Patreon Newsletter #42 (Patreon)

Dear Patron,

It's now been a month since our Patreon tier refresh - we hope you're all settling into your new Napoleonic ranks, from Marie-Louises all the way to Maréchals d'Empire!

Read on for Patreon perk updates, but first, the latest production news....

Production Updates

Hundred Days: Waterloo

The Hundred Days: Waterloo will be our next Patreon release - the long awaited reboot of our first ever video. The new version is on an altogether more epic scale, and we've pushed the launch date back two weeks to give us time to do justice to the full scale of events. Patrick has shared this screenshot to give you a glimpse into the guts of the huge battle animation he is currently wrestling with - more than 300 moving parts! ETA for Patreon release: 9 October.

World War Two: 1940

We are currently finishing the script for the next episode of our WW2 series. Each of the war years will be split into two videos, so the next video covers events from January to June 1940 - expect Norway, Battle of France, Dunkirk, Italy joining the war, and lots more. The script will then go off to Professor Richard Overy for marking review, then we'll get stuck into animation.

First Crusade

Animation work continues on the First Crusade, where Rob Nield's brilliant new visuals are set to give this fascinating topic a fresh lease of life. Some more sneak peeks below...

Life of Nelson

Work is underway on our 'Life of Nelson' project, which will fill in the gaps between our battle videos. 'Gaps' is probably not the best characterisation, considering what Nelson got up to in these action-packed years... a daring expedition into the jungles of Central America, the reckless raid on Tenerife, sieges in Corsica, scandal in Naples, and several aggressive naval actions. And to think, before all that, this is what Uncle Maurice had to say about Nelson joining the navy!

MAJOR POLL INCOMING!

Next week we will be posting a new Patreon poll which will help us to choose a future, major series. Think epic, think imperial - and keep your eyes peeled for the post next week. A reminder that voting rights are for Chasseurs and above.

Annual Memberships and Patreon Tier Updates

DID YOU KNOW you can now purchase annual Patreon membership - with a 20% discount for each tier?! Head to the membership section to check out prices for annual membership. You can also gift Patreon membership to a fellow history lover.

And finally, some Patreon perk updates -

Behind the Scenes

From next week we'll be releasing extra, informal updates about our production work to Patreon members of the Old Guard and Maréchal tier - photos, screenshots, interesting stories we've discovered during research, that sort of thing. Note - the Patreon newsletter will continue to contain all important production updates, and remains free for all followers. But if you feel like taking a peak behind the curtain, make sure you're in the Old Guard or the Marshalate!

'Ask Me Anything'

Access to the Patreon 'AMA' chat has been extended to Cuirassiers and above. We strive to answer enquiries from all Patreon followers, but questions put to us in this forum are guaranteed a full and considered response. So if there's anything you've always wanted to ask me or any member of the team, about our work, our background, or almost anything, you know where to go...

That's all for this newsletter. As always, thank you for your support... we'll see you at Waterloo.

Toby