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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.
** 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 2II]]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 Zerodialog'' – 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** 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 2020 ===* ''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
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