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I got an early Christmas present from my wife in the form of these Go First Dice, from mathsgear.co.uk.
These 12-sided dice (my favourite kind, obviously) are marked with numbers in...
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Player-Created Content
I was chatting with a patron who was really enthusiastic about the player experience in Zero Dark and about contributing to new content. And in the course of the conversation, it occ...
2020-12-12 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWeekly News Podcast is back! - Adverts and Advertising
As promised, a primitive version of my regular podcast. I'll be livestreaming on FB again this afternoon between 1400 UTC and 1500. You'll be able to catch up with that on my FB page la...
2020-12-11 12:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostI'm back... briefly.
No sign of my bloody laptop charger cable, yet. We've ordered a second one in the hope that at least one will turn up. But so far, no joy...
However, my wife has had a brief lull ...
2020-12-10 11:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostDecember Update
*sigh*
My new laptop charger is definitely en route but, omg, it's so sloooow.
I'm going to suspend payments for December because I really feel like I've not given my patrons meaningf...
Honestly, the things I do!
Trying to get the proportions right on the carbine design for the miniatures. This feels just right.
Going to see if I can make a full-scale replica for the Kickstarter.
Going live at 1400
I'll be livestreaming on Facebook again, today, between 2 and 4pm, UTC.
No new power cable, yet, but the tracker says it's in the UK, so fingers crossed it'll be here very soon...
Normal Service Will Resume Shortly
Well, according to the tracking site, my replacement charger is in the UK, so I'm hoping to be podcasting again by the end of the week.
I'll do another FB livestream at 1500 on Friday, becau...
Facebook Live at 1330 UTC
As my laptop is still hors de combat, I'll be going live on Facebook at 1330 UTC until... Well, until I get bored or have to make dinner, basically. I'll be painting, chatting about industry stuff...
2020-11-20 13:17:10 +0000 UTC View PostLemonade from Lemons
After several days of detective work, I've traced a persistent electrical fault to its origin. The bad news is that it's the charger for my laptop, which means my laptop is out of commission until...
2020-11-18 10:19:40 +0000 UTC View PostWhy does play testing always start our looking like Crafts for the under 13s?
I'm getting Infinite Dark onto the tabletop again, today, for the first time in months. The last time we were here, it was a playable game but, ultimately a forgettable experience too much...
2020-11-17 11:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostPrecinct Omega Podcast - Design Discussion #2 - Stats
I decided to abandon the scripted approach. I think the result is less coherent and a little rambly, but I didn't like the script I wrote and didn't have time to write it again.
I defin...
2020-11-13 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMiniatures News #26 - Stuff vs Good Design
Back to the news, we look at
2020-11-07 13:28:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe Post-Release Dip
This week's podcast will be up shortly, but I thought I'd check in with you guys to let you know that I'm wrestling with post-release dip, right now.
I've lived with depression for decades an...
2020-11-06 12:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostPrecinct Omega Podcast - Games Design #1 - Conceptual & Physical Efficiencies
A little late because I swear I thought it was Thursday today!
In the first in the new series, I start by talking about conceptual efficiencies and physical efficiencies - what are they, and...
Zero Dark Miniatures - Very Early Sight
Thought you guys would like a sneak peek of how we're getting on with designing the minis for the Kickstarter.
Lots of tweaking still to be done, plus posing etc. Feel free to ask any quest...
Operation: ALLHALLOWS
Even with the world fractured, the sky on fire, the air choked with ash and dust and the earth coated with grey snow, there's something wyrd about the homeworld in Autumn. Strange creatures a...
2020-10-29 10:02:21 +0000 UTC View PostHalloween Hobby Zoom!
Robey Jenkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Halloween Hobby Zoom
Time: Oct 31, 2020 04:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
Op NEMESIS - Don't buy it yet!
I mean, you can if you want to. But now it's up for sale, I'll be creating some discount codes for Patrons. So give me, like, a day or two, max, and I'll have some codes you can use to ...
2020-10-26 10:59:36 +0000 UTC View PostWeekly Miniatures News #25 - Will Stargrave Be the Death of Me?
So Osprey announced that 2021 would see the release of Stargrave, the much-anticipated sci-fi twi...
2020-10-23 11:27:02 +0000 UTC View PostPodbean Patrons?
I'm conscious that some patrons may be here primarily for the podcast stuff and other posts about game dev and suchlike aren't relevant to them.
Podbean offers a separate patron system to sup...
2020-10-21 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostNew Sentry Guns in Stock (& Other Iliada Products)
I'm giving patrons a heads-up before I start promoting these on social media. I've put the laser-cut MDF sentry guns from Iliada Game Studio onto my website.
These are absolutely perfec...
2020-10-20 07:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostHalloween Hobby Zoom? - And an update
I'm all guns out for the final straight towards Operation Nemesis. It's all very exciting. But it has meant that, other than podcast episodes, I've been neglecting my patrons a...
2020-10-19 12:46:04 +0000 UTC View PostPrecinct Omega Weekly Miniatures News #24 - 16th October 2020 - Will The Big Bang Theory Blow Up Knight Models?
Knight Models released the cast of Th...
2020-10-16 11:18:00 +0000 UTC View PostMega Brush Paint Set Review - Part 2
New review video! I'm following up the review I did last month to report back on the performance of the Army Painter Mega Brush Set box.
2020-10-14 16:23:00 +0000 UTC View PostKickstarter Drafts
While Adam at Desert Island Designs gets working on the 3d sculpts for the Zero Dark miniatures, I tho...
2020-10-10 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostPrecinct Omega Weekly Miniatures News #23 - 9th October 2020 - Write the Game You Want To Play
This week, I look at some emerging miniatures wargames:
2020-10-09 13:41:43 +0000 UTC View PostWire bound rulebook?
Very quick question: would you be interested in the availability of a wire-bound rulebook you can lie flat on your table?
This is something I've always wanted myself, but as no one else does ...
2020-10-07 15:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostPrecinct Omega Weekly Miniatures News #22 - 2nd October 2020 - HeroQuest & Hasbro
Really sorry that this week's podcast is late for patrons. I had a technical issue with my AI and, when I had it sorted out and was doing the editing, realized that I had missed out several t...
2020-10-05 08:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostMore Zero Dark Mini Concepts
Following yesterday's sneak preview, here are the other two.
I should emphasize that the poses best no resemblance to how the minis will be posed - these are purely to give the sculptor enou...