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Hero Asset Packs are now available on our TitanCraft store:
https://titancraft.com/store/assetpacks/
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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Alpha is live -- Bald Heroes! 👨🦲
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 03:46:45 AM
Before we dive into the details...
You need to activate your Kickstarter reward code to have access to the alpha!!
Reward codes are emailed to the email address associated with your Kickstarter account (aka the same email address you filled out the BackerKit survey with). If you have lost your code, send us an email -- [email protected].
How do I activate my Kickstarter reward code?
1. Create an account at titancraft.com if you haven't done so already
To recap what we covered in our previous update, this alpha will include:
Human models
A few test costumes with pieces that you can mix and match from various genres
A few test poses
Advanced pose mode (so you can create your own poses)
Expressions customization
Baldness! (No hair yet)
Downloads enabled (for items in asset packs that you have unlocked)
Base customization including shape, rims and texture (just 1 texture option and a few base items so far)
No proportions presets or other races yet
After you have activated your Kickstarter reward code like the good backers you are, you will see the two new presets when creating a character on titancraft.com.
Video Tutorial
To help give you a head start, we have created a tutorial that covers all the basics you need to know when using TitanCraft. You can watch the video here.
Over the next few weeks, we will be rolling out more assets and more features to early access, and hopefully our heroes will get their hair back soon! If you encounter any bugs or have any feedback you'd like to share with us while testing out the alpha please let us know via our discord, email or the comments below.
Bonus Surprise - Free Blood Demon!
Back in 2020/2021 we created a Blood Demon as part of a collaboration with Pit Fighter! Blood on the Sands. The model was temporarily exclusive, but we're happy to announce that it is now available to everyone! And it's free -- just a small gesture of our gratitude for your support.
Until next time,
Jared and Andrew
TitanCraf Heroes - alpha coming soon
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 02:03:41 PM
Happy April everyone!
Alpha test coming April 12 (Tuesday)
We're gearing up for what we're calling the alpha launch for TitanCraft Heroes. This release is very much a work in progress and won't have a lot of customization options yet, but it will finally give you a chance to play around with a human model in TitanCraft. Here's what you can expect from the alpha:
Male and female human models.
A few test costumes with pieces that you can mix and match from various genres.
A few test poses.
Advanced pose mode (so you can create your own poses).
Expressions customization.
Baldness! (No hair yet)
Downloads enabled (for items in asset packs that you have unlocked).
Base customization including shape, rims and texture. Just 1 texture option and a few base items so far.
No proportions presets or other races yet.
Eager to have you guys try this out and let us know how it goes for you!
We still do not have a planned release date, but now that the alpha is almost ready you can expect more regular content drops as we continue to remesh assets.
Call for 3D Modelers
We have a couple of artists working with us part-time now which has let us move forward on revamping DesktopHero assets. We're still looking to add a full-time artist to our team. If you know someone who might be a good fit, point them our way!
Thanks all!
Andrew & Jared
Some delays, progress on multiple features, Furhaven 5e RPG worth checking out
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Mar 01, 2022 at 12:31:03 PM
Greetings!
Andrew and I have been busy working away on TitanCraft Heroes and have quite a few things to show you today. We also want to be completely transparent with you regarding development, which is why we will also be talking about the setbacks we are experiencing. So let's jump in!
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Revamping old assets
First and foremost, we haven't made as much progress revamping old assets as we would have liked to by now. Since the beginning of DesktopHero we have commissioned work from various artists in the 3D printing community, but unfortunately we have been struggling with a bit of an artist shortage. We had put together a small team of different artists who were going to help us with this huge revamp project, but due to unexpected life changes (like new jobs) or other personal conflicts/interests most of them are no longer able to help us, and those that are left can't put enough hours consistently towards the project to make significant progress. While we could reach out to more freelance artists, we think it's time to add a more permanent addition to our team.
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If you or someone you know is a digital 3D artist with experience in sculpting and animation who would like to become part of the TitanCraft team, please let us know!
In the last update you saw a little teaser of our new humanoid meshes. After a few adjustments, the male and female humanoid bodies are finished. We have been testing them with their new skeletons in the software, and have been very pleased with the results so far.
Heads & Expressions
We also have made some good progress on the new heads and expressions. The first revisions of the heads are done, and Andrew was able to get some custom expressions working in the software. Next step, we plan on having a professional create expressions for us which we will use for the final release of TitanCraft.
these expressions are not final... they were used for testing purposes only :)
Improved Bases
Due to the remesh setbacks, we decided to get a head start on some of the other new features such as the improved bases! With the new bases, you'll be able to better control things like the thickness of the base, whether it is sloped or not, if it has a rim or not and the texture of the base. The new bases will come in round, square or hexagonal shapes.
left: slightly sloped with rim. right: no slope, no rim with texture offset.
Combat Wheelchairs
Feast your eyes on one of our first combat wheelchair prototypes! We have plans for different themes and customizable bits already in the works too. We're super happy with the results so far, and can't wait for what's to come! :)
In summary, we are making progress in a lot of areas, but we are not making progress as fast as we would like in the remesh process which is one of the largest deliverables of this project. If you or someone you know is a digital artist who would like to be a part of our team, let us know! :)
Furhaven - 5e RPG designed with beginners in mind
Our friend Kim recently launched a Kickstarter featuring a beautifully designed 5e setting that we highly recommend. If you love tabletop RPG's, 3D printing or adorable little animals you need to check out this project! Rewards include a complete boxed game, 5e compatible book (physical or digital) and STL files for minis and props. Click here to see all the goodies for yourself.
Until next time,
Jared & Andrew
Maintenance Complete, New Domain, Fulfillment Schedule Update
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, Feb 08, 2022 at 01:41:42 AM
A trio of updates for you today!
Site maintenance complete
Last Tuesday's upgrade ended up taking longer than we expected, but everything should be wrapped up now. You won't notice much different on the site itself. For the curious, these backend changes included:
replacing several key bits of the editor engine, including the structure of 3D assets and poses
updating our internal asset creation tools in preparation for asset redesign
upgrading software dependencies to their latest versions (woo security!)
changing our domain name!
titancraftminis.com is now titancraft.com
The previous owners of titancraft.com let the domain go (after 12 years!), and we were lucky enough to be able to pick it up! 🥳 It's a small thing, but we're happy about it. 5 fewer characters to have to type.
If you go to titancraftminis.com you'll get automatically redirected, so most of your old bookmarks should still work.
Expected fullfilment date extended
By this point we had hoped to be well on our way through remaking assets, but it's taken us longer than expected to finish off the preliminary steps of a) Creating our new 'gold standard' male and female meshes, the ones we'll be fitting all the assets to, and b) Updating our internal asset creation tools.
But - we've got the base meshes now, got the creator tools, and the software backend is updated, so we're ready to start the mass remeshing. Once we've been doing that for a few weeks we'll have a better idea of when we might be able to have everything finished.
Hoping to have the male and female base models up on the live site for you to play with pretty soon.
A note about reward codes
Within the next few days we're going to do another email blast of codes to those who haven't linked their rewards yet. Some users have reported the emails going to spam (especially if you have a @hotmail.com address). Whitelisting [email protected] should help with that.
If you still haven't gotten your reward codes by Friday, shoot Jared an email and he'll make sure you get them! [email protected]
January Update
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 12:01:01 AM
Hello everyone! We wanted to give you an update of what we have been working on over the past month or so. Let's dive in!
Reward Codes Sent, BackerKit Surveys Closing
Over 90% of backers have completed their BackerKit survey and have been sent their reward code(s). We sent the reward codes early because
a. if you purchased any monster / existing DesktopHero asset pack add-ons you will have access to those before TitanCraft Heroes is ready to go live
b. linking your reward code to your account will give you access to the beta once it is available
The BackerKit survey deadline has passed, and we will be locking in all remaining pledges in the next day or two.
Hotmail users, please add us to your "Safe senders" list!
Hotmail still doesn't seem to like us and is sometimes flagging our emails. If you are a hotmail user and haven't received your reward code yet please us know (you can reach us at [email protected]). We kindly ask that you add us to your "Safe senders" list so that this problem doesn't persist.
Skeletons! 🦴
As part of the DesktopHero overhaul we have been revamping our skeletons. We don't want to go into too much of the nitty gritty, but improvements were made to improve both the backend and the user experience of our TitanCraft pose engine. :) We can't wait for you all to try out the new skeletons!
The Headless Dancer circa 2022
Remeshing Clothing
We also have been working closely with one of our artist friends on nailing down a good workflow and design criteria for our remesh process. We have remeshed a few test outfits and have been very happy with the results so far. The new assets will look better in the customizer, pose nicer, print nicer and download error free. 😎 Here is a small preview for you.
left old, right new -- crisp edges and smooth curves 😍
Anime DND KS worth checking out
Our friend Greg, who you might know as 3DPrintingPro, just launched a Kickstarter full of anime themed DND characters/monsters. If that's your cup of tea, we recommend you check it out. :)
