[IC] DCS Mountaineering | 04.15.2022

[Preston Walz]

GB Thread: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=116804.0

IG:https://www.instagram.com/prestonwalzdesignstudio

Discord:https://discord.gg/nWTAbK5sY9

Inspiration

DCS Mountaineering is inspired by the sport of Mountaineering. High altitude adventure is nothing to take lightly, the journey is tough. The goal... Stand on the highest point of the mountain, The Summit. Mountaineering requires preparation, mental toughness, strength and the correct tools.
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DCS Mountaineering is take on this inspiration in a keyset

Vendors

US Thockeys
CA Deskhero
EU Mykeyboard
UK Prototypist
CN zFrontier
KR Swagkeys
OCE DailyClack

When

(April 15th - May 15th)
04.15.2022 - 05.15.2022

Proposed Kits

Kit pricing (US):

Base Camp (Core Kit) - $129.99 USD
Summit (Alt Kit) - $59.99 USD
Gear Set (Novelties) - $34.99 USD
Relegendables - $19.99 USD
Flag Set (Macro) $19.99 USD
Kingsize (10u Spacebar) - $14.99 USD

International pricing will arrive as we approach closer to GB, please be patient.

More

Rotor by Densus

U80-A by RAMA WORKS



Phoenix WKL by Cable Car Designs



M65-A by RAMA WORKS

Accessories

Deskmats

Pricing:

Deskmat #1 - $20
Deskmat #2 - $20
Deskmat #3 - $20






Cablemod x DCS Mountaineering

Pricing:

Base Camp Cable - $59.99
Summit Cable - $59.99

Samples coming soon. I've been told to expect them to arrive before GB. Once they do arrive, pictures will be posted here, please be patient.

''ICED OUT'' Collection

Keybee x DCS Mountaineering

Pricing (US):

Keybee x DCS Mountaineering PVD Brass Cap 2.25u - $45 USD
Keybee x DCS Mountaineering PVD Brass Cap 1u - $40 USD



J-01 x DCS Mountaineering LE Bundle

More details regarding this specific collaboration piece can be found on the Geekhack GB Thread: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=116803.0






RENDERS:
(Renders are Cherry profile not DCS)

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Made in Washington by Signature Plastics LLC
• DCS profile (1-1-2-3-4-4) w Cherry legends
• Compatible with MX Style switches
• ABS plastic

Signature:

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[of_sam]

Why would you not just update the original IC thread.

[Cylent]

Why would you not just update the original IC thread.

For real tho

[Olyz]

why the kitting images have so much white space and pixelated?

[Preston Walz]

Why would you not just update the original IC thread.

Hello, I felt the need that I needed to re-post to allow for people to to view changes that were made according to community feedback. I do not think that updating my original post and making changes would be evident to many people. I feel a re-post allows for a fresh temperature check of how the community feels about the set itself. Feel free to let me know your own thoughts in the IC Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSealXKDt12FYwipuTGv9iulseiH-56VbhxqB1TcFe8sJahrvw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thanks.

[hali]

kitting needs work

[Cylent]

Hello, I felt the need that I needed to re-post to allow for people to to view changes that were made according to community feedback. I do not think that updating my original post and making changes would be evident to many people. I feel a re-post allows for a fresh temperature check of how the community feels about the set itself. Feel free to let me know your own thoughts in the IC Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSealXKDt12FYwipuTGv9iulseiH-56VbhxqB1TcFe8sJahrvw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thanks.

Just edit the original thread and then reply to your own thread with the listed changes, which will bump the thread to the top of geekhack

[DuellM]

No Renders of the full white?

[Bachoo]

Sir I hate to break it to you but keyboards do not float like that in your renders

[kure_]

sir the point of kitting renders is a detailed few of the set. can't really get that with those hella zoomed out kitting renders

[Preston Walz]

sir the point of kitting renders is a detailed few of the set. can't really get that with those hella zoomed out kitting renders

Apologies, fixing ASAP. Have a nice rest of your day.

[Preston Walz]

sir the point of kitting renders is a detailed few of the set. can't really get that with those hella zoomed out kitting renders

Apologies, fixing ASAP. Have a nice rest of your day.

Fixed!

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

split out numpad...ok, fine, I get it. I'm a numpad user but most people would never and there's 1/4 of sales that dont actually care about kitting and treat the base kits as a futures market.

The numpad kits: If you can make MOQ 100 for each numpad, you probably wouldve made MOQ 250 for the one numpad kit (and that, btw, means you better have MOQ 1000 on your base kit as your IC rates must be saying your set is a monster given the current attach rates). Which means you coulda saved 15$ per numpad kit for everyone. Double numpad kits aren't gonna be the answer for MOQ 250 base on the 4th page of Kono, and still aren't for the headline set for Omni or NK which are very different kitting decisions.

[JQ27]

Two seperate numpad kits which at least one is required for basic ISO? With GMK MOQs, may as well take ISO users outback and leave them in the snow.

[Preston Walz]

split out numpad...ok, fine, I get it. I'm a numpad user but most people would never and there's 1/4 of sales that dont actually care about kitting and treat the base kits as a futures market.

The numpad kits: If you can make MOQ 100 for each numpad, you probably wouldve made MOQ 250 for the one numpad kit (and that, btw, means you better have MOQ 1000 on your base kit as your IC rates must be saying your set is a monster given the current attach rates). Which means you coulda saved 15$ per numpad kit for everyone. Double numpad kits aren't gonna be the answer for MOQ 250 base on the 4th page of Kono, and still aren't for the headline set for Omni or NK which are very different kitting decisions.

Two seperate numpad kits which at least one is required for basic ISO? With GMK MOQs, may as well take ISO users outback and leave them in the snow.

Thank you for the feedback, changes to kitting could be seen in the near future, to accommodate for a wider range of users and GMK MOQ.

[sagarsiddhpura]

Why would you not just update the original IC thread.

Imagine every IC making new posts for every change. Designer is a poo emoji for doing this.

[iinko_mk]

damn, those images are smaller than 40% and are noisier than a concert. please have some better renders so my eyes can see again.

[Preston Walz]

Changelog:
7/14 - Updated IC Posted (old IC link: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=112347.0).
7/14 - Zoomed in Kit Renders for better visibility.
7/15 - Revamped Base kitting entirely (Support for Full size, 1800, TKL, 75%, 65%, and 60%, Alice layout and ISO support included)
7/16 - Google Form updated.
7/16 - Updated Base Renders as the originals were blurry, new renders higher resolution.
7/16 - Updated Summit Base Render to reduce noise, contrast between cap and legend is far improved now.
7/20 - Added to Vendor List possibility for KR region.
7/26 - Added Norde kitting.
7/28 - Vendor List Announced!
7/28 - Small change made to IC.
7/28 - Updated Google Form.
7/31 - Updated Vendor list with new US Vendor, Dangkeebs!
8/9 - Added F13 and Mod Colored Tilde to both Summit and Base Camp.
8/11 - Created and added link to Discord Server!
8/18 - US vendor swap. From Dangkeebs to Kono.
8/22 - Added Row - identification to kit renders and <1u keycap sizes are now labeled.
9/2 - Improved Gear Set (Novelties) Render.
9/3 - Added Flag Set Kit.
9/3 - Overhauled colors for Flag Set Kit and removed Norde kit.
9/3 - Added Poll Google Form at the top of IC. Please respond as results are very important for choices to be made for my set.
9/3 - Small IC Improvements made for quality of life.
9/5 - Added new image to bottom of IC.
9/9 - Added renders of Base Camp on Rotor by Densus.
9/12 - Removed Summit Base Kit and instead is an Alternative Kit.
9/12 - Added description to gear set and adjusted descriptions for Summit Alternative and Base Camp.
9/12 - Added F13 key to Summit Alternative Kit.
9/14 - Big changes made to IC, new custom IC post labels have been added. Some images also have been swapped.
9/14 - Added IG handle.
10/7 - Adjusted some alignment/sizing of Nightfall desk mat.
10/7 - Added Summit Alternative Kit on Rotor by densus renders. Please go to Summit Alternative Kit Renders - more.
1/18 - Revamped IC.
2/9 - New render added.
2/10 - New render added.
2/11 - New render added.
2/18 - DCS conversion. Complete. Novelties soon.
2/19 - Relegendables, Kingsize (10u Spacebar) kits added.
2/21 - Deskpad added
2/21 - Optimized Summit Alternative Alphas and Base Camp kits to include Terminal ISO.
2/24 - I'm pleased to announce that US vendor Thockeys will be hosting DCS Mountaineering!
3/8 - Updated Keybee x DCS Mountaineering renders.
3/11 - New & updated deskmats added to IC. Prototypes soon (ETA 2-3 weeks)
3/23 - GB date announced, pricing and much more.. is to be revealed soon. Geekhack GB thread soon.
3/29 - First collaboration pieces of the ''ICED OUT'' collection revealed. More soon.
4/4 - J-01 x DCS Mountaineering LE Bundle revealed. Pricing (US), extra collaborations and more has been revealed.

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Revamped Base kitting entirely (Support for Full size, 1800, TKL, 75%, 65%, and 60%, Alice layout and ISO support included)

[boku]

Could have at least used a more creative font for the title banner

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Updated Base Renders as the originals were blurry, new renders higher resolution

[Cylent]

ok so now that I can actually see the kits:
-alphas on the alternate base are illegible, they might as well be blanks
-Please turn on/use a denoiser node
-The novelties look like they might be cool, but between all of that noise in the render I can't see them.
-kitting could be cleaner

tl;dr please continue baking this IC 

[Preston Walz]

ok so now that I can actually see the kits:
-alphas on the alternate base are illegible, they might as well be blanks
-Please turn on/use a denoiser node
-The novelties look like they might be cool, but between all of that noise in the render I can't see them.
-kitting could be cleaner

tl;dr please continue baking this IC 

Thank you for the tip, I am quite new to rendering so this input is very helpful. I will definitely keep working and making changes to the IC. 

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Updated Summit Base Render to reduce noise, contrast between caps and legends are far improved now

[see]

ok so now that I can actually see the kits:
-alphas on the alternate base are illegible, they might as well be blanks
-Please turn on/use a denoiser node
-The novelties look like they might be cool, but between all of that noise in the render I can't see them.
-kitting could be cleaner

tl;dr please continue baking this IC 

It's not illegible, it's meant to simulate the hypoxia when you're at the summit without enough O2.

Jokes aside, this doesn't really make me think of mountains at first glance, though I get the inspiration pictures and stuff.

Kitting needs work:
- mod tilde on r4
- f13
- would also like to see 2.25 shift for 660 layout support, or since you have 1u alt/ctrl/etc potentially a 2u shift for gk64 support (though this isn't super important)

[Preston Walz]

It's not illegible, it's meant to simulate the hypoxia when you're at the summit without enough O2.

Jokes aside, this doesn't really make me think of mountains at first glance, though I get the inspiration pictures and stuff.

Kitting needs work:
- mod tilde on r4
- f13
- would also like to see 2.25 shift for 660 layout support, or since you have 1u alt/ctrl/etc potentially a 2u shift for gk64 support (though this isn't super important)
[/quote]

Noted!

[hzsh]

Please change the fact that all of your boards are floating, also consider changing your kit renders as they are essentially stock KRK, it's easy to tell by the shadows going off the left of the caps. The concept has promise, but the IC needs to be developed more. The novelties stand out as more fleshed out than the rest of this IC, though, so good job on that! I wish you luck.

[Preston Walz]

Please change the fact that all of your boards are floating, also consider changing your kit renders as they are essentially stock KRK, it's easy to tell by the shadows going off the left of the caps. The concept has promise, but the IC needs to be developed more. The novelties stand out as more fleshed out than the rest of this IC, though, so good job on that! I wish you luck.

Thank you for the feedback, this definitely taken into account and changes will be seen in the near future. Have a nice rest of your week.

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Added to Vendor List possibility for KR region

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Added Norde kitting

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Vendor List Announced!

[Preston Walz]

UPADTE:
Small change made to IC

[hali]

kitting still needs work; too many changes to list and explain on geekhack

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE
Updated Google Form

[Dotnick]

UPDATE:
Vendor List Announced!

Is Captus registered with GMK? GMK has been fairly public about not accepting new vendors for the time being. So this is something to be worried about.

[KVLT]

this is going to be a hit and i want to see this design in any profile higer than cherry

[CaptusKeys]

UPDATE:
Vendor List Announced!

Is Captus registered with GMK? GMK has been fairly public about not accepting new vendors for the time being. So this is something to be worried about.

We are not for this reason, but they only restrict lead vendors, we can still be regular vendors.

[Fraaaan]

Please add F13 in base to support F13 TKLs as well as r1 End and r1 PgDn to support 1800 layouts.

[Preston Walz]

Please add F13 in base to support F13 TKLs as well as r1 End and r1 PgDn to support 1800 layouts.

F13 key will be added to the Base Kit soon, have a nice rest of your week

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Updated Vendor list with new US Vendor, Dangkeebs!

[PancakeGoon]

Really, really loving this theme but it could definitely use some more variety, less it becomes a vaguely-Orange Creamscicle looking from a distance. Even if making the Alpha legends a nice Navy for contrast. Maybe one more color, contrasted or soft for accent, as well.

[TarqN]

Reminds me of Vector.

[Preston Walz]

Reminds me of Vector.

lol

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Added F13 and Mod Colored Tilde to both Summit and Base Camp

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE:
Created and added link to Discord Server!

[yuutsu]

Hey, so 2 things, 1 the alphas on the summit base are hardly legible, you need contrast. 2) This looks more like a traffic cone than a mountain climb tbh.

[ad4m]

I'm late, but i seem to have missed this. This seems extremely badly presented, even though the idea is good. The renders are below average at best, and that title image kills me. I can't do anything about it, but i just had to vent about this.

[Preston Walz]

Hey, so 2 things, 1 the alphas on the summit base are hardly legible, you need contrast. 2) This looks more like a traffic cone than a mountain climb tbh.

Summit is a reference to being at the summit of a mountain and you will experience things such as low contrast, heavy snow and wind. GMK Mountaineering has a very themed design philosophy and will make sacrifices as such to achieve the look. I will continue to look into different shades however, perhaps a slightly darker one for the alpha color.

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE
US vendor swap. From Dangkeebs to Kono

[Preston Walz]

UPDATE
Added Row - identification to kit renders and <1u keycap sizes are now labeled.