Happy Friday! And I mean HAPPY FRIDAY!

The content for Season 3 is now 100% complete! Season 3 is complete!

I'll say that again. SEASON 3 IS COMPLETE!

Beta testing has just started with my trusted beta testers (and, since people always ask, it's a private beta, and not a public one). The testers have been given a long list of tasks spanning the entire season, and now they will have the time to dig in.

I'm eyeing some potential release dates in August, but I haven't decided which weekend yet. It all depends on how smoothly testing fares, and how much I fucked up and missed during development. (Gulp)

Next Friday, I'll be able to give a hint of how it's going.

You can expect a release date announcement some time later this month.

Next Friday will also be the final status update for this release cycle, in which I will post a preliminary changelog.

Patreon tier changes

In the rest of this update, I'd like to announce the upcoming tier changes to my Patreon page.

I have to make these changes to accommodate the upcoming Season 3 release on Steam/GOG, and I have tried my best to minimize the impact on patrons while keeping the upcoming and favorable tier rewards similar to the past.

In September, the following tier changes will come into effect.

Massive DIK tier ($30)

Removed: Have your name appear in the credits for Season 3. Currently unavailable

Added: Have your name appear in the final credits of Being a DIK (Season 4).

Huge DIK tier ($25)

Removed: Being a DIK - Season 1 and Season 2 (Complete, Ep 1-8)

Removed: Early access, access to the game (Season 3) as soon as possible.

Added: Being a DIK - Season 3 (Complete, Ep In + 9-12)

Added: Early access, access to the game (Season 4) as soon as possible.

Major DIK tier ($15)

Removed: Access to new updates (Season 3) 3 days after Early access release.

Removed: Access to "Being a DIK: The complete official guide"

Added: Access to new updates (Season 4) 3 days after Early access release.

Added: Access to "Being a DIK: The complete official guide - Seasons 1-3"

Added: Access to "Being a DIK: The complete official guide - Season 4 (For the current Season 4 version)."

DIK tier ($10)

Removed: Access to new updates (Season 3) 3 days after Early access release.

Added: Access to new updates (Season 4) 3 days after Early access release.

Mini DIK tier ($5)

Removed: Access to new updates (Season 3) 2 weeks after Early access release. NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game from the DIK tier the first time.

Removed: Access to new patches of Season 1 and Season 2. NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game (v0.8.0 or higher), from the Huge DIK tier, the first time.

Added: Access to new updates (Season 4) 2 weeks after Early access release. NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game from the DIK tier the first time.

Added: Access to new patches of Seasons 1-3. NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game versions of the respective season the first time.

Product posts

Added: Being a DIK - Season 1 and Season 2 (Complete, Ep 1-8) $25

A one-time purchase of a post containing Seasons 1-2, and any new updates to Seasons 1 and 2 that get published on Patreon in the future.

Tier changes explained

The biggest change is that Seasons 1-2 will be moved to a product post because I need to make my games' pricing fair across all platforms. And I didn't want to raise the prices of any tier.

This was the most convenient change I could think of, as it allows me to keep my Patreon page going as it has in the past.

This means that the upcoming episodes of Season 4 will follow the same release-cycle pattern as Being a DIK has since its beginning.

Huge DIK tier ($25): 3 days early access to Season 4.

DIK tier ($10): Access to Season 4 three days after early access.

Mini DIK tier ($5): Access to Season 4 patches. (And yes, the first release of Season 4 v0.13.0 will be a full release for this tier, meaning you can initially get the first update of Season 4 for $5.)

Season 3 will move to the Huge DIK tier, replacing Seasons 1 and 2.

The credits section reward will reappear in September, and this time it's for the game's final credits, since Season 4 is the game's final season.

During the development of Season 4, this credit section will look familiar to you, but I do have some special plans for the credits when Season 4 is complete. And everyone in the Season 4 credits section will be included in those special plans.

Other than that, the changes are mostly just renamed tier descriptions. But for clarity, I wanted to list every change. If you have questions, just ask in the comments section, and I'll try my best to answer.

And again, these changes will take place in September, and they won't affect the release month.

Thanks for your support and understanding!

Have a nice weekend, and may time move fast for all of us

Dr PinkCake