The hardcover release of Amethyst Evolution is finally here.
The original cover is listed at $26.99 but will have a sale price of $21.99.

Those that want the color PDF and the B+W hardcover only need to spend $3.00 more.

To the couple hundred people that have downloaded Amethyst Evolution so far, you are not getting burned.

EVERYONE that has purchased Amethyst Evolution before the release of the hardcover is being sent a coupon that will allow them to purchase the hardcover for $13.99. For those wondering, that's a greater discount than the $3.00 price difference between the hardcover and the hardcover/PDF bundle.

If you have purchased Amethyst Evolution and NOT received your email, then you have selected to not receive emails from the publisher. Contact DiasExMachina personally and they will verify your customer ID and send you a coupon.

I wanted to wait until I had the second prototype in my hand before I posted again. Alas, it did not arrive this Friday, meaning we are backed up at least until Tuesday, since Monday is a holiday in BC.

Grrrr.

One thing I can report is the upcoming price point for the Amethyst Evolution hardcover.

The original cover price will be listed at $26.99 but will have a sale price of $21.99.

Those that want the color PDF and the B+W hardcover only need to spend $3.00 more.

Now, to the couple hundred people that have downloaded Amethyst Evolution so far, you are not getting burned. EVERYONE that has purchased Amethyst Evolution before the release of the hardcover is being sent a coupon that will allow them to purchase the hardcover for 13.99. For those wondering, that's a greater discount than the $3.00 price difference between the hardcover and the hardcover/PDF bundle. It's not much…but it is less.

I just finished a 10,000 word article for Living Dice which was broken up into six parts and which will begin on Monday. It deals with an exchange between Dias Ex Machina and a forum that ran a database of illegally distributed 1st and 3rd party games. The dialogue was more or less civil and the end result is a surprising announcement from DEM regarding the future of one of its product lines.

That is really the only good news to report. My netbook died on my during August, and I lost about three weeks of work on the Invasion Proxy module that is being released for free and is being bundled in with the Ultramodern4 rules system. That's a setback. It gets really hard to get in front of a keyboard and type when you are just trying to reconstruct work you had already completed. Oh, and I got evicted. Awesome.

All new reviews...and one that apparently I missed for a year.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/126064927

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_reviews_info.php?&reviews_id=56186&products_id=93000

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_reviews_info.php?&reviews_id=56028&products_id=93000

AND a blog review. We're at 28 minutes...

http://www.pulpgamer.com/outofcharacter/135291/pgoc-177-tell-us-your-fantasy/

People may wonder (and I have been already asked a few times) why I'm only charging $9.99 for Amethyst Evolution, despite is impressive size and quality (170 pages). I'm taking a lead from the creator of Gratuitous Space Battles (an independent game). He offered his game for a sale price the day it came out…because he didn't want to give people a reason to wait for the sale. He needed to generate revenue immediately and figured he would just offer the game at the sale price right away, alongside its regular price. So that's what we're doing as well. So, if you want to offer further support for DEM and help us continue producing the quality products we take pride in, you can purchase the game for its full price of 14.99. But, if you can't afford that, no worries, just purchase it for its sale price of 9.99. I would rather have you spend $9.99 now then 14.99 in a year, as it will fund later DEM projects like Amethyst: Factions, Ultramodern4, and NeuroSpasta. For those waiting for a combo price for the print & PDF, you won't have to wait long.

And remember, when you purchase Amethyst Evolution, you receive a high resolution version of the Origins image free of charge.

Amethyst: Evolution will have its PDF release on its creator's birthday.

That's July 9th. POD edition will follow shortly.

I told you I wouldn't lock down a date until we were positive we would meet it.

Thanks to everyone for their patience and undying support.