Galactic Guide

[deadboy]

I was wondering if anybody knew whether the Galactic Guide is no longer being offered or just being updated. I had ordered one but received an email that the Galactic Guide was not available?

 

[MongooseMatt]

Hi there,

Where did you try to order it from?

 

[Atlantis]

I ordered one too, at the start of the month (directly from mongoosepublishing.com), and got the email saying it was out of stock. Since then i've heard nothing. I sent an email back, and have been told it's been forwarded to Ed Russell... am hoping to hear something soon.

I don't mind a bit of a wait, so long as I know what's going on.

 

[deadboy]

I ordered directly from Mongoose Publishing. I had an email saying it was unavailable.

 

[Atlantis]

I don't mean to sound pushy or anything, but does anyone know what's going on about this?

I've just sent another email about it, so if i get an answer I'll post it here for anyone who's having the same issue

 

[MongooseMatt]

Hi there,

It seems as if we are indeed out of stock at the moment - however, a new run will be done later this month.

 

[Ghost2020]

Will this be reprinted with 2nd ed stats?

I'd say hold off until it does. Just my two cents.

:lol:

 

[Cut]

Hi there,

It seems as if we are indeed out of stock at the moment - however, a new run will be done later this month.

I'd say no, as he said "new run" and not something like "updated run" or so. I don't have the actual book, but how much rules are in there anyway? Isn't the GG one of the books more concerned with the setting than with the rules? THerefore a first edition reprint would be quite ok!

 

[Gabriel_Luna]

On advice from this board, I picked up the GG, and it's mostly edition-neutral. There are a few things in the back with 1e rules, but the bulk of the book is simply descriptions of planets and systems. I'd say it's still a fine buy regardless of edition. There are a few pages of outdated material, but mostly it's a good resource.

 

[Atlantis]

That's good, as I'm still sticking with 1e stuff for now. It's the information itself, i'm interested in anyway, not necessary the game part...

 

[Atlantis]

Sorry for the double-post.

I just got a reply about this...

"The book you ordered is going to be printed in house in the next 2-3 weeks. This has been a long process because we have switched from getting our books printed in China to having our own means to make them." - Ed Russell

Hope this is helpful, deadboy (and anyone else who wondered)

 

[lastbesthope]

Looks like Mongoose are holding off on printing/reprinting anything until they get their in house print facility up and running.

Can't say I blame them. By the time they outsourced a print run now and waited to get it shipped back, they'd probably have their printers up and running.

LBH

 

[Shadow Queen]

I have been waiting 2 months for my books

 

[Gabriel_Luna]

Frankly, I'm ok with the decision to wait. It is personally annoying because I was timing the start of an IPX-centric game with the initial release date, but I think, in the long run, we'll be happy that they control their own means of production, so to speak. It's annoying to wait, but it's just a temporary situation when it comes down to it. So, all told, I hope they hurry up, but I have faith that it's all for the best.

 

[zwerg]

I have been waiting 2 months for my books

Taht sounds about right ... IIRC printing in China delays books 1-3 months longer than a more local printer (due to shipping import/export delays, etc)

 

[Atlantis]

I'm guessing that the problems mentioned on this thread are also holding up production of books like this one too.
It's now approaching 4 months since I placed the order, and I've found a new one off eBay now anyway, so looks like i'll be cancelling once I get a reply to my email.