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[GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Shipping!)
« on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 04:04:17 »
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⯈  Connecting...
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⯈  S:\>_ Uplink established...

⯈  S:\>_ Containment protocol S.Y.M.B. activated
⯈  S:\>_ Subsystems status: EMERGENCY POWER ONLINE. SYSTEMS CRITICAL.


🖬 
DATA_LOG_S20210609: 
All containment efforts have failed. 
Symbiote spread out of control.


Introducing GMK Symbiote, an unknown life-form that possesses the ability
to combine with mechanical objects, metamorphosized into a new type of hybrid organism.
What started as a symbiotic relationship, turned into complete absorption of the host machine.

A retrofuturistic sci-fi themed mechanical keyboard keyset with pale & organic colors.
Features translucent Membrane keys and new Standard Galactic Alphas.



Airlock PURGE
WARNING! ᒲᒷ⅂ ̣ ᔑᒲㇷ∷!𝗂₸ㇷᓭ¦ᓭ ¦リ !𝗂∷ㇷ⊣∷ᒷᓭᓭ 🞻SYS ERR!
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⯈ S:\>_ Purge unsuccessful, total infestation imminent

Projected contamination ground zeroes:

├── US: Omnitype
├── EU: Oblotzky Industries
├── UK: Proto[Typist]
├── CA: Deskhero
├─┬ OCE: Daily Clack
│ └───── Daily Clack - Deskpads
├── SEA: Ilumkb
├── CN: ZFrontier CN
└── ASIA/INT: ZFrontier EN

Data recovery still processing... ◰◱◲◳

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Estimated incubation period end: Q4_2023
⯈ DATA_LOG_UPDATE... https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-symbiote



Central Core
The central core of the machine, infected by the Symbiote. Retains type variant ISO-UK.
Combine with other forms to reach maximum potential of the evolution cycle.
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Standard Galactic
It tries to communicate with you using strange glyphs; The Standard Galactic Alphabet (SGA),
originally created for the Commander Keen video game series. Replaces keys from A-Z.
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Metamorphosis
Allows the Symbiote to adapt to even more types of different hosts.
A metamorphic transformation that grows various tentacle lengths in the process.
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Anomaly
A specialized form of the Symbiote able to combine with even the rarest of host machines.
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Mutation
A mutation that spreads to all available vertical host columns.
Includes mutation variants [M1-M10].
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Containment
Activate containment protocol S.Y.M.B. in an attempt to prevent the Symbiote from consuming everything.
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Sequence
The Symbiote sequence. Purpose unknown. Infects the entire F-row or any vertical column.
Trait [F13] does not offer protection against the sequence.
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Membrane *TRANSLUCENT*
The Symbiote develops external translucent membranes across the surface of the host.

(The keycaps are doubleshot just like everything else with the keyset, with the inner plastic shot
visible through the milky translucent plastic of the outer shell).
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Recovered render data


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Polycarbonate Norbaforce

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RAMA Keycap - Protomodifier

├── Produced by RAMA WORKS®
├── Cherry profile Escape key (row 1, 1.00 units wide)
├── Compatible with MX style switches
└── Made of Aluminium, anodized (Protomodifier Purple), enamel infilled (Strange Pink)


Deskpad specifications

├── Size: 900 x 400 x 4mm
├── Bottom: Rubber layer
├── Top: Cloth material
├── Edges: Stitched (Graphic Printed Over Stitching)
└── Variants: Sequence (Biosynthetic Pale Purple) & Tissue (Strange Pink)

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Colors

├── Protomodifier Purple
├── Strange Pink
├── Biosynthetic Pale Purple
├── Nucleus White (an off-white very light pink)
└── Translucent Membrane Pink



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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 04:13:55 »
Some of you might have seen early captured footage of the Symbiote and are wondering why it looks slightly different now. It underwent a metamorphosis since then.

Symbiote has taken over this repl░░░ᓵㇷリᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ ᓵㇷリᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ ᓵㇷリᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ


🖬 
DATA_LOG_S20230922: 
Incubation complete.


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⯈ S:\>_ Uplink established...
⯈ S:\>_ Status: GMK SYMB░░░IO░TE [COLORMATCHING COMPLETE - MOVING TO PRODUCTION]

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⯈ GMK Symbiote — First look (NOT RENDERS)




Album: https://imgur.com/a/X2yA19n

(note: artificial lighting)
« Last Edit: Thu, 28 December 2023, 13:21:18 by pikku-allu »

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:24:12 »
Very cool

Obligatory you put B in the base kit but not enough shifts to support an Alice layout.
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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:27:12 »
well done

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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:28:57 »
Amazing renders as always  :thumb:

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:32:57 »
Absolutely naughty

Best renders in the game, so stoked to see it all come together :eek:
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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:36:05 »
The presentation is out of this world! (haha get it?)

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:36:14 »
oh das neat

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:40:22 »
2 days, nice. I was expecting other colors, interesting.

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:40:38 »
Oh, just noticed that the Membrane kit has transparent keycaps, that's very cool!

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:41:23 »
Love it :)

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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:44:05 »
Sick

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« Reply #12 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:46:58 »
That's hot, could you explain more how those novelties are done? Also insane renders as always  :eek:

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:49:35 »
Absolutely insane... this is just chief kiss :-*

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:49:44 »
love it

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:57:13 »
bless you for putting UK-ISO in base. GLWS.

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« Reply #16 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 07:59:48 »
Absolutely stunning. Definitely going to grab some kits. <3

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« Reply #17 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 08:01:04 »
Looks awesome! Can't wait 'til 2024 for the color-matching completion!

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« Reply #18 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 08:03:10 »
Hyped for Galactic alphas!

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« Reply #19 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 08:14:07 »
Looks very good :thumb:

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« Reply #20 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 08:30:51 »
the colorway is not for me but this is one of the best thought-out sets and best presented ICs I've seen in a while. GLWGB

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« Reply #21 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 09:13:36 »
Looks really interesting, but I'm having a hard time gauging the colors. Any chance for a color comparison to other sets like you did in the past for GMK Dracula?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 09:25:12 »
The concept here is really cool and I'm super into the idea of the standard galactic alphas but the mods being English text + icon kinda ruins that for me. I'd prefer fully icon mods as a way to lean into the theme and allow the galactic standard alphas to shine without requiring new molds.

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« Reply #23 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 09:43:42 »
ne prices avail?

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« Reply #24 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 09:56:44 »
Spawn more overlords

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« Reply #25 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:16:23 »
I wish membrane were a whole ass base kit

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« Reply #26 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:22:30 »
Is the translucent keys double shot?!

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« Reply #27 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:25:58 »
woww. membrane kit is epic

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« Reply #28 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:29:02 »
damn thats cool

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« Reply #29 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:39:39 »
pikku-allu does not disappoint, this is epic

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« Reply #30 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:59:56 »
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Are the membrane key caps going to look like this?

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« Reply #31 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 11:09:25 »
Why is everything you make unbelievable, I'll be getting most kits.

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« Reply #32 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 11:30:03 »
Wow, Pikku's renders never cease to amaze me.

Nice to see icon+text as well!

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« Reply #33 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 11:47:16 »
Phenomenal, I especially love the membranes kit.
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« Reply #34 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 12:06:49 »
With the translucent caps do you have any prototypes of them? I'm not sure in reality if the legends will come out that crisp with the level of contrast between the 1st and 2nd shot, is the translucent shot polycarbonate or an ABS blend?

I've been testing similar things (below is a transparent PC with GiD) not using a pigmented polycarbonate but at least from what I've seen/tested legends have not come out as crisp as that render without a much higher contrast.



(Just to clarify above image is about worst case scenario for being able to have legible legends since it's a transparent PC. From a normal viewing distance the ESC is not visible)

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« Reply #35 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 12:31:44 »
Sick Renders! Also would like to know more about membrane keys

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« Reply #36 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 12:39:52 »
Thank you everyone for the kind words, makes this all worth it. Criticism and questions are appreciated just as well.

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Are the membrane key caps going to look like this?
Is the translucent keys double shot?!
With the translucent caps do you have any prototypes of them? I'm not sure in reality if the legends will come out that crisp with the level of contrast between the 1st and 2nd shot, is the translucent shot polycarbonate or an ABS blend?

I've been testing similar things (below is a transparent PC with GiD) not using a pigmented polycarbonate but at least from what I've seen/tested legends have not come out as crisp as that render without a much higher contrast.

Show Image


(Just to clarify above image is about worst case scenario for being able to have legible legends since it's a transparent PC. From a normal viewing distance the ESC is not visible)

Yes, everything is doubleshot. I did use the GMK Laser translucent keys as reference when creating the renders. Can't say for certain exactly how the Membrane keys will look like, the inner structure may differ slightly for example. There is a disclaimer in the kit image.

There should be enough contrast between the legends and the rest of the keycap like in the renders though. The inner structure, and therefore the legend, is the same color as the alpha legends. The outer layer is colored translucent plastic (not transparent) which will make the inner structure appear darker aside from the legends it doesn't cover. As far as I know the plastic GMK uses is all ABS.

The concept here is really cool and I'm super into the idea of the standard galactic alphas but the mods being English text + icon kinda ruins that for me. I'd prefer fully icon mods as a way to lean into the theme and allow the galactic standard alphas to shine without requiring new molds.

I was considering icon mods at one point, but ended up going with text+icon. The text novelties (Containment) are also designed around text+icon mods.

Looks really interesting, but I'm having a hard time gauging the colors. Any chance for a color comparison to other sets like you did in the past for GMK Dracula?

Yes, I will be adding a comparison. The colors are warmer than most purple sets.
« Last Edit: Wed, 09 June 2021, 12:45:25 by pikku-allu »

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« Reply #37 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 12:55:42 »
Will there be any collabs or artisans?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #38 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 13:00:41 »
Thank you everyone for the kind words, makes this all worth it. Criticism and questions are appreciated just as well.

With the translucent caps do you have any prototypes of them? I'm not sure in reality if the legends will come out that crisp with the level of contrast between the 1st and 2nd shot, is the translucent shot polycarbonate or an ABS blend?

I've been testing similar things (below is a transparent PC with GiD) not using a pigmented polycarbonate but at least from what I've seen/tested legends have not come out as crisp as that render without a much higher contrast.

Show Image


(Just to clarify above image is about worst case scenario for being able to have legible legends since it's a transparent PC. From a normal viewing distance the ESC is not visible)

Yes, everything is doubleshot. I did use the GMK Laser translucent keys as reference when creating the renders. Can't say for certain exactly how the Membrane keys will look like, the inner structure may differ slightly for example. There is a disclaimer in the kit image.

There should be enough contrast between the legends and the rest of the keycap like in the renders though. The inner structure, and therefore the legend, is the same color as the alpha legends. The outer layer is colored translucent plastic (not transparent) which will make the inner structure appear darker aside from the legends it doesn't cover. As far as I know the plastic GMK uses is all ABS.

Thanks for the transparency, pardon the pun. I hope they come out how you envisage.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #39 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 13:04:08 »
These renders are so damn good, love the translucent keys ✨

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« Reply #40 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 14:32:26 »
Well, I'll be picking this up around my bday, so happy birthday to myself. ᓵ𝙹リᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #41 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 14:39:40 »
I love the look of the Standard Galactic and Membrane kits. Personally, I think the Membrane kit would look good with or without the legends.

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« Reply #42 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 14:47:18 »
This is sick

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« Reply #43 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 15:49:38 »
Interested to see this compared to bingsu colors

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« Reply #44 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 15:58:31 »
Some of you might have seen early captured footage of the Symbiote and are wondering why it looks slightly different now. It underwent a metamorphosis since then.

Symbiote has taken over this repl░░░ᓵㇷリᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ ᓵㇷリᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ ᓵㇷリᓭ⚍ᒲᒷ
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #45 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:15:33 »
I sorta wish this had gone to IC even for a few days, so the initial post could be screengrabbed for posterity as what the top tier of set hype / renders looks like


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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #46 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:18:51 »
WTB keycaps that are either blank or have legends you can see.  Thanks.   :thumb:

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« Reply #47 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:33:40 »
I want to say I'm in, because I love the idea, love the execution, but I feel like it's not dark enough for me. Those alphas got my eyes hurting.

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« Reply #48 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:35:31 »
I want to say I'm in, because I love the idea, love the execution, but I feel like it's not dark enough for me. Those alphas got my eyes hurting.

Oooh, a mono kit with alpas the same as the mods.  That actually be badass. 

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« Reply #49 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:35:43 »
COUNT
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« Reply #50 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:49:46 »
next level.

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« Reply #51 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:50:16 »
Forgive me for not having a big enough Nerd Card here, but what franchise/film/game is this inspired by other than Commander Keen for the Galactic Alpha keys?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #52 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:52:51 »
Not too big on the colors, but I'm going to get a couple things anyway just because of the work you put in on this. I mean from the theme to the renders, this whole project is just very well put together. Good job bro

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #53 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 16:59:35 »
Amazing work as always :thumb:

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #54 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 17:11:42 »

[Oooh, a mono kit with alpas the same as the mods.  That actually be badass.

I thought Drac had an alt set worth of material (Err base?) too. Same feeling here.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #55 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 17:32:18 »
I typically don't post and I made this account for the sole purpose of this feedback, I just really dislike that modifier text color.... it clashes with the kit itself and with the membrane kit which looks amazing and should've had a few more for the bottom row for support reasons.

Makes it a hard pass from me. If those 2 things weren't an issue it would've been an instant buy. Just my thoughts tho. I like the design direction of the kit and wish you the best (8
« Last Edit: Wed, 09 June 2021, 17:35:50 by voati »

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #56 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 17:35:01 »
Nobody can beat your renders, as always.

Sadly, it's a bit too warm for my taste. Might be in for Membrane.

Any RAMA caps planned?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #57 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 17:49:18 »
wow, I'm buying several of each kit.

bravo.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #58 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 18:57:54 »
Love the concept, love the design. Presentation is on another level. Take my money! :thumb:

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #59 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 19:52:02 »
I may or may not be able to afford this when it gets released, but I have to compliment the promotional material's aesthetic and the effort that went into it. Great stuff.
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #60 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 22:30:40 »
Why B in base kit if no base alice support ?

edit : nvm   Sam already said it


« Last Edit: Wed, 09 June 2021, 22:33:35 by treeleaf64 »
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #61 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 22:46:00 »
What an amazing thread post.

The set is great too, I am definitely in.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #62 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 23:04:55 »
Props for the great support for macOS HHKB and 7u layout!! Those transparent novelties look so good! Cannot wait for this one.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #63 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 23:42:06 »
Ooo I'm ready

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #64 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 02:10:30 »
This is cool, I'm very interested in seeing how those translucent keys will look in person

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #65 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 03:00:03 »
Any chance for a NorDE Kit with Alt Gr Keycaps?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #66 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 04:47:00 »
Would hv preferred icon only mods to be honest. Especially with the SGA alphas.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #67 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 13:16:58 »
We need a custom USB cable like this to go with the set :


Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #68 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 14:39:25 »
Yes, I will be adding a comparison. The colors are warmer than most purple sets.

Would love if you could include Taro in those comparisons.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #69 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 14:48:17 »
Sick

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #70 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 14:55:18 »
growing up with commander keen on my dad's 486 the SGA kit makes this a must have for me.
rip plans to buy less gmk.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #71 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 16:08:30 »
Here's a color comparison to get a better understanding of the Symbiote colors:



Edit: made a slight adjustment
« Last Edit: Thu, 10 June 2021, 17:03:18 by pikku-allu »

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #72 on: Thu, 10 June 2021, 19:18:56 »
don't really fw the colors but I respect the **** out of the work put into it

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #73 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 03:38:25 »
This is cool, I'm very interested in seeing how those translucent keys will look in person

Totally worth the money just to see them. ^

Really fantastic design. If those alien alphas are doubleshot then we will probably see them again?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #74 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 03:49:44 »
This is cool, I'm very interested in seeing how those translucent keys will look in person

Totally worth the money just to see them. ^

Really fantastic design. If those alien alphas are doubleshot then we will probably see them again?

Everything is doubleshot, everything.
« Last Edit: Fri, 11 June 2021, 03:51:38 by pikku-allu »

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #75 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 04:42:44 »
I didn't like the look of the translucent keycaps at all when I saw them on GMK Laser, but here they work really well as it actually looks like they're infested as you've stated! I got the impression that maybe the whole theme was built around this idea?

The medium does not allow a whole lot of room for creativity, but that's actually a really cool detail that goes beyond the normal color picking.

And big thumbs up for the top notch presentation again!

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #76 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 07:07:46 »
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⯈  S:\>_ High levels of Symbiote contamination have been detected on multiple ground zero zones... area of effect continues to grow


Recovered data processed... ◰◱◲◳
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RAMA Keycap - Protomodifier

├── Produced by RAMA WORKS®
├── Cherry profile Escape key (row 1, 1.00 units wide)
├── Compatible with MX style switches
└── Made of Aluminium, anodized (Protomodifier Purple), enamel infilled (Strange Pink)

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #77 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 09:45:32 »
we human don't deserve symbiote. this is too good for us.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #78 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 12:09:49 »
(Attachment Link)

Are the membrane key caps going to look like this?

NEVER FORGET

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #79 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 12:21:02 »
damn this set is hot
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Offline napostrophe

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #80 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 14:39:58 »
Others have pointed it already, but I'd also like voice my thoughts on this because I'm very concerned that people are getting themselves into something not knowing what they should properly be expecting.

I really, really, REALLY suggest you make the disclaimers around the Membrane kit more prominent. While I like the idea of the Membrane kit a lot, if the execution ends up going anything like it did when MiTo tried it for Laserwave, there is going to be a lot of backlash. IMO it would be dishonest and unethical not to warn people about how the Membrane kit may potentially come out. MiTo significantly overpromised and underdelivered and Drop was at significant fault for not providing sufficient disclaimers on the product. There are even fewer disclaimers on this than there were on Laserwave, which I find extremely concerning.

The transparent Laserwave caps had a slew of problems with their production, namely that the plastic was fused in a way customers did not expect nor were given proper expectation for.  MiTo and Drop provided insufficient warning as well as zero expectation of how it would differ from renders outside of a few cherry-picked samples. The image below displays the fusing really well:

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Unless you can promise in writing that the Membrane kit will not have these same issues, you MUST put a more substantial disclaimer in this thread and on the group buy pages than just a single tiny blurb in the corner of a single image that just says "the visible inner structure of the keycaps may differ slightly in the final product." Nowhere else in the entire group buy or description is this mentioned outside of comments in this thread from other people that personally experienced what happened with Laserwave.

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This disclaimer insufficiently describes the gravity of the sort of discrepancy that is likely to occur in the final production, and still needs to be significantly more visible. I am positive there are a significant number of people that are going to join this group buy (a) not seeing the disclaimer due do how small and unprominent it is (i had to blow up the image 2x times to be able to read it) and (b) not knowing the history of the design when it was attempted with Laserwave. They are going to be extremely disappointed and are going to blame you for the problem.

I strongly suggest adding more sufficient disclaimers about how the membrane kit may come out (potentially including references to Laserwave). It would be extremely dishonest and unkind to do what MiTo did, which was basically just say "lol you idiots didn't read, not my fault" when the disclaimers were totally insufficient and samples were cherry-picked to only show really good examples that were unrepresentative of the actual product upon production.

I'm sure many people will be happy with them even if they come out like Laserwave did, but there are also many people that won't. You lose nothing providing better disclaimers. IMO leaving things as is would be poor practice and an insult to the community.

We have all the history necessary to avoid these mistakes, please don't repeat them.
« Last Edit: Fri, 11 June 2021, 14:41:40 by napostrophe »

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #81 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 14:41:23 »
the flavor on this set is just out of control. gives me intimations of metroid. i am also in love with the marketing. I'm getting this set even though I have too many keycaps.

amazing.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #82 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 16:16:17 »
Others have pointed it already, but I'd also like voice my thoughts on this because I'm very concerned that people are getting themselves into something not knowing what they should properly be expecting.

although I agree with what you said regarding the keys and how the membrane will look in real life, how you described the laserwave situation is not fully accurate. the problem there is because like you I thought the keys were delivered damaged, when it wasnt the case. they really look molten like that. Before the group buy mito wrote a blog post in his website (which I missed) explaining the idea and showing some samples:

https://mitormk.com/2017/12/22/lets-make-things-clear/

physical samples of the keys were shown pre GB (how common is that) and during GB on the drop page. if i recall correctly they didn't have samples of the WASD, just the sun logo, so the samples werent cherry picked, they showed what they realistically had to show. I participated in the GB as well cause I enjoyed the concept. he replied to me (https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-mito-laserwave-gmk-translucent-keycaps/talk/2115672) and although I was disappointed he did not seemed dishonest or unkind everyone was addressed and massdrop allowed who wasn't happy to refund which I did not end up doing. I also found this post GB reply where the situation is explained a bit more in depth. at the time there is nothing else they could of done to make things different, it was a new concept

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-mito-laserwave-gmk-translucent-keycaps/talk/2113745

also found someone who made a review, in retrospect I also felt like this for laserwave and will feel like this for membrane

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-mito-laserwave-gmk-translucent-keycaps/reviews/2115930

what happens is that they sold us the laserwave kits showing samples they had + computer renders (which  are perfect), we thought the WASD keys would like like the renders and of course that did not happen. the situation itself was handled well at the time and I did not refund my kit. having actual pictures of the exact kits being shown, none of the bad reviews would of happened, but then again these things are never sold with final sample pictures





I agree with you, a disclaimer should be more evident here for the membrane kit. way more evident as the keys will not look like the images. at least we should be thankful for laserwave starting this concept and show us how it will look, these keys can look cool (i think it was the first time for laserwave). I will be getting Membrane, one of the feel sets where a kit like like this makes sense, but a more evident WARNING is required.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #83 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 18:13:17 »
Others have pointed it already, but I'd also like voice my thoughts on this because I'm very concerned that people are getting themselves into something not knowing what they should properly be expecting.

although I agree with what you said regarding the keys and how the membrane will look in real life, how you described the laserwave situation is not fully accurate. the problem there is because like you I thought the keys were delivered damaged, when it wasnt the case. they really look molten like that. Before the group buy mito wrote a blog post in his website (which I missed) explaining the idea and showing some samples:

https://mitormk.com/2017/12/22/lets-make-things-clear/

physical samples of the keys were shown pre GB (how common is that) and during GB on the drop page. if i recall correctly they didn't have samples of the WASD, just the sun logo, so the samples werent cherry picked, they showed what they realistically had to show. I participated in the GB as well cause I enjoyed the concept. he replied to me (https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-mito-laserwave-gmk-translucent-keycaps/talk/2115672) and although I was disappointed he did not seemed dishonest or unkind everyone was addressed and massdrop allowed who wasn't happy to refund which I did not end up doing. I also found this post GB reply where the situation is explained a bit more in depth. at the time there is nothing else they could of done to make things different, it was a new concept

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-mito-laserwave-gmk-translucent-keycaps/talk/2113745

also found someone who made a review, in retrospect I also felt like this for laserwave and will feel like this for membrane

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-mito-laserwave-gmk-translucent-keycaps/reviews/2115930

what happens is that they sold us the laserwave kits showing samples they had + computer renders (which  are perfect), we thought the WASD keys would like like the renders and of course that did not happen. the situation itself was handled well at the time and I did not refund my kit. having actual pictures of the exact kits being shown, none of the bad reviews would of happened, but then again these things are never sold with final sample pictures

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I agree with you, a disclaimer should be more evident here for the membrane kit. way more evident as the keys will not look like the images. at least we should be thankful for laserwave starting this concept and show us how it will look, these keys can look cool (i think it was the first time for laserwave). I will be getting Membrane, one of the feel sets where a kit like like this makes sense, but a more evident WARNING is required.

I don't disagree. The problem was that much of the information pertaining to the Laserwave caps were never given to people until after the group buy ended via Drop's discussion threads (Drop never sent a single communication about anything related to the group buy) and people weren't given the option to refund until after a bunch of people complained rather than saying up front and even then Drop still denied a lot of refunds. Additionally, and I can't speak to the validity of this as I wasn't present in the server, so this is hearsay, but I remember people mentioning MiTo being less than constructive in his Discord server when people brought it up and that his collected response on Drop was post-mortem damage control.

With regard to not having WASD samples, personally I'd consider that cherry picking. The sun design will inherently look the best because most of the underlying grid is covered and more of the legend is peaking through compared to the other caps. This was a new process and MiTo made it clear in his blog post that he knew it was experimental and prone to variation, and yet it didn't dawn on him that maybe he should get a full kit sample to ensure consistency? The whole thing was literally 8 keys (5 if you exclude functionally identical keys), getting more samples shouldn't have been that hard or expensive. If it's a new process, he should have been aware that there could be significant discrepancies and that a sample of only one of the molds would not be enough to validate the quality of the product as a whole, let alone be sufficient to show the customers how it would come out. MiTo is smart enough to realize this. Everyone was expecting that all of the caps in the kit would be comparable to the samples shown by MiTo and he should have known that's how it would be interpreted. IMO the job of a designer is not just to design a product, but to set proper expectations for its production and ensure they do not overpromise and that customers know what they are purchasing in full.

All that said, there's definitely a degree of bias here and I'm probably going harder on this than is reasonable. I'd just really like this not to be repeated, because it has all the hallmarks that it will.

My beef with MiTo and Drop aside (since it's tangential to the topic at hand), I agree there are people that like the fused look more and frankly I think the fused look will probably work better for Membrane, at least compared to Laserwave imo. My problem is that that having only one tiny disclaimer on an inherently unrepresentative render is less than insufficient; it feels like a cop-out. Even in the case of Laserwave they attempted a degree of damage control and most of the faults in the disclaimers came down to Drop's poor phrasing. This has even fewer disclaimers than Drop provided. It's begging to cause drama. This set only shows the renders of the Membrane kit with a pristine grid, which is just unrealistic and the designer should know better than to release such an unrealistic render with such a miniscule disclaimer. I'm not suggesting redoing the render with the fused grids, but at least provide a link to a thread about the Laserwave caps. I think it's unreasonable to expect anyone, especially with the influx of people new to the hobby, to already know the history of the design with Laserwave, so it shouldn't be left to the customer to dig through this thread to find it (especially given many people don't even look at GH threads). I doubt this is what the designer intends, but it feels like a cop-out so the vendors and/or designer can say "there's nothing wrong with it, you just didn't do your research" when people start complaining rather take a slight hit to purchased kits because people know how the product will actually come out. Imo it's poor practice and frankly unethical.

I really like this design, and I trust that the designer has the best of intentions, but from an image standpoint this isn't the sort of thing I think is acceptable to take lightly, especially given that there's already history for it. Again, I'm probably being overly-aggressive about this, but this problem is extremely easy to solve; a more prominent two/three-sentence disclaimer containing a link to information about when it was tried with Laserwave is probably enough. Expecting people to read between the lines or do their own research is not the play here. A product is being sold, it must be accurately described.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #84 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 18:48:56 »
You guys are making a good point, not trying to mislead anyone here.

We are adding a more apparent disclaimer to the Membrane kit image as well as extended disclaimers on product pages. The extended disclaimer also includes a link to an album with various examples of caps previously made with this method to get a sense of what to expect.
« Last Edit: Fri, 11 June 2021, 18:50:54 by pikku-allu »

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #85 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 19:09:02 »
Including just 4 additional keys in the Standard Galactic kit would have saved me $124.99 on an already expensive collection of kits necessary to outfit my Planck. That's too bad because I'd have bought the Sequence kit too for a Preonic.

Good luck reaching MOQ!

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #86 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 19:09:59 »
You guys are making a good point, not trying to mislead anyone here.

We are adding a more apparent disclaimer to the Membrane kit image as well as extended disclaimers on product pages. The extended disclaimer also includes a link to an album with various examples of caps previously made with this method to get a sense of what to expect.

Awesome! Thanks so much for your receptiveness :D
I look forward to seeing the end product :)

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #87 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 19:17:05 »

I don't disagree. The problem was that much of the information pertaining to the Laserwave caps were never given to people until after the group buy ended via Drop's discussion threads (Drop never sent a single communication about anything related to the group buy) and people weren't given the option to refund until after a bunch of people complained rather than saying up front and even then Drop still denied a lot of refunds. Additionally, and I can't speak to the validity of this as I wasn't present in the server, so this is hearsay, but I remember people mentioning MiTo being less than constructive in his Discord server when people brought it up and that his collected response on Drop was post-mortem damage control.


i dont disagree with what your saying about the transparent keys, but again, some of the information you are sharing about laserwave is just false and a bit exaggerate, likely because it was long time ago or because as you said yourself you have a beef with the guy and drop for some reason. you know that having full samples of a kit is unrealistic, GMK doesn't do that for anyone. there is nothing they could have done other than adding a WARNING in the RENDERS (cause the standard footnote is not enough, lets be honest). as a laserwave and regular drop customer I can attest that they did send an e-mail offering the option to cancel and refund to everyone, together with explanations, I remember vividly because I contemplated returning for a while. I was really thorn about the keys, but they grew on me. these keys are now my favorite tokens from the laser collection and I gave up on the refund. it is standard policy, they grant refunds no question and I feel protected buying there. the reason I mention this is because people dont seem to realize how good that is - it enables us to support risky ideas such laserwave (or in this case membrane), if all goes to **** we can at least get a refund instead of being handed a GMK necro pill that we have to swallow for good. this is why i dont buy the drop slander that people disseminate, although their communication shortcomings is a fact they at least allow returns if you dislike the set. lastly im in mito's discord for the weekly updates and giveaways, theres only mention of laserwave a couple times, I think the server didnt even exist at the time of laserwave. from what i witnessed he's always helpful when people have problems and legit questions so at least give them the benefit of the doubt for trying something new

that being said looks like omnitype has a written disclaimer on their regional page (maybe I missed it earlier) regarding the discrepancies of membrane that we expect. drop also state that final product may differ, and that didnt really help. if I could guess the other vendors will follow up and add the warning. but like you said, I have to repeat and make it clear they could improve it and have a VISUAL disclaimer on the render of the kit itself, something along the lines of WARNING THIS IS JUST A (VERY GOOD) RENDER, THE GRID ON THE KEYS WILL BE RANDOM AND WITH MOLTEN ASPECT, in bold and red. this way everyone is guaranteed to read it and accept it. I can imagine people being surprised for not reading the disclaimer once the keys finally come, and screaming with disappointment at pikku allu and omnitype later (like was done with mito, drop and the 9009 swirl keys). this can all be avoided, just my 2c

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #88 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 19:18:46 »
You guys are making a good point, not trying to mislead anyone here.

We are adding a more apparent disclaimer to the Membrane kit image as well as extended disclaimers on product pages. The extended disclaimer also includes a link to an album with various examples of caps previously made with this method to get a sense of what to expect.

that’s what I’m talking about, lets goooo

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #89 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 19:19:53 »
This set is n o i c e. Wish spacebars werent bundled in with extra crap though and cost 40 dollars.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #90 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 20:07:26 »
This set is n o i c e. Wish spacebars werent bundled in with extra crap though and cost 40 dollars.

i always try and find 40s or extension users who wanna split em. I made a trade back in October 19 for the split bars from Dracula's minify!

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #91 on: Sat, 12 June 2021, 06:16:46 »
Forgive me for not having a big enough Nerd Card here, but what franchise/film/game is this inspired by other than Commander Keen for the Galactic Alpha keys?

Same here, when I saw Symbiote, I thought maybe it’s a take on Venom or maybe even Alien, but I’m scratching my head. Looks cool, but I wonder how complex it will be to execute well.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #92 on: Sat, 12 June 2021, 06:32:49 »
Forgive me for not having a big enough Nerd Card here, but what franchise/film/game is this inspired by other than Commander Keen for the Galactic Alpha keys?

Same here, when I saw Symbiote, I thought maybe it’s a take on Venom or maybe even Alien, but I’m scratching my head. Looks cool, but I wonder how complex it will be to execute well.

It's not based on anything specific, I wanted to create something original. Of course I've been inspired by a lot of different sci-fi media, but GMK Symbiote is not any single thing.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #93 on: Sun, 13 June 2021, 17:05:42 »
standard galactic is missing keys for a complete swap of alphas (without number row ofc). So you still end up with < > ?

also the only 1,75shift is in the basekit, just to force people into getting that

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #94 on: Sun, 13 June 2021, 17:35:48 »
standard galactic is missing keys for a complete swap of alphas (without number row ofc). So you still end up with < > ?

also the only 1,75shift is in the basekit, just to force people into getting that

I noticed there's a R4 "lock" key in the Anomaly kit, maybe that might help in a pinch?
also I think SGA just replaces the letters, not the punctuation.  So you're left with < > ? but also ; " [ ]

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #95 on: Wed, 16 June 2021, 11:08:56 »
Damn. Now I need to find a keyboard in color of Satisfaction75 renders for this set...

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #96 on: Wed, 16 June 2021, 12:07:02 »
Forgive me for not having a big enough Nerd Card here, but what franchise/film/game is this inspired by other than Commander Keen for the Galactic Alpha keys?

Same here, when I saw Symbiote, I thought maybe it’s a take on Venom or maybe even Alien, but I’m scratching my head. Looks cool, but I wonder how complex it will be to execute well.

It's not based on anything specific, I wanted to create something original. Of course I've been inspired by a lot of different sci-fi media, but GMK Symbiote is not any single thing.

It does look exactly like my wife's running shoes tho... 

I'm super stoked for this set.  Dropped three hundo on it.  Plan to put it on my silver Xeno.  I suspect I'll have the caps before the board.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #97 on: Thu, 17 June 2021, 06:53:03 »
I really hope more sets utilise the membrane style keycaps in the future.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #98 on: Thu, 17 June 2021, 10:07:50 »
The concept here is really cool and I'm super into the idea of the standard galactic alphas but the mods being English text + icon kinda ruins that for me. I'd prefer fully icon mods as a way to lean into the theme and allow the galactic standard alphas to shine without requiring new molds.

Including just 4 additional keys in the Standard Galactic kit would have saved me $124.99 on an already expensive collection of kits necessary to outfit my Planck. That's too bad because I'd have bought the Sequence kit too for a Preonic.

standard galactic is missing keys for a complete swap of alphas (without number row ofc). So you still end up with < > ?

I just want to echo this sentiment. I don't understand the decisions behind this.

The standard galactic kit is awesome and something I would never have expected to see in a GMK kit. But having those mod legends just breaks the theme for me.

As a non-standard layout user, buying that base kit would make no sense for me and novelties don't cover my needs.

I would have happily bought the alphas kit as a standalone so I could at least combine it with other mods or blanks. But here we are.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #99 on: Fri, 18 June 2021, 12:54:06 »
I just want to echo this sentiment. I don't understand the decisions behind this.

The standard galactic kit is awesome and something I would never have expected to see in a GMK kit. But having those mod legends just breaks the theme for me.

As a non-standard layout user, buying that base kit would make no sense for me and novelties don't cover my needs.

I would have happily bought the alphas kit as a standalone so I could at least combine it with other mods or blanks. But here we are.

I can see your point of view, but it's not easy to consider the needs of every possible non-standard layout that only a small group of people use. The kits simply can't support every niche layout in order to keep the price affordable.

The thinking behind the Standard Galactic kit only including keys from A-Z is that it's designed to supplement the base kit and to include only the minimum amount of keys needed to keep the price low. The legends all require new molds as well which does affect the pricing of the kit. I'm am making a note of all this though and will be considering better support for non-standard layouts in the future for cases like this.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #100 on: Wed, 23 June 2021, 15:36:12 »
Just wanted to say... I'm going in / supporting this kit (Base, Standard Galactic, and Metamorph) as I want to live in a world where the Standard Galactic Alphabet exists on GMK.  Only reason I was a bit torn on my decision was because the colors don't really match anything else Commander Keen related.  It just feels like there should be some bold yellow alphas with red legends involved here (like shown in the games, typically).  Maybe one day...

That being said, I really like the colors of the set anyway.  Really wish you had a render on a white Sat75, as that is what I'm suspecting I'm going to put this on.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #101 on: Sat, 26 June 2021, 01:56:23 »
Just reserved a set too.

Hope the membrane turns out to be ok.....

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #102 on: Sat, 26 June 2021, 05:42:38 »
Just reserved a set too.

Hope the membrane turns out to be ok.....

you can expect the same characteristics as seen in the laserwave kit, just because that's the way the production works. if you're pressure shooting hot liquid plastic onto the same cool plastic, of course some of it will melt and start to flow.
getting angry at the quality the first time is excusable, because it has never been done before, but the second time? your fault.

if you don't like the way the laserwave caps look like, don't but the membrane.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #103 on: Mon, 28 June 2021, 08:41:08 »
I, for one, hope my membrane keycaps look globby and ****ing freaky as hell.  I think the "organic" nature of how the inner shot may flow fits the theme of the set nicely.
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #104 on: Mon, 28 June 2021, 19:38:46 »
That’s a very good point lol

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #105 on: Thu, 01 July 2021, 01:14:16 »
Any update on MOQ tally?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #106 on: Thu, 01 July 2021, 09:48:25 »
Just wanted to say... I'm going in / supporting this kit (Base, Standard Galactic, and Metamorph) as I want to live in a world where the Standard Galactic Alphabet exists on GMK.  Only reason I was a bit torn on my decision was because the colors don't really match anything else Commander Keen related.  It just feels like there should be some bold yellow alphas with red legends involved here (like shown in the games, typically).  Maybe one day...

That being said, I really like the colors of the set anyway.  Really wish you had a render on a white Sat75, as that is what I'm suspecting I'm going to put this on.

The thing is that GMK Symbiote is not a Commander Keen set, it just uses the SGA. I can see why you'd wish for more Commander Keen related things though. The set does go well with white too, I'll see if I have time to render it on a white board.

I, for one, hope my membrane keycaps look globby and ****ing freaky as hell.  I think the "organic" nature of how the inner shot may flow fits the theme of the set nicely.

Exactly! This was taken into consideration as well. It's a win-win in either case in my opinion.

Any update on MOQ tally?

Every kit will be produced!

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive!
« Reply #107 on: Fri, 02 July 2021, 06:18:46 »
Thanks for the update:)

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #108 on: Fri, 02 July 2021, 16:57:48 »
Will there be any collabs or artisans?

i would also like to know if there are any collabs out there or to come

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #109 on: Tue, 06 July 2021, 11:59:18 »
Is it possible to see a render on a white board?

Thanks

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #110 on: Thu, 08 July 2021, 20:21:18 »
Is it possible to see a render on a white board?

Thanks

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #111 on: Fri, 09 July 2021, 05:52:21 »
I just signed up! This is my first ever group buy :) Can't wait to receive them!

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #112 on: Fri, 09 July 2021, 16:14:53 »
Any plans for a Cable collaboration?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #113 on: Fri, 09 July 2021, 22:36:16 »
Alright, baited in last second just because the these alts/novelties are so unique...

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #114 on: Sat, 10 July 2021, 03:58:54 »
Curious about the final tally :)

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — It's alive! (Ending July 9th)
« Reply #115 on: Sun, 11 July 2021, 22:31:31 »
I know the set isn't based on anything in particular, but it gave me a lot of Metroid vibes. I got the base, SGA, and the membrane, can't wait to put this on a white keyboard in the future.

Great job!!

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #116 on: Thu, 03 February 2022, 14:47:52 »
how many base sets will be made? did you not want to publish the final  sales numbers?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #117 on: Thu, 03 February 2022, 15:23:54 »
how many base sets will be made? did you not want to publish the final  sales numbers?

Honest question for you: Why are you so interested in the final sales numbers for so many sets? I've seen you post this question on a number of GB threads recently. For sets that are run on vendors like NovelKeys and Omnitype (which this set was run through), there generally isn't a concern about hitting MOQ. And even then, the only piece of information that really matters is if a keyset (or specific kit) either meets MOQ and gets manufactured, or if the set (or kit) gets canceled. While I do enjoy looking at these plots when they are provided (thank u mr dvorcol), I don't think they are necessary for every single set that runs.

Personally, as long as the GB Runner/Lead Vendor is providing relatively consistent production updates for a set, I don't see why final numbers have to be posted for every single GB.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #118 on: Fri, 04 February 2022, 07:19:06 »
If someone is so interested in numbers of not just one/couple sets: smells like a flipper :shrug:

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #119 on: Fri, 04 February 2022, 14:33:47 »
What's the status of this GB?


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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #121 on: Fri, 04 February 2022, 16:47:23 »
Btw what are the final sales numbers?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #122 on: Fri, 04 February 2022, 22:23:36 »
how many base sets will be made? did you not want to publish the final  sales numbers?

Btw what are the final sales numbers?

Dude..

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #123 on: Sat, 05 February 2022, 14:37:14 »

Extras available for purchase?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #124 on: Sat, 05 February 2022, 18:59:18 »
how many base sets will be made? did you not want to publish the final  sales numbers?

The numbers are [REDACTED].

What's the status of this GB?
https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-symbiote

We are currently waiting for R2 color samples from GMK.

Extras available for purchase?

Extras currently available for pre-ordering on at least Daily Clack, Oblotzky Industries & Proto[Typist] (These vendors offer extras as pre-orders)
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #125 on: Tue, 12 July 2022, 14:29:00 »
Sorry to necrobump, but I started replaying Metroid Dread this weekend and lo and behold, planet ZDR:



It's so on the nose I couldn't help but share. My excitement for this set is fully revived.
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #126 on: Sun, 05 March 2023, 08:34:18 »
Hello everyone! There isn't much to announce since at this point we are going through multiple rounds of color samples, as usual with a project like this with custom colors. It takes months between the rounds to us getting the samples after submitting feedback on them. Updates about the progress are posted here: https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-symbiote

Most recently we received the latest round of translucent samples from GMK late last month.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #127 on: Sun, 05 March 2023, 09:25:49 »
Hello everyone! There isn't much to announce since at this point we are going through multiple rounds of color samples, as usual with a project like this with custom colors. It takes months between the rounds to us getting the samples after submitting feedback on them. Updates about the progress are posted here: https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-symbiote

Most recently we received the latest round of translucent samples from GMK late last month.

I guess it’s just the location difference?  I was watching Matt3o’s stream with updates on the MTNU caps he’s working on with GMK.  The one thing that he said was so nice is that color samples and changes were incredibly fast.  No more having to wait months for changes.  Maybe you need better contacts at GMK 😂
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #128 on: Sun, 05 March 2023, 09:43:00 »
I guess it’s just the location difference?  I was watching Matt3o’s stream with updates on the MTNU caps he’s working on with GMK.  The one thing that he said was so nice is that color samples and changes were incredibly fast.  No more having to wait months for changes.  Maybe you need better contacts at GMK 😂

That's a completely different keycap profile and I assume uses different machines altogether. I don't think you can compare the two. Also, it's not the shipping itself to us that takes that long.
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #129 on: Sun, 05 March 2023, 09:51:22 »
I guess it’s just the location difference?  I was watching Matt3o’s stream with updates on the MTNU caps he’s working on with GMK.  The one thing that he said was so nice is that color samples and changes were incredibly fast.  No more having to wait months for changes.  Maybe you need better contacts at GMK 😂

That's a completely different keycap profile and I assume uses different machines altogether. I don't think you can compare the two. Also, it's not the shipping itself to us that takes that long.

Yes, I understand.  But the process takes that long in part becuase vendors allow it to take that long.  I can get shipping from Germany in 3 days in the US.  It costs $20 extra, but it's fast.   :cool:  It's just about how much you're willing to eat in costs to get the product made I guess.  Business is business.  Matt3o specifically mentions custom colors being done within days.  I'm simply saying that it only takes them a day or two to get the communication, produce a changed product, and give that feedback (or ship) to the customer.  We know this from Matt3o.  We know it's possible for GMK to work quickly for changes.  But their Cherry profile line is not managed as efficiently.   

Looking forward to the final product at some point in time.  I think I bought every kit
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #130 on: Mon, 27 March 2023, 07:51:57 »
Hi, any updates with colour matching?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #131 on: Wed, 05 April 2023, 14:42:34 »
Updates on colormatching ?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #132 on: Wed, 05 April 2023, 18:23:01 »
Hi, any updates with colour matching?

Updates on colormatching ?

We are expecting to receive new samples of the translucent keys very soon.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #133 on: Thu, 06 April 2023, 02:17:32 »
Hi, any updates with colour matching?

Updates on colormatching ?

We are expecting to receive new samples of the translucent keys very soon.

Thank you !  :thumb:

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #134 on: Thu, 01 June 2023, 12:35:24 »
A small update regarding the color matching: The latest sample we received was of the doubleshot translucent pink plastic. This one was done with the actual light pink legend/inside color instead of some bright white color that the previous sample had. Having the correct color on the inside is super important when dealing with translucency, since the inside of the keycap greatly affects the overall color and look as it's visible through the outer layer.

The requested cloudy milkiness of the plastic, in order to create the proper translucent look, was not present in the latest translucent samples. However the samples before did have that and we had asked to proceed with that level of cloudiness/milkiness... We are trying to find the right balance between color and milkiness, as they both affect each other.

Despite the mistakes on GMK's/their color supplier's end, the samples are looking good overall and we're getting very close. Feedback regarding the translucent color has already been submitted. We're expecting new versions of the alpha and mod colors with minor tweaks, as well as a new translucent sample next.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #135 on: Fri, 02 June 2023, 19:23:43 »
I greatly appreciate the update even if still in the colormatching stage.  And the patience to keep it up until satisfactory.  I have seen too many recent GMK sets that did not match the renders at all.  Despite the long wait, I think it will be well worth the time.



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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #136 on: Tue, 06 June 2023, 01:22:57 »

Insane kit and glad that a few vendors still have some available to buy.

 ;D
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #137 on: Sat, 10 June 2023, 01:38:41 »
A small update regarding the color matching: The latest sample we received was of the doubleshot translucent pink plastic. This one was done with the actual light pink legend/inside color instead of some bright white color that the previous sample had. Having the correct color on the inside is super important when dealing with translucency, since the inside of the keycap greatly affects the overall color and look as it's visible through the outer layer.

The requested cloudy milkiness of the plastic, in order to create the proper translucent look, was not present in the latest translucent samples. However the samples before did have that and we had asked to proceed with that level of cloudiness/milkiness... We are trying to find the right balance between color and milkiness, as they both affect each other.

Despite the mistakes on GMK's/their color supplier's end, the samples are looking good overall and we're getting very close. Feedback regarding the translucent color has already been submitted. We're expecting new versions of the alpha and mod colors with minor tweaks, as well as a new translucent sample next.

Just to ask. The pink translucent keys are going to have white legends right? Not pink?

Thank you for this awesome set, looking forward to it

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #138 on: Sat, 10 June 2023, 05:37:14 »
Just to ask. The pink translucent keys are going to have white legends right? Not pink?

Thank you for this awesome set, looking forward to it

The legends on the alphas and the translucent accents are indeed very light pink. It's not very noticeable and looks almost white. The light pink creates a cohesive look together with the rest of the colors.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #139 on: Sun, 11 June 2023, 20:36:10 »
Just to ask. The pink translucent keys are going to have white legends right? Not pink?

Thank you for this awesome set, looking forward to it

The legends on the alphas and the translucent accents are indeed very light pink. It's not very noticeable and looks almost white. The light pink creates a cohesive look together with the rest of the colors.

Oh ok, thank you for the answer! Now I know what to expect. I trust your artistic vision lol

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #140 on: Fri, 01 September 2023, 11:02:00 »
Hello,

May I ask if there are new updates on colourmatching?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation in progress... (CLOSED)
« Reply #141 on: Fri, 01 September 2023, 19:26:48 »
Hello,

May I ask if there are new updates on colourmatching?


From the update page:
https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-symbiote

August 23: GMK brought another round of Symbiote samples to us at The Keyboard Meetup and they have also been distributed the designer so we can review and discuss.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #142 on: Fri, 22 September 2023, 14:53:53 »
🖬 
DATA_LOG_S20230922: 
Incubation complete.


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⯈ S:\>_ Uplink established...
⯈ S:\>_ Status: GMK SYMB░░░IO░TE [COLORMATCHING COMPLETE - MOVING TO PRODUCTION]

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #143 on: Sat, 23 September 2023, 00:54:06 »
Here's a color comparison to get a better understanding of the Symbiote colors:

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Edit: made a slight adjustment

Are the color comparisons in the OP old? Probably the biggest difference between the two is GMK Bingsu's mod color.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Infestation imminent
« Reply #144 on: Sat, 23 September 2023, 08:25:27 »
Are the color comparisons in the OP old? Probably the biggest difference between the two is GMK Bingsu's mod color.

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I think you're right, need to replace the ones is OP. This is why I've since started to add version numbers to color comparisons like that. Also, I don't own Bingsu nor Lavender so those are just guesstimates anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #145 on: Tue, 26 September 2023, 16:50:36 »

⯈ S:\>_ GMK SYMBIOTE [COLORMATCHING COMPLETE - MOVING TO PRODUCTION]

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How awesome! Colors look good, the trans clear pink slaps. Question will the final set have a waffle grid for the trans clear keys background like the renders or a bar grid like the sample that was sent over. Thanks!! <3

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #146 on: Sat, 04 November 2023, 22:19:59 »
Hello,

Are there any updates on the production?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #147 on: Sat, 02 December 2023, 09:06:30 »
Following up on the previous post,

Are there any updates on production?
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #148 on: Sat, 02 December 2023, 12:01:44 »
Following up on the previous post,

Are there any updates on production?

No new updates, production is in progress and estimated to finish during December.

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #149 on: Thu, 07 December 2023, 09:24:49 »
Will there be extras of the other kits?

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #150 on: Wed, 20 December 2023, 10:24:57 »
Shout out to Jae @ PT for getting UK orders out! Looks fab!


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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #151 on: Wed, 20 December 2023, 18:56:41 »
looks delicious, i want to eat them  :thumb:

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Production Phase)
« Reply #152 on: Wed, 20 December 2023, 19:42:26 »
looks delicious, i want to eat them  :thumb:

⯈ Disclaimer: Please refrain from consuming the plastic keycaps. Despite their yummy looks they are not yummies.
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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Shipping!)
« Reply #153 on: Wed, 27 December 2023, 13:16:24 »
⯈ GMK Symbiote — First look




Album: https://imgur.com/a/X2yA19n

(note: artificial lighting)

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Re: [GB] GMK Symbiote — Incubation complete... (Shipping!)
« Reply #154 on: Thu, 28 December 2023, 07:03:01 »
⯈ GMK Symbiote — First look

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Album: https://imgur.com/a/X2yA19n

(note: artificial lighting)

EXCITMENT GROWS. Obz shipped so fast!