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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."

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 [[wikipedia:Discord|Discord]] server among other rewards, such as occasional [[Postcards|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 Babbitt|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 Kemenczy|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 Interactive|Annapurna]]'s [https://store.annapurna.pictures/ webshop] with KRZ merch 

=== November 2018 ===

* ''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.
* ''VGA Gallery print of Act V poster is available now'' – November 21
** 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.
* ''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 23
** The second post in the series by Jake, focusing on code and XML dialogue structure in games prior to KRZ.
* ''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].

=== February 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== March 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== April 2019 ===

* ''Spellchecker wordlist.txt'' – April 30
** A post about lists as artifacts, namely the custom dictionary used to augment the game's basic spellcheck script.

=== June 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== July 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== September 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== October 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== December 2019 ===

* ''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.

=== January 2020 ===

* ''Act V & the TV Edition will be released January 28th'' – January 7
** The announcement of the Act V & TV Edition release date and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjBUVdT-f1U trailer].
* ''Act V & TV Edition Are Available Now!'' – January 28
** Release announcement, storefront links, and a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXtmls1kFo new trailer].

=== March 2020 ===
* ''Ben's Bandcamp Day Recommendations'' – March 20
** Recommendations by Ben on what to buy on Bandcamp during the [https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser day of waived revenue share].
* ''Weird times'' – March 31
** A check-in about the Patreon, plans for it, and patrons' support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

=== May 2020 ===
* ''The Y2K20 Bug'' – May 29
** A post explaining the math behind a weird bug that led a public build of {{HATATE}} to stop working in the year 2020, and in years divisible by 101.

=== August 2020 ===
* ''roog, pt 1 – basics'' - August 24
** Jake discusses a new game engine and programming language he has been developing called "roog", designed for works of interactive fiction and grid-based exploration.

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