In-Game Name Mentions, Asian Game Conferences, And The Coming Alpha.

As our long-term supporters well know, we're always working to catch up with physical premium mailings (more go out each week!)  However- there has been one premium that more and more patrons have been asking about, lately:

"How will I get my name mentioned in the game's story?"

We apologize that it has taken us this long to start reaching out to everyone who has contributed at that level, but we wanted to make sure that we could include everyone's name in a MEANINGFUL way.  We didn't want to just shove 500 names onto a small plaque that's on a dimly-lit wall, somewhere.

We are currently in the process of creating a survey that will be sent to all eligible contributors via PM here on Patreon first, and later via Email to those who do not respond, initially.  This survey will ask what name you wish to have included, and will include a list of 100-plus ways that the name can be integrated into the game.  

As everyone cannot be a fabled Pirate, former Peace Island Mayor, or WW2 soldier, Patrons will be asked to choose their top three preferences for name placement.  If, by the time your answer arrives, all slots in your first choice have been taken, you will be assigned to your second choice, and so on.

Placements will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis, so keep your eyes peeled for that message!

IN OTHER NEWS...

A few weeks ago, we were asked if we would be interested in representing Peace Island at ServerDNA5 - a game conference in Malaysia.  

As we're always happy to demonstrate the project, I accepted the invitation about a week before I realized that, as the conference was being held in a community roughly adjacent to Kuala Lumpur, I was literally on the other side of the planet.

This meant that  my attendance would require me to be awake and alert from 1:30-3:00 AM on a Sunday morning.

Long story short, it went pretty well.  The only real snag was a delay in their schedule, so I and my fellow panelists were stuck in a holding pattern for about 90 minutes before we went live.  In the end, we didn't finish until 4:00 am.

I didn't mind so much, as we were all in a common room.  After almost a year COVID quarantine, it was interesting to talk to the folks over there about the projects & jobs they were involved in.  It makes me long for 2022, when the worst of the pandemic will be over, and I can actually attend events like this in PERSON again.

...and let's just say I slept through MOST of Sunday!

WE ARE STILL PLANNING A NEW RELEASE  LATER THIS MONTH.

I'll be honest:  It won't contain everything that we wanted to include this time around, but there WILL be solid improvements, new content, and new interactivity.  

One of the elements that we will be including is the new generative soundtrack.  If you have not had a chance to check out this excellent video by Richard deCosta, our composer. Do yourself a favor, and give it a watch! 

THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, PATIENCE, AND CONFIDENCE!