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Hey Patrons!

As we approach the end of 2021 it's time to start looking forward to the next era of Noclip. But not before we stop to fill you in on all the docs we're currently working on. On this show we cover the four docs coming in 2021, a smidge of patreon-related housekeeping and talk about my plans for 2022. Namely - getting back to business.

Chapter Markers (also on the video);

0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Final Docs of 2021
(1 new announcement)
4:24 - Patron News: Podcast
8:02 - Patron News:  Annual Patrons
10:40 - Patron News:  Director Commentary
14:18 - 2022 Plans

Here's to an exciting final two months of the year!

Be sure to let us know what you'd like in 2022 in the comments!

Danny

Files

November Patron Update - Our Final 2021 Docs / 2022 Plans

0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Final Docs of 2021 4:24 - Patron News: Podcast 8:02 - Patron News: Annual Patrons 10:40 - Patron News: Director Commentary 14:18 - 2022 Plans

Comments

Jazz Jackrabbit

Any updates on the Hades blu ray?

Anonymous

Love listening to all of this passion! It shines through in your work and it's that passion that has had me stick around and become a patron. Can't wait to see noclip fly and find that heartbeat again 💓🎬

Blurbs

Hey Danny! Love to hear the docs are coming along well. One type of content I'd love to see more of is things with a focus on you as a gaming "personality". Always loved the occasional Twitch streams and while Noclip Wishlist kind of scratches that itch, I feel like it'd feel much more personal with a facecam. I understand not being on camera is a probably a nice change but that's just my two cents!

noclip

We had a horrid month of legal stuff in October trying to sort it. Still in flux, will hopefully have updates either way soon.

Anonymous

Hey guys! Just wanted to quickly say that I love hearing you talk about noclip. The passion that lies behind every word is just so obvious and everytime I watch a doc or a patereon video it inspires me to work on the things I love and even do new things. As for my favourite doc, I've thought about it some and I think for me it was the Outer Wilds one. I agree with what you said about telling the story of games and not just doing something formulaic. I am a programmer and as much as I love the technical details and prototypes etc I think what really resonates in me is learning about the people involves, what they love and what drives them. Hearing Alex talk about his time at university and what he enjoyed, hearing hugo talk about his love of cheesy 80s movies. It just adds a lot of character to the doc because it is their character oozing through. It's easy to show Wesley Martin talking about the art design but it's the little cherries about how he moved just to work on the game that really adds a lot of the heart for me. The people make the games and I really like how the focus isn't just on the game, it's on the people. :) Hopefully this has been helpful, love you guys! I like to think about all the people your docs have and are going to inspire to make their own contributions to the industry which could in turn impact other peoples lives. Keep on doing what you love and thank you so much for your contribution to gaming history.

Xin Bin

What you said about the realization that some of the videos were a bit formulaic does resonate with me. On my end, each time they come out I get excited because there’s something new and it’s high quality but I also always knew what to expect (and usually got what I expected). My favorite docs and my favorite parts from each one: Hades - the behind the scenes feeling as the game is made. Traveling with the team to the game awards for the launch was awesome, seeing the supergiant team react to the live announcement and then later people streaming the game. Astroneer - hearing the team re-tell the high of seeing the success of their early access launch and then re-gain their footing after the team’s loss and ultimately launch the full game. It felt like the team really opened up to the viewers in how they shared their story. It felt very personal. You just felt so happy for them to deliver on the game that they dreamed of. FFXIV - Weird thing to fixate on but the opening to this video with the music looking out over SF as you cross the bay bridge and then the shots of Tokyo later on. It works great. Feels like taking part of such a big trip to somewhere exotic. Half Life - Feels so big and sweeping! You go to so many places and my home state is featured (Arizona)!. Love the road trip vibe. Sirscoots was such a great subject to interview for counter strike, he loves that game so much. Also, wow, randy pitchforks outfit was uh.. very memorable. His story about working with valve was interesting too. Creative Assembly - Like a lot of other videos, seeing their early games and hearing them talk about the first game in such a well known franchise. And of course hearing about what was going on with Tim Ansell. Warframe - So many interesting insights about what other people told them about launching a F2P game and what the state of the industry was like at the time.

neuroflare

The half-life doc - because you found the right people and way to contextualize just how important the game is, as at this point someone looking at it for the first time would probably just see an ugly physics tech demo. now do UT!

Anonymous

Hey Danny Just wanted to say I am a recent patreon and I’m ashamed I haven’t joined sooner. You guys have delivered me hours of incredible content. We are lucky to have someone like you with such an influential voice in entertainment media so thank you for all you’re amazing work. Just a couple of requests for content: Syphon filter – massively underrated stealth/action game (Antoine Girdeaux still gives me nightmares 😊) Metal gear solid/hideo kojima - cliched I know The outlast series/Red barrels inc I have enjoyed many things about your commentaries over the years. The half life documentary was literally enthralling (and I am a gamer who has not played half life…and loved every second of your doc! It is the way you guys film scenes that makes the documentaries great). The doom documentary was incredible due to the 30mins or so back story behind the development process I guess Danny, the best part of the channel is your honesty and engagement with the channel. I am a secondary school chemistry teacher, and I will continue to spread your name across the school to inspire the geek in all of us. Cheers

Marcus Cowen

The RV seemed an odd choice, but honestly, I think now that you have articulated what it represents so well, I am 100% on board. My main concern was, will there be enough things to do near you? You answered that, not a drama. Fast forward 2 years from now and people will know noclip as 'that youtube mob that gets around in an RV-studio'. You'll be unique, but it's not just a gimmick.

Anonymous

Hey Danny - Figured I'd pipe up here with a few comments on some of my favorite stuff you guys do and why. I agree with what you said about having some "heart" in a video. Obviously, that's more difficult without in-person interviews so not sure I can give much insight there other than I agree with you. However, there are some you've done which just are "meant" to cover technical details/marvels that are perfectly fine as they are, such as the Flight Simulator video discussing the tech. For me, I think my all-time favorite doc had to be FFXIV. The coverage of that was absolutely amazing. That honestly, imho, could have been made into a no-joke feature-length official documentary on that game and it's history. I also liked the Half-Life documentary for a lot of the same reasons. That said, another one of my favorites was the RCT video. I don't remember off-hand if you covered any of the whacky behind-the-scenes Chris Sawyer drama or not but if not, that would have added a lot to the video and could have made it a bit more like your other videos with crazy in-depth details that most people dont know. On that last one, the other thing I loved about it is that it's that it's just such a classic PC game from an era of games and genres that a lot of youtuber's dont really cover. Me, personally, am always drawn to games from the mid-late nineties, early 2000's (tip of the hat to those looking glass studios videos as well btw, another favorite of mine). But, particularly games that were really sort of revolutionary in some way. Doom and Duke Nukem obviously stand out, but some other franchises such as SimCity or... like Myst or 7th Guest, even. There is a whole grouping of classic transformative games (which were not FPS's) that I think could be really popular... Last sort of general comment: You guys seem to focus (mainly) on first-person action-adventures. And that's great! But seeing some other genres covered would be awesome. And hey, I'm still here as a patron! So, don't get me wrong I love your stuff. :) Some studios/games that I think would be good to cover. I suspect you already know this and found it to be very challenging; then again, you made it into id... so... theres that. But here goes: * LucasArts: XWing, TIE Fighter, Monkey Island, etc. * Sierra: Space Quest, Kings Quest, etc. * Blizzard: WoW, Diablo, etc. * Former Maxis titles * Monolith: No One Lives Forever Also, on a second note, I think the RV idea is a great one. You'll probably be able to get batter access to people for in-person interviews than any other youtuber. Also, recommend a fundraiser tip jar just for the RV. If you guys set that up you can consider at least this guy will give a one-time donation towards it. Keep up the great work guys! Love the content, and can't wait for Black Mesa! :)