It became clear that the galvanised backing was going to be a nightmare to deal with, nothing sticks to it (very well) it arrives from laser processing with burrs which when removed, rust and minimum order quantities are massive! Then magic happened and the other one appeared haha! Really appreciate you watching the videos :)
Beautifull work, I'm on the side of finding the dice a bit fidly but it looks really nice. One tip on the chaos bag, I use a bag with a rounded base (it's actually a cheap chess pieces bag). Has a much nicer feel to pull tokens and you don't get them stuck in the corners.
Awesome! I too really liked seeing the behind the scenes of how your process evolved. Fantastic on that easy assembly on those player mini cards! I like those dice trackers. I did wonder way you went with two d6's as opposed to say a d20?
It was a conscious decision, D10s, D20s etc are evocative of RPG while the D6 feel more like a 1920s craps table to be. i went with this as it met the aesthetic i was aiming for better. Thanks for the comment!
This is incredible, everything looks so profesional. I made some card holders for cards, i was happy about it, but your work is so incredible congrats!
Thanks so much for your kind words, it really means a lot! A lot of time goes into developing these products and all designers suffer from self doubt so comment like this really help :)
Man these creations look amazing. NGL I’m kind of jealous of your skills, or am I envious, maybe both? I could never really remember the difference between those two words. In any case, keep up the great work. I hope you keep thinking of more AH LCG quality of life items. I got into the game recently and there’s a good chance I’ll buy something off your Etsy.
Thank you for your kind words! I’ve got so many ideas and prototypes made but only 24hrs in a day! It’s just a case of choosing the right ones to put up on Etsy. This is my full time job now so I have to make sure the products I develop are the best they can be. If you do order from me, I’d love to know it was you so pop a message in your order and I’ll see if I can send you a freebie of some kind! All the best!
Thanks so much for your kind words, a lot of time an love went into creating these so it really means a lot! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment :)
Another commenter suggested D20s but to me polyhedral dice give it a more DnD feel. I wanted to go for the casino/craps table of the 1920s vibe, hence the d6. I’ll definitely keep the 2xd10 idea in mind for designing accessories for other games though! thanks for the comment :)
Thank you! Are used to have a lot of products that use dice but I kind of fell out with them times when the game instruct you to move a token from here to their kind of thing got me all confused! I know you’ve tokens for everything! I do however use magnetic wounds to track monster health quite often though as that seems to work for me. But I think more than anything else, I’m just too clumsy for dice!
Hi Carlos, so sorry for the slow reply, I’m afraid I missed this - I have one set left! The availability of 10mm dice is problematic so after this set I’m putting this product on hiatus for a while :)
I dunno. Using customised components for individual cards coupled with fiddling with D6s ... seems much more impractical then just flopping the resource on and taking it off. Also, the inconsistencies between card text and representation would bug me to no end. Stuff like "move all horror tokens from your investigator to your assets" would include extra mental steps which I can totally live without. :)
Thanks for the feedback! its definitely a matter of personal taste, myself and the people I play with much prefer the aesthetics of individual tokens rather than generic cardboard chits. the dice aren’t fiddly but i imagine some people like yourself much prefer tokens - its in my to do list to get get designing some traditional premium tokens so all tastes are catered for. One thing is for sure, whichever route you go down, AHLCG is a beautiful game to look at on the table :) thanks for taking the time to watch!
Wow! This stuff looks great, I like your design language and agree that it really fits the theme! I can't see your etsy shop (I think maybe it's a temporary thing, all of etsy isn't working for me), but I'd really like to browse. For the player boards, I love the concept and have been trying to design something similar myself but I'm personally not a fan of the accent colors (class colors?) around the player cards. Do you have one that maybe matches the ivory theme of the bottom, or would you be able to produce ones that have some kind of art deco/Ouija theme around the frame? I think that'd look more premium/professional, and would be a lot more inclined to buy. Do you have any idea if you're able to ship to Taiwan?
Hi Alex! Shipping to Taiwan is no problem and my products are available through my website (www.tabletopupgrades.co.uk) and Etsy (tabletopupgrades.etsy.com), though buying through my website avoids unnecessary fees. As for the Ivory theme, yes I’m going to experiment with this, but my inclination is to go with black. Ivory acrylic seems to mark easily and extending the laser laminate to cover the whole surface is very expensive so maybe there’s something clever that can be done with nesting the parts in production to reduce costs. Realistically, I’m aiming on getting the player boards on first and resource trackers second. I antcipate getting the player cards on by the end of March 2021- I know that sounds like a ridiculous amount of time but one thing is making a one off and another is being able to produce them at scale to the quality I am passionate about! You see a lot of awesome gaming accessories come and go on the likes of Etsy because people struggle to make them in any kind of quantity and/or maintain the quality so they often fizzle out. I’m a manufacturing engineer in my day job and I take this process very seriously, I have to create jigs, finishing work flows and I develop bespoke packaging for each of my products so everything works perfectly first time. I don’t want my products to be a flash in the pan, once they’re online, they’re online! My intention is to be here for the long term!
Hi chris thank you so much for the kind words, i’ve actually booked this Thursday off work to go on a mega manufacturing session so i’m hoping to get them listed by the end of the week! I’ll give you a shout when they’re up :)
Curious, do you still use these dice for tracking stuff, or have you changed? I noticed you are sold out and now have wound counters and tokens up again. Do you have that because most people want to buy the tokens, or have you changed to that method now?
Thanks for asking! The dice trackers are dependent on 10mm dice which turn out to be unreliable to obtain at bulk in the various colours, as it happens I will be restocking in about two weeks, but you are correct, the normal tokens outsell the dice trackers 3:1 The dice trackers are my preferred method though :)
@@TabletopUpgrades Thanks for the Reply! So you still use the dice trackers and prefer them? That’s interesting. Do you find the dice equally as fiddly as the tokens but more aesthetically pleasing? Also, i didnt see the player mats on Etsy? Do you sell those?
But then how would you show, for example, 10 and not 55? Would you just put a 1 on the left hand side and leave the right hand side empty? I feel like that could be confusing at first glance, especially if the dice slide around
i love it but its an absolute money pit. in order to experience it properly you have to commit to a full cycle and that’s at least hundred quid. you can buy a lot of game for that elsewhere, but even then, it just looks beautiful and plays so well. love it! nice to hear from you again!
I agree it is a bit expensive, but ideally you'd buy 1 pack a month (which is how often they release). At $15 USD, that's basically a Netflix or xbox game subscription. The downside is there's a lot to catch up on, but my friends, family, and I all love it and have regular game nights for months on end. It's worth at least giving it a try.
LS3040 by HPC. the mechanics are nothing to write home about but it has a Ruida controller which i love! Is this something youd like to see a video on?
Hi Tim! I intend to get the stands on by the mid October, I had hoped sooner, but I’m selling stuff faster than I can make it at the moment, so I’m just trying to get ahead of myself and regroup! The plan is for stands first, then player cards and resources. I’m tempted to release the latter after the Xmas rush though as I don’t want to commit to something that I can’t keep up with production wise. What is it you were interested in? I might be able to set up a private listing so you can your hands on the goods without me opening the floodgates!
Thabks for the kind words, i had hoped to have them up but ended up with covid and isolating whilst ill with two young children isnt conducive to productivity! ha! ill let you know when theyre up :)
Hey man I’ve been a subscriber ever since you started making The decline videos. I’m A new Arkham player and man these Arkham horror upgrades they look sweet!!!🤩 keep up the good work.👍
The Dice trackers are finally online! Check them out! etsy.me/3jfrqSA
Are there any plans to make more of the dice trackers?
Looks good! I like that you showed the prototypes you weren't happy with.
That's one heck of design leap @4:40 !!
It became clear that the galvanised backing was going to be a nightmare to deal with, nothing sticks to it (very well) it arrives from laser processing with burrs which when removed, rust and minimum order quantities are massive!
Then magic happened and the other one appeared haha! Really appreciate you watching the videos :)
Love those trackers will keep checking your Etsy shop until they are available
thanks dude, i’ll be sure to give you a shout. is that a stoke shirt? i’m in the park district and used to work in leek, not a million miles away!
Really nice stuff, congrats!
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautifull work, I'm on the side of finding the dice a bit fidly but it looks really nice. One tip on the chaos bag, I use a bag with a rounded base (it's actually a cheap chess pieces bag).
Has a much nicer feel to pull tokens and you don't get them stuck in the corners.
Totally agree with this. I have a round bag and it's great for pulling out of.
Very good job mate! These look awesome!
These are so nice! Will try and see when I can pick up some of your products next time I shop from the UK!
Thanks dude, that means a lot. i do free worldwide shipping 😉
The design of those little tracker is brilliant!!! Would definitely have a look on them when they went Etsy
The dice token holders look sweet.
Awesome! I too really liked seeing the behind the scenes of how your process evolved. Fantastic on that easy assembly on those player mini cards!
I like those dice trackers. I did wonder way you went with two d6's as opposed to say a d20?
It was a conscious decision, D10s, D20s etc are evocative of RPG while the D6 feel more like a 1920s craps table to be. i went with this as it met the aesthetic i was aiming for better.
Thanks for the comment!
This is incredible, everything looks so profesional. I made some card holders for cards, i was happy about it, but your work is so incredible congrats!
Thanks so much for your kind words, it really means a lot! A lot of time goes into developing these products and all designers suffer from self doubt so comment like this really help :)
Excellent set up, very jealous. I've subbed on the strength of this video.
Man these creations look amazing.
NGL I’m kind of jealous of your skills, or am I envious, maybe both? I could never really remember the difference between those two words.
In any case, keep up the great work. I hope you keep thinking of more AH LCG quality of life items.
I got into the game recently and there’s a good chance I’ll buy something off your Etsy.
Thank you for your kind words! I’ve got so many ideas and prototypes made but only 24hrs in a day! It’s just a case of choosing the right ones to put up on Etsy. This is my full time job now so I have to make sure the products I develop are the best they can be.
If you do order from me, I’d love to know it was you so pop a message in your order and I’ll see if I can send you a freebie of some kind!
All the best!
The little trays and arrows look reaaally good! I like them to be that tall cause it's easy to move around and pick them up 😊
Thanks so much for your kind words, a lot of time an love went into creating these so it really means a lot! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment :)
@@TabletopUpgradesI always love to see cool projects! Also I'll be patiently waiting on the next update on Decline~
Really like those investigator holders. Hope they go up on the Etsy store soon
Hi Zeek! They are, finally! You can get them through www.tabletopupgrades.co.uk or tabletopupgrades.etsy.com - Thanks for the comment!
I know the D 10 have not an ideal shape, but it would be awsome to have a decimal systeme using two D 10
Another commenter suggested D20s but to me polyhedral dice give it a more DnD feel. I wanted to go for the casino/craps table of the 1920s vibe, hence the d6. I’ll definitely keep the 2xd10 idea in mind for designing accessories for other games though! thanks for the comment :)
haha this is one hell of a setup, great work! I much prefer using dice for this and Marvel Champions aswell.
Thank you! Are used to have a lot of products that use dice but I kind of fell out with them times when the game instruct you to move a token from here to their kind of thing got me all confused! I know you’ve tokens for everything!
I do however use magnetic wounds to track monster health quite often though as that seems to work for me.
But I think more than anything else, I’m just too clumsy for dice!
Hello! I was looking for the dice inserts in your Etsy store, are they no longer available?
Hi Carlos, so sorry for the slow reply, I’m afraid I missed this - I have one set left! The availability of 10mm dice is problematic so after this set I’m putting this product on hiatus for a while :)
I dunno. Using customised components for individual cards coupled with fiddling with D6s ... seems much more impractical then just flopping the resource on and taking it off.
Also, the inconsistencies between card text and representation would bug me to no end. Stuff like "move all horror tokens from your investigator to your assets" would include extra mental steps which I can totally live without. :)
Thanks for the feedback! its definitely a matter of personal taste, myself and the people I play with much prefer the aesthetics of individual tokens rather than generic cardboard chits. the dice aren’t fiddly but i imagine some people like yourself much prefer tokens - its in my to do list to get get designing some traditional premium tokens so all tastes are catered for.
One thing is for sure, whichever route you go down, AHLCG is a beautiful game to look at on the table :)
thanks for taking the time to watch!
Wow! This stuff looks great, I like your design language and agree that it really fits the theme!
I can't see your etsy shop (I think maybe it's a temporary thing, all of etsy isn't working for me), but I'd really like to browse. For the player boards, I love the concept and have been trying to design something similar myself but I'm personally not a fan of the accent colors (class colors?) around the player cards. Do you have one that maybe matches the ivory theme of the bottom, or would you be able to produce ones that have some kind of art deco/Ouija theme around the frame? I think that'd look more premium/professional, and would be a lot more inclined to buy.
Do you have any idea if you're able to ship to Taiwan?
Hi Alex! Shipping to Taiwan is no problem and my products are available through my website (www.tabletopupgrades.co.uk) and Etsy (tabletopupgrades.etsy.com), though buying through my website avoids unnecessary fees.
As for the Ivory theme, yes I’m going to experiment with this, but my inclination is to go with black. Ivory acrylic seems to mark easily and extending the laser laminate to cover the whole surface is very expensive so maybe there’s something clever that can be done with nesting the parts in production to reduce costs.
Realistically, I’m aiming on getting the player boards on first and resource trackers second. I antcipate getting the player cards on by the end of March 2021- I know that sounds like a ridiculous amount of time but one thing is making a one off and another is being able to produce them at scale to the quality I am passionate about!
You see a lot of awesome gaming accessories come and go on the likes of Etsy because people struggle to make them in any kind of quantity and/or maintain the quality so they often fizzle out. I’m a manufacturing engineer in my day job and I take this process very seriously, I have to create jigs, finishing work flows and I develop bespoke packaging for each of my products so everything works perfectly first time. I don’t want my products to be a flash in the pan, once they’re online, they’re online! My intention is to be here for the long term!
Hello, awesome video and accessories!! Some news about the investigators card stands? Im really looking for that !!!
Hi chris thank you so much for the kind words, i’ve actually booked this Thursday off work to go on a mega manufacturing session so i’m hoping to get them listed by the end of the week! I’ll give you a shout when they’re up :)
@@TabletopUpgrades When they are ready I would love a shout as well! Love the investigator stands! Great work!
@@TabletopUpgrades sign me up too. Just subscribed.
i love it!! Good job!
Curious, do you still use these dice for tracking stuff, or have you changed? I noticed you are sold out and now have wound counters and tokens up again. Do you have that because most people want to buy the tokens, or have you changed to that method now?
Thanks for asking! The dice trackers are dependent on 10mm dice which turn out to be unreliable to obtain at bulk in the various colours, as it happens I will be restocking in about two weeks, but you are correct, the normal tokens outsell the dice trackers 3:1
The dice trackers are my preferred method though :)
@@TabletopUpgrades Thanks for the Reply! So you still use the dice trackers and prefer them? That’s interesting. Do you find the dice equally as fiddly as the tokens but more aesthetically pleasing? Also, i didnt see the player mats on Etsy? Do you sell those?
If you get more than 12 just set first die to 1 and second one to 3 for 13. That way you could go up to 66. Awesome videos by the way.
But then how would you show, for example, 10 and not 55? Would you just put a 1 on the left hand side and leave the right hand side empty? I feel like that could be confusing at first glance, especially if the dice slide around
Maybe an idea would be to design it to use 10 sided dice instead?
I'd this game any good? Toying with the idea of picking it up.
i love it but its an absolute money pit. in order to experience it properly you have to commit to a full cycle and that’s at least hundred quid. you can buy a lot of game for that elsewhere, but even then, it just looks beautiful and plays so well. love it!
nice to hear from you again!
I agree it is a bit expensive, but ideally you'd buy 1 pack a month (which is how often they release). At $15 USD, that's basically a Netflix or xbox game subscription. The downside is there's a lot to catch up on, but my friends, family, and I all love it and have regular game nights for months on end. It's worth at least giving it a try.
Which laser are you upgrading to?
LS3040 by HPC. the mechanics are nothing to write home about but it has a Ruida controller which i love! Is this something youd like to see a video on?
Hi. Any idea when you will be making these available in your Etsy shop?
Hi Tim! I intend to get the stands on by the mid October, I had hoped sooner, but I’m selling stuff faster than I can make it at the moment, so I’m just trying to get ahead of myself and regroup!
The plan is for stands first, then player cards and resources. I’m tempted to release the latter after the Xmas rush though as I don’t want to commit to something that I can’t keep up with production wise.
What is it you were interested in? I might be able to set up a private listing so you can your hands on the goods without me opening the floodgates!
Just discovered your channel and love your trackers. Sign me up for when it goes on sale.
Sign me up for all :)
Thabks for the kind words, i had hoped to have them up but ended up with covid and isolating whilst ill with two young children isnt conducive to productivity! ha!
ill let you know when theyre up :)
Subscribed looking for updates on components maybe offer a bundle?
I’m still catching up on orders after my laser upgrade, but this is the plan, bundles are a great idea, thanks for the suggestion :)
Hey man I’ve been a subscriber ever since you started making The decline videos. I’m A new Arkham player and man these Arkham horror upgrades they look sweet!!!🤩 keep up the good work.👍
Hi Pearson, that means a lot thank you! I was working on Decline last night actually. everything takes so much longer than i think it will!
its brillant
I liked this video before the intro music played.
Yeah, I realised it was annoying too! My new videos no longer have it you’ll be pleased to know 👍
@@TabletopUpgrades No, I meant I liked the video immediately before it got really started. 😆
@@rkfm4089 haha, thank you!