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Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG 1st Edition Boxed Set

Created by Alan Gerding

Everything you need to play Mothership® in one terrifying box. Important Notes: * Pre-orders will ship after the Kickstarter ships (eta Q2/Q3 2023) * Pre-orders ship all together (we can't split up shipments and ship individual items) * Shipping will be charged when the Pre-Order store closes (eta Q2/Q3 2023)

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Let's Ship This Mother
13 days ago – Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 03:22:21 PM

Hey gang,

As many of you have noticed, fulfillment has begun! Here are the details by region.

When will my game ship?

United States

Fulfillment has begun and should take a couple of weeks to finish. You should receive an e-mail with tracking.

Europe

The EU/UK has received their goods and is formatting their data. If there are no problems, they should begin packing and fulfilling next week.

Canada

Packing has begun, and fulfillment will take 2-3 weeks to finish. The orders are packed in the US, freighted on trucks to Canada (which takes 4-5 days), then turned over for local delivery. You'll receive an e-mail when your order has been picked up by the caravan with instructions on when tracking will go live.

Australia

Australia should start packing in late April. The data is currently being formatted, and there's been some stock issues with what we sent vs. what was received that we're resolving now.

Asia

Asia should start packing in late April. The data is currently being formatted, but each individual country (Japan, China, Malaysia, etc.) is shipped differently, so shipping time will vary for each country.

If you have any issues

If you have an issue that you need sorted, it's best to start by contacting the fulfillment company (which will depend on your region). If they can't solve their issues, give Tyler an e-mail at [email protected]

Digital Files & Orphans

We're still working on these, but keep an eye out!

Wave 2 Shipping

We will cut off orders for Wave 2 at the end of April and then send the files to our distributors in the first week of May for fulfillment sometime within May.

Spreading the news

You can tag us on social media as @playtkg or @mothershiprpg or use the #mothershiprpg hashtag. If you are a reviewer, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected] to get access to our Press Kit. It includes more information about the game, as well as important dates and graphics you can use.

That's all for now! Thanks again for all your support and patience!  

WE ARE CHARGING CARDS STARTING TODAY
about 1 month ago – Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 12:10:31 PM

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

IMPORTANT: SHIPPING COSTS E-MAILS GOING OUT STARTING TODAY
about 1 month ago – Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 02:09:05 PM

Hey gang,

Quick update today.

Charge card notifications are going out via backerkit starting today. This contains your final costs including any taxes, fees, shipping, or unpaid add-ons. 
 

IMPORTANT DATES

Some updates to our previous update.
  • Monday, March 25: We begin charging cards.
  • Friday, March 29: Payment deadline to be included in WAVE 1 shipping. 
If you miss the payment deadline for WAVE 1, don't worry, you will still get your game. Please see "WAVE 2 SHIPPING" in update 33 for more details.

The e-mail will contain information about updating your payment or shipping information. You'll also receive (when we're closer to shipping) an address verification e-mail from our distributors, which will be your final chance to change your address.

If you don't receive it, check your spam or try logging into backerkit. Otherwise, e-mail Tyler at [email protected] if you have any other issues.

Where is everything right now?
Games have started arriving in most ports and are currently going through customs. Some distributors are waiting on what we call "hub stocks," this are accessory items (like t-shirts, patches, pamphlets) that we've had to ship out separately. Our timeline is still the same from update 33.
 

REMEMBER YOU MUST PAY BY MARCH 29 TO BE INCLUDED IN WAVE 1 SHIPPING.

Okay! We'll do a large update about digital rewards, PDFs, Orphans, etc. for now we're just excited to be one step closer to shipping! Thanks so much for all your support, and thanks to our EU/UK backers for working through the VAT issue with us!

UK/EU VAT LOWERED TO BOOK RATE / EMAILS DELAYED 72 HOURS
about 1 month ago – Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 04:35:45 PM

Hey everyone (but primarily EU/UK backers),
 
We have some great news. Our fulfillment company has given us the go ahead to charge the VAT rate for books rather than toys. 
 

What does this mean?

  • For most of you, you'll see a much lower VAT charge on your bill.
  • T-shirts, the storage box, and patches (extra patches, not the free one that came with your pledge) are still subject to normal VAT charges.
  • We have delayed sending out the charge notification for 72 hours while we input the new data. If we can, we'll send them out sooner. 
  • Cards will be charged 48 hours after the e-mails go out as per normal.

No other dates have changed. Backers still have until Friday, March 29 to pay their bill in full to be included in WAVE 1 shipping.

See Update #33 for more details. 

When will we see the changes? 

We are currently inputting the data and will need the next 48 hours to get the accurate rates uploaded. To do this, however, we had to delete the old VAT information. Assume your VAT rate is not accurate until we inform you that the rates are finalized. We anticipate this will be by Wednesday.

Reminder: this only applies to backers in the UK/EU.

If you're not in the EU/UK: The only change is that shipping e-mails are not going out today (and charges aren't starting Wednesday). They'll be pushed back a few days until we get this new VAT info in.

We're very happy to have sorted this out. And thanks for everyone who helped us work through it. We're one step closer to bringing your games home!

URGENT: SHIPPING WILL BE CHARGED WEDNESDAY MARCH 20
about 1 month ago – Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 11:50:39 AM

Hey gang,
 
A lot to go over this week so let's get to it.
 

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Monday, March 18: Final invoices go out from backerkit. This including shipping, taxes, and any unpaid add-ons. If you need to update payment or any other information, instructions will be included.
  • Wednesday, March 20: We begin charging cards.
  • Friday, March 29: Payment deadline to be included in WAVE 1 shipping. We've tried to give you a little extra time just in case this charge falls on an awkward pay period for you.
If you miss the payment deadline for WAVE 1, don't worry, you will still get your game. Please see "WAVE 2 SHIPPING" below for details.
 

SHIPPING RATES HAVE NOT CHANGED

We initially had a conservative estimate for shipping, and while there has been an overall increase in shipping costs, we have decided to eat the difference. 

Therefore, we are happy to announce no shipping increases.

If you want to see your invoice right now, you can log in to your backerkit account at: https://www.backerkit.com/backer_accounts. If you're having problems locating it, please feel free to e-mail Tyler at [email protected]

WHEN WILL MY PLEDGE SHIP?

The below dates are what we're planning on and what our fulfillment companies are aiming for. However, nothing is an absolute certainty until games reach the warehouses. Several containers are still at sea and could potentially run into port delays or customs hold-ups (for more information on that see Where is everything right now? below).

And of course... If you haven't filled out your survey (there's about 1,500 of you) now is the time to do it! 

Wave 1 Shipping (You must pay by March 29th)

  • US: QML has a goal of Mid April for packing and fulfillment to commence.
  • CA: QML has a goal of Mid April for packing and fulfillment to commence.
  • EU/UK: PTS and their partners have a goal of Late April to Early May for packing and fulfillment to commence.
  • AU/NZ: QML working with Aetherworks has a goal of Late April to early May for packing and fulfillment to commence.
  • Asia: QML working with VFI has a goal of Late April to early May for packing and fulfillment to commence.
  • Rest of the World: QML working with Aetherworks has a goal of Mid April for packing and fulfillment to commence.

Wave 2 Shipping

If you miss payment for Wave 1 shipping (March 29), then you have until April 30th to be including in Wave 2 shipping. If you have payment in by the end of April, your games will start shipping out in Mid to late May.

If you miss Wave 2 shipping, your order will be handled one off by our ongoing fulfillment team as they come in.

Address verification e-mails
Each distributor has their own timing and method for address verification, but most of you will receive an e-mail from the distributor before the game ships checking your address one last time.

Where is everything right now? 
Most of our games are still on the boat on their way to port. Each region is handled separately:

  • US/CA: The ocean shipment will arrive at port around March 28th. 
  • Asia/AU/NZ: These arrived at port on March 12. From here multiple shipments are going out to each Asian country separately, which will take a couple of weeks.  
  • UK/EU: The original ETA for port arrival was March 15, but this has been moved back to March 26 at port and April 2 at the warehouse due to heavy congestion (and piracy apparently??). 
  • Rest of the World: These will arrive in late March at port.

VAT (Only applies to EU/UK backers)

VAT for EU/UK backers is charged through Backerkit. Mothership is taxed at your country's "toy" VAT rate, rather than the "book" rate. This is because Mothership contains a box, dice, maps, pawns, etc.

Regardless of whether you have a VAT charge or not, you will still see the VAT number and address of PTS (one of our fulfillment partners) on your confirmation page and invoice. This is standard across backerkit, whether you have a charge or not.

Some other items of note: 

  • Digital Rewards: Thank you to everyone who helped us correct the digital reward issues. The vast majority of these are rendering issues due to the way the PDFs were exported. We're getting those issues solved now and will send out updated PDFs and an e-mail as soon as they are ready.
  • Orphans: We are awaiting the final art pieces and proofreading has begun. We will send this out as soon as it is finished.
  • Audio Horrors: Recording has started for these! We're excited to share these as soon as they are done.

Thank you!

It's been a long and bumpy road! Thank you all so much for your support. We're excited to get these games into your hands. If you have any questions or issues, please e-mail Tyler at [email protected] and he'll get you squared away.
 

If you're looking for a good Actual Play of Mothership

NWTBPODCAST (Nobody Wake the Bugbear) podcast has recently been doing some amazing work. They just finished up a playthrough of Gradient Descent and they're now working through Another Bug Hunt. You can find them on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nwtbpodcast or all major podcasting networks.