This campaign is a success -- and it's all thanks to all of you!! I want to thank each and every one of the 91 backers who decided to contribute to my quirky little project. I'm very very grateful to you all!
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What's next?
Now that the campaign is over, Backerkit has a 2-3 week period of processing all the funds and data from this campaign (and all the rest of the Zinetopia projects). Once the funds for the campaign are released to me, I'll try to set up the pledge manager as quickly as I can so that I can already send all of you the digital files for Raspberry Juice!
It should take about a week or two for me to set-up the pledge manager on Backerkit, which is a post-campaign platform that allows for processing of shipping fees and the fulfillment of all of your rewards. Once it's set-up, you will get notified and gain access to it. On the pledge manager you'll be able to modify your pledge to add additional goodies from the campaign, add a shipping address for fulfillment of physical goods, and pay shipping fees. If you're at the $1 Follower tier which bears no reward (other than my gratitude!), you'd also be able to change your pledge level to a higher one so that you can get a reward.
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Cheaper printing and shipping
I'm currently in discussions with my collaboration partner from Dieku Games to print and ship our projects together. This should help lower production costs and fulfillment costs for us as project creators, which would also translate to cheaper shipping prices for you as backers!
Raccoon is attempting to slash printing prices for everyone!
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The next update
If everything goes according to plan, you should expect the next update with details on how to use the pledge manager to be sent out in early April.
------------ Until then -- you have my biggest of gratitude -- Thank you all so so much!! ~Omer (tchinaboy)
Backers! Not a moment too soon, you managed to unlock another stretch goal!
With almost no time left to spare -- just 5 hours before the campaign ends(!!) -- we manage to unlock the stretch goal for the Kingdom of Sipur map. A map of the entire fantasy land where Raspberry Juice takes place will be carefully drawn by the amazing Moon Art.
Now, after unlocking the stretch goal, all backers will receive a print-ready (300dpi) copy of this map as a digital file!
Here's a sketch of the map that I gave to Moon Art to which they'll apply the Raspberry Juice treatment. See how many anthropomorphic animal tales you recognize.
Do you know all the animal tales featured on this map?
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Still some time left to back...
If you've been patiently following this campaign and weren't sure when to back, after this unlock of the second stretch goal, now's definitely the time to act! All backers of this campaign will enjoy two free gifts, unlocked during the campaign:
A Raspberry Juice coloring book featuring all the beautiful line art from the zine (print-ready 300dpi digital file)
A Kingdom of Sipur map, featuring the main locations from the zine and many more locations to inspire your anthropomorphic animal adventures (print-ready 300dpi digital file)
Also, don't forget to back both this campaign and Dieku Games' Fang Dungeon Bestiary to get a special Cross-Collab reward!
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See you again at the end of the campaign -- but till then -- many thanks!! ~Omer (tchinaboy)
I can't believe how fast this campaign went by -- but there are still some days to go before we can wrap it up and start working on printing Raspberry Juice! To make sure that we finish the campaign with a bang (and unlock some more stretch goals!), I now ask you to please share the campaign with your friends!
Get the word out and share this link on all your socials!! -- https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/tchinaboy/raspberry-juice-an-adventure-for-fangelsehala
------------ Let's make this last week really count!!
Ostrich wants you to spread the word about Raspberry Juice!
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Cross-Collab activities poll results!
Over the past week you voted and chose the 4 activities that will be included in the Cross-Collab reward. Here are the winning activities that will be included in the Cross-Collab reward:
(45%) -- A "How-to-Draw" of Raspberry Juice characters -- Moon Art will teach you how to draw simplified versions of Raspberry Juice favorites.
(18%) -- A hedge maze to enter Mitz Petel's castle -- Help Lion and Giraffe sneak through the hedge maze in front of Mitz Petel's castle while avoiding the sentry mechanical bunnies.
(18%) -- A "find the hidden objects" -- locate Raspberry Juice story items hidden within Mitz Petel's castle.
(9%) -- A word search of different fruits -- find hidden fruit juices that represent magic potions in Raspberry Juice.
* While "spot the differences" also got 9%, I thought it might be a bit too similar to "find the hidden objects", so I made the decision to make "word search" the winner between these two activities.
These 4 activities will be just half of the Cross-Collab reward item that you will get if you back both this project and the Fang Dungeon Bestiary. Dieku Games will create 4 more pages of cool activities, so be sure to back both projects to get this cool reward!!
------------ That's it for today -- let's go go go in this final week of the campaign!! Thanks so much for being awesome! ~Omer (tchinaboy)
Backers! Raspberry Juice coloring book format decided.
With Zinetopia 2026 slowing down a bit to a mid-campaign lull (don't worry, it'll pick up the pace again pretty soon!), we can now focus on some crafting decisions!
With the first poll closing late last night, I'm happy to announce that the Raspberry Juice coloring book will be a dedicated file filled with all the beautiful line art illustrations from the zine. Almost 80% of you chose that option so the decision seems pretty clear!
I'm sure that all of you will have a great time coloring in Raspberry Juice's wonderful characters and playful scenes -- be sure to share those with me if you get the chance! I still might create a full line art version of the entire zine and share it with you all, but the official Raspberry Juice coloring book's format is very much determined!
More determined than Alligator? I think not!
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NEW POLL!! -- Help me choose the activities for the Cross-Collab reward!
Some of you may have noticed that our Cross-Collab promotion efforts with Dieku Games' Fang Dungeon Bestiary are going pretty well. We're teetering between the 2nd and 3rd place spots for Zinetopia 2026's best collaboration! Maybe we'll even hit first by the end of this campaign.
And this is all thanks to you!! Around a third of you have supported both of our projects, which means that you'll be entitled to the special Cross-Collab reward we have planned for you -- a jointly created 8-page digital activity book of ephemera that you would find in the back of comic books and kids magazines.
Dieku Games will be in charge of creating 4 of those pages, while myself and Moon Art are already planning our share of 4 activity pages. We have 6 ideas for fun activities in mind, but we'd like you to help us narrow it down and decide on the 4 activities that will be featured in this Cross-Collab reward!
While still in shock that we actually managed to fund this project together, I woke up to find out that we've already unlocked our first stretch goal! Thanks so so much gang!
Every backer will receive a digital copy of the Raspberry Juice Coloring Book, print-ready and waiting for you to unleash your colorful and creative sides. You can still vote on the exact format of the coloring book -- either a full line art version of the full Raspberry Juice or a layout that includes just the line art with no text -- go to the poll and vote on it! The poll will end on February 10th and I'll announce the winning format.
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THE NEXT STRETCH GOAL
I've already revealed the next stretch goal for this campaign -- a Kingdom of Sipur map. If we reach $2000, all backers will receive this map as a print-ready (300dpi) digital file.
In the Kingdom of Sipur, players can partake in many anthropomorphic animal adventures -- from Aesop fables to Winnie-the-Pooh, and from Grimm fairytales to popular children's storybooks from all over the world -- the choice is yours!
And because the choice is truly yours, I need your help in brainstorming ideas of landmarks that you'd like included on the map of the kingdom. Please leave your ideas as a comment on this update or in the comments section of the achievement itself -- here.
The map will of course be drawn by the talented Moon Art, who illustrated all of the wonderful art (and cartography!) of Raspberry Juice.
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CROSS-COLLAB REMINDER
As of right now, we have a little over a quarter of the backers of this campaign who have also backed Dieku Games' Fang Dungeon Bestiary. That is absolutely fantastic (!!!) and you have our deepest gratitude. Plus, it really helps both of our campaigns, as it keeps us in view of new Zinetopia followers looking for projects to back.
For a moment there we were at number 3 -- help us get back to the top!
So if you like the premise of Raspberry Juice, Fängelsehåla, or you just like quirky little games that are easy to set-up and fun to play in general, please consider supporting both of our projects.
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LAST CHANCE TO BE AN EARLY BIRD
With the clock ticking down, there are still a few hours to catch that worm and lock in the Early Bird reward. So if you're following the campaign and have not backed yet, now is your chance to claim it!
Back now to claim this special Early Bird reward!
------------ That's it for now -- I'll catch you in the next one ;) ~Omer (tchinaboy)
