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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 ==

=== 2018 ===

==== September ====

* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-patreon-21271050 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. 
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/evening-21403011 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 ====

* ''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.
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/first-postcards-21873215 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.
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/community-1-22167852 Community Assemblage #1]'' – October 19
** A post highlighting supporters' personal projects and work, including games, art, music, and writing from the Discord server.
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/krz-t-shirts-pin-22424351 KRZ t-shirts & pin now available to order]'' – October 31
** Announcement of & link to [[Annapurna Interactive|Annapurna]]'s [https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/store webshop] with KRZ merch 

==== November ====

* ''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.
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/vga-gallery-of-v-22849709 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.
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/second-postcard-22984528 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.

=== 2019 ===

==== January ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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 ====

* ''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.

=== 2020 ===

==== January ====

* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/act-v-tv-edition-32950636 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].
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/act-v-tv-edition-33530001 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 ====
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/bens-bandcamp-35079153 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 ====
* ''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 ====
* ''roog, pt 1 - basics'' – August 24
** A post by Jake discussing a new game engine and programming language he has been developing called "roog," designed for works of interactive fiction and grid-based exploration.

==== October ====
* ''roog, pt 2 - early demo video'' – October 26
** A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2YZ6DFHCEo video demo] showing off early workings of the roog game engine.

=== 2021 ===
* ''roog syntax 2021 '' – February 2
** Notes and details from the past few months of roog research & development.
* ''Stream Schedule Poll '' – April 12
* ''"A Stroll In Town, pt 1" - Live Stream Saturday May 1st 2pm ET'' – April 30
* ''"The Cat's Meows (Post-KRZ Part 2)"'' – June 1
* ''Observers (Post-KRZ Part 3)'' – August 11
* ''Workshop poll'' – November 18

=== 2022 ===
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/outcry-interview-60770588 "An Outcry" Interview with Quinn K]'' – January 5
* ''Workshop: Writing Code'' – April 17
* ''Workshop pt. 2: Fiber-on-Fiber'' – May 28
* ''Workshop pt. 3: Sketching'' – July 27
* ''Workshop 3-B, Follow-up Demo, Q+A'' – September 29
* ''Notes From {{Zero}} - Elkhorn Mine'' – September 29
* ''Workshop 4, Composition'' – December 5
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/kentucky-route-75879560 Kentucky Route Zero now on iOS & Android via Netflix]'' – December 13

=== 2023 ===
* ''Workshop 5, recursion'' – February 22
* ''Care package'' – May 17
* ''[https://www.patreon.com/posts/kentucky-route-87845941 Kentucky Route Zero - Postmodern Update]'' – August 17


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