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Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by Arrath on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:29PM (#33977017)
I also read, though who knows whether the source was at all accurate, that after the Steam cut, Kitfox takes a goodly chunk (north of 50% IIRC) out until their own expenses for development are paid, and then their cut ratchets down to 20% or so.
Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by datalopers on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:31PM (#33977045)
Oh, I didn't realize they had a publisher involved too. Yeah, this is a nice payday but it's just a start before it's life-changing for these two hackers. Let's see another 300k in sales!
Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by bombcar on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:55PM (#33978056)
People who want to support Tarn and Zach but don't want to buy the game can "donate" directly: http://www.bay12games.com/support.html
Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by DonHopkins on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:22PM (#33978788)
Or who thought they deserve more than their game cost! I just sent them $100 on top of the $30 I spent on the game.
Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by bombcar on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @09:15AM (#33983722)
I was lucky enough to contribute back when you still got ascii art rewards (memoralized here: https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/ASCII_art_reward/A-F... ) - and somewhere I have a crayon drawing.
Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by Arrath on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @10:52AM (#33985230)
Same! Was well past due to give them another infusion.
Re:After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used t... by wolfram74 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:33PM (#33978886)
I was 5$ a month patron for a few years.