Trench Crusade: Communicant anti-tank hunter

TRENCH CRUSADE GAME – A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
3 months ago – Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 08:06:21 AM

Greetings Crusaders,

It’s been a busy few months for the Trench Crusade team! The community has grown more than we could ever have imagined and the support we’ve been shown for the game has just been… well, nothing short of incredible.

Any wargame is only as strong as its community and Trench Crusade’s has been growing like crazy. We’re not kidding when we say that all your support is the driving force behind what we’re doing here. We want this to continue more than anything and plan on showing our gratitude, not only by delivering a great game, but by being as open and transparent as we can about what's going on. Within reason of course – we don’t want to spoil any surprises either!

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Regarding the original Communicant Kickstarter delivery is now complete, barring a few returns or missing parcels (which are being dealt with – any issues or concerns, send us a message). To everyone that backed the campaign, thank you! You have all shown a level of understanding and patience which is, quite frankly, rare nowadays.

It’s out of respect for you guys that we didn’t want to talk too much about the future of the Trench Crusade until now and we’re very excited to finally do so!

+++ TRENCH CRUSADE WILL BE RETURNING TO KICKSTARTER ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2024! +++

You can also sign up on our Kickstarter page to be notified:

TRENCH CRUSADE by Factory Fortress Inc

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What’s in the Kickstarter?

1. A hardback book that will be the definitive collection of Trench Crusade lore and rules by Tuomas Pirinen as well as the art of Mike Franchina and other legends including John Blanche, Dave Gallagher, Des Hanley and Paul Bonner.
2. A full set of miniatures, including starter sets; sculpted by James Sherriff, Saint Decent, Wilph, Joake RevillaMartin, Chris Cleve, Akshay Kumar and other talented artists.
3. Everything will be available physically and digitally.
4. Terrain, tokens and more…

We may be publishing a book but we remain committed to the game’s living rulebook and a version of the core rules will always be available to download for free.

We’ll also be doing something quite different when it comes to manufacturing and delivery which aims to have miniatures on their way to you as quickly as possible.

1. Physical models will be 3D printed in highly detailed and resilient resin by Only-Games and shipped worldwide.
2. Digital models will be provided as supported and unsupported files via MyMiniFactory.

These can start fulfilling as soon as you’ve finished your pledge manager. Our hope is to see games being played with official Trench Crusade miniatures before the year is out.

Our main goal for this campaign is to get Trench Crusade out there and get you all playing. The profits we make will be going towards developing the game even further:

1. More game
2. More minis
3. More art
4. More community support

We’re in this for the long run and we’d be honoured if you’d like to join us on this crusade.

We’ll end things here for now but rest assured we’ll be back with more news in the run up to the big day.

See you on the front lines, soldiers!

The Trench Crusade Team

Newsletter: https://www.trenchcrusade.com/

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/trenchcrusade

And we are done! Finally! :)
3 months ago – Sat, Sep 07, 2024 at 09:15:57 AM

Exalted pilgrims!

We’re thrilled to let you know that the last of the pledges have now been sent out and all outstanding rewards should arrive within the next 1–2 weeks, depending on your location. We are incredibly grateful to each and every one of you for your tremendous patience, support and belief in our project!

Your backing has meant the world to us and we cannot express how humbled we are by the dedication, kindness (and patience!) you’ve shown throughout this campaign. This Kickstarter would not have been possible without your trust and we sincerely hope you enjoy your miniatures!

We’re excited for what’s next and look forward to sharing news of the upcoming Trench Crusade game, with an announcement coming imminently…

Any issues or questions, drop us a message anytime. Thank you once again and we hope to see you there for the next adventure!

With heartfelt gratitude, love and respect,

Mike, James and Tuomas

https://www.trenchcrusade.com/

Super quick update folks!
4 months ago – Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 05:22:17 AM

Super quick update folks!

The vast majority of backers have now been shipped – many thanks for your patience! More life turbulence at my end I am afraid, so I’m still packing and shipping the last few. My sincerest apologies for those still waiting! 

Please message me with any queries and I will respond as soon as I can (although please bear with me – I have been pretty inundated so may not be able to reply as quickly as I would like, although I will definitely get back to you)!

All the best you legendary people. Your fortitude throughout has been incredible and truly appreciated. With luck my next update will be confirming everything has been sent out! :) 

Cheers,

James

Almost there...
5 months ago – Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 12:42:46 PM

Blessed pilgrims,

I've been battling through the chaos of the warehouse (a.k.a. my living room/my parents' garage) and am making real headway! Many of you will have received yours by now, many more are on the way and the rest are being packed as we speak. I hope to have the last parcel out of the door in the next two weeks! Then I might lie down for a bit of a rest...

Address changes and general queries

As per the last update, if you have moved/are planning to move soon, please drop me a message and (if I haven't already sent yours) I can update your address for you, since BackerKit is closed so you won’t be able to do this yourself. I appreciate that because this has taken longer than anticipated, some of you may have moved to a new home. 

Please also feel free to message me if you have any other queries at all. I may not be able to reply the same day, but I will get back to you!

Thanks again for your incredible support, kindness and patience you have shown. You are all super awesome! 

All the best,

James

Sitrep from the trenches
6 months ago – Wed, May 29, 2024 at 01:41:21 AM

Blessed pilgrims,

Sorry this update is a bit later than usual – it’s pretty full-on here at the moment… so no change there! I have to be honest with everyone; I’ve been struggling physically and emotionally recently.

Fulfilment is ongoing but is still slow I am afraid. I really wanted to have everything out by the end of this month, but unfortunately that won’t be possible. Between work, family crisis, cost of living… it’s all taken a toll. I have several hundred left to send out so fulfilment is going to go into June now, which is really disappointing I know and is adding to the stress. I’m working every day, in those hours available to me whether day or night, but it’s impossible to have any real structure to my workflow right now due to other things going on at home. It’s a perfect storm. I’m naturally a positive, glass-half-full kinda guy, but I am finding it a bit harder to remain quite as jovial these days.

Lessons have been learnt on this journey – in future the manufacturer will be doing all the checking, sorting, bagging and packing (which is unbelievably time consuming. To give you a rough idea, it takes on average 10 minutes to pack a single order, due to the sorting, checking, bagging of tiny parts, bases, box making, label printing, customs form filling… multiply that by more than 2500 orders and you get a rough idea of what I've been up against). I am getting more help in June which is much needed as I am kinda running on fumes right now.

All these delays have also pushed back other projects (and meant I’ve missed out on work) which are compounding matters for me. And home life really isn’t great right now. Worst first half of the year since lockdowns in 2020.

But please rest assured that I am working as hard as I can and will be getting all pledges out. It is just taking a lot longer than I anticipated. I can only apologise from the bottom of my heart for all the delays.

Address changes and general queries

If you have moved/are planning to move soon, please drop me a message and I can update your address for you, since BackerKit is closed so you won’t be able to do this yourself. I appreciate that because this has taken longer than anticipated, some of you may have moved to a new home. Please also feel free to message me if you have any other queries at all. I may not be able to reply the same day, but I will get back to you!

Thanks again for being so amazing. I am so grateful for all the messages of support.

All the best,

James