Batman: The Animated Series Adventures

Exciting News & Villains To Use
almost 4 years ago – Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:38:11 PM

Greetings, Gothamites!

We’re back with another exciting update. Batman: The Animated Series Adventures is officially entering the final proofing stage! While we hang out here in the office and double-check our work, we thought you guys might enjoy a few new villains to try out with your AUGS at home or online. 

Many of you tried out the virtual demo for BTAS in the weeks leading up to the campaign, and your feedback was invaluable. Available on both Tabletopia and Tabletop Simulator, this trial run covers all three acts of the Joker’s Favor episode. After hearing from all of you and doing further testing, we’ve changed Harley a tiny bit and Joker has undergone a complete overhaul. 

In the original version, Joker’s ability didn’t pop very often because he was a ranged character with a melee ability. Now, he’s a melee character with adaptability! If he’s not in range for melee, he’ll change into ranged -- so no matter what he’ll always be creeping up on you with blasts or poison. 

While you’re testing those out, why not try swapping in some of the other crowd-favorites? All you need to do is print out a copy of your favorite card (or keep this update handy) and proxy a mini! For today’s update, we’ve selected Two-Face and Scarecrow. Giving Two-Face a trial run will also require a proxy coin, but we figured you’d be just fine with that. 

That’s all for today, bat-fans! Print your favorites, give them a try, and let us know your thoughts down in the comments. 

Production Samples & An Intro To Homebrewing
almost 4 years ago – Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 08:52:28 PM

Greetings, Gothamites!

We’re back with another production update. Who’s up for a game of ring around the minions? The set seen here includes both standard and alt sculpts. 

Now, who’s gonna take those thugs down? These brave men, women, and demons are ready for the job!

If today’s samples have you feeling inspired, you’ll be happy to know that the Virtual  Homebrewer’s Kit is now available! Pete Walsh has put together a great little intro on how to use it so without further ado, we’ll hand the mic over to him. 🎙️

To celebrate our fantastic community and vast wealth of TMNT lore, we’ve made a scenario creation kit to help all the homebrewers share their awesome ideas. The kit comes in the form of a PSD file that stores all of the scenario assets from the City Fall and Change is Constant core boxes: map tiles, tokens, and character portraits. You will need some basic graphics editing knowledge and a program that can edit PSD files to take advantage of it, but there are several free, powerful tools available including GIMP. If you can’t manage that, there will likely be some technically-inclined community members that can help bring your scenario to life at the community page! 

The file has been set up as a single 8.5” x 11” page for easy at-home printing; exporting to a PDF is likely the best solution for sharing within the community. While our team is excited to share this tool with you, it’s just a first version. We look forward to hearing how the community is using it and welcome any constructive feedback, as we hope to improve on the tool and add additional content down the road. Download the kit below, then continue reading for some tips on creating your own scenarios!

TMNT Homebrewers Kit download: Click Here

So you’ve decided to make your own TMNT homebrewed battle. There are a few things when designing a battle that should be taken into consideration. Firstly, you need to set the scene: select 1-2 tiles where you want to do battle. Pay attention to the terrain types you’ve chosen. Some villains fit better than others in different settings. Secondly, as you've probably guessed, it’s villains! It’s always good to start with 1 leader and 1 minion type for every 2 heroes you want in the battle. Remember that not all villains are built the same; Shredder is going to give you more trouble than Hun for instance. How many spawn points you add will also affect how fast those minions come back to haunt you. Thirdly, play play play! Building a great balanced battle takes patience and playthroughs. The better you understand the figures' abilities, movement, and spawning, the better your battle will be! Lastly, don’t be afraid! Jump in and join the other Sewerbrewers and get creative! 

-Pete Walsh

Annnnddd we’re back. Thanks Pete! We’ll head off into the weekend on a comedic note with the hilarious trio of Make ‘Em Laugh. If our Facebook feed is any indication, we think you’ll be excited for that middle guy. 🌭

Support, samples, and a rulebook for review
almost 4 years ago – Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 07:32:02 PM

Hey there Bat-fans,

We’re back for another update and this one packs a better punch than Clayface. First, a few quick notes on the administrative side:

•All Kickstarter messages have been responded to going back to the start of the campaign. If you have any outstanding issues from before that time, please bump your message and we’ll get you taken care of. 

•As of this posting, we’re still sifting through the last few support emails but if you don’t have a response by Monday, bump away. This also goes for social media (you know the drill, bump it up!). 

There! Boring part over. Now, for the fun stuff! 

In case you missed Pete’s posts in the IDW Adventures Universal Game System group over on Facebook, he and his team are currently taking feedback on this rulebook draft. Dig in and enjoy!

We know you’ve all been patiently waiting for a few new mini previews, and today that patience will be rewarded. Starting off with a Gotham group shot showing off some of Batman’s biggest foes. He’s going to have his hands full with these massive meanies!

Your feedback has been pivotal in making these miniatures rock (sometimes, literally). Here are a few pics of our post-campaign adjustments. 

Our original sculpt had a bigger rock, but that made the physical model unstable due to the weight distribution. This version is much improved!

This daring duo was a tricky one. Getting the scale just right on Isis was difficult since she’s such a tiny cat, but the figure still needs to be usable and functional. Here’s the final scaling for the pair, with Isis having a slightly wider base than TMNT’s mouser hordes. 

Several of you were shocked by Livewire’s render during the campaign because the straight-on pic gave her a bit of a bouffant. Here’s the actual side shot showing her iconic spikes!

No commentary, it’s just too cool to not share. 

That’s all for BTAS, though we’re going to wrap up for the day with a TMNT surprise. Our next update will come complete with a free digital homebrewer’s kit that will give all of you the tools you’ll need to make your own scenarios! We can’t wait to see you flex your turtle power. 🐢 

Pledge manager, customer support, and production progress update
almost 4 years ago – Sat, May 30, 2020 at 12:46:53 AM

Hey Bat-fans,

First off, we hope everyone is doing well given the state of the world. We know things are a bit odd with COVID. For us and the gaming industry as a whole, things are changing and we are adjusting. We apologize for this delay update and we are resolving our communication process across the board.

UPDATES

Updates will be coming every 2 weeks until shipping is complete.

PLEDGE MANAGER CHARGING

The original plan was to charge the pledge manager sooner rather than later, however, we have decided to leave it open until late August. Many people have written to us, asking for more time due to issues around COVID and we want to help out however we can. Once we have an exact date for locking orders, charging cards, and locking addresses, we will make sure you have a heads up and lead time.

TMNT IN THE BATMAN BACKERKIT

European and UK backers, due to a customs issue, are still waiting to receive their copies of TMNT. We want to be respectful to them and wait on adding those products into BackerKit. Ensuring those backers on that campaign is our priority one right now. However, we can tell you some more details now.

- You will be alerted 3 weeks in advance of the TMNT bundles hitting BackerKit.

- Quantities will be limited to somewhere in the hundreds, but we are doing what we can to increase that number.

- Batman All-In backers will have access first for 48 hours, and then the items will be open to everyone.

MINIATURES UPDATE

All plastic minis have been approved for tooling! If you are not familiar with miniature games, this is a huge milestone. Approval for tooling means that each mini has passed the tests needed to create the final metal molds that will make your pieces! Once the molds are made, the fires are kicked up and the minis begin flowing!

Times are odd and we are doing our best to adjust as well. Thank you all for your continued patience. Let’s get through this together :)

IDW Games

A few samples in for preview!
about 4 years ago – Thu, Apr 02, 2020 at 03:22:19 AM

Hey Bat-fans,

Nope, it's not an April fools day joke. We've already gotten in a few samples from the factory, and we thought you'd enjoy seeing them! We're all working from home at the moment, so these are from a smartphone camera, which does make them a bit blurry, and the details appear softer than they are in reality. However, we still think they’re exciting to see, and should give you an idea of where we are in the process.

We hope everyone is doing well, and staying safe and healthy these days. As you can see, this project is still progressing at a good pace, and we're feeling confident we can still hit this year, even with the current state of things.

As a reminder, BackerKit invitations went out last week. If you haven't received yours yet, or if you feel there's an issue, please email [email protected].