Welcome to the TCM Patreon!

Thank you so much for your support as I get this thing rolling and start pursuing further development on Tri City Monsters as a whole project and not just a beta/jam release.  I have so many ideas for what to add to this game and I know you will be super stoked about all of them.  

A lot of people open up their patreons with a blurb about what brought them here and I think that's a good place to start.  Firstly, I am a lone dev building this project mostly by myself.  I write, code, do UI, social media, and now I'm adding the community discord and patreon to that pile.  I'm helped immensely by my friend Atlas, who I contracted to do the character/CG artwork for Mori's beta chapter (they're in for the rest of the game too, I am extremely pleased to announce!) and my partner Jeremy who helps out with the business end of things.

My goal is to generate support through patreon in 2 ways: first in the form of pledges and second in the form of community.

Pledges are the most direct way to support TCM.  Pledges allow me to get more art and polish for the game.  Things I want to add right now include professional logo design, an original soundtrack, SO MUCH more art (more sprite poses/outfits/expressions, more CGs, etc).  I'd love to have a fully animated intro, professional quality translations, and possibly even voice acting.  Atlas and I are already knee-deep into the game's art but your pledges will get us much further.

Community is the second, equally powerful way to support TCM development.  My goal is to build a fun and tight knit community around the game and Patrons will form the inner core of that.  I want to deliver full transparency and pull back the curtain on the hardships and triumphs of indie game development.  Most of all, I want you to be a part of the process.  Also rewarding patrons with writing your "fan request" snippets, talking about the characters at length, hosting polls, and pursuing merchandise sounds like a lot of fun.

ANYWAY, this is kind of a long introduction (sorry, I'm a writer lol).  Please stay tuned for more info regarding my immediate development plans, and more announcements!  Remember, in addition to discord, you can find me on Twitter @SoftDutch!  

Thanks yall!

Sam