Our first shipment of
DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold CDs was sent out today, along with my 2004 tax return. (Yes, I am a procrastinator.) It might be immodest, but I must say the CDs look pretty slick. The front cover shows the picture of Beethro and Halph over a map background that is becoming familiar to a lot of people. The backside of the jewel case is my little attempt at showing a retail-friendly design with a few screenshots, system requirements, and blurbage. The wonders don't stop there! Opening the jewel case, you'll discover a 26-page booklet with some quick start instructions, a little story of how Beethro and Halph started their journey, and some annoying legalese that nobody will read no matter how bored they are.
The Linux players will be immediately outraged that they were sent a Windows CD instead of the Linux CD they ordered, but some of them may flip out the little tray and find a Linux CD tucked in its secret spot. And those Linux players will still be slightly upset that the Linux CD was put behind the Windows CD, or that perhaps the inclusion of the Windows CD implied they should be running the hated spawn of Gates on their systems. I tell you, these Linux guys are the gripingest group I ever met. You just can't please 'em!
There are thirty-plus people still waiting on their CDs--these are the JtRH contributors and contestwinners. You fellas can't turn me in to the FTC for unreasonable fullfilment delays, because you didn't actually order anything! Ha ha ha! No, seriously, I'll be sending out CDs for the contest-winners this week. And then Brittany is putting together a special item for contributors that is causing further delay, but will be worth the wait, I think.
This isn't my place to complain and bring everybody down, but jeebus, you wouldn't believe the amount of work that went into designing, printing, cutting, folding, stapling, assembling, and mailing these CDs! I will be streamlining the process to cut down on cost and time. There will be one CD with both Linux and Windows files on it instead of two. The booklet will get cut down by a few sheets. (It is already so fat that the case is hard to close.) And I'm going to look into some shipping options where Plimus (the order-processing company) people will ship out the CDs for me.
So enjoy your CDs, people that ordered them! And hold onto them because they might be collector's items someday.
-Erik
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The Godkiller - Chapter 1 available now on Steam. It's a DROD-like puzzle adventure game.
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[Last edited by ErikH2000 at 07-08-2006 01:43 AM]
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So I guess I have the first copy of JtRH to make it past the iron curtain (oh, I get it), and I'll get around to playing JtRH soon. (I have to finish "Treasure Hunt" first, since I'm one of those obsessive-compulsive types who can't leave anything lying around without finishing.) I have to say, the graphics have an excellent textured feel, the title screen and its music are really awesome (the gregorian chant style really fits the Eighth as well as the map), and anyone who doesn't have the CD is missing out if just for the booklet, although most of the info in it is probably included as some sort of file in the download. It looks completely professional. I am really looking forward to JtRH.
