In the Kickstarter comments, Gareth said he is in the details of layout. What I am wondering is, when the book is done, what elements of the Kickstarter are still on the table? Physical book? Legends of the Far West? Prosperity?
It's been a while and all the focus is on completing the book, so it kind of seems like getting anything else is unlikely, but I'll ask anyway. Gareth, are there plans for anything else in Far West past the core book, and will the core book still be printed for those who ordered a physical copy? Thanks.
I'm doing the final stages of the layout (which is the biggest pain in the ass -- making sure everything fits within a prescribed page count, tracking down overlay and other pre-press errors, insuring that everything fits under the printers ink-coverage hard limit, etc. -- this is the small-detail high-workload part of the process that I seriously hate).
To answer your question: EVERYTHING is still on the table. I'm slow, but you'll get it.
Judging by the update sent via KS, we are nearly there! I look forward to paging through this over the holidays with my lil' desperado, who is also eager to see this. Unfortunately, my initial idea (to take a picture of her in her kungfu cowgirl outfit holding the book) isn't likely to happen as advertised because she's outgrown her little Mulan dress at long last, but we'll think of something. And then cuteness will be inflicted.
The most current is not - backer only. From the comments, it appears the backers have started receiving downloads. Any information on when pre-orders will get something?
Darq -- the backers have gotten individual chapters, as they've been layout-finalized ("locked"). They've gotten 7 of 12 so far. 8 and possibly 9 will be shown to them tomorrow. Once everything is locked, I'll be re-sending the entire book as a single document (since not all backers have wanted to check it out chapter-by-chapter), and then after that, the pre-orders.
Excellent! Glad to hear you are so far along. Thank you for the update! Really looking forward to this book. I sure am sorry its been such a long road for you.