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In b4 GMK necro comment.I'd only seen the previews of set this and it looked yellow, didn't realise how green the alphas looked. hmmm.
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Nice idea but the colours seem off to me, too sickly and not enough cyberpunk-y for me. Brighter colors would suit it better, imo. See e.g. FutureFunk.Right? All I can think of is slimer from Ghostbusters.
why is it there is hangul kit, but the deskmat matrix words are Japanese?pretty sure thats also hangul
It wasn’t. OP fixed itwhy is it there is hangul kit, but the deskmat matrix words are Japanese?pretty sure thats also hangul
I like the idea, but not really digging the novelties. What is the ghost a reference to?
why is it there is hangul kit, but the deskmat matrix words are Japanese?
So quick update listening to everyones critiques:Still to do:
- Updated the Korean Tears in Rain deskmat again to have an acurate translation, I'd love for there to be 2 options one with just the falling rain and another with a character that I'm still working on (the origonal was only meant to serve as a placeholder)
- Changed the Font from Futura to Geogrotesque again before production I would find a suitable alternative but using a geometric type face that has thatg "futuristic" look
- Edited the colour pallet to better reflect the theme, I think the overwhelming concencus both here and on reddit were that it felt a little lack luster, I've also provided examples of the reference materials i used when picking the colours, the Greens come from a glow in the dark ABS charged fully with a UV light and similarly the glow of green terminal text on a CRT Monitor, and the purple comes from the UV Light used to charge the plastic
- Produce renders based on the updated colours
let me know what you think, thank you all for your responses so far it means so much to me. Can't wait to keep working on this to see where it can go.
- Hammer out the remaining keycap designs and finalise sets (need to run a poll)
- Design Novelties based on but not limited to: Akira, Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell, The Matrix (also open to suggestions on anything else that fits the theme
- Listen to feedback
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I like the deskmat, I'll consider buying some kits, although in latest update you've posted there is 621C color (represented as white), which I don't see being used anywhere.Whoops I didn’t end up posting the text mods but that’s the colour of the text of them I will updating the post soon with the full kits and some better renders.
Have you considered having an alternate alpha kit with inverted black / green colors? i.e. green letters, black keycap. Can have the purple sub-legend either way. I like the combination of the modifiers' black / green contrast, so having that with alphas as an alternate kit for variation would be awesome. Personally, I'm loving the modifier icons (not sure if anyone has asked for text modifiers, but these look awesome). What I do find a bit odd is the use of 2 shades of green. In my opinion, should be uniform (the darker green completely), but that is my take. Please provide support for 40s as well :)
I like the deskmat, I'll consider buying some kits, although in latest update you've posted there is 621C color (represented as white), which I don't see being used anywhere.Whoops I didn’t end up posting the text mods but that’s the colour of the text of them I will updating the post soon with the full kits and some better renders.
Have you considered having an alternate alpha kit with inverted black / green colors? i.e. green letters, black keycap. Can have the purple sub-legend either way. I like the combination of the modifiers' black / green contrast, so having that with alphas as an alternate kit for variation would be awesome. Personally, I'm loving the modifier icons (not sure if anyone has asked for text modifiers, but these look awesome). What I do find a bit odd is the use of 2 shades of green. In my opinion, should be uniform (the darker green completely), but that is my take. Please provide support for 40s as well :)
I have now, I actually love that idea (black/green alt alphas, I’m definitely going to have a play around with the idea tonight thank you for the suggestion.
I like the deskmat, I'll consider buying some kits, although in latest update you've posted there is 621C color (represented as white), which I don't see being used anywhere.Whoops I didn’t end up posting the text mods but that’s the colour of the text of them I will updating the post soon with the full kits and some better renders.
Have you considered having an alternate alpha kit with inverted black / green colors? i.e. green letters, black keycap. Can have the purple sub-legend either way. I like the combination of the modifiers' black / green contrast, so having that with alphas as an alternate kit for variation would be awesome. Personally, I'm loving the modifier icons (not sure if anyone has asked for text modifiers, but these look awesome). What I do find a bit odd is the use of 2 shades of green. In my opinion, should be uniform (the darker green completely), but that is my take. Please provide support for 40s as well :)
I have now, I actually love that idea (black/green alt alphas, I’m definitely going to have a play around with the idea tonight thank you for the suggestion.
I think I got this right tried out your ideas and I have to say I both love the all almost black set with green/purple legends and I'm also a big fan of loosing that first green all together to unify it, if you see the show more on the first post the origonal there was a more bigger difference between the alpha green and the extra green.
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I think I got this right tried out your ideas and I have to say I both love the all almost black set with green/purple legends and I'm also a big fan of loosing that first green all together to unify it, if you see the show more on the first post the origonal there was a more bigger difference between the alpha green and the extra green.
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Thanks for all the responses guys, I think I've nailed most of the Kits now, I'm still working on the novelties and the deskmat shown here so theyre just posted so you know the direction I'm heading.Add 6.25 and 7u spacebars to mod kit and remove from alphas maybe?
While I continue to work on the Deskmats / Novelties and wait for the KAT Models to make some renders. I still have the ISO and international kits to do but I'd love to know what you guys think of where I'm at/heading. Thank you hope you're all having a safe weekend.
I've made an Interest check form if you're interested in picking up any of the kits please could fill it out thank you: https://forms.gle/BroUyTx1du2PzSPG8
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I think it would be better to keep kits in a way that you would place them on keyboard, the way these are shown right now is hard to catch what keycaps are in each kit and if there are some compability issues.
The new revision looks very good, although I think that you guys need renders to properly show off the colors of the set.
I like it. It reminds of this store in London from the late 90’s early 2000’s called Cyberdog. They’re still around (https://www.cyberdog.net/) and still sell the same cheesy clubbing gear.
and me! Thank you CrazyNun!I like it. It reminds of this store in London from the late 90’s early 2000’s called Cyberdog. They’re still around (https://www.cyberdog.net/) and still sell the same cheesy clubbing gear.
you've just introduced me into a whole new universe lol
could you explain a bit more about the use of hangul as the sublegends? if it's just preferred due to function that's valid of course, but i do not understand it given the theme of the set. thanks.Mainly Personal choice, and because I couldn't find a KAT set being produced that supported Hangul but maybe I'm wrong. Initially the Hangul sublegends were there to serve as a template while I mocked up the other requested languages, and as my understanding of KAT MOQ works it wouldn't hurt to add Katakana and Cyrillic as well, it's why I left room in the IC form to write in the kits you wanted to see made that i hadn't already.
could you explain a bit more about the use of hangul as the sublegends? if it's just preferred due to function that's valid of course, but i do not understand it given the theme of the set. thanks.Mainly Personal choice, and because I couldn't find a KAT set being produced that supported Hangul but maybe I'm wrong. Initially the Hangul sublegends were there to serve as a template while I mocked up the other requested languages, and as my understanding of KAT MOQ works it wouldn't hurt to add Katakana and Cyrillic as well, it's why I left room in the IC form to write in the kits you wanted to see made that i hadn't already.
I like it. It reminds of this store in London from the late 90’s early 2000’s called Cyberdog. They’re still around (https://www.cyberdog.net/) and still sell the same cheesy clubbing gear.
you've just introduced me into a whole new universe lol
Mainly Personal choice, and because I couldn't find a KAT set being produced that supported Hangul but maybe I'm wrong.
Hiragana sublegends or mono-legends would be amazing on this. Also,+1 on the glow in the dark dye!
Hiragana sublegends or mono-legends would be amazing on this. Also,+1 on the glow in the dark dye!
Hiragana over Katakana? I don’t speak Japanese but I have already done the Katakana set (preparing an updated post for tomorrow hopefully)
Hiragana sublegends or mono-legends would be amazing on this. Also,+1 on the glow in the dark dye!
Hiragana over Katakana? I don’t speak Japanese but I have already done the Katakana set (preparing an updated post for tomorrow hopefully)
you might do a poll but i'd always prefer hiragana over katakana, as it's the default kana, the one used generally.
Hiragana sublegends or mono-legends would be amazing on this. Also,+1 on the glow in the dark dye!
Hiragana over Katakana? I don’t speak Japanese but I have already done the Katakana set (preparing an updated post for tomorrow hopefully)
you might do a poll but i'd always prefer hiragana over katakana, as it's the default kana, the one used generally.
Hiragana is used for words of Japanese origin, while katakana is used for words of foreign origin. That is why hiragana is much more prevalent.
Possible to get some legends on that ergo kit?
Possible to get some legends on that ergo kit?
Do you have a source of what they are? from the EZ Ergodox coming with blanks on the mods to allot of sets also coming with just blanks i had assumed the customisation of those keys made it more practical.The only times i've seen them covered have been with obscure icons. I'm more than happy to though if it's feesable.
Possible to get some legends on that ergo kit?
Do you have a source of what they are? from the EZ Ergodox coming with blanks on the mods to allot of sets also coming with just blanks i had assumed the customisation of those keys made it more practical.The only times i've seen them covered have been with obscure icons. I'm more than happy to though if it's feesable.
KAt Space Cadet is a great example of ergo legends.
Awesome! Thank you kindly.KAt Space Cadet is a great example of ergo legends.Possible to get some legends on that ergo kit?
Do you have a source of what they are? from the EZ Ergodox coming with blanks on the mods to allot of sets also coming with just blanks i had assumed the customisation of those keys made it more practical.The only times i've seen them covered have been with obscure icons. I'm more than happy to though if it's feesable.
Perfect! Thank you I will get them added for the next update.
interesting, but please focus on base kits.
KAT series is adding too many keys in recently design.
interesting, but please focus on base kits.
KAT series is adding too many keys in recently design.
Why limit to base kits when you can have more flexibility with nearly no disadvantages other than more work in the beginning. Due to KAT‘s MOQ all kits will be produced once you meet MOQ.
R5 Delete, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn are missing from the numpad kit. These keys are needed to support 1800, CP, 96-key and similar layouts.
I would also suggest using Control and System instead of Ctrl and System on the longer keys.
Hello!
A bit late to the party but I'm really digging the direction this set is going. I have to say that when I first checked this out the big swaths of green really turned me off. Not saying they were bad, just not my taste. But when I revisited the thread, the (lonely lol) all-black set with green text and hangul icons really caught my attention and I'm very excited to see the general direction of the set heading that way :D
Looking at the last set of renders, the 'Alpha Hangul' kit and 'Icon Mods' kit are calling to me; I really dig 'em. BUT. I can't help but want a bit more variety across the keyboard. As much as I LOVE the purple accent keys, I really don't like the green keys. Again, just personal preference; please don't take those as fightin' werds ;D
MY best idea (which is not to say it's a GOOD idea) would be to add some more purple mod keys (Alt, Ctrl, Super, etc) but every key you add starts to dilute the 'pop' of the more rare purple keys. Reading over some other comments there was talk of bringing in other 'cyberpunky' colors but I'm the last person you should ask about which one to use, let alone whether to bring in another color at all.
Sorry to ramble, I just feel like this set is getting just INCHES from being something really dope but I'm at a loss as to how to help get it over the finish line.
Ok, that took a weird, sad turn at the end... :thumb:
Be well 🖖
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You seem to have two pictures for ortho/40 icon kits and no text. And I like it better that way.
Also, when can I throw my money at this?
So the black alphas will actually be glow-in-the-dark?
The cut-off oni mask on the horizontal enter novelties looks kinda weird. Not sure how to improve upon it, though.
Speaking of space bars, some 1.5u spacebars in the 40s kit would be nice for boards like Corne and it's many offshoots, and some other ergo boards. I know that's kind of a niche thing though.
Speaking of space bars, some 1.5u spacebars in the 40s kit would be nice for boards like Corne and it's many offshoots, and some other ergo boards. I know that's kind of a niche thing though.
Doesn't Corne use 1.25u or even 1u? Also, he says in the post that the ortho kit is in progress.
Speaking of space bars, some 1.5u spacebars in the 40s kit would be nice for boards like Corne and it's many offshoots, and some other ergo boards. I know that's kind of a niche thing though.
Doesn't Corne use 1.25u or even 1u? Also, he says in the post that the ortho kit is in progress.
All the caps on the Corne are 1u except for the inner thumb keys. They're 1.5u. You can use 1.25u or 1u caps for it, but the inner thumb keys were designed for 1.5u caps. It's a lot more comfortable to use 1.5s on those keys too.
I have 1.5s on my MX Corne right now, but I do also have 1u caps on those thumb switches on my Choc Corne because I used all my 1.5u ones on my Gergo. About a month ago I got in on the MBK keycap GB that has 1.5u caps that will replace the standard all 1u Kailh set that's currently on it.
I must have missed where he said that the ortho kit was in progress. I saw on the big update today that the ergo kit is in progress. That doesn't have 1.5u spacebars in it though, only 1.5u mods, as it's designed for Ergodox and similar boards.
I'll make sure the corne and it's friends are covered as best as possible over the weekend, thank you. It's realy hard keeping track of all the boards haha.
Anyway to get a render of the charged green alphas? Kinda worried about the fuzzy-ish looking font. Have you considered removing the "glow" effect like on the mods?Both night mode images are of the same set. The charged view is to show which areas would glow when charged. It wouldn’t actually be fuzzy that was just to emulate the glow. There will be renders and samples before production.
Thanks for the clarification!Anyway to get a render of the charged green alphas? Kinda worried about the fuzzy-ish looking font. Have you considered removing the "glow" effect like on the mods?Both night mode images are of the same set. The charged view is to show which areas would glow when charged. It wouldn’t actually be fuzzy that was just to emulate the glow. There will be renders and samples before production.
for Ergo, see https://i.imgur.com/PfCcaXR.png the KAT Atlantis Ergo set. It has 1.5u R1 x2 for the outer columns. In addition to Ergodox which needs 1u. This will support boards like Sol2. Adding 1.25 R1 x2 would also help for those using 1.25u outer columns.
These are amazing where can I buy these?
Ilumkb for South East Asia?These are amazing where can I buy these?
I’m hoping to run the Group Buy in the Autumn, I haven’t got a full list of vendors yet but Mykeyboards.eu for Europe and zFrontire for China I have confirmed so far.
I don't know what is going on in these renders from NathanAlphaMan, but these legends look way oversized.
Reminds me of a certain keyboard with yellow caps, google "big yellow keyboard"
I think legends that big is not pretty
I absolutely love this set! the colors are great! Novelties great!
I'm in regardless, but would it be possible to have media or artist keys added to one of the kits or in a kit of their own?
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I absolutely love this set! the colors are great! Novelties great!
I'm in regardless, but would it be possible to have media or artist keys added to one of the kits or in a kit of their own?
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I’d love to do media keys but I couldn’t find a standard set, and as much as I’d love to do photoshop/illustrator short cuts even for myself I think we’d probably be the only 2 that wanted them.
Hey guys Quick update, I've added some of the confirmed Vendors I've talked to to the initial post. The Group Buy will be happening! in August/September final date tbd, I also want to announce that there will be Artisan collabs with ArtKey: https://artkeyuniverse.com/ & FrumpzKeys https://www.frumpzkeys.com/ More collabs to be announced I'm so excited for!Wait, what?
Cool set. I have to admit that I was expecting a glitched font for some keys ^^Now that you mention it, a glitched font on some keys would look pretty rad.
Cool set. I have to admit that I was expecting a glitched font for some keys ^^Now that you mention it, a glitched font on some keys would look pretty rad.
Anyways, I like how the set is taking form, colors and icons are great. I'm looking forward to the ergo icons kit!
would love some legends on the ergo kit!
The UK ISO pack appears to only contain nightmode versions of the R4 alphas, will these contain dayglow versions too?
The UK ISO pack appears to only contain nightmode versions of the R4 alphas, will these contain dayglow versions too?
That was initially the plan as the Dayglow pack didn't seem sd popular but from the overwhelming popularity of the dayglow kit in the new form, i'll be including Green versions of both the UK and International kits.
Why do people keep lumping together 40s and ortho kits I just want ortho and not spend $20 more on keycaps im never gonna use
Why do people keep lumping together 40s and ortho kits I just want ortho and not spend $20 more on keycaps im never gonna use
Well, some 40 boards just allow a lot of layout options, and the 1u ortho modifiers come in handy.
Personally I'm holding off buying more KAT until I have a set in my hands, but I'm always vocal about it when I'm interested in the set.
Another few renders this time on the stunning M60 by Rama Works rendered on a potato by me
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Nightmode alphas charged (note untill i receive fully dyed samples I can't tell how much glow will go through the green on the mods as In a perfect world they wont look much different but we will see):
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Also just received some photos of Keyreatives KAT samples in Glow in the Dark plastic reverse subdyed, the second image was charged for a few seconds using a cell phone flash light. Note this is not the base colour or Legend font that will be used on Cyberspace but just a proof of concept.
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Thanks for stopping by, more renders and final kitting this week as well as annoucing the us vendor and some more fun stuff.
any update on who the US vendor will be?
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It'll be working with Kono as my US Vendor.
Also just updated the mainpost with a render of the Dayglow module rendered with proper text sizing. More/Better renders coming soon.
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Will the deskmat only be available in hangul? I was hoping for a hiragana option.
Yeah, that font choice is a bit too round and it looks more dense then the hangul one.100% agree, this is why I haven't posted it to the main post yet, I did this design before making the IC to start with.
I just want to let you know that I love how this set is looking, especially in Nathan's renders. The darker green for the Dayglow looks the best in my opinion. I really like the large legends in those renders but it's understandable if they turn out a bit smaller. Also the ghost novelty was really cute, I'd love to see it in there.
Can you clarify how the charged for works? It would look just like a bow set during the daytime?I just want to let you know that I love how this set is looking, especially in Nathan's renders. The darker green for the Dayglow looks the best in my opinion. I really like the large legends in those renders but it's understandable if they turn out a bit smaller. Also the ghost novelty was really cute, I'd love to see it in there.
The sizing will be true to the Kitting images and updated renders but Nathans ability to produce accurate colours are far greater than mine so you bet it will be the green in his renders.
It just sucks KAT sets take forever to be produced. This would be a nice set on my upcoming EVA canoe.
Ergo blanks pleasssse
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Would you consider including ISO-ES on the international kit?If it's only 6 caps and it supports more boards I'm all for it, going over kitting this week will try get it added.
Or like others on a "South kit"?
There are "only" 6 caps missing for full support.
Any timeline on when these will be available on Kono? I can't miss another awesome GB!! :-[Pegged for End of August/Start of september as soon as i have a firm date i'll be updating it here.
Oh my that akira skyline mat is beautiful. I'm all over this GB
No artisans?There will be a collaboration with Artkey, FRUMPZKEYS & I'm talking to someone I can't currently name about a Metal artisan option that will most certainly use Glow In the Dark.
Like a glow in the Dark Rama keys fe
Is there any chance of making glow in the dark mods? so... it would look like WoB in the day and Cyberspace in the night? :) with the purple accents still
Edit: Will probably end up getting this and KAT WoB but would love glow in the dark mods, btw, could you do international kits like others do with South/North/French kits and so on?
No artisans?There will be a collaboration with Artkey, FRUMPZKEYS & I'm talking to someone I can't currently name about a Metal artisan option that will most certainly use Glow In the Dark.
Like a glow in the Dark Rama keys feIs there any chance of making glow in the dark mods? so... it would look like WoB in the day and Cyberspace in the night? :) with the purple accents still
Edit: Will probably end up getting this and KAT WoB but would love glow in the dark mods, btw, could you do international kits like others do with South/North/French kits and so on?
The green will glow! I will know to what extent when i receive samples, I'd love to do that but the problem is during the day it would look like KAT WoB and Not only could i not design a keycap set as awesome as OneCreativeMind he's already done it and I'd like to remain as unique as possible. I'm actually going over all the kitting as we speak and it's been requested a few times I certainly want to and will do my best to arrange the international kits.
Updated a few of the kits as I'm getting closer to a final list, these will be added to the main post shortly but heres the Ergo Icon Mods and Blank kits. Also Colverak in Dayglow and Nightmode along with updats to the Spacebars/International (dayglow addon) and novelties. Hope everyones having an awesome sunday.
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Could you include these 2 keys in the international kit (without terciaries) ? With the 7 key being R4 and the other key being R2
Could you include these 2 keys in the international kit (without terciaries) ? With the 7 key being R4 and the other key being R2
would that mean it covers another layout? I'm all for that i've been getting help with the international kit i've made a note of this and i'll try my best to get it added it shouldn't be a problem.
Also a question for everyone, how would people feel about the novelties being distributed across the kits instead of on their own, that way the novelties kit doesn't include 50+ keys and i get to do things like escape novelties for smaller boards that aren't on r4 and the Wake Up... space bar in different sizes. I can tailor the novelties kit to the extension kit it's attached to.
Yeh it would fully cover ISO-PT
Also a question for everyone, how would people feel about the novelties being distributed across the kits instead of on their own, that way the novelties kit doesn't include 50+ keys and i get to do things like escape novelties for smaller boards that aren't on r4 and the Wake Up... space bar in different sizes. I can tailor the novelties kit to the extension kit it's attached to.
Also a question for everyone, how would people feel about the novelties being distributed across the kits instead of on their own, that way the novelties kit doesn't include 50+ keys and i get to do things like escape novelties for smaller boards that aren't on r4 and the Wake Up... space bar in different sizes. I can tailor the novelties kit to the extension kit it's attached to.
This is a brilliant idea and I wonder why sets don't do this more. It adds a nice touch if like every kit has some novelty thrown in.
Also a question for everyone, how would people feel about the novelties being distributed across the kits instead of on their own, that way the novelties kit doesn't include 50+ keys and i get to do things like escape novelties for smaller boards that aren't on r4 and the Wake Up... space bar in different sizes. I can tailor the novelties kit to the extension kit it's attached to.
This is a brilliant idea and I wonder why sets don't do this more. It adds a nice touch if like every kit has some novelty thrown in.
Maybe it's just easier/cheaper in PBT dye-sub than double shot? I'm not sure.
Also a question for everyone, how would people feel about the novelties being distributed across the kits instead of on their own, that way the novelties kit doesn't include 50+ keys and i get to do things like escape novelties for smaller boards that aren't on r4 and the Wake Up... space bar in different sizes. I can tailor the novelties kit to the extension kit it's attached to.
This is a brilliant idea and I wonder why sets don't do this more. It adds a nice touch if like every kit has some novelty thrown in.
Maybe it's just easier/cheaper in PBT dye-sub than double shot? I'm not sure.
exactly this, with double shot keycaps new molds need to be made for each legend, with dye sublimation each cap is dyed anyway either a legend or a novelty so the cost involved to set it up is consideribly less.
Also a question for everyone, how would people feel about the novelties being distributed across the kits instead of on their own, that way the novelties kit doesn't include 50+ keys and i get to do things like escape novelties for smaller boards that aren't on r4 and the Wake Up... space bar in different sizes. I can tailor the novelties kit to the extension kit it's attached to.
This is a brilliant idea and I wonder why sets don't do this more. It adds a nice touch if like every kit has some novelty thrown in.
Maybe it's just easier/cheaper in PBT dye-sub than double shot? I'm not sure.
exactly this, with double shot keycaps new molds need to be made for each legend, with dye sublimation each cap is dyed anyway either a legend or a novelty so the cost involved to set it up is consideribly less.
and dye sub or doubleshot in both cases the legends will never wear off
Would you consider including ISO-ES on the international kit?If it's only 6 caps and it supports more boards I'm all for it, going over kitting this week will try get it added.
Or like others on a "South kit"?
There are "only" 6 caps missing for full support.Any timeline on when these will be available on Kono? I can't miss another awesome GB!! :-[Pegged for End of August/Start of september as soon as i have a firm date i'll be updating it here.
Thank you again guys, got loads of new renders coming tomorrow <3
Just an update to say Final kitting is updated on the first post, I'll be moving forward with getting quotes and a firm date.Great job spreading out the novelties! The icon mods are so damn good. Really looking forward to this.
(just a few minor tweaks from here nothing drastic but the list of changes is already confirmed)
Also want to say a massive heartfelt thank you to every single person thats commented on this thread. I hoped but never expected it to get this far and reading everyones support and seeing all of the people with the set in their signature has really made my day. Hope everyones having an awesome week!
Cheers,
Ulliam / Papi
what's the ^/ Esc legend supposed to represent? Did you mean ^[?
Does ^] mean Escape? the other things you've mentioned have been fixed and will be reflected in the kitting shortly.
Does ^] mean Escape? the other things you've mentioned have been fixed and will be reflected in the kitting shortly.
Yep! ^[ in caret notation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caret_notation) stands for the ASCII control character ESC and the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+[, which is how Esc used to be input on old terminal systems before separate Esc keys existed. In fact, the shortcut still works today on macOS and Linux in certain programs (most notably, their terminal emulators). I think it'd be a cool little reference to have that as an Esc novelty.
If you take another look at the first page you should notice a few changes that address almost all of what you've mentioned. Yes this probably will end up being one of the more expensive KAT Sets I'm aware of that the project was ambitios to start with with almost doubles of every kit I've tried to include as many boards as possible, while remaining sensible with the total amount of kits, each is packaged in a seperate box and having 20 sku's per set to deal with I can only imagine is way more stress than they deserve without adding even more. A few of the images haddn't loaded into the initial post so now you should see the Ergo Icon and Ergo Blank kits as well as the novelties kit. I have added those 1.5u convex bars to the 40's/Ortho kit I had already added them like 3 times and illustrator kept crashing as I was trying to save but weren't in the backup my bad. I'm not sure what a Workman compat kit is and it's the first time i've had a request for one, but I'm sorry I couldn't cover it. Also added the homing keys to the Colevrak kit's it was an oversight on my part. I'm glad you like the set and If you do a mashup with WoB please share pictures <3 OneCreativeMind is the man.Morengl, I'm kind of disappointed how the final kitting went. I can understand adding some of the novelties to each of the kits, but now there's no separate novelties kit altogether. This will be one of the more expensive KAT kits to come out in terms of cost per kit.
At least there's some R3 1u novelties in there now. The text kits kind of get shafted on the cooler graphical novelties though, since there's no separate novelties kit.
As far as the space bars go.. people that get the regular (larger than 40s) kits now get five spacebars when they purchase an alpha kit plus a mod kit, six if getting one of the sublegend alpha kits? That seems quite excessive. At least that doesn't affect the 40s kits. Swinging that back around to 40s spacebars though, there's still no double 1.5u spacebars anywhere. Not even a single 1.5u space, including the spacebar kit. Anyone that owns a Corne/Lily58/Atreus or something similar would have to use other regular 1.5u caps for the spacebars, or use the 1u spacebars instead. Neither of which is anywhere near as comfortable.
No homing keys for the Colevrak kits is an odd choice too. Ergo kits didn't make the cut?
I was really excited about this set in the beginning because the theme and colors are something that resonate with me, but I think I'll have to bail on it. I've been on the fence about KAT Space Cadet for the last 3 weeks, but being able to cover a Corne or similar split board properly, and also being able to move it to a regular ortho board, for only $55 seems like the better choice for me personally. I really wanted to see if you could make a small Workman compat kit too, as it would be cool to have a set that actually has compat for it. That would have only been an additional 12 key kit on it's own to get with the regular alpha kit, or only a 1 extra key kit if also getting the the Colevrak kit too - a R1 'L'. Still, good luck with the group buy on this - the theme and colors are amazing!
Edit: actually now I'm considering picking up just the Dayglow Alphas. They would pair really well with OneCreativeMind's KAT WoB Ortho kit.
If you take another look at the first page you should notice a few changes that address almost all of what you've mentioned. Yes this probably will end up being one of the more expensive KAT Sets I'm aware of that the project was ambitios to start with with almost doubles of every kit I've tried to include as many boards as possible, while remaining sensible with the total amount of kits, each is packaged in a seperate box and having 20 sku's per set to deal with I can only imagine is way more stress than they deserve without adding even more. A few of the images haddn't loaded into the initial post so now you should see the Ergo Icon and Ergo Blank kits as well as the novelties kit. I have added those 1.5u convex bars to the 40's/Ortho kit I had already added them like 3 times and illustrator kept crashing as I was trying to save but weren't in the backup my bad. I'm not sure what a Workman compat kit is and it's the first time i've had a request for one, but I'm sorry I couldn't cover it. Also added the homing keys to the Colevrak kit's it was an oversight on my part. I'm glad you like the set and If you do a mashup with WoB please share pictures <3 OneCreativeMind is the man.Morengl, I'm kind of disappointed how the final kitting went. I can understand adding some of the novelties to each of the kits, but now there's no separate novelties kit altogether. This will be one of the more expensive KAT kits to come out in terms of cost per kit.
At least there's some R3 1u novelties in there now. The text kits kind of get shafted on the cooler graphical novelties though, since there's no separate novelties kit.
As far as the space bars go.. people that get the regular (larger than 40s) kits now get five spacebars when they purchase an alpha kit plus a mod kit, six if getting one of the sublegend alpha kits? That seems quite excessive. At least that doesn't affect the 40s kits. Swinging that back around to 40s spacebars though, there's still no double 1.5u spacebars anywhere. Not even a single 1.5u space, including the spacebar kit. Anyone that owns a Corne/Lily58/Atreus or something similar would have to use other regular 1.5u caps for the spacebars, or use the 1u spacebars instead. Neither of which is anywhere near as comfortable.
No homing keys for the Colevrak kits is an odd choice too. Ergo kits didn't make the cut?
I was really excited about this set in the beginning because the theme and colors are something that resonate with me, but I think I'll have to bail on it. I've been on the fence about KAT Space Cadet for the last 3 weeks, but being able to cover a Corne or similar split board properly, and also being able to move it to a regular ortho board, for only $55 seems like the better choice for me personally. I really wanted to see if you could make a small Workman compat kit too, as it would be cool to have a set that actually has compat for it. That would have only been an additional 12 key kit on it's own to get with the regular alpha kit, or only a 1 extra key kit if also getting the the Colevrak kit too - a R1 'L'. Still, good luck with the group buy on this - the theme and colors are amazing!
Edit: actually now I'm considering picking up just the Dayglow Alphas. They would pair really well with OneCreativeMind's KAT WoB Ortho kit.
Really happy for the inclusion of colevrak+ kit (i use norman) :thumb:, but it seems a bit off,
dvorcol has a summary (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=101187.msg2786467#msg2786467) of how to do it
Really happy for the inclusion of colevrak+ kit (i use norman) :thumb:, but it seems a bit off,
dvorcol has a summary (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=101187.msg2786467#msg2786467) of how to do it
I recommend these revisions:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/i5idDhC.png)
For anyone curious, here is what keycaps are used by each supported layout. Top table are Colevrak+ keycaps, bottom table are standard QWERTY keycaps. Those not used remain white.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/UvSO5PF.png)
A link to more details was shared above by timescam. Thanks!
Would you consider including ISO-ES on the international kit?
Or like others on a "South kit"?
There are "only" 6 caps missing for full support.
Sorry for the poor job but I've done it as fast as I could.
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The 7 / from R4 was requested by someone before so it's technically only 6 keys.
Sorry for the poor job but I've done it as fast as I could.
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The 7 / from R4 was requested by someone before so it's technically only 6 keys.
you're a legend i'll get those final tweaks in now. Thank you so much.
also i'm doing a bunch more board renders and getting kit renders done what colour / kind of board would you guys like to see the set rendered on? I'd love to get your suggestions.
Thanks for all the continued support i can't wait for all the exciting goodness I have to anounce in the future. Have an awesome day guys <3
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Wow, this has become a very impressive set. I dismissed this early when there were no renders, but I am glad I came back! At first I found it odd to have novelties in the modifiers kit but now I really like the idea. And it seems Keyreative do not make a lot of fuss over GiD like GMK does, which is a good thing (their keys are very different, but still). I want to thank you for bringing English+Cyrillic modifiers and this is the first time I see a KAT 6.25 space bar specifically with off-center stem. Kudos to you!
Requests
- I miss a R4 1u backspace (looking at Icon Modifiers).
- Please make clear which keys are planned to be GiD. Are all made from the GiD plastic? I skimmed the entire thread, and there was only preliminary information. This is not terribly important but it should be mentioned in the first post or with each kit.
Thanks for reading and for putting in all the work. Set's looking great and I have a build in mind with it!
All keys are made of GiD plastic and I'll have kitting renders and more acurate displays of the intended GiD effects when i have my next batch of samples in hand. But anywhere white is raw GiD, Green should glow quite bright when fully charged and the purple should glow a little.
When’s it gonna drop?
Did I miss something, or Cyrillic is out of consideration now?Still in the first post, товарищ.
From what I've talked with Papi, everything is made out of GiD plastic, and the green should glow "bright" and the puple glow a bit lessDid I miss something, or Cyrillic is out of consideration now?Still in the first post, товарищ.
As far as I understand, dual-language alphas are not Glow-in-the-Dark, though. OP, could you correct me here, please?
Edit: on second thought, not sure. The renders have the Hangul (I think) kit with both languages glowing. If so, the set is even more awesome.
From what I've talked with Papi, everything is made out of GiD plastic, and the green should glow "bright" and the puple glow a bit lessDid I miss something, or Cyrillic is out of consideration now?Still in the first post, товарищ.
As far as I understand, dual-language alphas are not Glow-in-the-Dark, though. OP, could you correct me here, please?
Edit: on second thought, not sure. The renders have the Hangul (I think) kit with both languages glowing. If so, the set is even more awesome.
From what I've talked with Papi, everything is made out of GiD plastic, and the green should glow "bright" and the puple glow a bit lessDid I miss something, or Cyrillic is out of consideration now?Still in the first post, товарищ.
As far as I understand, dual-language alphas are not Glow-in-the-Dark, though. OP, could you correct me here, please?
Edit: on second thought, not sure. The renders have the Hangul (I think) kit with both languages glowing. If so, the set is even more awesome.
I thought that was only for the modifiers. Also, isn't it reverse dye sublimation with a GiD dye? The first post has a sample like that.
I've made a Discord come join for more frequent announcments and fun: https://discord.gg/9sVv97K
Definite date coming as soon as i get one just waiting on my quote for keyreative but I'm aiming straight for the first week of august on or around the 6th (:
Some more renders this time on the SP-111 Designed by the awesome BlindAssassin111
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Also excited to announce there will be Artisan Collaborations with: ArtKey, frumpzkeys, Latrailum (KAT R4) & GoldenStar Keycaps got more artisan anouncments to come and i'm working with some awesome makers to to hopefull bring you guys more stuff soon.
Didn't see all those Cyrillic comments it's deffinitelty still on the cards, and I'll check out that translation I'm actually seeking a native russian speaker to help me with the translations to ensure everythings perfect if theres anyone in here open to helping? To clear up confusion i'm working up some renders to show off how each key will glow.
They will all be made of GiD plastic untill i receive samples i can't be certain but from the testing i have done and my understanding. fully charged the areas of glow should be: White (Raw GiD plastic) 100%, Green 60/80%, Purple 30/50% I have requested early samples and will have pictures the second they're in my hands i've set up a charging rig and I'm more than excited for this.
Now my new board is finally together, I am so ready for this!Hope you're still ready in january when it arrives! ;D
Love this set, but really sad there’s not French kit like Kat Milkshake, Oasis, Atlantis etc.
Also, how would you feel about changing "Просыпайся..." on the spacebar to "Проснись..."?+1 for changing it to “Проснись...”. It's not that it's more imperative, more so that “Просыпайся...” is the imperfective form. That's analogous to writing “Continuously wake up...” or “Keep waking up...” on the English spacebar.
This is a more imperative form that would be more appropriate, and it was used in the Russian translation of the Matrix.
FYI, you still have a typo on the R2 PgDn key in the Text Mods kit render :)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/PVsNt2h.png)
Have you considered doing North and South kits instead of a combined Intl kit? They offer more flexibility and support more international layouts overall. See how KAT Hyperfuse (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105660.0) did it. You can probably copy those kits verbatim.Also, how would you feel about changing "Просыпайся..." on the spacebar to "Проснись..."?
This is a more imperative form that would be more appropriate, and it was used in the Russian translation of the Matrix.
+1 for changing it to “Проснись...”. It's not that it's more imperative, more so that “Просыпайся...” is the imperfective form. That's analogous to writing “Continuously wake up...” or “Keep waking up...” on the English spacebar.
The desk mat is in Korean, but there are Japanese subs.. if the desk mat could match the keycap subs that would be nice..
Nope. I don’t know what languages the Intl kit covers exactly but it doesn’t cover French AZERTY. Compare it to French kits from other sets.Love this set, but really sad there’s not French kit like Kat Milkshake, Oasis, Atlantis etc.
Isn't the keys you need in the International Kit?
Forgive me if i missed it, but i believe there to be an error in the Cyrillic legend. Comma should be shared with Б(CAPS) б (lower), and period should be shared with ю. Seems you have щ assigned twice. Im new to the hobby and just beginning learning Russian, so if I'm incorrect, please disregard.
Hopefully, this is helpful.
GLWGB!
I'm not sure it's mentioned anywhere in the post- I understand these are glow-in-the-dark, are they made of PBT plastic like most KAT sets but with the phosphorescent compound mixed in? Not ABS I assume?
Beautiful tmo v2, what switches did you use on it. I'm so looking forward to this GB!
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I love this set. Filled out the IC already, I know this is a tad off topic but what's the board in the 2nd render?https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98580.0 The Prime-E <3
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Sorry I must have missed a pic I meant this one(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200513/26c8ca45e2de77ffa33716253b174b61.jpg)I love this set. Filled out the IC already, I know this is a tad off topic but what's the board in the 2nd render?https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98580.0 The Prime-E <3
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Thats a Keyhive nightmare (:Sorry I must have missed a pic I meant this oneI love this set. Filled out the IC already, I know this is a tad off topic but what's the board in the 2nd render?https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98580.0 The Prime-E <3
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Link? Or is it another awesome old board that you can't find anymore?Thats a Keyhive nightmare (:Sorry I must have missed a pic I meant this oneI love this set. Filled out the IC already, I know this is a tad off topic but what's the board in the 2nd render?https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98580.0 The Prime-E <3
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https://keyhive.xyz/ It's a 3d printed DIY board it's rendered here in frosted acrylic.MoreLink? Or is it another awesome old board that you can't find anymore?Thats a Keyhive nightmare (:Sorry I must have missed a pic I meant this oneI love this set. Filled out the IC already, I know this is a tad off topic but what's the board in the 2nd render?https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98580.0 The Prime-E <3
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Dammit, just checked the Liminal to see if it's the same as a nightmare, it isn't....Now I need a nightmare. Thanks for providing the link, nightmare....coming for you, & looking forward to your keyset [mention]Papithered [/mention]https://keyhive.xyz/ It's a 3d printed DIY board it's rendered here in frosted acrylic.MoreLink? Or is it another awesome old board that you can't find anymore?Thats a Keyhive nightmare (:Sorry I must have missed a pic I meant this oneI love this set. Filled out the IC already, I know this is a tad off topic but what's the board in the 2nd render?https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98580.0 The Prime-E <3
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Nah, I'm serious. I believe I'll be using kailh speed silvers or the speed dark yellows, they are buttery smooth & my current favorite linear switches. Also, your nightmare 40s acrylic case is amazing, is it a one off or can refer me to the builder? So, I don't stay off topic, you can PM your response. Also, you have my word that I'm joining Cyberspace once GBs starts, it'll be at least 2 40s kits worth or more!Beautiful tmo v2, what switches did you use on it. I'm so looking forward to this GB!
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I hope this means you think my render is real haha. I'm waiting on extras of the actual Tmov2 i'll be using silent alpacas in mine <3
Don't mind me just... drooling over this. This is so perfectly what I was looking for and I had no idea. A+ Can't wait for August.Same here!
This set looks pretty awesome. I might be in for a dayglow set and a cyrillic set. I know that this might have been asked before, but are the sub legends on the dual language keys also glow in the dark? I was also wondering if the glow in the dark keys are merely top charged, or if they will be shine-through, so that they can be lit up by backlighting from the keyboard? Thank you for your time.
It will be 1.1mm of PBT plastic they're not designed as shine through but you will be able to charge the underside of the cap with inboard leds, just that i wasn't trying to show that here.This set looks pretty awesome. I might be in for a dayglow set and a cyrillic set. I know that this might have been asked before, but are the sub legends on the dual language keys also glow in the dark? I was also wondering if the glow in the dark keys are merely top charged, or if they will be shine-through, so that they can be lit up by backlighting from the keyboard? Thank you for your time.
So to be clear, there is no shine through property with the default caps, and the only way to charge them is from above?
Awesome keycaps! Will there be a limit to how many sets we can buy? Looking to grab 2-3 sets as gifts.If you'll be able to afford 2-3 sets then this set isn't expensive enough for me to want.
.....is there supposed to be a backtick/tilde R4 on the alphas kit?It has been added now, I'm so sorry about that i don't know how it got dropped. To all alpha kits.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104969.msg2880575#msg2880575 has one in the render... but none of the alpha/modifier sets seem to have them.
Wow!
So I'm completely new to the mech world and am in the process of getting my first board together. I know the GMMK is super entry-level/scrub status based on many of the builds I've seen here. With that being said, I absolutely love this idea and set. I've never bought a set of custom keycaps, but I would be honored for this to be my first. Besides sharing a love of those sci-fi films, I'm a diehard Quake/DOOM player, so the kinda dark vibe with blasts of neon is absolutely beautiful to me.
I'd have to figure out what set corresponds with the GMMK (60 keys), I actually don't even have my switches yet, so I'll need to look at that. Forgive me for being a complete scrub, but mind if I pose a question?
I notice that there's alot of alternative language options, looks like a few different variations of Japanese, a Korean, as well as Russian. I assume these are functional for those who speak that language, but is it safe to assume alot of people buy these just because they look super cool too? Haha, I don't speak Japanese, but I love the lettering on of them.
Secondly, I would be all in for a desk mat as well! I'm hoping we see a black/green mat, but perhaps some hints of the purple to tie it all together as well?
Again, please excuse my ignornace, this is so new to me, but I would absolutely be down to get on board with a group buy on this!
Legend!.....is there supposed to be a backtick/tilde R4 on the alphas kit?It has been added now, I'm so sorry about that i don't know how it got dropped. To all alpha kits.
That said... is it too late for a 1U R3 |\ key? ;DI'll check but if thats an oversight it's not to late.
Everyone seems to be missing it in their ortho kits :(
That said... is it too late for a 1U R3 |\ key? ;DI'll check but if thats an oversight it's not to late.
Everyone seems to be missing it in their ortho kits :(
Has the numpad kit fallen by the wayside or just missed off the first post?
Still included
I have a couple suggestions for the katakana and hiragana kits, hopefully it's not too late.Will do, Thank you for the tip! never too late for your advice, Got some exciting cyberspace updates coming allong with pricing in the next few days
In keeping with the green legends in Latin and purple legends in Japanese, please change the R4 and R3 "|" (pipe) to "ー" (the prolonged sound mark).
By adding two keycaps (see picture), purchasing the UK-ISO kit results in basic JIS support.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/JePmlNQ.png)
I have a couple suggestions for the katakana and hiragana kits, hopefully it's not too late.Will do, Thank you for the tip! never too late for your advice, Got some exciting cyberspace updates coming allong with pricing in the next few days
In keeping with the green legends in Latin and purple legends in Japanese, please change the R4 and R3 "|" (pipe) to"ー" (the prolonged sound mark)"mu".
By adding two keycaps (see picture), purchasing the UK-ISO kit results in basic JIS support.
Edit: replaced with corrected picture.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/knDsqIm.png)
These mu symbols look exactly like the ones you proposed for R2 near the hashtag. What should be there then?I have a couple suggestions for the katakana and hiragana kits, hopefully it's not too late.Will do, Thank you for the tip! never too late for your advice, Got some exciting cyberspace updates coming allong with pricing in the next few days
In keeping with the green legends in Latin and purple legends in Japanese, please change the R4 and R3 "|" (pipe) to "ー" (the prolonged sound mark).
By adding two keycaps (see picture), purchasing the UK-ISO kit results in basic JIS support.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/JePmlNQ.png)
Very sorry, I made a mistake. Please replace | with mu rather than ーShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/TJl82YS.png)
These mu symbols look exactly like the ones you proposed for R2 near the hashtag. What should be there then?I have a couple suggestions for the katakana and hiragana kits, hopefully it's not too late.Will do, Thank you for the tip! never too late for your advice, Got some exciting cyberspace updates coming allong with pricing in the next few days
In keeping with the green legends in Latin and purple legends in Japanese, please change the R4 and R3 "|" (pipe) to"ー" (the prolonged sound mark)"mu".
By adding two keycaps (see picture), purchasing the UK-ISO kit results in basic JIS support.
Edit: replaced with corrected picture.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/knDsqIm.png)
Very sorry, I made a mistake. Please replace | with mu rather than ーShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/TJl82YS.png)
While explaining my suggestions just now, I noticed some problems in the UK ISO kit.Hey, thank you for the Kata tip even my tranlator friend didn't catch that one. The UK iso kit was fixed a while back, I'm still awaiting my kitting renders and pricing to update the main post properly which should hopefully be any day now! Thanks for all the continued support guys!
1) The legends on eight keycaps must be flipped to remain true to theme.
2) The upper left legends on the three marked with * should be white (glowing?) like the three dark keycaps on R4.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/UhakKXx.png)
I have a couple suggestions for the katakana and hiragana kits, hopefully it's not too late.
In keeping with the green legends in Latin and purple legends in Japanese, please change the R4 and R3 "|" (pipe) to"ー" (the prolonged sound mark)"mu".
By adding two keycaps (see picture), purchasing the UK-ISO kit results in basic JIS support.
Edit: replaced with corrected picture.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/knDsqIm.png)
Fantastic! I’m gonna destroy my wallet with this set. Thanks for the unseen toil, Papi! It’s a fabulous design. :thumb:Same here, I just did that w/ KAT Artic & will do even more wallet damage with this set's kits
Fantastic! I’m gonna destroy my wallet with this set. Thanks for the unseen toil, Papi! It’s a fabulous design. :thumb:
May I ask where is the "`"/"~" key in the set?
May I ask where is the "`"/"~" key in the set?
Not sure if this comment got ignored, but did Alpha modules are missing `~ key?
Is it too late to suggest edits to the Japanese deskmat?Definitely not if you could DM me id appreciate the help. I want them to be perfect.
For example, when Japanese is written top to bottom, the line that represents a long vowel "ー", specifically beam ビーム as in laser beam レーザービーム, this line becomes vertical.
I wonder what board would complement this set well? Hmmmmm?Cyber Voyager :D
It looks so dope I can't wait.
So are the characters actually green or are they actually white and glow green in the dark?The latter
Even the sets with sublegends (e.g. hiragana)? And what about the modifiers? In the render the alphas are white but the rest of the keys are green?So are the characters actually green or are they actually white and glow green in the dark?The latter
how long is the GB going to last? aug 1st until?Till September 1st (:
Lol you totally probably made thekey.company poop their pants with this as I knownthwy had a KAT Terkibal in the works and we’re gonna replace the green from GMK terminal with glow in the dark. Then this. This wins.Infact TKC were the first people i spoke to about the set, they had told me they planned to run Terminal in KAT but it wouldnt be a conflct of cyberspace, i didn't know they had planned to use GiD i'm sure it would be the other way round if i know tbh haha.
Why is there no 6.25u green GiD spacebar in the omega module?
... I just need to post the updated kitting ...
Awesome set! I love how the purple ghost novelty does a better job than SA Dreameater's "ghost novelty" at paying homage to Gengar (even if it's unintentional). I've been looking to pick up a KAT set, and it looks like this might be the one :D.
Could we have some clarification on what's actually fluorescent in this set? Is the purple as well? Also, are the non-latin alphas both green normally and fluorescent?
Also a separate request (and it's probably wayyy too late) but what are the chances that we could get green vim keys for this set at this point in time?
I notice the numpad kit is no longer on the post, is it still going to be offered? I've been keeping an eye on this set for a while, can't wait for August!
Does anyone have any info if this plastic will glow under blacklight? i'm thinking of some per-key blacklight leds should make this pop even more
KAT Cyberspace
How come there is no green-on-black Roman alphas?
Also, why is there no tilde/backtick key in R4?
I do have to commend the fact that there is a PG UP and PG DN in R2 and R1 respectively.
Holy cow I want to get my hands on this so bad.. I'm a newbie to all of this so I may be overlooking something (and i'm sorry if i am!) But will this beauty not be available for purchase in Japan :(?It will! I dont have a japanese specific vendor but zFrontier have a world wide store. If you have any recomendations for japanese vendors I'd be sure to reach out.
I dig it, i think it will look very nice on my NK65 Entry Edition. Will you be posting pictures of the sample before the GB? I'd like to see how it looks with and without GiD.Samples are currently being made, keyreative made a new batch of glow in the dark plastic, I'm unsure of the timeline but i'll hopefully have pictures soon I do ask frequently.
It will! I dont have a japanese specific vendor but zFrontier have a world wide store. If you have any recomendations for japanese vendors I'd be sure to reach out.
To me cyberpunk is "high tech low life" and thats what i tried to embody, I'm not sure where gearish neons came into it either haha. I'm glad you like the set! and thank you so much.It will! I dont have a japanese specific vendor but zFrontier have a world wide store. If you have any recomendations for japanese vendors I'd be sure to reach out.
Yay!! That's such good news :)) I sadly don't have any recommendations but if I hear anything i'll definitely reach out! I can't wait to get my mitts on these haha :) I love how it's sort of a different take on the 'cyberpunk' color palette, since most 'cyberpunk' palettes are super bright, in your face neons. These are muted to perfection and give sort of a moody cyber feel I adore it so much lol good luck until launch!!! :D
One last noobie question if you have time, will there be matching cables for the set?
Hey guys sorry for the lack of updates. New Kitting, Renders and Pricing coming in the next 24 hours I'm on it. All of your concerns will be addressed. I promise you there will be no dye "rubbing off"Great, I'm really looking forward to the GB!!!
Hey guys sorry for the lack of updates. New Kitting, Renders and Pricing coming in the next 24 hours I'm on it. All of your concerns will be addressed. I promise you there will be no dye "rubbing off"
Update is Finally here! Pricing has been added new everything really. Hope you like it guys see you in a week!
(yes Canadian and Australian pricing will be added when my respective vendors aren't too busy for me)
I assume the Alpha Raw does not glow at all right?
Do all kits glow?
I also notice no 1u R1 FN key in either of the mod kits - is this intended?
It will be 1.1mm of PBT plastic they're not designed as shine through but you will be able to charge the underside of the cap with inboard leds, just that i wasn't trying to show that here.
Oh noo what happened to the Hangul alphas. I was super into it up until the addition of those double sub-legends :-[
Seeing how those double sub-legends just add a character that it is basically the main one but twice I don't think it is as necessary as to make the set look so overcrowded.
I don't write Korean but that is just my opinion. It's a pity because I was truly in love with it, but I really don't like the keycaps filled with legends and so much purple. I will have to move on to the Katakana which I don't like as much.
did glow in the dark caps get cut or am i missing something?
Bummer, no R3 1U |\ key. Methinks I'll be off to go get some KAT Iron instead, sadly.
I would like to know this as well. It might change a bit the sound profile due to the thickness?It will be 1.1mm of PBT plastic they're not designed as shine through but you will be able to charge the underside of the cap with inboard leds, just that i wasn't trying to show that here.
A bit late to this but isn't KAT advertised as ~1.6 mm thick? Is this set thinner because of the GiD plastic?
Really interested because of KAT and the glow in the dark element, but would be a bit hesitant if this isn't as thicc as other KAT sets.
It will be 1.1mm of PBT plastic they're not designed as shine through but you will be able to charge the underside of the cap with inboard leds, just that i wasn't trying to show that here.
A bit late to this but isn't KAT advertised as ~1.6 mm thick? Is this set thinner because of the GiD plastic?
Really interested because of KAT and the glow in the dark element, but would be a bit hesitant if this isn't as thicc as other KAT sets.
Just so we're clear, the green color on all the sets is actually green right? Not glow in the dark? I may sound stupid but just had to check :D .
It will be 1.1mm of PBT plastic they're not designed as shine through but you will be able to charge the underside of the cap with inboard leds, just that i wasn't trying to show that here.
A bit late to this but isn't KAT advertised as ~1.6 mm thick? Is this set thinner because of the GiD plastic?
Really interested because of KAT and the glow in the dark element, but would be a bit hesitant if this isn't as thicc as other KAT sets.
Yes, I'm sorry this was an error on my part, They are the same thickness are regular KAT keycaps.Just so we're clear, the green color on all the sets is actually green right? Not glow in the dark? I may sound stupid but just had to check :D .Show Image(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=104969.0;attach=248033;image)
if you check out this image you can see which areas rendered will glow, the top is charged bottom is in daylight.
All keys are made of Glow in the Dark plastic
The white areas are RAW GiD, every other area is printed.The Green and purple will still glow are varying brightnesses. I am still awaiting my samples being produced by keyreative but they have assured me theyve made a new batch of GiD plastic and im in the queue to get samples made and as soon as they are i will be doing many tests!
This should clarify things @phinixAll keys are made of Glow in the Dark plastic
The white areas are RAW GiD, every other area is printed.The Green and purple will still glow are varying brightnesses. I am still awaiting my samples being produced by keyreative but they have assured me theyve made a new batch of GiD plastic and im in the queue to get samples made and as soon as they are i will be doing many tests!
It will be 1.1mm of PBT plastic they're not designed as shine through but you will be able to charge the underside of the cap with inboard leds, just that i wasn't trying to show that here.
A bit late to this but isn't KAT advertised as ~1.6 mm thick? Is this set thinner because of the GiD plastic?
Really interested because of KAT and the glow in the dark element, but would be a bit hesitant if this isn't as thicc as other KAT sets.
Yes, I'm sorry this was an error on my part, They are the same thickness are regular KAT keycaps.Just so we're clear, the green color on all the sets is actually green right? Not glow in the dark? I may sound stupid but just had to check :D .Show Image(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=104969.0;attach=248033;image)
if you check out this image you can see which areas rendered will glow, the top is charged bottom is in daylight.
This should clarify things @phinixAll keys are made of Glow in the Dark plastic
The white areas are RAW GiD, every other area is printed.The Green and purple will still glow are varying brightnesses. I am still awaiting my samples being produced by keyreative but they have assured me theyve made a new batch of GiD plastic and im in the queue to get samples made and as soon as they are i will be doing many tests!
Thanks. Printed caps.. doesn't sound good.
It looks like the UK ISO key legends are in white in both the Beta/Icon-Mods and Beta/Text-Mods kits.
This means that to have a full colour matching UK ISO layout you only have the option to use the Alpha/Alpha kit as this is the only one that also has the legends in white and sublegends in purple. There are no colour variations of the UK ISO keys to match the other English Alpha kits (Dayglow, Raw and TKL), and the white legends on black of the UK ISO keys will stick out like a sore thumb on anything other than Alpha/Alpha kit.
I really do appreciate the addition of UK ISO (bravo!), but its a shame it is limited to complimenting 1 of 9 alpha sets.
On a plus note; it allows me to save some pennies.
what happened to the pill novelties?I guess that's original Matrix reference, not JA one.
also kudos on the "white rabbit" novelties! Jefferson Airplane is one of my favs
(https://media1.tenor.com/images/5eb66e62558aeeab6f58e8d318683571/tenor.gif?itemid=15280979)what happened to the pill novelties?I guess that's original Matrix reference, not JA one.
also kudos on the "white rabbit" novelties! Jefferson Airplane is one of my favs
This should clarify things @phinixAll keys are made of Glow in the Dark plastic
The white areas are RAW GiD, every other area is printed.The Green and purple will still glow are varying brightnesses. I am still awaiting my samples being produced by keyreative but they have assured me theyve made a new batch of GiD plastic and im in the queue to get samples made and as soon as they are i will be doing many tests!
Thanks. Printed caps.. doesn't sound good.
Printed = dye sublimated. And keyreative offers "reverse dye sub" which means you pick a base material, that only shows through the legends on the cap. And you sublimate a different colour over the rest of it. That is why these can be glow in the dark in the first place.
PBT is always "printed" using dye sub. Any reasonable quality ones anyway. You can pretty much this yourself using laserprinter toner and heat. It last pretty much forever, since the material is permanently stained with it. Which is why you cannot do dark caps with (very) light colours in PBT without going double shot. Unless you reverse the proces and do reverse dye sub. I learned this from Minterly's KAT eternal set which uses the same method from keyreative.
So no need to worry, these aren't 3D printed or something... (Yeah... That kind of sucks, both FDM and Resin, but metal "printed" caps can be nice)