April Update - Where We're At + Miniature Update + Awesome Art!
about 2 months ago
– Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 09:00:27 AM
Hey Hackers!
Not a huge update today, but we wanted to address a couple of things. First, where we are in the manufacturing process. We are currently working through the game files getting everything ready for print. We've had a couple of delays regarding the miniatures, but we are still on track for our timeline as of now. We've also got some awesome new artwork for the cards that you can see at the end of this post!
The second and main thing we wanted to address with this update is the miniatures. On our previous post, we had some people concerned about the quality of the miniatures based on the pictures we shared. We really want to hit home that those miniatures were created for the sole purpose of confirming the poses and acrylic colors, not for detail.
But we know words only go so far, so we spoke with the manufacturer and had them reprint 7 of the 8 miniatures (we're still working through Echo's design). This way you can see the level of detail that these miniatures will have. Check them out below!
With as good as we feel these miniatures look, these are still not the final product and will be even better when manufactured through the mold process.
That's all we have for now. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in the comments! Otherwise, enjoy the artwork dump below!
March Update - Shipping Charges + Miniature Sample images
3 months ago
– Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 07:43:42 AM
Hello Hackers!
As we stated in our previous update, we are finalizing our order with our manufacturer this month, so we will be locking down the orders and charging the final shipping fees. You will be receiving an email today (if you haven't already) letting you know that the charge will happen in a few days. If you have not received the email by the end of today, please check your spam! Let us know if don't receive it, or if there are any errors you are unable to fix so we can get them taken care of.
We will be processing the final charges to the cards this Thursday, March 26th.
Please make sure that all of your information is up to date in BackerKit before then!
MINI SAMPLES
Now, onto the fun stuff! We received the first sample images of the miniatures,excluding Shade and Echo. These were the first tests to make sure the acrylic colors are correct and that they would be properly placed and sturdy. Shade is not shown as they already created a sample for his, so he'll be back on the next go around. As for Echo, her mini seemed a bit lacking compared to the effects of the others, so we are reworking her to be better! Check the minis out below and fill out the poll on this update to let us know which miniature is your favorite!
(ps - you can get a glimpse of the Echo miniature in the image on the poll)
February Update
4 months ago
– Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 01:24:26 PM
Hey Hackers!
We have just a couple of items to go over in this update, so it'll be short one.
First, although the manufacturer is closed until Feb. 24th for Chinese New Year, they have let us know that when they return, they will resume work on the miniatures and should have the samples for all miniatures completed around March 15th. So we should have those to share with you in our next update!
Second, we are going to be finalizing our order with the manufacturer once they return from CNY. This means we will be locking orders and charging for shipping on our next update, so please make sure your address is correct and up to date in your BackerKit survey.
If you are unsure how to access your survey, you can use the link below to find it:
zerodayexe.backerkit.com
Here is how locking orders and charging for shipping will work:
1) We will lock all orders with a final notice. This will give you 72 hours to make any changes to your address and/or contact information, or purchase add-ons you may not have added during the campaign.
2) After that 72 hours, the orders will lock and we will charge the cards on file for shipping. Please make sure the cards on file are up to date and able to accept this charge. If the shipping charge cannot go through, we will not be able to ship your order.
Since we are talking about shipping, now is as good a time as any to let you know that shipping costs, as everything else, have gone up. For each region, there will be a $3-$5 increase in the shipping costs from our original estimates during the campaign. We are eating as much of the costs as we can, but we unfortunately can't take it all on.
That's all we have for this update. We hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!
-Hacker Kat & Zach
January Update - Echo Artwork and Character Achievements!
5 months ago
– Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 10:32:20 AM
Hey Hackers!
We hope you all had a good holiday and a safe time jumping into the future that is 2026! We've just got a couple of quick topics, one if which is of course...more artwork!
CHARACTER ACHIEVEMENTS
Before artwork though, we wanted to talk about Character Achievements and get some feedback (as well as ideas) from you!
Below is the current list of achievements for the 6 characters in the base game:
The list is still being tested and tweaked when necessary. Our current thoughts on these achievements are that they are just for your own personal satisfaction - something for you to try to achieve while playing the game.
We have played around with the idea of "unlocks" for these achievements, but to keep manufacturing costs down, the content that would be locked behind these would have to be current content that is already in the game. So our question to you is - Would you prefer we "lock" content behind these achievements, or keep them as personal achievements?
We are also discussing these achievements in our Discord and we are looking to add 1 or 2 more per character, using ideas from you! So if you are interested in giving your ideas for achievements, we'd love for you tojoin our Discord and share with us! You can also let us know in the comments here.
ECHO ARTWORK
We'll end this update with some awesome new artwork by Daniele Nicotra for Echo's starting Hacks. Let us know what you think!
-Hacker Kat & Zach
December Update - More artwork complete + first miniature sample - We want your input!
6 months ago
– Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 06:17:42 AM
Hey Hackers!
We hope everyone has been doing well! We are pushing along through the artwork and miniature sampling process with the manufacturer and have some great updates to share with you all, so let's load right in!
NEW ARTWORK
We'll start with our normal dose of new artwork - we've got Link's player cards, along with another set of Mods, this time from the corpos at Hanzo Cybernetics!
Link's Card Art
Hanzo Cybernetic Mods
With their sleek, almost alien-like design, they are a favorite for high-end clientele. These mods have powerful abilities, such as scanning enemies to calculate their next moves and even keeping enemies from moving away from you. Below are a couple examples of the mod cards, along with the illustrations for each Hanzo Cybernetics Mod!
SHADE MINIATURE SAMPLE
Below are some images of the first miniature sample we've received from the manufacturer. We are very happy with the quality of the miniature, but we want your feedback on one aspect for Shade's miniature - the color!
Originally, the idea was to create the miniatures with acrylic accents that matched the colors the characters use on their player boards and cards. In the images below, Shade's miniature has blue as the color (which is how we have shown it on the campaign page), but his player color is actually grey. So here's our question to you:
Would you rather us keep with the player colors for Shade and have it be grey (in reality, we'll probably choose white or dark grey to make it pop a bit more), or should it match the artwork of shade, with his mask and camo suite having blue accents? Let us know in the comments!
That's all we have for now. We are sending over every other miniature to the manufacturer within the next week or so and hope to get some sample images of each one soon!
We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday and we'll see you in the new year!
-Hacker Kat & Zach
