[IC] GMK CYL Extended 2048

[biip]

A timeless touch.

Extended 2048 is back in Cherry profile but also double-shot!
Currently working with GMK on the costs. We should have more info very soon.
The international kit is subject to change.
We're looking for a pre-order next month.


Vendors:

• 🇺🇸 Novelkeys
• 🇪🇺 TBD
• 🇬🇧 TBD
• 🇦🇺 TBD
• 🇨🇦 TBD
• 🇸🇬 TBD
• 🇨🇳 KBDfans

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Thanks for the support.
Special thanks to FreshFromTheGrave for the renders.




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[kapowaz]

Doubleshot! Awesome!

[Zyrophr]

LET'S GOOOOO

[inviz]

Incredible, I obviously support you! Baguette fromage

[Bub]

can ya boy get some weeb subs over here

[Lhiebig]

GMK, French & Nice Colors & Typo : count me in for sure.
Thank's a lot for all your great work for the hobby & specialy your french fellows

[ggggggg]

Consider 3-key 40s
Bippo pls

[white_rabbit]

Is this an IC?

[fops]

can ya boy get some weeb subs over here

the seal has been broken...

[Kokaloo]

i was just thinking why doesn't someone do this the other day
please for the love of god some 40s crumbs even just the 1.25u tab please

[DirtyGingy]

You actually got GMK to do new legends? Impressive

[MikeTheTiger]

Here to put in my 2 cents for 40's support.

[alas]

3 key 40s please! Love the set, just.. Not on a huge board.

[Soyo]

Supporting my homies and echoing the plea for 3 key 40s support

[unwashed_heathen]

This is fantastic. Maybe have accents in a separate kit so people interested in both base kits aren't paying for them twice.

[cannolisquid]

Renders look incredible, can't wait for this!

[patcoll]

+1 for 3-key 40s support please

[marcusant]

I love this so much!
Wish it had text mods available, but the mold cost might be too prohibitive for a child set like that?

[konstantin]

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Is it me, or is regular numpad R1 1u − missing from the base kits?

Great kitting otherwise. I hope the prices end up being reasonable, it'd be cool to get these legends made in doubleshot.

[dvorcol]

You actually got GMK to do new legends? Impressive

biip, are these new alpha and/or mod legends proprietary, or will GMK be able to use them freely?

[d3smo]

Incredible color choice, i hope you will make International with FR it so difficult for ISO/FR to access great set like this one i'm sure french community will follow

[anson42]

Might we possibly get base color 1.5u command keys for 7u macOS users? The 1u command keycaps just seem so wrong next to 1.5u option keys; IMO they should be swapped. Otherwise I really like this set!

[Guuuf]

Oh, please, let there be an international kit! This will be dye-sub, right?

[L4ll1g470r]

Man, if this had an xbox delete, it would be the last apple style kit I need. Anyway, count me in for a couple of sets.

[NassimO]

OUI MONSIEUR OUI !

Incredible color choice, i hope you will make International with FR it so difficult for ISO/FR to access great set like this one i'm sure french community will follow

biip is french, almost all his creations include FR keys, and if you look closely at the International screenshot the FR keys are here

[Seirin-Blu]

Super interested in this set, but a little concerned/curious as to why the kitting shows only one 1u control icon in all three of the black, beige, and red rather than 2 of each like the command and alt keys.

Other than that, instabuy

[tucuxi]

Excellent

[konstantin]

Might we possibly get base color 1.5u command keys for 7u macOS users? The 1u command keycaps just seem so wrong next to 1.5u option keys; IMO they should be swapped.

Non-accent 1.5u OS/Command keys are included, they're just beside the right 1.5u Ctrl in the base kit renders.

Super interested in this set, but a little concerned/curious as to why the kitting shows only one 1u control icon in all three of the black, beige, and red rather than 2 of each like the command and alt keys.

Only one 1u Ctrl in sets has been a thing for a while. Do you know any modern, non-40% keyboards/layouts that use 2× 1u Ctrl? They're exceedingly rare. I can only think of the original Cherry G80-1800, but I wouldn't exactly call that a modern or popular layout anymore.
You can always use the wildcard >_ key as a replacement for the second 1u Ctrl if you really need it.

[anson42]

Might we possibly get base color 1.5u command keys for 7u macOS users? The 1u command keycaps just seem so wrong next to 1.5u option keys; IMO they should be swapped.

Non-accent 1.5u OS/Command keys are included, they're just beside the right 1.5u Ctrl in the base kit renders.

They are indeed, my bad for not looking to the right! Cheers.

[involuntarysoul]

what color is the dark base? looks like N9, little too brown for my liking, any chance to make it same as Boneyard?

[EnjoyMyInSec]

Let's go top G, let's make this set a success 

[Meepergon]

ne 40s avail? lookin great tho!

[CONIN]

Finally I'll be able to ditch the obnoxiously uncomfortable MT3 set I have. I'm in!

[aicyborg]

there is an international kit so i say poggers

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might even buy both black and white bases and international for both tbh

don't personally care for 40s

[codecoffeecode]

Looks like an awesome set. 40s support please!

[Neoshooter]

Finally! been waiting for this set to rerelease in this profile, but would rather have the same katakana sublegends as the EC keyset.
Please consider offering an alternate alpha add on

Also new EC version of this when?

Thank you biip <3

[CONIN]

...but would rather have the same katakana sublegends as the EC keyset. Please consider offering an alternate alpha add on.

I feel the same. Even when I already like the set, I'd probably won't buy it due to the lack of sublegends.

[biip]

Thank you all!

...but would rather have the same katakana sublegends as the EC keyset. Please consider offering an alternate alpha add on.

I feel the same. Even when I already like the set, I'd probably won't buy it due to the lack of sublegends.

Depending on the success of this upcoming pre-order, we're considering a run with sub legends. But that's tough to envisage because it's a cost and a MOQ.

what color is the dark base? looks like N9, little too brown for my liking, any chance to make it same as Boneyard?

L9/BV

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Is it me, or is regular numpad R1 1u − missing from the base kits?

Great kitting otherwise. I hope the prices end up being reasonable, it'd be cool to get these legends made in doubleshot.

Will fix

i was just thinking why doesn't someone do this the other day
please for the love of god some 40s crumbs even just the 1.25u tab please

Basic 40% support will be added

[kapowaz]

Since this is a very Mac-oriented set, could I request that the international kit include an R4 tilde/backtick key? It’s part of the layout of a Mac UK-ISO keyboard, and to date I usually put a random key there. But for a proper endgame keycap set like this, it’d be great to have it included!

[kapowaz]

You could of course make an argument for including plus-minus/section, but I don't tend to worry so much about this key with a 65% layout.

[Akele]

Fantastic, thanks for running this and the inclusion of the international kit. Now just need to decide between black or white (or both).

[Rhienfo]

This very cool, only thing I would want is a option for text mods, but still nice nonetheless.

[ponchofreedo]

i already own 2 sets of og epbt 2048...might as well get this too haha.

adding my +1 for 40s support. also, any idea what the color code for the base beige is?

[StefanVoda]

Are the huge, centered, nav icons a manufacturing limitation or are they a deliberate choice?
It looks very inconsistent considering the legends and most other mods are on the upper left side. I understood the decision on MT3 profile, but here it looks a bit off.

Otherwise than that, this is a great looking set and good luck with the sell! 

[radam]

would really appreciate a similar nomad kit to the original version

[twitchytheinsideman]

thanks for adding 40s

[Anorexious]

Huge fan of this set! I own epbt 2048 will eager to get the GMK as well
Since this is doubleshot, I really looking forward for other colorway as well

GLWIC!

[involuntarysoul]

what is the color code for the cream and gray?

[CONIN]

what is the color code for the cream and gray?

A few posts above:

what color is the dark base? looks like N9, little too brown for my liking, any chance to make it same as Boneyard?

L9/BV

[tactilesbad]

in for both basekits.

I'd rather see 3-key 40% support instead of wasting efforts on international kits that are never actually international

[biip]

in for both basekits.

I'd rather see 3-key 40% support instead of wasting efforts on international kits that are never actually international

Sadly an international kit can never be complete, otherwise it would cost >$100.

[konstantin]

biip, are these new alpha and/or mod legends proprietary, or will GMK be able to use them freely?

Can you address this please, biip? Are the new legends going to be exclusive to yourself/Novelkeys, or will other designers also be able to use them (if they ask for permission)?

[CONIN]

Are the new legends going to be exclusive to yourself/Novelkeys, or will other designers also be able to use them (if they ask for permission)?

From biip's Discord:

"Just announced yesterday, this set is back, this time in double-shot! Same colors as EPBT, EC & MT3 editions. All kits are pinned in the discussion and can also be found on Geekhack. Kits suggestions are welcome, we still have some time to improve things. For this project I re-created a font from scratch, although I haven't named it yet; it's not yet finalized. In any case the new legends will be available to all designers in the future!"

[dvorcol]

biip, are these new alpha and/or mod legends proprietary, or will GMK be able to use them freely?

Can you address this please, biip? Are the new legends going to be exclusive to yourself/Novelkeys, or will other designers also be able to use them (if they ask for permission)?

From biip's Discord:

"Just announced yesterday, this set is back, this time in double-shot! Same colors as EPBT, EC & MT3 editions. All kits are pinned in the discussion and can also be found on Geekhack. Kits suggestions are welcome, we still have some time to improve things. For this project I re-created a font from scratch, although I haven't named it yet; it's not yet finalized. In any case the new legends will be available to all designers in the future!"

Thank you for sharing the Discord update.

And thank you, biip, for sharing your new legends!

[biip]

Are the new legends going to be exclusive to yourself/Novelkeys, or will other designers also be able to use them (if they ask for permission)?

From biip's Discord:

"Just announced yesterday, this set is back, this time in double-shot! Same colors as EPBT, EC & MT3 editions. All kits are pinned in the discussion and can also be found on Geekhack. Kits suggestions are welcome, we still have some time to improve things. For this project I re-created a font from scratch, although I haven't named it yet; it's not yet finalized. In any case the new legends will be available to all designers in the future!"

Indeed, the plan is to release the legends just after Extended gets delivered

[tactilesbad]

in for both basekits.

I'd rather see 3-key 40% support instead of wasting efforts on international kits that are never actually international

Sadly an international kit can never be complete, otherwise it would cost >$100.

all the more reason to support a way larger number of boards with the 3-key 40% support

[Michabc]

Second a R4 tilde/backtick key and R1 plus-minus/section - it's a MAC set!

And ..... please swap the CMD to the center in te renders - it hurts ; )

the only win-keyless we need is CMD

[ariyankb]

I'd rather see 3-key 40% support instead of wasting efforts on international kits that are never actually international

+1

[Akele]

in for both basekits.

I'd rather see 3-key 40% support instead of wasting efforts on international kits that are never actually international

Sadly an international kit can never be complete, otherwise it would cost >$100.

all the more reason to support a way larger number of boards with the 3-key 40% support

You really don't like international kits do you.

[biip]

Base kits update!





Pricing is not 100% done yet but GMK is really helping out there! We will be able to offer a competitive retail price

[konstantin]

Nice update. I think some of the punctuation legends, specifically < > , . ' " ^, appear too small visually when compared to the other legends, even though they're the right typographic size. Consider making them slightly larger for increased legibility and a more balanced look. (The same characters are also enlarged in the standard Cherry legend set.)

[dvorcol]

Nice update. I think some of the punctuation legends, specifically < > , . ' " ^, appear too small visually when compared to the other legends, even though they're the right typographic size. Consider making them slightly larger for increased legibility and a more balanced look. (The same characters are also enlarged in the standard Cherry legend set.)

Similar to how the ~ is already larger, which is not unusual.

Separately, I think the current dollar sign is too small. In most fonts it is slightly taller than the ampersand: $ &

In the end, it's a balancing act between legibility and appearance. For example, the numpad's ÷ × – = + legends are larger than its numbers. While I find the result visually appealing, others may disagree.

[biip]

Nice update. I think some of the punctuation legends, specifically < > , . ' " ^, appear too small visually when compared to the other legends, even though they're the right typographic size. Consider making them slightly larger for increased legibility and a more balanced look. (The same characters are also enlarged in the standard Cherry legend set.)

Legends are still subject to slight modifications. I'm currently waiting for GMK to come back to me regarding technical feasibility of those.

[tactilesbad]

in for both basekits.

I'd rather see 3-key 40% support instead of wasting efforts on international kits that are never actually international

Sadly an international kit can never be complete, otherwise it would cost >$100.

all the more reason to support a way larger number of boards with the 3-key 40% support

You really don't like international kits do you.

I despise favoritism, it's either support for all languages or none

[rainkeebs]

so if the key set doesn’t support Xhosa it shouldn’t support english?

[vhaarr]

I despise favoritism, it's either support for all languages or none

But it's not favoritism. "Which of these two apples is your favorite, the green or the red one?" is a question of preference, while "Which of these two apples would you invest your life savings into starting a business to sell, the green or the red one?" is a question of which apple will sell. You can't dictate what everyone else wants to buy, which _is_ preference, but at an individual level that they must be allowed to have and express.

You simply can't hate it, practically. It's entirely illogical. I worry for your mental health.

Just because some languages have a higher chance of selling addon sets doesn't mean they're anyones favorite. It just means they can sell.

[biip]

Here is the pricing!

Kit	Price
Light base kit	$140
Dark base kit	$140
Light novelties kit	$45
Dark novelties kit	$45
Light international kit	$55
Dark international kit	$55

[tactilesbad]

You simply can't hate it, practically. It's entirely illogical. I worry for your mental health.

lmao cry about it, spending $55 as extra bc you can't remember what key does what is so sane though

[andreiborisov]

I'd span accents in a separate kit, especially since they are the same color across light and dark variants. There is no need to have the same keys twice if you buy both base kits.

[mgsickler]

I'd span accents in a separate kit, especially since they are the same color across light and dark variants. There is no need to have the same keys twice if you buy both base kits.

We actually looked at this, and it did not make sense to split them out. It would end up costing more for a customer to order both base kits + accent kit, vs the accent kits being included in the base.

[drewba]

100% in for a dark set, maybe a light set also.

[cfw]

I noticed a small error in international kits : ISO-FR 4 number key is wrong with $ instead of '.

But I should be in.

[biip]

I noticed a small error in international kits : ISO-FR 4 number key is wrong with $ instead of '.

But I should be in.

Indeed! Will be fixed

[biip]

Since this is a very Mac-oriented set, could I request that the international kit include an R4 tilde/backtick key? It’s part of the layout of a Mac UK-ISO keyboard, and to date I usually put a random key there. But for a proper endgame keycap set like this, it’d be great to have it included!

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We just added it!  :thumb:

[XiXora]

Since this is a very Mac-oriented set, could I request that the international kit include an R4 tilde/backtick key? It’s part of the layout of a Mac UK-ISO keyboard, and to date I usually put a random key there. But for a proper endgame keycap set like this, it’d be great to have it included!

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We just added it!  :thumb:

Does this include the §± key too as we're here?

[biip]

Since this is a very Mac-oriented set, could I request that the international kit include an R4 tilde/backtick key? It’s part of the layout of a Mac UK-ISO keyboard, and to date I usually put a random key there. But for a proper endgame keycap set like this, it’d be great to have it included!

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We just added it!  :thumb:

Does this include the §± key too as we're here?

Sadly no. Tilde key doesn't require a new mold being made since it's already exist. That's why we were able to add right before the GB.

[hello21]

Yes.

[biip]

GB thread

[ryukomatoi]

Unlikely to happen, but I wish it came in WS1 for a more modern look. Don't know what color cases will pair well with these. Regardless, it's a good looking set.