Author Topic: [IC] GMK Cinder - GB is live! (Read 69986 times)

konstantin · « **Reply #50 on:** Mon, 05 July 2021, 13:20:18 »

Quote from: JPoc on Mon, 05 July 2021, 12:56:59

Thanks once again for giving advice. I removed R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn to keep the price down, but I will keep it in consideration as well as the 2u shift.

Another thing to consider as far as cost-cutting measures go is dropping mod-colored pipe and tilde. Generally speaking, I would very much be against this, but in this case, with this particular colorway, they're sufficiently similar to the alpha-colored ones that removing the black legend variants may be worth considering.

However, none of these three things will make a big pricing difference in isolation. Sometimes, they don't make a difference at all — in other words, the final retail prices may end up being the same irrespective of whether or not you include one or two extra keys.

That being said, as far as value per key goes (not in terms of price, but usefulness), I would say that R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn are valuable way more than 2u Shift, but less valuable than mod-colored pipe and tilde.

SwirlCables · « **Reply #51 on:** Sat, 10 July 2021, 01:01:45 »

very clean!

JPoc · « **Reply #52 on:** Tue, 13 July 2021, 14:18:31 »

Hello everyone, today I'm sharing the results of the form to pick the new accent color.
The combination of orange legends on a dark grey background won with a solid 50% over the other two options, so that will be the final accent.

Thank you for voting, it was great having the community decide on this, and I hope this change satisfies more people.

hottrout · « **Reply #53 on:** Tue, 13 July 2021, 18:07:51 »

Game on with the new accent. I am in. Please get UK ISO into the base set.

JPoc · « **Reply #54 on:** Wed, 14 July 2021, 12:38:37 »

Quote from: hottrout on Tue, 13 July 2021, 18:07:51

Game on with the new accent. I am in. Please get UK ISO into the base set.

Glad to hear that. Will consider it.

MrBIGEURO · « **Reply #55 on:** Thu, 15 July 2021, 10:48:32 »

Needs Latin only legends. Colorway is good.

Friendship · « **Reply #56 on:** Thu, 15 July 2021, 11:04:06 »

bummed about the removal of those light accents, for me it made the set. Any chance at considering a small child kit with those accents?

JPoc · « **Reply #57 on:** Thu, 15 July 2021, 11:50:11 »

Quote from: Friendship on Thu, 15 July 2021, 11:04:06

bummed about the removal of those light accents, for me it made the set. Any chance at considering a small child kit with those accents?

I do like them better as well. I can consider it but I will have to see how viable it is, and most likely replace it with a stock color.

sapisoi · « **Reply #58 on:** Thu, 15 July 2021, 12:28:31 »

volcanic rock novelties would be sick

DeMechanica · « **Reply #59 on:** Wed, 04 August 2021, 00:05:35 »

Oh no! The light accents have gone! I personally really liked them. Bummer

Sandersoni · « **Reply #60 on:** Wed, 04 August 2021, 05:20:54 »

Quote from: JPoc on Wed, 14 July 2021, 12:38:37

Quote from: hottrout on Tue, 13 July 2021, 18:07:51
Game on with the new accent. I am in. Please get UK ISO into the base set.

Glad to hear that. Will consider it.

+1 for UK ISO in base!

Vulcan650 · « **Reply #61 on:** Wed, 04 August 2021, 06:21:10 »

not bad

pool · « **Reply #62 on:** Wed, 04 August 2021, 17:25:02 »

Is it just me or does this remind of GMK Stealth?

steebs · « **Reply #63 on:** Wed, 04 August 2021, 19:00:14 »

I like this, feels like something different where most seems to just be re-done with slight changes. really pops

chat and team · « **Reply #64 on:** Wed, 04 August 2021, 23:49:24 »

remove the weeb and itll be considered ~kebin

Jefff · « **Reply #65 on:** Thu, 05 August 2021, 00:46:34 »

Very interesting concept! I like the colors a lot!

killermax · « **Reply #66 on:** Wed, 11 August 2021, 05:06:32 »

Did you get your inspiration from dark souls?

Would you consider an english only version as a base?

_vik · « **Reply #67 on:** Wed, 18 August 2021, 15:25:54 »

This set turned me from a lurker to actually getting around to making an account just so I can say how damn good this looks - really nice set, change nothing please!

switchlab.sg · « **Reply #68 on:** Thu, 19 August 2021, 05:05:20 »

Looks very good! The color contrast really pops!

djbakasan · « **Reply #69 on:** Sat, 21 August 2021, 01:00:51 »

Quote from: pool on Wed, 04 August 2021, 17:25:02

Is it just me or does this remind of GMK Stealth?

There's some similarities, but stealth only had very little orange on the base set (the enter and esc keys, set against a dark grey). There were novelties that added orange spacebars and novelties along with rather bold lettering. The color schemes are reminiscent but I think they carry significantly different looks-- especially if one opted to go for the blackout variant of GMK stealth. Use of orange here is way more pronounced, doubly so with the sublegends (which I'm personally not a fan of).

hottrout · « **Reply #70 on:** Sat, 21 August 2021, 04:53:59 »

The black highlights are perfect, please get UK ISO into the base set. I need this.

d3stiny · « **Reply #71 on:** Mon, 06 September 2021, 00:55:10 »

Looks like this set was inspired by Dark Souls.

It will be great if you remove the hiragana

gosustyle · « **Reply #72 on:** Sun, 12 September 2021, 07:33:16 »

I really like the colors, would be interested in latin aplha variant.

mrus · « **Reply #73 on:** Sun, 12 September 2021, 12:29:53 »

Really dig the hiragana here, would look pretty boring without it. Maybe rather offer Hangul and Cyrillic variants as well.

_rubik · « **Reply #74 on:** Sun, 12 September 2021, 13:14:24 »

Quote from: d3stiny on Mon, 06 September 2021, 00:55:10

It will be great if you remove the hiragana

Quote from: gosustyle on Sun, 12 September 2021, 07:33:16

I really like the colors, would be interested in latin aplha variant.

Quote from: mrus on Sun, 12 September 2021, 12:29:53

Really dig the hiragana here, would look pretty boring without it.

Lots of replies here talking about the sublegends. I'm pretty split and it seems like the rest of yall are as well.

Maybe add a Latin-only alpha kit so folks have that option if they're so inclined? Options never hurt

lush_bunny · « **Reply #75 on:** Sun, 12 September 2021, 14:29:56 »

y'all should read up, OP is considering it

Quote from: JPoc on Fri, 25 June 2021, 16:48:12

Hey everyone,

After a few days the results of the form are not as divided as I expected, 75% in favor of grey accents and 67% of hiragana subs.
With this info I will be keeping the hiragana, but I will still consider adding a kit without subs.

As for the light grey accents, I think the results justify keeping them, but I will still be trying out different options and might make a survey in the future if I find something that works.

Thanks for the feedback so far!

konstantin · « **Reply #76 on:** Sun, 12 September 2021, 17:40:53 »

Bring back the light gray accents!

OptimusPrime00 · « **Reply #77 on:** Thu, 30 September 2021, 19:34:12 »

wow looks amazing! Latin alphas would be sick!

JPoc · « **Reply #78 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 13:54:57 »

Hey everyone, it's been a while since the last update.

I got back to working on this and I'm really excited to bring you a pretty big update with:

Novelties kit
Latin alphas kit
Deskmats
US Vendor
GB date March 2022
New renders

Regarding the Latin Alphas kit, I'm aware that it's not ideal for those of you that are not interested in hiragana subs but at the moment I can't justify having two base kits.
However if we get enough support and IC responses going forward I would be glad to swap it for a full latin base kit.

I'm also looking forward to working on collabs given that we have some time until the GB.
Let me know what you think!

New_One · « **Reply #79 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 16:03:18 »

Happy to see an update on this set - the novelties and deskmats look really nice. Will definitely jump on this in march!

C_L | Soup · « **Reply #80 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 16:39:59 »

Looking forward to this! The novelties and deskmats really tie it together. Any chance of getting mod-legend arrow keys, possibly in the novelties?

Friendship · « **Reply #81 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 17:10:23 »

Nice I have been waiting for this one!!!

couple of questions/requests:

The novelty enter, is that supposed to be a bonfire in the forest? I only guessed based on the theme, to me it doesn't really look like it at first or second glance, the trees are sick though.

can I request an R1 black key/orange legend version of the r2 eclipse novelty? feels like it makes alot of sense as an ESC key IMO (eclipse mat also looking very nice)

any chance for considering tossing the Alice 2.25 and 2.75 spacebars into the base kit? B is already there

lastly, always tossing my support in for the Hiragana subs, looking forward to GB!

hottrout · « **Reply #82 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 18:17:03 »

Please add UK ISO into a kit or in the base. At the very least add a Norde/UK kit. I also love the forge mat, really nice.

vishydesigns · « **Reply #83 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 20:44:31 »

I really like this! Excited for gb

Mecxs · « **Reply #84 on:** Sun, 26 December 2021, 22:47:58 »

Looking good.

Throw an extra tab into the latin alphas though - it's one extra key and it lets people cover two boards with base + alphas, which is a really nice bonus for those who want it without being a massive extra cost for those who don't.

Technically people can still do that right now, but the second board would have to be a 40% and not everybody has embraced the magic of 40s yet.

sorathiel · « **Reply #85 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 04:01:54 »

Quote from: hottrout on Sun, 26 December 2021, 18:17:03

Please add UK ISO into a kit or in the base. At the very least add a Norde/UK kit. I also love the forge mat, really nice.

I don't think these child kits are ever designed anymore as they're unlikely to hit MOQ with GMK prices anyway? Please correct me if I'm wrong

hottrout · « **Reply #86 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 04:12:27 »

Quote from: sorathiel on Mon, 27 December 2021, 04:01:54

Quote from: hottrout on Sun, 26 December 2021, 18:17:03
Please add UK ISO into a kit or in the base. At the very least add a Norde/UK kit. I also love the forge mat, really nice.
I don't think these child kits are ever designed anymore as they're unlikely to hit MOQ with GMK prices anyway? Please correct me if I'm wrong

You are wrong, and therefore are corrected.

Mecxs · « **Reply #87 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 05:04:25 »

Any chance of seeing accented arrows added?

Otherwise, love the look of this set.

JPoc · « **Reply #88 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 09:05:13 »

Thanks everyone, I'll consider the kitting suggestions.

Quote from: Friendship on Sun, 26 December 2021, 17:10:23

The novelty enter, is that supposed to be a bonfire in the forest? I only guessed based on the theme, to me it doesn't really look like it at first or second glance, the trees are sick though.

It's a fire in the middle of the burnt trees.

Oddstag · « **Reply #89 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 09:35:15 »

Quote from: hottrout on Sun, 04 July 2021, 14:53:28

Please consider some UK ISO coverage in the base kit.

Second this request. UK ISO keys in the hiragana set would get me in.

HYTE-Eddie · « **Reply #90 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 12:03:10 »

the name is awesome. love the the color theme!

Arithmetics · « **Reply #91 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 18:16:18 »

the more i look at it the more i like it. cool noveties too

konstantin · « **Reply #92 on:** Mon, 27 December 2021, 19:39:05 »

Kits are looking great after the update. I was a fan of the original accent color, but the new one works well too.

Consider changing the R3 1.75u Control key to an icon legend (∧) for a cleaner, more consistent look.

shuna · « **Reply #93 on:** Tue, 28 December 2021, 06:38:22 »

Hi, new to the forums, glad to be a part of the community!

Really interested in this keycap set. I see that the Group Buy will be in March 2022; could anyone give me some insight on when the shipping would start?

Also, I'm a bit curious as to what the previous accent colors looked like. Anyone have a link to the images?

Sandersoni · « **Reply #94 on:** Tue, 28 December 2021, 08:05:12 »

Quote from: JPoc on Mon, 27 December 2021, 09:05:13

Thanks everyone, I'll consider the kitting suggestions.

Thank you for considering an ISO kit!
On the novelties, fire-in-the-middle-of-burnt-trees, I think a close-up of a lit match would fit well.

Friendship · « **Reply #95 on:** Tue, 28 December 2021, 10:21:12 »

Quote from: JPoc on Mon, 27 December 2021, 09:05:13

Thanks everyone, I'll consider the kitting suggestions.

Quote from: Friendship on Sun, 26 December 2021, 17:10:23
The novelty enter, is that supposed to be a bonfire in the forest? I only guessed based on the theme, to me it doesn't really look like it at first or second glance, the trees are sick though.

It's a fire in the middle of the burnt trees.

Thanks for the consideration! Also regarding my comment, I see that the flames have a bit sharper detail of the flame tips on the 1.25u flame (not bonfire) novelties, is that something gmk can do accurately? I think imbuing those sharper tips to the enter bonfire would really help it convey the imagery

I'm in for this either way just my 2 cents

Friendship · « **Reply #96 on:** Tue, 28 December 2021, 10:27:42 »

Quote from: Friendship on Tue, 28 December 2021, 10:21:12

Quote from: JPoc on Mon, 27 December 2021, 09:05:13
Thanks everyone, I'll consider the kitting suggestions.

Quote from: Friendship on Sun, 26 December 2021, 17:10:23
The novelty enter, is that supposed to be a bonfire in the forest? I only guessed based on the theme, to me it doesn't really look like it at first or second glance, the trees are sick though.

It's a fire in the middle of the burnt trees.

Thanks for the consideration! Also regarding my comment, I see that the sword bonfire r1 flames have a bit sharper detail and the flame tips on the 1.25u flame (not bonfire) novelties look great as well, is that something gmk can do accurately? I think imbuing those sharper tips to the other bonfires would really help it convey the imagery I'm in for this either way just my 2 cents

Tyson · « **Reply #97 on:** Tue, 28 December 2021, 11:32:07 »

Quote from: shuna on Tue, 28 December 2021, 06:38:22

Hi, new to the forums, glad to be a part of the community!

Really interested in this keycap set. I see that the Group Buy will be in March 2022; could anyone give me some insight on when the shipping would start?

Also, I'm a bit curious as to what the previous accent colors looked like. Anyone have a link to the images?

June or July of 2023

JPoc · « **Reply #98 on:** Tue, 28 December 2021, 11:41:14 »

Quote from: konstantin on Mon, 27 December 2021, 19:39:05

Kits are looking great after the update. I was a fan of the original accent color, but the new one works well too.

Consider changing the R3 1.75u Control key to an icon legend (∧) for a cleaner, more consistent look.

Glad you like it, the new accent color grew on me a lot. Thanks as always for the feedback.

Quote from: shuna on Tue, 28 December 2021, 06:38:22

Really interested in this keycap set. I see that the Group Buy will be in March 2022; could anyone give me some insight on when the shipping would start?

Also, I'm a bit curious as to what the previous accent colors looked like. Anyone have a link to the images?

Will be able to give more accurate dates in the future, but most recent GMK sets have a 1 year + estimate between GB end and start of shipping.

You can check old accents here: https://imgur.com/a/X7CWbxB

Quote from: Friendship on Tue, 28 December 2021, 10:21:12

Thanks for the consideration! Also regarding my comment, I see that the flames have a bit sharper detail of the flame tips on the 1.25u flame (not bonfire) novelties, is that something gmk can do accurately? I think imbuing those sharper tips to the enter bonfire would really help it convey the imagery I'm in for this either way just my 2 cents

Still have to get approval for the novelties but I expect it should be doable without major modifications.
That's a nice idea but the goal was to give the enter fire a similar style to the R1 campfire. Could try to make it more obvious that it's a fire tho.

Friendship · « **Reply #99 on:** Wed, 29 December 2021, 11:28:12 »

Quote from: JPoc on Tue, 28 December 2021, 11:41:14

Quote from: Friendship on Tue, 28 December 2021, 10:21:12
Thanks for the consideration! Also regarding my comment, I see that the flames have a bit sharper detail of the flame tips on the 1.25u flame (not bonfire) novelties, is that something gmk can do accurately? I think imbuing those sharper tips to the enter bonfire would really help it convey the imagery I'm in for this either way just my 2 cents

Still have to get approval for the novelties but I expect it should be doable without major modifications.
That's a nice idea but the goal was to give the enter fire a similar style to the R1 campfire. Could try to make it more obvious that it's a fire tho.

Honestly that's fair. The more I stare at it, the more fire-like it looks and its got the bonus of being stylized which I can appreciate. Ignore what I said about the flames and sorry for stirring that pot!

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