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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.


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!


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


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.


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.


Same! Was well past due to give them another infusion.


I was 5$ a month patron for a few years.




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