Meanders 2: Brave New Worlds (400+ New Terrains)

[Myrdin Potter]

Less than 30 minutes now and 121 backers.

[gtw2017]

It's over for now. More than 1400% funded, 2 personal records broken for most backers and most funding, almost 200 maps and a life-changer of a campaign. Thank you all very much!

[gtw2017]

As some of you know, the original Meanders campaign was gigantic, but had to be broken down into much smaller sets - and believe it or not, the giant set of fantasy maps being completed was just one of approximately 5 sets which will include Sci-fi, Zombie, Urban/Post-Apocalyptic, Military and Superhero. The next wave will be Sci-fi...and if all stays on target, should be launching mid or near end of April.

[Black Hammer]

As some of you know, the original Meanders campaign was gigantic, but had to be broken down into much smaller sets - and believe it or not, the giant set of fantasy maps being completed was just one of approximately 5 sets which will include Sci-fi, Zombie, Urban/Post-Apocalyptic, Military and Superhero. The next wave will be Sci-fi...and if all stays on target, should be launching mid or near end of April.

Hopefully this last set will be out before the next Kickstarter. Liking what I've seen so far, but would be reluctant to have two kickstarters in the air at once.

[gtw2017]

Hopefully this last set will be out before the next Kickstarter. Liking what I've seen so far, but would be reluctant to have two kickstarters in the air at once.

Hi BH, absolutely, part of being professional is not biting off more than you can chew at a time and following through delivering to promise on one project before making new ones.

I am 75% complete with the Fantasy Wave now and will ensure everyone has their rewards 100% before launching the next wave. Trying to get as much done before funding clears as humanly possible At this point only Stretch Goals or VIP will need more time but will be delivered well before quoted date of May to backers.

Here is the confirmed listing of maps for the next wave:

Spaceport: 12 all-new maps
Imports and Processing
Quarantine/Customs/Detention
Hotel
Food Court 1
Warehouse
Skywalk
Entertainment District
Market District
Launching Pads
Offices
Bar
Pawn Broker

Galactic Supercruiser: 12 all-new maps
Bridge
Captains Deck
Tactical Planning and Strike Operations Centre (War Room)
Engine Room
Airlock
Armory
Gunners Booth
Cabins / Crew Quarters
Escape Pods / Stasis Pods
Cargo Hold
Medical
Comms Station

Moon Colony:
Mining Facility Exterior
Ore Processing/Sampling Interior
Droid Repairs
Bio-Organic Lab
Firing Range
Quarantine
Transporter
Science Labs
Shield Generator
Hangar / Rover Buggy
Refueling Depot
Hangar / Shuttle Bay

Alien Mothership:
Launching Bays
Queens Hive
Worker Nests
Portal Gates
Laboratory
Interrogation and Prison Complex
Reactor Core
Archives
Stasis Pods / Specimen Chrysalis
Transport Hub
Youngling Chambers
Armory

32 EXTRA ROOMS:
Docking
Tractor Beam Facility
Cryogenics
Gym
Lounge
Messhall / Kitchen
Gunners Booth
Observation Lounge
Briefing Rooms
Morgue
Ship Maintenance
Engineering Lab
Cloning
Pathology
Training Holodeck
Officer Quarters
Garbage Disposal
Bathrooms/Showers
Casino
Red Light District
Outpost
Bar
Vehicle Maintenance
Garbage Dump
Multi-Level Factory
Robotics
Anti-Grav Facility
Containment
Exterior Fortress Defense
Laser Cannon Fortifications
Hyperspace
Black Hole

[Black Hammer]

Good to hear. I can definitely see getting use out of this with my sci-fi SW game, or if I ever get around to running Eclipse Phase.

[gtw2017]

[Edit - that was all over the place, I'll try again] Hi guys - well it's almost all wrapped up now with 95% of rewards delivered and just some PDF conversions (underway) and some special conan grids to go. Over 100+ new designs were created this time around and I hope you enjoyed the campaign and liked the maps produced and will consider backing me again in future projects.

As I go forward I hope to continually improve my skills, learn more about how to achieve different effects and hone my art and will be seeking funding for new computer upgrade to make even bigger, better maps and eventually break into the 3d side of things as well. Before I take Meanders to the public via my website Game Tile Warehouse, I wanted to have some backers spend time with the designs to get feedback on quality, design and utility. I'm now trialling a new format that will see a change to the standard size of a Meander (8175x5475 - which originally accounted for a design meant for physically printing onto gameboards - and extra bleed) to a more robust and precise 8100x5400 with the grid taken all the way to the edge. From this standard hi-res format to be in JEPG, there will be two more JEPG formats especially for VTT.

The 2nd format will be sized at 2700x1800 and suit 100 pixels per grid, and the 3rd format will be sized at 1350x900 and suit 50 pixels per grid. The new standardization in size should neatly enable scaling the maps down for more convenient use, as well as be easier to handle with the reduced file size. Less uploading and storage requirements means I can make more of them, and also offer them as instant digital downloads from my website in the coming month.

The files are currently in the hands of two users here, and a backer who had a long discussion with me put me onto the changes, Phergus. So with luck, the files prove to be a better all-round format and I can take them to market very soon - with new maps added to the collection on a semi-regular basis. I'll also be adding a new code instead of the existing file names that will quickly identify which meanders series it is, and make it easy to find what you are looking for even when there are a thousand.

My Sci-fi Meanders 2 Kickstarter is also just around the corner and will offer 75+ new maps in a huge range of sci-fi themes - I hope to launch it around Mid-May or the 21st at the latest.

Thank you everyone that backed me, I will let you know how the trials go, and keep you updated on the next wave.

Kind Regards,
Kris

[gtw2017]

Meanders2 Wave2 Digital Sci-fi Terrain drops in 2 days time on the 21st May.
A preview is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...token=6e1623e4
This will be the biggest sci-fi map project ever attempted and potentially over 145 giant new maps for Scifi RPG. You can get Vector Packs, Commercial Licenses, and much more. You can also have your name or even company logo put into my Meanders as a bonus just by backing early. There are downloadable banners on the preview that you can take to share the project around on groups and sites. Thanks for reading, hope to see you there. Cheers

[Trenloe]

Meanders2 Wave2 Digital Sci-fi Terrain drops in 2 days time on the 21st May.
A preview is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...token=6e1623e4

Super excited about this one Kris.

Nice achievable goal - I'm sure it'll got much higher than this as you attract people with a funded project and cool stretch goals.
Great of you to include the Loyalty pledges.

[gtw2017]

Thanks Trenloe - I'm loving the change in art style and composition required to make these, and expect to learn a ton over the next few months from all of the design work. I think $750 is decent - + every $250 over that unlocks two new free maps, so this is going to be another absolute monster of a campaign. Not a problem re the Loyalty Pledges - glad KS lets me do it!