Category Archives: Patreon

Keep Calm…..

Dear Patrons

Martin here with a reminder of the instructions we have given previously in regards to the Chaos Coin.

We have noticed that now the new month has started, the amount showing on our Patreon is starting to substantially drop.  This means people are lowering their pledge amounts.

We kindly ask that if you’re a patron who was looking to get the Chaos Coin, you maintain your pledge level up until September 17th as we asked, for the following reasons.

1) We have no idea how Patreon will view your pledge reduction if you do it too soon. You may very well miss out on getting the coin, and I don’t think you want to do that after this long wait.

2) It gives everyone’s banks plenty of time to process their pledges correctly. (some banks are slowpokes)

3) It will make data extraction easier for me when the time comes.
Please don’t give me extra work   🙁

So please…. Keep Calm and Maintain Your Pledge.  Nothing terrible will happen to you if you wait until September 17th to make adjustments.

– Cheers

Final Chaos Coin Reminder

Dear Insane Children,

A quick note to all: These are the FINAL HOURS of the Chaos Coin promotion. If you’ve not yet adjusted your pledge, then do so NOW. Just set it to $35 (or above) and then wait until September 17th. 

The clock runs out in a VERY SOON. You have until 11:59PM PST on August 31st. Once we’re into September it’s TOO LATE. So, please act now. We will NOT be able to adjust anyone’s pledge or make exceptions for those who miss the deadline. 

Wherever you are in the world, look at THIS COUNTDOWN CLOCK to see how much time you have left. When that reads 00:00:00 – it’s over!

Don’t be late!

From Shanghai with Chaos, 

-American

Why So Cranky?

Dear Insane Children, 

Where does the time go!? Another day, week, and PA! PO! Another Livestream! Hit THIS LINK to set a reminder so you can join us at 9AM Hong Kong Time on Thursday, August 30th. Head over to International Meeting Planner so you can check out what time that is wherever you’re located…

Remember, YouTube is poop about reminders. If you want to join us be sure to set your own old-fashion alarm for the event. 

We have TONS to discuss – all the art from earlier in the week plus… Lots of new weapon and enemy artwork from Joey.

“Cranky” the doll-bear-monster (manbearpig, anyone?) is the latest frightful beasty from Joey’s imagination. I’d hate to go up against this thing in combat without the appropriate weapon. But Joey thoughtfully solves that problem by sending along the Nutcracker Cannon. 

I wrote to let her know I think the Nutcracker Cannon would make a fine addition to Alice’s arsenal. Seeing as how it has a face and mouth I can imagine we might even want to give a bit of personality and a voice. Might be funny to hear it trying to give Alice advice on combat with a mouthful of projectiles. Might also make sense to give it enough brains that Alice could leave it (or a small army of them) arranged around the battlefield to act as automatic turrets. 

What do you think? Is Cranky a bear-able enemy? What sort of wisdom might a Nutcracker dispense? Let’s see your comments, QUESTIONS, and SUGGESTIONS below!

And… suddenly Cranky looks downright cuddly and cute! Man, how I HATE Bumby. But he does make a perfect “Devil” card for our Alice Tarot Deck. I’ve been back and forth with Joey and Alex on design thoughts for the in-game and real-world versions of the tarot deck. Both are destined to be great. And we’d love to hear from you tarot experts out there on how best to design and present these. Might be a good section to add to the Alice: Asylum Wiki

Obligatory Chaos Coin Message

We’re only a few days away from August 31st – at which point your chance to get the Chaos Coin via the current Patreon promotion will vanish forever. Do the thing!

More Art, Design, Love

Tons more artwork to share with you during the stream tomorrow. And I’ll post more art and design notes here on Patreon after tomorrow’s stream.

To all the new Insane Children who have joined our Asylum over the past week – WELCOME!!! We’re growing our ranks at an incredible pace. And I do hope you’ll all stick around in the months to come. Your support and input make everything we’re doing here possible. 

Got questions or comments you want to share NOW? Check out our Discord Server. We’re always hanging around there and happy to chat, help, and support your insanity 😉

From Shanghai with Love,

-American

Final Hours for Chaos Coin Set

Dear Insane Children, 

The Chaos Coin Set offer ENDS on August 31st, 2018. Don’t miss out!

Here’s how to take advantage of this limited time offer before it’s too late:

1) Set your Patreon Pledge to $35 (or more)

2) Leave your pledge there until September 17th, 2018

That’s it! And for that you will receive the following…

The Chaos Coin Set will be expressed mailed anywhere in the world (for FREE). Plus you’ll get an in-game coin upon which you can inscribe a name and message. We’ll collect shipping and inscription details in September! 

Don’t miss out or you’ll look like Alice in her Rage Dress. Seriously. 

From Shanghai with (Spam) Rage, 

-American

PS: Apologies to all of you Insane Children having to suffer through all this marketing spam. I just don’t want people to miss out for not seeing the messages. All of this is almost over 😛  

PPS: I actually ate (Japanese) Spam for breakfast this morning. Spam in, spam out. Yay!

All the World’s a Stage…

And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts…

(the entire dialog is worth a read)

Dear Insane Children,

Our little heroine has so many parts! All these costumes seriously have me thinking about the “fashion simulator” aspect of the new game. I can imagine Alice entering Wonderland after the fire with a very limited set of dress options – perhaps she only has the Denial Dress? And we then explore through Wonderland collecting the elements necessary to craft the next outfit? In some instances these become a sort of badge/skin representing the progress she’s made. In other instances they might represent a concept or mask being forced on Alice by some dark aspect of her psyche? 

In all cases we might want to allow a certain degree of customization by, you, the players. What differentiates your version of the Rage Dress from my version of that same dress? Maybe… these Embroidered Patches we’re creating? Imagine collecting those all over Wonderland and having the ability to affix them to dresses – each of them imbuing the dress with additional powers and features. Stick a Cheshire Cat patch on your Rage Dress and enable night vision along the invisibility! Meow!

What powers or abilities would you give the patches we’ve made so far?

And behold the New and Improved Circus Dress! Wow. 

I didn’t say much about the original version of this dress because it wasn’t really doing it for me. My feedback to Omri was basically “make it more like the Tweedle outfits” – and he did just that in this revised version. Now I can say quite clearly: LOVE IT!

But I know what I think … let’s hear what YOU think – post your feedback along with QUESTIONS and SUGGESTIONS in the comments below. 

And did someone say Rage Dress? RAWR!!!

Omri’s done a slight reimagining of the original Little Red Dress. He asks “Can every dress turn red?” which sounds like a question the Cheshire Cat might respond to with, “We’re all red on the inside…” Just need to make a few incisions. 

We’re adding all these dresses along with design notes over on the Asylum Wiki. This week we’re also adding a few new Community Editors who will take your feedback and our design notes and make sure those make it into the wiki where appropriate. We’re also looking for ways to link your Discord discussions to the content going into the Wiki. Please let us know via SUGGESTIONS below and by sharing your thoughts on Discord – how can we further enable the Crowd Design concept via these tools? 

Your input and ideas are CRITICAL!

Omri also shares a progression chart for the White Rabbit – as seen from the asylum (real world) and heading into Wonderland. I asked him for this because I intend to have White Rabbit play a much larger role in Asylum. He’ll be by Alice’s side as companion and guide. And I believe he’ll play a big role in the overall narrative of the new game. More on that later… 

Following the White Rabbit… This week on Friday I’m heading (back) to YiWu in search of manufacturers who can produce plush toys, metal figurines, and a ton of other fun stuff. I’ve actually been to YiWu before and posted a vlog of that trip over on YouTube. If you’ve never heard of it before, YiWu is the world’s largest wholesale market… thousands of showrooms for all the factories in China which make al the things the world consumes. If you have a “Made in China” thing nearby (and you most certainly do) then chances are it began its journey to the West via a showroom in YiWu.  

Who wants a White Rabbit Plush Toy? Might make for a good Patron Goal in the future.

Ah, and speaking of Patron Goals… we’re only 3 days away from August 31st. If you want a Chaos Coin then MAKE SURE you’ve set your Patreon Pledge to $35 (or higher). Do it NOW. Then keep it there until September 17th. That will ensure you get the world’s most awesome Alice collector item!

From Shanghai with Clowns,

-American

So…. Discord?

Dear Patrons

Martin here with a little FAQ about this ‘Discord’ thing you might have heard about.
This should cover most of what’s being asked, but if there’s anything else you’re unsure of, pop it in the comments.

1. What is Discord?
Think of Discord as group Skype chat (text and voice), and our particular Discord Server is only for you Alice loving Patrons.

2. How do I get in on that action?
You need to be at the $5 level (and above) for at least one month. The $2 or $1 Tier doesn’t have access to Discord (consider upgrading?  🙂

Now you also need a Discord account.  
Don’t worry they’re FREE and EASY to set up by heading over to https://discordapp.com
Once you’ve done that, go to your Patreon/Account settings and you’ll see a way to link your Discord and Patreon together, this bit is important.  
(Hint:You can use Discord on web-browser or as an app on your mobile device.  Handy!)

3. So you’ll add me to Discord now?
After completing all the steps in point 2, you’ll automatically be added and have access to ‘Wonderland’, our server, when logging into your Discord account.

4. OMG, WTF, LOL I did all that and I’m still having problems.
Well, you shouldn’t be, but if you are really REALLY stuck, PM US  🙂

5. Do I have to join Discord?
Not really, but you know, the more the merrier and it’s already quite lively there.

So there you have it. All the Discord info you’ll ever need.
Hope to see you over there.

– Cheers