Deep Madness's Last Day, and What's Been Going On
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 01:49:05 AM

Hi guys! I wanted to update you briefly on what's been happening in the Deep Madness campaign. First of all, this is its final day. So, if you're interested in checking it out, this is the last chance. You can find it by clicking here.

I also wanted to offer some updates from the campaign. First, we announced that this will be the original Deep Madness’s last crowdfunding campaign. Roger, our CEO, creative director, and lead game designer, also laid out the reasons for this campaign: essentially, this was the chance to fix those things in Deep Madness that we weren’t happy with initially, using what we’ve learned to update the game and make it the best version we could as we sent it out one last time. You can read more about his thoughts and the reasons for this campaign in the update here.

In this same update, we revealed that the Madness Reborn epic monsters have become their own, completely separate nightmares, rather than just new sculpts of the previous epics. We also announced that Deep Madness will be coming to the Dized app, complete with an interactive tutorial, and we offered some cool comparison shots between the new epics, old epics, and upgrade kit components. Finally, we announced that the new core game box will now be coming with every copy of the upgrade kit, so you won’t miss out on the new box if you just wanted to upgrade your game. (Once again, you can check out that update here.)

In our first update, we announced that the elusive Magnetic Saw Gun card has been added to every pledge level from the Crawling Core up. You can see that update here.

And finally, we have a new stretch goal we’re working towards, which will introduce a new type of investigator: the epic investigator. These are half-investigator, half-something else, and have two different modes: Mortal mode, and Enlightened mode. They have been altered by the sphere and the otherworld beyond it, making an investigator that is stronger - and more dangerous - than any others before it. Below are two rough concepts for our first epic investigator, Dr. William West, with the top one being his front while the bottom is his back. You can learn more about him in this update. 

I think those are all the updates from the new Deep Madness campaign. Once again, if you’re interested, the campaign ends in a few hours, but you can still check it out here if you'd like.

Well, that's all for this update. Have a great day and week, and Happy Halloween!

New Deep Madness Campaign is Live!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 10:51:50 PM

Hey guys! I just wanted to drop in and let you know that we have launched a new Kickstarter for Deep Madness. So, if there was an expansion you missed last time, you can grab it now. 

We've included some new stuff and revised some things as well. This new reprint includes a new expansion called Madness Reborn which adds eight giant, nasty reimaginings of some of our favorite epic monsters and seven scenarios crafted by Deep Madness superfan Phil Blake and his crew of madmen. There's also an upgrade kit that will bring your game up to the current version that we're offering nearly at cost, which includes revised versions of every printed component from the game - including revised versions of every rulebook and card, and color-corrected, brightened tiles and punchboards. (It's not a necessary purchase for you to continue enjoying your copy of Deep Madness, but it's there if you want it.) 

If you'd like to take a look at the new campaign, you can find it by clicking here.

Want to see some of what's in the campaign? Okay then. Here are a couple of the monsters from Madness Reborn:

Once again, click here to check out the new campaign!

I hope you're doing well, friend. Have a great week!

Live Stream with Deep Madness News Incoming!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 07:22:44 AM

Hey guys! Long time no talk! I will be live streaming today at 1 pm PDT (8 pm GMT), and I'd love it if you could join me. I'll have lots of Dawn of Madness stuff to show off, finalized Celestial minis, and some exciting Deep Madness news!

I'll be live on YouTube and Facebook. You can find the video links below:

Talk to you again soon, and I hope to see you on the live stream!

Translated Novel Delivery Imminent - Change Your Address Now if Needed!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 10:49:16 AM

Hi guys! Sorry for the radio silence on the translated novels. I know you all are very eager to get them. My apologies that they've taken so long to reach you. 

The books all finished printing in December, and then we had to work for quite a long time to get them on a boat. Due to the international shipping situation, this proved to be no small task. However, we finally did manage to get one, and the books have been on their way to Poland over the last few weeks. 

In fact, we expect the ship to arrive in Poland on the 15th - which is likely today, depending on where you are in the world. Now, they will still have to get through customs and then be sent out from our shipping partner, but, regardless, your book will be at your door very soon. 

This will apply to the EU and surrounding regions. Canadian books should also be there soon (or have already been delivered), and the rest of the world will ship out from China by the end of March. 

With this in mind, if you need to update your delivery address for the novels, then now would be the time to do that. To update your address (or for any other issues), send an email to Cherry at [email protected] and she'll get that fixed for you. (You can also reach me at [email protected], though I won't be able to help with address changes.)

Once again, we're very sorry it's taken so long for you to get your books. Having said that, the wait will officially be over within the next couple of weeks! Have a great day, and we hope you enjoy your translated copies of Shattered Seas.

Shattered Seas Translations Update
about 2 years ago – Mon, Mar 07, 2022 at 10:42:00 PM

Guys, I am so sorry it has taken this long to update you all on the translations for Shattered Seas. There is no excuse for the length of time you have waited for this info. You have my sincere apologies. At last, though, we have good news, so here is your much too long-awaited update.

Several weeks ago, I finally finished the last files for the printed translations and got them off to the printer. We recently got the samples of the three translations, which you can see below. The printer is telling us that they will be done printing the books by mid-November. After that, we will have to secure shipping services, which could be quite a feat if you've followed the worldwide shipping situation at all. Having said that, it shouldn't be too much longer before you have your books. In the meantime, I just finished the eBooks a few days ago, so you can find those below.

So What Happened?

We ran up against a few problems with each of the translations, but none more than the Spanish version. That one went through three translators, a number of said translators' medical problems, and long blocks of time where all we heard was dead air. Initially, we planned to publish the French and German versions separately, but we ran into a few problems with those, which also saw them delayed - enough that it once again made sense to print them all simultaneously. As that happened, my attention drifted to other projects, such as our forthcoming Dawn of Madness, that, I will admit, sucked up pretty much all of my time and energy. 

Now, none of that excuses my abhorrent lack of communication with you, for which I am so sorry. You deserved better.

eBooks

Even if there's still a little wait for the physical books, one thing I can do right now is to provide you with the eBooks for all three versions. You can find the links to your preferred language below. They are available in four different versions: PDF, ePub, Mobi, and KPF, which a Kindle program I used to double-check files tells me is the newest Kindle format and what the Kindle store actually uses. (Mobi will work with all Kindles, so try that one out if the KPF one gives you trouble or doesn't work. I'll admit, I had some problems with it. I only include it in the case that it's better for some people.)  

Here are the links to the Google Drive folders for the different translations:

Shattered Seas Spanish Translation

Shattered Seas French Translation

Shattered Seas German Translation 

Let me know if you run into problems with any of these, too. You can reach me at [email protected]. I'll see what I can do to get something fixed if it's broken. 

Updating Addresses

While it's not necessary right now to update your address, it will be soon. So, if you need to update your address for the translation delivery, send an email to [email protected] with the new address, and Cherry will get back to you as soon as she can.

Other Deep Madness News

I wish I could say I had a bunch of new Deep Madness news for you right now, but unfortunately, I don't. We do have a lot of stuff planned, but right now, our focus has been pretty much overtaken with our other projects. We do still plan to have another Deep Madness reprint in the future, but we don't have a specific date for you yet. I can say it won't be until we can really spend some time to make it awesome. (I would say it'll definitely be next year at this point, as opposed to this year.)

Anyway, thanks again for your nearly limitless patience and for just generally being awesome. You guys rock. I'll be back before too long once the books are closer to delivery to let you know when final address changes need to be submitted. Have a great week!