during these past 16 days, we saw the funding mark get sped past and every stretch goal be successively toppled, one immediately after another, like little more than falling rows of cardboard dominoes. the awesome power of the enduring interest and good will of my supporters continues to be astounding. i am amazed. mirthfully riled. condemned to perpetual exuberance.

i am burning alive in the beatific radiance of your combined enthusiasm.

16 days passed, 16 days to go. this is the halfway mark.

stretch goal items and the +41000

• the dazzling "upper city", once scaled down in a project-wide gutting effort, will now be restored to its original status as the most expansive level in the game.
• players can now answer dire situations with a variety of side arms, obtained either through exploration or as reward for triumphs of skill. these items obey a finite-use system and can be recharged at any save point.
• radio the universe suffered in its presentation from cutscene underavailability. this will now be rectified.
• the extended game will be comprised of both revived scrapbox levels and newly-imagined locations. also introduced in complement is a slew of bosses, enemies, and traps.

fantastic. what next?

depending on the end amount, i'll consider doing post-release content, commissioning additional music, improving animations, adding additional areas, adding new features, and reserving some funds for the possibility of ports (if sales don't take off immediately). i can't see that far into the future, but whatever happens, the plan is to utilize every bit of funding to its fullest potential.

et cetera

a number of people have requested that a paypal option be made available. when it is finally set up, the kickstarter-aversive and the amazon-allergic will find a graphic link to a donation pool on the main page. available options will be the $10 tier and the $25 tier.

to those enthusiastic supporters messaging me about additional $70 tier slots: i'm afraid that this is it. if you're wondering why, see the preceding update for my reasoning behind this decision. if you're someone whose message i replied to saying that there *might* be an addition near the end, sorry to disappoint. if you've just now arrived and never even had a chance, i will grant you the slot if you can best a current $70-tier holder in a 100 meter dash.

i'm slowly beginning my transition back to full productivity mode. i could use the head start.