As some of you may be aware, we ran a [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidmaletz/aground]Kickstarter[/url] for Aground to fund development from the early web version until the early access release. We released exclusive items and weapons at different tiers for backers of the Kickstarter to thank them, and many players who missed the Kickstarter were upset they could no longer obtain these items. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32921029/110b580f0abc95d689d2f14d675b93478aff4904.png[/img] After talking to the backers, some of these items were released publicly, but many (especially the appearance-only items) were kept private. However, after the recent update, I was asked to release these last items as DLC, and so these last exclusive items are now available with this DLC! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2382320/Aground__Backer_Items/ Pricing this DLC was strange, as the kickstarter backers needed to back at $40 to get all the items, but half of these items were already released publicly, and people must own the base game to buy the DLC. We decided $10 was a good compromise. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32921029/3d92c293d6e92224fc27a5a45e972bb233f235e8.png[/img] This DLC includes: [list] [*] 2 new functional weapons (laser whip and seeking missiles) [*] 3 new hair styles [*] 4 new facial hair styles [*] 6 new colorable clothes [*] 2 new colorable hats [*] 5 new uncolorable hats [*] Improved appearance of previously released backer weapons [/list] If this is something you’ve wanted, then I hope you enjoy it, and if not, then the core Aground game is a complete experience on its own - this DLC includes mostly appearance-related items. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32921029/f3e405a7a8d4c580ed9322d907a24c9ed41508a8.png[/img] If you want [b]EVERY[/b] item ever created for the game, I also added the web specials to the Steam Workshop (previously available on mod.io): [list][*][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2957548553]Armor Games Web Specials Mod[/url] [*][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2957548600]Kongregate Web Specials Mod[/url] [*][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2957548645]Newgrounds Web Specials Mod[/url][/list] If you were confused by the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/876650/announcements/detail/6305642993818149253]April Fools update[/url], here are some answers: [olist] [*] Yes, there really was an update. Both Splicer and Alchemist have new quests. [*] No, this update isn't really going to be removed. You can only trigger the Alchemist's new quest if your computer clock is set to April 1st, but once complete you can continue to cat things forever (and feel free to change your computer clock if you missed it). [*] My cat did indeed walk across my keyboard and edit the xml files for Aground while I was making this update. [*] He got a piece of turkey for helping out with the update. I hope this doesn't encourage him to edit more files in the future… [/olist] The April Fools update was a fun distraction (and it includes lots of cats), but now I’m back to working on [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1795570/Aground_Zero/]Aground Zero[/url] and [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1733050/Stardander_School_for_Witches/]Stardander[/url]!