03.09 - MASSIVE UPDATE! all rulebooks are available in English!
about 1 year ago – Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 06:09:32 AM

Greetings Guardians!

The major job is finished and all the expansion manuals are ready. I also add the core book to the following list to let you have everything in the same place. The core rulebook has had some fixes where it still had some uncertainty.  We thank the great work that all the translators are doing. 

Aion's and 1st Guardian don't have a real rulebook but a compendium to the main one.

Click on one of the images below to read the related rulebook

Roadmap:

over the next couple of months we will let the translators finish their work. During this time we will continue to playtest and polish the rule parts that aren't perfectly clear. Although they have been sifted through dozens of times, there is always something that can be improved.

As soon as all the translations are ready we will start with the actual pre-production work which will lead to the mass production of Darkest Doom by the beginning of June. Then we expect to finish the mass production in about 2 months.

Meanwhile, Top Quality Games (the manufacturer) is already working on the miniatures, it is the longest production preparation process.

Thanks to everyone for your support!

if you have any questions, you can as always write me at [email protected]

Giuliano

Darkest Doom Dice Tower survey.
about 1 year ago – Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 06:26:47 AM

Greetings Guardians,

this is a short update to inform you that something went wrong in the procedure of collecting the preferences to have the dice tower. The IDs of the responders weren't recorded correctly by the Backerkit API and therefore we don't know who wants to have the tower.

I apologize to everyone but I am forced to re-send the survey asking you whether or not you want the dice tower in your order.

It will be sent again from the email address: [email protected]

to be safe, I added a field to the survey where you can write the email address you used to order Darkest Doom.

Here you will find also the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/6UEEzaGmmiDWGVPb9

I apologize again for this double request.

Thanks everyone for your time.

Giuliano

01.24 Shipping costs, Dice Tower and pre-production progress
about 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 06:18:09 AM

Greetings Guardians!

It is now possible to pay shipping costs on Backerkit. They will be charged automatically on the CC registered for the order in the next 2 days. If you have any problems with this, feel free to email me at [email protected]

Dice Tower

Those who attended both the Darkest Doom Kickstarter and any AdapTableTop Kickstarters will see the exclusive Dice Tower added to their order for free.

All other backers will receive an email from [email protected] asking if they wish to add it to their order at a cost of €9.90.

If the answer is "yes", I will manually add the dice tower to your order. 

You have time to respond until February 14th.

Darkest Doom progression

The expansion rulebooks will be finished this week and will join the main rulebook for translation into various languages.

Meanwhile, the long process of creating the molds for the miniatures has already begun.

The final version of Darkest Doom for Tabletop Simulator is in progress. I'll update you as soon as it's ready (end of February, more or less).

Thank you all for your attention!

for any questions you can always write me at [email protected]

See you soon!

12.23 Massive Christmas Update!
over 1 year ago – Sun, Dec 25, 2022 at 02:16:29 AM

Greetings Guardians!

It took us a little longer to prepare this update but we assure you that it was worth it!

Unlike the beta version of the rulebook you already read, this new available version is 95% complete. We want to take a little more time to test out some minor things related to the expansions to make sure there’s perfect synergy between every card effect from the base game and the new options presented in the expansions with no alterations to the gameplay balance – that’s why we’re holding back that last 5%. 

Our goal is for you to play the best possible version of our game and avoid fixes after the release date. It’s important to us that once Darkest Doom enters your homes, the game experience will be satisfying and most importantly, fun.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s new in the rulebook:

• Rules and card texts were revised for better comprehension, leaving no space for doubt in some game phases by adding sections that offer clarifications on rules and removing bugs.

The rulebook will be divided into two manuals: one with the rules and the other with the lore and background

• Cards Layout improved to enhance the visual experience of the game and immersion.

• Order Achievement deck: This new deck offers secondary goals with multiple-choice rewards to be gained once the requirements are met, guiding you through your first few games by taking away some of the burden of the free range all Guardians have in the game. This deck also makes for better strategizing once you’re more experienced – choosing your rewards wisely to prepare for future rounds is essential to raise your chances of winning. 

This new deck replaces the Entry to the Black Lodge deck and the Daily Fame rewards – upon further testing, in some cases these decks turned out to be unbalanced in the base game and less valuable than the Order Achievement new deck. For this reason, the previous ones have been moved to the Timeless expansion. This evolution greatly enhanced the game flow, cutting some dead air, and the new deck highlights the game's main structure.

• New Creature Attack cards: We added some new variants to the Creature Attack deck so the challenges always feel fresh, since as players gained more experience they might predict what the Lightless would do. That’s why 20 new cards were added to the deck.

• Wanted by the Order deck: This is for the game’s Solo Mode and allows players to play with the minis of other Guardians (in this case, Bot Guardians). This way, solo games feel more like regular games.

• We added new pages to the rulebook to give you some tips and analyze various options and strategies specifically useful for the victory condition you’re pursuing.

The new version of Darkest Doom will have 60 more cards than the version presented on Kickstarter.

CHRISTMAS STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

This is the new Goal which will be available for free with all pledges:

This special booster pack is our Christmas present to all of you. The pack includes 12 Christmas-themed cards in total. Of course, as with all other expansions, the effects of these cards will be thoroughly tested as well.

SHIPPING FEES and PM REOPENING 

From the beginning of January, the PM will open again to allow you to add the new Darkest Doom dice tower presented with AdapTableTop. Anyone who has already purchased an ATT in one of our Ks campaigns will get it for free.

In the same period, we will also receive the shipping price list valid for next year and we will thus start the procedure with Backerkit to activate the payment of shipping costs. I will update you on this with an update in mid-January.

Thank you all for the support! in the coming months, we will wait for the translations for the language editions and then we will start talking about production planning.

See you soon and happy holiday full of happiness and fun with those you love.

Happy Christmas!

Game Start Studio Team

Scheduling update
over 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 12:01:45 AM

Greetings Guardians!

September was a month of playtesting for Darkest Doom expansions. We are at a definitive version of the basic rulebook, but before releasing it we want to be sure that there are no bugs that will appear with the uses of the various expansions.,

In the past month we have also managed the AdapTableTop 3rd ed. Ks campaign and we are managing the fulfillment of the second edition of it. It's been a pretty full month.

Here is an updated schedule fo Darkest Doom:

PHASE 1 Until November 2022:

Gameplay Improvement (Done)

More clear and immediate layout and presentation of the main rulebook (Done)

Darkest Doom test along with all Expansion sets (ongoing)

This first phase is almost over and we are finishing the

translations and layouts of expansion's rulebooks.

STEP 2 From December to March 2023:

Translation of the cards and manuals in other languages: they will be entrusted to the distributors who have acquired the licenses. They have a maximum time to submit translations and we will try to watch over this. However, we must wait for their work within a reasonable time.

Pre Production

Invitation to close your pledge with updated shipping costs (the annual price list arrives at the end of March) with the possibility of inserting the new addon, for those who do not have it as a gift with AdapTableTop: Darkest Doom Dice Tower

STEP 3 From April to August:

Final Production Phase.

Ship reservations and final fulfillment planning.

September 2023

Final fulfillment.

In the following updates, we will go into the details of phase 1 end, being able to present the pdf of the rulebook with all the news.

For any questions, you can write to: [email protected]

Thanks to all of you for your support.