Patreon - which tier to join to get full game and the update

[notacrux]

If I understand this right I need the full, Episodes 1-8 game from Patreon to play Eps. 9, 10, and 11 (when it's released) as they will be patches to the Patreon base game only.
So, if I don't have that version yet I need to join the Huge D I K tier which will get me the base game. That tier happens to also allow me to get the Episode 11 patch as soon as it's released on March 7. (Lower tiers have a waiting period.)

Do I have all of this right?

[willjoy2012]

No. If you have S1&2 on Steam(which I assume you do) you just need the tier for S3 only. Which I believe is the D I K tier and you get the newest episodes 3 days after release

[willjoy2012]

S1&2 on Patreon, Steam and GOG are treated as completely seperate from S3. You don't patch S3 with 1&2 on any platform

[notacrux]

It's confusing. For the Mini D I K tier there's a note for getting Season 3 updates:

NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game from the ♥♥♥ tier the first time.

Whereas the only tiers you can download the base game are Huge or higher.
Will D I K tier also get me the walkthrough for Eps. 9, 10, and 11?

[spqs]

Originally posted by notacrux:

It's confusing. For the Mini D I K tier there's a note for getting Season 3 updates:

NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game from the ♥♥♥ tier the first time.

Whereas the only tiers you can download the base game are Huge or higher.
Will D I K tier also get me the walkthrough for Eps. 9, 10, and 11?

To play season 3 you only need the 10 € tier and then load your saves from the end of season 2. But if you want the official guide (plus the game) you need the 15 € tier.

Edit: Mind you, those are the prices without taxes. :P

[76561198968230007]

Originally posted by notacrux:

It's confusing. For the Mini D I K tier there's a note for getting Season 3 updates:

NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game from the ♥♥♥ tier the first time.

Whereas the only tiers you can download the base game are Huge or higher.
Will D I K tier also get me the walkthrough for Eps. 9, 10, and 11?

Patch is for the prior version within the Season if that helps. So, someone with version 10.1 (which contains interlude, ep9 and ep10), just needs to get the incremental patch to change it to v11 (and access to ep11) when it comes out. So, the requirement for this lesser tier is that you already have a full download of S3 (at the correct level. you can't patch S3 v9.1 for example. You first need to patch v9.1 to v10.1 and then get the new patch).

So, you can stay at the lower level, but you are only going to get incremental updates.

For the next tier up, you can access the full download. So, you get that and now the patch is pointless. v11 will have interlude, ep9, ep10, ep11. You can then get the patch later for ep12 or get the full download again (depending on your tier at the time).

Now, S3 isn't standalone. You can't start a playthrough in ep1 using. You have to to import a save from the end of Season 2. Any new playthrough has to be done on your Steam (yes, there is a way to import those over). So, play Steam normally, then import into S3 and continue.

Once S3 is on Steam, you will be able to transfer from Steam S1/S2 into Steam S3 and continue that way. Achievements for the win!

[spartakisteqc]

I think that I understand your confusion. A lot of people will first buy a higher tier and get the game on Patreon. Then, they will reduce their subscription to pay less. So the "Patch only" tier is for people who already subscribed high enough to get to download the full season 3 at that point of time and then want to reduce their subscription while still getting updates for the season 3 as they become availlable.

Since you already have the season 2 on Steam, but want to play the season 3, I would suggest you to get the D I K tier as it will get you the full season 3 and the upcoming patches or the Major D I K tier if you want all this and access to the walkthrough PDF. My prices are in canadian dollars, so it might not tell you much, but they're respectively 15.50$ and 21.50$ for me.

BTW, the episode 11 will be released the 10 of March for those on the D I K and Major D IK tiers, so it might be wise to keep that subscription level for the next month as well to get the patch sooner.

[notacrux]

Originally posted by spartakisteqc:

the Major D I K tier if you want all this and access to the walkthrough PDF.

Is it a separate PDF or will it be accessible from the game like the Seasons 1 and 2 walkthrough is?

And, hey, thanks to everyone for all the great information. You guys have cleared up a lot of confusion.

[spartakisteqc]

Originally posted by notacrux:

Originally posted by spartakisteqc:

the Major D I K tier if you want all this and access to the walkthrough PDF.

Is it a separate PDF or will it be accessible from the game like the Seasons 1 and 2 walkthrough is?

And, hey, thanks to everyone for all the great information. You guys have cleared up a lot of confusion.

So far, it's a separate PDF that you have to download manually. It's not integrated into the game yet so far, but it's worth it.

[Targonis]

While the information has been given in the various responses, the way it works is that for PATREON, if you want seasons 1, 2, and 3, you will need the $25 or above tiers. Now, if you have seasons 1 and 2 on Steam already, you don't NEED the Patreon version of seasons 1 and 2, you only need the $10 tier for season 3(interlude+episodes 9 and 10 so far, and 11 after it is released). The $15 tier adds the guide to season 3 for the current guide version available.

Now, there IS a difference between the Patreon versions of seasons 1 and 2 and the Steam version, and the save games are not compatible. That final save at the end of season 2 is the only way to shift over to the Patreon version. I don't have seasons 1 and 2 on Patreon myself, I made the switch with season 3.

As a final note, the guide for episode 11 may not be available when episode 11 is released on Patreon, just so no one complains that they go to the $15 tier and the guide for the new episode isn't out at release.

Many/most of us shift tiers after a new episode releases. Some will go with a $1 or $5/month tier, then will go up to the $10 for release, then bump it to the $15 tier when the guide is released before going back down.

[jkimp001]

Originally posted by notacrux:

It's confusing. For the Mini D I K tier there's a note for getting Season 3 updates:

NOTE! PATCH ONLY. You need the base Patreon game from the ♥♥♥ tier the first time.

Whereas the only tiers you can download the base game are Huge or higher.
Will D I K tier also get me the walkthrough for Eps. 9, 10, and 11?

Same here, I'm so confused. I have the ♥♥♥ Patreon and downloaded the season 3, but I don't know where to get the patreon version of the base game or if I even need it? If anyone can help me, please. I just want to play episode 9 and 10

[spartakisteqc]

Originally posted by jkimp001:

Originally posted by notacrux:

It's confusing. For the Mini D I K tier there's a note for getting Season 3 updates:

Whereas the only tiers you can download the base game are Huge or higher.
Will D I K tier also get me the walkthrough for Eps. 9, 10, and 11?

Same here, I'm so confused. I have the ♥♥♥ Patreon and downloaded the season 3, but I don't know where to get the patreon version of the base game or if I even need it? If anyone can help me, please. I just want to play episode 9 and 10

Season 3 is a different launcher meaning it's actually a different game so to speak. If you downloaded season 3 from Patreon, place it in a different folder than your Season 1 and 2 folder and don't try to fuse them together. The game will cease to work and it might corrupt your saves if you do. You don't need the Patreon version of Season 1 and 2 if you already have Steam's version.

If you start the season 3 game, you will get to play the interlude, episode 9 and episode 10. In game, you will have an interface to load your last saves from the season 2 and these are the only ones compatible. In that page, if your games don't show up, at the top of the screen, you can change the origin of your games from Patreon to GoG and Steam and they should show up. You open the save game that you want and you will continue the MC's story. There is no further requirement.

Think of it like when you open your Mass Effect 1 save in Mass Effect 2 to continue the story of your commander Shepard and keep your choices from the previous game.

If you keep your D I K level on Patreon, on March 10, the patch to add the episode 11 will be availlable to download.

Does this answers your question or do you need further explanations?

[Doxon]

Originally posted by jkimp001:

Originally posted by notacrux:

It's confusing. For the Mini D I K tier there's a note for getting Season 3 updates:

Whereas the only tiers you can download the base game are Huge or higher.
Will D I K tier also get me the walkthrough for Eps. 9, 10, and 11?

Same here, I'm so confused. I have the ♥♥♥ Patreon and downloaded the season 3, but I don't know where to get the patreon version of the base game or if I even need it? If anyone can help me, please. I just want to play episode 9 and 10

You do not need to get the base game from patreon. You can import your end of season 2 save from Steam. So you only need to join at the $10 tier. Once you have season 3 from Patreon, you only need the $5 tier to get episode updates. If you just joined at the $10 tier and downloaded season 3, You can drop to the $5 tier now and update to get episode 11 next month.

Hope that helps.

[jkimp001]

Originally posted by spartakisteqc:

Originally posted by jkimp001:

Same here, I'm so confused. I have the ♥♥♥ Patreon and downloaded the season 3, but I don't know where to get the patreon version of the base game or if I even need it? If anyone can help me, please. I just want to play episode 9 and 10

Season 3 is a different launcher meaning it's actually a different game so to speak. If you downloaded season 3 from Patreon, place it in a different folder than your Season 1 and 2 folder and don't try to fuse them together. The game will cease to work and it might corrupt your saves if you do. You don't need the Patreon version of Season 1 and 2 if you already have Steam's version.

If you start the season 3 game, you will get to play the interlude, episode 9 and episode 10. In game, you will have an interface to load your last saves from the season 2 and these are the only ones compatible. In that page, if your games don't show up, at the top of the screen, you can change the origin of your games from Patreon to GoG and Steam and they should show up. You open the save game that you want and you will continue the MC's story. There is no further requirement.

Think of it like when you open your Mass Effect 1 save in Mass Effect 2 to continue the story of your commander Shepard and keep your choices from the previous game.

If you keep your D I K level on Patreon, on March 10, the patch to add the episode 11 will be availlable to download.

Does this answers your question or do you need further explanations?

YES, Thank you for your help! I appreciate it

[jkimp001]

Originally posted by Doxon:

Originally posted by jkimp001:

Same here, I'm so confused. I have the ♥♥♥ Patreon and downloaded the season 3, but I don't know where to get the patreon version of the base game or if I even need it? If anyone can help me, please. I just want to play episode 9 and 10

You do not need to get the base game from patreon. You can import your end of season 2 save from Steam. So you only need to join at the $10 tier. Once you have season 3 from Patreon, you only need the $5 tier to get episode updates. If you just joined at the $10 tier and downloaded season 3, You can drop to the $5 tier now and update to get episode 11 next month.

Hope that helps.

Thank you! It did