PWG Shutting down in the upcoming year.
Hello everyone. I'm afraid we have some bad news.
The Printed Wargames website is in the process of being shut down. Patreon fulfillment through PWG is still available, and I will let you know if that changes. We are going to try and keep the download side open as long as possible. We are trying for at least the next six months. Please make sure to download any files you have purchased from them, if you have not done so already. We are moving the sales of individual items to My Mini Factory. We will be moving our monthly Patreon fulfillment to there as well. If you have any questions, feel free to contact PWG admin at admin@printedwargames.com or get updates on the Printed Wargames Discord server.
The simple truth of it is just that sales have fallen off a cliff this year, and PWG can no longer afford the cost of maintaining the website.
FAQ:
1.) Downloads form PWG will be available for several months. We intend to keep the download engine and patreon fulfillment open for at least 6 months.
2.) We are moving to MMF. Previous months fulfillment should be able to be ported over there from the patron list.
3.) I am unsure if purchases from PWG will be able to be moved over. I would focus on downloading them first (My Account / Orders) Purchases WILL be carried over.
4. There is no rush to download. We are telling you as early as possible to give you enough time to get your files.
I will update this as questions come in.
Comments (21)
Hi guys, will we need to port the previous year's of files over to MMF ourselves or will this be automatic, and can you put a guide up on how it is done please? I have a lot of files on there as I did not download vary many compared to how much is there. 😬
As we upload files to MMF we will be using the patreon mailing system to send out invites to those who had subscribed during that month. You will have to click the redeem links we send to add them to your MMF library, with one link per month.
Last month, I finished downloading over 3 years' worth of files. It was insane, but something told me to have the files readily available offline. I appreciate the notice.
as much as I am relieved to move away from PWGs site, the volume of back downloads I have to do is REALLY insane. Will you have some kind of backup for some of us long termers?
Patreon monthly file access will be moving with us. As we upload monthly packs to MMF you should gain access through your patreon email. We're trying to find a way to move purchase records as well, but that's not guaranteed. I'd advise starting by going to my account / Orders and downloading the things that you didn't get through patreon. That being said the download engine and archive should still be around for the next half year. We're hoping to keep it going much longer.
will the months items me automaticly added to an affilated mmf account or will we have to click to add them? ive had hit or miss results with pateron and mmf. Worst thing about subbing to stl makers is chasing stls
You will have to click the invite sent to add MMF files.
Do you have any plans on creating a Tribe on MMF? I really like the simplicity of their interface. Best of luck!
Likely, though this'll be a little while down the line as we want to focus on uploading our catalogue first.
I'm glad to hear this. I'm not a big fan of the PWG site.
Thanks for the early heads up, and like others have said, I’ll be happy to have my subs consolidated.
I've been keeping up with downloading semi-monthly, but am happy to have consolidation in MMF. When will you have certainty that Patreon month's fulfillment for each subscriber will eventually be available on MMF for their account - and will that be completely, or just a select recent set of items? Also, when will you be confirming MMF emails / accounts?
We are talking to our MMF rep this month. From what I understand we will be able to create packs that can be sent to everyone who subscribed during any given month. It will take some time for us to get our full backlog online.
Thanks for the heads up guys sorry this happened but you have to do what is best for you guys. I hope the move wont be to hard or complex. Been around for a couple of years now and plan on it for a long time
Honestly, I see this as good news. The PWG site is clunky and slow, and it looks unprofessional. I've actually seen people say they won't sub because the site looks so dodgy. Like many others, I subscribe to several designers, and it's a bit inconvenient having files split across multiple locations (MMF, PWG, CGTrader, Thangs, Cults, etc.). I'll be quite happy to have one less to search through, especially if previous fulfillments are ported over. It's probably a bit of a big ask, but is there any chance that purchases from CGTrader will eventually be ported over to MMF as well?
Unlikely. Patreon already has an account system with MMF, and PWG accounts are tied to patreon. CGTrader does not.
Been a member for a few years but haven't downloaded or printed anything for a few years will I still have access to everything if I ever get a bug up my.... To print a guard army?
Previous months fulfillment should be able to be ported over to MMF from the patron list. As I understand it, you should get access as files go online. In the meantime, there's still some months to download files, I'd advise grabbing the oldest first as we'll likely work backward porting to MMF.
To be honest the PWG website has gotten very slow recently, for me anyway. Good luck transferring the files guys.
So we do not need to mass download all patreon models from there, they will appear on MMF at some point? I wish you all the best in this transition!
Yeah same question. Good luck with the transition!