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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: cartersrush on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:35:23

Title: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- The Split [CANCELLED-Maybe GMK in late 2026 /2027]
Post by: cartersrush on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:35:23

(https://i.imgur.com/2bCV6Qf.jpeg)

In the span of a single week, I received two conflicting emails from Melissa.
The first stated that DCS Cyan Alert would have no MOQ and SP being lead since the beginning of this project, which was great news.
In about 2/3 days , I received a second email stating that SP will no longer sell anything directly on their website and that standard volume pricing (MOQs) would now apply. Projects from other designers have also been affected.

This decision effectively kills the project.
DCS sets struggle to reach 200 MOQ even with a single base kit. For a project of this scope and complexity to succeed, it would require a complete kitting overhaul and a level of risk I am unwilling to take.

As a result, I am officially cancelling DCS Cyan Alert and ceasing all future collaborations with Signature Plastics.

My time is valuable. I have spent a lot of time on this set. I already have other projects with manufacturers that would offer higher yields, consistent terms and most importantly do not make split-second, project-killing decisions.

What happens next?
1)DCS Dolch will be my final project involving Signature Plastics. It never involved them as a vendor and I will be finishing that commitment.

2)If there is enough demand, I may consider moving the Cyan Alert to GMK in the future.

I refuse to waste any more time on a partner that does not respect the development process or the reality of the 2026 market.

Full Album w Board Renders (https://imgur.com/a/dcs-cyan-alert-split-DCpfk2u)

Sales Method
Cancelled

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Thanks to-
You for going through the IC
Those who filled the IC form
Mellisa from SP for killing this project.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: cartersrush on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:37:10

Reserved for updates
19/12/25- Complete kits overall, Beige has been replaced by a lighter Grey option

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: headshot on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:39:09

pls no more alert

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: ZavaZ86 on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:49:01

There are pictures of international kit but no mention of it in the ic?

Edit: Interested in the international kit :thumb:

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Guuuf on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:56:35

Love the theme and colors – especially Dark, but Beige is excellent too.

I’d be very interested in:
– an International Kit
– the Extension Kit
– and definitely the Novelties Kit – they would round out the set perfectly!

Hope these get included – would 100% join the GB with those options.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Kokaloo on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:58:33

dcs miku alert and the dark version is awesome, dunno if the beige is really necessary

would be in on the dark version for sure

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: twitchytheinsideman on Sun, 22 June 2025, 12:09:04

miku oder dark miku. thats the question mhh

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Xanira on Sun, 22 June 2025, 12:52:46

Quote from: cartersrush on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:37:10

Reserved for updates
Idk why all images are small, pls click on them or the full album. Tried postimages for the first time.

maybe its done automatically because you put them beside each other, but you should be able to change it by changing the values that i marked with yellow, when you go to edit the post.
(https://i.imgur.com/itt8z1R.png)

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: dvorcol on Sun, 22 June 2025, 16:56:08

Quote from: cartersrush on Sun, 22 June 2025, 10:37:10

Reserved for updates
Idk why all images are small, pls click on them or the full album. Tried postimages for the first time.

Two things I learned soon after I started using postimage:

1) make sure it is set to "Do not resize my image" when you upload. Probably you're already doing this.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jSjYwdDF/postimage-full-resolution-2.png)

2) By default, the link is to a lower res version of your image, even when you do 1). But their FAQ explains you can click on the image to zoom in until the magnifying glass contains a minus sign (or there is no magnifying glass), then right click on it and pick "copy image address" to get a link to the full size image. It took me a few weeks to figure this out.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Vk948jsy/postimage-full-resolution.png)

ALSO: in Geekhack, do just the {img}link{/img} without the {url} part. That way it doesn't send you to postimage when you click on the pic. And on a PC you can just arrow back and forth between images.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Maxximum on Sun, 22 June 2025, 17:04:10

I like the Dark kit quite a bit but no non-alert numrow is a complete deal breaker for me

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: NihonCK on Sun, 22 June 2025, 17:47:07

i would try and cut down some of the kits or some of it wont hit MOQ

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: lampmk on Sun, 22 June 2025, 22:27:16

i like cyan, wish this was more like gmk cyan as we haven't seen a run of that in a trillion years + gorton legends goated. dark base reminds me a lot of gmk electric with the symbol/alert row. glwic!

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: QWER|key on Mon, 23 June 2025, 00:15:52

These kit renders are pretty awful, ngl.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: MartinThePolarBear on Mon, 23 June 2025, 21:47:24

The Light & Dark Kits are instant buys for me. Glad to see the 10u Spacebar becoming a common inclusion in DCS kits too

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: cartersrush on Tue, 24 June 2025, 01:28:12

Quote from: QWER|key on Mon, 23 June 2025, 00:15:52

These kit renders are pretty awful, ngl.

That was a geekhack issue, it compressed everything. Took ages to fix since it kept giving me an error when I tried to update the IC. Great job Drop! :)

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: mul7i on Tue, 24 June 2025, 03:21:30

what are those board renders bro are you trying to let us see how it looks or the board or what

Quote from: cartersrush on Tue, 24 June 2025, 01:28:12

Quote from: QWER|key on Mon, 23 June 2025, 00:15:52
These kit renders are pretty awful, ngl.
That was a geekhack issue, it compressed everything. Took ages to fix since it kept giving me an error when I tried to update the IC. Great job Drop! :)

and no, its not compression, we can't see anything from how you lit your scene in the renders

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: CGY on Tue, 24 June 2025, 03:38:12

Hi can you make the renders darker please I can almost see the keycaps

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: ggggggg on Tue, 24 June 2025, 08:12:18

Some 40s thoughts:
* you're missing the r3 1.5u enter that's needed with 1.75u r2 backspace.
* I'd add an accented 1u r2 delete, that can be used on a few layouts (12u / 13u / 13.5u left side big mods / 14u big mods).
* that 1.5u r4 shift goes with boards that are X.25u wide (qaz for example). Without a 1.25u r2 backspace that shift is useless, so either add the backspace or take the shift out.
* bars-wise, the 1.75u and 1.5u either need to be doubled or taken out. By themselves they serve (almost) no use.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: VXQN on Tue, 24 June 2025, 09:00:45

Care to explain the tombstone novelty?

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Piperaceae on Tue, 24 June 2025, 09:05:46

Quote from: VXQN on Tue, 24 June 2025, 09:00:45

Care to explain the tombstone novelty?

It's not a tombstone, it's a klaxon that's going to be remade

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Bagri on Wed, 25 June 2025, 03:05:36

I think the keyboard renders are not representative of the product and are not appropriate because of the lighting. Everything is quite dark and do not allow to see the colors of the kit.
Luckily you've done kit renders as well but I think it would be worth reworking the others :)
GLWIC !

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: FatefulStranger on Thu, 26 June 2025, 08:17:52

I hope better board renders can be shown to clearly show off the different set variations rather than what you have now.

Apart from that, light and dark miku alert are definitely noteworthy. Do not care for the beige version. In terms of kitting, there should be a cyan 'Pause' key to fit G80-1800 layout boards.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: lilfat3 on Sat, 28 June 2025, 05:37:24

This really reminds me of how sad it was to miss DCS soware revival... GLWIC.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Dingo_Seven on Sun, 10 August 2025, 16:39:37

I like the dark version of this kit. I hope that it's available when the group buy eventually happens :D

Something I'd like to see if there's enough support for the non-alert numrow is to add an accent colored enter key.

P.S. I'd love to hear more from you about how you did the kitting renders, I'm personally doing a rerun of DSS LightCycle with Trash Man's blessing, and I'm a complete noob with no previous background in Blender :P

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: SacredMundane on Fri, 26 September 2025, 23:08:48

Quote from: ggggggg on Tue, 24 June 2025, 08:12:18

Some 40s thoughts:
* you're missing the r3 1.5u enter that's needed with 1.75u r2 backspace.
* I'd add an accented 1u r2 delete, that can be used on a few layouts (12u / 13u / 13.5u left side big mods / 14u big mods).
* that 1.5u r4 shift goes with boards that are X.25u wide (qaz for example). Without a 1.25u r2 backspace that shift is useless, so either add the backspace or take the shift out.
* bars-wise, the 1.75u and 1.5u either need to be doubled or taken out. By themselves they serve (almost) no use.

What they said, but please double and not take out the 1.75u/1.5u bars, and add double 1.25us too

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: BossKeebs on Wed, 01 October 2025, 11:43:48

I love dcs

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- Light, Dark & Beige!
Post by: Rob27shred on Wed, 01 October 2025, 14:38:11

More DCS is always a good thing IMO! Very nice set Carter, hopefully I can get in on the GB! :thumb:

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- The Split [Major Kits Update]
Post by: dvorcol on Fri, 26 December 2025, 20:29:09

Bump for kit updates.

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Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- The Split [Major Kits Update]
Post by: Koniotaur on Sat, 27 December 2025, 02:33:22

Thanks dvorcol. I wonder could we get one more 1u R4 Ctrl?

Title: Re: [IC] DCS Cyan Alert- The Split [Major Kits Update]
Post by: Abyssal. on Sat, 27 December 2025, 03:17:45

Non-accented R2 esc and 1u backspace in the 40s kit would be nice. Seems weird to force accents/alert row for certain layouts.
I'm guessing the 1u backspace/pipe key in the regular mod kit is misplaced and is actually R1 like accented ones are which would also make the pipe key redundant as it's already in the alphas kit.
The 1.75u shift in the 40s kit seems redundant as well, not sure if this is intentional.
Could potentially add a 2u shift to the regular mod kit.
Also, some of the row numbers are labeled incorrectly in the regular mod kits.