Glimpse: April

Patreon Reward Changes

I've been wanting to change my rewards for quite some time and I think now is a better time than ever since the new FFF update is close to being finished. When designing my patreon rewards there were a few things I wanted to keep in mind.

I feel it's necessary to have only a few different tiers, and have each one feel like a significant step up from the last. I've considered creating more reward tiers to bridge to gap between the $5 and $20 mark, but it always seems like unnecessary filler. I like to think of the 3 current tiers as "I want to be informed", "I want to try the games", and "I want to support you as much as I can". I like that, so I won't be adding any new tiers.

The $5 tier felt a bit redundant, since the exclusive content was mostly just .PSD files for the artwork I had been doing, and the "Name in the credits" reward for $20 was kind of boring. As such: early testing will now be available to $5 tier and up, and name in the credits has been replaced with something a lot more fun than a wall of names: custom shout-outs. I feel that the $2 Tier will still be in a good place with text-updates and surveys.

For those of you that don't think they can afford the $5 Tier and are sad to miss out on the early testing opportunity, just remember that if you contact me I'll be more than happy to give you a chance to test the game. This is something I've done since Day 1, a promise that no major content will ever be locked behind a paywall. Though, keep in mind the primary purpose of early testing is so I can work out any problems before going public.

The New Tiers

Supporter ($2 Tier): Get informed with patron-only text updates and participate in votes and surveys.

Contributor ($5 Tier): Be able to test games early, before public release

Enthusiast ($20 Tier): Your custom "shout out" message will be randomly displayed in flashes. (Example: https://i.imgur.com/lE7tONS.gif)

I'll be officially updating the rewards sometime next month, with new icons and such. I just wanted to let you all know ahead of time so you're not surprised by the sudden changes. Those who will be staying in or joining the $20 tier this month can get their custom shout-out message added to the upcoming FFF update by filling out this form.

What's Next?

After I finish this update, I will probably try and get a few long overdo commissions done - one of which being sponty's flash animation. My goal this year is to wrap up everything I've been working on, clear my slate, and hopefully get around to finishing that massive Cloptopia update that I've put hundreds of hours into.

Love and thanks for the support, as always~ ?