewar jumped in and handed us a beautiful mat to use and said to just pay for it the following day. Real good guys there that allowed us to set our tables up that evening with much less stress about finding a game mat to use. http://www.tablewar.com/ 

If you have been to our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Genesys-Games-325160368399640/ you have seen some of our pictures from the event. If not don't worry, here they are!

Pledge Manager Update + New Add-Ons Revealed
over 4 years ago – Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 05:59:28 PM

The Pledge Manager through Backerkit is currently under review and has been since yesterday. So we should be doing a smoke test (testing the system) shortly. I will keep everyone apprised of the situation and we will be live as soon as possible. 

So to keep it all exciting and show off a few things, check out the images. 

A Magnetic Turn Counter and Objective Markers all on smoked 2mm acrylic. The objective markers are perfect for the game with a centerpoint-where objective markers are measured from.

A Template set with tokens for wounds and other effects as well as a 3" and a 5" blast marker. The 3" is the inside with the 5" on the outside. 

Both of these will be available as add ons. More to come. 

The Genesys Project will be in Washington DC for the Nova Open where we will be doing demos and creating factions! Look for us at the bottom of the escalator as you first enter the Vendor areas starting Thursday Morning. 

The Pledge Manager should be up and running by then. 

What's Happening: Pledge Manager, and Events
over 4 years ago – Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 07:29:49 PM

First off we are working hard right out of the gate. In fact our pledge manager will be up and running early next week! While it takes a couple weeks for Kickstarter to process with the funds we are not waiting and pushing forward. Are you kidding... we are spent far too long in development for this game to wait around, we are beyond eager to get moving forward.

Pledge Manager

We will have the Pledge Manager up and running through Backerkit on Monday (although it may be later in the day on Monday). Remember that we will keep the Stretch Goals alive through the Pledge Manager which will run into early November. This means please keep spreading the word to help move things forward and lets see where that takes us. 

Within the Pledge Manager will be all the items you had during the Kickstarter Campaign including a few new Add-ons. The Add-ons will include the Primitive Age from the campaign and the following;

The Genesys Project Template Packs (preview coming soon): These include the Blast Templates, Objective Markers, a Magnetic Turn Counter, and Wound Markers. 

PDF Race Pack: Included will be Factions from each domain designed intentionally to give concepts and ideas to those of you that will be jumping right in to create your factions, looking to just modify an existing one, or for those of you that want a faction already built. This will also expand upon the creation stories of the Genesys Worlds found in the books.

The Nova Open: We will be at the Nova Open in the Vendor Halls. The event takes place starting next Thursday and we will be up and running with the Pledge Manager there with our own Demo Tables! 

Want to create a faction? Yep... you can do that there. We will have faction cards ready for you, meaning you just need a little bit of time to sit down with us to see how it works. Our demo tables are right at the bottom of the Escalator as you head down into the Vendors Area. 

Want to get in a demo game? Yep we will be doing that as well! We will have two factions there for demos, or bring some minis and lets create a faction specifically for them! 

We will be in the Black

Additionally: On top of everything else..... We are working hard on making certain the goals from the 1st two stretch goals are added into The Birth of Genesys as we are working through editing the books, preparing for what is to come. This means creating artwork, editing and proofing, and probably more than enough to blow my mind. 

It's all exciting stuff and I will be posting images on our Facebook page during the Nova Open and doing an update here as well, especially as we see the Pledge Manager open up. 

Any questions or comments are welcome. If you are in the Washington DC area... pls swing by and say hello! Dave, Myself, and Josh will all be at the event.

Gary