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Offline NathanAlphaMan

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[GB] GMK Polybius
« on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 03:27:06 »

TO: Mr. ███ ███████

FROM: The Federal Bureau of Investigation

SUBJECT: POLYBIUS Arcade Game

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> REQUEST OF INFORMATION DENIED ...
> STARTING POLYBIUS_GAME_ENGINE.EXE ...
> LAUNCHING GROUP BUY ...




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WARNING: POLYBIUS USES SPECIAL VISUAL AND AUDITORY EFFECTS.
PERSONS WITH SEIZURES, MOTION SICKNESS, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME.


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The Carpet Kit


Featuring agnostic UV-Printed mods, this kit brings classic arcade carpet stylings to your keyboard.
The carpet kit covers everything from 40s layouts up to F13 1800s in both ANSI and ISO.


The Redaction Kit


The redaction kit provides support for common spacebars. completing support for ortho, Alice, 660, and more

Colors

WARNING: Color information redacted. All colors except for the yellow (GMK CV) are RALs which will need color matching

Deskmats
900mm x 400mm x 4mm | Stitched Edges | Cloth Top
Beeps and Boops, Carpet, and Polyweave were designed in collaboration with Sour




RAMA | Xs and Os, Dual GLOW Enamel Infill



Space Cables



Confirmed Collaborations

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Archetype

ArtKey

Destroyer Caps

Dusty Caps

GSK

Lazy Caps

PrimeCaps

Sinpra

SodieCaps


Vendors, Timeline, & Pricing

US: Space Cables
UK: ProtoTypist
EU: CandyKeys
Asia: iLumkb
Oceania: SwitchKeys
Canada: Ashkeebs

Starts: January 4th, 2021.
Ends: Feburary 3rd, 2021.

KitMOQSpace (USD)CandyKeys (EUR)ProtoTypist (GBP)IlumKb (SGD)SwitchKeys (AUD)AshKeebs (CAD)
Carpet (Base)500$135€124£120s$190$196$180
Redaction (Bars)100$25€24£22s$35$34$35
Xs and Os (RAMA)100$44€49£38s$62$59$60
Deskmats20$20€22£19s$28$30$28

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       Evolv | Alpha.Design


             SD / CP | Satisfactory Designs


Adélie | Abec13


                OGR | Alchemist Keyboards


Alice  | TGR   


Atlas | Nasp 


       J-02 | ProtoTypist


Jane | TGR 


Changelog
12/28/20 | Vendors & Date Announced
12/7/20 | Small Kitting chages
12/2/20 | IC Posted

Socials

NathanAlphaMan


Octix


Acknowledgments
Octix | For being my partner in crime in helping me make this set a reality
Plop | For the help in making the mods into something amazing
Sour | For the amazing work on the mats
Mek | For telling me to do better
BottomKlunk | For the constant feedback
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Offline heymancomeon

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 09:42:43 »
Looks great! I will certainly be picking up one of the day 1 bundles. I've been looking for a set with novelties included in the base kit since I can't currently justify spending $200 on keycaps. Excited to see this pan out.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 11:01:00 »
Such a great set! :D

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 13:45:39 »
All vendors are now live!

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 14:19:29 »
Hi,

I didn‘t see that this one was open now, so I will just quote myself from the IC thread: “I bought a mat and both kits. Very competitive Euro pricing, actually, very nice! So, the 50% for the deskmat are refunded later, I suppose? Well, congrats on a great set in any case!” /Johannes

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 14:53:42 »
Hi,

I didn‘t see that this one was open now, so I will just quote myself from the IC thread: “I bought a mat and both kits. Very competitive Euro pricing, actually, very nice! So, the 50% for the deskmat are refunded later, I suppose? Well, congrats on a great set in any case!” /Johannes

Yeah, CandyKeys had some issues with getting the bundle setup. Go ahead and open a support ticket with them if you didn't get the deal

Offline alper_maestro

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 15:45:11 »
I see that CandyKeys has released the GB products quite late in the day. Until when exactly is the day one discount valid?

Offline Hdjekso

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 19:24:13 »
Is the black CR or is it a custom color?

Offline NathanAlphaMan

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Only: Buy A Base Kit And Get A Mat Half Off!
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 19:39:42 »
Is the black CR or is it a custom color?

It's a custom color

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Deal Ends at Noon PST for US Buyers
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 05 January 2021, 13:32:10 »
One last bump, get in your day one purchases now if you want to get half off a deskmat!

Offline idealape

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius | Day One Deal Ends at Noon PST for US Buyers
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 06 January 2021, 06:08:45 »
I kinda dig this set. Looks fun without being kiddish.
If wallet allows it I might pick this up last minute .

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 07 January 2021, 15:15:55 »
Are the files for that alice keyboard case online anywhere/open source? These look great with it

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 08 January 2021, 07:34:18 »
Are the files for that alice keyboard case online anywhere/open source? These look great with it
yes here on this forum
also a revision on githhub

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 08 January 2021, 12:16:29 »

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 20 January 2021, 20:34:46 »

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 21 January 2021, 12:04:37 »
how many deskpads does a single person need? my 200x90 desk screams "four" but i'm confused.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 21 January 2021, 13:10:43 »
how many deskpads does a single person need? my 200x90 desk screams "four" but i'm confused.

All of them :p

Offline DeMechanica

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #17 on: Sun, 24 January 2021, 20:18:02 »
Such a unique set, truly iconic. Let's see that MOQ get hit!

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 25 January 2021, 09:27:21 »
In all honesty I'm really surprised this hasn't sold a lot more. Can never tell which sets will go big...

Offline elderbong

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #19 on: Mon, 25 January 2021, 10:19:55 »
In all honesty I'm really surprised this hasn't sold a lot more. Can never tell which sets will go big...
Right?  I would've expected this to hit MOQ a lot sooner, it's a gorgeous set.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #20 on: Tue, 26 January 2021, 07:35:55 »
It's January, most people are still broke from the last month  ^-^

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #21 on: Tue, 26 January 2021, 09:16:29 »
In all honesty I'm really surprised this hasn't sold a lot more. Can never tell which sets will go big...
Right?  I would've expected this to hit MOQ a lot sooner, it's a gorgeous set.
Gorgeous indeed. But printed mods is a dealbreaker for me, I buy GMK because doubleshot.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 27 January 2021, 22:44:52 »

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #23 on: Fri, 05 February 2021, 09:35:17 »
Was MOQ met?

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #24 on: Sat, 06 February 2021, 14:26:02 »
Was MOQ met?

I'm sure it blew past MOQ even before vendor extras.


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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
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Offline NathanAlphaMan

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #26 on: Sun, 07 March 2021, 00:50:33 »
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Thank you as always for the fantastic graphs Dvorcol <3

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #27 on: Mon, 24 May 2021, 15:46:26 »
Do we have any updates on this?
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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #28 on: Mon, 24 May 2021, 17:24:49 »
Probably not for another 9 or so months

Offline elderbong

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #29 on: Wed, 23 June 2021, 15:00:37 »
Do we have any updates on this?

Last I heard the person running the GB went on hiatus, no idea what the timeline on that looks like.

Offline Ensaum

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #30 on: Wed, 23 June 2021, 16:14:57 »
Kinda regret not buying this. I'm crossing my fingers I can get in on the extras.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #31 on: Thu, 24 June 2021, 13:01:56 »
Do we have any updates on this?

Last I heard the person running the GB went on hiatus, no idea what the timeline on that looks like.

Nathan did take a step back from the hobby but I have full trust in him and Space to provide updates when there are updates.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #32 on: Fri, 25 June 2021, 10:03:30 »
I am sure that he will one day make another such a lovely project!

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #33 on: Fri, 19 November 2021, 10:50:45 »
I'm actually going to bump this since it has been a few months. I know Nathan was taking a break from the hobby and I know GMK lead-times are absolute trash right now, I would just appreciate acknowledgement that someone is still keeping this set in mind.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #34 on: Fri, 19 November 2021, 15:14:26 »
I'm actually going to bump this since it has been a few months. I know Nathan was taking a break from the hobby and I know GMK lead-times are absolute trash right now, I would just appreciate acknowledgement that someone is still keeping this set in mind.

I do. Just received my Beebs & Boops + Polyweave deskmats while waiting to the carpet kit to arrive. Excellent design, a set that has a unique "personnality"

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #35 on: Fri, 19 November 2021, 15:39:46 »
I'm actually going to bump this since it has been a few months. I know Nathan was taking a break from the hobby and I know GMK lead-times are absolute trash right now, I would just appreciate acknowledgement that someone is still keeping this set in mind.

Hey there, we are still actively speaking with Nathan regularly in regard to this project despite his leave.

Currently, the alpha colors were approved (R2 of samples) we are waiting for the color samples on the modifier keys, the projected fulfillment timeframe to the vendors (assuming color-matching is approved) is early Q2.

All desk pads and RAMA caps ordered independently of other group buy items have already shipped out as well.

I will try to personally be active in this thread with updates. For the time being, we have a dedicated channel in our Discord server that we have been posting small update snippets in.

If you have any further questions at all, please also feel free to reach out directly to our support staff here: https://spaceholdings.net/pages/contact-us


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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #36 on: Sat, 20 November 2021, 22:42:15 »
I'm gonna ask a silly question here, but it's one I'd love an answer to...

Will there be extra deskmats for sale after fulfillment of GB? I had my eyes on a couple of them, but the clock ran out before I had the cash to commit.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #37 on: Sun, 21 November 2021, 09:25:00 »
I'm actually going to bump this since it has been a few months. I know Nathan was taking a break from the hobby and I know GMK lead-times are absolute trash right now, I would just appreciate acknowledgement that someone is still keeping this set in mind.

Hey there, we are still actively speaking with Nathan regularly in regard to this project despite his leave.

Currently, the alpha colors were approved (R2 of samples) we are waiting for the color samples on the modifier keys, the projected fulfillment timeframe to the vendors (assuming color-matching is approved) is early Q2.

All desk pads and RAMA caps ordered independently of other group buy items have already shipped out as well.

I will try to personally be active in this thread with updates. For the time being, we have a dedicated channel in our Discord server that we have been posting small update snippets in.

If you have any further questions at all, please also feel free to reach out directly to our support staff here: https://spaceholdings.net/pages/contact-us

Great this is exactly what I was looking for. I will join the discord as well. Thanks!

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #38 on: Wed, 01 December 2021, 09:47:44 »
I'm actually going to bump this since it has been a few months. I know Nathan was taking a break from the hobby and I know GMK lead-times are absolute trash right now, I would just appreciate acknowledgement that someone is still keeping this set in mind.

Hey there, we are still actively speaking with Nathan regularly in regard to this project despite his leave.

Currently, the alpha colors were approved (R2 of samples) we are waiting for the color samples on the modifier keys, the projected fulfillment timeframe to the vendors (assuming color-matching is approved) is early Q2.

All desk pads and RAMA caps ordered independently of other group buy items have already shipped out as well.

I will try to personally be active in this thread with updates. For the time being, we have a dedicated channel in our Discord server that we have been posting small update snippets in.

If you have any further questions at all, please also feel free to reach out directly to our support staff here: https://spaceholdings.net/pages/contact-us

Great this is exactly what I was looking for. I will join the discord as well. Thanks!

We definitely have a ton of desk pad extras that we already have in hand, just waiting on the keycaps to come in to list them!

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #39 on: Fri, 21 January 2022, 15:37:55 »
1/21/22

R1 of UV-printed modifier samples have arrived today for color evaluation.

Immediate thoughts are the following:

Yellow/Pink both look very good, will likely pass on this first round (pending review from NathanAlphaMan)

Green/Red/Blue/Purple are slightly off and will likely need a second round.

Offline idealape

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #40 on: Wed, 09 February 2022, 05:43:45 »
I believe this to be underappreciated... and from time to time think about this set.
I didn't join the GB, but hope to pick up extras...

Offline elderbong

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #41 on: Sun, 22 May 2022, 11:46:26 »
Just curious: has GMK given any timeline on when the next round of samples will be provided?  Looks like there were 2 months between R1 and R2 of color evaluation, so I'm guessing we should be hearing about R3 soon?

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #42 on: Tue, 28 June 2022, 15:18:35 »
Just curious: has GMK given any timeline on when the next round of samples will be provided?  Looks like there were 2 months between R1 and R2 of color evaluation, so I'm guessing we should be hearing about R3 soon?

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #43 on: Tue, 28 June 2022, 17:08:03 »
I believe this to be underappreciated... and from time to time think about this set.
I didn't join the GB, but hope to pick up extras...

I think a lot of people passed on this set for one reason or another (me included cause of the pad printing), but the copium will be strong when this ships. I'll probably spring for extras if I get the chance also LOL!

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #44 on: Sun, 02 October 2022, 03:56:13 »
Looks like prototypist have received their allocation which will shortly be shipped.

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #45 on: Sun, 02 October 2022, 12:34:05 »
def getting the extras  :cool: came in the hobby a little too late  :(

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #46 on: Sat, 08 October 2022, 15:16:07 »
Hmm... I got my set yesterday.  The alphas don't really look like the renders at all, unfortunately.  I'm not so sure anyone color matched the alpha legends.  Modifier colors look good, but the pad printing is a bit off.  You can see some very small white edges on most of the graphics.  I guess that's just a limitation of the process?  I have a few GMK sets with pad printing and it is usually more obvious on darker caps. 
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I thought I was getting a medium gray for the alpha legends.  But these look very close to white.

Comparison with GMK White on Black:
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« Last Edit: Sat, 08 October 2022, 15:26:14 by pixelpusher »

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #47 on: Sat, 08 October 2022, 16:21:23 »
Hmm... I got my set yesterday.  The alphas don't really look like the renders at all, unfortunately.  I'm not so sure anyone color matched the alpha legends.  Modifier colors look good, but the pad printing is a bit off.  You can see some very small white edges on most of the graphics.  I guess that's just a limitation of the process?  I have a few GMK sets with pad printing and it is usually more obvious on darker caps. 
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I thought I was getting a medium gray for the alpha legends.  But these look very close to white.

Comparison with GMK White on Black:
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Thanks for posting this. I also got my set from extras and it looked way too close to WoB rather than the color in renders. I initially thought it is the lighting I had but didn't have too much time to confirm since I had a trip planned. But with your comparison, it is clear that it is very close(same?) to WoB.
« Last Edit: Sat, 08 October 2022, 16:23:48 by kiyoboard »

Offline Ensaum

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #48 on: Sat, 08 October 2022, 18:36:52 »
My set seems to missing stepped caps lock.. Has this happened to anyone else?

Edit: just rewatched Lightnings stream and his base set is complete. I have reached out to Space.
« Last Edit: Sat, 08 October 2022, 19:27:19 by Ensaum »

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Re: [GB] GMK Polybius
« Reply #49 on: Sat, 08 October 2022, 20:03:53 »
Pixelpusher, left is WoB? I’m really surprised I had to think about it.