[Update] The FormFitter Demo ready to try! Kickstarter Skeleton review
Hey everyone, got an exciting FormFitter update for you today - after a round of updates and improvements, the demo is nearly complete! It's ready to try using the link above but is still missing some functionality.
Get more updates by joining the Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/formfitter
The final missing piece of the demo is a file export flow. Once that is complete you'll be able to create your avatar, scale a pre-supplied set of armor files, and export them for printing! Sadly it will likely take another couple of weeks to get the export flow sorted out but it's functionality we can add prior to any fundraising to give you guys more value - plus a free armor set!
Once the demo is completed we'll be able to build out the Kickstarter in earnest. It will require a lot of graphics, video, and typing - but we'll do as much as we can concurrently with export development.
Below you'll find a breakdown of the first draft of the Kickstarter tiers. All will give access to the closed Beta - which will receive incremental updates until V1 of the program is completed. Most will give access to the Web License - which will begin once V1 is completed and launched. The advanced tiers grant a full license to the standalone version as well, provided the funding goal is reached!
I'll have a later post showing off what features can be expected at what stage. Right now we're still developing the plan for the MVP and post MVP to V1 release, so it'll take some time before that's all nailed down.
Hope you all remain as excited for this program as I am! Of course there still will be a benefit to being part of the GA Patreon - I'm thinking free web app access but let me know what you guys think!
- Aaron
Comments (48)
Welp i love to use that, if you have an plugin from inch to cm it will help the EU supporters. Question, i know its difficult to create a very good body measure simulation, it would be easy using a scanner to body measure or just the regular one? If its complicate i will use my measure and shut it XD
Are the measurements set to the current max, or will they be adjusting them for your heavier supporters? I noticed waist caps at 50, but my natural waist is 60. Ya big bois wanna cosplay too .
Thankgod you don’t use ai for you models, I really treasure the effort put into them, sucks that the developers put it into the demo
Personally I’d be happy to pledge the $59 as I like the idea of the standalone software. I plan on continuing with my Patreon with GA anyway because I am a huge fan of the work you guys do. With the Patreon maybe you could just offer more in depth tutorials on sizing the avatar to get the very best out the platform, similar to how you have extended videos for Patreon members now?
Can't wait to try this out. To scale things to my size will be a game changer
Can’t wait to use it to size my armor properly finally! Armorsmith was really hit and miss when it’d work at all lol definitely going to pledge probably for the noble tier when the kickstarter launches 😁
Looks amazing so far! Definitely a big fan of your idea of web app access for Patreon members. Two questions for ya: 1. Excuse my ignorance, only cus it doesn't specify in the screenshot - are the Kickstarter tiers reflecting a one-time pledge amount? 2. Say a Patreon member backs the Kickstarter at one of the tiers that includes a web license, but would also (potentially) get free web-access. How do you foresee that working? Would they potentially still get a license key for whatever tier they choose? Or would the Patreon support supersede the web access benefit from Kickstarter? Hope that makes sense :)
1. Yes 2. They would kind of double up unfortunately. I'm still not sure what kind of benefit the Patreon would gain - I'll have to crunch some numbers when we have more data during the beta.
So will web licenses not be sold as a one-time thing? I think a lot of people are looking at this as the replacement for Armorsmith, so not having a permanent option at the same $40 price seems iffy. I could also just be biased as a staunch right-to-own supporter.
Web will be a cheap monthly cost, standalone will be a more expensive offline version
I wasn't planning on canceling any time soon anyway, but if free web access was added on top of model access for patreon I'd have to hit pretty dire financial straits before I'd cancel this subscription.
Hey, really nice Product so far! Maybe im just blind but is there an option to change from inch to cm?
Not in the demo but there will be eventually
I wanted to ask: in the demo, is it supposed to say 'waistline' or 'hip' for the Torse Leght?
Looks great! Free web access for patreon subscribers is a great idea.
What kind of computer requirements would this program require?
I'm not on the development team but my assumption will be that any computer that can properly run a slicer or some simple modeling tools like SelfCAD will be suitable.
Looks cool! When the program takes off hopefully you guys gonna be driving rolls royce with all the recuring revenue! Haha
Don't know if you saw my comment on your fb page before, I noticed that there was a limit to how large you can make certain parts. Like for example, my waist line is a little larger then your largest limit (I'm a 44" waist, so not huge but it was outside of your max option)
Yeah we'll be taking this kind of feedback into fixes so please let me know what you'd need!
So excited for this. Appreciate all you guys do!
I think I misunderstood something, wasn't this originally going to be part of the subscription?
Patreon members will incur a benefit. I proposed an option in the last paragraph in case you missed it.
As soon as the kickstarter is up I will be backing. This program is a must and I trust you as professionals in the space to bring it to market correctly. Thank you for your hard work
Looking forward to trying it out!! Cool! Excited to see how this works on web vs standalone version as well. For the higher Kickstarter levels, with the standalone app included updates to it as you do them, or will it be a one-time license?
Yes it will get updates until a major version increment (like after a few years)
is the web version a subscription and not a offline non-subcription download?
Yes, web version is a monthly subscription online mode. It's best use case is for people that only need it for a singular project, those with weaker computers, or who want to access the program on multiple devices
I wanted to ask, will the export only support the slt files or also the body as well?
Yeah we could probably export the body files pretty easily as well
Really happy you guys are getting this out there. Considering the lack of options, this may be a huge win for you guys. Not sure if anyone mentioned anything yet but....if you need localization support for French....I know a guy ;)
I think I completely missed that this was a extra payment. That is very unfortunate as I was very much looking forward to it.
There will still be a benefit to your basic subscription, but what it is depends on how much is fundraised
Full access should be included with an annual Patreon subscription without a price increase.
Wouldn't be able to afford to develop it if done that way sadly
Does this all work hand in hand with Markos helmet scaler as the unterface looks similar, coukd there be a plugin between the 2?
It does not, and wouldn't work between the 2. However FormFitter will be able to do everything that one can do and more.
"Priority Development Request Consideration" what would that intell? Could we ask like a moving model so we can see how low we can go?
Yeah it would mean features requested by those supporters would likely end up being higher priority to develop.
What is the difference between the web version and standalone? Is standalone also going to be updated in alignment?
Besides the pricing structure, we're going to try to keep both versions in-line with each other but the standalone will likely end up falling behind.
So excited!!!
Hell, Yeah!
Awesomeness
Super excited for this! Thanks for taking the feedback about having a standalone program!
For FormFitter Royalty, is the 6 month web license a typo, or does FormFitter Noble get a longer web license?
Oh yes it is - that should be 12 month
YEAHHH BABYYYY that’s what I’ve been waiting for, that’s what it’s all about WOOOOO