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A letter to our fans

Friends,

Caves of Qud 1.0 comes out tomorrow. We've been saying it's 15 years in the making, because 15 is a nice round number. The truth is it's been 17 years! 2007. South Florida. Us coming...

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Precognition, Thanks, and Heads Up

A precognitive vision is transiting the sentient grapevine:

A monad of answers inscribe the cocoon...

{n} purple wardens beseech the Chair,
What is death, if one rose is ...

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Caves of Qud Patron Credits Signup

If you are a backer at the Dromad level or higher, please tell is how you would like your name to appear.

You can also use this form to opt out of your name appearing.

Please submit ...

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Welcome to the Spring Molting technical alpha for Patrons!

Hi folks,

We have a sneak peek alpha version of our new patch-in-the-works ready for you all to play!

It's Steam-only for now. Use code 'springmoltingalpha24' in the Private Betas field...

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The 7th Plague feature arc! New alpha available to patrons RIGHT NOW

Hello friends,

Our next feature arc is almost ready for beta. We want to give patrons an early look — and request your help testing! — so here it is...

The 7th Plague - High...

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Kitfox Games is co-publishing Caves of Qud!

Hello friends!

Some big news as of last Friday. We announced a publishing partnership with Kitfox Games! 2023-07-31 18:51:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Spring Triad is here! plus BONUS pet

The Spring '23 Triad is finally here, folks. Plus, we have a special BONUS pet for you: the inimitable Bon te Bok!

  • CAP-N: PM6XL7J9N
  • Koharta: PAO5AD8H9
  • Small Problems: ...

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'23 Spring Triad of Pets - Winners!

The results are in. The top three vote-getters are

  • the little triangle cap that's attached to the top corner of a chrome pyramid
  • Koharta, the seafaring pig
  • a mushroom ...

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The '23 Spring Triad of Pets (info post)

Hello all!

Right now, our Barathrumite+ patrons are voting on the next set of Patreon pets. That vote will end next Friday, March 24th. If you're curious, here's the list they're choosing fro...

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A trio of pets, for you

Hello friends,

We've been hard at work on our final few feature arcs. But it's been a while and you've gone petless, so here are three new ones!

  • Mniq Mnaq: PZZUZ8M7C
  • ooEE...

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Early Moon Stair alpha for patrons, now live

Hello!

We've been hard at work on our next feature arc — the Moon Stair. Today, we're happy to release an early alpha build to our patrons only! We'll include more info once we move to beta...

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The New Year Triad is ready to love

Our three new friends have arrived. Follow these steps to redeem the New Year Triad of pets!

[tl;dr: the pet code for mote cloud is PIPXNB9FC, the pet code for Recall Star is PC4C9K4JF, ...

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We rephrased our Patreon benefits

Hey all,

Just a quick post to say we rephrased the Patreon benefit descriptions to be more accurate, particularly to reflect how the Pet of the Month Club – now called Patreon Pets – is n...

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Re-redeem Gru-wof-ufo's pet code!

arconauts, barathrumites, dromads, water barons, and highly entropic beings,

We made an infrastructure tweak in the Deep Jungle feature arc that just went live, and it broke Gru-wof-ufo, loya...

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The New Year Triad of Pets - Winners

The winners are in, and they're all tied for first with the same amount of votes. Here they are!

  • a floating crystalline octahedron
  • The little falling motes follow you, even wit...

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The New Year Triad of Pets

Hello friends. We're back! And right now, Barathrumite+ patrons are voting on the New Year Triad of Pets. The winners will be chosen on Tuesday, February 8th, 11:59 PM PDT.

H...

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Live and drink! Palladium Reef alpha for patrons

Hello!

We've been heads down on our next feature arc — the Palladium Reef / Character Creation Rework; this is why pets are a bit behind. But we have a surprise for you today: we're putting...

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The Winter Triad is ready to love

Time to enjoy the Winter Triad of Pets from the comfort of early spring.  Follow these steps to redeem your 3 new friends!

[tl;dr: the pet code for a network of roots is PF4430323, the p...

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Patron Early Access! Game Modes

Hello friends,

We've a sneak preview for all our patrons: early access on Steam to a new feature we've been hacking on for a while, game modes. Here's a run down on what they are.

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Winter Triad of Pets - the Winners

The poll has closed and the Winter Triad is decided.

1) FREEHOLD MYSTERY CHOICE (???)
2) So endearing was her countenance that none could call her girshling. ...

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The Winter Triad of Pets

Friends! The Winter Triad of Pets poll is upon us. Right now, Barathrumite+ patrons are casting their votes. On Wednesday, February 24th, 11:59 PM PDT, the Highest Three will preva...

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The Autmn Triad is ready to love

Finally, the Autumn Triad of Pets is here.  Follow these steps to redeem them!

[tl;dr: NaN-N/A's pet code is PWV7ANH4U, Gru-wof-ufo's pet code is  PT2W0J4L4, and Mechanical You's pe...

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Autumn Triad of Pets Winner Announcement and Blog Topic Poll

Hello, friends. Let's announce the winners of the Autumn Triad of Pets poll. We have...

1) You, but mechanical
2) Standen in service we, Saad, for to clai...

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The Autumn Triad of Pets

Hello, friends. Right now Barathrumite+ patrons are voting on who will comprise the Autumn Triad of Pets. They will make their decision by Friday, November 13, 11:59 PM PDT. Until ...

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Every Pet Code, Consolidated

Just what the title says.

  • Uthabatafah - P9TAL7WFG
  • either/or - PL3KDYIER
  • Hylaeus - P60OLMULK
  • Gloaming - PMDBQLN6A
  • E-Ros - PCREZAXQH
  • Fronzdie ...

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The Triad is ready to love: Moldfella, Lorent Epsome, and an important fish

At long last, the Summer Triad of Pets is here.  These are the steps to redeem them! 

[tl;dr: Moldfella's pet code is P43DUH95B, Lorent Epsome's pet code is  PTK7I5CEC, and the...

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The Summer Triad of Pets: Winners!

The vote is over and we now (sort of) have our Pets of the Month 14, 15, and 16.

The three highest vote-getters were:

  • A bipedal robot aquarium, home to an important fish
  • ...

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The Summer Triad of Pets

Hello friends,

It's August now, and we owe our Arconaut+ patrons pets for the last three months. A Summer Triad of Pets, if you will. To this end, we're doing something a little different for...

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June Pet and Tomb of the Eaters Update

Hello friends,

We owe you a June pet! Right now, though, we're tightening the last screws on the gigantic Tomb of the Eaters patch, which we're hoping to launch on the main branch in ...

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Your new pets are ready to love: Man Opener and Snakelite

[tl;dr: Man Opener's pet code is PCZIDS15L and Snakelite's is PKUAO69VI.]

April and May's pets, Man Opener and Snakelite, are now available! Here are the steps to redeem them.

1. Make s...

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