This is a Late Pledge store for the Dized Kickstarter campaign. If you missed the campaign, this is your last chance in getting in. This is the last chance to buy Credits as will not be available for public after this store closes!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Dized Development Update: Time to Collect your Credits and other exciting news!
about 5 years ago
– Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 08:55:56 PM
Hello Backers!
In this update we talk about:
Development Update: Time to Redeem Credits!
Recent and Upcoming Content
Frequently Asked Questions
Development Update: Time to Collect Credits!
Credits given...
The development team has been working hard on the Dized tools, especially concentrating on the animation tools and the visualization of the logic engine that drives the tutorials. Both are crucial parts of the toolset.
There are also other important parts of the platform that need to be implemented before the tutorials can be published, and one of these is of course the ability to access the content. As the first step towards this, the Credit System has also been in development and we’re now at a point that allows you to redeem all the credits you purchased during the crowdfunding campaign(s). Credits will appear on your account ready to be used when you need them!
And if your pledge level included a digital badge for your profile, it will be automatically redeemed with the same code!
Badges given...
Instructions on how to activate your credits will follow in a separate email and we will post another Kickstarter update as a reminder after we’ve sent the activation instructions!
Please note that we can only transfer the credits for backers who have stated their country of residence. This is due to taxation of digital sales which we’ll need to report based on the customer’s location. If your country of residence is still unknown to us, we will contact you about it directly via email.
Recent and Upcoming Content
Since the end of the Kickstarter, several rules have been added to the app, from small indie games like Electioneer and Big Monster (recently praised by Jamey Stegmaier) to blockbusters like Flamme Rouge or Thanos Rising.
Almost half of these rules have been created directly by publishers through our creation tool with the other half being designed by freelance content creators. Including the previously available titles – like Gloomhaven, Splendor and Feudum – the Dized library now features 44 games.
Now on Dized!
And there’s even more coming! As we write this update, dozens of rules are being created. Among those which should be ready within the next few weeks, we can mention Terraforming Mars, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island, Catacombs, Newton, Heart of Crown and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game – among many others.
It’s also good to keep in mind that once the Tutorial tools are out later this year, the same sort of expanse of content will happen with the tutorials as well! We know the tutorials are what a lot of you are expecting (so are we!) and we’re working towards it every day.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are a few questions and topics that keep popping up in our social media channels, crowdfunding comments and support mailbox and we thought of answering some of them right here! We’re happy to answer any and all questions and we of course wish that you keep ‘em coming :)
I definitely want the “Eldritch Mars - Steampunk Auction Espionage” to Dized. Can you make it happen?
The content on Dized is created by Publishers and Freelancers, not by us! The best way to get a certain game in Dized is to drop a message straight to the publisher and ask them to get Dized!
How much longer until we start seeing new tutorials?
There will be more tutorials when the Tutorial tools are released, which we’ve estimated for September. Currently we’re on schedule and aren’t expecting major delays.
Why are you spending your time creating Rules rather than using that time to take the Tools further?
Good News: We’re not! The Rules are fully created by publishers or freelancers hired by them, and not by Dized. Rules on Dized are (and have been) an important step for us to get feedback on our publishing tools, and also to build the community that creates the content. It’s the same mechanics and people who will also be creating the Tutorials later this year!
When will we receive our promos and other physical rewards?
Later this year. It’s a big project as there are several publishers involved who are manufacturing the promos on their own factories and we’re gathering everything in our central hub and sending them from there. We’ll keep you up to date on the progress.
Best-
Team Dized.
Pledge Manager Reminder!
about 5 years ago
– Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 11:14:01 PM
Hi Backers,
We just wanted to send you a quick reminder to fill in the the backer survey for the pledge manager if you haven't already as we'll be closing the pledge manager soon!
We'll be closing the pledge manager and late-pledge store on 1st of March at 16:00 GMT+3 / 9:00 AM EST to be exact, so it's really important that you fill in your survey to receive your rewards.
We will of course keep you updated of the process as we move along and we are really excited for the next steps!
If you have any questions, please do get in touch and we can help you out!
Thank you,
- Team Dized
Progress on Dized and content, Post-campaign craziness and more!
about 5 years ago
– Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 12:05:30 AM
Hello dear Backers!
Since the campaign ended, we have been busy behind the scenes working on lots of exciting things! Here’s a recap:
Post-campaign craziness
To begin with, we opened up the late pledges for both the Kickstarter campaign and our Indiegogo backers so that people who missed out on the campaign could still participate. The Surveys were sent a couple of weeks ago for the pledge manager so that we can establish what extras people wanted, and to get the number for the final amount of promos that we need to print. If you haven’t filled in your pledge manager yet, make sure to check your inboxes!
We’re also working with publishers to create more community content for you all. We will be posting interviews on our blog as well as lots of other interesting content. If there are any questions that you would like to ask publishers that work with Dized, or maybe any questions for us, they are more than welcome!
Progress on Dized and content
Meetings at Dized HQ!
We’re working intensively to expand the Tools to also incorporate the creation of tutorials. To this point we’ve made most of the progress “behind curtains” in the backend and the logic engine that drives the tutorials, but the biggest leap this past month has been the progress on the visualization front. To put it in a very short way, this means that all the code we’ve written is starting to get a visual shape on screen. While there’s still a huge amount of work ahead of us, this is a huge, important step.
Another critical feature that you will be able to see soon is the Credit system. We’ve had a lot of inquiries on how many credits were bought and soon we will be able to transfer the Credits that were purchased during the crowdfunding campaigns. Even though you can’t use them quite yet, they’ll be there ready for the time when we start implementing other digital content to the platform. The credits will be delivered to you with a code that you can enter into Dized (after you’ve registered and logged in) and after that you’ll see the credits in your account. We will be giving you more information about this later but wanted to mention it as a lot of you were asking.
For us it’s very important that we also offer support for publishers and freelancers that are adding more rules content on the app. We want there to be a wide variety of content on the app with games for everybody, so it’s really important for us to continue to help them in any way we can. Of course we’re still developing the Rules Tool as well, as there’s a lot of feature requests that we’re implementing! Remember, if you’re interested becoming a content creator (freelancer), check this link!
Manufacturing and fulfillment
Now that we’re almost at the end of the post-campaign sales and add-on orders, we’re able to lock down the exact amounts of physical products that we will need to manufacture. We are working closely with several publishers to make sure that all the components are produced to match the original game components. It’s a big logistical challenge and we’re making sure that everything goes by the book.
We have also started the negotiations with both the manufacturer of the other physical rewards and the fulfillment facility. Manufacturing of the promos and other physical rewards, and shipping them will take a couple of months and then packing and fulfillment about a month or two on top of that.
Progress is coming along nicely!
We’re working hard that you will be able to get your hands on the physicals as soon as possible! But as we’ve learned from our last campaign, we can not state an exact date or even a month at this stage, as things can change and delays can happen as they did previously. But we do promise to keep you updated if that happened and keep checking in during the process.
That’s it! All in all there are a lot of plates spinning and of course we didn’t even fit everything else that we have on our plate here. We will have time for that later!
Thanks for checking in, and keep playing more games!
- Team Dized
Pledge Manager is on its way!
about 5 years ago
– Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 02:05:19 AM
Hello Backers,
We've got some great news for you! The pledge manager has been approved which means we can start sending these surveys out to you! We'll be sending out the smoke test surveys today to test that everything works fine, then the other surveys over the next few days.
The pledge manager is the place where you will need to input your address, pay for any shipping if required and make sure all your information is up to date. You will also be able to add on any extras you like. It is really important that this survey is filled out so that we can make sure you get your rewards!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send us a message and we'll be able to help you!
Once again, thank you for your support and we're excited to get things moving along.
Team Dized
Survey Time is Upon Us!
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 07:52:59 PM
Dear Backers, Survey Time is Upon Us!
It’s soon time for the post-campaign survey! We’re using BackerKit to collect the necessary information so we can deliver your pledges to you. You will be receiving this survey in the next few days, and we ask you to handle the survey as soon as possible so we can get the production started sooner.
Note about BackerKit: You might already have an existing BackerKit account, but please note that you don't need to create an account in order to fill in the survey. Just click the link when you receive it and it’ll take you to the survey.
In the survey we ask for your shipping address if you’re bought any physical rewards. In case you bought a level that only has digitally deliverable rewards, you will still be asked for your country of residence (we need this information for tax purposes). There will also be a chance to purchase some add-on goodies, such as adding some credits to your order (last chance to get them!) or get the exclusive Kickstarter edition of the Dized Collector’s Dice Set!
Kickstarter Exclusive: Dized Collector's Edition Dice Set
After completing the survey, you can still go back later and change your responses at any time. The add-on orders will close in mid-February se we can get the final numbers and start the production for the physical rewards. Please keep your address up to date until the physical rewards have been shipped!
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://dized-kickstarter.backerkit.com/
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account.
We will send regular production updates for both the physical products and development of Dized as things progress.
