Just figured I would confirm for you on this question:
Q: If I paid $10 or more in the past, will I have access to this early release?
I did donate $10 here on Itch.io back in February, and am able to access the new 0.57 early release downloads as intended. Thanks again for that!
On a related tangent...
Sadly I can't think of a better way for early access downloads either. It's pretty inconvenient having to create a new itch.io page every month and direct people to make a new purchase on it.
Then you have to delete that page (or at least set it to Draft status so it isn't publicly facing) and replace it with a new one every month, so people don't accidentally get the wrong link and pay for the new public version.
I wish Itch.io offered a monthly support option (maybe on an account-wide basis rather than single game page?) that would grant access to specific supporters-only content. It would make these kinds of ideas a lot easier to implement. Who knows, perhaps someday they will.
Cool, thanks for letting me know! Glad it works like I thought, and thanks again for your support <3
Yeah making another game page for every update (which are more like every other month, but still) is far from ideal, but it seems it's either that or keep early releases exclusive to patreon. I'd like to at least give people the option of getting it here too.
It'd be great if itch.io had a better option for per-update support, but ah well! I'll try the new game page next time and see how it goes.
Cheers!