We hope you've been having an excellent few weeks since our level collapse... on this new floor, we've been furiously working to get everything organized ahead of some big milestones for the project! Let us get you up to speed...
Coming soon to an email near you... that's right, it's ✨ Backer Surveys ✨
What are Backer Surveys? For those using a Crowdfunding platform for the first time, this is a digital survey where we collect your address, finalize your order, and give you a chance to add any last items you might have been chewing over (if they're still available)!
For BackerKit specifically, this survey will be sent to the email address you provided when you signed up on the platform. We'll send another update to let you know when they've been sent, on the off-chance that the survey wound up in your Spam box, but the final surveys are being reviewed right now and we're expecting to roll that out to everyone this month.
The DCC: Crocodile Late Pledge Store is OPEN!
Were you one of the unlucky few who missed out on the original campaign? If so, good news: the DCC: Crocodile Late Pledge Store is now open! If you were too late to back but were hoping to pick up a tier or some limited extra rewards from the campaign, this store will be your final chance to do so. This Late Pledge store will remain open until sometime in 2026, so to any stragglers: you've got time to think about it.
Note: Folks may notice a few differences in items offered, as well as price between the original campaign tiers and the tiers listed in the store. In order to keep things fair to our original backers, some of the prices have been adjusted to reflect the additional treatments, items, and upgrades that were unlocked and voted upon in the campaign. We also are not re-offering the more limited or tier-locked add-ons.
We're extremely grateful to everyone who supported the live campaign and helped us unlock upgrades, so original campaign backers will always get the lowest available prices across all of our project as thanks. And, it's a good tip to keep in mind for any of our future projects you might be interested in backing.
But... how will you know about those upcoming campaigns? There's a few ways! One way is simply to follow any of our Vault accounts to keep up with our (non-spammy, we promise) emails and updates, and the other is to join the 'cord.
Which cord? Discord!
Did you know...? We have a Vault Discord! Pretty cool, right?
You can keep in touch with Vault folks, other community members, and get sneak peeks about our upcoming projects both in the print world and the crowdfunding world. We've got a brand-spankin' new DCC: Crocodile channel set up for those who want to use it. See you in there?
Miscellaneous updates
Just because it's nice, here's a few more updates for you all:
Actual art production on the DCC: Crocodile comic is rolling along nicely. We've got a huge new set of pages being worked on right now, which will take us past the halfway point of this volume.
Brett is also working hard on updated reward art; mystery covers, dust jackets, pins, stickers, and patches. Yes, even the yam patch. It was interesting explaining the relatively simple, yet confounding, concept of a Yam Yacht to him. You're welcome. 🍠
We're getting ready for production on many items, starting with... POLLS. What?? Yes, polls. We've got a lot of designs and we want to make sure you're getting the ones you want. We're kicking off with the bumper sticker poll (see below), and will check in with you all to see which design options are the most popular with our lovely backers.
Production is underway on items that we already have accurate order numbers for, such as the Noble Steed reservation-backer sticker! Once surveys are out, we'll be able to place even more orders, and thus will have a lot more to show you. We're not ready to ship yet, but won't you sleep easier knowing that we're getting all our rewards created early so we can mail you your stuff as soon as the book is ready? We certainly will be 💤 Future updates from us will include previews of the fully-produced reward items, so stay tuned.
O lawd they comin' (at a very respectable 4" size)
You might have noticed that BackerKit doesn't have an internal direct messaging system the way Kickstarter does, so if you've got any specific questions about your pledge, the upcoming surveys, or anything else, we always encourage you to reach out to us at [email protected].
What's next?
We'll be updating at least once a month from here on out (and maybe a bit more for certain important news, like the release of surveys). So we'll be seeing you again very soon with more update and news and previews.
Speaking of which, let's have another one. yayy. Spoilers below, Backers only!
⚠️Spoiler warning: new page art below the cut, for backers only! ⚠️
