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« Reply #100 on: Sat, 17 March 2012, 18:54:50 »
Its more economical for people to buy both doubleshots and dyesubs in one group buy in order to save on shipping. Its not like doubleshots cost anymore if I collect orders in the same order as dyesubs. The doubleshots would be offered as singles and the dyesubs as sets, as mentioned before.

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« Reply #101 on: Sat, 17 March 2012, 22:49:35 »
diablo keycaps! LOL

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« Reply #102 on: Sat, 17 March 2012, 22:50:08 »
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These are the designs people are talking about. They are talking about the first two sets. Tho there may be some crazy person who likes the last set.
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« Reply #103 on: Sat, 17 March 2012, 22:54:24 »
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diablo keycaps! LOL
YOU! Pay your invoice! Lol.

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« Reply #104 on: Sun, 18 March 2012, 01:53:23 »
I'm in.  Still can't believe I missed the first round of these.

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« Reply #105 on: Sun, 18 March 2012, 02:32:16 »
Two sets of whatever please :)
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« Reply #106 on: Sun, 18 March 2012, 07:23:50 »
I'd bite!

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« Reply #107 on: Tue, 20 March 2012, 00:43:03 »
I'm down for the first 2 sets (stand alone portals and the line portal men).. also a blue on black Aperture logo and the spaaaaaaaaaace spacebar would be great as well  (black with white text on the spacebar possible?) =D

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« Reply #108 on: Tue, 20 March 2012, 02:55:03 »
are you still selling those nyan cat keysets?

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« Reply #109 on: Tue, 20 March 2012, 03:10:06 »
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are you still selling those nyan cat keysets?

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« Reply #110 on: Tue, 20 March 2012, 14:38:19 »
Ooh, I'm definitely interested. A smaller set of keys (with cake and the cube) would be cool, and I'd also be a fan of having some keys on black, if possible.

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« Reply #111 on: Fri, 23 March 2012, 12:28:08 »
I'd be down for a set of the original

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« Reply #112 on: Sat, 24 March 2012, 23:24:21 »
Ragnorock, no one really has any idea what to change.  They believe you should do a black/white set.

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« Reply #113 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 00:02:55 »
Well im pretty sure we want the extra portal portal keys.
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« Reply #114 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 01:12:44 »
How about a complete keyset? Like...
Black on white alpha keys + White on portal blue for the modifiers (Aperture logo for Winkey) + White on portal orange for ESC and space + Some addon keys with pictograms

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« Reply #115 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 02:00:51 »
I really liked the first one, and a lot of these ideas are good. Would it be possible for people to mix and match with a bunch of keys instead of a set. But that might be too hard to organize...
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« Reply #116 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 02:26:39 »
Companion cube por favor! :)

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« Reply #117 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 16:07:01 »
I would be down for a set of the original, and if anything changes I would buy the changed set too.

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« Reply #118 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 19:27:37 »
What placement are the keys, are they all ESC keys or another size/depth? Also: is this MX only?

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« Reply #119 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 19:51:06 »
Row 4, which fits the function row and the row directly beneath it, `1234567890-=.

They are MX only. SP's DCS keys.

It is not possible to do the original legends on black, as they are too complex for doubleshots. Nor is it possible to sell each key individually, as it would be significantly more expensive.

What we are likely to have is an expanded/remixed original set, white dyesubs for the top rows, with individual portal modifier keys for sale. Meaning any of the doubleshots we have you could order individually, and any dyesubs would be part of the set. What exactly those are have yet to be determined. Probably looking to close everything up here and get the order thread up in the next week or two, so get crackin on legend suggestions.

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« Reply #120 on: Sun, 25 March 2012, 20:11:20 »
How about a companion cube and cake doubleshot and then dye sub the rest?  I would think companion cube and cake are simple enough for a doubleshot.

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« Reply #121 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 02:54:58 »
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How about a companion cube and cake doubleshot and then dye sub the rest?  I would think companion cube and cake are simple enough for a doubleshot.

Why would you want two doubleshots in a full dye-sub set?

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« Reply #122 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:03:42 »
The color on black MUST be doubleshots. I am in for at least two sets of anything portal. Please PM me when it is time. Add me to the list, as I can't keep up with geekhack. ;-P
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« Reply #123 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:09:44 »
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The color on black MUST be doubleshots. I am in for at least two sets of anything portal. Please PM me when it is time. Add me to the list, as I can't keep up with geekhack. ;-P

And why would you want two black doubleshots in a row of white dye-subs?

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« Reply #124 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:19:07 »
Because they’re not in the same row as the Double Shots are modifiers?

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« Reply #125 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:23:56 »
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Because they’re not in the same row as the Double Shots are modifiers?

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How about a companion cube and cake doubleshot and then dye sub the rest?  I would think companion cube and cake are simple enough for a doubleshot.

I understood boilermakers request for being the cake and the companion cube in Row4 as doubleshot, which makes no sense to me.

Though I am for doubleshot modifiers. (Mentioned a few pages before with just the portals on them)

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« Reply #126 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:39:54 »
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You cannot dye sub colors onto black. These have to be doubleshots. Understand?
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« Reply #127 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:46:48 »
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You cannot dye sub colors onto black. These have to be doubleshots. Understand?

I have never said that.

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« Reply #128 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:48:35 »
So you are going to try dye subbing an entire keycap black, with a little bit of blue or orange in the middle? I don't think you know how dyesub process works, or maybe you are an engineering genius and have devised new methods. Do share.
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« Reply #129 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:51:35 »
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So you are going to try dye subbing an entire keycap black, with a little bit of blue or orange in the middle? I don't think you know how dyesub process works, or maybe you are an engineering genius and have devised new methods. Do share.


Actually that’s a nice idea, combined with dying the parts you can’t dyesub. You know, kind of Deck-ish. We should try that some time. xD

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« Reply #130 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:57:57 »
Yeah maybe that or maybe I just answered to the following request that I didn't like it.

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How about a companion cube and cake doubleshot and then dye sub the rest?  I would think companion cube and cake are simple enough for a doubleshot.

I understood he wanted the companion cube and the cake in the original set (the row4-set) as doubleshots and the remainders dye-sub. Which would look awful.

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« Reply #131 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 03:58:51 »
I have been told by the dyesubbers that it cannot be done.  I assume the reason given was that dyes do not cover, so they wouldn't take to an already black key - that much is clear, and not possible. The only conceivable way that I could think of would be to dye sub the entire key, but I assume they would have considered that, and written it off as infeasible.
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« Reply #132 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 04:01:38 »
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Yeah maybe that or maybe I just answered to the following request that I didn't like it.

I understood he wanted the companion cube and the cake in the original set (the row4-set) as doubleshots and the remainders dye-sub. Which would look awful.

No. I was exceptionally clear in what I expect to be doubleshots. I assume all of the white keys would be just as they were before, dyesub. This is giving me a headache.  Are you glaDOS?!?

Ah. I think I see where you were complaining about something else, and then no one was clear about anything.  Right, it doesn't make sense to do two of the whites as doubleshots. Nor does it make sense to dyesub the blacks.
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« Reply #133 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 04:10:43 »
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No. I was exceptionally clear in what I expect to be doubleshots. I assume all of the white keys would be just as they were before, dyesub. This is giving me a headache.  Are you glaDOS?!?

Alright, then we've clarified that. I hope your head will soon be better.

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Ah. I think I see where you were complaining about something else, and then no one was clear about anything.  Right, it doesn't make sense to do two of the whites as doubleshots. Nor does it make sense to dyesub the blacks.

You're right, it does not make sense.

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« Reply #134 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 05:09:56 »


I had planned to put this up during ripster's stint as the number one potato, but I got sidetracked and have not been by DT to see if it still fits.
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« Reply #135 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 07:28:50 »
The reason that you can't dyesub on black keys is best compared to being unable to see in pitch black darkness. The color/white may be there when you turn the light on, but it is overpowered by the darkness. The metaphorical turning the light on, is lightening the key color. Thus the better colors turn out on whiter keys, and the more contrast is shown.

Anyways I'm going to assume Boilermaker did mean that he wanted some of the function row set as doubleshots, but remove them from the set, creating either duplicates or replacements. Thus those that wanted a doubleshot companion cube Esc only could have that, and if someone wanted the whole function row, they could get the whole set... or if they wanted both they could use them interchangeably, since it would likely have the same legend. I don't think I will be removing 2 of the most popular legends from the full set, even if an equivalent doubleshot is offered standalone.

Anyways, I'll get an image up here soon where I circle the legends I'm considering dropping, and potential ones I'd like to replace them with. Ones like the guy falling in the water or getting hit in the face with the... whatever that ball of stuffs is, can go and in their place we get a potato and... whatever else you guys like!

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« Reply #136 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 07:31:24 »
POTATO!!  :-D

Can we get Van Gogh's potatoes on a keycap?
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« Reply #137 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 07:35:03 »
Oh look, someone else wakes up early, or at least you do if you're on the west coast like me. XD

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« Reply #138 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 07:40:29 »
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Oh look, someone else wakes up early, or at least you do if you're on the west coast like me. XD

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« Reply #139 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 07:51:07 »
Keep swimming, or die. I don't sleep. ;-P
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« Reply #140 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 08:05:58 »
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The reason that you can't dyesub on black keys is best compared to being unable to see in pitch black darkness. The color/white may be there when you turn the light on, but it is overpowered by the darkness. The metaphorical turning the light on, is lightening the key color. Thus the better colors turn out on whiter keys, and the more contrast is shown.

Anyways I'm going to assume Boilermaker did mean that he wanted some of the function row set as doubleshots, but remove them from the set, creating either duplicates or replacements. Thus those that wanted a doubleshot companion cube Esc only could have that, and if someone wanted the whole function row, they could get the whole set... or if they wanted both they could use them interchangeably, since it would likely have the same legend. I don't think I will be removing 2 of the most popular legends from the full set, even if an equivalent doubleshot is offered standalone.

Anyways, I'll get an image up here soon where I circle the legends I'm considering dropping, and potential ones I'd like to replace them with. Ones like the guy falling in the water or getting hit in the face with the... whatever that ball of stuffs is, can go and in their place we get a potato and... whatever else you guys like!

This is exactly my thought process...to be a separate offering that people can grab like 5-10 cubes or modifiers without needing to get 5-10 full sets.  After thinking about it, a companion cube may be hard to do in 1 color, but I'd still buy it :).  Thanks ragnorock for keeping this going!  Can't wait to empty my wallet on this one.

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« Reply #141 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 08:13:11 »
Yeah the main problem with that is that the cube becomes all one color, when the pink heart is really what makes it. Same with the cake key, the cherry looks amazing on it.

I dunno, if you guys want to do that I'm open to the idea, it just depends on the interest. Each would require its own legend fee, probably the $60 expensive one, so we'd need to do lots of keys to make it worthwhile and I'm not sure there's the interest for it. The portal modifier keys have plenty of interest though, so those will be happening.

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« Reply #142 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 11:45:10 »
I'm a big fan of the original set, but some modifier keys would be nice. I'd honestly by anything portal related though.

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« Reply #143 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 12:25:32 »
Why not just leave the original alone, and make a Portal 2 set separate? Could have the portal in and out man, portals, potato, whatever else relevant Portal 2 icons.

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« Reply #144 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 15:43:39 »
Another vote for companion cube, and having Portal/2 set separate. A turret would be great too. "Are you still there?"

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« Reply #145 on: Mon, 26 March 2012, 19:27:13 »
A set is $20 right? I'm in. Also I love the idea of having the portals on modifier keys; also really want a companion cube to put on esc or something lol.

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« Reply #146 on: Thu, 29 March 2012, 00:34:39 »
I would prob do a portal set (tho I have never gone in on one of these things) this would be awesome =P

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« Reply #147 on: Thu, 29 March 2012, 13:15:00 »
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« Reply #148 on: Thu, 29 March 2012, 18:10:34 »
Im in if there are companion cubes
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« Reply #149 on: Sun, 08 April 2012, 02:29:04 »
Are we going to start a new Portal group buy anytime soon?