Patreon

Cardboard Computer's Patreon is a creator page on the Patreon platform which allows individuals, for a monthly fee of $1 or greater, to more closely follow the work of Cardboard Computer and the development of Kentucky Route Zero. Cardboard Computer started their Patreon on September 7, 2018; in the introduction post, they state their goal of "[finding] a more open and community-engaged development process, while keeping the mysteries alive."

Patron-only posts contain a variety of content, such as spoiler-free development and video streams, articles about process and influences, draft artwork and assets, along with other content such as "one-off short stories, formal experiments, and nano-vignettes." Patrons at the $5+ tier gain access to a development Discord server among other rewards, such as occasional items in the mail.

Cardboard Computer's Patreon page is located at https://www.patreon.com/cardboardcomputer.

List of posts

September 2018

• Why Patreon? – September 7
  • An introduction post providing background on the creation of the Patreon.
• Wow, what a first day -- thank you! – September 8
  • A thank you post, also providing more details about Patreon rewards.
• The Evening Broadcast – September 13
  • An in-depth, inside look of the creation of Un Pueblo De Nada.
• Mammoth Metal Foley – September 24
  • A video by Ben on the sound design of the Mucky Mammoth.

October 2018

• Here's the poster for Act V! – October 3
  • A high quality version of the Act V poster, created by Tamas. A vector version was also posted in the patron-only Discord server.
• First postcards ordered – October 5
  • Information about mail rewards.
• WEVP.TV – October 8
  • The second post about Un Pueblo De Nada, focusing on the videos on the WEVP-TV website.
• Community Assemblage #1 – October 19
  • A post highlighting supporters' personal projects and work, including games, art, music, and writing from the Discord server.
• KRZ t-shirts & pin now available to order – October 31
  • Announcement of & link to Annapurna's webshop with KRZ merch

November 2018

• KRZ Newsletter Archive – November 3
  • Announcement of and link to a browser-friendly KRZ newsletter archive.
• Some Musical Inspiration for the KRZ OST- Pt. 1 – November 17
  • Details of specific musical inspirations for the KRZ Act I and Act II soundtracks.
• VGA Gallery print of Act V poster is available now – November 21
  • A note that the VGA Gallery is now selling prints of the Act V poster.
• Dev Stream Timing Poll – November 27
  • A poll requesting patrons to pick a preferred time for an upcoming development stream of Tamas working on character animations in Blender.
• Second postcard order soon! – November 28
  • A note about plans to create a second postcard that will be sent out in mid-December, with pledge amounts locked in on December 4.
• Dev stream tomorrow - Sat Dec 1st at 1pm CT – November 30
  • Announcement about the first dev stream.

January 2019

• Happy new year! – January 6
  • An update about Jake, Tamas, and Ben currently teaching classes part-time for a few months at Milan's IULM University, and a note that 2019 will be a big year for them in finishing up KRZ and beginning their next project.
• Thoughts On Game Writing Tools, Part 1 – January 20
  • The first of four posts by Jake on game writing tools, this installation focusing on why to use such a tool.
• Prehistory of Kentucky Route Zero dialog – January 2#
  • The second post in the series by Jake, focusing on code and XML dialogue structure in games prior to KRZ.