Ghost Army - Customizer Poll
Added 2023-03-15 17:04:06 +0000 UTCHi gang!
According to the Roadmap, next month is time for the Ghost Army to arrive.
First of all - if you are not familiar with our Customizer, please take a look here first: https://www.theprintinggoeseveron.com/customizer/
The web app allows you to configure miniatures from a bundle you own, then export as many as you like, forever. You can export a merged model or the pre-supported ready to print bits to assemble it manually.
I've received various comments regarding the customizer - many of you enjoy it greatly, while it's not useful for others.
So, I'd like to ask you how you'd prefer to see the next 2 months unfold.
Most of the customizer bundles have been the culmination of a theme, providing the option for both unique monolith (non-modular) models, as well as the modular minis. This would mean we would spend 2 months with the Ghost Army theme, first making the non-modular models, then adding the customizer bundle in May.
The other option would be to make the monolith models in April, and make the ghost army customizer a separate one-time project (not as a monthly Patreon bundle). This way, if you are into customizing your army with modular minis, you can still be sure it will be developed. At the same time, we won't be spending 2 months in a fairly narrow theme.
This approach would also provide a much cheaper way for new users to collect the previous customizer bundles as Add-Ons.
Comments
Customizer is the best
john isabell
2023-03-28 04:41:03 +0000 UTCMake more money & hire more talent! :)
John Wainscott
2023-03-16 20:30:07 +0000 UTCThat's a really awesome idea! I'm not sure it would be doable on a monthly basis, but it's something I will surely look into!
2023-03-16 20:14:47 +0000 UTCSometimes I want to make 6 or 12 of the same figure for that clean, well-disciplined soldier look. Other times I want to make completely random figures for the mob of orcs charging the city gates. I really like the customizer. I would like to see new Patreon tiers introduced. Level 1 would be the great set of minis that you all do each month. Level 2 would be the customizer-only and level 3 would be both. I'd be willing to pay more to get both. I can imagine different species, more weapons, armor, etc.
John Wainscott
2023-03-16 19:44:12 +0000 UTC@Ryan Smith - this is still fantasy land, getting a pre-supported assembled model that is of the same support quality as hand placed pillars :/
2023-03-16 19:40:36 +0000 UTCJust my take, I like the idea of the customizers alot, however I really like the ease of printing fully intact unipart models. It would be awesome to somehow be able to have fully supported models come out of the customizer instead of in pieces. I am sure that would be very difficult however. I do like the idea of releasing a few pre supported ready minis in it!
Ryan Smith
2023-03-16 19:28:39 +0000 UTCI get what you mean. I'm easy. I guess variety would be good, maybe making the customiser a standalone thing would be better. Either way I'm happy though.
2023-03-16 11:10:44 +0000 UTCThat's an interesting take! If the customizer month also had pre-supported ready minis made in it, would it be cool?
2023-03-16 11:01:47 +0000 UTCThanks for the input! The minis are generally quite flexible for many systems :) Unfortunately, making just the customizer is not possible, that's why the 2 months involved in the process :/
2023-03-16 11:00:28 +0000 UTCTo add, having read the other comments, ghost army sounds good. It's all about execution. I'm not altogether negative or positive about it at this point.
2023-03-16 08:29:07 +0000 UTCI use the customiser quite a bit and really love the functionality. For me, it comes down to the usability and flexibility of the bits that would be available in the customiser. I'd love to see a preview of the designs, and then make a decision.. The questions I have are about whether they are going to be flexible for other game systems, as well as MESBG.. things like frostgrave etc. The builder could be better than monolithic static poses. What about doing just a customiser?
2023-03-16 08:27:25 +0000 UTCI love having the sculpts all put together and have no interest creating my own so a customizer month on a theme that is (as you note!) pretty narrow is not appealing. I did have a thought - and it might be too much of an ask, but maybe the non-customizer crowd (which looking at the poll seems to be a minority, but a large one!) could be kept happy with some models from an earlier chapter. I'm not keen on the customizer, but if I had the option to forgo that to get (or in addition, if you're feeling super generous!) got an earlier chapter that I didn't have yet, I wouldn't care about new stuff. Just a thought!
2023-03-16 00:13:38 +0000 UTCGhost army is not really my jam, but that's ok. I'll keep supporting you as that's how Patreon works - not about picking and choosing. Would be good to follow up the next few months with some new elves though!
2023-03-15 23:49:56 +0000 UTCPerhaps there could be something interesting in there for you though? Any pointers?
2023-03-15 23:46:06 +0000 UTCHave no interest in the ghost army.. so two months of them sounds like hell!
2023-03-15 23:32:59 +0000 UTCI would be in the same boat
Miguel Barajas
2023-03-15 21:03:41 +0000 UTCAnother month, just moved from May to June ๐ค But there is an amazing ship brewing up, so it's well worth the wait!
2023-03-15 20:21:49 +0000 UTCGotcha, good that I asked then!
2023-03-15 20:21:13 +0000 UTCHaving something included in the monthly patreon release and then having something released only for sale separately that is that closely related would likely annoy me enough to leave...
Mike Stickler
2023-03-15 20:12:19 +0000 UTCI'm most looking forward for the Pirates. Ghosts should be great too. Will they be ghost pirates instead if you go with 2 months of ghosts or will they be on another month? Just as long as there are pirates :))
2023-03-15 19:56:20 +0000 UTCSo, option A would be the best of both worlds for you ๐
2023-03-15 18:48:29 +0000 UTCWhile generally the pre-posed models are what I use, the builder (or at least the bits) are great for more custom units. Battle Companies are a great example - I needed a horse lord who looked like they were flinging a spell. Customizer to the rescue.
Danny Santoro
2023-03-15 18:47:38 +0000 UTCYup, riders planned for sure! I totally understand your point - that's why I felt the need to ask the Community to find the most popular approach ๐
2023-03-15 18:44:36 +0000 UTCLooking forward to ghost hoping to see some riders ๐ however from a selfish point of view I quite like getting different stuff/ faction each month โบ๏ธ
2023-03-15 18:27:24 +0000 UTCI would like to see D&D monsters. By the way I hate glueing the models section by section.
Henrik Halle
2023-03-15 18:10:47 +0000 UTC