FUNDING
How the money works.
One pool, many builds, open books. Back the commons or back a specific crossing. Either way, you can see where it went.
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Backers
Players, indies, partners. Small and large.
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The pool
One shared fund. Budgets published per build.
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Builds
Prototypes that earn a budget get one. Shelved builds stay in the commons.
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Returns
Flow back to contributors and into the pool for the next crossing.
FIG. 02 · THE LOOP, FINANCIAL EDITIONSHARE SPLITS · PUBLISHED PER BUILD
THREE WAYS TO BACK
Pick a scale.
BACK THE POOL
Patron of the commons
A recurring contribution to the shared fund. Your name in every build it touches.
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BACK A BUILD
One crossing, start to ship
Fund a specific prototype through playtest and release, with its budget and credits open.
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PARTNER
Publishers, platforms, labs
Co-publish a crossing, host a playtest wave, or put your models in the loop with ours.
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OPEN BOOKS
Every build publishes its budget and its credits.
What came in, where it went, who did the work. Posted in the devlog when the build ships or shelves.
CREDIT BEFORE CASH
Credit is always. Pay arrives when a build has a budget.
Nobody's name is left off because the money came late. Splits are set per build and published with it.
SHELVED STAYS OPEN
A build we stop is a build the commons can pick up.
Prototypes, docs and notes stay available to the community that helped make them.
Want to back a crossing?
Tell us which one, or let us pick the one that needs it most.