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So uh, what does the kit plane company have to do with all of this?

KitFox is publishing the game and taking over customer support. They probably funded the music and art, but I don't know if that's confirmed or not.

It's likely they went with KitFox because they already had a relationship. One of the founders of KitFox is Tanya Short, who's edited two books on procedural game design with the DF programmer, Tarn Adams.

https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315156378

https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429488337

I was just looking at buying these books yesterday, but didn't make the connection with the author names! Thanks for the tip, definitely purchasing.

Kitfox Games? They are the publishers

I believe they also funded the graphics and music for the premium edition.

Apparently not related to kitfox, the aircraft.

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