Battle Yak Beyond | New Developments this October (Patreon)
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Hey everyone!
Lots of stuff happening lately. The latest Battle Pack, the Harrrowhaunt Fryghtmares II release, is available now (with pre-supported files coming soon) and the current Battlecry Poll is running to determine the order of the next releases. This post is to talk about even more developments with Battle Yak Miniatures.
BATTLE YAK TRIBES
Battle Yak Miniatures is now available in Tribes format! This subscription format is provided and hosted by the good folks at MyMiniFactory, home of the Battle Yak Online Store. After much encouragement from the MyMiniFactory crowd, I have put together and launched the Battle Yak Tribes.
If you or anyone you know would prefer to support Battle Yak Miniatures entirely through MyMiniFactory, that option is now available to all! Unlocking Tribes will also provide me with greater opportunities for outreach and promotion through MMF, a vitally important aspect of making Battle Yak Miniatures visible in the 3D printing marketspace.
The format of Battle Yak Tribes is virtually identical to Patreon, with one exception that I want to focus on particularly.
Battle Yak Miniatures Loyalty Rewards
Tribes offers a very creator-friendly pipeline for gifting Loyalty Rewards to long-time subscribers, and I want to offer the same through Patreon. Many Battle Yak Warriors have been supporting me through Patreon since day 1, and they've more than earned this type of gift with that support.
As of this writing, I'm not familiar with how (or even if) Patreon manages a similar loyalty rewards format, but I will be looking into it and determine the best way to provide well-earned rewards to supporters of Battle Yak Miniatures, from Patreon and Tribes alike.
On a related note...
BEYOND MORTALITY UPGRADES
As part of the Tribes launch, and because it's been a long-time coming, the Beyond Mortality Miniature Range has undergone an upgrade and finally been updated with pre-supported versions of all files.
Battle Yak Patrons are entitled to access the entire Beyond Mortality range (and numerous other rewards) through the ever-growing Battle Box!
Beyond Mortality has a special place in my heart as the first line of miniatures I produced and the inspiration behind much of Battle Yak Miniatures, and I plan to continue to add many more heroes and monsters to it (in fact I've been dragging my heels on a few new minis that have been unlocked for a while... time to start getting caught up!)
All Beyond Mortality minis have also been updated on MMF with their presupported files as well. Subscribers through Tribes will be granted the same Battle Box rewards!
And with regards to keeping Battle Yak Miniatures comparable across both Patreon and Tribes...
PATREON/MMF SIMULTANEOUS RELEASES
The format of Battle Yak Miniatures releases has always previously been Patreon first, with the files passing to MyMiniFactory the following month. With many recent releases, this month-long gap has mostly been to provide me with the time to finish setting up pre-supported files (which don't take 5 minutes, let me tell you), and then getting the MMF versions of releases organized and uploaded.
With the launch of Tribes, I am going to be making every effort to steamline development of releases so I can put out Battle Packs through both Patreon and MMF at as close to the same time as I can manage. I tend to work right down to the wire on monthly releases, so MMF/Tribes releases may remain behind Patreon releases, but I don't want to keep any of my supporters from waiting for their minis any longer than I have to.
Patrons will, of course, retain the option to access any releases they are eligible for through their MMF libraries.
EXCITING STUFF!
So there you have it! The latest devleopments with Battle Yak Miniatures. To sum up, I'm making efforts to upgrade the Battle Yak experience and provide supporters with as many ways to access my works as I can. Patreon is where the magic started, so I especially wanted to be sure to keep all my patrons here up to date with developments.
There will be more to come in the days ahead! In the meantime, feel free to drop by the Official Battle Yak Discord to let me know your thoughts, and to see the latest news and sales and chat with the community.