Backerkit Closing! Stuff printing!
24 days ago
– Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 09:47:03 PM
Hey Thunderians,
Apologies for the delay since our last update. Summer is always a busy time for us, and attending Gen Con took our team offline for nearly two weeks. It was wonderful meeting so many of you in person, and we hope you enjoyed the live game.
We have some great news: all project materials have been approved and are currently in pre-press. Printing is scheduled to begin within the next few weeks.
Additionally, the pledge manager is now locked for most backers. We are actively working with the remaining 10% to finalize their details, and we appreciate your patience during this process.
For those who have completed their purchases and finalized their pledge manager, please look out for an email regarding PDFs information.
Also on a side note - Tommy said he was going to do a pdf walk through online several weeks ago. Sadly he had a family member have a serious issue which took him offline that day and for a week. He's fine, but it's the circle of life, so we honored his absence.
Hopefully we'll be back on track now!
Important Update!
2 months ago
– Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 03:06:47 PM
Hello, Thunderians!
The big update you’ve all been waiting for is here!
After a thorough review to ensure everything respects the license, we’re happy to share that both books have been approved, pending two small logo placement changes.
What does this mean?
We’re now preparing the print files and getting the PDFs ready for delivery. We’re still waiting for final confirmation on the PDF release date, but it will likely be next week.
If you haven’t closed your pledge manager yet, please do so. PDF delivery depends on your pledge manager being closed and payments being collected. Once that’s complete, you’ll receive your PDFs. We will lock the pledge manager down on Friday.
We’ll share another update next week to wrap up this stage and move into the printing schedule. Everything else is complete and being prepared for manufacturing, including screens, sheets, stat cards, and more.
Thanks so much for your patience! We waited a few weeks to report back because approval was still pending, and now we have it.
Tommy, our lead designer, will walk through the document on stream this Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern. He’ll preview the digital PDF, share what makes it exciting, and answer questions. Come check it out!
Anyone excited?
CLOSE!!
3 months ago
– Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 02:21:35 PM
Hey Thunderians,
We are close to completion. To clarify, the May 20 update was referring to the Pledge Manager launch, not the final RPG PDFs. The Pledge manager has been sent to everyone as of last week.
The RPG books are still moving through final production. We understand the wording may have caused some confusion. We’ll share more information on PDF delivery once we have a confirmed timeline.
Everything is now in final approvals except for one item. That being said, here's a sneak peak on something fun while we wait.
The pledge manager will close soon. We are closing in approximately 14 days. Once closed, the approvals should be complete and we can work to begin delivering digital rewards.
Keep in mind, this is not set in stone. This is our current desired timeline. Subject to final approvals. Printing begins shortly after.
It's bee a bit behind, but we're not bad all things considering. Thanks for hanging in there. We're close! Next update we'll give you another sneak... peak... ;)
Smoke-Test!
4 months ago
– Wed, May 20, 2026 at 02:08:19 AM
Hail Thundarians!
Great news! Everything has been approved on the Pledge Manager. We're going to launch what's called a smoke-test. This is about 2-5% of the backers to receive the pledge manager so that we can watch and ensure everything goes according to plan.
After the smoke test (one-week) we'll launch the full thing!
We'll update you next week with details and another sample to show to keep the pallet moist! ;)
This WEEK!
4 months ago
– Mon, May 11, 2026 at 03:15:27 PM
Hello everyone,
Good news! One last approval for the pledge manager. We got green text throughout, however...
This is on Backerkit's side, and it's really only a business day or two. Once approved, everything else has been set up and we can begin a smoke test which sends a minor amount of pledges to see if everything is working.
After that we'll release the pledge manager and keep it open for a few weeks while we send approved products to start mastering the proofs and finally print this game!
This project is not as quickly delivered as we would like it, however, considering the additions and complications with setting it up, we're not far off! Appreciate your patience and I'll be sure to update again within a week or two with more news as we complete the next steps.
If you happen to be either in the Chicago area for Anime Central OR in Atlanta for Momocon, we'll be there running games on stage and quite approachable to ask questions or talk Thundercat's shop!
Thunder..... Thunder.... Thundercats.....
