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David C. Drake

theDrake
United States

Welcome, friend, to the humble sponsorship page of David C. Drake: writer, programmer, game designer, and Linux enthusiast.

My creative work is focused on three things:

  1. Developing games in a Linux environment, sometimes just for fun, sometimes for the company I founded: Golden Drake Studios (GDS). With your support, I can devote more time to this and finally complete GDS's first major release: the fantasy action-RPG Adventures Unending!
  2. Creating videos for the GDS YouTube channel along with my two personal YouTube channels—one in English, one in Mandarin Chinese (大衛追客)—on such topics as gaming, game design, Linux, computer science, philosophy, current events, world history, Chinese language and culture, and humanity's future. I have lots of content in the works and more planned for the future for each of these channels!
  3. Updating and improving Golden Drake Linux (GDL), a custom Arch Linux installer for gaming and game development.

As a sponsor (or Patreon patron), you will receive the following benefits in those three areas:

  1. Access to enhanced GDS Discord roles, early access to demos, inclusion of your name/nickname in the credits of each game you help support, opportunities to influence game design choices or even contribute content, and a free copy of every GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  2. Authority to request new video topics and add your name/nickname to the end of my videos. At higher tiers, you can also request that I promote or advertise something for you.
  3. Opportunities to influence future versions of the GDL Arch installer and get occasional answers, here or on Discord, to questions you have about GDL, Linux, shell scripting, programming, game dev, and the wonderful world of free (as in "liberated" and "liberating") software.

Whatever amount you're able and willing to contribute to my creative efforts, you have my undying gratitude. Thank you for your time and consideration and please reach out if you have any questions or would like to contribute your artistic, musical, or technical talents to one of my projects!

Featured work

  1. GoldenDrakeStudios/golden-drake-linux

    Arch Linux for gaming and game development

    Shell 27
  2. theDrake/pebblequest

    First-person fantasy action-RPG for the Pebble smartwatch

  3. theDrake/unity-experiments

    Simple experiments with the Unity game engine

    C# 1
  4. theDrake/godot-experiments

    Simple experiments with the Godot 4 game engine

    GDScript 2
  5. godotengine/godot-docs

    Godot Engine official documentation

    reStructuredText 3,504
  6. afritz1/OpenTESArena

    Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena.

    C++ 909

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You'll receive any rewards listed in the $4 monthly tier. Additionally, a Public Sponsor achievement will be added to your profile.

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Iron Drake tier:

  • "Sponsor" badge on your profile.
  • Early access to game demos.
  • A free copy of each GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  • Access to the GDS Discord with the enhanced permissions of the Iron Drake role (inc. voice/video chat).
  • Exclusive voting opportunities to influence game dev decisions, video topics, and GDL Arch installer features.
  • Inclusion of your name/nickname in games, videos, and the GDL repo to recognize your support and thank you for being an Iron-tier sponsor!

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Brass Drake tier:

  • "Sponsor" badge on your profile.
  • Early access to game demos.
  • A free copy of each GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  • Access to the GDS Discord with the enhanced permissions of the Brass Drake role (inc. voice/video chat).
  • Exclusive voting opportunities to influence game dev decisions, video topics, and GDL Arch installer features.
  • Inclusion of your name/nickname in games, videos, and the GDL repo to recognize your support and thank you for being an Brass-tier sponsor!

$8 a month

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Copper Drake tier:

  • "Sponsor" badge on your profile.
  • Early access to game demos.
  • A free copy of each GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  • Access to the GDS Discord with the enhanced permissions of the Copper Drake role (inc. voice/video chat).
  • Exclusive voting opportunities to influence game dev decisions, video topics, and GDL Arch installer features.
  • Inclusion of your name/nickname in games, videos, and the GDL repo to recognize your support and thank you for being an Copper-tier sponsor!

$16 a month

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Bronze Drake

  • "Sponsor" badge on your profile.
  • Early access to game demos.
  • A free copy of each GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  • Access to the GDS Discord with the enhanced permissions of the Bronze Drake role (inc. voice/video chat plus "Text-to-Speech" and "Priority Speaker" privileges).
  • Exclusive voting opportunities to influence game dev decisions, video topics, and GDL Arch installer features.
  • Invitations to directly contribute content (or self-promotions) for potential inclusion in games and videos.
  • Inclusion of your name/nickname plus additional text and/or an image in games, videos, and the GDL repo to recognize your support and thank you for being a Bronze-tier sponsor!

$32 a month

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Silver Drake

  • "Sponsor" badge on your profile.
  • Early access to game demos.
  • A free copy of each GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  • Access to the GDS Discord with the enhanced permissions of the Silver Drake role (inc. voice/video chat plus "Text-to-Speech" and "Priority Speaker" privileges).
  • Exclusive voting opportunities to influence game dev decisions, video topics, and GDL Arch installer features.
  • Invitations to directly contribute content (or self-promotions) for potential inclusion in games and videos.
  • Inclusion of your name/nickname plus additional text and/or an image in games, videos, and the GDL repo to recognize your support and thank you for being a Silver-tier sponsor!

$64 a month

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Gold Drake

  • "Sponsor" badge on your profile.
  • Early access to game demos.
  • A free copy of each GDS game released during your sponsorship!
  • Access to the GDS Discord with the enhanced permissions of the Gold Drake role (inc. voice/video chat plus "Text-to-Speech" and "Priority Speaker" privileges).
  • Exclusive voting opportunities to influence game dev decisions, video topics, and GDL Arch installer features.
  • Invitations to directly contribute content (or self-promotions) for potential inclusion in games and videos.
  • Inclusion of your name/nickname plus additional text and/or an image in games, videos, and the GDL repo to recognize your support and thank you for being a Gold-tier sponsor!