[IC] ePBT Kavala - GB is Live!

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[Cylent]

Reserved

[Pontus]

Cute set. I like the decision to not go reverse dye-sub as well 

[cthalupa]

Excited to see this reach IC! Beautiful set.

[spikedsynapse]

Woot! Watching this set evolve has been great. Knowing the work you put into this makes it a definite buy from me. Well done & GLWIC

[Afresh]

glwic 

[Fredington]

Imma need that Greek in the Base kit.

EDIT: Never mind, I prefer Clouds+Sky.

[andromache]

This set is beautiful, and I love the Greek sublegends kit, but I wish they were available in a base kit...not sure if that could be feasible with EPBT kitting? Anyway, great work.

[bansheetango]

Loved Kavala, passed through it on our way to Thassos.

This set is beautiful, and I love the Greek sublegends kit, but I wish they were available in a base kit...not sure if that could be feasible with EPBT kitting? Anyway, great work.

Second this, the set is inspired by a Greek town, seems fit to have Greek sublegends in base. No sublegends should be the addon.

[TyPo.mk]

Consider 2 base kits like epbt origami. I imagine many people will want the Greek set and each Base would have a moq of 100 instead of 200

[ThickJimmy]

Glad to finally see this in IC after watching the development process. GLWIC homie! 

[MIGHTY CHICKEN]

Been loving this set since the first concept, GLWIC

[Shiba1337]

other than the feedback that I've already given (which was preference anyways), looks really good! Exited to see where this goes, and will probably pick a set up if it goes to gb.

[Trigozen]

Looks great man! GLWIC

[jagger27]

Gotta get some Sky+Clouds renders

[Cylent]

Thank you all for the feedback and kind words. This set has been a labor of love, and to see it receive such a positive response on day one means a lot to me.

Regarding the greek subs in base, please fill out the IC form with that feedback if changing the kitting would significantly increase the likelihood that you would buy something from the set. I am open to changing kitting based on IC feedback. Rn I am hoping that the Sky kit will be $30-40, and therefore not significantly cost-prohibitive.

I have tried to cover as many variations as possible in my renders (under the "more" tab), including Sky+Clouds variations. If there are additional variations you would like to see please let me know and I will try to satisfy the request(s) to the best of my ability.

[PradyXT]

Wooo IC! Excited to see what this is going to turn into
Watching this set progress was interesting!

[azzipa]

your design captures the sunset image well. and after admiring the colors, the next thing i thought was: no reverse dye-sub! glwic 

[jabe8i]

this give off similar vibes as taihao's hawaii but this is much better imo

[jabe8i]

Consider 2 base kits like epbt origami. I imagine many people will want the Greek set and each Base would have a moq of 100 instead of 200

Not sure if the moq thing is a big issue for ePBT. Correct me if im wrong but isn't it if one set hits moq then all of them get made?

I personally prefer a separate sublegends kit because I can potentially fill up 2 boards without having to buy 2 whole base kits, I also don't want to be left with half a dozen shift keys that I will never use if I buy 2 base kits.

[WQ]

It's finally here!!!

I've been following ur work on discord for a while, can't wait for the GB and good luck with the interest check!

[PradyXT]

Consider 2 base kits like epbt origami. I imagine many people will want the Greek set and each Base would have a moq of 100 instead of 200

Not sure if the moq thing is a big issue for ePBT. Correct me if im wrong but isn't it if one set hits moq then all of them get made?

I personally prefer a separate sublegends kit because I can potentially fill up 2 boards without having to buy 2 whole base kits, I also don't want to be left with half a dozen shift keys that I will never use if I buy 2 base kits.

(iirc) If base kit is reaches MoQ, all kits will be made.

[TyPo.mk]

Consider 2 base kits like epbt origami. I imagine many people will want the Greek set and each Base would have a moq of 100 instead of 200

Not sure if the moq thing is a big issue for ePBT. Correct me if im wrong but isn't it if one set hits moq then all of them get made?

I personally prefer a separate sublegends kit because I can potentially fill up 2 boards without having to buy 2 whole base kits, I also don't want to be left with half a dozen shift keys that I will never use if I buy 2 base kits.

(iirc) If base kit is reaches MoQ, all kits will be made.

You are correct, My point in bringing up moq was that for epbt  if you have 2 base kits the moq is only 100 each (so still only 200 total) not 200 each. So there’s very little downside in offering 2 base kits

[clickpig]

This colourway is really pretty, glwic!

[ManoliVisuals]

Absolutely love this. I'm always in for Greek themed sets <3 my only suggestions (my preference of course) is that you have the sublegened alphas in base, but thats just me lol

[pararch]

Looks great! GLWIC

[Technofrikus]

Poly orea!

[Ruinate]

Absolutely gorgeous!
Reminds me of the sunrise scene in Hades game as well.

[Neely_12]

Really like this! well done

[crusader_alex]

Πολύ όμορφο σετ φίλε! Καλή επιτυχία!

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[Cylent]

Absolutely love this. I'm always in for Greek themed sets <3 my only suggestions (my preference of course) is that you have the sublegened alphas in base, but thats just me lol

Thank you, I'm a big fan of GMK Evil Eye as well! IC feedback + quotes will likely determine whether sublegends are in base.

[bobtheguitar]

I love the lowercase Greek sublegends. But as pretty as the set is, I’m not sure I can make it work… Will definitely consider it though. GLWIC

[Cylent]

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σε ευχαριστώ φίλε μου!

[KeyboardPeople]

I really like all the colors, but it's a little much. I would drop the orange and just the rest. Either way it looks nice though GLWIC.

[Cylent]

I really like all the colors, but it's a little much. I would drop the orange and just the rest. Either way it looks nice though GLWIC.

I understand this sentiment completely. Clouds + Sky is meant to be an alternative for those who aren't on board with so many colors. Check out the additional renders, there are quite a few combinations you can put the set in, including a blue-only colorway I'm partial towards.

As an update, I am currently working on securing vendors and collabs. If you're interested in working with me don't hesitate to reach out!

[Kokaloo]

This is really swell, really like the usage of regular dyesub instead of opting for reverse dyesub.

[Cylent]

Update: Most preliminary agreements with vendors have been made, expect a formal vendor announcement soon (tm).

[CHEESETWIST]

Love it! The gradient is beautiful!

[Cylent]

Vendors so far:
NA - Vala Supply
AS/Global - KBDfans
Expect other vendor announcements this week!

[Cylent]

Vendors Announced!
Global/AS: Kbdfans
NA: Vala Supply
EU: MykeyboardEU
CA: Ashkeebs
UK: Prototypist
OCE: Daily Clack
PH: ZionStudiosPH
India: Stackskb

[NimbleTortoise]

This set would look even nicer with icon mods, what a shame.

[DerBonk]

I am far from an expert on kitting, but for my personal use, it would be fantastic if you added two R1 1u mods to the mikró kit. It would allow me to just get the Sky alphas and the mikró kit to fill my 4-row split ergos (for example Sofle, Lily). For full Preonic-style orthos, you would need more R4 1u, but many users might find a way to still make that work with the extra R4 keys in the alphas set. Just a thought, totally understand if it is not worth it, esp. with the base kit MoQ being important with ePBT, afaik.

[OfficialP3]

This set would look even nicer with icon mods, what a shame.

Agreed, Icon mods would make this more than incredible

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[Cylent]

This set would look even nicer with icon mods, what a shame.

I hear you. A while back a survey was completed by an NA vendor (if memory serves) that showed people generally prefer icon+text mods with icon-only a somewhat close second, and text-only a distant third.

[Cylent]

Update: I will be updating the 40s kit with icon-only mods. 40s users should be able to fully cover their boards by purchasing the Sky Greek sublegend alphas and the mikro 40s kit. Keep a lookout for that sometime this week or next!

Development on the novelties is progressing, what Greek-themed illustrations would you like to see?

[HappyB0T]

Anyway to get a cloud + sky render?

Sublegends + Icon Mods = !

[DerBonk]

My main suggestion would be to follow your inspiration. It is so personal, so, I bet you can draw some great non-cliche ideas there.

My personal associations with Greece and the image on the deskmat would be: an olive branch (or just an olive), a small fishing boat, the sunset in the sea, the shape of the Peloponnese and/or Crete, a branch of thyme, the Bouzouki, and of course the building style with lots of interwoven cubic shapes and some domes, as well as ornate wooden doors (this is probably very hard to capture in novelty, though). To me, all the references to ancient Greece (columns, pantheon, statues) are not as strong/too cliched, but if these are strong associations for you, I can totally understand that.

I guess it might make sense to decide what aspects of Greece you want to focus on, to make the theme stronger and more coherent.

[Ruinate]

I love anything and everything to do with Greek Mythology, but realize that's not really the aesthetic you're going for here. But if you decided to make novelties or a set in the future with this theme (especially using pbt again!), I would likely have to instantly buy all of it.

[Cylent]

Anyway to get a cloud + sky render?

Sublegends + Icon Mods = !

Hi, please click "more" underneath where it says "Click Here for More Renders" in the render section of the IC.

[DrHigsby]

I really dig the greek sub-legends on the alt alphas!