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Cardboard Computer's '''Patreon''' is a creator page on the [[wikipedia:Patreon|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 {{KRZ}}. 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."

== List of posts ==

** 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.  

** An in-depth, inside look of the creation of ''[[Un Pueblo De Nada]]''.

* ''Mammoth Metal Foley'' – September 24

** A video by [[Ben Babbitt|Ben]] on the sound design of the [[Mucky Mammoth]].

* ''Here's the poster for Act V!'' – October 3

** A high quality version of the [[Act V]] poster, created by [[Tamas Kemenczy|Tamas]]. A vector version was also posted in the patron-only Discord server.

** 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.

** A post highlighting supporters' personal projects and work, including games, art, music, and writing from the Discord server.

* ''KRZ Newsletter Archive'' – November 3

** Announcement of and link to a browser-friendly KRZ [[newsletter]] [http://kentuckyroutezero.com/pub/newsletter-archive/ 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.

** A note that the [https://www.videogameartgallery.com/exhibition/copy-of-cardboard-computer-kentucky-route-zero-act-i-7kx34 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.

** 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.

* ''Happy new year!'' – January 6

* ''The KRZ dialog format(s)'' – January 27

** The third post in the series by Jake, focusing on the invented "krzdialog" format and Twine's Twee format. This post also links to [https://gist.github.com/jakevsrobots/acc0c56af2b449801b6ce09c9d677269 an early version of the game's opening scene].

* ''Pitfalls of KRZ dialog / Thoughts on other tools''' – February 4

** The fourth and final post in the series by Jake, focusing on perceived problems in the KRZ dialog system and more information on other tools.

* ''Dev stream this Saturday, March 30, 12pm ET'' – March 26

** An announcement of an upcoming livestream, involving a showcase and Q&A about the "map" scenes in Unity.

* ''KRZ Overworlds dev video'' – March 30

** A link to the archive video of the stream.

* ''Spellchecker wordlist.txt'' – April 30

** A post about lists as artifacts, namely the custom dictionary used to augment the game's basic spellcheck script.

* ''KRZ Status Update'' – June 13

** An announcement that Cardboard Computer is wrapping up the last few bits of content, and will begin the QA process (coordinated by Annapurna) next week.

* ''Last leg commit messages'' – July 26

** An update listing humorous commit messages to the game's codebase, and more QA team-related info.

* ''Our Blender (2.69) Middleware'' – July 31

** Information about the [https://github.com/cardboardcomputer/Blender-Middleware GitHub repository] made by Tamas which provides the team's tools, scripts, and modifications for Blender, the 3D art software used for the game.

* ''New ultra high resolution KRZ screenshots'' – September 15

** A post of 36 new [[:Category:HQ renders|HQ screenshots]] of the game created by Tamas, for printing or use as 8K wallpapers.

* ''Another KRZ status update'' & ''KRZ Hero'' – October 9

** An update about the QA process coming up on a big internal milestone, and an ask for the community to pick a canonical name for [[Conway's dog]], for use on future box art/posters for the game.

* ''Looking Back at 2019'' – December 31

** A recap of work done in 2019, divided up by season, along with news and promotions of various Patrons' work.

** The announcement of the Act V & TV Edition release date and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjBUVdT-f1U trailer].

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