Hey Prospectors, We wanted to take a quick break from our regular developer blog updates to announce our upcoming Kickstarter campaign planned for the fall! [b]Tldr:[/b] [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itwgames/dawn-apart]Please head over to our Kickstarter pre-launch page and hit that Notify me-button[/url] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43212903/f481657502ea2700b33c9d266f176e56fd78459c.png[/img] [h3]Why Kickstarter, you ask?[/h3] To be clear, Dawn Apart is [b]fully funded[/b] and will go into Early Access in Spring 2025 no matter what, but we wanted to give you the opportunity to [b][list] [*] Pre-order a discounted copy of the game [*] Get some cool digital rewards and a few physical collectibles and [*] Immortalize their name and likeness in the game [/list][/b] There are also a few major features that we want to add to the base game - but we currently lack the financial and human resources to do so. We've listened to your comments and requests and the number one feature that keeps coming up is multiplayer. So if we have a really, really successful campaign, [we, together with your help, [b]will add a cooperative multiplayer mode to Dawn Apart![/b] Finally, we'd also like to openly say that we see Kickstarter as a means to get more attention from players inside and outside of Steam. More people knowing about Dawn Apart will lead to more wishlists, which in turn leads to more visibility - you get the idea. Ultimately, a larger community of followers and playtesters will make Dawn Apart a better game when it launches. [h3]How can I support Dawn Apart on Kickstarter for now?[/h3] The first step for a successful Kickstarter campaign is to collect KS followers. If we manage to get that many followers before the actual launch in the fall, we will be on the right track. You can support the campaign at this stage[url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itwgames/dawn-apart] by going to our pre-launch page[/url] and hitting the green notify button (this includes logging into an existing account or creating one - an extra effort we would be very happy about). That way not only our campaign gets more visibility on Kickstarter but you’ll get notified when the campaign launches and can get your hands on various limited and discounted rewards. As a token of our appreciation please feel free [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UX42cdTmBdrIB9DZMXq9u-H8j9P7ZFNA/view?usp=drive_link]to download our Kickstarter campaign thumbnail as a UHD desktop Wallpaper[/url] - our art department did an amazing job of distilling some of the core gameplay elements (automation, destruction, day/night cycle) into this stunning visual. Thank you for your support! PS: Don't forget to join our[url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1866300/view/6190841163213999064?snr=1_5_9_] Discord-exclusive playtest[/url] starting on July 8th!